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It is time for the bridal shower and more. The January and February brides can step out in style with Bridal Asia showcasing a merry mix of beauty, attitude and value for money, says Nirupama Dutt
New high “Ours is a non-recession industry for whatever be the times, marriages and shopping are handmaidens,” says Divya Gurwara, CEO, Bridal Asia, who is the city to announce the USP of the annual wedding extravaganza that has been attracting thousands for several years. “Of course, we have learnt from experience that when industry is doing well our exhibitions do better. We are back this time with innovations in style in the Rs 40,000-crore wedding industry.” Bridal Asia, the mammoth exhibition that caters to the great Indian wedding bazaar, is being held in At Ashoka Hotel in New Delhi from January 13 to 15, 2007. Comely Divya, whose brainchild the show is says: “ Today Bridal Asia has become a platform for top designers from the sub-continent and come New Year and we are introducing the freshest wedding trends that can be well exploited the entire season.” Designs aplenty The list of designers who are displaying their wares at the extravaganza make for an impressive list with Rina Dhaka, Malini Ramani, Gaurav Gupta Ritika Bhasin, Jatin Varma, Abha Dalmia and others. Jewellery designers include Alpana Gujaral, Shital Bajaj, Tanya Kohli, Archana Aggarwal and Jagan Nath Hem Chand will add to the glisten. Designers like Chandni Munjal (bags), Kavita Vasudev (shawls), Gem Opticians (eyewear), Window Passion (linen) and Ruchika Khorana (packaging) will complement the bridal trousseau. Divya who held one of the shows at Karachi will have designers this time from Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi showcasing their collections. Punjabi passion While Bridal Asia attracts people from all over the continent, Punjabis seem to be the most eager buyers. Divya, who has decided to keep the show always Delhi says: “We have lot of buyers from Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Patiala. I am a Punjabi and I feel that Punjabis are the most passionate people when it comes to making a splash at wedding time.” How true! |
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Christmas is still over a week away. New Year Eve even further. Yet garment houses across the city are heralding the party season with ‘Collection P’, says Saurabh Malik You blow kisses at one guest before breezing past the crowd. Storming into another group, you shake hands with other revelers before whizzing away from the gathering like a strong gust of wind. Right, for blowing into another bash with the agility of a party breezier! As you hate to be spotted in the same outfit twice, ever, city designers and garment houses have already come out with “gala party collection” just for “wild `n’ wacky party animals” like you. Correct folks, Christmas is over a week away. New Year Eve even further. Yet you can hear festive chimes heralding the party season in the prêt garment houses. As the overhead speakers boom with hit Bollywood numbers, gleaming crystals cascading down the glamorously glittering asymmetrical dresses dazzle you like never before. If you haven’t seen the stuff, drive down the streets winding their way through fashion for reaching smart superstores and trend malls across the city. In city’s downtown, go to “Style Chek”. The apparel house entered the party scene Friday afternoon with reed-thin models sashaying down the narrow ramps of life for displaying “Collection P” at a fashion show. Backless halter neck tops over tight denims hugging the body like second skin, glittery jackets with intricate work sliding down the fragile shoulders to reveal the latest in spaghetti tops, short jackets in fluorescent hues adding colour to the shades of festive season and sparkling wedge heels gleaming under flashing psychedelic lights…. You could not have asked for more from the dainty models. Taking you around the aisles lined with party pleasures, young entrepreneurs in fashion business Anju and Vikas Tibrewal say now you do not have go shop hopping for picking up stylish party wear. For brands like GAP, Donna Karan (DKNY) Old Navy, Banana Republic and Hugo, all offer stuff that can set the dance floor afire with blazing collection. “Just in case being opulent and looking royal is on your agenda, go in for elaborate details, jewels and semi-precious stones decorating chiffon and velvet,” Anju suggests. “You can go in for tunic-top with fold-up jeans. Else, you can jazz up basic tees with nice short jackets with knitted bottom and neck”. Just remember to keep the apparels short — rights from skirts to coats and tops. For all good things, including you, come in small packages. Go in for real tiny dresses with rich brocade, embroidery and stones adding zest to the celebration look, gorgeously and glamorously. Only be ready to disallow chill to freeze the thrill. Another thing! Celebrate “Golden Christmas” with stuff in the rich glittery hue. Pick up garments with generous helping of crystals, zardosi, brocade. Match them with golden stilletoes. For, the party season is not going to come for several months. Ho, ho, ho, for now, folks.
