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Melody meets mudras Medley moments March 20: Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya (Santoor recital) ; Guru Shovana Narayan (Kathak) March 21: Rama Vaidyanathan (Bharatnatyam); Guru Shubha Mudgal (vocal recital) (Commences at 6.30 pm. on both days. Entry free) As in the past, in modern times too, music remains a progressive and dynamic art. Its aesthetic appeal and its beauty have attracted all. As such, musical arts have become a fountainhead of peoples' inspiration, peace and culture. To meet the aspirations of the people, the Pracheen Kala Kendra, since its inception in 1956, has been engaged in the promotion of Indian classical music, dance and fine arts, said Shobha Koser, registrar of the Kendra, in the tricity on Wednesday. Tracing the growth of the kendra, which has 2,26,000 students in over 3500 centres in India and abroad today, she later shared the details of their prestigious annual musical offering, the 39th All-India Bhaskar Rao Nritya and Sangeet Sammelan, scheduled to be held at the Tagore Theatre on March 20 and 21. As is obvious, the change in the tastes of the people is conditioned by the contemporary influences in art, but this change is mostly for the better. More and more musical soirees and sangeet sammelans are being held in the country as compared to before. The annual Bhaskar Rao Sammelan holds a special significance, being second only to the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan in the region, added Sajal Koser, the kendra secretary. This year too, as in the past, the kendra is bringing some of the internationally acclaimed artists to perform during the festival. Leading the pack is Tarun Bhattacharya, who is scheduled to open the festival with his santoor recital. Hailed as a music ambassador of India, Bhattacharya is the disciple of Bharat Ratna Pt Ravi Shankar. The second performer of the first evening will be none other than Padmashri Shovana Narayan, who is to offer some of her best choreographic compositions. She is a recognised legend in the annals of dance today. Shovana, a senior bureaucrat with demanding professional responsibilities, has made a substantial contribution to Kathak as a performer, guru, and author of international eminence. On the second and final day, Bharatnatyam stalwart Rama Vaidyanathan will open the programme with her Bharatnatyam performance. Rama, a disciple of Guru Yamini Krishnamurty and Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan, is one of India's leading classical dancers. While deeply rooted in tradition, she has evolved her individual style without forsaking the core principles of Bharatnatyam. Versatile vocalist Shubha Mudgal will provide the befitting grand finale to the mega event. Her voice has range, depth, striking resonance and a knowing quality that says more than the songs. In addition to being a performer, Shubha has also won recognition as a composer. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Padmashri. An array of illustrious musicians in the realm of music and dance will accompany the lead artists on stage. |
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Beyond the Everest Naturally yours In line with the new tourism brand 'Unleash Yourself' "Naturally Nepal," Nepal Tourism board has developed various types of offers new packages for the Indian market:
A long weekend ahead? Already explored Shimla, Nainital, Dalhousie to the hilt? To top it, the family has allocated limited funds for traveling? If you and your family are caught up in a situation like this, well, then Nepal could be of some help! Here's how. Nepal's new tourism brand 'Naturally
Nepal, Once Is Not Enough,' which is being launched to reposition its image as tourist destination, promises tours beyond Mt Everest, sublime scenery, trekking trails. Most importantly, it is a pretty affordable tourist destination, given the fact that recession has left us with limited choices to travel. Aditya Baral, director, public relations and publicity department, Nepal Tourism Board, was in the tricity to put across the message. "Nepal Tourism Year 2011, a campaign launched by the Government of Nepal, aims to achieve a substantial growth in the tourism industry. Many promotional activities are being carried out in Nepal and abroad to make this event a successful one," says Aditya. "There are numerous reasons why you can zero in on Nepal as a weekend tourist destination," he adds, listing some of them. "To begin with, one does not need a visa to visit Nepal. No hassles of currency conversion. It is a safe and peaceful country. Last but not the least, the atmosphere is conducive for various adventure activities like paragliding, trekking, ultra light aircraft flying and mountaineering to name a few." Wedged between China in the north and India in the south, east and west, Nepal is a country of 23 million people. Despite the small geographical size, it has amazing diversity of nature and culture. Says Sooraj Dhawan, marketing consultant (India), "Nepal offers a wholesome experience in terms of luxury and adventure. We want families, individuals, groups and corporates to experience it through subsidised packages designed keeping the recession in mind." From great food, exotic romantic locales, golf courses, wildlife reserves, shopping arcades, five-star hotels, happening night life and beautiful pilgrimage places, Nepal has it all." Does the place entice you enough? This information could help you make up your mind better. There are 40 flights per week flying regularly to north door Nepal from Delhi. Jet Airways has twice-a-day flight from Delhi to Kathmandu. Other airlines, Jetlite, Druk Air, Nepal Airlines also fly to Katmandu from Delhi.
