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The Green Symphony
Conserving Chandigarh's unique
tree heritage is as important as its world-famous architecture and it
holds valuable lessons for urban planning
Rajnish Wattas
Amidst
our urban sprawls of concrete jungles and asphalt deserts —
perchance, to sight a grove of kachnars in bloom is like an
unbelievable apparition. In the new-age city skylines of glass towers,
cuboid concrete boxes, crush of cars and fume-emitting automobiles,
the presence of trees is a balm to the city-worn soul. Chandigarh
stands apart as a green exception. As one of the few cities in the
world with planned landscaping — as famous as its architecture —
it’s a far-sighted vision of an Arcadian ‘utopia’ for human
settlements.
Urban landscaping is too sensitive a job to be left to horticulturists : Kusum trees have a peculiar trait of leaf fall during the month of March. With new leaves in
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ARTS
They revel in being one
Artists Rabindra and Amrit Singh,
better known as the Singh Twins, might be inspired by the miniature
tradition of Indian art but their works reflect the modern reality of
a complex world
Nonika Singh
So
here they are — Mirror images of each other, Rabindra and Amrit
Singh, famously known as The Singh Twins. An unusual jugalbandi rarely
seen in the realm of visual arts, they revel in being one. So the
twins live, breathe, eat and guess what even paint together as one
artist. The decision to paint collectively lies in their childhood
years of growing up in the UK where even being twins was considered an
anomaly, if not an outright abnormality.
Fitness
good health
Chill your way to health and
beauty
Complete wellness involves
certain lifestyle modifications and regular and productive
physical activities
Mickey Mehta
The
women of today face many challenges and medical risks. While
leading busy lives they should also be aware of their physical,
physiological, emotional and spiritual well-being as well as
about efforts to delay the ageing process. Women nowadays want
to feel healthy and look attractive and not weak and be riddled
with problems like osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes etc.
Complete wellness involves certain lifestyle modifications that
include sound nutrition and food choices, regular and productive
physical activities like exercises, yoga, meditation and rest.
Exercising caution
One should be cautious while
buying home gym machines
Dr Ravi Gupta
Most
of us invest in some home gym machines in an effort to save time spend
in gyms. Here are some pros and cons of some of the most common gym
machines which are being used at homes.
Society
Narrator of simple, fast-paced
stories
Suresh Kohli
I
consciously, deliberately make my stories visual, infest them
with graphic details. I also like to make the narrative simple, doing
a lot of research into the subject matter, whether visiting mother
goggle or reading Indian newspapers item by item.
Why emotional
empowerment matters
Aruti Nayar
Emotions
can be the driver of a woman's life but if she is in the driving seat,
she can ensure the ride through life is neither rocky nor turbulent
but a sheer joyride.
TRAVEL
Maximum city, maximum flavours
Mumbai is busy, kaleidoscopic,
filled with sizzling, clanging, cutting, cooking activity as hungry
customers flow in, flow out. This is fast food unlimited created by a
pan-Indian people for a pan-Indian people
Hugh and Colleen Gantzer
It's
all the flavours of spring. In the spring of our togetherness we
strolled down the avenues of Bombay, weaving roseate dreams of the
future, holding hands. We ambled past a great hotel, heard brittle,
bejewelled folk speak of crepes suzette, chicken stroganoff and eggs
Benedict before they got into their chauffeured limousines.
Saint of sweetness
Saint
Haralampi or Haralambos is the Orthodox patron saint of apiarists or
bee-keepers. The day of Saint Haralampi is marked on February 10 every
year.
ENTERTAINMENT
The young and the hopeful
The Mumbai movie industry is set
to witness a wave of promising new faces this year
Saibal Chatterjee
 In
the year gone by,
producer-director Karan Johar did something he had
never done before: he made a film with a bunch of rookies. He was
asked why he took the risk. His reply was along expected lines,
"I wanted to challenge myself. I’ve always worked with
established movie stars.
The lead actors of Student of the Year — Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra
Flying High
Farhan Akhtar, who is once again
facing the camera in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, gets candid about the making
of the film
Swati Rai
National
award-winning producer, actor, director, singer and lyrics writer,
Farhan Akhtar has broken all possible stereotypes. He will soon be
seen in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, in which he plays the legendary
athlete.
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