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Stoned
All this at the recently concluded sculpture workshop at Kalagram, Mani Majra which brought four sculptors (two from Delhi and one each from Orissa and Rajasthan) under a single roof to allow them to create anything they wished to. These works, like the earlier ones from earlier workshops, will find place of pride in the gardens here but for the artists, especially up-coming ones, this is the perfect opportunity to let their creativity flow and under the warm winter sun, each of them have blossomed in these 15 days. Shiv Kumar (Delhi) left his job working on the interiors of museums around the country to take up sculpting around the clock. With a Masters degree in Fine Arts with specialisation in sculpture, this young man is out to prove his parents wrong and change mindsets about art. “Everyone in my family used to think I was a signboard painter. But now they know what I do and appreciate it too,” he smiles. Shiv Kumar’s work in black marble titled Atyachar (Atrocities), depicts a woman lying on a shoe. “I used to work on birds but when I started to look around I realised the pain that women have to go through to eke out a normal living that is when I started working on this,” he explains. Narinder Singh’s (Delhi) work in sandstone also portrays a woman but in the context of nature, assimilated into a tree with a pigeon perched on the boughs above. The female form is languid, almost poetic thriving within nature’s hold and Narinder is working on a series of sculptures with this very idea but art is no new muse for him. Coming from a family of sculptors he is out to make his own little niche too. Nityanand Ojha’s (Orissa) sculpture is interesting because the subject chosen by him is something he has been researching and drawing for a while now. It is the bakri (goat) which finds a place in his tools of inspiration and for which he has even received an award in Nagpur. A sword in black marble, decorated with flowers and with a wavy edge is his way of saying, “use the sword well, not to kill but to defend.” With it is a goat ready for slaughter in white marble. His idea is simple. “Each one of us is a goat going to slaughter. By taking God’s name and killing it does not sanctify the act. It is still being used to fill the belly of those who kill it,” he explains. Coming from a family of traditional sculptors in Bhuvaneshwar, he took a pledge at the age of eight that he would become an artist and nothing else. “Art is an intensive point present within each one of us. It may not be a conventional ‘drawing’ form of art but by following your passion, it becomes an art,” he smiles. Shyam Kishore Mishra (Pilani, Rajasthan) teaches sculpture at the Birla Public School, takes no tea or coffee, has no vices he can name and believes in the strength of women. His sculpture in black marble, Grihalaxmi brings the woman and her home together in one work. The uneven texture represents her inner turmoil and troubles and the clean surface denotes her ability to absorb all trouble from others and keep a happy home running. Working with bronze and mixed media, he says material is not chosen without thought; it brings to the sculpture a part of the idea being worked upon. Art he believes is his identity and all he wants is to maintain this ‘relationship’ with it. “It is, after all, representative of our past, present and future. Look at Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper it reveals the painter’s whole life,” he explains. Art is indeed life for these young men.
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ORIENT EXPRESS
Have you eaten yet?’ If not, take this catch-line seriously and sink your teeth into the Oriental Food Festival at Elevens at the Kaptain’s Retreat in Sector 35 where exotic mushrooms mingle freely with long-whiskered lobsters and snow peas rub shoulders with Shark-fin! What makes this festival so pleasing to the palate is that the sauces (and there are some tongue-twisters here!), the recipes and the ingredients are not run-of-the-mill; some of them are the affable Chef’s own concoctions! So does he not need to know his oriental well we ask? “Not really,” smiles Chef Lai Rana (straight from the haloed portals of Nepal). “Pure oriental food is not something that will appeal to us. It is bland and boiled and just not something we have even acquired a taste for,” he explains. So masala maar ke (our theory we must admit!) dig into the entrée at first count. From Sambal Prawns (Rs 400) to sliced lamb marinated in pring khing curry pate, grilled and tossed in hot coconut sauce to crispy baby corn, mushrooms, artichokes and water chestnuts tossed in kung chang sauce (Rs 150) there is still plenty left over to peek into. Couple this with satay—chicken, fish, prawn and vegetable—with interesting sauces to each, hot basil, lemon chilli, peanut, and dunk a dimsum into your mouth for size and voila you are ready to move onto the soups before your stomach bursts. Veg Kimling Soup, flavoured with lemon chilli and decked with broccoli, baby corn, snow peas and straw mushrooms is the ‘green’ option or else eat up with Soto Ayam, a spicy Thai chicken soup with lemon grass, kha and Thai herbs (Rs 100). Onto the main course and here is a veritable sea-food paradise right from the New Paradise Lobster (we told you!) cooked in Chinese herbs and red wine to Prawn Wasabi, pan-grilled prawns in dry sherry and kuitiew (tomato and onion) sauce to river Sole fillet cooked in chilli coconut sauce (Rs 300) to chicken and vegetables there is a small, yet interesting array to choose from. Top up the meal with Small Tapioca Pearls (Rice Puffs) cooked in coconut milk and sugar or Grenadine Glazed Savoury Fruits and you will be ready to lie long in the spry winter sun. All this in addition to their regular Pakistani and Thai cuisine that they offer, we are told but what is the flavour of the festival currently, it is the jumbo prawns. The mantra is, according to General Manager Preet Pal Singh, to introduce new flavours before bringing in the whole hog (err sea-food and others) to the table. So while Elevens promises exciting new festivals in the coming year, we will get to see that octopus soon enough in another exotic-sounding sauce over which we can twist our tongue some more! The festival is on till December 30.
