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This fix
can ruin your life
Gamblers Anonymous comes to the
aid of individuals addicted to betting. They land in a spot, as their
careers and family lives are hit
Taru Bahl
 For
Kartik, harmless gambling started with stakes of Rs1000 which
quickly graduated to those ten times higher and before he knew, in one
cricket season he lost as much as Rs4 lakh. A fresh graduate, into his
first job, he scraped through and paid bookies and money lenders by
borrowing from friends. By the time the next set of tournaments began,
he was deep into the betting cycle — desperately chasing losses.
Within a year, he was a sports junkie, betting on any game beamed on
the telly. Three years down the line, he lost Rs 30 lakh, along with
the confidence of family and friends. A nervous wreck, he vacillated
from feelings of denial, desperation, anger, acceptance and is now
finally into rehab. Coming from a wealthy family, it was easy for him
to get a chance to fix his life. Not all are as lucky.
ARTS
Dice
the ice
The month-long snow festival of
Alberta encompasses a huge breadth of cultural as well as athletic
activities
Peeyush Agnihotri
Canada
is draped in all-whites in winters and there is not much to
showcase outdoors. Says who? Well, there’s a lot what one can do
with that white champagne powder, a local moniker for snow. Canadians
celebrate the deep freeze with as much fun as the summer thaw and
Alberta’s SnowDays Festival, held annually in January at Lake Louise
is a cool tribute to this chill.
BROAD BRUSH
Wellbeing
Food
for mood
What we eat and when we eat is
responsible for altering the chemical balance in the brain which
affects our body functions and behaviour
Your
choice of food has a tremendous effect on your moods, thoughts,
attitudes and behaviour. Optimising your diet simply means that you
follow the principles of a healthy and balanced diet to achieve and
maintain a desirable body weight, for heightened immunity and boosted
metabolism. Consumption of wholesome and natural foods containing
energies and potential nutrients obtained from sunshine, rainfall and
other seasons have great medicinal and healing properties and can
protect you from deficiencies and diseases.
Health Capsules
Society
Force
to reckon with
Daljit Singh Randhawa belongs to
a family whose seven generations have served in the Army. In an
interview, the 93-year-old lone survivng Military Cross winner in
Punjab relives his battles in Congo, Burma and the North-East
Varinder Singh
He
is the real-life hero who has fought many battles in life—
ranging from World War II to the one with cancer and is still ready to
wage a war against adversities of life at 93 with a smile. Colonel
Daljit Singh Randhawa (retd.) is perhaps the lone surviving Military
Cross winning soldier of Punjab. Randhawa saw action in different
parts of the world, including Burma during the World War II. He was a
part of the UN Forces in Congo and Lebanon.
TRAVEL
Taking
the mountain road
A group of seven motorbike riders
take to winding roads to experience a high that only hills can provide
H. Kishie Singh
Early
winter is a beautiful time of the year in North India. Nights
are cool, days are warm and the roads long, winding, smooth and
beckon. A heady mix enough to fire up the imagination of boys who have
grown up!
Globetrotting
ENTERTAINMENT
Children, but
naturally
Unlike earlier, the director and
the script have started treating children naturally, teaching them to
act with spontaneity and presenting them as kids
Shoma A. Chatterji
Till
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, the child character was everything but a
child. So, when did the situation change to present the child as a
child and not as an adult-in-miniature? One might perhaps point out Taare
Zameen Par, an eye-opener packaged in entertainment format. It
marked a turning point in the evolution of the character of the child
in Hindi cinema. Can one really believe that the Children’s Film
Society has a meagre collection of only 450 films in its 55-year-old
history in the archives?
Honour
for Sharmila
The versatile actress, who
brought glamour out of the closet in Hindi cinema, has been deservedly
conferred with the prestigious Padma Bhushan award
M. L. Dhawan
Sharmila
Tagore, who has been awarded the coveted Padma Bhushan this
year for her contribution to the development and growth of Indian
cinema, richly deserved this recognition. She performed roles that
became a voice for women in the Indian society. Sharmila Tagore came
to Hindi films after a brief brush with Bengali cinema. Her stint with
Satyajit Ray in films like Apur Sansar and Devi got
instant recognition.
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