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Time to feast
Nothing spells Christmas better than jingle bells, carol singing and midnight mass. However, just like with other festivals, food plays the most important part and preparations start almost a month in advance. For the families who host a lavish spread of Christmas dinner, it is synonymous with traditional plum cake, turkey, rose cookies, kalkals and coconut patties.
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moment: Lyndon Rodrigues is all set to celebrate Christmas along with his family Photo: Vicky Gharu
Yuletide notes
Aren't Christmas carols more like songs that we've grown up with, while practicing for the school choir or singing right before the winter break or during school functions? The songs that remind of childhood and schooling years! Technically speaking, a carol is one whose theme or lyrics borders on Christmas, while the traditional ones celebrate the birth of Jesus, others speak of celebrations, winter vacations, merry making and Santa Claus.
A golden voice
Evergreen hits — Titli udi ud jo chali, Chale jaana zara thehro, Duniya ki sair karlo — come from Sharda Rajan, the voice that regaled the masses during the ’60s and ’70s. A successful playback singer and director, who gave music to films such as Mandir Masjid, Maila Aanchal, Tu Meri Mai Tera, Kshhitij and more, she still charms with her mellifluous voice.
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Foot loose
If there was ever a ‘shoe-cause notice’, by now the Indian fashion industry would have been directed to get over its obsession with fabrics as well as embellishments and focus on footwear. How many shoe designers do we have in a country that boasts of a growing fashion industry? How many shoe-designing institutes are there in comparison to fashion schools? The designer shoes’ industry is untapped and people who swear by labels have no choice but to rely on top-of-the-line European brands. Delhi-based shoe designer Swati Mehrotra realised this gap and decided to fill it up with her bespoke designs.
Fun-filled cafe
Described by Navneet Choujar, writer, director and event manager, as 'Fun Cafe', Hakoona Matata, in Panchkula, aims to provide a platform for budding artists to showcase their talent to a captive, informal audience. Navneet wants the venue to be known for its ambience, events and the unique experience it will offer. The cafe provides various musical instruments for performance, an easel for painting, and a venue for exhibiting amateur works. Apart from that, customers have the option of playing board games like chess, carrom, scrabble etc or just chill out with a book or a comic.
Par Excellence
Monitor your short game practice
The short game is one of the most important contributors to good scoring. While we practice the long game to improve our swing, the short game and putting are what make a good score. Many golfers practice putting and short game for hours but are not able to get the results on the golf course. The level of confidence does not seem to improve despite the practice.
Master Chef
Plum share
Yummy treats are in store for the coming festive season and what is Christmas without a plum cake and that too a home-made one! Gone are the days when we needed one month to prepare for such a cake, now you can get it right easily and hear the jingle bells with each mouthful.
star track
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Violent impact
All work, no play
Fear factor
Balancing act
On a friendly note
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