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Maple meets makki
Thus far the only Higgins that we were acquainted with was a certain professor who had more to do with syntax than sauce, and more to do with fiction than fact: that conceited and contemptuous charmer of My Fair Lady, Henry Higgins. And here on Tuesday, we were faced not with a professor of phonetics, but a tutor of taste buds, John Higgins, who with his characteristic Canadian camaraderie looked as far removed from that bombastic Brit of fiction as the English pie is from the Toronto tart. The only bridge between our fictional favourite and this real Higgins appeared to be that emblem of all things British: Buckingham Palace. For, Chef Higgins, director of George Brown Chef School, Toronto, not only added spice to supper at this residence of royalty during the early 80s but even “danced with the Queen,” as he informs us with an impish grin and his Toronto twang. In the city on the invitation of the Consulate-General of Canada and Chitkara University, not only did Higgins provide insights into the gastronomic traditions of maple country, but the interactive template of this presentation also tossed up the flavours of Indo-Canadian assimilation, cultural as well as culinary. A Punjabi gourmand suggesting desi substitutes for the very ‘phoren’ basil or maple syrup; the conversation veering to gymming and fitness, wine-hunting across the Niagra and so on. Sarson da saag-a
His second coming to India, the first being three years back when he got a taste of Punjab in Ludhiana and
Jalandhar, Higgins dished out his own take on Punjabiyat in a chat at Taj-17. Maple meets
makki, we’d have thought. Ah, but here was something different to chew on. Butter chicken may have become a symbol of our culinary conquest on transcontinental taste buds, but it didn’t curry much favour with this chef. “The butter chicken that we get to have in the West has become quite
restaurant-ised. So, it’s the lamb rogan josh and biryani that has me hooked more,” he gushed. What about apna sarson ka
saag? “Well, I’ve not tasted that yet, but nothing to beat the aloo-gobhi I had at my host’s place here,” he continued heaping praise on the Punjabi tadka even as he dwelt on the spices and skills of tossing up the quintessentially Canadian Walnut Quinoa Salad and Suskatoon
berry-flavoured Apple Tart. Wow, so cauliflower’s some competition for the traditionalists on the Punjabi platter: makki ki roti and sarson ka
saag. A twist in the saag-a! Win-e my heart
Not just aloo-gobhi, the Indian wines too have a reason to be pleased as punch, for the master chef couldn’t stop raving about our Sula products. That the Sula wines found favour with a gourmet who’s sampled the best from Niagra country and beyond —-be it Riesling (found 4 miles from the Niagra Falls), Chateau de Charmes or Chardonnay —-should up India’s standing in the league of vineries. Oil’s well that
(bl)ends well
To cut a long story short, what brought about this chef’s cross-cultural culinary expedition in the first place? You won’t believe it, but to some extent it had to do with a thing as ubiquitous as cooking oil. Quinoa oil, if you please. “Well, we wanted to promote the use of quinoa oil that’s a widely used cooking medium in Canada,” came enlightenment from Gurbans
Sobti, trade commissioner, Consulate-General of Canada. For the uninitiated (which we too were till this lexicon enrichment), quinoa oil is an exciting new oil with excellent antioxidant properties, it’s rich in essential fatty acids (EFA) and also imparts excellent emollient and moisturising properties to the skin. So, oil’s well that ends
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Class apart
Couldn’t get more interactive than this — a couple of kids are hovering around the teacher, few are scribbling on the blackboard, while some plain moving about. Earlier, during the mini-photo session, there are advices, ‘When you put the microphone to somebody, the distance should be about…’Like we said, couldn’t get more interactive. Post this, they part for the break. At this point of time too, there’s a suggestion, “If I were you, I’d be taking a lunch a break for 15 to 20 minutes first and then going about my work…” Interactive did we say? A class at the Chitkara School of Communication is in progress and Clare Arthurs, the guest faculty, is giving her students the final tips on communication. A journalist, a teacher, an environmentalist would be just nomenclatures. “I’m basically from Australia and was with the British Broadcasting Corporation, London for 12 years, started my career around 1980.” Almost three decades into the profession, being a foreign correspondent, covering South-East Asia, so environment is where the heart is. Writing about it, partnering with NGOs, anything for the cause. “I’ve been covering environment ever since I began and media’s role is absolutely crucial. And, for me it’s needs to happen on both local