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Words of wisdom
Bureaucrat and author Navtej Sarna has a gift of words. This time around, it is an English translation of Punjabi stories based on Partition…
It couldn't have been an easy switch after
shuttling the landscapes of Geneva, Shimla, Paris, Delhi and Bombay in Winter
Evenings to getting down to recounting the harrowing experience of 1947. With his latest offering, Navtej Sarna decides to revisit the horrors of
Partition. In Chandigarh, for an interaction on his translation work, he comes
with his earlier works that shift effortlessly from fiction to translation.
Books that span as wide a spectrum of genres as the places he's served as an
Indian diplomat; Moscow, Warsaw, Thimpu, Geneva, Tehran and Washington. The focus shifts to the one lying on top of the
table: Savage Harvest: Stories of Partition; translation from Punjabi to
English of his father Mohinder Singh Sarna’s work.
Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Together, they make melody
Music has its own language, feel Hari and Sukhmani who have made global audiences rock to Punjabi folk music fused with
electronica...
Theirs is a meeting of minds. Four years back a common friend got Hari Singh and Sukhmani Malik together. Young, restless, not sure of what next...what bound them was their passion for music. Within two weeks of their coming together, they were on with their first gig. She a vocalist, he a producer — they rocked together!
What followed was applause; work, making more music and travel around the world. Being on Coke Studio, The Dewarists and a BBC Radio Show, this duo from Chandigarh has made waves on the music scene.
Tuned
in: Sukhmani Malik and Hari Singh. Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Spreading the word
While Bollywood goes the distance as far as film promotions are concerned, the Punjabi film industry is steadily catching up with innovative ways of promoting films...
There are three things highly popular in India — movies, cricket and politics. As for the Indian film industry, its estimated market size is of Rs 100 billion and it is expected to touch Rs 150 billion by 2016. This has by and large been the product of the promotional strategy. Off late, promotions have gone a step ahead and explore potential clients by engaging them. For films like
Ghanchakkar, kitty parties in several cities of India were organised and for the recent
Issaq, paans were distributed in several malls. Now that the Punjabi film industry is soaring high, the industry is finding new ways to get the audience to the theatres.
Natural nurture
The vegetables and fruits that we eat on a daily basis may not be that healthy after all. So, is it time to turn to organic food?
When Ritu Mahajan made a house in Chandigarh years back, she longed for home food. Having grown up in Punjab, used to home-grown veggies, lentils, rice and flour, she found the taste missing from the food in her new city.
It was only with time that she gathered knowledge about our eatables being polluted beyond recognition due to the excessive use of pesticides and preservatives.
Future Shock
Smart choice
Anything that can go wrong, will. This derivation of Murphy's Law stands true most of the times. You will be neck deep in work on the day that you are expecting Dhoni to complete a century. Or you will have an army of guests at home the day that your favourite character will make an exit from the show.
With the dawn of some connected Smart TVs, we can put Murphy's Law to rest. It's now just so easy to catch shows that you might have missed online. No, you don't have to watch bits and pieces on
Youtube. There are some superb places online where you can get access to great shows and films. More so, you can connect your PC or laptop to a Smart TV.
B-town’s young ones go rugged!
There's no doubt that a black leather jacket gives an edge to someone's sex appeal. The new style statement, that young lads of B-town are making, is the tanned leather jacket. Here's a look at some of the Bollywood boys who were recently spotted in a leather jacket.
Astro turf
ARIES: Family life will be charged with tension today. Financially the first half of the day is rather expensive. Writers will find their work in print. Keep cool and maintain a low profile. A health crisis might strike. Tarot message: Do not swing away from the course you have charted so far. Lucky colour: Mauve. Magic number: 49
Chatter box
It’s a boy!
Rupali Ganguly who married businessman Ashwin Verma this year, gave birth to a baby boy on August 25. Both Rupali and the baby are fine and for now she has named him Krishna. Rupali will have an official baby's naming ceremony on September 9.
