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Play mate
The stage is set again, and, the five-day Chandigarh Theatre Festival opened on Saturday with the 1066th performance of Hai Mera Dil. This ANK Group's production about a hypochondriac husband has enjoyed three decades of presence and has been staged in almost all corners of the world.
Here we come: The members of ANK Group strike a pose.
History in the making
When you to plan to watch a Punjabi movie, there is always a moment of thought… is it going to be worth the effort! The storyline (hope it is not on drugs or some NRI problem), the script (with useless twists and turns), the songs (shouting aloud about jatt di yaari and badla) and action sequences (something similar to how kids stage a proxy war) are certain aspects you can't help pondering over.
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driving force: Get him one nimboo-pani. He is the man who’ll drive us home tonight. |
Brand-new claim
A new study has claimed that brands and logos are very important for some children, and that it is brought on by family attitudes, peer pressure and celebrity culture. Dr Jane Pilcher, a sociologist at the University of Leicester, has based her study on the influence of fashion on youngsters between the ages of five and 12 years. "There are a variety of fashion influences on children and you can't ignore the pressures from their peer groups and their ideas of what is cool," she said.
At your service
In the hospitality sector, women had been associated with the front office jobs. But not anymore. Today things have changed and they are handling better, bigger responsibilities. So, how does it feel to defy norms and most importantly, how do they cope up with the work pressure?
Beauty fix
Even as it may remain a favourite topic of many people to guess how much time women spend on looking good before stepping out, the question about men seems to have been answered at least in Britain.
The ‘in’ side
Window to a bathroom
Bathrooms are an important space in a household and these days a lot of thought and planning goes into designing them. Irrespective of the size, bathrooms must be designed to be an efficient and ambient space. If you are thinking of redesigning your bathroom, keep these points in mind-
TROUBLE SHOOTER
Don't label your child
My son used to stammer in school. As a result he got bullied a lot. He also has very fixed ideas. For example, he reads up on politics and forms views and then talks to people about his point of view. As a result other children find him odd and do not make friends with him and teachers get upset by his questions.
Trend Setter
High on glamour
Style and fashion go hand in hand and the art of combining style with the latest in haute couture is what makes one stand out. Such a combination does not necessarily need the support of brands to make heads turn. Vanu Narang, a B Com student believes in the "me" style
Vanu Narang
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