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BON APPETIT
Young children could be roped in to help, and they invariably have a ball! When my two cutlets were driving me crackers, I would shepherd them into the kitchen and give them dough to plough through. Once I’d stirred in the measured ingredients, they had a field day. A bonus point for home-made pizza base is that you can use some wholemeal flour, increasing your family’s fibre intake. Use olive oil— it’s healthier. Reduce the quantity of cheese used and be innovative with the toppings, experimenting with nourishing vegetables. Some bakers are doing pizza bases with some atta added to them, so that would be a short cut if you want to save some time. When ready, pizzas should be served at once. Once they’re cold, they taste like leather. Then, you can sole your shoes with them! Re-heating helps but makes them quite brittle. Neapolitan Pizza 1 ½ tbsp yeast 2 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp butter or olive oil 1 ½ cups atta 1 ½ cups maida 1 ¼ cups thick tomato puree 4-6 cloves garlic, crushed 1cup chopped capsicum ¾ cup sliced onion ¾ tsp dried oregano ½ -1 cup grated cheese Method Sprinkle yeast on one cup of lukewarm water and leave aside till frothy. Add the sugar, salt and olive oil. Use this liquid to make a pliable dough using the two pre-sifted batches of flour. Cover with a wet cloth or a plastic sheet and leave to rise for one hour. In the meanwhile, toss the garlic into a hot pan with a little bit of oil. Add the tomato puree and season, cooking on a slow fire till the sauce acquires a deeper colour. You may even spike this up with some chilli sauce if you like. Getting back to the dough for the pizza base, divide into two portions and with greased hands, stretch the dough to fit into two greased trays. Brush lightly with oil and cover with the prepared tomato paste. Scatter the sliced vegetables of your choice over the tomato sauce, topping lastly with cheese. Bake at 180?C for 20 minutes till the cheese melts and the edges of the base are crisp. Tips and variations
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Frisky whisky Cocktail
bars are sprouting up round the city. Even the more up-market restaurants are now sporting cocktail menus. But disappointingly, the number of people actually ordering something from these menus is very limited. Chandigarh has always been, and remains, a city of whiskey drinkers. Cocktails, for many, are a tad bit too adventurous a proposition. The only people who tend to order cocktails are the younger crowd, that too predominantly the younger women. For the men the staple drink remains a whiskey. And the only real variation they make in their drinking habits is a change from a Scotch to a Malt whiskey. Perhaps the problem with the cocktail menus in the city is the lack of whiskey-based drinks (hopefully it’s not the lack of an adventurous spirit amongst our drinkers!). So here are a couple of suggestions for any brave whiskey drinkers willing to try something different, while staying loyal to their usual alcohol. I would like to add, that please do not use your more expensive and exquisite whiskies because their tastes should be savored the way they are. Rusty Nail A drink essentially for people who enjoy their whiskey but cannot stand the harsh aftertaste, the Rusty Nail is a refreshing change. A combination of Scotch whiskey (blended whiskey) and Drambuie with its sweet honey taste, the rusty nail makes for a delicious drink in which one can appreciate the taste of whisky and enjoy a sweeter aftertaste. Ingredients 1 ½ parts Blended whiskey (Scotch) Preparation: Stir the whiskey and drambuie in a glass with crushed ice. Add twist of lemon and serve. Manhattan The Manhattan originated at the Manhattan Club in New York City in the early 1870s, where it was invented for a banquet hosted by Jennie Jerome (Lady Randolph Churchill, Winston’s mother) in honor of presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden. It was after the success of this banquet that the drink became fashionable. Fashionable as it is , it has never been able to catch up with its other New York counterpart the Martini. Ingredients 2 parts Whiskey (preferably Bourbon) Preparation: Add all the ingredients to a shaker that is 50% filled with ice. Shake well and serve in cocktail glasses. Add a strip of lemon skin. |