Green thumb
Come September
September is the time to do the groundwork for your garden
September is an important month for gardeners. The best time for a garden is February-March when almost every plant is at its best and for that the preparation is made in September. And this is the final call for all the following activities. First of all make a map of your garden and plan every inch of it. Keep into consideration the shade and sunny aspect of your garden. The days are already short in the winter and if there are obstructions, the winter annuals may not do well. It is therefore important to mark those
 Master Chef
Coffee and cookies
As always the summer rolled into a thunderous monsoon, giving us pure delight in cooling showers. And sheer disgust in the resulting onslaught of humidity, if I may add! This is the perfect timing for sitting in the verandah with a frothy strong brew of coffee in one hand and a cookie in the other. A book, some music of your choice and human company, definitely of your choice would complete the picture. Shop-bought cookies, no matter how much they tom tom about their fabulous list of healthy ingredients, contains chemicals.
Young & energetic
The film
Young Malang
sees the debut of two Punjabi musicians, Balli Riar and Vinaypal Buttar
Here comes another Punjabi film and it has all the possible ingredients that it takes to entertain the audience-an NRI Punjabi
munda, who is an incorrigible flirt, a village guy with the typical tongue-in-cheek humour and a spoilt city lad.
Song & drama: (L-R) Vinaypal Buttar, Rahulinder Singh, Yuvraj Hans & Balli Riar
Dry in peace
Oh that cumbersome routine called laundry drying! Every week when you fill up your washing machine up to the brim and then fall short of space to dry the clothes, you inevitably curse the routine while arranging chairs as make shift drying stands and locating hitherto unknown hooks to support the hangers.
Kangna is tech-savvy
Internet: a boon
When I was a young girl growing up in Himachal Pradesh, we did not have Internet in our village. Nowadays, I see my cousins spending so much time online; they are on Twitter and so on. It feels great when I see them reading SRK's updates (laughs). Also, the fad of reading about the latest films, books or plays online is contributing to the cultural growth of the nation. This trend is more in small-town and is doing a lot of good for the people. Young people know a lot more about world cinema through the Internet, and that has brought about a change in the audience's
mindset.
TRENDSETTER
Pyjama party
Svati Saggi, 23, a dental intern at BRS Dental College, likes to keep it cool when it comes to fashion. She says, "I'm a chilled out person who tries to keep life as simple as it can be. Well, at least I try."
Describe your sense of style...
I like keeping it comfortable, cute and sometimes sexy too. Style is all about feeling beautiful and fashion is the way to make it look that way. So, if you are stylish, you need not possibly worry about being fashionable.
Shahid gets backing
Disney UTV has taken yet another bold step to nurture and promote promising young talent from the Indian film industry. This time, India's leading studio has added Hansal Mehta's Shahid to its forthcoming slate.
One of the most acclaimed and controversial independent movies at film festivals around the world last year, Shahid will soon see a mainstream theatrical release under the Disney UTV umbrella.
The year ahead
If your birthday is September 8...
This is going to be one of the luckiest years in your life! You're going to have a busy time of it, but it will be a productive time. At the very least, you'll be occupied with a task, project, or new innovation that will enable you to advance your career aspirations.
Role on
Sudesh Berry who has done shows like Kashish, Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo and Dil Se Diya Vachan will now be seen in two television shows. He will do an episode in Arjun and an important role in Mahabharat.
Moonlight dinner
The Oriental Blossom, a Chinese restaurant at Park Plaza Chandigarh, organises August Moon Promotion which will offer authentic Chinese (Schezwan) food, including crispy fried fish with sweet lemon chilli, prawn XO sauce, chilli garlic wonton, stuffed eggplant with hot garlic sauce and delectable desserts.
HEART talk
Take it easy
I am 28 years old and I have recently joined an
organisation. I happen to sit next to a colleague who tries to interfere
in my work. She is so bothered about my life, which I don't like, what
should I do?
Prachi, Chandigarh
You should tell her that you don't
like her being nosy. I think she will get the message and if she doesn't
you should go to your boss and complain. I am sure this will send the
message to her. You shouldn't get bothered about such people; you will
find them everywhere.
 Ranbir's relationship status
Ranbir Kapoor was spotted outside his bungalow, in Bandra, dropping Katrina Kaif off in her car. Ranbir is back in Mumbai to promote Besharam and they have met already. Buzz is that Katrina is upset with Ranbir.
Meanwhile, Ranbir has refused to speak about his personal life or comment on his relationship status with Katrina Kaif. He says he is single till he gets married and he only wants to talk about movies because people love him and his work.
 First come,
first served
The teaser of Dhoom 3 is out and features the cast of the movie, including a shirtless Aamir Khan. Check it out online or during promotions before the screening of Shuddh Desi Romance.
First look: Poster of Dhoom 3
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