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‘Can I buy you a drink?’
This is no big deal. She gets out of her car in front of a liquor store and walks up to the counter. “Sir, two chilled strawberry Bacardis. Could you please open them?.” She collects the bottles, pays the cash and walks back to join her friend in the car. “See it’s that simple,” the girl flashes a confident smile while passing the chilled bottle to her friend. “Now chill and just enjoy the drink.”
Girls get going as we contemplate the new change: Girls no longer shy away from buying their own drinks. They know what they want (certainly not a concoction of fruit wine, cola and vodka) and they are jolly well buying it too. Why not? “If girls can drink, why shouldn’t they purchase their own drinks,” says Rajeev Kakar, group general manager with Western Court. “It’s a positive change and very much needed, too. Women are considered equals in all spheres, so why should there be any problem if they buy their drinks? There is nothing to hide.” Adds Rajeev, “Girls don’t mind picking up their bottle from taverns or ahatas. But not everyone around is comfortable with this trend because they can’t digest the fact that girls are drinking, leave aside buying alcohol.” Interestingly, it’s not only swanky and neat wine shops that are being frequented by women. They don’t even mind walking up to the ahata, simply unfazed by those oh-my-god-ladki glances. Goldy, who runs taverns in sectors 24 and 17, sees this as a thing that has been here for long. “The shy types would come till the ahata, but couldn’t muster the courage to buy a drink. So, they would send some rickshaw or paanwalla standing outside the ahata to get a bottle for them. And now, they walk in straight, without slightest sign of hesitation. Miniatures, Vodka and Breezer are their favourites.” Adds one of the employees from Empire Stores-17, “This is a new trend. Earlier, women buying
a drink would invite all kinds of glances but not any more.” At the same time, it’s not just young girls buying alcohol. Those coming from the corporate world or the IT sector in a permissible age group are the main buyers of wine, Bacardi and vodka. City-based businessman Vikram does not find it shocking at all. “Earlier their men friends would get drinks for them and now they can manage it on their own. I see many girls buying their own stuff from Sector 9 stores and they are cool about it. They don’t feel the need to hide it in a bag or wrap bottles in newspaper.” Chips in Mamta from Sector 10, “Why can’t girls buy their own drinks if they can buy everything else? What is the big deal about it? I don’t think shopkeepers or other customers are startled to see a girl buying alcohol, until and unless they are the orthodox ones.” Mamta does not find anything startling about it. “It’s not even a trend. For me it’s just opening up to a fact that it’s a ‘drink’, a bottle of Bacardi and there shouldn’t be any kind of hesitation in buying it. Well, if girls can buy poison for suicide, why not drinks? The chemist wouldn’t question her then.” City-based model Neha, a regular at parties, finds it a non-issue. “Now that people have accepted women drinking in restaurants and pubs, they have this new problem with them buying drinks, which is like buying any other grocery item. It shouldn’t startle anyone as long as girls are okay with it. Today, girls know what kind of drink they want and whether or not they can handle themselves after they have downed two. Let’s accept it, we talk about equality and this isn’t some kind of encroachment of rights.” Right girls? jasmine@tribunemail.com |
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Two to Tango
If you can make a statement with your dance moves or croon away to glory, then small screen is where you should be. The young talent from Chandigarh seems to be making most of it. After the likes of Ayushmann Khurrana, Prabhjot Virk, Vishal, Bani and Varun of Roadies fame and Arshpreet Kaur from Voice of India, it’s Jashanpreet Singh Kohli and Tahira Bhasin who have joined the reality show brigade from the city. They have been selected for Star Plus’s Aaja Mahi Ve, a dance based reality show, which will feature 11 couples, chosen from all over the country. “We auditioned for this show about a month and a half back at the Punjab Kala Bhavan. We were the first couple to perform, so there was no pressure of outdoing someone. What followed was a call from the organisers, confirming our selection,” said an enthusiastic Jashanpreet. “The selection format also required us to send a CD of our dance and a telephonic interview conducted by the Star Plus organisers,” adds Tahira, a B.Com student from SD College-32. Both have been training in freestyle dancing and have participated in various college level competitions. So, any favorite tunes that she would want to swing to?