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Fish out swimwear that shouts sheer comfort, sizzling style & swim away the summer blues.
Anandita Gupta does a reccee of the city. Here is what to slip into & where to enjoy the dipping sessions MERCILESS afternoons. The sun shining bold and bright. Warm, sultry mornings. Evenings whizzing off flushes of lukewarm air. Little wonder, sweet sounds of splashing in cool water beckon us to beat the heat. After all, what could beat the summer ennui (and sticky heat!) better than the thrill of plunging into a sparkling pool? Here’s a lowdown on pools and facilities available in town. Read on, go check them out and swim your summer blues away. There are lots of exciting options to choose from. Hygiene rules AT Lake Sports Complex, the beginner’s pool accommodates 30 kids while the adults pool has a capacity of 80. Renovated last April, with its spanking tiles and newly installed filtration plant, both pools would open to members (Rs 300 a month) and guests (Rs 25 a day) from April 15. The pool has two coaches-cum-lifeguards and would soon be hiring a woman lifeguard. The USP here remains separate timings for men (7-8 a.m. and 5-6 p.m.) and women (6-7 a.m. and 4-5 p.m.), besides the filtration plant that runs 8-12 hours a day. Also, the water here is regularly chlorinated. Free coaching CHANDIGARH Club’s kicking off its swimming season from April 14. While the club members can avail of the seasonal card of Rs 1,400 or pay Rs 450 a month, guests have to pay Rs 50 a session. The pool boasts of a filtration plant and chlorination engineers visit it every month. Though there are no separate timings for men and women, the pool’s open hours are 6-9 a.m. and 4.30-9p.m. Besides two coaches and lifesavers, coaching here is free! Steep vs affordable LOOKING for high profile pools? Chandigarh Golf Club’s all-weather pool is a good option. Functional nine months a year, the pool’s sadly only for members (Rs 1,500 for the season). Another all-weather pool is the one at Sector 23 that opens May 1. While students here pay Rs 500, the fee for non-students is Rs 1,400. Swimming is already on at Taj-17 and Mountview-10. Kids under 12 pay Rs 500 a month, while membership fee for adults is Rs 1,000. The timings are 6-7.30 a.m. and 4-5.30 p.m. for women and 7.30-9 a.m. and 5.30-9 p.m. for families. For a swim at Taj, be ready to shell out Rs 4,000 a month or Rs 45,000 annually. The advantage: You can take a dip in the sparkling blue waters anytime from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.! And if you aren’t in a mood to splurge, try the Chandigarh Press Club (Rs 150 for a regular member). Other options are the Panjab University and Kendriya Vidyalaya pools. Before you take the plunge n
A good shower is a must before entering the pool. n
Swim in well cleaned, chlorinated swimming pools. Less of chlorine leads to infections and excess of chlorine causes sore throat, skin irritations and stinging eyes. n
Don’t wear contact lenses while swimming. n
Wear eye goggles, earplugs and a well-fitted silicon swimming cap. The cap will prevent your tresses from stiffening due to the chlorine in water. n
Don’t enter the pool if you have eye flu, skin allergy, cold, ear infection, an open wound or any contagious illness. n
Ensure the water is safe and there’s a lifeguard around. |