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Lament for the letter However, a recent UK study found that a cursory text message is fast replacing a heartfelt letter or poem. Email is also preferred over pen and paper, the survey of 2,558 persons showed. According to the study, almost two-thirds respondents (62 per cent) had never sent a love letter. But more than two-thirds (69 per cent) had texted "I love you" - or various abbreviations of the message - via a mobile phone. We tried to find out what value do the letters hold in the city folks' life. Deep Jyoti Malik is a city collegiate, like any in her league, to whom the very idea of writing letters never occurred: "Well, I don't see where is the need to write, buy stamps, post it and wait for the letter to get delivered when all your friends are just a call away." She is quick to add, "This really makes no sense to me." But then there are others who think otherwise. Charu Attri is a B. Com. Student, who is in touch with of the people in her life through phone and Internet, but, occasionally, sits down to write a letter. "I write to this friend of mind who is in Bombay regularly. It was her idea and now I am hooked on to it. It feels so good to hold a physical something that travels across the cities to reach you. Another occasion when I write letters is Rakshabandhan, wherein a letter with the rakhi is customary. I know email is faster and convenient, but then there is something about letters that's special," she shares. Subrata Purkaystha is another believer in penning down the thoughts. "I do email and chat, but also write letters. To me, emails are so impersonal, you just sit, key in and it's over in a few seconds. Though I really appreciate the instant delivery, still pen and paper writing has it's own charm. While writing a letter, one sits, gathers thoughts, lets the imagination fly, design and does a number of things," he says. "While my fiancée was in the US, we would chat, email and write letters too. Though a letter would take 15 days to reach, which is like really long as compared to instant messaging, but then it has a personal touch which is valuable indeed," he adds. Krishna Sharma, an octogenarian, has been writing letters for last seven decades: "I started writing letters to my parents when I got married way back in 1947. And then it continued till 80s till they were alive. By then I was writing regularly to my daughters and then grandchildren and got responses too. Now, that phone has taken over, I am in touch with all through phone, but still I love to write letters. Sometimes, I get responses, at times not, but I want to carry on with my
routine, it has become part of my life." "On the surface, it looks like email or texting is as good as letter but then there is something amiss," says Manjit Singh, director, Center for the Study of Social Exclusion: "Earlier, the letters would be
written and preserved for long times to come. Sometimes it was just not communicating but
committing as well. Today, technology has metamorphosed social bonding." He feels that
technology has both positive as well as negative impact: "We all are prisoners to technology today. The fast paced-life has led to instant communication and that has translated to our relationships as well. So somewhere that emotional bond has
ruptured," he adds. mona@tribunemail.com |
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Prince Charles' love letters up for grabs Charles and Jenkins met in 1975 when she was a receptionist at the British consulate in Montreal, Canada. In the letter, written on official Windsor Castle notepaper, Charles complains of his frustration with the press and fear of marrying the wrong girl. Charles writes: "I would have thought your apartment is the
quietest place. "If we went out the press would be on to it in a flash and that would be misery." Writing about failed marriages, he says: "Making a mistake like that is, frankly, something which concerns me enormously." In the last seven-page letter, he writes: "My new
private secretary is horrified by the idea of ladies in hotels during foreign visits. "I shall just have to get married as soon as possible and then all these people might relax a little! "I still think my solution of marrying a girl from each Commonwealth country is the best one." The letters have an auction starting price of 25,000 pounds. It is believed Jenkins, of Toronto, sold them to LA-based collector Alicia Carroll, whose firm recently went bust.