“ Not really, I can dance to anything and everything, though we have planned some Bollywood numbers for our performance on the show,” she adds. As for the show, she says: “All this while, I have been waiting for an opportunity like this. It’s not often that you get a platform such as this to realise your dreams.” Dancing is like soul food for this enthusiastic pair. And dance is what got them together primarily. “We used go to the same tuition. Through our interaction there, we got to know about our shared passion for dance and since then we are friends and dance partners,” informs Jashanpreet. He confesses that he can live, eat and drink dance. “I have been dancing since the age of ten. My friends and family call me a dance freak. For me, it’s life,” says Jashanpreet, who is pursuing commerce from DAV-10. He is also a member of Rhythm, his college dance group. Coming from a family of lawyers, this will be his first stint with reality show and is all geared up for the competition ahead. Talking about the show, he says: “ It’s a show running on the similar format of performing and judging with audiences deciding who wins it. We will be trained in Mumbai and the promos will be on air from June 27 onwards.” So, stay tuned for that extra dose of fun, masti and nach gaana. lifestyletribune@gmail.com
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Decades of neglect
We had heard about the treasure trove of the Museum of Fine Arts that lies guarded in its storeroom. But then, seeing is believing! So a chance to catch a glimpse of the eclectic collection boasting of paintings of the likes of M. F. Hussain, Bhupen Khakar, Arpana Caur, Ram Kumar and Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh would have been a lifetime experience for any art reviewer, had the euphoria not Let us explain it a bit more — Ram Kumar’s Figure, oil on canvas, has more cracks than lines on it. Ranbir Kaleka’s huge oil painting has been torn in upper corner. Badri Narayan’s Nativity, has developed watermarks, courtesy the rainwater falling through the rooftop. Dhuv Mistry’s Head (1980) has developed fissures. It evokes more than a simple oh as you realise the gravity of the situation. The damages are not of recent origin but have developed over decades of neglect and if the situation is not controlled soon, many other works will meet the same fate.
By situation, we mean lack of air conditioning and expertise for the restoration process.
As Subhash Kakkar, chief technical officer of the museum, takes us on a guided tour as he explains why these paintings like Arpana Caur’s Water Weaver and So What-4, A Ramchandran’s Untitled work on Christianity (1976), M. F. Husain’s print Three Fold, Gagandranath Tagore’s observations in a series of lithographs, Bhupen Khalkar’s Breakfast at Kasauli, Jeevan Aditya’s Lady with Child, J Sultan Ali’s Sea God, are valuable. Well,
it is not just because their price tag has skyrocketted, but because of the sentimental value attached to them. So many artists had given their work as a token for the institution. Even recently Arpana Caur gave one of her works to the museum, which again is being kept in the store.
The news brings excitement, but the thought of the painting lying in an inadequate store, brings to mind another thought. Is it going to face a similar fate? Bhandari paints an optimistic picture, “We have already submitted a proposal of Rs 60 lakh to the 11th committee members of UGC, for air-conditioning not just the store, but the gallery too. Besides that we have also asked for sanctioning of Rs 20 lakh for starting a cell on art preservation and restoration Why cracks?
Bhandari attributes it to many reasons. Some of the paintings are of the times when not too many good quality paints were available. Heat and humidity are the main contributing factors. Unfortunately, the restoration process is not only expensive, but also there are not many professional restorers here. Creator’s take
“I can’t take the credit of starting it. It was started by Mulk Raj Anand, I took it forward from there by helping in the systematic collection of paintings,” says B.N. Goswami. Today, this collection is most significant, after the collection at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi. And the major contribution came from Vivan Sundaram, who in the early seventies held art camps at Kasauli, for six consecutive years. He brought along with him renowned artists like Ghulam Mahammad Sheikh, Ram Kumar and Bhupen Khalkar. Adds Goswami, “Art has always been a neglected subject. But, the increasing interest in contemporary art might make the authorities take notice. After all, our collection is not just the university’s property but a national treasure, too.” Expert solution
Since the cash-starved PU’s management authority has been of little help in raising funds for the museum, renowned photographer Diwan Manna has come up with a few suggestions — “Either the management can find some industrialists or NRIs, willing to help out in the restoration. And in case that endeavour fails too, the authorities can consider selling a couple of rare paintings. The handsome sum on their sale can be used to save the other works.”
