HAIR AND HOW We assume you know that television means loads of pancake, metres of Kanjeevaram, weird bindi styles (remember Kamolika?) and gallons of glycerin. Now, here are some revelations, television also means binding to a contract and least experimentation with hair styles. Confused? Okay here it is. Television actor Rubina Shergil, one of the bahus from Zee TV’s Mrs Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein, who was in Chandigarh for the inauguration of Tressed Up-10, shares some new aspects of telly that are new to us. We take it one by one. As Tressed Up promises to offer the latest hair styles and cuts straight out from Bollywood, we ask Rubina if she is game for the scissor work? She runs her hand through her long hair, smiles and answers, “My mother has worked really hard on my hair. Dreaming big: Rubina Shergill

THE OBJECTIVE TOUCH “There are thousands of books on Mahatma Gandhi and there would be thousands more on him because he was a person about whom Albert Einstein had said ‘that generations to come would scarcely believe that such a person existed on this earth’,” says a critic on Pulitzer-winner Joseph Lelyveld’s book Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India. Books of life: The biography sections in the city evince keen interest among readers

SUCCESS MANTRA ‘If you do it, do it from the heart’ Architect SD Sharma is a known name in the Chandigarh circle. Sharma has been part of many landmark projects in the city—Rose Garden with its special bridge, oblisces, water fountains, commemorating cubes; Emergency block, Advanced Paediatric Centre at PGI; the Government Museum and Art Gallery; Pracheen Kala Kendra — and other prestigious ones spread across the nation. Firm foundation: S D Sharma

The source of Fashion Popular fashion and style, one follows the other. What takes precedence depends on the individual. At fashion weeks you see both moves in togetherness to create what we call an impression. Falling in line with this 120 INIFD student designers across pan India are all set to showcase their designer garments at 'The Source' at Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2011 along other famous designers. Creativity could be challenging and quite an experience too. Designs, patterns, colours the students of INIFD are all set to let fashionistas take a good look at their creativity. Designer beginning: Young student designers of INIFD showcase their collection

Woman of many talents
The quest for a soul satisfying vocation may take a lifetime. Those who can realise it in time to direct their energy towards it are lucky. Jasmit Kaur Kukreja is one such example. A petite person with a winsome attitude, Jasmit Kaur Kukreja, a prolific writer and lyricist, has also earned the name of 'the lady with the golden voice'.

Art(y)FACTS With sawan in full swing, it's time to think traditional. No wonder, the Karigari exhibition organised by Akhil Bhartiya Dastkar Samiti, at Nehru Sidhant Kendra in Ludhiana comes at just the right time. Traditional artifacts, wooden furniture, costume jewellery, cotton and silk dress material - the stalls at the exhibition offer a nice insight into the cultures of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. HAND MADE: An artist busy giving finishing touches to his creation

River of love The person diligently painting on the canvas in yellow, orange and green at Open Sculpture Park, Kalagram, is a known name from Kashmir. A graphic designer, visualiser, photographer and painter, Noushad H Gayoor is painting a series of paintings of the mesmerising Dal Lake in Srinagar. Most of his paintings have a glowing atmosphere that arouses one's curiosity, inviting for a closer and deeper introspection. Splash of colour: Noushad H Gayoor

Keep a tab on your biological clock
For the first time, scientists have developed a simple hormone test that could measure how fast a woman's biological clock is ticking, a move they say could revolutionise family planning by predicting when a woman is likely to start the menopause.

Par Excellence
Short Game - Finding the bottom of the arc
Good impact comes from the ability of catching the ball at the bottom of the arc in pitching and slightly on the downswing or before the bottom of the arc in chipping. To establish the correct ball position of both these shots we have to understand the scientific reasons for the bottom of the arc of the swing.

HEART TALK
Stand up for yourself
I work as a technical advisor for a MNC. Everything is good except for a nagging colleague who has made my life hell in the office. He is always spreading rumours about me and my boss also takes him seriously. What do I do?

MASTER CHEF
SWEET TALK
Also known as burnt cream, vanilla custard topped with caramelised sugar (hard caramel) comes from the West. It's ideal to be served after a gourmet continental meal.

The chosen ones…
Country sensation Taylor Swift and actress/singer Selena Gomez caught major waves at the Teen Choice awards on Sunday, with Swift scooping up six surfboard trophies, including one for Ultimate Teen Choice.

Kick and tell
A new book has claimed that Jennifer Aniston had kicked her then husband Brad Pitt out of their home after coming to know about his affair with Angelina Jolie while the movie Mr And Mrs Smith was still in the making.

New home, new dreams
Layer Cake actress Sienna Miller has bought a 2.9 million pounds house and she has asked her new boyfriend to move in with her. Miller, 29, is keen to take her four-month relationship with up-and-coming actor Tom Sturridge, 25, to the next level.

Kalam likes I AM KALAM
Our former president Abdul Kalam has every reason to smile. I Am Kalam, a movie based on his life, has become an iconic film. "While watching the film, some thoughts went in my mind...The movie made me realise that every person can make a change to society."

Jennifer is now size zero
Jennifer Hudson's determination to loose weight seems to be still on as the actress reportedly fits into a size zero now. The 29-year-old singer-actress shed 80lbs and went down a massive five dress sizes in recent years but has managed to shrink down even more.

Liz teases Shane Model-actress Elizabeth Hurley has taken to Twitter to poke fun at rumours that she is the one behind her cricketer beau Shane Warne's dramatic make-over. The 46-year-old beauty took to her Twitter account to post a series of tweets in a sarcastic tone. FUN TIME: Elizabeth Hurley FRIEND INDEED Model-turned-actress Kelly Brook says that her tragic miscarriage has brought her even closer to boyfriend Thom Evans who stood by her throughout. The 31-year-old former Playboy model, who lost her baby girl she when she was five months pregnant, described it as the hardest, most terrible time in her life.

Catherine quits smoking After witnessing her husband, Michael Douglas, battle with throat cancer, Oscar winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has decided to quit smoking. The 41-year-old star's husband was diagnosed with the disease and he had blamed his ill health on years of drinking and smoking. NO SMOKING: Catherine Zeta-Jones Celebrating life Jayashree Soni is a known face on the small screen. This Jaipur-born actor is pretty and unassuming. For the lead character of Niyati, she lives on the sets of Creative Eye Ltd's family show Rishton Ke Bhanwar Mein Uljhi… Niyati, produced by Dheeraj Kumar and directed by Vijay Saini.