and international level. Right from people using bicycles, recycling to…on an international level. Hopefully they will come up with some new strategies at Kyoto Protocol.” All this while we’ve been polluting rivers, oceans, air, wildlife, ignoring the warning signs. She says, “Warnings have been around, it’s only now that we’ve started noticing it. Some years ago, how we were concerned about the ozone layer, worried about its depletion and the CFC emissions. Then the world united and it made a difference.” Just as she’s doing her bit, by being a teacher, a journalist. “I’m passionate about journalism while teaching is great through which I get to share my knowledge.” As for the Indian media, “There’s a lot being done in India to tackle the environment. Everyday you open newspapers, there are stories.” And, as for India, “I’ve been coming here since 2005 and before this I had a very stereotypical image of it as very crowded, very colourful, noisy pushing into modernity. But these journalists that I met in Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, have been engaging multi-layered people.” All this while, for the past one week it’s been interactive with local scientists in Chandigarh, Sukhna Lake (for its wildlife significance), crafts mela. Very soon the class is going to be back. manpriya@tribunemail.com
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Paa with love The fist-look of movie Paa was released in Mumbai on Wenseday. The movie proved the role reversal of Bollywood’s most renowned father-son, Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan in the reel life. The 67-year-old actor Bachchan would be playing the role of a 13-year old boy, diagnosed with Progeria. His real life son Abhishek is playing his father’s character in the movie. “In childhood he used to make me sit on his shoulders. I always have a lot of fond memories of looking down upon everybody because I used to be sitting on my dad’s shoulder as kid, and it was wonderful to repay the favour,” said Abhishek. Amitabh Bachchan’s fans would also have doubts in recognising him after seeing his bald look wearing school uniform in the poster and promo of the movie that was unveiled. “Balki (Director) when he set the look of the film, felt very strongly that whatever performance Paa comes out with, it should be something we have never seen Amitabh Bachchan do before. And like he said that before, that he has worked very hard to remove Amitabh Bachchan from Amitabh Bachchan. So he thought it was very apt to say ‘introducing Amitabh Bachchan’ because here’s a whole new Amitabh Bachchan, nor does he look differently, he will behave differently and act differently and speak differently,” said Abhishek R. Balki, Director of the movie said the difference in the real and reel life characters would make the movie dissimilar and appealing. Bachchan plays a boy named ‘Auro’ who actually looks 25 odd years older than him due to the genetic disease. The film has already gained palpable excitement among the audience due to real life role reversal.
Paa is set for release on November 13.
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Ajay ala re!
Actor-producer Ajay Devgn, who is riding high on the success of his latest flick All The Best, does not believe that Khans (Shah Rukh, Salman, Aamir) rule the Bollywood.
“It is totally wrong to say or assume that the Khans dominate the Bollywood film industry. I try to do the best I can,” Devgn, who was recently seen in Vipul Shah’s London Dreams along with Salman, said. The actor added that he detests going to award functions and would rather prefer his work to speak for him. “All the Best has just made a mark at the box office...I am only focused on my work which is my mantra to success,” Devgn, who was in Bhopal at the Provogue studio on Wednesday, said. “I give lots of importance to my work for which I can do anything,” Devgn added. The National Award-winning actor will next be seen in Prakash Jha’s Rajniti, parts of which have been shot here in the city. However, the actor denied to reveal any details about the film stating it was too early to talk about it. Rajniti, which also stars Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Nana Patekar has been directed by Prakash Jha and is slated to hit the theaters May next year. Devgn, who recently dropped an ‘A’ from his surname, said that his mother believes in numerology which prompted him to change the spelling of his last name. —PTI |
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Water blues