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Kabab
odyssey Amrit Kaucchur, instructor at the Hot Millions Institute of Hotel Management, best describes the affair between Punjabis and kababs, “We are happy go lucky people and love to have a good time. Piping hot kababs cooked on charcoal go well with hard drinks, that explains our craze for kababs”. To make the best out of the cold winter evenings, inviting close friends over for a barbecue is the most exciting thing to do. If preparing kababs at home is just too cumbersome, no need to worry the stores in the city is well stocked with all kinds of kababs. Frozen or semi cooked these kababs need to be heated or microwaved. Peshawari, Sector 19, has Shami kababs (veg and Mutton), Seekh kababs (veg, chicken and mutton) and chicken tangri kababs to offer. MG stores, Sector 9, has a long list of kabas to choose from. They have a choice between vegetarian, chicken and mutton kababs. Say Nikhil Mittal, manager,” Kashmiri Gelafi, black pepper seekh kababs and stuffed chicken tangri with mutton keema stuffing is the most popular amongst our customers.” The store also makes custom made kababs on order with cheese fills or any other flavour as desired. The Alchemist Ltd., Sector 8 has four different flavours of kababs in mutton and chicken to offer- ginger, ajwain, black pepper and the standard flavour. Their mutton Seekh kababs are for Rs 60 per 250 gms, Shammi kababs Rs 35 per 250 gms, chicken seekh kababs Rs 55 per 250 gms and cocktail seekh kababs Rs 58 per 250 gms”, says Narinder manager of Alchemist, “Our kababs have to be micro waved before being eaten and the Shami kababs can be cooked in a frying pan on slow flame with little bit of oil.” Amrit Kochhur suggests roasted potatoes, mushrooms, salads and green mint chutney along with kababs at a barbecue. Goldies, Sector 8, also has semi cooked veg and non-veg kababs to offer. While on their ready to eat menu along with the usual seekh kababs and others, they have the doner kababs to offer in paneer chicken and keema. Don’t forget to try their Kathi kabab served with green mint chutney and sliced onions, says Dharminder. “We are the only restaurant in Chandigarh to offer doner kababs to our customers.” Swagath, Sector 26, has some yummy sounding kababs on its menu. Says Manish Goel, manager. “During winters fish kababs are very popular. These are authentic Hyderabadi tikkas. Other favorites are the barra kababs (ribs of lamb) and sikandari rann. Sikandari rann kababs are leg of lamb, marinated in a mixture of our chefs most favourite and secretive mix of masala and herbs, for 24 hours, before being cooked.” Swagath’s veg and non-veg kabab platters are also a must try. The Manor, Sector 26, offers its customers a variety of kababs that it is difficult to choose from. A must try is their kakori kabab, a traditional non-veg Lucknowi seekh mixed with Kakori village spices. For vegetarians there is Bhuni hui chaat-pineapple, apple, beetroot, broccoli, papaya and bell peppers roasted on charcoal. Chef Bhartendu Sharma suggest,” A must try during these winters is our seafood platter, curry patte ki machhli and nashila jhingan (prawns marinated in vodka and cooked in a clay oven)”. So go and grab some and why don’t you do the same. |
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Prince of all dhabas It’s not only affordable food but all worries of mothers taken care of, swear these regulars to the dhaba. “Even my mom would like to come and eat sometime here”, says Rajat an MA student. And for Sharda, “No geri to the University is complete without having food at the dhaba”. Coming down to the essentials of the more than 50-year-old Prince dhaba near the Panjab University gate “The USP is the cleanliness of the place and the prices”, says Sharanpreet. Talk to the cook himself Ashok Sharma as he makes the alu and paneer stuffed paranthas for the breakfast at the dhaba and he agrees completely with the regulars here. “I have been here for around two decades and even students like Kiran Bedi used to come and eat here. She also used to teach me political science when she was studying here.” How much has the place changed well Ashok says, “Our effort is not to change too much as much as to maintain what we are.” This means the restaurant never loses sight of their biggest clientele the students from the University. “We never compromise on our routines says Ajvinder
