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The healing
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Place: Varanasi, time: 5 am and year 1999. First morning in India and she was woken up with the thumping sound of washing clothes. Drowsily, as she opened the window of her hotel room (that was on the bank of the Ganga), she saw something that left her sleepless. "Sunshine entered my room through the thousands of colourful sarees that were hung from the strings, as far as I could see. It was the most spectacular scene I had ever seen and I wanted to cling on to it forever," says Serah G.
Next day, she went to the market of Varanasi, bought silk sarees to treat them as canvas for her art. "Life in the US and Tokyo was always a mad rush. There was no time for self and that sight was a healing touch," says Serah, who then held, Mere mann tum kaise ho, an exhibition on Benarsi silk saress in Varanasi. But, it wasn't till her next visit this year that this art exhibition was planned. In the city on Monday to display her artwork, she shares what brings her and her exhibition to India. "In the past10 years, India has changed. Just like people in the US and Tokyo, I realised they have no time for themselves. I wanted to repay people here for what I have found in India-- peace of mind, affection, care, compassion and the healing touch," she says and sheis doing that by bringing her art concert, Art to Heart at Alliance Francaise de Chandigarh-36. Most of the paintings are themed on the hands. Her confidence in her mode of cure comes from the past experience; "I took the Varanasi exhibition to Tokyo by the title of My Dear Heart, Are You OK? because people there needed relief." For this exhibition she has added some work on on Kimono silk, thus breaking the cultural barrier. The effort becomes evident with her subject of paintings. "Hands with henna is Indian. But the henna designs are from Japan and Germany," she explains. Besides the Benarasi and Kimono silk as canvas, she has used acrylic and cotton. Serah hasn't used a lot of colours in her paintings, keeping the number to two or three and that was a conscious choice, "The most beautiful things in life are simple like our relationship with our parents, siblings or other loved ones. I wanted my artwork to reflect the same pious feelings and emotions. A lot of colours would have diluted the effect and scattered my intentions." The colours are all pure - golden colour made form gold powder, white from pearl powder and Serah red, the colour after her name from mixing rose mether and purples. Viren K, chairman of Art, Culture and Education and curator of the exhibition plans to take her works in 11 cities. He says, "The exhibition is not a mere display of her artworks. We, in fact, are organising art concerts, which includes several activities and interactive sessions." And as Sarah adds, "Interaction helps in faster healing and recovery." That's what is called, the healing effect. ashima@tribunemail.com
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Strings attached
Indian classical music is rich in melody and its contemplative sophistication is not easy to comprehend without adequate sadhna and guru gyan" says Prateek Chaudhuri, the Delhi-based sitar icon, both in the East and the West. The shining sitar maestro is the disciple and son of Padmabhushan Debu Chaudhuri, a towering music stalwart, academician and foremost proponent of the Senia gharana. Credited with securing a gold medal in MA music, top position in M.Phil and Ph.D (Music) from Delhi University, Prateek feels proud to be an associate professor at the university where he studied and imbibed the finer nuances of musical art. Having had the honour of giving a series of sitar recitals, including the most prestigious one for Bill Clinton, the then President of United States of America on visit to India, Dr Abdul Kalam and R. Venktaraman in Rashtarpati Bhavan, New Delhi, performance at Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Centre in the USA and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, live concerts on BBC 3 radio in London besides top music venues in the world were really a gratifying experience for the sitarist. Rightfully decorated with Surmani and top awards Prateek is the creator and chief conductor of the grand musical orchestral ensemble "Soul of India", which is a virtual confluence of musical traditions of the world. In the city for a workshop concert for the music teachers and students organised under the aegis of SPIC-Macay at the Department of Music, Panjab University, he shares his views on music and its propagation. Being a teacher yourself, how did you relish performing before fellow teachers in your lecture-cum- demonstration? No it was not teaching really, but it was a meaningful interaction and sharing of experiences. I played Raga Lalit and later a Bhairavi dhun to showcase my creative effort to play drut gat in the tala patterns of mataras in eight-and-half measure, nine and ten before resorting to teen taal. Indian classical music has endless provisions, which account for its rare versatility and grandeur. How do foreign audience react to your concerts, and in India are the youngsters shying away from classical music? The foreigners are receptive and disciplined in concerts, but it's the Indian audience who can make the difference. Though majority of them are inclined towards it but finding inadequate facilities and with no guaranteed career many shirk taking it as a profession. Moreover, with virtually no telecast of classical music on TV channels many cannot identify and relish the finer nuances and melody of this music. Media can play a great role in propagating our rich musical heritage, which is an enviable treatise of our cultural. How beneficial was it to be the progeny of Pandit Debu Chaudhuri? It was encouraging in the beginning but became more challenging to come up to the expectation level of ustads and art lovers. But, with their good wishes and guru's blessings, I have earned a name and fame, which again shakes my confidence as says a poet " Bulandiyon perr pahunchna koi kamala nahin, Bulandiyon perr thehrana kamala hai.."
