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Fashionably absurd
Ouch! It hurts. Rexin patches, embellished with hundreds of safety pins, paper clips, thumb tags and a few parts of sewing machine put together to make a chic tube top. Fashion at times has a bigger objective than just pleasing fashionistas and buyers.
"It's to test our creativity and potential. Haute couture gives us ample freedom to create whatever, use material that in layman's term is absurd," says Niyati Sharma, a freelance designer from the city. Fashion has more to it, more than fabrics, laces, buttons, gotta, sequins and everything else that has constituted it all this while. Experiment with fashion; treat it as an adventure to create what might set example for others. So, when Raman Vij, a designer based in Ludhiana, used magnetic tapes of discarded cassettes to make a one-piece dress, the sole aim was, "To create a piece of art. Presented at the Smirnoff International Fashion Award at Mumbai footfall, it increased the footfall in my stall there considerably." But haute couture fashion doesn't necessarily be limited to dummies. "Haute couture does the attention seeking exercise for me. Later on, slight modifications can be introduced to make the same garment a part of prêt porter," adds Raman. His other such experimental creations are dresses made of plastic sheets and fibreglass. Instead of using threads and other usual embellishments, he has also carved red wood on the garments. Just for the sake of creating something out of the box, Neeraj of the NIIFT, Mohali, made a waistcoat out of waste magazines. "No media would have paid attention if the same waist coat was made of any fabric. Wacky fashion is fun to create and watch," says Neeraj. His classmate Divisha Kashyap and her group used even wackier stuff to make a bag. Soles of used chappals were bought from the cobbler and then the hard work began. "We washed them, painted them in different colours and then tied them with each other with colouful laces. We saw a similar bag made in the same style after a few months in a designer store," she says. Unlike their other batch mates, it wasn't a gown in a fine fabric or a one-piece dress inspired from some world famous art that helped Ark Mrigan and Jitendra Kumar, students of the INIFD, to be part of ongoing Lakme Fashion Week. "It was a creation that is just not wearable. But the haute couture piece will for sure set the eyeballs rolling at the LFW." Reason being, the dress in blue has been decorated by the most unusual embellishes, clothe clips. "The clips depicted the scene of clothes being hung from a wire in a street." Sukhwant Buttar and Aastha Sharma, both students, used locks of different sizes for the costumes they made on the theme of slavery. It just got interesting in the jewellery segment too. Albeit silver, copper, gold, platinum here to stay, it won't discourage trying out new elements. Earrings in the shape of chilli, bottleguard, strawberry, cherry, Sukriti Jain, a student of JDTI, could just make any shape with such a malleable element, wax. "The shapes has to be fascinating since the basic element gave me a lot of scope." Besides using the unusual raw material, the idea was to use something readily available in the market. Just as Sughandita Kumar, a jewellery designer, didn't have to work hard to find raw material to make rings, earrings and pendants. "I used broken bangles and buttons to make the jewellery collection, and was very much wearable." Be it prêt porter or haute couture, the intention is to be the unusual. ashima@tribunemail.com |
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Tale of three cities
America will always have a disadvantage to it. It's a modern civilization, with a culture that has been adopted in bits and pieces from various other cultures. Unlike Paris, it can't preserve the architectural heritage because it doesn't have one in the first place. Unlike Paris, it has only skyscrapers, not buildings that are also pieces of art made in classic or gothic style. Unlike Paris, America can't boast of a Notre Dame Cathedral that was made way back in 12th and 13th century. "But America is a country of migrants from Europe and Africa, thus impressions of various styles of Architecture can be noticed," says Rajnish
Wattas.
The Empire State building built in 1931 explains best, the inspiration taken from the classic style architecture. It is such few similarities and stark differences that Rajnish Wattas, an architect, has captured in his 75 photographs clicked in Paris, Chicago and New York, titled New World and Old World. Clicked over a period of two years, the photographs have all the major architectural structures of the cities.