Singh, owner of the restaurant. “A student can still have a sumptuous meal here in just 30 rupees”. This does not mean that they go overboard in pleasing them as discipline of the place is very important and there is no flouting the rule of serving breakfast only till 11 am and lunch time begins on dot at 1 pm”, he says. For the favourites everyone has a special favourite from the veg and non-veg cuisine offered by the dhaba. For Mannat it is chole bhature while for Kuldeep Singh it is the dal makhani which wins thumbs down. The dhaba has branched out to catering at weddings and parties but students still remain the special clients and this way it is going to be says Ajvinder Singh. “We owe our success to hundreds of young and beautiful faces who have come and gone who earned us our special status among the students and we can never be thankful enough”. |
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The occasion, the cheery success of Star’s 7827 Voice mobile phone service which had endless fans calling in, we were told, for their Ek Mulakat Sitarron Ke Saath contest. After all fans are king! Apart from the ‘fans-meet-stars’ moments, it was Fauzdar’s ha-ha, Mouni’s easy answers and Pulkit’s intensity for his ‘craft’ that stole the show. Of course we all know stardom happened to Mouni and Pulkit “quite by chance”. Mouni in the middle of her Masters in Mass Communication at Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi (after rejecting an MA in English from JNU and fighting with everyone in her family to do her Mass Communication!) decided to take another panga. She went to the Kyunki auditions for a lark and got the most coveted role in Indian television, that of the mirror image of Tulsi! Ditto for Pulkit who, as a young struggling actor in Mumbai, went for auditions and ended up reporting for shooting the very next day! Both are concentrating on Kyunkii. Simply because you do not get to work with Ekta Kapoor ‘just like that’ and what is more, they are under a three year contract which does not permit them to do anything else. But then this is Kyunkii not some ABC! Any dream roles, when the time comes? “Romance” says Pulkit who claims to be able to sweep a tree, stick or even a man with his brand of romance. “Oh yes” chirps in Mouni. “Ekta even said to me once, look at him he looks like Shah Rukh Khan and you look like Chacha Chowdhary’s wife!” Ah camaraderie in a day’s work which Fauzdar sure can identify with. With three films under his belt—two Hindi and one Punjabi--this poet, author and compic caperer is on a roll. (Imagine a film featuring him as a cop called Pistol Singh!). Why all this fun? Kyunkii reel life imitates real life, that is why! |
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Film & Fashion Nicole Richie claims that she was on Vicodin during her recent DUI arrest, only to treat her menstruation cramps. Richie was arrested on December 11, for driving on the wrong way down a California highway under the influence of pot and Vicodin. She says she isn’t addicted to pills, and is insisting to friends that she only “occasionally” takes Vicodin once a month at the start of her menstruation cycle, according to hollywoodrag. “She knows she made a mistake, but overall she’s in a better place, she has come a long way from her heroin days, “a friend said. Richie is not too happy with the police records for listing her weight as 85 pounds. Floyd signs eyeballs
A pair of six-feet high eyeballs signed by members of rock band Pink Floyd is being auctioned, the proceeds of which will be given to homeless charity Crisis. The props that were made to promote Pulse DVD will be open to bid on e-bay. Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, a long-term supporter of Crisis, said extra help was needed in the winter months. “The eBay auction will not only raise much needed funds for the charity but will also raise awareness of the plight of the homeless at a time of year when they are most vulnerable,” Gilmour told BBC. Crisis will open seven centres in London between 23-30 December ‘06, offering homeless or poorly-housed people companionship, access to services, learning opportunities and a programme of entertainment.