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Geet gaata chal
Playback singing, Bollywood and reality shows are a distant dream for him. In fact, something he isn’t even working towards. Music, to Abdul Hafiz, is ibaadat, an art that he hasn’t learnt to market well. “Logon ka filmi music ki taraf zyada rujhaan ho gaya hai, ghazal gayaki kuch hi log suntey hain,” says Abdul, a trained ghazal gayak from Jaipur. “I believe in destiny, sometimes you get name and fame without making effort, while some have to work for years to be noticed,” he tells. Ghazal singing comes naturally to Hafiz, whose family has been into singing for generations. “My grandfather, father, mother, practically everyone, has been either singing or playing an instrument. Whatever music I have learnt is from my father, Fateh Muhammad. I started as a tabla player with my brother but after he passed away, I took to ghazal singing,” adds Hafiz. Abdul has grown up on Mehndi Hassan and Jagjit Singh’s ghazals but there is no match to the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. “His singing was soulful and had so much depth. He would give an equal opportunity to his group members to sing along with him at concerts.” So, has ghazal gayaki changed since? “Yes, pehley real Urdu words use hotey they par abh nahin,” provides Hafiz. “Most listeners do not understand Urdu, so singers have simplified ghazals. Now, you will find ghazal singers use many modern instruments unlike their predecessors, who used to sing with the tabla.” All of 15, Fida Hussain looks impishly at his father, curious to intervene. “I am also a singer. I can sing filmi songs and maand. I like to sing Kailash Kher’s songs. Unki aawaz dil ko chhu jati hai,” he tells us in one breathe. You can’t help look into his dreamy eyes and admire his passion. “Isko singing main kuch kar dikhane ki jaldi hai,” Abdul rebuffs him. “Abhi to kaafi tayyari karni hai.” But Fida is itching to get out of Japiur and take part in one of the reality shows maybe. “I know I can, I just need that one chance,” he looks at us with confidence. For sure, we say.
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Creative Zone
The musical environment, upbringing and upright education under the blessed tutelage of worthy parents and gurus had gone a long way in chiselling the aesthetic potential of Bhairavi, the brilliant sitarist pride of Patiala. Born to the noted sitarist couple of Manmohan Sharma and Asha Lata of Patiala, the prodigious Bhairavi grew up listening and imbibing the soulful strains of the sitar as lullabies. Many of her childhood traits foreshowed the coming glory in her life. Recipient of the GCG College, Patiala, and Punjabi University colours, Bhairavi had an amazing record of winning gold medals and laurels in academic and music realms at the national level. But the twenty-two-year old Bhairavi, a suave, serene and sober devotee of Indian classical music, is not complacent. She puts in up to seven hours of strenuous riyaz daily under the watchful supervision of parents and Jagmohan Sharma, a noted sitarist. However, her genius blossomed to brilliance after she fell in the tutelage of sitar maestro Dr Harbinder Kumar Sharma, foremost disciple of legendry Ustad Vilayat Khan Saheb. She had also won national scholarship of Rs 2,000 a month from the Ministry of Culture, New Delhi. Sharing her proud moments Bhairavi recalls that winning the gold medal at 130th Harvallabh Sangeet Sammelan-2005 was an ecstatic moment but performing on the main stage before the stalwarts was a dream fulfilled. “The growing plant reveals its itself in the seedling, said the announcement after my performance,” she gushes. Similarly, securing the top slot and gold medals at national youth festivals at Pune in 2006 and 2007 as also the National Folk Orchestra at University of Madras are a few to her other accomplishments. “Besides kathak, I have learnt to play almost all instruments,” she tells. Disclosing her resolute resolve to promote, propagate and disseminate the rich grandeur of Indian classical music in the country and abroad, she once again gets lost in the melody emanating from her sitar. (This column appears fortnightly) lifestyletribune@gmail.com Readers are invited to share their creative pursuits with us. Mail a synopsis of your work and contact details to lifestyletribune@gmail.com or Life Style, c/o The Tribune, Sector 29-C, Chd.