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Informs Rajesh Bajaj, Prime Sports-7, “People now ask for jazzy accessories .” Little wonder, Bajaj stocks everything from swimming gogs (Rs 125-500), silicon caps (Rs 100-250), cover-up gowns (Rs 200-600) and swimming tubes (Rs 100-350) to ear-plugs (Rs 100-250) in funky colours. Besides, there are single-piece swimsuits and bikinis flaunting designer-tags. Micky Chhabra’s summer bonanza includes lycra bikinis (Rs 615-745) and single-piece swimsuits (RS 945-1,100) in florals and abstracts. Inner Secrets-8 stocks sarongs in chiffons, polka bikinis and one-piece costumes with attached frock-frills and half-sleeved tops (Rs 450-1,000) by Juliet. Attractions-16 has swimwear from Thailand (Rs 450-900) in botanical prints. Benetton-17offers cutesy halter bikinis (Rs 1,099), with bloomers as cover-ups for the kiddies. The brand’s one-piece swimsuits have Swarovskies on them! Reebok has printed bikinis (Rs 1,699), trunks in bright solids (Rs 1,099). At Adidas there are trunks in blacks and blues (Rs 1,050-1,190), single-piece swimsuits in stripes and twin coloured bikinis (Rs 1,500-1,700). Informs Neha of Ten West, “Halters, plunging necklines and asymmetric shoulder straps are hot.” Time for an impulsive getaway to the pool! Sizzling swimwear styles to suit your body
n Small busted: Light colours, prints, metallics, halter triangle bikini tops, shiny fabrics and embellishments on top. n
Large busted: Straight cut bust styles like a classic tank & wide shoulder straps. n
No waist: Thin belted suit, wrap-front (surplice) or colour blocking. n
Bulging tummy: Vertical stripes and face-framing details. n
Short legs: Vertical stripes. Avoid boy shorts and skirted bikinis. n
Long body: Horizontal stripes, super bright colours, ruffled skirts as cover-ups. n
Big bottom: Lighter colours and prints with solid darks on bottom. |
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New releases Starring: Ajay Devgan, Kajol Director: Ajay Devgan Ajay is on a cruise with his friends - Nikhil and Reena, unhappily married, and Vicky and Natasha, happily unmarried. Ajay is having a wonderful time dealing with martial strife, bad language and huge hangovers, when he finds Pia, and time stands still. After a disastrous first meeting, Ajay tries to woo her. He wants her, by hook or crook. She’s not an easy catch, but finally, by sheer perseverance he wins her heart. They develop a strong bond. In each other, they find an anchor. But the tide goes against them. Weighted down by lies and deceit, their relationship drowns. But even oceans cannot keep true love apart. Ajay waits for Pia and she comes back. And they rush into marriage, despite all the advice. Their marriage flourishes. Now no marriage is complete without problems and the two also have to face hurdles. But Ajay and Pia don’t give up. They battle all odds, and dance, and sometimes fall. But every time they fall, they fall in love. And that’s what a successful marriage requires. This is the love story of Ajay and Pia. There may be no monuments dedicated to them and their names will soon be forgotten. But they succeeded in loving each other with all their heart and soul, and in life and marriage, that has always been enough. Showing at: Fun Republic, Piccadily, Suraj
(Pkl) Wifey’s Take SHE won our hearts with Fanaa when she made a comeback post-marriage. The lively, cheerful, talented and gorgeous Kajol will now be seen in hubby’s directorial debut U Me Aur Hum. Smiles the celeb wife, “I insisted on being there in Pyar To Hona Hi Tha, Dil Kya Kare, Raju Chacha and now U Me.. .” So how is it sharing screen space with him? “It’s no different, we are thorough professionals,” she says. Who is better, Ajay, the actor or Ajay, the director? “He is very hardworking. I feel he was born to direct,” praises the wifey. And what about My name is Khan with buddy SRK? “Talks about the flick are on,” she says.
