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This Diwali, Jasmine Singh finds out how some Bollywood celebrities make their day worthwhile
Happiness, the word carries more weight than iron bars, is more treasured than any other asset locked in your safe, and of course the most wanted, even more than Gerard Butler! This makes all the more reason why people have their own sweet ways of acquiring and spending it moderately. But there are some who believe in the funda of lavish sharing of the word, for they have witnessed that it yields more dividends than any ‘share’. This Diwali too some of these people, and we call them actors, share how they would be spreading happiness...
In the LIGHTer vein
Every year— every year, the festival comes, remains for a day, lasts an evening, stretches up to late night and vanishes just like the flames of burst crackers. If only you could wallow in the festivity in the air, without getting all worked up. Minus the concern, the chores, the chaos…If you’re the sorts that fail to get what the fuss is all about, here are five off-track ways to celebrate the festive day.
Flower power
It's the day of grandeur, lights and gaiety! It's Diwali folks. And if you have run out of gifts or are tired of gifting run-of-the-mill kinds, go floral this festive season by gifting fresh flowers.
And putting their best petal forward we have a riot of colours peeping out of the baskets in every nook and corner of the markets across the city.
Flowers
are a nice way to say Happy Diwali
A Chinese dawn
Say Chinese, and the first thing that comes to mind is stir- fried noodles, manchurian and fried rice. Having made Chinese cuisine as important to our palette as dal and roti, we must say Chinese have done a wonderful job in marketing their food across the world. And going a step further is Hometel (a hotel in Industrial Area, Chandigarh) who kick started their Chinese Food Festival on Diwali. Says Gagan Arora, sales manager of the Hotel, "It's too much of sweets on this day, so we thought of including something salty and much-liked on an auspicious day of
Diwali."
Fit is
the word
Dig into various delicacies this festival season, but do not forget to hit the gym
There's a nip in the air and you tend to tuck your nose a little deeper into your sheet. But there's something you might be missing in the festival season. Our city gyms are raining discounts and before it gets too late, it's the time to hit one. This will not only help you fight the cold better, but also keep you away from all the allergies of the changing season. If experts are to be believed, regular gym-goers never fall prey to viral infections. And what better time to burn those extra calories during this festival season! The idea is not to eat less, but exercise more.
Dream Tee-m
Queen of the Green Irina Brar will tie the knot with professional golfer Sujjan Singh
Irina Brar has met her match. Yes this queen of the greens from Chandigarh who reigned the national women's amateur golf circuit for several years will tie the marital knot with Sujjan Singh, a professional golfer from the city, ranked 13th on the Professional Golf Tour of India merit list, on November 6.
A topper in studies throughout, Irina participated in major championships abroad, including the Queen Sirikit Cup four times. She was the undisputed national amateur queen before turning professional.
It's the day of grandeur, lights and gaiety! It's Diwali folks. And if you have run out of gifts or are tired of gifting run-of-the-mill kinds, go floral this festive season by gifting fresh flowers.
And putting their best petal forward we have a riot of colours peeping out of the baskets in every nook and corner of the markets across the city.
There's a nip in the air and you tend to tuck your nose a little deeper into your sheet. But there's something you might be missing in the festival season. Our city gyms are raining discounts and before it gets too late, it's the time to hit one. This will not only help you fight the cold better, but also keep you away from all the allergies of the changing season. If experts are to be believed, regular gym-goers never fall prey to viral infections. And what better time to burn those extra calories during this festival season! The idea is not to eat less, but exercise more.
Irina Brar has met her match. Yes this queen of the greens from Chandigarh who reigned the national women's amateur golf circuit for several years will tie the marital knot with Sujjan Singh, a professional golfer from the city, ranked 13th on the Professional Golf Tour of India merit list, on November 6.
A topper in studies throughout, Irina participated in major championships abroad, including the Queen Sirikit Cup four times. She was the undisputed national amateur queen before turning professional.