Soha Ali Khan will think twice before doing a disaster film again after Tum Mile, which has July 2005 Mumbai deluge as its backdrop, as the actress feels the film has turned her into a hydrophobic. The actress calls the whole shooting experience a “nightmare” and is happy that the film is finally over. “Shooting for the film was pretty much a nightmare. I don’t think I will able to do this kind of film again. I am glad that it is over. It was physically very demanding, very tiring hard work and I have become quite phobic to water since the film,” she said. Soha plays the romantic lead opposite Emraan Hashmi in the film which will hit theatres on November 13. The film has been directed by Kunal Deshmukh of Jannat fame. The actress was initially apprehensive to work opposite Hashmi, known for his ‘serial kisser’ image, but contrary to his image, Hashmi was a “pleasure to work with”. “I was apprehensive because it is such a romantic story and working with someone with whom the chemistry exists and somebody who does not show tantrums is important,” she says. “But I realised that we both are similar people, somewhat impatient but professionals. We complain a little bit but we always make sure that the shot is done, and we like to work long hours and learn our lines and are really committed to the job,” she adds. — PTI
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It’s special
His debut Saawariya failed to create a magic at the box-office but Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor, who will next be seen in romantic-comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, says the film still holds a special place in his heart. “The film failed at the box office but it did not prevent me from doing new things. I felt like an underdog but the movie still holds a special place in my heart, it was a special film for me as it was my first film as an actor,” Ranbir said. The actor made his acting debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya released in 2007 opposite new comer Sonam Kapoor. “I received positive reviews for my performance and subsequently got good offers from Yash Chopra, Dharma Productions. Not only my family but the film industry also showed their support towards me. Even though the movie did not do well they said they liked my acting,” Ranbir said. The actor is all set to promote his to be released film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, which is all set to hit cinema houses on November 6. The actor also said that after his romantic flicks — Saawariya, Bachna Ae Haseeno and Wake up Sid, he would love to do a proper action and historical film if he gets a good script. — PTI
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Good, bad and the ugly
Parbina Rashid How do you exorcise the demon that exists in your mind? If you happen to be an artist, then you paint it over and over again till that creature becomes your friend. That’s exactly what Subhash Shorey is doing — painting a complete series on demons. Well, they say faith in demons is as old as humanity and it is not a new theme for art. Even Michelangelo’s virgin effort, according to the 16th century art stargazer Giorgio Vasari, was a smallish, slightly customised painted copy of a German print called St Anthony Tormented by Demons. The painting was done when Michelangelo was only 12 or 13. It was only later that he turned his attention to sculpture. So, it is not the subject per se which got our attention when we saw two of Shorey’s frames on display at the recently concluded annual exhibition of the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi but for his explanation as why he took up the subject and played with it for seven long years. “About seven years back I started seeing these forms wherever I went. I was afraid in the beginning but as I started capturing them in paper and canvas, I overcame my fear. In fact I started enjoying them,” says Shorey. In the process Shorey established a bond with his tormentors but also realised the truth behind the mythological saying that nothing is impossible in nature. So, his forms come as half human and half animal with all morbid details but there is always hope which germinates in form of a tree. “These forms represent aggression, but then they are very as much a part of nature and hence part of us,” explains Shorey. Interestingly, woman is the most dominating element in Shorey’s series. Though Shorey has taken a detour from his earlier series on spiritualism, his techniques remain the same – using the scraps from a colour pencil for the background, which he fills up with fine lines giving shape to his imagination. The effect is soft and a little dreamy making gory figures like a half-bird, half-woman, a monster tree, a she devil with horse foot and wagging tongue, a one-eyed octopus and fish-like creatures almost palatable. Having painted it from all conceivable imagination, Shorey is now moving on. But yes, he soon plans to put them up for a solo exhibition. And, he is sure that people need to see his demons in order to understand the good and the evil that co-exists inside all of us. parbina@tribunemail.com
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Welcome committee
If media reports are to be believed, things at last have started moving to end M. F. Husain’s self-imposed exile. So, how does our artist community feel about it? 