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Krazzy 4
Starring: Juhi Chawla, Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Rajpal Yadav, Suresh Menon, Dia Mirza, Rajat Kapur Director: Jaideep Sen Raja’s anger knows no bounds, he’ll hit out at the slightest provocation or even without it. Intermittent explosive disorder is what the doctors call it. Sarphira, is what everybody else does. Dr Mukherjee is your perfect doc – clean and orderly, not a pin out of place. So what’s wrong with that? Obsessive compulsive personality disorder, that’s what. Schizophrenic Gangadhar lives in the past. His mates are Nehru and Gandhi, Tilak and Patel! He’s so busy fighting for swaraj and freedom, he’s lost his sanity. Cute Dabboo is everybody’s pet. So what if he hasn’t spoken for years? So what if he’s frightened all the time? So what if he’s autistic? Dr Sonali treats them all. She has faith that all it needs is a little time and lots of patience to make them normal, to make them part of the mad, mad, mad world out there. But are the Krazzy 4 ready for the world? And is the world ready for them? Watch out! The Krazzy 4 are coming your way! And yes, If you think they are crazy, think again! Showing at: Nirman, Fun Republic, KC
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Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Moni Moshonov, Eva Mendes Director: James Gray NEW YORK, November’ 88: A new breed of narcotics has swept the great city and brought with it a ferocious crime wave. Outmanned and outgunned by the new criminal order, the police find themselves burying one of their own at the rate of two a month. An all-out war rages, threatening to engulf guilty and innocent alike. Bobby Green (Joaquin) is caught in the crossfire. Manager of a Russian nightclub owned by his mentor Marat Buzhayev (Moni) and frequented by gangsters, Bobby keeps his distance. Despite his hedonistic, amoral lifestyle, he is committed to his girlfriend Amada (Eva) and has an ambition to open another club. But Bobby has a close guarded secret. His brother is police captain who has followed in the footsteps of their father. Bobby’s already strained relationship with his father and brother is tested when Bert warns his son that this is a war, and he’s going to have to choose a side. He can no longer remain neutral when his brother is badly wounded. Showing at: Fun Republic |
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youth speak THESE days many youngsters influenced by meaningless temptations take to the wrong path. And those who choose to walk on the narrow easy path are the ones whose souls are dead and lack motivation. I strongly believe that whatever you are is what god has given you and what you will be is what you will give to god. Have you ever thought that coming on this beautiful planet is a gift of god in its own? The youth become too conscious of their appearance especially in front of the opposite sex and believe that beautifying themselves can get them anywhere. They don’t think of their parents who work hard to fill their lives with sweet moments. Instead, they are mean to them in return. I feel one should never disagree with one’s parents, for whatever they do is for our betterment. One should realise and be thankful to god for blessing us with all the good things. Also one should make god happy in return. This can be done simply by setting a goal, learning to develop a passion, and most importantly by spreading the word of peace and happiness around. There can be no bigger happiness than the one that comes from within. No amount of money or fame can be compared to that internal happiness that one experiences. I hope such an interpretation of life would serve as a chicken soup for the soul of many youngsters and they’ll appreciate the goodness of god, respect their parents and work towards a brighter future. Feel strongly about something? If you are under 25, this is the forum for you. Mail us your views in not more than 300 words along with a passport photograph at lifestyletribune@gmail.com
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Mad about Mobiles THE mobile alarm wakes you up. You put it off. Check the SMS and the missed calls you received while you were sleeping. Get ready, drive to the workplace, and call up nth number of people to plan the day. Drive past the cops, who catch you chatting on the way. Via music, your cell phone keeps you entertained between working hours. Next, you use it to get tickets booked for the night show and inform all your pals to catch up via the messenger. Quite a normal day. Right? Now think this. What if you leave your mobile at some place you can’t remember? Or dining with buddies in a basement of an eatery and there is no network coverage? Worse, if your mobile shows low battery or low balance? Or you accidentally leave the mobile at home? Oops…is it giving you goose bumps? Are you shivering with fear and anxiety? If yes, then there are chances of your suffering from nomophobia —no mobile phobia. Yes, that’s 21st century‘s latest contribution to our lives. Researchers and experts claim it to be a symptom of our 24 X 7 culture. We spoke to some city mobile users and helped them identify their symptoms. A fear that he has forgotten his mobile somewhere makes Saurav uneasy. Well, he can often be seen searching his pockets for it. And what if he actually leaves it behind? “I feel lost without it, be it for even a minute,” he says. Another mobile dependent is college student Neha. She confesses, “ I have a habit of constantly checking my mobile, it’s almost like an addiction.” And what if she happens to be in area with no network coverage? She shivers at the thought. “I get panicky when I see fewer signal lines on my screen,” says Gautam. He hates every minute that he has to spend in a lift or the basement. Now the phobia gets acute with prepaid users. Ritu, a prepaid user, remains perturbed over validity and credit issues. The problem that Gauri faces is imagining her phone ringing even when it’s not. She says, “It mostly happens when one is in a crowded place or is sleeping.” Her specific problem is called acousma. An auditory hallucination that causes people to imagine they hear a particular sound. And what’s the biggest stress situation? When you lose your cell and the result is extreme panic. You lose all your contacts, get a duplicate SIM or a new number, but the gloomy helpless feeling hangs on. Says Smriti, “ Last time, I forgot it at an eatery and immediately rushed back but in vain. The next few days, I kept brooding and getting all my numbers back.” Do we ever switch off the mobile? No, comes the reply. Some don’t do it for work reasons and some simply for the fear of missing a call. Strange though, but the easiest solution lies in simply switching it off. Says workaholic Ankur, “Try doing it at least once every fortnight and you’ll feel so liberated.” On that note we sign off, rather switch off!
