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Lost in generations
Tibetan youth is under
tremendous pressure to balance tradition and modernity. While the
older generation was brought up in the Tibetan tradition, it is the
youngsters who have been born into and raised in a democratic and
modern way of life
Shivani Dasmahapatra
 Tensin Tsungde's words
from his poem "Tibetanness" (2007) tear into the
heart of truth. Tibetans, one of the most resilient people in the
world, face a silent challenge — an identity crisis in the second
and third-generation Tibetan youth and the need to preserve their
identity in exile. Thirtynine-year-old Tsungde, poet, writer and
activist is a youth icon. The award-winning author of Crossing the
Border (Outlook -Picador Award for Non-Fiction 2001), recalled
growing up in the Tibetan Childrens' village school (TCV), where
teachers narrated stories about Tibet.
ARTS
’Art & Soul
A truly rare talent
Abu’l Hasan, a painter
in the court of Jahangir, was an artist gifted with deep psychological
insight, observation and workmanship
B.N. Goswamy
The title that the
Emperor conferred upon the painter can be differently translated of
course - ‘Rarity of the Times’, ‘Wonder of the Age’, ‘Zenith
of our Times’ — but whichever way one translates, it sits
perfectly. For Abu’l Hasan was a truly rare talent: a child prodigy;
someone possessed of singular skills of observation and workmanship;
as an artist gifted with deep psychological insight.
FITNESS
good health
A raincheck for
immunity
The rains bring relief. They
also bring a host of infections. A healthy immune system is the only
way to enjoy the rainy season
Ishi Khosla
With rains come flu,
fevers and unending infections - bacterial, viral and fungal. These
can further aggravate allergies, skin, respiratory and digestive
problems. While we can't do much about the rains, we can certainly
beat the bugs by strengthening our immune system. A diet consisting
largely of junk food, or refined sugar, white rice, refined fats low
in vitamins and minerals can weaken the immune system.
Society
Beating the fuss
out of eating
Parents often force kids
to eat foods they do not like and meal times become a tug of war and a
struggle, with each side putting its foot down
Aditi Garg
Everyone
has a unique
relationship with food. Some seek solace in it, others eat because
they enjoy it, still others eat just because they have to, and then
there are some who find meal time very nerve-wracking. Kids belonging
to the last category are picky about what they eat; so much so that
only a handful of foods find their favour. With so much fuss about
food, it is but natural that parents, especially mothers, are driven
up the wall.
TRAVEL
Heaven’s mirror image
When he visited
Mauritius in 1896, Mark Twain was so impressed by its beauty that he
compared it to heaven. More than a hundred
years later the island’s unparalleled charms still sway visitors
Preeti Verma Lal
Twain is a tad funny. He
thinks of Mauritius as heaven’s prototype. Heaven came first, didn’t
it? But do not dismiss all Twainesque wit. You’d start believing in
Twain’s aphorism even before you land on the island that sits smart
in the Indian Ocean. The sea is as beryl as a blue can get, the palms
sway in the pristine wind, women with endless skirts do the Sega dance
andnd the extinct dodo bird comes alive in a million ways.
ENTERTAINMENT
The phenomenon
Amitabh Bachchan
is not an easy man to decode. The actor, who has done innumerable
films, opens up about his latest film Satyagraha, Bollywood, Kaun
Banega Crorepati,
and, above all, his creative journey
of 45 long years
Nonika Singh
Flattery will not get
your anywhere with the tallest man (metaphorically for sure, and
perhaps literally too) in Bollywood. Amitabh Bachchan, or Big B, does
not take very kindly to epithets. Words like legend and superstars
often affixed to his name leave him almost cold, evincing an
embarrassed guffaw or at best a cynical reply. But the man who has
floored the world with his magnetic charm will not let you floor him.
Man of many roles
Actor Gaurav Gera has
come a long way from his days in Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin. He is
back in a new daily soap Mrs Pammi Pyarelal, cross dressing as
a glamorous and ultra-fashionable, chic woman
Surekha Kadapa-Bose
Call him by any name —
Laddoo, Nandu, Chutki, Chutka, Jhumroo, or Mrs Pammi Pyarelal. The
fact remains that the 30-plus Gaurav Gera can don any make-up, style,
or even adopt the suitable voice and convince you that he is real. On his way to the Mumbai
domestic airport to catch the night flight to Delhi after having
wrapped up his day-long shoot at 8 pm, Gaurav laughingly recalls his
days of Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin serial. People really thought I
was an illiterate nerd who couldn’t speak English and didn’t know
the ways of life."
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