— ANI Orwell's love letters expected to fetch £40k at auction
Twenty handwritten letters by George Orwell, including
missives to his secret lover, are expected to fetch more than 40,000 pounds when they are auctioned by Bonhams later this month. Orwell's letters are addressed to Dennis Collings and Eleanor
Jaques, two of his closest friends during the early 1930s when he was living in
Southwold, Suffolk. The notes, written under his real name of Eric Arthur Blair, reveal the love triangle between Orwell, Jaques and
Collings, when the author began a secret relationship with Miss Jaques, the girlfriend of Mr
Collings. Miss Jaques and Mr Collings later married. The letters have been described as "the most revealing documents in existence" about the author. The letters, written between 1931 and 1933 when Orwell was struggling to get his work published, are being sold by the sole surviving daughter of Mr and Mrs
Collings. The letters also reveal his exploits among Britain's "down-and-outs" as he pursued his interest in how the lower classes lived. David Park, the head of
Bonhams' book and manuscript department, said: "In auction terms, this is a major literary event, not least because Orwell
letters rarely come onto the market, and a correspondence is unprecedented."
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Money can't buy happiness Women who concentrated much of their thinking on financial matters were much less likely to be happy with their lives, according to Talya Miron-Shatz, postdoctoral research fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of
Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Contrary to expectations, many of those with such worries had plenty of money by conventional standards, she said, suggesting that there is more at play in
obtaining peace of mind than simply having cash. "Even if you are making a hundred grand a year, if you are constantly worried that you are going to get fired, that you are going to lose your health insurance or that you are simply not sure you are going to 'make it', you are not going to be happy," Miron-Shatz said. Such
concerns, she found, affected a wide variety of women at all income levels. Conversely, those who didn't fixate on finances like retirement savings, tuition for college or simply making ends meet, reported being the happiest of the group. Miron-Shatz conducted two separate studies of a representative sample of nearly 1,000 American women of various ages and incomes. In one study, she showed that considerations of financial security were as important to the study subjects as their monetary assets. She asked subjects in the second study to think about the future in an open-ended manner. Those who did so and mentioned financial concerns - retirement, college tuition, making ends meet and so on - were less satisfied with their lives, she found, than those who did not raise such concerns. Psychologists have long sought to understand the connection between money and happiness. Though the popular conception has been that "money can't buy happiness", studies have shown that wealth can play a role in enhancing happiness. Contributing to this complicated relationship is what Princeton psychology professor Daniel Kahneman has called the "satisfaction treadmill". In pioneering studies of human happiness, Kahneman has found that satisfaction does not necessarily increase in a corresponding amount with an improved financial status, said a Princeton release. Miron-Shatz is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Kahneman, who has pioneered the integration of research about decision-making into economics and won the 2002 Nobel Prize in economic sciences. Miron-Shatz's paper grew out of her work with Kahneman, who is her adviser. The study was published in Judgment and Decision Making.
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Melody wise Lead researchers Joseph M Piro and Camilo Ortiz sought to determine if children who have received keyboard instruction as part of a music curriculum would demonstrate better vocabulary and verbal tasks, than those who did not receive keyboard instruction. The authors found similarities in the way individuals interpret music and language and "because neural response to music is a widely distributed system within the brain.... it would not be unreasonable to expect that some processing networks for music and language behaviours, namely reading, located in both hemispheres of the brain would overlap." For the study, the researchers examined second-grade children. The Children in the intervention school studied piano formally for a period of three consecutive years as part of a comprehensive instructional intervention program. While children attending the control school (n=57) received no formal musical training on any musical instrument and had never taken music lessons. The results showed that music-learning group had significantly better vocabulary and verbal sequencing scores than did the non-music-learning control group. This provides evidence to support the increasingly common practice of "educators incorporating a variety of approaches, including music, in their teaching practice in continuing efforts to improve reading achievement in children".