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A day at the salon
Not very long ago, nobody had heard of a beauty parlour leave aside a salon. Getting a hair cut or facial was reserved for your own wedding. As you sat there all excited and nervous, you had literally begged your parents to let you go to one and had to even shed a few tears, popular Bollywood numbers blared from hissing speakers. Sure to put you to sleep, the good part was that you were spared the torture of witnessing the damage being done to your hair! Fast forward to 2008: For starters, parlours are now called salons. It’s a place where you would love to spend hours sipping coffee or narial pani, watching your favourite show on MTV, breaking in to have a sandwhich or aloo-puri, all while the pleasant and dexterous staff gives you an aroma pedicure or straightens your hair. Welcome to swanky salons, equipped with comfort, right from LCDs, state of the art music systems, latest journals, a wi-fi enabled computer system or laptop. Things are changing for good so why shouldn’t salons? Welcome, welcome…
Puts in Richa Aggarwal, proprietor of Cleopatra-8: “Customer care is our foremost priority. Salons these days are done up keeping in mind customers who spend a good deal of time here. The idea is to pamper them so that they are de-stressed.” Agrees Zahid Khan of Zahid’s Signature Salon-9: “Beauty care is an important and growing industry that has brought about a big change in the way salons look. Right from the interiors to the ambience, a lot has changed for good. Hospitality is the main focus and salons ensure that a customer who walks in for a beauty treatments walk out feeling relaxed and beautiful.” First impression is the last impression, which is why saloons in the city have laid so much stress on interiors. Glass flooring, wooden and bamboo partitions, modern lighting systems, they have it all. Offers Richa: “A salon is certainly known for its services but then we cannot ignore the rest. The presentation or its interiors are equally important. After all, the first impression comes from how the place is done up. At Cleopatra, we’ve made sure that we provide that feel good factor. A client should feel it was money well spent.” Aromatic candles, fresh flowers and bright colours to match the mood of the Ditto for Munish Bajaj, proprietor of L’Oreal Tress Lounge-9. He keeps renovating the place to live up to the expectations of clients: “A simple hair colouring or straightening session takes 4-5 hours at a stretch. During that time we make sure that the individual is relaxed and comfortable. A lot of stress is on presentation at the salon besides well-mannered staff, cleanliness, good lightning and including other basic comforts like an LCD TV and I-pods that offer your kind of music.” The Packages
They greet you with a warm smile and a glass of cool lassi or ice tea. You are asked to wait in the waiting lounge equipped with magazines and journals. And just in case you want to use the Internet, there is a PC available. Salons these days have it all. Puts in Harveen Kathuria, clinic head of Cleopatra: “We offer welcome drink to customers, which could be either lemon tea, tea, coffee or soft drinks. While the client awaits her turn, she can sift through latest beauty magazines or watch some television. And while they get the beauty treatment, we offer them a mini meal, a low calorie sandwhich, high fiber biscuits and potato fingers.” We also have something for friends or family accompanying clients, tells Kathuria. “As they wait, we give them a thigh massage, foot reflexology or they could go in for nail art, all this free of cost. And then of course, there is nice soothing instrumental music being played 24x7.”
Six different kinds of tea, 16 music channels, LCD TV sets, drop card facility,
Internet facility, Headmasters caters to customer comfort. “Women get their kids along to the parlours and we have made special arrangements to manage them. Our TV set has all cartoon channels, so they can tune in to any when they want. In addition to this, we have kept soft toys. So, managing kids is not a problem. We offer them chocolates ands sweets as well.”
So, next time you walk into a salon you know that you would walk about de-stressed and pampered. And who wouldn’t, given the kind of hospitality they offer these days.
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The namesakes
Common, ordinary, popular or whatever the explanation, every second person down the road has a name which goes like the ones used to define regular ubiquitous stereotypes. Every country has their share of Harrys, Sams and Sallys, but having such names certainly has its pluses and minuses. Last session, Panjab University’s Department of Mass Communication had eight girls with the name Neha! While four were first year students, the rest were in the final year. Says Neha Vig, one of the ex-students who is now working in an advertising agency: “It was hilarious. Especially the chaos and the confusion that would result whenever anybody called out for us. Then it was unanimously decided to address us by our surnames.” Wait, this is nothing compared to what follows. She adds: “When I was doing graduation from MCM, there would be so many Nehas, that if by mistake my friends called out my first name aloud, definitely half a dozen girls would look behind.” This girl sure is used to the problem of plenty! On the other hand, these people like to come across namesakes. As Amandeep Bajwa, who’s preparing for UGC, jokes: “I don’t mind coming across namesakes at all. I have a unisex name and if my namesake is a girl, all the better.” And he loves the fact that as a result, he is known by his nickname. Any everyday problems these people come across? Says, Pooja Sharma, just out of her post-graduation: “In my case it is not just the name but even the surname. So I face problems like getting the desired e-mail id and the like.” But that does not mean that one should stop wanting to have these names. As Simran Batra, a B.Tech student opines: “Even a dozen girls around me had this name I would still be proud of it. Moreover we also get a lot of advantages like, no one ever asks us to spell it or ask its meaning.” The list does not stop there. Preeti Virk, a botany student, says: “At least I don’t have irritating people coming up to me and trying to pick up a conversation by commenting on my name and asking what it means.” Quite far-fetched but true should we say. In any case, a person’s unique factor need not necessarily be in his name. The what’s in a name attitude holds good even here as well. May be even Shakespeare meant Rose the name, and not flower!