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Hamara Bajaj
It addressed the concerns of almost every Indian household. Short family trips to the grocery store were a ritual it facilitated. The members of the family warmed up to its looks, with Sundays reserved for its nice shampoo wash. Who wouldn't agree to this - 'Hamara Bajaj' was indeed an esteemed member of the family. So much so, Sharma uncle would ensure it was covered with a nice polythene sheet at night, lest the dew drops corroded the shining silver metal. Now, Bajaj Auto Ltd, has announced to stop the production of scooters by March to focus on motorcycles. The company that largely captured the scooter market through its popular 'Hamara Bajaj' campaigns in the 1980s and 90s is now making an exit.
The seemingly redundant piece of metal facing extinction invites a warm gathering of family members; wish to take a closer look at the scooter and drive down the memory lane. Karan Kaura, an event management consultant from Sector 41, wouldn't barter his Bajaj Chetak for anything else. He wouldn't sell it, nor would he lend it to anyone a longer time. "It sounds funny, but I have my sentiments attached to it, like everyone else," smiles Karan. "It has saved me on various occasions, it once made me the most-sought after boy in the school. Oh, what a class it had. One kick start, it gave the freedom and style." And here, Mukesh Verma, a retired schoolteacher from Sector 16, wants to take a close look at his Bajaj model that he purchased on the second day oh his marriage. "It was a matter of pride to own a scooter, and Bajaj was of course in the top league. I wanted to take my wife for a movie at Nirman theatre on it," he shares. "I threw a party at the Coffee House the day I bought it." This middle-class mode of conveyance that stood as the symbol of Strong India still has many stories to share. The rusted metal sheet, the seat torn and strapped with cello tape, the half-broken rear mirror, the stuck foot-rest, screeches a story. Randeep Singh, working with Public Heath Department, Sector 9, bought his first Bajaj Chetak in 1993. "It was an ideal means of conveyance for the family. I could hang as many carry bags as I wanted unlike a motor cycle, where you can't even hang a single carry bag. People preferred Bajaj over motorcycle." Parvesh Sharma, a LIC agent from Mohali, has till date not found a replacement for his Bajaj Chetak. "I bought a second-hand scooter in '89 from my relative and that was the day I got my first promotion. Many more good things followed afterwards, which I attributed to this scooter. So, my wife tied a black threat around the clutch brake to keep away the effect of evil eye." Parvesh met with a terrible accident near Sector 16 in 1990. "I was only concerned that nothing happened to my scooter. I kept asking everyone who were helping me to check if my scooter was in order," he laughs adding that the family set-ups has changed and so has the demands. "It is seen rarely on Chandigarh roads, and soon we will find it in the museum," he says, not quiet liking the idea. jasmine@tribunemail.com |
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Small is big
By 2030, the Indian car market will be the third largest car market across the globe’. At the same time the market is witnessing the entry of swanky, foreign brands, small to massive ones. From the mid-size, sports to the luxury brands like Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen, Skoda, Ford, Ferrari, the market for cars is growing. A word of thanks to the liberal car loan policies as well, every Indian household now has more than one dream car parked at their garage or placed haphazardly between the rows of cars parked in the locality. Now, this brings us at the crossroads-foreign brands or the Indian brands, what is the 'ideal' car that an Indian customer requires, taking in account the make, the size, the capacity and the mileage? We change lanes, and enter the city, Chandigarh that is already facing traffic problem. What is the car that people would like to own in 2010 (since Nano dream came and vanished in a Nano)? Sachin Kharbanda, a city-based software engineer from sector-35, would like to own a car that is great in looks, size and speed. "A Rolls Royce that can accommodate two beds or a convertible Porsche Cheynne is what I would like to own in 2010." We need to take Sachin to sector-17, 35,19, Panchkula and Mohali, and how he would like to park his Rolls Royce. He laughs, "Well, then I would want to go in for an electronic version of Reva, the one launched in Japan that runs on hybrid fuel." For Sameer Sandhu from Chakra:Vu, small cars is the need of the hour. "10 years down the line, we wouldn't be left with space to drive big cars or SUV's. I think a small, fuel-efficient and eco friendly car is the need of the hour. In the coming year, I would like to see more such cars in the city." However, there is one thing that Sameer's would want the car manufacturers to add. " In 2010, every car should be scratch and dent proof! You know how some people are reckless with their driving." The current scenario bends towards small cars. The main factors that also support the demand are growing per capita income, massive population and high ownership capacity. "The Indian Government might introduce vehicles that run on alternative fuels. The need of the hour is eco-friendly cars, but I doubt about the price factor," says Anil Sharma, an avid blogger for autochek. "I have heard about Toyota's Prius which runs on an electric engine supplemented by a petrol engine that would be launched soon in addition to other hybrid cars like Honda Insight, Ford's Fusion hybrid, Chevrolet Volt that will be the ideal dreams cars for 2010." Small or massive, the car market needs to take into consideration the growing air pollution problem while designing a dream car. jasmine@tribunemail.com