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Fest fiesta
From Law Auditorium to the Students Centre, from dancing to documentary, day one of Soch 09 literally enveloped everything. School of Communication Studies’, Panjab University’s annual event began with the P.P. Singh Memorial Lecture where the key-note address delivered by Prof Radhey Sham Sharma, founder vice-chancellor, MakhanLal Chaturvedi National Journalism University, Bhopal delved on… The fiesta picked momentum later in the afternoon with plethora of events including photography competition, documentary screening, street play, creative writing competition, caption contest and western dance competition lined up for the day. The photography competition had on the spot registration with the theme ‘Colours of University’ and twenty-four hours given to the participants to weave their magic. Apprises Neha Jindal, press committee member, “The participants have to capture whatever they wish from within the university only and they have over more than a day to show their talent.” Documentary screening had three entries and all from the city colleges. So SD College-32 screened on female foeticide and today’s youth, while the Government College for Girls-11 showcased a documentary named Kullu based on the same and Chitkara University portrayed a documentary titled Pak Refugees. The issues and events don’t stop there. For the two street plays staged later in the afternoon at the Students Centre carried forward the social issues with Chemical engineering department staging a play on Aids and Department of Social Welfare delving on empowerment of women. The cheering, jeering crowd around was as charged up as the performers themselves. To overcome the ‘heaviness’ set in the day, it was an evening of dance and music with the Dancing Shoes, a western dance competition scheduled for late in the evening. Says Sukrant Bhatia, II year student, “Last year our cultural evening programme Tashan was a hit, so this year too it’s more or less a variation of that.”
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Novel feat
I would be amazed to read about writers who took years to write a single novel. Somehow, I couldn’t relate to this. For me, writing a novel is like expressing a thought, which should be penned down the minute it hits the brain,” says producer, writer and novelist from Mumbai, Boota Singh Shaad. On a brief personal visit to the city, Boota Singh, who is witness to the birth of Punjabi cinema wonders on the numerous changes that has given Punjabi cinema a new look. But before this, he wants to share notes on his passion- Writing. “I am a born writer, and I don’t spend years to write, whether it is a short story, a film script or a novel,” tells Boota Singh, who has written 4 short story books and 23 novels (Adhi Raat Pehar Da Tadhka, Rohi Da Phul, Tere Kiya Meetha Laage). “I took 16 days to write a 400 page novel, otherwise 4-5 days are good enough to write one.” Boota Singh explains why he doesn’t need ‘appreciable’ time to write. “I cannot store my thoughts for long for the fear of decay. I get down everything on the paper the minute it clicks my mind.” Back to yet another passion, which has added length to his repertoire- Production. “I have produced Punjabi movies like Kulli Da Yaar, Khalsa Mera Roop Hai, Saidan Jogan, Gidha and some Hindi movies, Nishan, Kora Badan, Smuggler, Pehla Pehla Pyar as well, offers the writer producer, also an ex-member of Censor board of films for 8 years. “State -of- the art technology, exotic locales and free flowing funds have changed the face of Punjabi cinema.” However, Boota Singh still feels that Punjabi cinema should work more on the scripts. “They are good, but repetitive.” jasmine@tribunemail.com |
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Khan Kombat
Keeping up his swipes at superstar Shah Rukh Khan and the No.1 slot in Bollywood, Aamir Khan, riding on the super success of his revenge drama Ghajini, has said he never thought Shah Rukh was ever on the top pedestal at all.
He also said Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire failed to “touch” him. When Aamir, was asked at a chat show how he feels about being termed the new ‘King Khan’ after the success of Ghajini. He replied: “I had absolutely no intention of kicking Shah Rukh off his pedestal. Though I have to say, I don’t think he ever was on it.” Elaborating, Aamir said: “In my opinion, the actor who I really look up to is Mr Amitabh Bachchan. He is someone whose work I really like, a fantastic actor and the kind of stardom Mr. Bachchan has seen, none of us can ever hope to see.” The 44-year-old actor, whose latest work, the Hindi remake of Tamil film Ghajini, was a
success at the box office, says he feels satisfied with his films only if they turn out to be as they are intended. “You can never really tell until you see a film with the audience. How it is going to play with the audience. For me, what is important is that when I see the film once it is ready, has it turned out the way we wanted it to? If we have done that, then that makes me feel happy,” he said.