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Gen(e)ius! WHEN one has a father as a producer, brother as an actor and a superstar entertainer uncle, it’s only natural for one to choose acting as a profession. Right? Well, that’s what happened in the case of Ragini Khanna. The daughter of Kamini Khanna, sister of Amit Khanna and niece of Govinda, acting surely comes naturally to her. We speak to the girlie, the ambitious determined beti of Radhaa on NDTV’s Imagine. So how much of Ragini Khanna does one see in Ragini Sharma of Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi? “You see the happiest part of me in the character. She is this bubbly girl with loads of attitude and spunk. The girl loves her family, sticks to moral values, has a burning passion and yes, is on lookout for her Prince Charming,” she says. Well, while the reel Ragini aspires to be a supermodel, what does the real one wish for? “A role in a flick with Govinda that I can do justice to,” she says. Trained in classical music and dance for over 15 years, Ragini’s brush with glamour began with commercials. And within just a year, she appeared in more than 40 ads, including big names Godrej, Big Bazaar, Amul and Dish TV. This summers you can catch the bubbly girl in a Spinz talc campaign. What else is in store? “My debut on 70 MM,” she says excitedly. Now, besides acting genes, she has literary genes too. Daughter of a renowned writer Kamini Khanna, does the writer in her comes alive too? “I do pen down my thoughts, nothing profound like mom,” she signs off. |
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Career Call WHAT does it take to be a good career counsellor? Empathy, a clear perspective and, of course, knowledge. Usha Albuquerque has it all. And when it comes to addressing career dilemmas of youngsters she sure shows sensitivity and the right path. But at the same time she is a realist. “We as career counsellors can only help a student identify his or her aptitude. Ultimately, it is upto the student to decide,” she says. Her organisation Careers Smart that comes with a catch phrase Opening doors in your mind does it all in a scientific way. What’s her driving force? “Students returning to us to thank us for the guidance and the doors we showed them,” says Usha, in between holding sessions at the ITFT Careerfest at Mountview-10. She started her career as a school teacher before the media bug bit her. An unforgettable long stint with Doordarshan as a newsreader, followed by a 150-episode-career series Hum Honge Kamyaab, which ran for six long years on Zee TV are the highlights of her career. Then came Penguin’s offer for three books and out came Penguin India Career Guide, Essential Career Guide and Career Workshop Book. “By the time I completed the series and book, I had stored so much information that I thought of taking up active career counselling. Things started falling into the right perspective when we floated Careers Smart,” she says. Now, counselling a new batch of students each day at a different place is almost a passion. When the topic turns to passion what is more important, passion or skill, we ask. “Both go hand in hand. Passion comes only when you are good at something,” she replies. So what kind of career options are youngsters looking at? “Jobs that pay a lot of money,” she smiles. Well, with money symbolising success, our youngsters sure are not way off the mark!
