Star attraction
JW Marriot, Sheraton, Ashoka, Lalit…the list of luxury hotels in the tricity just got bigger and better
Who can better define luxurious lifestyles than city folks? Expensive cars, expensive clothes, expensive food habits and expensive living… enjoying life comes with an attached price tag here!
A poolside view of Taj Chandigarh Photos: S. Chandan

Carefree strokes
They call it the online handwriting recognition, something that can be read straight through the digital pen and doesn't need to go through writing to scanning route. Colloquially explained, that could be bliss where natural writing is the easiest mode of communication, especially for Asian scripts.


Anuj Sharma Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Lessons from abroad!
French, German, Russian, Tibetan, Chinese… foreign dialects continue to lure students for one or the other reason
When was the last time you spoke something for the first time? Alphabetically speaking, an average Indian dare not perceive any foreign language as beyond squares with complex lines. How many would leave the comfort of a known dialect, explore an uncharted territory and slangs strictly not incorporated?

n French Connection!

Of teens and Twilight
In some unfamiliar ways, vampire books like Twilight may be altering the teenage mind, scientists have revealed. "We don't know exactly how literature affects the brain, but we know that it does," Live Science quoted Maria Nikolajeva of Cambridge University as saying.

Brand new tantrum
Expensive watches, shoes, perfumes… materialism among children seems to be on an all time high
‘He has been sulking for the last two days just because I did not buy him a hair gel for his upcoming school party. He has refused to attend classes until I do it." This is what forced Avni Singh, mother of a 10-year-old, to seek an urgent appointment with a teacher in a Sector 26-based school.

n Onus on parents

Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Role call
In the wake of the failure of the traditional violence-prevention programs, parents and schools could play a significant role in stemming adolescent fighting, a new study has suggested. Researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center have apparently uncovered new insights on adolescent fighting: what triggers it, and how to stem it. "Our findings tell us that it's unlikely that traditional cookie-cutter violence-prevention programs will be effective for everyone," said Rashmi Shetgiri, lead author of the study.

Painting the real
Lalit Kala Akademi brings to the city a collection of paintings that will be showcased at the Government Museum and Art Gallery
In a mere area of 120 X 150 cm, Jayanta Bhattacharya has tried to decode the countless, jumbled thoughts that are cluttered inside a human brain. Expectedly, most of the space is occupied by ideas on how to become rich, which is denoted by a number of currency notes in the painting.
Photos: Pradeep Tewari

NET result
A family man, national badminton coach, friend of friends, Surinder Mahajan fulfils his long lost dream of writing a book
Either we have all the time in the world, or have none. Now, people in the third category strike a fine balance between the two. Despite the hard-pressed schedule they manage to pull out time to do what they have to. Nothing is left to time.


Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Mystic leanings
Contemporary masters offer different views on the evolution of qawaali — a genre with mystic leanings, devotion and spirituality. It has been, over the centuries, sung by groups bringing alive the spiritual themes," says qawwal Qadar Niazi. Carrying forward the 700-year-old family legacy of Hapur Gharana, Qadar is making all efforts to keep the genre alive. Having performed on AIR and Doordarshan, Delhi-based Qadar Niazi learnt music from Ustad Inam Khan and expanded his talent to sing bhajans and ghazals as well. He has travelled across the country with his troupe that includes his sons, Haider Nizami and Hasan Nizami.

Verve & versatility
Ford India has unveiled the Ford Endeavour 3.0-litre 4x2 Automatic (AT) - the newest addition to its Endeavour premium Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) range. According to Michael Boneham, president and managing director, Ford India, said, "We are excited and delighted to introduce our latest Endeavour variant to India. Building on the strong Endeavour sales so far this year, and the overwhelming response to the automatic transmission launched last year, we are confident that the Ford Endeavour 4x2 AT will be a popular and well received addition choice to our product line-up.''

On a trip
Grand preparations for World Tourism week have been planned by the Chandigarh Administration in association with Dare Club, starting from September 26 till October 1.