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Hard drive
Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) has introduced the Seagate® Pulsar™ drive, the first product in its new enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) family. Designed for enterprise blade and general server applications, the Pulsar drive uses single-level cell (SLC) technology, delivers up to 200GB capacity, and is built in a 2.5-inch small form factor with a SATA interface. The Pulsar drive leverages Seagate's 30 years of leadership in meeting large enterprise customer needs in product development, qualification, and support.
"Seagate is optimistic about the enterprise SSD opportunity and views the product category as enabling expansion of the overall storage market for both SSDs and HDDs," said Dave Mosley, Seagate executive vice president, Sales, Marketing, and Product Line Management. The Pulsar SSD delivers the necessary performance, reliability, and endurance to match the application environments of enterprise blade and general servers. It achieves a peak performance of up to 30,000 read IOPS and 25,000 write IOPS, 240MB/s sequential read and 200 MB/s sequential write. Its SLC-based design optimizes reliability and endurance and helps provide a .44% AFR rating with a 5-year limited warranty. As an additional safeguard, the Pulsar drive leverages Seagate's enterprise storage expertise to protect against data loss in the event of power failure. With its well-established OEM and eco-system relationships and a long history of serving global storage OEMs, Seagate is in a unique position to fortify its leading enterprise storage position with its entry into the enterprise solid state storage market. The Seagate Pulsar SSD is available to OEM customers for qualification. |
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Xerox iGen3 digital press, Xerox India has launched Xerox iGen4, productive cut-sheet digital press in the Indian print market. The Xerox iGen4 delivers offset like quality with consistent colour from the first print to the last. It is the ideal press for producing high-end collaterals, direct marketing pieces and books on demand. The iGen4 is also capable of producing high quality photo prints to cater to the niche but huge market of photo specialty products such as photo books, albums, wedding & greeting cards & personalized calendars etc. These are the type of print jobs that typically generate the most profits for print providers. The Xerox iGen4 digital production press is suitable for print providers who need to generate anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of pages every month. Xerox has installed seven iGen3 digital presses across the Indian sub-continent in about one year and further hopes to accelerate this business growth with the iGen4. The Xerox iGen4 TM is designed to help print providers reduce their environmental footprint, with dry inks that are non-toxic and minimize waste. Also, more than 97 percent of its components are recyclable. It also offers the flexibility & choice of either a Xerox FreeFlow ® Print Server, Creo Spire or the EFI Fiery server that enables efficient production of high prints volumes and management of even the most complex print and variable data personalised jobs. — TNS
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Finding the right signal
Tune into some basic steps and devices that can improve the car's radio reception. Amitpal Singh Grewal Ever since car have been used the single most important in-car entertainment accessories is a car audio player (Music system) the commercial introduction of the fitted car stereo was in the early 1930's and had only one source which was a Radio, before that many enthusiasts were using the domestic sound equipment in their cars. After the evolution of Car stereo systems had started the most famous car audio source according to the past years were. Radio, Cassette tape player, CD player, Multi format CD players, USB players, all-in-one card reader and Hard disk drive. As said, history repeats itself, we had started from the radio and we have come back to it again (with advance technology) especially the FM. The reception on your car radio can be a problem at times, especially if you're trying to tune into a station that doesn't have the highest power and range. Cities, buildings and power cables can interfere with signals, along with being too far or even too close to the signal's transmission. Most of the time, the stock antenna and tuner installed in your car aren't of the best quality to get you the best radio reception. But there are number of steps and devices that can greatly improve your car radio's reception.