"America is a new world, with modern history and architecture, Europe is the old world, which has seen emergence of several civilizations and building styles," informs Wattas about the concept of the exhibition. Paris is shown to have Renaissance building, done in gothic style, where as New York flaunts the Bean sculptor in steel. "America in real terms is the land of skyscrapers.
Though the civilization isn't very old, it has its own set of landmarks." Brooklyn Bridge across the East River, Wall Street with the bull indicating the significance of the place in New York and Crown Fountain in Millennium Park and Symphony orchestra at Jay Pritzker Pavilion are some such architectural achievements, Wattas has clicked. The most modern structures in Paris that he has clicked are the buildings designed by Le Corbusier, "He was a visionary. The building, Le Roche Villa designed by him in 1923 introduced a new architectural style to the city, which was later adopted by various countries. Wattas has also shot the additions to the heritage buildings in Paris. The pyramid in the center of the Louvre is the only modern structure in the entire museum. Made of glass and steel, it is quite a contrast to the classic architecture of the Louvre. Similar contrast has been shown in Chicago as well, where amidst the skyscrapers, indicative of the modern architecture of the city, is a building in gothic style. ashima@tribunemail.com |
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Akonic moments
International rap singer Akon, who is in Mumbai to record a song for Shah Rukh Khan starrer, said he is likely to do a concert in India.
"World tour is coming soon and India is one of the biggest markets. There are a number of shows lined up in India and elsewhere. We are likely to do a concert here. Hopefully, we will get the opportunity," he told reporters here.
"My goal was to come here. India is my next focus area. I want to try different things, want to explore... want to enjoy my work. "We have the same kind of entertainment, the only difference is of tradition and language," he said. Akon arrived in Mumbai to record a song with composers Vishal-Shekhar in Anubhav Sinha's Ra.One, also starring Kareena Kapoor. Meanwhile, Shah Rukh said "He (Akon) is a gracious person. He will record a song in Hindi and will also feature in the video." He has flown with his family, friends and team of musicians. He is workaholic. He loves India and this is not a business deal, the actor said. To a query, Shah Rukh said his team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was yet to develop a theme song for this year's IPL. "We have not yet developed a song for KKR. Even if I did I would have requested Akon to sing it," he added. —
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Higher calling
Irrfan Khan, popular for his serious and comic roles in Bollywood, is increasingly making inroads into the western world with projects like A Mighty Heart, Slumdog Millionaire and even an American TV show. He admits that being an international actor gives him a high.
"It's always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences. I am lucky that the western world chooses me to play roles in their movies and television, whatever language it maybe. It surely gives you a high to be an international actor with quality work," Irrfan said. His first international film was London-based director Asif Kapadia's The Warrior. Irrfan played a lead in the film that was shot in Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. Released in 2001, The Warrior was applauded at international film festivals and made Irrfan a known face on the global arena. In the recent past, the 48-year-old was seen in international projects like Angelina Jolie-starrer A Mighty Heart (2007) and Hollywood venture The Darjeeling Limited in the same year. He then got a role in British director Danny Boyle's multiple award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire and is also working in Jennifer Chambers Lynch's Hisss. He is now set to feature in American television show In Treatment. Apart from his overseas ventures, Irrfan has quite a few interesting Hindi films in hand. At the moment he is gearing up for the release of Right Yaaa Wrong, produced by Subhash Ghai. Irrfan said he had to unlearn acting for the film that is slated to release Friday. "I had to unlearn acting and act as a real man behind dramatic situations in life of this cop who has to go against his best friend to arrest him. I learnt how to go through heavy dramatic emotions with controlled calmness. Every scene was a question to me as an actor," he said. The thriller revolves around two cops - Ajay Shridhar (Sunny Deol) and Vinay Patnaik (Irrfan). Their intense rivalry leads them on a battle for supremacy. Earlier, Irrfan has played a cop in films like Rog, Slumdog Millionaire, Gunaah and New York. Asked why he decided to take up this role, Irrfan said: "I like challenging roles. Playing a police officer is boring, but playing a human in a police officer's uniform with complex emotions was tough. That was the reason to accept this well-defined role." After Right Yaaa Wrong, Irrfan will also be seen in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Paan Singh Tomar. —
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Rags
to riches
From a struggler to a household name, singer Kailash Kher's musical journey is truely a rags to riches story and he feels that his unique voice suits all Bollywood actors.
