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Depths of despair to
soaring spirits
The Freedom Tower in New
York is an attempt to fill the gaping wounds left by the 9/11 attack
and, above all, rebuild and resurrect the nation’s self image
Rajnish Wattas
 Nearly 25 years ago on a
maiden visit to New York, the erstwhile twin World Trade Towers loomed
large over the Hudson Bay docks from where various boat cruises
originated. The sleek Modernist blocks designed by Minoru Yamasaki
were the signature top of the Manhattan skyline — nearly as iconic
as the Statue of Liberty. Almost all tourists
clicked pictures to immortalise this moment.
Reaching for the
skies
’Art & Soul
The colour yellow
One of the glories of
Indian painting, this rich, luminous colour holds things together,
lifts the spirit and raises visions
B.N. Goswamy
I Might have cited it
earlier, but my mind travels back again to some years ago, when I came
upon an astonishing passage in Frederick Raphael’s review of a book
in the Times Literary Supplement. In it the colour yellow
figured prominently, even if it was tangential to the context:
"Like others", it began, "the most infamous whorehouse
in the Tenderloin, the Haymarket, was painted yellow, a colour long
associated with Jews, whores, cowards, scabrous French novels and,
most recently, London fin-de-siecle decadents."
Broadbrush
fitness
good health
Juice it up
Vegetable juices are a
good way
to minimise the harmful effects
of toxins on
our bodies
Dr Anjali Mukerjee
As the world that we
live in grows in technology and gets more gadgets and gizmos; it
systematically interferes with our state of health. There is no place,
where we do not encounter toxins. This includes home, school,
workplace, on the road etc. Carbon monoxide is responsible for half of
all air pollution.
Stress
management for special children
Children with special needs
find it challenging to cope up with difficult situations. Parents and
caregivers need to be more patient
Surabhi Verma
The
dictionary defines stress as the body's way of reacting to a
challenge. Stress typically describes a negative condition or a
positive condition that can have an impact on a person's mental and
physical well-being. Every one of us undergoes stress when the
conditions around us are not cohesive.
SOCIETY
Feeding the future
forces of nation
Captain Vikram Batra
Mess at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, is a favourite haunt of
Gentlemen Cadets
Parwinder Sandhu
Impeccably dressed in
their uniforms, a bunch of Gentlemen Cadets (GCs), mounted on their
bicycles, are enthusiastically pedalling towards a place, perhaps
closest to their hearts and more importantly to their stomachs,
Captain Vikram Batra Mess. Inside the mess, a
number of closely-cropped heads, unmindful of the presence around
them, could be seen polishing off the delicious food served to them.
Chef
speak
TRAVEL
Irish mystique
In the lazy labyrinths
of Western Europe’s backyard lies a haven of tranquillity. Here’s
a journey through fairytale Ireland
Krishnaraj Iyengar
A
lilting uilleann
pipe permeates the bustle, hardy Gaelic follows in a fine rhythmic
outline. With its kaleidoscope of myriad colours, the charm of Dublin,
Ireland’s capital casts a magnetic spell on every traveller worth
his salt, "even on a stray Martian that might've dropped
down" as is often said by many a drunk Dubliner! But beyond her
swank dazzle, yet homely warmth, there lies the treasure house of
untrodden havens, the soul of this ancient island country unravelled
as a fairytale come alive.
Globetrotting
ENTERTAINMENT
Dare
to bare
Bollywood has opened the door
to reveal what happens inside the bedroom. The intimacy is much more
explicit
Jasmine Singh
Filmmaker
Shekhar Kapur created an uproar when he showed Seema Biswas, lead
actress of his film Bandit Queen, bathing half-naked near a
river. Audience thronged in huge numbers to watch the scene, which
they thought was too bold for a Hindi film. Some even sought it to be
titillating; something that didn’t leave a good taste with the
family audience that had gone to watch the film.
Master
of imagery
The versatile Ridley Scott
excelled in capturing minute details while taking his movies to a
dramatic climax
Ervell E. Menezes
British
filmmaker Ridley
Scott is one of my favourite Hollywood directors and has grown on me
over the years with his vast body of work that has covered decades.
Known as the Father of the Director’s Cut, he excels in
picture-postcard frames, which bring out atmospheric detail because of
his crammed visual style that has influenced many other directors.
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