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Dhol
wajda!
Punjabi music is now an integral part of Bollywood. After all, who can resist the temptation of swaying to those foot-tapping numbers?
Jasmine Singh
 WHAT do Jodi No 1,
Bicchoo, Heyy Baby, Veer Zaara, Jab We Met, Rang De Basanti, Hum Tum, Partner, Bend It Like Beckham, Monsoon Wedding, Tashan and Singh is King have in common? Yes, these are all hit
multi-starrers from Bollywood. One more connection — all these films have a close connection to Punjabi music. In fact, all these movies have at least one hit Punjabi number sung by a known or a lesser-known Punjabi singer.
 Simply
Sensuous
A city night club may have banned it, but the salwar kameez sure spells
style
Jigyasa Kapoor Chimra
SIMPLE yet elegant, traditional yet trendy, suits add oomph to your style quotient. And for all those who thought them to be oh-so-down-market, here is the latest on this evergreen attire.
Himanshu Mahajan
New releases
Will they, won’t they?
 Creative Zone
Devoted to passion
Manpriya Khurana
STRUGGLING for a job, Kulbhushan Kalra penned his first poem Kaagaz Ke Phool in the year 1967-68. A poem that speaks volumes about man’s desire and his disgruntled nature says, “man is always yearning for more, but all he chases are paper roses.” Taking about his first writing, Kalra says, “Struggling with my life there came a time when nothing was going right and it was here that I gave words to my feelings.
Rajesh Sachar
youth speak
Youth United
Navkirat Chauhan
 WE, the youth, always aspire and hope to change the world, the society, the mindset of the people. Our imagination knows no boundaries. We know what we are up against- reservation, unemployment, crime, bribery, corruption, inflation and much more. We raise our voice that falls on deaf ears. We hold discussions and debates, where we all speak strongly against the system. But what is the outcome? Our voices remain confined to the walls of our institutions and homes.
 Back
to Basics
Leaving treadmills and cardio
machines behind, alternate healing practices
have caught everyone’s fancy
Jigyasa Kapoor Chimra
A
BIG hit, it’s the alternate healing process like yoga, meditation and
holistic healing that is catching the fancy of young and old. An age-old
remedy that works without any medication, it uses body’s inherent
power to heal and stay fit. A scientific method that works to restore
the natural rhythm and harmony of the body, the aim of these natural
practices is to build a sound body and mind.
 Sidelanes
Memories on postcards
Joyshri Lobo
IT is a small piece of stiff ivory paper, just three inches long and less than two inches wide. It has become brown over the hundred years that have gone by. My father tucked it away with a few postcards that are stamped with the head of George V, Emperor, King of the British Empire and the Colonies.
Object
d’art
Commonplace objects
that inspire painters
Melody on canvas
Parbina Rashid
THEY say, when Picasso created his first version of the Guitar in 1912, it stirred confusion among his friends and contemporaries. The questions that he faced were as basic as ‘does it rest on a pedestal or does it hang on a wall?’ In other words, ‘was it a painting or a sculpture’ to which Picasso replied ‘it’s a la guitare’. A simple answer, but his guitar would always be known for the radical leap it made from traditional modelling method to the new technique of assemblage.
 Fashion Fiesta
THOSE of you waiting to refurbish your wardrobe as per the latest trends, well, you shouldn’t miss out on this one. Showbizz India brings in ‘Summer Fashion Kaleidoscope’ to Chandigarh. The event will see 60 designers from Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh and Ludhiana display their stuff.
As per Manmeet Singh, president, Showbizz India: “Fashion Kaleidoscope is part of our annual events. This one will update people with the latest trends and styles in fashion. We provide the designers a platform to showcase their creativity.”
 Cinema
with a purpose
HERE comes Chandigarh’s very own independent film festival Chhota Mooh Badi
Baat, which showcases the cinema of courage and spirit of activism.
The festival will see the screening of 16 award-winning films that have been hand picked by the festival curator Dr. Gaurav
Chhabra. Picked from various parts of the country and from various film festivals all over India these films are much beyond the realms of
Bollywood, portraying the voices of commoners, voices and
acts that will make you look, think and act.
Diamond Treat
If you thought of investing in jewellery, this may just be your big chance. Tanishq’s Free Diamond Offer entitles customers to win a piece of diamond jewellery absolutely free on the purchase of 20 gm and above of gold jewellery or studded jewellery worth Rs 20,000 and above.
JLo’s wish, Mark’s command
WHEN
it comes to Mark Anthony and wife Jennifer Lopez’s household, it’s the latter who bosses around. Latino singer Anthony, who’s the father of Waiting For Tonight hitmaker’s kids, has revealed he’s the one who has to tend to the screams of his five-month-old twins, Max and Emme in the middle of the night.
Britney falls for bodyguard
Pop singer Britney Spears is smitten by her bodyguard. The 26-year-old singer is dating Tom Lee, an Israeli soldier, and the duo has even spent an intimate night together.
— ANI
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