Aamir, whose own directorial debut film Taare Zameen Par, failed to get nominated in the
foreign film category at the 81st Annual Academy Awards this year, says that Slumdog Millionaire failed to “touch” him. “I thought the movie was well intended. It was a very sincere attempt, but it didn’t touch me personally, and I suspect it because I’m not used to watching Indians speak English, all these slum kids talking in English... it’s strange,” said Aamir.
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Heading Hollywood The makers of horror movie 13B can’t stop smiling these days as their work seems to be heading to Hollywood. Hollywood studio Weinstein Company was quite impressed after going through the synopsis of 13B, which stars R. Madhavan and Neetu Chandra, and now wants to know more about the film before getting the rights.“Yes, Weinstein Company has indeed shown a keen interest in the film. They have asked us to send them over the entire script of the film. Though they are seeing the film as well, they want to go through the script in detail to consider its adaptation as per western sensibilities,” said a spokesperson of Reliance BIG Pictures that produced 13B. Writer-director Vikram K. Kumar is happy that his film is finding a following outside India as well. “I’m extremely happy, ecstatic and honoured about the Weinstein Company considering the 13B script for the remake rights. I would have never imagined that this may happen,” Kumar said. Horror flicks coming out of the Indian film industry are often accused of following a set pattern. But the trend has started changing for the better in the recent past, thanks to successes like Raaz - The Mystery Continues, Phoonk and now 13B. So 13B being considered for a remake is big news for Bollywood since the Weinstein Company, an independent American film studio founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, has quite a reputation. In the past, it has released films like Pierce Brosnan’s The Matador, Jennifer Aniston’s Derailed and Felicity Huffman’s Transamerica amongst many others. Considering the fact that Bollywood has time and again looked at the west for inspiration, isn’t it flattering to see a Bollywood film crossing the shores? “Of course yes. It’s one of the few times that an Indian script is being considered by the western market; otherwise it’s always been the other way round. This turnaround could also be attributed to the Slumdog Millionaire effect which has suddenly made Indian content a top consideration,” said Kumar.
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Talepiece
Bobby Deol didn’t bother about the pouring rain and freezing temperature while shooting fight scenes in muddy fields for Sangeeth Sivan’s Ek - The Power of One in Punjab in December, leaving producer Jaswant Khera highly impressed. According to a source, the film unit was shooting for a major action sequence amid heavy rains. Even the vanity vans of the actors had to be parked around two kilometres away from the location and the unit members took long gaps between shots because of the weather. For Bobby’s convenience, the producer even requested the actor to go and rest in the van as he was worried about his health, but Bobby insisted that if the entire unit could bear the weather so could he, added the source. “These fight scenes had to be shot in muddy fields and freezing temperatures and the unit had already lost three to four days of shoot due to the climatic
conditions. I was absolutely overwhelmed with Bobby’s dedication and professionalism and the action sequences have turned out to be wonderful in the film,” said Khera. Ek - The Power of One will release on March 27.
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Piggy Chops on top “Priyanka Chopra is India’s number one female star. She has received numerous awards and accolades for her outstanding work since she began acting just a few years ago,” said Eric Mika, publisher of the Hollywood Reporter and vice president of Nielsen Media and Entertainment Group. “It is truly amazing to acknowledge the breadth of her success, and we are honoured to bestow the Nielsen Box Office Award on one who has done so incredibly much in so little time,” he added. Priyanka, a former Miss World, will be the second recipient of the award. She joins Hong Kong film actor and producer Andy Lau, who received the inaugural award at the 2007 ceremony.
