Bathe in style
Moving beyond luxury, state-of-art bathrooms have arrived in the market
If your idea of a luxurious bath does not extend beyond a weekly ‘tel malish’ and a scrub… you, probably, haven’t eased yourself into a supersonic jacuzzi, switched on a couple of water jets to massage your back, listened to music, maybe even watched television even as the warm water soothed your tired nerves. Putting Cleopatra-like bathing to shame, bathroom accessories available in the market these days make for a ‘nawabi’ style bath!

Vertical limit
Action, adventure, adrenaline rush…Rajwant Singh keeps it all in alphabetic order. This software engineer is no geek, but adventure seeker who has his own way of getting high on life. Living on the ‘wilder’ side, he challenges his own guts every time he goes behind the wheel; whether it’s making a debut at the recently concluded ‘Raid de Himalayas’ or entering the Limca Book of Records for the fastest driving from Indo-Pak border to the Indo-China border! Rajwant’s quests have transformed into his conquests over the years. Back home after winning the third position in the ‘Stock Amateur’ category at Raid De Himalayas, Rajwant tells us what drives him so far and away. “Call it passion. As a student I was fascinated by hardcore adventure stuff, but I didn’t have the means. Now that I have managed to do that, there is no stopping,” says the young traveller. 

CRACKing effect
Make this Diwali happy for your pets
Zorro (4) is a Pit Bull Terrier with Russian bloodline and reared for bull fights. Otherwise a fighter, Zorro does not want to leave Priya’s lap around Diwali, courtesy, the noisy crackers. Many like Zorro have the worst time of the year around Diwali when people are busy enjoying crackers, which are anything but fun for the pets. Yet, there are some families that make sure that their pets cope well with this festive spirit.
Akshay, Champ, Aashita with Punita Singh

PEACEnik
Art, categorically speaking, should and does often reflect the artist’s mind. It’s a visual presentation of social, emotional and psychological elements. Most importantly, it’s a representation of reality weaved aesthetically by the strings of imagination. But that is not what Imobi Sharma’s paintings are about. Instead, his paintings are a subtle form of aggression.
Imobi Sharma

LIVE-in decoded
That's how you differentiate a fling from a serious relationship, and that's how a one-night stand (that might extend to a few weeks) differs from a proper live-in relationship. Before the Supreme Court came out with the significant ruling - that not every live-in relationship can be categorised as a "relationship in the nature of marriage" - there was hardly any distinction. And it precisely meant that there was a scope for 'palimony' in relationships that enjoyed the tag of 'live-in'.

Break-up time!
Deepika Padukone makes a brief appearance in the city for the promotion of her movie Break Ke Baad
Break Ke Baad…the reason why Deepika Padukone was in Chandigarh on Friday was Break Ke Baad. Don't read between the lines, we are not talking about Deepika-Ranbir break up (though that seems to be the hot topic of discussion  again these days) but the lady's busy promoting her latest movie. Making her fans' day in Chandigarh, the dusky beauty came to DLF Citycentre Mall, IT Park, with producer Kunal Kohli and director Danish Aslam in tow. Well, we were expecting Imran Khan too, but then had to settle with Danish, who could very well pass as a look-alike!

Crash course
Actor Eva Longoria Parker escaped unhurt in a car crash in Los Angeles. The Desperate Housewives star was driving in Hollywood at around 7:30 pm Wednesday when a car suddenly turned in front of her. Unable to swerve out of the away, Longoria smashed into the other car.

Family planning
Hollywood heartthrob Matt Damon who is to become a father for the fourth time, has ruled out having any more children in the near future. The 'Bourne Identity' star who will soon welcome a fourth daughter with wife Luciana Barroso, insists that the brood is enough for him.

Regal treatment
Page 3 in Panchkula is set to roll out concept-based weekdays
What does a city that treats its food as an added status symbol need next? A Page 3 treatment, maybe. So, we have Page 3, a restaurant in Sector 5, Panchkula, serving you right. Coming up with concept-based weekdays, Page 3 is all set to make each day fun, with food and drinks as complementary.

JC of Classic entertains the crowd

World on menu
Enjoy the world on the grill with Barbeque Nation's Glob-e-que food festival. Celebrating the best of the world barbeques, the food festival has Indian, Continental, Mexican, Carribean, Egyptian and may more delicacies on menu. The preparations include duck, lamb, chicken, mutton and fish recipes and the famous Ratatouille. "apart from the food, we will have music and dance performances as a complementary. The entire spread has ten starters. Over eleven vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes on the main course and dessert."

Sweet success
Take one bite of his freshly prepared blueberry and chocochip muffins and you too would feel like rewarding him for his excellent contribution to the gourmet's delight. No wonder, Nikhil Mittal, the man behind Nik Baker's, has made all epicureans proud by winning Commendation for Entrepreneurship award in the inaugural Australian Alumni Excellence Awards which were presented at an awards ceremony held in New Delhi earlier this month.

Bon Appetit
How about a sandwich?
Grab a couple of slices of bread. Slap on some butter or mayonnaise. Raid your fridge for some crunchies, greens, cheese or leftover scraps of meat and lay it on thick! Clamp down the other slice and there! You've got yourself a sandwich! Okay so what's the big deal? What on earth can be easier than this? It may not occur to you but a sandwich sensibly assembled can be an extremely healthy meal, balanced, nourishing and delicious. If you go too generous on the butter or mayonnaise, it will spell doom for your waistline, so opt for low cal spreads to ease the calorie burden.

Up close & personal
VJ Bani and VJ Ayushmann were in the city to unveil MTV India along with Wildcraft's new range of stylish backpacks and outdoor gear
In front of the camera and behind it, it is a twin task for the actors, veejays and loads of other artistes - to be yourself, before the archlights and behind them as well! The second is a matter of choice. But, if the first is taken care of, the end result is a successful and 'most wanted' Veejay! And the funda has worked pretty well for VJ Bani and VJ Ayushmann, in the city to unveil MTV India along with Wildcraft's new range of stylish backpacks and outdoor gear. Of course, it is all about style and attitude, and the two VJs here know how to flaunt their style, which is 'being what they are.' "Style as it goes is each to his own," says Bani, describing what style means to her.

VJ Bani and VJ Ayushmann

Ground reality
Any piece of terracotta art made in India is five times costlier than the one imported from South- East Asia. No rocket science but plain logic. "It takes us three hours to make a terracotta piece, which is done in mere 20 minutes by artisans of China or Vietnam," informs Buddhiram Prajapati, a national award winner for his contribution to terracotta artform. In these countries, the government provides artists with with infrastructure that makes work easy for them.

Buddhiram Prajapati at work

Funnyface sandwiches
This is a lovely kiddy party idea! The smileys are guaranteed to put a smile on the little ones' faces. Cut all the bread into roundels with a large cutter or a steel 'katori'. Use any of the above recipes to prepare the sandwiches.

Nothing new
Veteran Bollywood director Yash Chopra, who redefined romance on Indian cinema screen, feels that Salman Khan starrer Dabangg had nothing new to offer. Personally, I wasn't able to understand the logic behind the movie," said Chopra. — PTI