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Looking for
the elusive MR Right
Young girls,
bright, beautiful and talented, seemingly have everything going for
them. Yet, landing the perfect groom becomes a hurdle race. The ‘qualities’
that define these achievers are actually putting off eligible
bachelors, writes Aradhika Sharma
THESE girls are
beautiful. In the age group ranging from 25 to 30, they are bright and
smart, belong to respectable, well-to-do families, have great jobs,
are independent, savvy and responsible. They work in corporate
businesses or are trained professionals. They are trendy; tuned in to
the world around them and are more than capable of handling difficult
situations. Many of them have travelled abroad several times.
Shalini’s
story
The ‘age’ old
issue
Akshara’s
story
Time lines
Bhavneet’s
story
It didn’t click!
Devi’s
story
The need is there
but...
They
want it all
Mystique
of creative journey
Nonika
Singh in conversation with master landscape painter Paramjit
Singh about his odyssey in art
AN
artist’s journey is often as fascinating, mysterious and mystical as
the imagery that defines his works. Eminent artist Paramjit Singh,
whose canvas brims with transcendental joy, agrees that behind the
success of the artist lies long years of struggle. In Chandigarh recently
for the release of Punjabi translation of his biography Prakrati
Aur Prakratish, Paramjit shares some of the moments that have made
him the master landscape painter that he is today. Lahore’s Crumbling
Gateways
Plans are afoot to
restore parts of old Lahore and recapture the grandeur of the city
that was once a grand metropolis and a seat of power,
reports Salma
Mahmud
A tender folk song of
long ago went thus: Uccherrey burj Lahore dey, heth vagey dariya ve
mahiya. (The towers of Lahore are imposingly tall, and oh my love,
the river flows majestically below). But the Lahore of 2011 is
vastly different; the Ravi has shifted its course and has dwindled
into a pathetic stream, and the lovely havelis of the old
walled city are a travesty of their former romantic elegance.
The
spa city
With its hot mineral
springs, Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic has been a favoured haunt
of emperors, kings, Russian czars and Hollywood filmstars for a very
long time, writes Tanushree Podder
THE
beautiful Renaissance colonnade was teeming with people from all over
Europe, enjoying what looked like a cup of tea from quaint, spouted
porcelain cups. A closer look revealed they were enjoying the waters
of hot spring that flowed out from a multitude of taps in the arcade.
This was Karlovy Vary, the favourite spa city in Czech Republic.
THE ITEM GAME
Item numbers often leave
the main film behind because of the way dancers invest the songs with
zest and vibrancy. Shoma A. Chatterji on the genre, which got a
new dimension with The Dirty Picture
FROM cha cha cha
to the vigorous ga-ga to hip-hop or salsa, from
Helen through Mumtaz to Bipasha Basu to Koena Mitra to Tanushree Dutta,
dance in cinema has had a rocky journey from slight latka-jhatkas
to zordar lachak-machaks. No film, with rare exceptions like Black
or Viruddh, seems to survive minus a sizzling, hot and sexy
item number.
‘I almost got dropped
from Singularity’
Bedika
chats up Bipasha Basu, about her first Hollywood outing Singularity,
a period drama
Bipasha
Basu, who is
making her Hollywood debut with Singularity, says she almost
got dropped from the project because of her hectic Bollywood schedule
which left her with little time to prepare for the period
drama."Bollywood actors work a lot. I remember I could not fit my
dates for Singularity. Roland Joffe (director) wanted me to
train for a month and I could get only a week.
‘Speaking
English was a problem’
Subhash K Jha
Kolaveri
Di lyrics are a
hotchpotch mix of English and Tamil, the singing style doesn’t
conform to any particular style and it was sung by a non-singer —
despite all that, it became a super hit. Tamil star Dhanush, who lent
his voice to it, says his lack of comfort with the English language
helped him in choosing the words to connect with people who are not
fluent in the language.
Tracking toe
A sixth toe has been
found in an elephant’s foot
Scientists have
identified the mysterious growth in the foot of elephant that had
baffled researchers for more than 300 years, as a ‘sixth toe’.
They suggest that it helps to support elephants’ colossal weight. Researcher Professor
John Hutchinson, from the UK’s structure and motion laboratory at
the Royal Veterinary College, said that the mystery "goes back to
1706".
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