PERFECT ON STAGE
After the success story of The Perfect Husband, Poonam Dhillon, Sooraj Thapar and Lilliput are in the city to stage its sequel The Perfect Wife
The very title of the play, The Perfect Wife, is a misnomer just like it’s earlier series — The Perfect Husband. And when we talk of perfection, especially in case of a husband and wife, it ought to be taken for granted that we are just talking about their being reasonably nice. Even the actors — Poonam Dhillon, Sooraj Thapar and Lilliput — agree that perfection is hypothetical. In the city to stage the play, The Perfect Wife, at the World Tourism Week organised by Chandigarh Tourism in collaboration with Dare Club, the actors talk about the play, their journey in their respective mediums and certain imperfections in the world around them.

Rolling…once more
Harbhajan Mann is set to rock with his upcoming album Vaari Vaari
Keep rolling… words overshadow most part of the grey matter. And at 92.7 Big FM’s studio, chatting up with Punjabi actor and singer, Harbhajan Mann, those two words came to the mind again…summing up the singer’s journey so far. Looking at the cover of his solo album Vaari Vaari, which brings him to the studio, Harbhajan initiated a process, giving it a befitting shape before moving to another project, justifying it, moving on to the next.

Girl on top City girl Sugandha Mishra has bowled over the hottest Bollywood hunks with her voice and her charm on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa

How would you feel if John Abraham, on the national television, confesses that he has a 'little crush' on you? Or when the chivalrous Ranbir Kapoor carried you for comfort? Well, living out every girl's dream is Sugandha Mishra, the Punjabi 'mutiyar' who has bowled over the hottest Bollywood hunks with her voice and her charm on Zee's singing reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Of course, they too worked up their star magic that has left Sugandha gushing.

Women (em)power To empower women in their own way, Fair and Lovely Foundation members came to the city on Monday to shortlist candidates for their annual scholarship. For the women who know what they want from life but are unable to pursue their dreams due to lack of finances, this Foundation provides a ray of hope. In its eighth year, but first time in the city, the Foundation is only pleased. — Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Winner takes it all Idea Cellular, the pan-India mobile operator awarded the winner of its popular VAS contest at an event on Monday. Sarabjit Singh was declared the bumper prize winner, and drove away in a new Maruti Alto car. Other 49 Idea customers from Punjab won exciting prizes, including one Bajaj Pulsar motorbike, 40 latest Nokia mobile phones and gift vouchers. Sarabjit Singh & Shubh Karan Sharma — Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Driving force

Students of the Government College of Art are ready with their floats, specially designed for the celebrations of the World Tourism Week in the city. Lifestyle photo: Vinay Malik

SPADE WORK
Sow cause
The rainy season brings life to the garden. But an extended monsoon may spell trouble in certain aspects of gardening. One of these is the sowing of winter annuals and vegetable seeds. This year, it seems to be the case. Those who had sown seeds finding gaps lost most of it, especially the emerging and just emerged seedlings.

Tech Train
Technology is becoming bigger and better, so are the applications. The commercial advertisement market is cashing on it - creative and funny ads, catchy tag lines; technology is driving the world. And in the next 10 years, it would impact every aspect of human life.

Bits about Bytes Touching the future A Palm V was the first touch device that I was the proud owner of. With a black and white screen, it was an organiser, a calendar and phonebook. I caught many envious glances as people saw me tapping the touch-sensitive screen with a stylus. This was in the mid-1990s and Palm had made quite a name for itself, so much so that the brand had become a generic expression for personal digital assistants, or PDAs.

GEEK SPEAK
One for the memory
The memory card of a digital camera has a role similar to that of the film in a traditional 35mm camera – it is used for storing photographs and movies. There are a number of factors that should be taken into account while buying memory cards like capacity, speed and the type of card your digital camera is compatible with.

TAKE NOTE
True to its technology and innovation credo, Hewlett-Packard India is back again to delight its consumers with the introduction of the new HP G Series consumer notebook PCs. Designed with style and portability in mind, the HP G Series offers a compelling combination of performance, looks and value for consumers’ everyday use.