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Change the antenna on your car. An aftermarket antenna can often produce higher-quality reception than the manufacturer's stock antenna.
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Place your antenna as far away from the engine as possible, especially if you are installing one that needs mounting instead of just placing it on the old antenna mount. The engine's electrical discharge can cause interference, which is why many stick-type antennas are mounted near the trunk.
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Install a signal booster to increase its range. These boosters don't always work well in urban areas because they won't help with interference from buildings.
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Install all electronic devices away from the antenna as you can, since their power supplies can also emit high-frequency waves that will interfere with radio reception.
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Find the best place on your vehicle to route the cables connecting these devices. This can vary depending on the vehicle, but keep them away from the engine, power amplifiers, on-board computer and power wires. Wrap the connection between the cable and tuner with wire sleeves or electrical tape; this keeps the plug's metal shell from touching the car's chassis.
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Make sure your antenna's ground is in the best spot possible. See that the metal spot you use has no paint or corrosion at the exact location. Coat the exposed metal area with silicone glue or grease after grounding the wire to prevent corrosion and oxidation.
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Sometimes if you are in crowded location the signal is distorted because of multi-path reception or you can call it signal bouncing, echo, car radios are usually the worst hit by this as your car moves, your antenna gathers signal reflections from multiple directions, wiping out the stereo portion of the signal and adding noise. One solution is to shorten the height of your antenna just pull it down a little, reducing the sensitivity of your tuner so that it locks in on only the main broadcast signal.
amitpalsinghgrewal@gmail.com Haute pick
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Past perfect
Priya and Nagender’s dream abode has a touch of old world charm Mona It’s a newly built house that exudes an old-world charm. Situated in Panchkula, Sector 4, Forever... Manaswal House, is a dream abode of Priya and Nagender Singh. “When our architect asked what kind of house we were looking at, I drew a sloping roof with a chimney atop just I used to do when I was a kid,” quips Priya. “And, I am glad it has come out the way she wanted,” smiles Nagender. The spacious structure has impeccable exteriors — an elegant slate roof with fascia borders and wood-panelled balconies — that immediately remind of you houses at hill stations. As we are ready to step in, a huge mirror on the front door greets us. The ornate doorknobs guide us into the ethnic Rajasthani décor. “Priya is from Rajasthan, and so are our interiors,” tells Nagender. The flooring is a thoughtful mix of Egyptian marble and Pakistani yellow stone with lots of wood. A winding staircase takes us to the first storey and as we climb, Priya shows us the photographs of her ancestors adorning the sidewall. The first floor has a comfy TV lounge with a snuggly fitted fireplace. The highlight of the house is kids’ — Nandini and Adiraj’s — bedrooms. A small attic with a small staircase leads to their perfect study area. Nandini insisted on lots of pink in her room. The sides of the walls are makeshift cupboards for the winter wear. “Focus is on space saving ideas. Here everything opens, including the table chests. Sloping roof means we have extra space for storage,” says Priya. One can’t help noticing the huge windows that give an open feel and bring in lot of warmth to the house. The house is in split-levels with cream and walnut colour theme running through the house. Tip talk Fireplaces: Nothing can set the mood like a fireplace in winters,” says Monita Gautam, an interior decorator. “There are plenty of options available these days. One can go in for traditional wood type, gas fuelled or even electric fireplace,” says the interior expert. Inserts enhance the operation and appearance of an existing wood fireplace. Direct vent fireplaces allow you to enjoy the ambience of a hearth fire without a chimney. Electric fireplaces don’t require much maintenance and have the additional advantage of portability,” adds Monita
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The new Olay Natural White comes with the latest whitening range to help young women achieve a glowing, even-toned fairness with triple vitamin system that contains Vitamin B3, Pro-Vitamin B5 and Vitamin E. Olay Natural White’s Triple Vitamin System works from the outside in to nourish skin, and contributes to addressing skin issues that young women face by reducing acne scars or spots, lightening skin tone, improving skin’s hydration, minimising pores and increasing skin smoothness. Natural White’s Triple Vitamin System helps in nourishing the skin from within the epidermal layers and on the outer skin layer. And as a result, “glowing fairness from within” translates to giving the skin an increased overall radiant glow. Sonali Dhawan, P&G beauty director, India shared, “With this product we want to help young women enjoy every new chapter of their lives by providing a glowing fairness, to compliment their confidence and empowerment. We are very excited about Olay Natural white because we believe this product not only offers a new equation of beauty by helping you glow from within, but also provides practical benefits like ease of application and easy to carry.” Commenting on how the need for a product, which helps her glow from within Olay Natural White brand ambassador Katrina Kaif said, “One of the best ways to get that glowing fair skin is by nourishing your skin with multiple skin nutrients and Olay does that.” —TNS
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Tune in!
