For love & honour
Raising the issue of Khap Panchayats and honour killings, director Ajai Sinha brings the real to reel
Demographics do not define barriers, perceptions do. In a village that's a mere 50 kilometres from Delhi, wordings of the sarpanch substantiated the same, "What's wrong in killing people who don't abide by the rules. We don't harm their families, just kill the culprits for the crime they commit."
A still from Khap - A Love Story

Field day
Over 1500 underprivileged children have a blast at Balakalakaar
A bright day, hundreds of students sitting and painting along with their mentors - it was a scene straight out of Taare Zameen Par - that Rock Garden witnessed on Sunday morning. Sometimes life inspires art or vice versa, yet, it sure was a field day for some 1500 underprivileged kids that were part of Balakalakaar, an initiative by AIESEC and about a dozen NGOs from the Tricity.

A shot to fame
All fair and square, it is a noble act to help the under privileged children of our society. It is a one in a million act to take care of their basic necessities like food and shelter, it is humane to give them love…everything in the right spirit. But isn't it also imperative to provide or train them to find a lucrative career option that would assist them live a life without any crutches. At the moment, this is the agenda of the NGO, Theatre Age, which is training the under privileged kids in various aspects of video production to enable them shape a brighter tomorrow for themselves.

On a memory lane
Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi remembers the legend of nightingale Surinder Kaur
In their endeavour to revere the legends who had contributed to the preservation, promotion and propagation of rich Punjabi cultural heritage in their respective realms of art, the Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi will pay musical tribute to nightingale Surinder Kaur, melody queen who had transformed the Punjabi folk and contemporary music to a spectacular level of world recognition.


                                                                                                          Surinder Kaur

Here comes the Rapsta
Heya, Dude! Dope? Wudup?Nuffin much just chillin… homie
Need some assistance to decode this new vocab( oops…we got into the mode as well)? Well yes, for sure, you do need some help to enter the world of rappers!

Measured approach
Cure and prevention must go hand-in-hand in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle
If facts and figures are more substantial than mere observations and assumptions then let them be here as well. According to a report by the World Health Oraganisation in 2009 "More than 270 million people are susceptible of falling victim to diseases linked to unhealthy lifestyles in the next few years. Most of these people are thought to come from China, India, Pakistan and Indonesia." Did this ring the alarm bell? For people, who by now have brought in important lifestyle changes, future might become better and for those who believe they are blessed with immunity for good, welcome to the 'party'. For a lot of people who fall in the latter category, cure is as important as prevention.

Excuse genes
People find it easier to blame bad genes for poor health rather than taking the initiative to change their lifestyle. And this comes despite knowing that genes are only partly responsible for one's health condition. According to Suzanne O'Neill and her colleagues from the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, US, people on the whole are still interested in knowing how health habits affect disease risk.

For a safer skin
There has been an alarming rise in the number of patients suffering from skin problems due to the effects of UV rays. The patients with problems ranging from redness, burning sensation over face, itching, eczematous disorders, polymorphous light eruption, excessive dryness, chapping of lips, acne, peri-oral dermatitis, premature ageing of skin, wrinkling, greying of hair (canities), pre-cancerous skin disorders, actinic keratoses, cheilitis, melasma and skin pigmentation have increased.

BODY wise
Stick to basics
All exercises don't produce results in the same duration. Some are simply more efficient than others, whether they target the multiple muscle groups or are suitable for a wide variety of fitness levels. Exercises help burn calories more effecientelly. Given below is a list of exercise which are most effective:-

Action packed
Neha Dhupia is all-excited about the role
Neha Dhupia is gearing up to play Adolf Hitler's love interest Eva Braun in the very first Bollywood film on the Nazi leader and actress. "It is exciting as well as quite hard to play a historical character, to exactly model yourself on her. I am watching DVDs, researching and will be working on my looks for the film," said Neha.

Ready to rock
After a long lull, 'Indian Ocean' is ready to rock music lovers with back to back releases, and this time it will be for free. The fusion band has composed for Aamir Khan's 'Peepli Live', and an album 16/320 Khajur Road, their first in five and half years after Black Friday, will be out in July, free to the fans.

Fan fare
I never knew so many people know me: Abhishek
Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who hopped to seven locations across the city to promote Mani Ratnam's Raavan, was overwhelmed to see fans going crazy for him and said he never knew that so many people know him.

Far from the madding crowd
British singer Lily Allen, who is moving away from the world of music, wants to completely fade out from public life after next year. The 25-year-old singer, who recently said she was giving up her music career to focus on a new fashion venture - says she hopes her future will see her being less and less involved in public life, a magazine reported. "I hope in a year's time I'm not gonna be asked to awards and I won't be nominated because I haven't put anything out there.

Mutual admiration club
Pop star Lady Gaga and country music sensation Taylor Swift have both confessed they are huge fans of each other's music. When Gaga, 24, recently said that she loves singing Swift's hit You Belong with Me at the top of her lungs, no one was more surprised or excited than the country singer herself, reported a magazine online.

Power nap
Hollywood star Matt Damon has reportedly mastered the art of catching a quick nap while standing in between his busy work schedules. Much to the astonishment of onlookers, the 'Invictus' star was found enjoying a quick nap on his feet backstage at a recent Save the Children fundraiser in Greenwich, Connecticut, reported a magazine. "Someone asked him if he was ok, and Matt woke up. He explained he recently found out he can nod off on his feet," an onlooker said.

In love, all over again
Kate Hudson has reportedly moved on from her split from baseball star Alex Rodriguez and is said to be dating British musician Matt Bellamy. According to sources, Hudson and the Muse front man started dating last month and plan to go public with their romance at Britain's legendary Glastonbury Festival later this month, when the band headlines the event, a website reported. "Matt has been over to America to hang out with Kate. But they have done everything they can to avoid being seen together in the early stages of their relationship," said an insider.

Shoe shop
FIFA 2010 is here creating ripples of excitement amongst one and all. Cashing on the soccer fever, which is at its peak amongst the sports enthusiasts in India, Lotto Sport Italia, recently launched the new Zhero Gravity Ultra, the only laceless football boot in the world, on occasion of FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Lotto Sport Italia, a leader in the production and distribution of footwear, apparel and accessories for sport, has created a distinct niche for itself in a short span since its foray in the Indian market.

Candle light experience
Simple and elegant, designer candles sooth your senses and style your sorroundings
Why you need a candle??? Well, it's not a kindergarten question but a general curiosity hidden behind a simple but most undermined element. So, we need it for illumination, for just perfect setting at a romantic dinner, adding ambience and class to a living area, for the perfect Jacuzzi and spa experience, or just because they are pretty.