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Sidelanes
OUR sons and daughters are settled. The grandchildren are striving for their places in the sun. The dreaded annual exams are over. We can feel the tension as each one tries to do his or her best to get admission in good schools and colleges. Some young lives have found solace in suicide while others have failed their intellectual pursuits and fallen prey to depression. This is the scene all over India as millions surge forward to better their present through education and consequent jobs. I look back at and fun-filled study in convents fifty years ago. The same schools have become success mills, guaranteeing high marks and a photograph in the local newspaper. The caretaker has sent his daughter into a private school, a ten-minute walk from our home. He drops the child on his bicycle, his wife picks her up. They have paid their annual dues, bought a beautiful checked uniform, black shoes and cream coloured socks. The huge bag can hold a lot of books. The brand new water bottle costed as much as the bag. There is pride in every step, as a young family collectively and patiently strives towards a future where domestic work will become a memory and a bright child will shape the future of this country. The school is one they can afford. Other, wealthier parents are talking of international institutions or the ones that affix a Saint to the school’s name. Education has changed. The only constant factor is the striving for a better place through it. A memory that sears an older mind is of a 10 -year- old standing in a dustbin as the class threw crumpled paper at her. She had ruined a chart of the planets. Because of blobs of thick paint on the chart it was not displayed. And yet, this same woman has sold a lakh worth of watercolours to tourists in Goa! Another dark memory sees her sitting for 45 minutes on her haunches at one of the best schools of Amritsar. She could not memorise her tables. The punishment did not blight her future. Sometimes castigation is a catalyst towards higher goals. The daily papers scream of deaths and physical damage due to corporal punishment at schools where a harried teacher handles a class of 50 to 60. Consumer courts award damages. Overloaded school buses overturn. Youngsters, who can, leave the country to seek education abroad. Often it is an easier option than competing with the surging millions at home. Most Indian children learn to struggle and strive; overcome horrendous financial and daily existential difficulties and generally lead lives where the word “fun” is unheard of. They keep trying to swim against the tide and have an abundant store of hope that helps them overcome odds. Those who survive, many do, reach the pinnacles of global life. The only constants are the desire to better their lot and a vestige of education at the starting line. Given their passion for a better life, they will find a place in the sun. (This column appears weekly) |
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It’s different
WHAT inspires people to go offbeat, do things differently? Fame, money or simply strokes of creativity? Maybe all three. Otherwise, how do you explain Dr Anees Ahmed’s passion to collect matchsticks and hold them together with adhesive to create a two-and-a-half-feet-tall Parliament House? Ask this Muradabad-based homeopath doctor and amateur artiste, and his reply is, “A name in the Guinness Book of Records.” He learnt the craft by trial and error and it was only two years back, that he mastered the art form. “In the last two years, I have made one model of the Parliament House and one of the India Gate.” It took him about 3 lakh matchsticks to make this 3-feet tall model. “I dedicate a couple of hours every day to my passion,” says the artiste who is in town on a personal visit. And till he sees his name in the Guinness, he will go on creating those.
Another creative soul who started the trend of postcard art in the city is architect Aditya Prakash. His creativity found an outlet in postcards, way back in the 70s, when he and a few likeminded people from the city started a forum that meets once in a month. Though this untitled forum started on an informal note, gradually it became serious with proper invitation cards being sent out to each member. “I started sketching a small drawing beneath the information about the meeting. Initially it used to be one particular subject, for example Einstein, whom I would portray differently in each card. Later, I thought that why not different subjects? In this process, the whole thing became a permanent feature of our forum,” he recalls. Aditya Prakash draws inspiration from everything and anything — books, newspapers and even his surroundings. And he is quite possessive about his creations, “If someone wants to keep them, fine, but for those who throw them away, I insist that they send them back. For me, they have sentimental value.” Prakash is still keeping up with the trend he had started. “It will go on as long as I live,” he signs off. Young artist and film-maker Kabir’s fetish to paint on unusual surfaces led him to try out walls, tables and even furniture. Then he finally settled down for some old trunks. And the end result turned out to be so unusual and decorative that his mother Neelam Man Singh offered him a few more which were later used in the sets of her play Nagamandala. His trunks gained so much popularity that Kabir was even asked by organisations like Khoj to put up an exhibition in Delhi. Kabir’s medium has been oil and he likes painting images of unfamiliar landscapes inside and outside the trunks. Mohinder Tuli looks for unusual textured papers everywhere he goes. Paper is the raw material for his kind of art. Known as a collage artist, Mohinder started making it on side tables and terra-cotta pots. “When the corner of my favourite table broke, I thought of preserving it by converting it into an art piece. I started making forms by tearing poster papers and pasting them on it. Theme followed in an abstract manner and the end result came out pretty good. So, I replicated the work on other things too,” he says. And looking at the display in his living room, they sure do.
