No more the dark, dingy rooms traditionally associated with gambling, it's time to bet online
Virtual stakes
American country singer Randy Travis had something else in mind when he highlighted the word 'gambling' in his song - You see love is a gamble, it is a chance you take. You lay your heart down, and you bet it won't break — and a love-struck soul would agree! But now that Shakespeare is long gone, gambling too has acquired a new lover, the web browser and it has shifted its base from the podium of the heart to the more realistic virtual world. This makes sense and sounds real too.

Hair it goes
She did not come to walk the ramp, nor to attend any show. Bringing in the first Bollywood quotient on the third day of the ongoing Spring-Summer edition of the Wills India Fashion Week, actor Mugdha Godse stopped by to get a hair makeover done here. Celebrity stylist Sapna Bhavnani gave the Fashion star a brand new hairdo—Mugdha's hair was gathered up in tight rolls at the crown of her head and a hair accessory in the shape of a huge bow was fitted onto it at the Fiama Di Wills lounge in New Delhi.

The National Crafts Mela at Kalagram is a one-stop shop that suits all tastes
East at best
Come festival season and the city be spoilt for choice at the numerous exhibitions that offer something different, but the National Crafts Mela is indeed a one-stop shop where art get innovative, traditionally. It brings a lot of colour, elegance and interesting elements with an array of fashion, home furnishings and ethnic pieces of art.

Home coming: Hollywood actor Elizabeth Hurley walks with her son at Jaipur airport on Monday. — PTI photo

Social studies
There's the fluff, the frills, the fun, the frivolity, the fooling around, the frolicking about and what not! Fine, what next? What beyond? Goodwill hunting is a 360 degrees endeavour. So apart from all things peripheral, student festivals still remain a practical in social responsibility. If a star night is important, so is the social tangent. Blood donation camp is as much part of the itinerary as the dumb charades. Tree plantation drive is as indispensable as the face painting exercise!

Classical vibes
While we take pride in representing the sixth generation of the illustrious Mishra family of Benaras Gharana, we are equally burdened with the responsibility of carrying on the traditional excellence of this rich legacy and explore new horizons in the realm of classical music," say the vocalist duo of Rajnish and Ritesh Mishra. Sons of Rajan Mishra and disciples of Rajan-Sajan Mishra, they were brought up in Benaras and educated at Delhi university. Dedicated and humble, there sole aim is the propagation of classical music. Decorated with prestigious awards such as the Sur Ratan Samman, Sangeet Natak Akademy Yuva Bismilla Khan Pursuskar and more, the young classical vocalists of international eminence are regular performers for SPIC-MACAY.

Fast, pray, love
It was a very exciting day for the members of Aspiration Ladies Club. They came dressed in saree and lahenga with compulsory seven shringaar, at Chandigarh Club on Tuesday to celebrate Karva Chauth. The members reached the venue at 10.30 in the morning to celebrate the day with fun filled activities. It was opportunity to spend sometime with friends. Despite fasting, ladies took part in all activities. Say Neepa Arora, founder member, Aspiration Ladies Club, "This year we planned to celebrate the very special occasion of Karva Chauth in an unique way. Club members got the opportunity to display handcrafted items made by them, like- decorated puja thali, decorated chhanni, vases with flowers, other artifacts. Accessories like pendants, earrings and bracelets also were put on display.

A model walks the ramp showcasing designer Anupama Dayal's creations on the third day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week-Spring Summer 2011 in New Delhi on Monday. — PTI photo

Ad on
Ritiesh Deshmukh is the latest Bollywood actor to join the advertising bandwagon and he will be seen in a series of commercials for Videocon Mobile Services, directed by Anurag Kashyap. This will be the first-ever television commercial for the actor lauded for his comic roles and Kashyap promises that the advertisements will make the viewers laugh out loud. The campaign for Videocon mobile services' unlimited tariff plans were conceptualised by Prasoon Joshi, the National award winning ad guru-turned-lyricist.

Hero worship
Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi today paid tributes to slain TDP MLA Paritala Ravi whose character he essays in Ramgopal Varma's recently-released movie Rakta Charitra. Oberoi paid homage at Paritala Ravi ghat at Venkatapuram village in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. He met Ravi's wife and TDP MLA Paritala Sunita and had lunch with her. He praised the Rayalaseema delicacies served for lunch. The actor arrived in Anantapur district from Bangalore to a warm welcome from the supporters of Paritala Ravi.

Right direction
Veteran Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra is planning to wield the megaphone again in 2011 after a gap of six years. His last directorial venture was Indo-Pak love story Veer-Zaara in 2004, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta. The 78-year-old director is synonymous with romance in the Indian film industry with his films like Waqt, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Chandni, Lamhe and Dil To Pagal Hai. "I will be directing a film next year and like my other films, it will be shot in Switzerland," Chopra said without divulging details.