"My voice suits every hero. Infact the voice itself becomes the hero," Kher said. The 36-year-old singer famed for his soulful renditions with a folk touch decided to become a musician after setbacks in business and shot to fame with the song Allah ke Bande from the movie Waisa Bhi Hota Hai 2. "I left home at an early age because I wanted to be a musician and had a vision in my mind. But I thought will my music sell because it was not filmy. But after Allah Ke Bande things changed for me and I was even given the tag of a playback singer," said Kher who was in the city to promote the upcoming reality show IPL Rockstar. This year, he also got a taste of Hollywood when he recorded an internationally themed anthem for T-Mobile and Fender Guitars for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2010 in June alongside the likes of Algerian singer Cheb Khaled and Grammy-nominated Nigerian singer King Sunny Ade. "I sang Citizens of the World for where I collaborated with music legends from four other countries and it was recorded in Hollywood's Capitol Tower. I visited it's roof where musicians like Frank Sinatra and The Beatles once came and it was a great feeling," Kher said. —
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Hard Kaur eyeing acting career in Bollywood Billed as the country's first female rapper and hip-hop star Hard Kaur is now focusing on an acting career in Bollywood and is kick starting it with Patiala House alongside superstar Akshay Kumar.Kaur, who rose to fame with the song Glassy, sang her first Bollywood number Move Your Body in Johnny Gaddaar and then delivered a string of hits in movies like Singh Is Kinng, Kismat Konnection, Bachna Ae Haseeno and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. In Patiala House I play the role of Akshay kumar's cousin. I first met him for Hello India in the UK for which I recorded a song. He is very naughty and cracked lot of jokes when we were shooting," she said. She also featured on a TV dance show recently and insists she believes in being the best in whatever she does."I have always believed in being the best whether it was singing or dancing during Jhalak Dikhla Ja. I am not a big star but I would love to do more acting in the future and need to be careful about what I choose," Kaur said. The film to be directed by Nikhil Advani is about generation gap in a family living in London. It also stars yesteryear's heartthrob Rishi Kapoor."Rishi Kapoor plays my Bauji and Akshay's father. He is an amazing actor and even at this age he is very professional. My character is very different from the real me. She is a very simple girl," Kaur said. — PTI
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Ex-file reopens?
Cameron Diaz is "thrilled" to be starring alongside ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in new movie, because she enjoys the singer's on-set antics. In Bad Teacher, the Charlie's Angels actress stars as a junior high school teacher who sets out to steal a colleague's boyfriend, played by Timberlake, in the comedy. Diaz and Timberlake dated for almost four years, before splitting in 2007, and since then the singer has found love with actress Jessica Biel. But The Holiday star is excited to have Justin play her love interest in the film, which also stars Molly Shannon and Jason Segel. "We're thrilled to have him. He's the best person for the job. He's going to be hilarious. He's clearly a very talented comedian, look at his Saturday Night Live (skits). He's fantastic, he's going to be so great," a publication quoted her as telling Access Hollywood's Billy Bush. "We just had our first day of shooting yesterday with Jason. And we just laughed all day. It's so wonderful, I'm so excited," she added. —
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Remembering Bhaskar Rao
Music is a dynamic progressive phenomenon which grows with the growth of life but preservation and propagation of its pristine classical form is equally necessary" opines, Shobha Koser, registrar, Pracheen Kala Kendra. Interacting with mediapersons, she divulged on the details of the 40th edition of their annual three-day classical music Bhaskar Rao Nritya and Sangeet Sammelan, which opens at Tagore Theatre on March 12.