Godrej Interio has launched a luxurious and beautifully crafted bedroom set know as Flute Bedroom Set. Its form is based on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni – the seven syllables or sur of the language of music, Sargam. The Flute Bedroom set is an innovative, exclusive, top-of-the-line bedroom set, aimed at those who demand sophistication. Every aspect of this set is designed with the Indian scenario of space availability and user profile in mind. It is composed of different parts, such as the bed cum mobile side unit, a compact study cum chest of drawers with storage for laptop and inbuilt study lamp, four-door wardrobe, dresser, bedside table, media centre, seat cum storage unit and media centre. Available in dual colours of caramel and mocha the flute bed is made from MDF with high quality polyurethane paint with 6H scratch resistance. The polyurethane paint provides a ultra smooth and glossy finish to the product while the passing of 6 H scratch resistance test is an assurance of longevity by protection against day to day wear and tear. The Flute set has flat pack products, which are for easy transportation, assembly and dismantling. It has energy efficient LED lights with inbuilt switch operation that can run for 1, 00,000 hrs.
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Four-tunate
The Pracheen Kala Kendra, an organisation dedicated to the promotion, preservation and dissemination of Indian classical art will hold its 37th annual convocation December 2009 at Mahanayak Uttam Mancha, Kolkatta for students of West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tripura, where successful students of various courses from Eastern states will be awarded diplomas and degrees. Talking to the media persons at a press conference, Kathak Guru Shobha Koser, the Kendra registrar disclosed that as many as 2, 42, 511 students appeared in the different examinations conducted by the Kendra in 2008-09 recording a substantial over the figure of 2 26 445 in 2007-08, which proofs Kendra’s standing as an institute of multidimensional artistic excellence. She also stated that on the occasion the Kendra will also facilitate eminent persons for their contribution in their respective realms. After a scrutiny by the jury and the board of directors the Kendra will bestow the honours on four personalities. They include the acclaimed folk singer (West Bengal) Amar Paul, S.D Sharma artiste and journalist with The Tribune, Chandigarh and illustrious linguistic Professor Subhash Bhattacharya. They will be honoured with a cash award of Rupees 11,000, a shawl, a citation and scroll of honour. Besides Sudesna Banerjee, journalist of The Telegraph Kolkatta will be given Prodyot Bhadra award carrying 5,001 rupees. “They will be honoured at a special felicitation ceremony on December 20 during the annual convocation by the Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal and second convocation will be held at Bhuvneshwar on January 3,” said Sajal Koser, Kendra secretary.