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Nicole-Keith have ‘gentle’ relationship
Actress Nicole Kidman says she loves being married to country musician Keith Urban because their relationship is gentler than her previous marriage to Tom Cruise. The 41-year-old
actress had wed the country musician in 2006.
She says that her relationship with Urban is very much the opposite to that with Cruise. “We just gently, gently sort of fell into each other. We were just two lonely people who went, ‘Ah, there you are’,” she was quoted as saying. McConaughey’s girl fine with his flirting
American actor Matthew McConaughey’s girlfriend Camila Alves has no problems with him flirting. When Alves, who is pregnant with the actor’s child, came across
photographs of a drunk McConaughey flirting with locals in a Nicaraguan bar, she did not even bat an eyelid. According to the actor’s brother Rooster, the model is unfazed by the
‘scandal’. “Camila loves him for his free spirit. She knows what it’s like being around a famous guy,” he told In Touch magazine. Rooster insisted that his brother knows he struck lucky when he found Alves and the actor has no plans to stray.
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Youth Speak The attitude that most rash drivers share is that they are invincible on the road. Stories like half a dozen killed and equal number injured have become staple news in the papers today. The sad part is that the number of speed addicts on road is increasing by the day. Hit and run accidents are direct consequence of rash driving. People need to be educated on the fine nuances of fast driving and rash driving. There is quite a huge difference between the two. There are thousand ways of being punctual and save time. Driving rashly and risking your own and other’s lives need not necessarily be one of them. At the risk of sounding preachy, I would also like to add that no matter how alert or expert one might claim themselves to be but while driving fast, things are bound to get out of control, as there are others on the road as well. Especially, Indian roads, where you have a BMW rubbing shoulders with a bullock cart. High speed and breaking rules may sound thrilling, but one should not do it at the cost of human life. While driving on crowded roads or highways, confirming to the speed limit is something people should follow voluntarily and not out of compulsion. It’s not for nothing that they say, a few seconds of negligence can cost you a lifetime of repentance. We have more than enough evidences in front of us to teach us the importance of safe and responsible driving. 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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Clooney’s got a new girlfriend The woman with whom George Clooney reportedly started a romantic relationship even before splitting with Sarah Larson has been revealed. The Hollywood hunk started dating 29 year-old model and divorced mother of two, Jennifer Aguero from Miami, even while he was seeing Larson, reports the Daily Telegraph. According to celebrity sites, the actor’s split with Larson could have happened much earlier than previously reported. Reports said he was already romancing other women before the split. Aguero was just one of a number of girlfriends the star was seen with. Aguero once appeared in a spread for stuff magazine called Neighborhood Knockouts, in which she revealed her fondness for lacy underwear and fantasy of having sex in a red phone booth in London. — ANI
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Little Interview Between his successful movies Hum Tum and Fanaa, young director Kunal Kohli has grown more at ease with the world. He is ready with his first production, Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic, backed by Yash Raj Films. There are many hopes riding on it. This is Kunal Kohli’s third film with Rani Mukherjee and Saif Ali Khan. Movie audiences know Kunal as the guy who makes good movies. He talks to LifeStyle and reveals more about his film. What is the central theme of the film? The film deals with human relationships. It is about love, relationship and family. It tells the story of four orphans, a lonely businessman and an angel from heaven. Considering your background, people expect a good film from you. What is special about TPTM? The story and its characters. It is a very simple film that will touch people’s hearts. How did you go about casting for your characters? I narrated the story to Saif and Rani. I knew their plus and minus points and that gave a new dimension to the script and helped the actors to emote effortlessly. It is rumoured that the film is very similar to Mary Poppins and Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke? I can’t comment on that, but I can tell you that TPTM has a classic appeal. The film has a simple story with sentiments and entertainment. Did you do a lot of story boarding? Yes, but only on some sequences. We did a lot of story boarding just to arrive at the right kind of set. What was your brief to Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Prasoon Joshi? That is the brief, we have to sort of listen to that music and then do something on our own. I think it is Shanker-Ehsaan-Loy’s best and Prasoon Joshi has written the lyrics wonderfully.