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PET THEORY Dogs are social animals and without proper training, they will behave like animals. They will spoil your house, destroy your belongings, bark excessively, dig holes in your yard, fight with other dogs and even bite you. In the nutshell, an untrained dog is a nuisance. Nearly all behaviour problems are perfectly normal canine activities that occur at the wrong time or place or are directed at the wrong thing. For example, the dog will eliminate on the carpet instead of outside; the dog will bark all night long instead of just when a stranger is prowling around outside; or the dog will chew furniture instead of his own toys. The key to preventing or treating behavior problems is learning to teach the dog to redirect his natural behavior to outlets that are acceptable in the domestic setting. Obedience training is also an easy way to establish the social hierarchy. When your Hugo obeys a simple request of ‘come here, sit,’ he is showing compliance and respect for you. It is not necessary to establish yourself as top dog or leader of the pack by using extreme measures such as the so-called alpha rollover. You can teach your dog subordinate role by teaching him to show submission to you in a paw raise (shake hands), hand lick (give a kiss) or love you (bark twice). Most dogs love performing these tricks (obedience commands) for you. Which also pleasantly acknowledges that you are in charge. Obedience training should be fun and rewarding for you and your dog. It can enrich your relationship and make living together more enjoyable. A well-trained dog is more confident and can more safely be allowed a greater amount of freedom than the untrained one. A trained dog will come when called and will give you the immense pleasure. Some people debate whether or not it is possible to train puppies, and others ask whether it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks. The answer to both questions is an unequivocal Yes. Whatever the age of your dog, the right time to begin training is right now! The most important time in your dog’s life is right now. I trained an aggressive Doberman at the age of 9 years. Your dog’s behaviour is constantly changing. A dog that is well behaved today will not necessarily remain that way forever. New problems can always develop. Existing problems can always get worse. It is same in the humans also. Your well mannered or a gentle friend will not necessarily remain that way forever. He may be turn into a fiery person. So, I mean to say that everybody’s temperament or nature or behaviour is constantly changing and this all depends upon the surrounding atmosphere. If you want your dog to be obedient in your car, guess where you have to practice? If you suddenly want your dog to down-stay while you are trying to move over three lanes to make an exit, you had better find time to practice those obedience commands in the car long before you need them. Don’t drive and practice at the same time. Practice, while the car is parked or while someone else is driving. Keep the obedience training sessions short and sweet. It is dull and boring to schedule tedious and lengthy training sessions. Instead, integrate training into your daily routine. Make obedience training interesting and meaningful to your Hugo. If Puppy insists on following you from room to room while you are getting ready for the day, then insist he have something to do too. “Heel” from the bedroom to the bathroom. “Down-stay” while you’re brushing your teeth. “Heel” from the bathroom to the kitchen. “Sit-stay” while you are having your breakfast or lunch or dinner with your family or friends. “Go find the ball” while you get dressed. Now “go get the leash” so you can go for a walk. “Sit” when the door is opened, “sit” again when the door is closed. And so on. Be sure that obedience training infiltrates your Hugo’s favorite activities and that your Baby’s favorite activities infiltrates training. Your Hugo’s favorite activities should become training, so that training becomes the Hugo’s favorite activity. Mind it, give and take is the base of
every relationship. shivkaushal@yahoo.com |
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Pet Pick
People for Animals, Chandigarh has the perfect companion for anyone who is ready to be loved unconditionally and just forever and ever: One cute, intelligent, healthy and playful dog, 4 years old, mix breed for adoption- this one will sure be a sports super star!! Two beautiful adorable female pups, 3 months old, white and brown colour, mixed breed want a loving home – we can assure you that they are the winners of the next beauty pageant!! One good looking male pup, 2 months old, black and white colour, Indian breed, if looks could kill this guy has it!!! PFA Lost & Found Column: 1. Bhupinder Gupta, has lost his female black Rott Weiler pup, who was 8 months old. This pup was lost from H.No.809, Sector-8,
Panchkula, on March 12 2009, at around 7:30 pm. The family is heart broken- if anybody has any information, please do contact them
at 9872381007. 2. Mr. Harwinder Singh has lost his a female black Rott Weiler , 8 years old, from H.No.1349, Phase-3-B-2, Mohali, on March 9 2009, around at 7:00 am. If anybody has any information, kindly contact the PFA Office or call at 9888000090. For any information,
