Fair game
Golf is a game for girls and women and yes, men too. Or, so the women would have us believe. Men, because statistically speaking, it's a male dominated field out there, starting right from the caddy to the golf professional. From the proverbial "golf widows" to women golfers, some from the city are gradually and literally painting a greener canvas.


(Left) Winning spree: Saaniya Sharma; (Centre) path finder: Dr Puneet Kapoor; (Right) Green revolutionary: Pauline J M Singh

The voice of Chandigarh
The bright faces that make a Chandigarh di kudi or munda are of those youngsters who come down to The City Beautiful from the heart of Punjab to study."With due respect to all the hit songs and singers who've made songs on Chandigarh, I feel that the city was being projected in a very negative light," says Peter Pardesi.

On a foot tapping note…
The International Children's Festival of performing Art will showcase dance forms of 15 countries 
The books that are hated form a chain and go back to Bookland. Scared of their parents, children follow them to the fantasy world to bring them back on their shelves. They hear the books sharing their stories, grievances and experiences with each other.


World Class: Performing artistes of different countries come together

Act of kindness
Teen star Selena Gomez stunned a group of sick young fans when she made a visit to a children's hospital. 

Out of control
Rajniesh Duggal almost got burnt shooting for the promotional video song Yaadein for Vikram Bhatt's production Phhir. The model-turned-actor had to stand on a table with a blaze in the background when the flames got out of control. The theme of the video is the black and white sides of life. 

Burning matter: Rajniesh Duggal 

The ‘in’ side
Tiled MONTAGE
Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of coloured stone or glass. Mosaics add an artistic flair to your home. If used correctly, it can change the look of any room. The key is to use the right size and colour and to note the purpose of the room where you plan to use them.

 Bollywood actors Prateik Babbar and British model Amy Jackson during shooting of the film Prem Katha at Taj Mahal in Agra.
Love byte: Bollywood actors Prateik Babbar and British model Amy Jackson during shooting of the film Prem Katha at Taj Mahal in Agra.— Photo: PTI 

Green Thumb
Leafy gully
Its monsoon, the best time for a gardener to think and plant. While planning and planting, normally all the aspects are considered by gardeners but two places in the garden get a casual approach. These are the drive and the side lane of the house. Let us give these a look.

GET PHYSICAL
Breathe that stress out 
Bhramari Pranayama
Pranayama (breathing exercise) are world's oldest healing techniques which helps us to prevent irreversible damage to our health and well being by learning how to reduce stress without having to spend years visiting the doctor, taking harmful prescription drugs. 

Ginger power reduces side-effects of chemotherapy
Doctors at AIIMS are now working upon the herbal way to help cancer patients cope with the side-effects of chemotherapy. 

Don’t mix talking ‘n’ driving
Mobile phones, music, cosmetics, snacks and drinks are some of the things that distract drivers, putting at risk the lives of eight out of 10 motorists, a new survey says.

Astro turf

Chatter box

The year ahead

 

 

 





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