The Kendra is bringing some of the internationally acclaimed artistes to perform during the festival. Leading the pack is Delhi- based father-son-duo Pandit Bhajan Sopori and Abhay Rustum Sopori who are scheduled to open the inaugural evening with their jugalbandi on santoor. The mystic master of santoor, Pandit Bhajan Sopori is the bearer of a rich musical legacy of the fabled Sufiana Gharana of Kashmir. A living legend of Santoor, Pandit Sopori is a composer par-excellence besides a musicologist, a teacher, a poet and a writer all rolled into one. "Like father, like son" is an apt description of Abhay Rustum Sopori. The young santoor maestro and music composer, Abhay Sopori is the youngest recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Yuva Puraskar). Mumbai- based kathak dance maestro Sandeep Mahavir and his troupe will light up the second session. The second evening will witness spectacular juglbandi on tabla and sreekhol by Kolkata-based Madhusudan Barman and Gopal Barman while celebrated danseuse Meera Das and her troupe from Cuttack will present Odissi dance recital in the second session on March 13. A globetrotting artiste, Meera Das has learnt under veteran Gurus Kelucharan Mohapatra and Gangadhar Pradhan and she casts a magical spell on the audience with her graceful movements like the beauty of the sculptures from ancient Oriya temples. The concluding day (March 14) brings two most distinguished stalwarts of the classical music — Padmabhushan Pandit Rajan and Sajan Misra. World's most celebrated vocalist duo, needs no introduction in the annals of music. They belong to eminent family of musicians of the Banaras gharana. Endowed with sonorous and sensitive voice, the Misra brothers create a sublime tonal texture and transforms the mood of the listeners while touching their soul. Bharatnatyam dance troupe led by Saroja Vaidyanathan will mark the concluding performance of the festival. The Kendra has also taken care to choose some outstanding artistes as accompanists. They include Subhash Nirwan Dev Khan, Mansoor Khan and Mohammed Khan and Fakruddin Dhaulpuri. Renowned harmonium player Mehmood Dhaulpuri and inimitable tabla maestro Akram Khan would accompany the leading luminaries from the field of classical dance and music. Catch the melody live at Tagore Theatre from 6.30 PM onwards on March 12 to 14. |
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All izz not well
Jhankaar 2010. Day3. Venue one and the seats are empty. No, not completely, there were four head counts in the hall. One act play contest, scheduled to be held at Law Auditorium, early in the morning actually became "once act play" with the event being cancelled.
Says Simranjeet Kaur, a member of the organising team, "The event is not being held as we haven't received entries. But the rest of the events of the day are as per schedule." It was a toss of events or at least their timings. At the moment, there were four teams competing for mimicry, two in skit competition and one for mime. As the day progressed, audience poured in, the auditorium swelled, not just with people, also with noise. The sometimes funny, at times subtle acts held onto the audience. Shares Roohi Bali, a fine arts student, "Generally, the mime, mimicry and skit competition are really good and entertaining. I've attended a few before they were worth a watch, this time we'll go in and check the participants out." She adds, "But mostly the attraction of the day, rather the attraction of three days is the Jazzy B night for which maximum number of students will turn up." For those going by the schedule, there were many a surprises. With geet and gazal too being scheduled for later in the day. The colourful activity of the day at Students Centre comprised rangoli and clay modeling competition with 'Festival' for a theme for rangoli making. The geet, gazal had over 24 participants. Yet another popular event was quiz pre-finals, with 21 teams of three members each being narrowed down to four for the final round. Fitted in between, was folk song and folk orchestra at English Auditorium. The day's over, it's a finale from the organisers before the event of the festival. The Jazzy B night. — Manpriya Khurana |
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Shoot at site
If figures provided by a source are to be believed then tourist rush from India to Singapore saw an increase of 13 per cent when Krrish was being shot there. With the same intention, Chandigrah Tourism Club Portal was launched to promote tourism in the city on Tuesday. "Cinema does draw a lot of tourism. People visit Mumbai to see film studios and shoots," says Guddu Dhanoa, who launched the portal developed by ITFT College along with MP Singh, secretary to Governor Punjab and Administrator UT Chandigarh.
