EDUCATION

DU makes elaborate arrangements to
check Holi hooliganism

New Delhi, March 2
The Holi festival is due on March 7, but the spirit prevails throughout the week. Although it is a festival of colours for those who accept it. Otherwise, some anti-social elements take advantage of this and try to harm the people and more often girls and women.

To keep a check on such activities, Delhi University has taken vital steps to provide security to girl students and other people from such anti-social elements. It has initiated steps to make elaborate internal and external security arrangements on the campus and its affiliated colleges to combat any act of Holi hooliganism and tumultuous causing harm to anybody particularly women students.

For this purpose, the university authority has asked assistance of police also. The proctorial staff and some voluntary organisations would also be spread throughout the campus to check any such violence. The university authority has specifically directed all the students studying in the colleges, especially living in different hostels, not to get indulged in any such violence. The authority has also warned the students that if someone would be found indulged in such unlawful activity, stringent action would be taken against him.

This is not the first time when the university is going to take such steps. Last year, too, the police arrested some people who were wandering in the area and were found in drunken state. TNS

GLITZ & GLAMOUR

Innovative treatment of contemporary fabrics
Manish Kumar Singal

DELHITES have yet another reason to rejoice at the onset of the spring-summer season with the opening up of Aura, an upmarket trendy label from Kolkata. The city that has given designers like Kiran Uttam Ghosh and Sabyasachi Mukherjee has another ace up its sleeve — Harshita Chawdhary.

Aura by Harshita is located in the upmarket Hauz Khas village and is targeted at beautiful women. It has melange simple cuts, vibrant hues and a kitsch look. Vibrant hues emphasize the joie de vivre of the woman of today.

Says Harshita, “My imagination translates itself into designs. I see everything as a beautiful, passionate creation and have been doing so as long as I can remember.” Her forte lies in craftsmanship, a legacy that the medley of unknown and faceless kaarigars, settled in the remote hamlets of West Bengal, preserve and give contemporary treatment to, under her exciting eye.

Though her choice of fabrics remains contemporarised — georgettes, crapes, chiffons and handlooms — Harshita innovates in her treatment. A unique concept is her hand painted sarees and dupattas (of salwar and chooridar suits), where tiny strokes of painterer’ brush strike a memorable symphony in bold and abstract designs like a piece of art. Rich, vibrant and colourful, these nature-inspired motifs, rendered in the artistic style of Kolkata’s famed art, leave a subtle yet striking impact.

The design range is eclectic and enriched. Harshita works with the finest embroidery schools, embellishing ideas and textural techniques to create a well-coordinated fuss free looks.

Finnish lawmakers in Noida Film City

The Parliamentary Committee for Education and Science of Finland at the Asian Academy of Film & TV in Noida.

The Parliamentary Committee for Education and Science of Finland visited the Asian Academy of Film & TV, which is located in Noida Film City, to have an overview of film making in this country.

Briefing the distinguished visitors on the technical, business and artistic angles of Indian filmmaking, the director of the academy, Mr Sandeep Marwah, offered to persuade the Bollywood film producers to shoot their films in Finland.

He pointed out that with a view to promote filmmaking in the country, the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has established an entertainment committee within its folds.

A world of bamboo music Delhi band Silk Route performing at the VII World Bamboo Congress. On the eve of VII World Bamboo Congress, an exclusive musical evening was organised at Ashoka Hotel on February 27. Renowned percussionist and handpicked musicians transported the audience into a magical world of sound and music with the use of Bamboo musical instruments. The fusion of art and music was the highlight of the evening with eminent artists surrendering to the music and letting their canvas show their emotions. Well-known Delhi band, Silk Route, performed at the unique event. The participating artists, Gopi Gajwani, Kundu, Yuriko Lochan, Shamshad Hussain, Sanjay Bhattacharya, Harsh Vardhan, Amitabh Das and Bulbul Sharma, painted to the accompaniment of the mesmerising music. Their canvas portrayed the inspiration that the music provided the artist.

Seven from Delhi amongst final 30

The final 30 contestants for Pond’s Femina Miss India 2004 have been shortlisted from 6,000 entries received across 63 regions of the country. Seven beauties from Delhi are amongst the lucky 30 who will set the stage afire on March 27.

These seven beauties are Kanika Khanna, an aspiring fashion designer; Romil Parashar, a journalism student from KN college; Sahiba Singh, an executive consultant in a Media house; Himani Thapa, an aspiring model; Donna Masih, a second year student from Jesus and Mary college; Saryu Singh, a literature graduate from Delhi University; Chesz Shetty, an NIFT student in Fashion Communication; and Radhika Bajaj, a journalism student from Lady Sriram College.

Expressing their views on beauty, the finalists said, “Beauty is not just skin deep but the overall personality of a person. Beauty is being you and it nurtures your inner self.”

Hydra repair for hair

L’Oreal Professionnel, one of the hairdressing industries worldwide, has introduced New Serie Expert Hydra Repair — a bi-active no rinse moisturising treatment spray that gives hair a unique balance of softness and lightness. The Thermo Bi-Actif system technology in Hydra repair provides instant nourishment and shine, whilst protecting dry/damaged hair from the heat of blow drying and straightening irons. This moisturising treatment spray contains a revolutionary silicon gum to smoothen and soften the hair cuticle.

The company has been pioneering the development of the Indian hairdressing industry, since 1997. Advanced professional hairdressing products, training and business development services form the core of this business.