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SIDELELANES It galled Europe to see Hitler -a puny, over ambitious, rapacious ex-sergeant with a toothbrush moustache, goose-stepping and desecrating Europe and parts of Africa. He had to be stopped and all those “natives” who had joined the British Army were called upon to prove their loyalty. From the time of its creation till the present moment, Mhow has played an important part in an infantry man’s life. He is trained here and during various stages of his (and now her) life, a successful examination is the first step to the next rank. The “Kavach” was the most happening spot at our Senior Command course. Its new found existence added a lot of colour and music to a life generally centred around salutes, boots, bugles, P-caps, geru, chuna and map-work It was a restaurant cum bar, manned by liveried bearers who served drinks and food with military precision and silent, soft footed servitude. Our enthusiasm knew no bounds when we discovered a slippery, mosaic dance floor. The new Commandant had arrived at the Infantry School. None of us had seen him. He was to give his opening address in the morning. As Tony and I waltzed to “Lara’s Theme” we spotted a striking, middle aged man sitting alone in one of the darker corners. Ever affable, Tony halted in mid swing and approached the lonely new comer. “Sir, why don’t you join in and shake a leg? You can dance with my wife.” I was visibly annoyed but Tony, always the saviour of lost souls, did not notice this. The stranger did, smiled an electrifying smile and declined. “No thanks! I’ll take a rain cheque.” Tony and I continued to dance. Lunch was ready. The phulkas had fluffed out perfectly and I waited for Tony to come home with his huge appetite. He walked in, silently. I asked if he was going in for the ‘flu. He looked a bit pale and unlike his usual effervescent self. “Do you know that was General K.K.Sundarji I asked to shake a leg? I wonder if he’ll ruin my ACR?” For the remainder of the course, the General always tweaked his leg when he saw Tony. K.K. wore long kurtas with denim jeans and rode a bicycle around the campus. Officers flattered him by adopting the same style. He played cricket and ran races with the children and ordered parents to continue with their Sunday morning chores while he romped around with their progeny. Whenever he threw a party, we were expected to sit on the floor. He taught the army that “relaxing” was not a dirty word. He was larger than life and one of the most thinking generals who guided the army into the computer age. He expected very hard work but taught us all to let our hair down when off the parade ground. Those of us who came into contact with him still salute his memory. And he gave Tony a great ACR! |
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Word Play
Standard usage Standard usage refers to words, phrases, sentences and expressions accepted by the experts of the English language. Standard is the only level, which is totally acceptable in formal, informal usage, in business reports or personal letters. Informal usage Informal usage refers to those expressions that are accepted in casual talking or informal communication but are not quite acceptable at any formal, social or business occasion. For example, ‘Hello’, how do you do and how are you’, can be used anywhere but ‘Hi’ even though it has become common is not acceptable on formal occasions. Dialect Refers to words, which reflect local expression pronunciations sentence patterns of a specific geographical region. We have all heard the Yorkshire, Midlands and Welsh accents as well as the American drawl. Slang Refers to language that has gained popularity of with certain age-group or youngsters. ‘Cool’ means ‘great’ today but soon some other word will replace cool. Slang ‘words’ keep changing ever so often. Every generation has its own slang. Nonstandard usage Nonstandard usage is the bottom of the rung. Words like didn’t, ain’t, won’t, don’t, are altogether unacceptable. Today we continue with the second part of ‘Pairs that Snare’. 1. Imputed — Ascribed or attributed (to) Reputed — Considered or regarded 2. Lead — to be first, to conduct something, a metal Led — It's the past tense of the verb to lead (to be first or to conduct)3. Loose — untied or free, not tight Lose — to misplace something, to be beaten eg. in a competition. 4. Moral — a point or lesson, concerning laws of God and man Morale — it is a state of mind concerning confidence and courage 5. Elusive — baffling, tending to slip away, escape Illusive — deceptive and misleading, unreal 6. Flaunt — to made a gaudy display; to show off something Some women like to flaunt their wealth Flout — to defy Most teenagers flout all traffic rules 7. Loose — it means "not tight; untied or free" Lose — it means to misplace; to suffer the loss of; (2) to be Beaten 8. Suit — A coat with matching trousers; proceeding in a court of law; the courting of a womanSuite — A set of rooms in a hotel The answers to last weeks brain twister exercise are: 1. JRNETDSWOUO --- Becomes JUST ONE WORD 2. LLEEEEPNSSSSS --- Becomes sleeplessness For next week list out words ending with -- 'ISMS' - Eg. Communism