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Affordable Art ART curators of the region seem to have realised the need to provide variety under a single roof. And when we talk about variety, it means works by a heterogeneous group of artists from all corners of the country. After Artscape’s inaugural exhibition at Industrial Area-I, which brought works from Bihar to down South, another art curator Ranjit Grewal enters the city art scene with a similar exhibition. To be opened at Art Folio-9, the exhibition called Afreen brings works of 13 known and unknown artists. Prominent among them are Harish Kumar from Delhi, Dilip Chaudhury and Subir Kumar from Kolkata, J.M.S. Mani and Shankar Kandley from Bangalore and S. Balu from Kerala. Grewal, a national level golf player who is now settled in Bangalore, calls this exhibition an introduction to her gallery Afreen, which she is going to start in Ludhiana shortly. “I have been an art lover all my life. But since I don’t paint, the next best thing for me to do something which involves art,” she says. Grewal promises the city affordable art. “My price range starts from Rs 7, 000 and goes up to Rs 85,000.” If buyers are going to be benefited, then so are the budding artists as Grewal aims to provide a platform to newcomers. The exhibition starts on April 14 and concludes on April 17.
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Dance that dance “Of all performing arts, dance is the most effective media when it comes to lending expressions to the hopes, desires and aspirations of the people,” opines Internationally acclaimed Italian choreographer Monica Casadei, who is leading a group of 10 artistes under the banner Artemis Danza which is based at Parma city in Italy. They will perform at the Festival of Italian Dances organised by the Chandigarh Institute of Performing Arts (CIPA). Credited with 21 presentations in major international art festivals, Monica has bagged many awards for the dimension she has given to her works. Talking to Life Style, Monica says her compositions are theme based, aimed at reflecting the cultural nuances, heritage, socio-political problems and life style from an Italian perspective. “We illustrate it through our modern Latino style, the distinctive feature of our choreography,” she claims. The show Mexica Collapse on Thursday showed the rise and fall of the Mexican culture. “We do extensive study of a country’s cultural history, heritage and modern life styles. If you watch our classic choreographic pieces like Cuba-2006, La Rivoluzione Energetica and Brazil Pass – Misturado Branco, you will know what we mean,” she adds. Monica’s next project is based on India and her troupe is busy learning Bharatnatyam at Kalakshetra. “The whole world is enamoured by the dynamism of India’s composite culture, be it ancient paintings, sculptures at temples, classical music or dances. The team has India-born Ambrose Laudani, a modern dancer, who has visited India after a decade. S. Mazzota, Ambrose Laudini, Vitoria Collela, Marioo Joris, Sara Muccioli, Erika Melli, and Chiara Guglielmi, besides Monica Casadei, are the main performers. The troupe opened their performance at GCG-46 on Thursday and will continue at Yavanika, Panchkula on April 11, Pinjore Gardens on April 13 and Sukhna lake on April 14 at 7.00 pm. lifestyletribune@gmail.com |
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Exercises: Aged people undertaking physical activity including strengthening exercises, remain active and alert throughout their life. Lack of it leads to early osteoporosis, leading to long-term physical and mental disability. Walking, swimming, biking, gardening, golfing, tennisshould be undertaken for 30 minutes daily . Strength training makes bones stronger and improves balance. — Dr Ravinder Chadha
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SUMMERS are here and it’s time to go pool hopping, soak in the sun, and plunge into a splashy pool. And what’s making pool lounging tropically delightful is the exciting enticing swimwear. Marked by pure colour and sensual contouring, the city is brimming with choices, from teeny-weeny bikinis and itsy-bitsy swimsuits to jazzy sarongs. 
These are available in blended cotton and lycra with the latter being the ideal. Being stretchable, they assume the body’s shape and give a perfect fit. Men can opt for U or V-shaped trunks (Rs 150-600). Women’s swimwear includes V-cut, parallel leg and long leg shorts (with or without frill), bold bikinis ,full-body covering swimsuits (Rs 300-1,600). Besides, there are bikini tops with frills and sarong wraps as cover-ups (Rs 250-700). 