War of words
Balvinder, Good news
Anand Shende, Lecturer, Government College of Art-10It will be a privilege to have him back. Now I can hope that someday we, the artist community of tricity, would be able to have some interactive session with him. A little demonstration by this great artist would work like a booster dose for us. Manoj Sharda, |
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Guess what is in store for art lovers? An exhibition of Paramjit Singh’s original drawings, etchings and etchings! And, if the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, which is organising the show is to be believed, this would be a first time ever in this region. The exhibition is opening on November 6 at the Gallery of Punjab Arts Council –16 “It’s a part of the ongoing efforts of the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi to bring the very best to the city, the love of the artist Paramjit Singh for the people of Punjab and this region along with the fact that Paramjit was born and brought up in Amritsar that his works are coming to Chandigarh,” says akademi chairman Diwan Manna. “And by bringing his art works for display the akademi is providing a rare opportunity to the discerning art viewers of the region to try to fathom the streams of thought which gave substance to the mystical landscapes that he is renowned for,” he adds. Paramjit’s landscapes are known for their air of mystery which haunts and beckons, making the viewer’s experience spiritual and magical. The artist’s own journey through such magical pathways began in the 1950s when he first started painting. With time, landscape elements, which had made an appearance very early on began to dominate his art, till the ideal landscape seen with mind’s eye was evoked to perfection. With titles like Monsoon Light, Red in the Woods, Evening Light and Lakes, these canvases throw open to the viewer and collector an exquisite mélange of colour, light and the fragrance of the vibrant countryside. The exhibition will showcase 19 oil paintings, 12 drawings in crayons, seven etchings and four pastels. — TNS Concludes on November 10.
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Stephen Wiltshire was diagnosed as autistic at aged three, did not speak until five but as an adult sells his art for thousands of British pounds. Wiltshire was recently in New York for the last of nine massive panoramic drawings of major cities around the world. He has drawn each from his unique memory that stores the complete view of a city after taking a helicopter ride that lasts minutes. “I see the buildings and the skyline and see it from a bird’s eye view,” said Wiltshire, 35, of his New York helicopter ride which included views of the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Citicorp building, Rockefeller Center and Central Park. “The whole of Manhattan,” he added. The 20-foot (six meter) New York panorama follows those done in Tokyo, Rome, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Madrid, Dubai, Jerusalem and London. Wiltshire said he loves New York and it shows in the shy smile and the way he recounts what attracts him to the city. “I’m interested to see the skyscrapers and street scenes, the New York taxi cabs, limousines and big American cars,” Wiltshire said. Compared with London, where he was born to West Indian parents, New York “is very huge, of squares and rectangles and very easy avenues,” he added. His love of the city also shows in his favorite movies, which include Saturday Night Fever. “Because it’s in the 70s, which I love, and I like the Bee Gees and I think John Travolta is great.” Wiltshire said. “He’s a great actor and I like his dance moves. He’s cool.” Wiltshire’s gift was discovered during that difficult childhood where he could not relate to the world, or it to him, and one of the few things that calmed him was to draw. The first depictions of animals and London buses have evolved into the city scapes, buildings and landmarks that make him an internationally-recognised artist. “I wanted to draw,” Wiltshire said simply. “I feel good. I am pleased with what I am doing.” His main media are pen and ink, pencils, chalk, charcoal and colored pastels on paper. Though Wiltshire is far from being a struggling artist, he still studies art one day a week in London. “As we saw art becoming a career for him, we thought to get him a degree,” said Annette Wiltshire, 37, Stephen’s sister who accompanied him to New York. “He’s a mature student, part time. “The only thing to calm him down was to draw or play with toy double-decker buses,” she said of her brother’s early years when his frustrations with the world would result in screaming tantrums. Wiltshire lives with his mother in London and as well as art school, his routine includes Wednesday’s and Friday’s at his gallery in that city and piano lessons on Thursday. Weekends “are with my mum,” he said. Wiltshire’s father died when Stephen was two. He was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace in 2006 for services to the art world. “He’s a very nice man,” Wiltshire said. “He talked to me about my interest in art and was very kind.” GBP rate $1.6358. — Reuters