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Sidelanes The Bishop of Delhi asked St Stephen’s to reserve a quota for Christian students with a 60% cut off point. The dailies exploded, as did the public. It seemed justifiable anger. However, I wonder why such a move is unacceptable? Modi, Advani and Thackeray are playing the Hindu card. A Sikh school wants all
its children to be turbaned while the French have passed laws against it. The Gujjars have martyred themselves to get results. Creamy layers, OBCs, Dalits, the disabled, the crooks, the politicians, the bureaucrats — all want a slice of the rich fruit cake that includes convents and Christian schools because that is where
the good Why can’t Christians demand a slice of the pudding originally created for them? Why does Scottish High Bombay have to eat the humble pie because it did not change its signboard to “Scottish High, Mumbai?” I am sure the same narrow-minded hypocrites who brought the school to its knees have their kids studying there. Each one of us amongst the teeming millions wants an identity and a place under the sun. If the state cannot provide this, we shall grab it where and when we can. So far, Christians — due to the pacifism of their faith — have tolerated pockets of persecution. They are discovering that reticence means losing out. Whatever the Bishop has suggested is useful for those who want a share of life and its accruals. Dr S. K. Rudra, one of the earliest principals of St Stephens, was a great friend of my grandfather, Priyo Nath Dutt and corresponded with my father Kashi Nath Dutt. He would read Baba’s very neat but childish letters and return them having corrected language and punctuation. I still have some photographs of Rudra and my grandfather and some of the letters exchanged between Baba and him. Satish Sircar was also the principal of St Stephens. His sister and my mother-in-law, Ila, studied there. She was one of the few women to go through those haloed portals in those early years of women’s education. St Stephens made her into a remarkable person, who viewed the world with compassionate eyes and interpreted for her family the vagaries of life with great intellectual understanding. Before my youngest opted for the USA, he dreamt of joining St Stephens because that is where writers, leaders and enlightened politicians emerge. To this day, the appellation “Stephenian” stands for all great personal and social values. The college never distinguished between caste, creed or colour. Unless we can have equal rights for every Indian citizen, every religious and caste group will have to snatch privileges. Till then we shall have quotaed doctors, engineers and bureaucrats. Because they are allowed lesser cut off percentages, they will be inefficient and not capable of handling out of the box situations. Mediocrity will creep in. The people will suffer and more deserving, truly bright candidates will seek countries where their true, not quotaed worth is appreciated. Many of our rights are paper promises. There are teacher-less, roof-less schools, free of cost in every village. Is that a fair privilege? Some day I would like to call myself an Indian without having to explain my colour, creed, name or statehood. Unless we are all equal in the eyes of the state, the Bishop has every reason to ask for a quota. (This column appears weekly)
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New releases
The film is about a lonely business executive, four orphans who need love and an angel who doesn’t know what love is. Ranbeer Talwar (Saif) has lost everyone close to him since childhood turning him into a loner. He was an achiever since childhood, but no victory, no trophy meant anything to him. The one thing he always wanted in his life was love and that was the only thing he always lost. A winner in every deal, in every aspect of his life, Ranbeer immersed himself in his work and completely ignored every other aspect of his life, until he is face to face with four orphans who need love and an angel who could not love. Geeta (Rani) is like a storm that barges into Ranbeer’s life when he and the four orphans find it difficult to live with each other. Geeta comes with a mission from heaven – to unite Ranbeer and the kids - but something happens on the way... an angel who could not love starts wondering what love is. An angel who is above all human emotions of tears and pain and love, starts to feel something. But how can an angel love? She’s on a mission — she has to go back when it’s done. When the four Walia children are orphaned, they decide one thing: they don’t need any relatives to take care of them as they have what they need to survive, they have each other. But what they really want is revenge from the man they hate, Ranbeer Talwar. The film also has Amisha Patel in a brief but glamorous appearance. She underwent a special underwater swimming training for her part. She reportedly plays a girl with whom Rani tries to make Saif’s match. Showing at: Piccadilly, DT Cinemas, Suraj (Pkl), Fun Republic