contact: PFA-Chandigarh at 0172-2749080, 2749211 from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. Monday - Saturday,
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Renee writes Fear factor
Arun Malhotra Young man, you have it all. When God had blessed you with everything, just learn to thank him for it and stop obsessing over negatives. We all carry fears from our childhood. This is our conditioning that we are taught not to accept too much happiness, for it might just go away. But why? Get rid of your negative mental patterns by doing some positive affirmations. Drive the fear out of your heart and learn to live a carefree and happy life. Just repeat “I am a child of God and am constantly in this protection.” This will give you inner strength. Once you learn to build on yourself, the rest will just follow. Allow yourself the mental ease and mental freedom and feel the happiness you deserve. Self-help syndrome
I am a 27-year-old young man but I am what they call a self-help book addict. I feel I have become very dependent on these books. Each time I have a problem or I am feeling low or depressed, I simply run to my collection of books, read a few pages and then seem to relax and calm down. Life starts seeming worthwhile again. I even have a collection on tapes which I rely on. Without these companions, life seems completely unthinkable. I do not have a steady girlfriend but I am looking for one. May be that will give me emotional stability. Is there a way to make life better on its own? Jaspal Randhawa You just need to spend a little time to understand yourself. Why do you have this dependency on others to make things a bright for you? Whether it’s books or tapes or even the girlfriend, you are actually running away from your own self. The cause of your lows is basically inherent fears or problems. You have suppressed them and not really dealt with them. You are only providing quick-fix with your self-help material. You need to confront your deep rooted fears and deal with them. Self-help books are great stuff, I agree, but you cannot allow dependency of any sort to take over your life. You must realize that you within yourself have the wisdom, knowledge and courage to heal yourself, jut have the courage to do so. Take charge of your life and get in touch with the divinity within you. The peace will naturally flow from within. |
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The very art of putting your innermost feelings on pen and paper is dying a slow death, courtesy today's fast-paced life and excessive onslaught of technology. While literature has benefited immensely by this very
personal act, check Shakespeare's sonnets, which are considered the best of love poems or Winston Churchill's love letters that are appreciated by many. Letters From A Father To His Daughter, by Jawaharlal Nehru, written to his daughter from prison, found it's own readership. 
Love letters sent by Prince Charles to a girlfriend have been put up for sale on auction website
eBay. One of the six letters to Welsh-born Janet Jenkins was penned in 1980, just a year before he tied the knot with Princess Diana, reports the Sun.
Financial security might not be enough to ensure happiness or satisfaction with one's life, according to a study of the mental state of the modern American woman.
Music lessons can significantly improve children's cognitive performance in reading skills, says a new study. The study led by researchers from Long Island University, USA has shown that children taking music tuition involving training in increasingly complex rhythmic, tonal, and practical skills display superior cognitive performance in reading skills compared with their non-musically trained peers.
Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra will receive the Nielsen Box Office Award for outstanding contribution to Asian cinema.The award will be presented during the 3rd Annual Asian Film Awards March 23. The awards will be part of the 33rd Hong Kong International Film Festival at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Obedience training is one of the best things you can do for your dog or puppy... and yourself. Though it doesn’t solve all behaviour problems, but it is the foundation for solving just about any problem. Training opens up a line of communication between you and your dog. Effective communication is necessary to instruct your Hugo about what you want him to do. You can teach him anything from ‘stay’ (don’t bolt out the door) to ‘sit’ (don’t jump up on the visitors) to ‘NO’ (don’t chew the furniture) and so many other commands. 
I am a young man of 32 years with a wonderful job, a great home and a really beautiful and lovely woman in my life. My problem is that I am constantly fearful of losing all, specially my girlfriend. Although she tries very hard to convince me that there is no need for me to feel insecure. I just simply cannot get the strange obsessive negative thoughts out of my mind. I have started living a life of “what if she falls for someone else?”, “what if my job is not there?”, “What if something happens to my present lifestyle?“ How do I rid myself of these fears ?