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work Bloom & gloom Satish Narula The liking for various flowering species changes like fashion. But then roses have always been in demand. The reason may be any, varying from the beauty of the bloom to variety, colour or the floral value attached to it, a rose will remain a rose, the king of flowers. But, are we getting the best of blooms in our garden? If not, then why? You must be wondering when the climate is said to be very suitable for growing roses? There may be many more questions in your mind. Why the blooms do not open properly? Why the bloom petals turn black at the margins? Why the plant is not showing proper growth? And above all despite your best efforts your neighbour may be getting more number of blooms per bush than you. Well, rose is not a difficult plant to grow only if you follow a few steps. The biggest problem with this plant is the disease die back. The one-month growth may be finished due to a weeks ‘die back’. The disease starts from the plant’s terminal as drying of tips that proceeds downwards till it reaches the base. This has to be checked as and when it starts. Cut the affected part of the twig along with a little of healthy portion. It will re-sprout with healthy growth. You can effectively do it if you fix a time in a week, say a Saturday when you will remove only the dead wood from the plant and do nothing else. You can rest assure that you have an answer to most of your queries. A healthy growth on the terminals would mean more number of blooms and more growth will of course have more blooms. Another big factor in the less number of blooms per bush is retention of fading or faded blooms on the plant. Unless you remove such dying blooms, the twig bearing such blooms will spend its energy in the formation of seeds and no further flowering will take place. Remember, a bud below a flowering bud is a potential flowering bud and it will only bear flowers further if the faded bloom on the terminal is removed. If the blooms do not open properly or get damaged, there could be two reasons for that. One, the time of flowering is coinciding with severe wintertime and secondly, the bud is severely attacked by aphids. The severe winter may also be the reason for the blackening of blooms or burning of petal margins. Whereas you can regulate the flowering by advancing the pruning dates, the aphids clinging to the rose bud can be killed by spraying rogor or metasystox, dissolved at one milliliter to a liter of water. The spraying should be repeated after about a week’s time. satishnarula@yahoo.co.in
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Just friends
German model Claudia Ciesla, who in her own words made a "shocking" exit from the reality TV show Big Boss, denies allegations that the programme is scripted, while insisting that she and fellow contestant Pravesh Rana are "genuine friends and nothing else." The 23-year-old blonde beauty who was earlier romantically linked to Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Abhishek Bachchan, had grown close to the former Mr India on the show, fueling gossip within the housemates as well as the media. "We are just really good friends and we became pals on the show because we are the same age and we are both models, from the same background, so we had plenty of things to talk about," Ciesla. The model who had stepped into the world of acting with the Indo-German production Karma said that the reality show has helped her attract good work in Bollywood. "My manager has already got many calls from producers regarding films. There are some interesting projects, though I cannot reveal much about them. Participating in India's biggest reality show which is hosted by none other than Amitabh Bachchan definitely helped me," said Ciesla. The model who was ousted from the show by the audiences through the Desh Ka Aadesh said that she was proud of herself for surviving in the house for 10 weeks. "All the other contestants are well known faces in India and I am an outsider. I don't have my family or fan base here. I was shocked when my name was announced but I am happy that I survived for ten weeks," said Ciesla. —PTI
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In a unique marketing strategy to promote his upcoming film 3 Idiots, Bollywood actor maker Aamir Khan has virtually disappeared into thin air before the film's release. The star cast of the film during a media conference disclosed that Khan would be on an adventure trip throughout the country for two weeks. Asked by the media whether it is a publicity stunt to attract audience, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra denied and said that his film already has houseful bookings. "When 3 Idiots releases, you tell me are you going to see it or not? My film is houseful already. When this film releases, even if Aamir would not have played this game, wouldn't you have watched the film? When the houses are full for my film, why would I do such game stunts for attracting people to watch my film," said Chopra. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film essays the story of three friends whose dismal grade point averages at the Indian Institute of Technology influence their friendship, love life and career choices. The film, set for release on December 25, has brought Khan and producer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra together for the first time. The film also stars actor Kareena Kapoor in the female lead. —ANI
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Rugged, water and shock resistant, the Casio's Exilim EX-G1 is one of the DSLR that carry the title of shock-resistant and dustproof exterior. This digital camera has a 2.5-inch screen, 12MP sensor, 38-114mm zoom lens and up to 848×480 resolution on movie mode. It comes with bright colored casing, stand up to one hour underwater shooting and stand to cold weather down to 10 degrees Celsius. For shock resistant, it could stand up to a drop from seven feet high places. According to test conducted by Casio the camera is divided into inner and outer sections kind of like a G-Shock watch. The inner part contains the electronics while the outer part has an extra sealing. Also, its lens got a reinforced glass cover and a resin ring to absorb shocks.