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Great expectation
If there is distress in the art market, it was not on view at Sotheby’s on Wednesday as the auction house sold more than $180 million worth of Impressionist and modern art at a sale exceeding even the most optimistic expectations. A night after a smaller sale at rival Christie’s fell short, Sotheby’s saw 85 percent of the 66 works on offer finding buyers and took in $181,760,000 including commission, some 10 percent above the high pre-sale estimate. Officials said it was the first time since May 2006, in the midst of an unprecedented art market boom, that one of its Impressionist sales exceeded the high estimate. Throughout the sale, at which five lots each sold for more than $10 million, bidding was competitive, prices beat expectations and a few records even fell.“This was a real shot in the arm for the art market,” saidsenior vice president Simon Shaw. “It was a real vote ofconfidence.” Using conservative estimates, Shaw said the sale demonstrated there was still a “great appetite” forquality works when they are “attractively priced.” Applause broke out at the sale’s end, with Sotheby CEO Bill Ruprecht joining in from the sidelines. The top lot was Giacometti’s “L’homme qui Chavire,” a 1951 bronze that soared to $19,346,500, or more than half-again its high estimate, after a protracted bidding war among six would-be buyers. Records were set for Andre Derain, with “Barques au port de Collioure” fetching $14,082,500, roughly twice the pre-sale estimate, and for Kees Van Dongen with “Jeune Arabe,” which sold for $13,802,500. Other highlights included Kandinsky’s “Krass und Mild” (Dramatic and Mild), which sold for $10,610,500, and Picasso’s “Buste d’homme,” the sale’s top-estimated work, which went for $10,386,500. —Reuters
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Lanes Cracks, quacks and thieves Joyshri Lobo Nand Lal was a tiny man, reed thin with a perpetually runny nose and wrinkled brow. His face had a constant quizzical look, possibly at the idiosyncrasies of the Homosapiens around him. The expression was exaggerated by a pair of black rimmed, Gandhian glasses through which he could hardly see, as they were cleaned only by rubbing between thumb and forefinger, never with soap and water. Imported from Nepal as a cook in Indian homes, he had to support a large family. NL was given a room, old trousers, shirts and as much food as he could possibly eat. His sons came visiting once or twice a year and suddenly, NL would be in torn, white khadi kurta-pyjamas and a Gandhi cap, reminiscent of a loyal Congress worker. It took us a long time to comprehend that the trousers and shirts that made him look like a venerable but bird like teacher; were usurped by his progeny on their homeward journey. The next few years saw NL wearing white pyjamas, eight inches short off the bottom, as then they could fit no one else. We had found the ultimate ploy in keeping NL well clothed, even though he looked like a mundu and not the burra sahib’s mug cook. In NL’s hands, two kilos of sugar and an equal quantity of rice lasted just a week. We climbed stools, inspected lofts and finally took a peek at the servant quarter when he went to the market. In a tin trunk, we discovered fifteen kilos of sugar, ten kilos of rice and all the aluminium double boilers left by departing, American missionaries. At an emergency meeting, we contemplated on the rigours of life without NL. Our courage failed us. As all the members of the family were usually out for the day, we decided to keep mum. Our hearts sank as we saw NL’s sons load a heavy tin trunk into the waiting rickshaw, as they waved fondly at their teary-eyed father, who wagged a Gandhi topi like a truce flag. NL called himself a doctor of herbal medicine and wore a torso string to strengthen the idea of his Brahminical superiority. As he worked in a Christian home, he grabbed the idea of wheat germ from the Christmas crib at the local Catholic Church. Every afternoon, long lines of Nepali men and women created a bald path on the lawn, when they visited the medicine man. Usually they left after a puja, with tender wheat spears sticking out of their ears and hair. Was the grass for virility, fertility or Jaundice? NL never educated us. One Christmas, a very bilious dog ate up the sprouting wheat germ. Maybe he knew of its medicinal properties. NL rushed in and cut off every green ribbon that held baubles on the Christmas tree. Soon, satisfied patients left with small, neat, green bows on their heads. He even powdered tablets, any tablets, pinched from the house, and gave them to his clients. They always worked because of their diverse properties. The herbal doctor left for home after a hernia operation at the PGI. Within six months he was back. He was welcomed with open arms, until we discovered he had to have a prostate operation. He went back to Nepal for rest and recuperation and then posted a sad letter asking for his old job. Probably his teeth needed extraction, but we did not invite him back. He was far too expensive in an inflationary economy. His patients still miss him.