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COOL STUFF Kajaria Ceramics Limited, the largest manufacturer of ceramic floor and wall tiles in the country, inaugurated its office cum tile display centre in Chandigarh city. This state of the art tile display centre, the first of its kind in Chandigarh not only imparts energetic and attractive looks but also embodies the artistic confluence of display and décor with interesting color schemes to create an elegant ambience. Travel gear
JanSport, the original outdoor gear brand has entered India, with an impressive range of backpacks and travel gear to choose from and boasts of classic, ruddy designs satisfying every taste and lifestyle. JanSport is ideal blend of style, quality, comfort and functionality and known for a lifetime warranty on their products, as well as a long history of innovations. Utilitarian the bags add style to the young executives with his laptop or the student with their books on their backs. The backpacks ideally offer functionality and style with comfort. JanSport bags are classified into five categories namely lifestyle, commuter, outdoor, classic and campus bags. Classic styling combined with fashion forward colors and prints make these bags perfect for school, office and travel and evoke a sense of spiritedness and adventure. The collection of bags is available in a variety of designs, priced at Rs1100 upwards. The colors, range from playful yellows, pinks, blues and greens, as well as iconic colors of navy and white. Rock ’n’ roll
Its time to romance the winter chills and wear off the weariness of entire year as it’s the season for partying, fun and frolic with music and dance. Match your attire to the celebration moods with Pepe Jeans London ’s latest convoy of Rock’n ’Roll collection. Wearable from dawn to dusk, weekends or parties and to show off lots of attitude the jeans are a statement and especially a look. Rock ’n’ roll and fashion are intrinsically tied. The collection is a blend of Victoriana meeting Rock and Roll. The Victorian look of this season is reworked and developed upon to give the feel off nostalgic rock band. Velveteen, moleskin cottons and cavalry twills lean towards uniform, and a balance achieved through the use of fine cotton voiles and laces. Knits are delicate and intricate with antique look structures in soft mohair and satin yarns. The group is rich in understated decoration with tone on tone glass beadwork and antique look metallic embroideries and insignias. Winter skin
EverYuth, the specialty skin care brand of Cadila Healthcare Ltd has introduced a natural oil control, Granular Face Wash. It’s a unique 100 per cent soap free, oil control formulation which deep cleans and soothes the skin with the natural goodness of Tea Tree Oil, Neem and Chamomile. It has been developed to effectively unclog the skin of impurities and control excessive oil secretion that results in the formation of pimples, whiteheads and blackheads. EverYuth’s Granular face wash is a perfect blend of Neem, Chamomile, and Tea Tree oil and is prices at Rs 30 for 60 gm pack. Packed raita
Nestlé India has come up with its own fresh and natural raita with its recent launch of Nestle Fresh ‘ n ‘ natural raita. Nestle raita is priced at Rs 15 for the 185gm pack and Rs 25 for the 380gm pack and retails in all major markets of Delhi and Mumbai. This raita is low in fat for the calorie conscious consumers and has all the goodness of fresh and natural dahi and real bhuna jeera, thus helping improve digestion”. It lends itself to a variety of dishes. Add it to your papri chaat, dahi vada, use as a dip with parantha or thepla or simply add fresh vegetables to add your personal touch. Fabric pens
Pidilite has launched the new Fevicryl Fabric pens to enable you to create, innovate and decorate your outfits with your own designs and ideas. The fabric pens are water based and easy to use. Pour out your ideas on your plain white T-shirts, or make those jeans your canvas they can be applied on all cotton fabrics. The pens are waterproof and fade proof, so you need not worry about running colours, and show off your creations out in the sun. Available in 12 vibrant shades, they are easily available across stores at an affordable price of Rs 30 per fabric pen. Designer pens
Luxor, the market leader in writing instruments, has launched their new range of pens called ‘Louis Charron’. This range, designed exclusively by young and aspiring students of design from England, France, Germany and India, is the company’s special initiative to promote young talent and creativity from across the globe. These designer pens would be available in India at an attractive price range of Rs 50-300. Flamboyant in aesthetics Control hair fall
Relief is in sight for those who see countless strands of hair wash away after a shower or while combing with India’s leading FMCG major, Marico Limited, has introduced Parachute Therapie™, a breakthrough scientific product to control hair fall. A premium hair fall solution, Parachute Therapie contains ‘Root Activising Alpha Proteins’ - a unique blend of proteins, minerals, herbs and vitamins that on regular and advised quantities help control hair fall within 45 days. The International Association of Trichologists certifies Parachute Therapie™ and is available at chemists, cosmetic stores, select grocers and modern formats across India. Available in a 150 ml pack, Parachute Therapie™ is priced at Rs 190. Overnight floors