Director: Aanand L Rai THE film’s producer, Sahil Chadha, claimed that his film was registered before Kunal Kohli thought of Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic. Sahil Chadha who played the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s son in Baghban is debuting as a producer in this film. The film story is about human bonding and the theme that love bonds can create magic in the lives of people. This film is also based on life in metros and how people try to flee the tough circumstances of the cruel city life. The film is a lighthearted movie that talks of daily hectic routines in metro cities, moneymakings and relationships. These make people unaware of little things that can give happiness. The film is about MK, a man who lives for the moment and doesn’t think of tomorrow. He is caring and compassionate and he brings changes into many lives. MK meets Siddharth and his friendship helps Siddharth to recognise happiness in life. Naina, a writer, meets MK and she too gets her life changed. Other people who are helped by MK are Roshan, Ashima and Aditya. On his experience of producing the film, Sahil Chadha said that he is searching for the person who was awarded the laptop for suggesting the name Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic to Kunal Kohli. Incidentally, Kunal had announced to give a laptop to the person who came up with the name for his Yash Raj Banner’s film through which Kunal is debuting as a producer. Showing at: DT Cinemas
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Health Tip
Mild injuries are often described as a pull or tightness that usually does not force an individual to withdraw or limit activity. Subsequently, pain and discomfort increases forcing the individual to stop the activity. Causes: Lack of adequate warm up/ flexibility exercises, rapid increase in intensity and duration in training, running on hard surface. Treatment: Use an ice pack for the first 48 hours and massage. Exercises: Sit down, place a towel under your ankle and press down. Then slide your heel towards the buttocks. You could also put one leg on a table and lean forward to touch the
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Tarot Talk
TAURUS: The Knight of Wands says there are chances that you may be contemplating a career change. You may receive gifts and compliments from unexpected guests and relatives at home and this would lift your spirits. Avoid spending too much money on friends. Lucky colour: Yellow. Tip: You must begin making better use of your time. GEMINI: The Moon endows you with courage, resilience and a desire to learn. This would enable you to handle even the most challenging tasks with calmness and efficiency. Your hard work and efforts would surely be noticed. Lucky colour: Pink. Tip: Relax and focus on meditation, yoga and light exercise. CANCER: The Princess of Cups reveals this is the week in which you would be in a position to implement, innovative and produce business ideas and plans. On the social front, you would receive encouragement from friends and colleagues. You would be happy and content with your partner. Lucky colour: Orange. Tip: Listen to your intuition LEO: The Hierophant says children may be somewhat demanding this week. Some of you may have to look for additional sources of income, while others may have to reduce spending. Health would be relatively stable, yet there may be some complaints of aches and pains. Lucky colour: Yellow. Tip: You should pursue your goals without the thought of disapproval VIRGO: Your card, Strength, says you would be filled with a desire to indulge in something adventurous, exciting and thrilling. At work, you would be motivated and result-oriented. Finances and health would be stable and the weekend may have some windfalls coming your way. Lucky colour: Scarlet. Tip: Study your options before committing. LIBRA: The Priestess card says you would be involved in taking care of problems and complicated issues at work and at home. Even in your free time, you would plan for the future. Friends and family would be loving and supportive. Lucky colour: Black. Tip: Avoid being indecisive. SCORPIO: You draw the Wheel of Fortune. At work, go with the flow and not try to be too radical. Women would enjoy popularity and appreciation. Wednesday would be favourable for most dealings. Lucky colour: Green. Tip: A trip will be therapeutic. SAGITTARIUS: The Ace of Pentacles says professionals must seek to develop new skills and acquire additional trainings to keep pace with the changing career scene. Wednesday is good to invest in speculation. Personal problems may bother young people at home. Lucky colour: Emerald. Tip: Have a more steady approach to things without losing your head. CAPRICORN: The Knight of Discs reveals at home, the warmth and love of your partner, spouse or family would give you a lot of strength and courage. Money matters would look up towards end of the week. Lucky colour: Brown. Tip: Take the advice of an expert and review your investments. AQUARIUS: The High Pristess says there would be recognition of your diligence at work. Additional responsibilities would stimulate and challenge your mind. Socially, you would be shining like a star and basking in the glow of popularity. Lucky colour: Saffron. Tip: Avoid financial risks. PISCES: The Universe says some of you may have to switch from uncertain sources of income to something that is more definite. Personal relationships with your spouse, partner and other family members would be filled with love and affection. Lucky colour: Crimson. Tip: Stick to a budget and also have fun at the same time.
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ARIES: The Fool card inspires you to great heights and motivates you to take on new challenges. Socially, personally and professionally, this week would show you both good and hard times. Some of you may even consider changing your appearance and personality. Lucky colour: Red. Tip of the week: Your decision brings back happy memories.