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Food for thought
"There is no friend as loyal as a book." — Ernest Hemingway
The young and the old thronged the literary feast that the Chandigarh Book Fair has to offer; day one sees students, professionals and the retired reach the venue to savour the taste of different languages.
READ ON: Visitors have a great time on Day one of the Chandigarh Book Fair Photos: Manoj Mahajan
No road too tough
At times, hate is a stronger emotion than love. At times, a strong urge to shed can make you push the wall rather than a passionate desire to acquire. For Aditya Mehta, the reverse psychology worked. "I hate the word bechara and just didn't want it to be used in my context at least," states the 31-year-old amputee cyclist, while recalling the unfortunate road accident that he met with about eight years ago.
brave act: Aditya Mehta
Digital delight
So you have a smart phone, but are you smart enough to use it? Considering that India is ranked as the second largest mobile using country, only about 15 per cent of its total population actually invests in downloading more than a couple of applications.
Value addition: Rachna Puri and Niyati Shah launch Biscoot.com
A leaf from life
Her works are so much in sync with the theme of the exhibition — All The World's A Stage — that she doesn't have to elaborate on why strings are attached to the figures she has painted. For figures are puppets, who have no control over destiny! All works by the artist in question, Akansha Khanna from Lucknow, on display at Alliance Francaise, Chandigarh, strictly measure 10X12 inches except for the one titled Symbol of Love, which is rather huge.
Surprise package
It's not in reaching, but the journey towards the goal that makes for a fascinating experience. For Lavi Bains, who hails from Morinda, this journey has been full of some unexpected experiences.
Strings attached
Kushal Das was born in a highly enriched musical family of Kolkata. His grandfather, late Bimal Das, was a renowned Esraj player while his father Sailen Das as well as uncle Santanu Das are sitarists of high repute.
It's happening
New moves
Body in the City, the first Contemporary Dance Festival organised by Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi is an initial step to introduce the contemporary dance movement to the city. Indian dance can be broadly divided into two broad streams, one that continues to be invested in projecting the idea or image of India and the other that is fighting for artistic autonomy.
Dravya Kaya by Navtej Singh Johar
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Actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone during the promotion of their upcoming film Ram Leela in
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star track
Sunny Leone: I am my biggest competitor
All is not well for adult star Sunny Leone as she met with an accident on the sets of action-thriller Tina and Lolo. Fortunately, she is all right.
 Catching up with Juhi Chawla
Anything for friends!
The guessing game
This too shall pass
Salman gets to go
Kangana’s hero grows up
All is well
The next biopic
chatter box
Show me the money
Sunil Grover gained a lot of popularity as Gutthi on Colors’ show Comedy Nights with Kapil, but now the actor has quit. Apparently, he wanted a pay hike, which he didn’t get and he decided to walk out.
Dealing with the crisis
A worthy gift
New season, new issues
Loving the whole act
For the young and happening...
Small screen calling
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