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Cultural extravaganza
The folk musical culture of is true, pristine and natural reflection of any region community or nation, which always gives a profound aesthetic satisfaction and pleasure which both the performer and the listener draw with equal passion” says Ajeet Cour the founder-visionary, author, social activist and cultural impresario. Addressing media persons at Chandigarh Press Club accompanied by chief coordinator Manmohan Singh Mitwa and acclaimed folk maestro Dolly Guleria she delved on the role of the Foundation of the SAARC writers and literature and the subsequent mega endeavour of the SAARC Folklore Festival opening on Friday, in the city.
After a spate of cultural activities the folklore musical extravaganza like the National Chandigarh Craft mela the SAARC Fest, organised by the Foundation of Saarc writers and Literature foundation is supported by Chandigarh administration. As many as 200 renowned artists, folk singers dancers and literary scholars of International eminence from eight SAARC nations will participate in the four day first ever Saarc event in city and the second otherwise. As per former flying officer and chief coordinator Manmohan Singh Mitwa, the fest is aimed at integrating and understanding the aesthetic appreciation of diverse cultures of different nations which will go long way to constitute a bond of friendship. The scholars will light up the seminars with their views in a series of discussion and academic seminar to be held at UT Guest House conference hall with varied performance at different venues in the city and finally at Tagore theatre at 6.30 pm daily. The venues for day performances by folk artists include GCG-11, GCG-Panchkula, DAVC-10, Lake Club, Plaza, Shivalik Public school, BRD -31 and Army Western Command Chandimandir. However the centre of attraction will be Tagore Theatre with following performances —- Puran Das Boul singers from Bangladesh, the dazzling Kalabelia dance from Rajasthan, Dolly Guleria Punjabi folk maestro and the invincible Faqirs omm Shah Abdul Latif Bhitji Dargah and whiling Malangs from the mazaar of Shah Hussain in Pakistan, all on November 6. The other performers on other days include Mauz Band and Shareef Mureed Musical Group form Afganistan, Lubna Marium’s Pddar Nachon group from Bangladesh, Peacock dance from Nepal, Folk performances from Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan, Bhili Ramayan and Bhilli Mhabharat Yaksha gaan, Leather shadow puppetry, Allah Kalbelia, Pabuji ki Phad, Tati Folk singers Yak Dance, Laavni, Teejan Bai, Ustad sardar Ali Qadri Saheb’s group, Langha Managniyar singer, Kashmiri Geetaru and much more from India. |
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Gem of an idea
Opening a new era of purity, the Vishhwas range of branded gemstones was launched by Sethi Sons Jewellers. The new range was launched by Anita, the first customer of Sethi Sons Jewellers, when the jewellery store first opened in 2003 at NAC, Manimajra.
According to gemologist Soli Sethi, managing director, Sethisons Jewellers, “Gems can bring good luck. They release positive energy, reinforce the good influence of planets and stimulate the body through the chakra system. However, for gems to bring in benefits, it is important that they are used properly and a correct and pure gemstone is used.” Talking about the options available to ensure that a person bought genuine and pure gems, Sethi said, “Just getting a simple certificate is not the solution, as anyone with a computer and printer can hand over a certificate to you. You must insist that your jeweller gives you a certification from well-known labs only. For our gemstones, they are carefully selected by our expert gemologists from renowned gemological institutes around the globe.” Talking about the other benefits of Vishhwas gemstones, Sethi said, “A Vishhwas gemstone can be exchanged for a new one at 110 per cent of its original cost after five years. So, it’s an investment that automatically grows. There is a 15-day trial period and if the gemstone doesn’t suit the customer, he or she can return it and get a full refund. The customer gets a free gemstone care kit and free information about the procedure to wear a gemstone. The customer also gets a 5 year warranty against any kind of wear or tear of the gemstone ring and is eligible to alter the size or change the design without paying any labour charges.” |
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As expected, both the artist community and the media seem to be going ga ga over the issue. However, the whole episode has brought one startling aspect to light, the bulldozing behaviour of us all, mostly the drawing-room discussants, who more than often wage a wordy war for an elusive and selective freedom of expression.
Good news for the artist community as he is our inspiration. About the controversies regarding his works, it was the manifestation of a common man’s perception of art. For us artists, art is art and there is no room for controversy. I am happy that he is finally coming back
MF, the booster