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The practical gift list
  This Valentine’s Day balalnce your head with your heart and gift your loved one something that can be put to use. Here’s a quick check on some of them
Monday is arguably the most unromantic day of the week. But as cupid would have it, he decided to play a spoilsport this Valentine and made it fall on an 'industry day' (read Monday). Well, sulking wouldn't change the day, so make hay while the sun shines and gift your loved ones a day in advance. Though there is no dearth of gifts available in the market, we offer some 'practical' gift ideas.
The special something
Wear your heart on your sleeve this Valentine's Day and make an effort to woo your beloved with a self-styled gift.
The divine lives in Birju Maharaj
Not for nothing is Kathak doyen Pandit Birju Maharaj, Padma Vibushan, called a living legend. So if on stage "divine intervention" transforms him into a dancer par excellence whose mere flicker of eye has audiences going into raptures, off stage too the dancer holds his listeners' attention. In the city to receive the Koser Award, be it his poetic thoughts or his beautiful 'tihaais' , there is little that isn't awe-inspiring. The anecdotes that his fulfilling journey is brimming with are equally engaging. Down the memory lane, he shares how he grew up on real-life fables, like his grandfather receiving the gift of an elephant by a nawab. He regales us with stories of Bollywood beauty Madhuri Dixit's earnestness when he trained her for Devdas. Cinema and classical dance, he has no issues with, provided it is done tastefully. He reminds, "Heroines like Vaijantimala and Padmini, all were good dancers."
Photo: Vinay Malik
What’s your pick-up line?
Ever since someone discovered pick-up lines, the debate hasn't died. The good, the bad, the funny or the flat…do they ever work? More than the art of conversation, it's the art of opening a conversation where the trick lies. For the starters, a pick-up line is like an ice-breaker, said with the aim of engaging a stranger in a pleasant conversation or with an underlying motive of securing a date, a company for the evening, a one-night stand!
A still from the movie Intolerable Cruelty
Matka chowk
 Coffee-nomics
There is something very comforting about the smell of freshly baked bread. The wafting aroma of rising dough and butter can pretty much cure blues, effects of bad weather as well as failing grades. As graduate students, we spent a lot of wee hours in the bakeries and cafes, red-eyed from cramming, exhausted from the crushing pressure, bolstering our fighting sprits with steaming cups of coffee and velvety croissants.
Exhibition with a difference
A merry setting, a bistro bubbling with life and some 10 bright frames dotted the walls. A first-of-its-kind, this is a painting exhibition put up by city artist Daphy Brar at Bistro Flamme Bois-7.
Small wonder
Madhav Banati is just ten-years-old, but our city boy has already bagged an International Children's film. Hey Bhagwan, directed by Mohan Azad, the film is about four kids in which Janu (played by Madhav) is the central character.
Design on Benaras!
The old bazaars, the ghats, the sarees, the lassiwaala, the paanwala, the narrow lanes…there are several things peculiar to Benaras. The fact that it's one of the oldest cities in the world only adds to the joys of capturing. Students of Chandigarh College of Architecture came back with a million memories, countless pictures. Benaras: Journey through the Ghats, depicts the various moods of Benaras,
The magic of 47 artists
There's just one expression of anger — on the face that's painted by Harsh Vardhan Sharma. No other expression could have reflected the true emotions that people in Kashmir go through daily. "Life is not easy for people who live in Kashmir. On canvas, I wanted to mirror how people of Kashmir feel about not living a normal life," says Harsh Vardhan, an artist whose works are on display as a part of 'Untitled', a group exhibition of paintings, photographs, printmaking and sculptures at the Galleries of Punjab Arts Council, Rose Garden.
Dogs, the show-stealers
Different breeds of dogs wagging their tails and obeying their masters order was the scene at the Leisure Valley, Sector 10 where Chandigarh Kennel Club has organised 50th all breed championship dog show.
The expensive V-Day gifts
Everyone is busy preparing his or her wish list for this year's Valentine's Day. And if you think that lovers still want flowers, teddy bears and chocolates, you are mistaken. Now, the list includes latest gadgets, flashy cars, designer accessories or maybe a foreign trip!
Art for the nails
Blame it on insufficient time, this is the best way to slip out of anything you haven't been able to do so far. Not anymore for Tress Lounge, Chandigarh organised nail art workshop with experts from Kiana Nail Academy, Delhi. They will provide handy and fashionable ways to decorate your nails without having to spend much time in the salon.
Catch me if you can
Aptly titled 'Treasure Hunt', 92.7 BIG FM's Valentine's Day property offers listeners romantic, exotic yet cost effective options to make the most of the day. BIG FM is celebrating this Valentine's Day with the young ones of the city. The RJs have planned a Treasure Hunt for the youth of the city. There is a Treasure Hunt, for which couples are registering themselves through SMS. On Valentine's Day, BIG FM will hide the girls (Treasure) at a secret place in the city, and their partners have to find them with the help of some clues given on-air.
Classical touch
Although I am inclined towards pure classical music, I also like other genres. The text of some songs like Munni Badnam Huyi may not be to my liking, but the swaras and melody is, of course, there. I too have done playback for many award-winning documentaries and short films, but classical music remains my first love," says Mumbai-based vocalist Nirali Kartik, in the city on the invitation of Kathak guru Shobha Koser for a performance at Pracheen Kala Kendra.
‘I live beyond boundaries’
I have no formal training in music, so I consider myself quite ignorant in this field," says Madan Gopal Singh, a renowned Sufi singer. "The music I know is what I have heard, internalised and thought on," he adds. Madan Gopal Singh is in the city for a performance organised by SPIC-MACAY at the Punjab Engineering College auditorium, Sector 12.
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