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On a scholarly note
Asian dream: Cheng Lok Chua. Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Best foot forward
Pure bliss
Rocking duo: Shubhangi Tewari and Siddharth Sharma
Blog bargain
Astro turf
The year ahead
Fashion funda
Chatter box
Master Chef
Stress buster
Akshay Kumar’s Punjabi venture
On a promising note
Shahid’s
new addiction
All eyes on Gulabo! Pink of health: Gulabo in Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
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He couldn’t have chosen more dominating countries on the global landscape for research purposes, but Professor Cheng Lok Chua laughs off the China versus America debate, the debate that most people love to be a part of. He shares, “Right now, they both are a force to reckon with. Hopefully, over time, they can become partners.” In Chandigarh on an invitation by Chandigarh Sahitya
Akademi, the senior Fullbright scholar from California State University talks of ‘The Chinese American Gold Mountain: An Asian American Version of the American Dream’.
My Hindi…..oh, it is shockingly good. In fact it is getting better by the day. Shockingly better.” Choreographer Marzi Pestonji (Master
Marzi) is hopeful about chit-chatting in Hindi one day. Until then he talks in a language we all can understand — dance. Chit-chatting with the kids and their parents of Oakridge Inter national school, Marzi doesn’t need fancy words to describe what dance means to him. “Dance is everything to me, it is my heart, soul, my prayer, my coca cola,” he smiles. Coca cola, this is a new way of describing passion. “Passion is what keeps me going, I can’t think of anything else but dance and how to touch the creative core of it.”
A thought finds words, takes a dip in the river of sounds; rolls on in rhythm, finally finding shape in the form of a track. Left to the two members of the band Stereo Buddha Shubhangi Tewari, vocals, and Siddharth Sharma, electronics and guitar, this is exactly what they describe creating music as!
In Chandigrah to perform at Zinc, the band members, who met in London in 2010 while pursuing their respective courses in music, have something for everyone.
Four years back, when Vaibhav Sharma casually began sharing his knowledge about mobile phones on a website he started, he never thought his word will count so much. He was recently listed by the Forbes magazine as the seventh most influential person in the mobile phone market. This success, however, is the after effect of what he feels is a more significant achievement. His
blog, The Handheld Blog, on an average receives an overwhelming 250000 hits a month. From reviewing
smartphones, sharing knowledge about various features of a handset to advising people as to what would be the apt choice in a certain budget; he takes care of every mobile related aspect through his
blog.
Think Greek and I remember the memorable scene of Anthony Quinn, dancing the “sirtaki” with complete aplomb in 'Zorba the Greek”. Say Greek, and I'm salivating for moussaka! It amazes me how a humble brinjal can be dressed to be such a star, and taste so delectable! The regions of Bosnia, Serbia and Herzegovina have been in the news for tragic wars, almost blotting out from our memory-slate that they originally turned out supreme foods fit for a king. A moussaka is essentially a dish of minced-lamb, layered with cooked brinjals and tomatoes with generous helpings of cheese. But a veggie version too, once grilled to perfection can raise several sets of eyebrows! My experiments have led me
Holidays are the time of the year that we all are excited about. For most of us as parents and grandparents, the holiday season coordinates with the children's holidays in school, but of course a
couple of times in the year, we do try and indulge in some welcome breaks in our day to day existence.
Well, the fact is holiday season can be one of the most stressful times as it involves planning and much coordination. It is completely up to us to help ourselves enjoy this part of the year fully.
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar recently announced venturing into Punjabi film industry, saying he has earned a lot of name and fame and it was "payback time" now.
"I want to make good Punjabi films, I feel it's payback time. I have earned a lot in my life and now I want to give something back," Akshay announced in
Bathinda, where he, along with Bollywood actress Asin, performed on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the third edition of the World Cup Kabaddi tournament. Akshay said that he has his roots in Punjab as his father belongs to Amritsar.
Well done: Akshay Kumar
Workout is worship!
Another love angle?
The teaser promo of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is very impressive. Farhan Akhtar has worked very hard and trained exceptionally hard for the role of the flying Sikh and it shows! The promo has been attached to Talaash and the movie releases only in July 2013. Sonam Kapoor has not been seen in the promos yet.
The pink buffalo named Gulabo from Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola has created quite a buzz. In the film, Anushka's character falls in love with Arya Babbar's character though she wants to marry Imran Khan's character. Pankaj Kapur is her flamboyant father. The new trailer with a funky song is a laugh riot! The movie releases on January 11 and we can imagine how wild and wacky it is going to be!