THE first time Ajay saw Pia, she served him drinks. She affected him more than the alcohol, and he found true love. He was a leading psychiatrist, but she messed up his mind. The first time Pia saw Ajay, he had too much to drink. She watched him make a fool of himself, and was relieved when he passed out. She was a woman who followed her heart. Thus began the story of Ajay and Pia. 
IT’S a mad, mad, mad world out there. Someone’s nutty about money. Someone’s deranged by power. Someone’s cracked with stress. Someone’s unhinged by overwork. Someone’s insanely in love. Everybody’s going bananas, except the Krazzy 4. Because they know they’re already Krazzy!
OLD age brings many physical and physiological changes but by undertaking appropriate strengthening and endurance activities, one can remain fit. Much of the deterioration in various body tissues is due to disuse than the aging process. Lack of physical activity leads to decrease in strength, stamina and self-confidence. Consequently, there’s decrease in the muscle strength and bone mass. Blood pressure increases by 10 mm due to decreased elasticity of the blood vessels. Reaction time slows down and joints become inflamed and arthritic.
ARIES:You do not like the feeling of being obligated to someone. As a result, asking or receiving favours is something you don’t relish. In this week, you would try and repay all those who have at sometime or the other helped you out. Lucky Colour: Cream. Tip of the week: Thursday,Friday are not the best days to spend money.
LIBRA: Emotions and feelings would fill you up in this week and there would be times of highs and lows. However, you would make an attempt to calm things down and achieve a sense of inner balance. Lucky
colour: Turquoise. Tip: Money matters and health may also need some looking after this week.
TAURUS: You may find the going somewhat tough on Monday but things would smoothen out as the week progresses. Matters relating to tax and law would be resolved in your favor. Your spouse or partner may need your love and support. Lucky
Colour: Crimson. Tip: Resolve
conflicts through discussion.
SCORPIO: This week may be packed with a lot of activity and interesting happenings. At home, there may be some serious emotional conversations that may change many aspects. At work, do not let other people control your life, take charge and be assertive rather than aggressive. Lucky
colour: Red.
Tip: Boost your confidence with positive thinking.
GEMINI: Socially, romantically and personally, this would be quite a fortunate week and you would be able to make commitments and plan weekend trips with loved ones. Businessmen, refrain from entering partnerships in this week. Lucky
colour: Pink. Tip: You need to learn how to cope better with success.
SAGITTARIUS: The situation at work would intensify and your patience would be tried to its limits. However, all your efforts would pay off later. Also, this would be a good week to revise your professional goals and aim a little higher. Romance would shine for everyone. Lucky
colour:
Cherry red. Tip: Cut away the frills and concentrate on what is truly important.
CANCER: Avoid procrastination. This would also be a good time to bond or connect with an old friend you have lost touch with. Although not the best time to travel, you may do so after careful planning. Lucky
colour: Fiery red. Tip: Wait & watch; impatience will lead to failure.
CAPRICORN: The wheel of fortune reveals you should focus on building and protecting your name and honor. Do not let outside interferences ruin your relationships. Socially, you would enjoy the company of new friends, however, be tactful in conversations. Lucky
colour: Beige.
Tip: Keep a close watch on any niggling health problems.
LEO: Confusion and misunderstandings may ruin romance. However, you should be able to resolve this with tactful communication and lots of affection. Travel would also be part of the week and would be quite enjoyable if done on Wednesday or Thursday. Lucky
colour: Black. Tip: You need to cultivate understanding & humility.
AQUARIUS: This would be quite a productive week for those of you planning to start your own business. Health may not be perfect due to the burden of overwork and extra pressures. Lucky
colour: Orange. Tip: A positive and
VIRGO: Till Wednesday, make an attempt to appreciate and encourage co-workers. There may be some changes in your personality that may not be wholly welcomed by friends and family. Lucky
colour: Brown. 
PISCES: This would be a week in which most of you would end up spending more than what you accounted for. No point getting distressed about it. Rather, look around and see what options you have for additional income. In other words, helping one another would be the theme of the week. Lucky colour: Citric green. Tip: At work, rivalry and competition would push you to do your best.