New floor no longer means days of complete mess, noise and head aches. Now, changing your old tiles is a piece of cake! Pidilite presents Roff Non Skid Adhesive (NSA) – tile adhesive that enables you to lay down your new flooring, without breaking the old one. The new Roff NSA saves you substantial time and cost of labour involved in the breaking and chipping of old tiles. The adhesive method also eliminates the use of sand, cement and neeroo (hydrated lime), thus saving material costs as well. The new NSA is so fast, your new floor gets ready to use within 24 hours! Better than normal cement its accommodation properties and easy spread, eliminates any possibility of cracks. It retains its strong adhesive properties even in extreme heat, keeping the tiles glued together. It is completely waterproof too. Italian rice
R. R. Oomerbhoy Pvt. Ltd. (RRO), a leading food company in India has tied up with Riso Gallo, leading producers of rice in Italy, to exclusively market and distribute the brand in India. Risotto is one of the most famous dishes in Italian cuisine. To get the perfect creamy and velvety consistence with the rice cooked ‘al dente’ or firm to bite, all one needs is the best rice milled under the most perfect conditions. Riso Gallo - Italy’s best, is selected from the rice fields of Lombardy, the famous Po Valley region – every grain stone milled to preserve all the natural goodness. Easy loans
Saral Loans, today announced the commencement of its one-stop solution center for people availing loans of any nature, be it home, personal, auto or any other kind of loan, making life simpler for the borrowers. All one has to do is call 6000 3333 or go online to www.saralloans.com and fill in a basic form expressing your type of loan, amount and tenure of loan… voila! Within 48 hrs you would be given options to choose from, after which a DSA would visit you personally and finish all the formalities for the loan. SAY FoBaz, 24X7
FoBaz is fast revolutionizing the way people look at photography. Close on the heels of launching first-of-its kind company in India that offers photo services like sharing-enabled online storage at www.fobaz.com, high-quality photo printing and delivery, personalized photo cards and gift items like calendars, mugs and T-shirts, the FoBaz team is now concentrating on the region north of Delhi. And what better choice than zeroing-in on Punjab – the wealthiest state of the country, which has the highest per capita income, a long history and rich cultural heritage. FoBaz is a leading digital imaging solutions provider in India. With the vision “from anywhere…to anywhere”, FoBaz ably uses technology to provide one access to its services ANYWHERE, ANYTIME worldwide. This means that anyone in a village or town in Punjab can connect with their near and dear ones in any corner of the world through pictures with just a click of the mouse. FoBaz takes care of the rest. FoBaz India is the brainchild of its Managing Director and CEO Virender K. Ahluwalia, a native of Punjab having his origins in Phagwara. The return of this child of Punjab takes place after 25 years of work in the United States where he helped start a number of successful ventures. |
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Health tip of the day
Taking three meals a day showed tendency to being overweight rather than taking five small means as it is the total caloric intake rather than frequency of meals that influence weight.
— Dr Ravinder Chadha |
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For each of these artists, sculpting is ‘belief’ rising from deep within urging the stone to speak of their passion for their art. Each work is deeply illustrative of the four artists’ communication with their environment but not in a frivolous manner. These works are thoughtful and reflective of their convictions. 
One of our Bombay friends has an ancient old fossil for a ‘bai’ who is practically part of the family. On a hectic day when things were running late, my friend decided to send her out to pick up some paav-bhaaji so that dinner would not be delayed any further. The withered bai announced without preamble that she would do so, but would fetch ‘Peejjaa’ for herself since she didn’t much care for paav-bhaaji! When the standard daal-roti sounds boring, don’t we all gravitate towards the likes of pizzas and burgers, gorging ourselves on them, pretending that fast food is not so un-healthy after all? Are pizzas really so unhealthy? This is indeed a thorny issue, because I believe we can relegate them to a more honourable position with a little bit of effort (effort on YOUR part, that
is!). You could try making pizzas at home to ensure that they are more wholesome.
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So does that mean no free time at all? “Luckily yes” says the intense Pulkit who wants to do nothing else but act. But for Mouni, it means shopping, watching movies and indulging in her favourite occupation, making puppets—Japanese puppets, muppets and even hand puppets. 
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