The portal will provide information about the apt shooting locations in the city. "For the film and TV directors, it will now be convenient to know the city and periphery better," says Guddu, who has recently finished the shooting of his first Punjabi film, Lions of Punjab in the city. The glam quotient was added by the lead pair of the movie, Pooja Tandon and Diljit Singh. Also present at the event were actors Deep Dhillon and comedian Vivek Shauk. Another aim of the portal is to increase Sufi tourism. "We want Sufi performers to come to the city and perform. Also, the local artistes will get a boost," says Gulshan Sharma, director, ITFT. The evening show saw performance by Sufi singer Mamta Joshi. —
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Catch them young
One thing that today's life offers in plenty is choices - food, dressing, gizmos or even career. In such a scenario when everything under the sun is available just a click away, the importance of teaching kids self-discipline becomes paramount. Lifestyle checks out with city folks how they are doing it. "Self-discipline is the only thing that can sail you through in today's cut throat competition," says Shaminder Kaur Sidhu, mother to eight-year-old Roohan. "If parents instill discipline in kids when they are small they are sorted forever. Little things like setting up the routine, making kids do their own stuff goes a long way," she says. Life is challenging and personally I feel I survived because my parents made me self-disciplined and that is what I try to do with my son as well," she avers. Ramandeep Saini, a senior lecturer and mother to four-year-old Anand Raj Singh feels kids respond well if tackled properly. "Kids need to be encouraged to do their own stuff and appreciated for that. I try to make my four-year-old stick to the routine and put stuff in right place after use. Though he is small he understands and follows. A little of pampering on good deed encourages him further," she says. "Anand follows me but is difficult when it comes to grandparents which emphasises that adults play a vital role," she adds. Agrees Manider Saluja, a homemaker from Mohali, mother to a teenage son, "I am very happy with my son Abhijit who is giving board exams. He is so sincere in studies that I often have to go and tell him to take a break in between." And, how did she achieve that? "Setting a good example yourself helps. I on my part gave lots of autonomy to my kid to schedule his hours and he never disappointed me.” Moving onto the experts, we have Dr Parmod, a consultant psychiatrist from Mohali, who feels, discipline is the most important aspect of your behaviour for your success is directly dependent on it. "There are no direct ways to teach it, it's only indirectly that one can instill discipline in children." Things need to start early. "Weaning away from breast or bottle-feed is first step where parents can take control. Around four, kids start imitating parents' patterns so they need to present a good model. As kids start interacting with people around, peers or teachers have strong influence on kids too." However, parents need to keep a constant check, and if the child is not responding, they need to get out of the denial mode and seek professional
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Discipline cuts classroom troubles
Children who were taught skills to tone down anger and other emotions perked up their classroom behaviour, cutting down on disciplinary referrals and suspensions, says a study.
The findings by the University of Rochester Medical Centre (URMC) researchers says that school children in a mentoring programme were about half as likely to have any discipline related incident over the three-month period of the study. They also had a 43 percent decrease in mean suspensions as compared to the control group which did not receive mentoring of the self-control skills. Children taught the new skills also had a 46 percent decrease in mean office disciplinary referrals as compared to the children in the study's control group. 'This study suggests that with appropriate guidance, young children are capable of learning a great deal about their emotions and skills for handling their emotions effectively and those skills can have direct, positive benefits for their functioning in school.' —
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Renee
Writes
I am 35, working in Delhi and have been in my present job profile for years now. My boss trusts me but somehow with the rise in the multinational salaries, I feel that I am really not being given my due. Just that I have this comfort zone in my job and with my boss. Do you think I should ask for a raise? I do not want to send the wrong signal. Should I look for a job elsewhere?
Ruchika Mehta There is no need for so much confusion. The real problem with you is not about people talking or even misunderstanding but the fact that you have been sitting in one position for far too long and have developed a comfort zone. I think the realisation of this issue is just making you uncomfortable. Life is about taking chances and moving on. If you feel you deserve better why not apply for a new position elsewhere. Weigh your options, whatever suits your temperament. Count your blessings
I am a woman in my late 60s and live in a small village in Punjab where I decided to settle down. Earlier years were spent traveling with my husband who was in the Army and now that my kids are living abroad, I thought it would be good to take it easy. Now I have started feeling very lonely. I feel I have no interest in anything or anyone. I do not feel the desire to live. Please advice. Ratinder Kaur You seem to be very focused on what you do not want from life. You seem to have allowed your mind to condition you into believing that you are too old to be feeling a zest for life or to do anything new. Just count your blessings. You are living so close to nature, go out to the garden after your cup of tea, learn to appreciate the birds, trees and flowers, spend time teaching the village kids some good habits. With your vast experience of travel through the country you could ever enlighten some of the illiterate women around. Reach out
I studied in the US for past 10 years and came back to India to get married and settle down. I thought that by having an Indian wife, I would make my parents happy and also I would have children who would grow up with Indian values. But now I realised we have nothing in common. I feel lonely and dissatisfied. What should I do? Arun Shukla The dilemma of most NRIs has hit you. In your case you have always managed to get what you want and yet you are not happy. Try and work on your relationship with your wife. Explain to her your emotional needs. May be she is also waiting for you to reach out to her. If she has managed to fit into the other avenues of your life, this too will get taken care of.
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Friends indeed
(Ritika Abbott and Neha Rana) Relationship: Best friends Time together: 12 years Same-to-same: Both of us are shopoholics, talkative, caring, love romantic songs, hate household chores and love gossiping. Yet different: Friendly sorts - Ritika Disturb me not types - Neha Unforgettable moments: The time we have spent in 11th and 12th - we were among the hit list of teachers, opening tiffins in the first period, when the teachers used to make us sit separately we used to talk through chits. Funny takes: We really tormented our physics teacher in school. She used to fail us in every exam and we got so used to it, that we would laugh seeing our report card. Special something: Each and every moment spent with each other is special. We just have to go shopping together. Although we are in different streams but our bond is really strong. The school time will always remain special. (Ritika is studying biotechnology and Neha is pursuing computer engineering) If you want to feature here, please email at lifestyletribune@gmail.com or mail at Bond Wagon, Lifestyle, The Tribune, Sector 29, Chandigarh, along with a photograph and contact number.
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Get rid of exam anxiety
Support system
Every individual has a different way of tackling the exam pressure. Parents are the best counsellors at this stage to boost a child's self-confidence. The child should be encouraged for every little effort he makes while preparing for the exams. Avoid uneasy statements and arguments which further worsen the situation. During exam days the parents and siblings need to interact more by playing light games or sharing jokes just to lighten the atmosphere. The child on his part needs to set his priorities and must prepare himself in a systematic way. A little revision done well in advance makes him a better performer. Deepa Chhabra Act smart
Excess of everything is bad but a little bit of pressure always gives a stimulus to the kids to excel. What is essential is that kids don't succumb to this pressure. Sahil Joshi No stress
Ravjot Singh Lifestyle invites responses from readers on the following issue: What role does the fantasising play in real life? Please email the responses in around 200 words to lifestyletribune@gmail.com or post along with your photo and contact number to 'Relatively Speaking', Lifestyle, The Tribune, Sector 29, Chandigarh. The best few responses will be published. |
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Music to the ear
Massage eases anxiety, but it is no more effective than simple relaxation in a room alone with soft, soothing music, concludes a new study. A new randomized trial has shown that on average, three months after receiving a series of 10 massage sessions, patients had half the symptoms of anxiety. This improvement resembles that previously reported with psychotherapy, medications, or both. But the trial, published in the journal Depression and Anxiety, also found massage to be next best option after simple relaxation.
"We were surprised to find that the benefits of massage were no greater than those of the same number of sessions of 'thermotherapy' or listening to relaxing music," said Karen J. Sherman, PhD, MPH, a senior investigator at Group Health Research Institute. "This suggests that the benefits of massage may be due to a generalized relaxation response." Massage therapy is among the most popular complementary and alternative medical (CAM) treatments for anxiety, she added. The trial randomly assigned 68 Group Health patients with generalised anxiety disorder to 10 one-hour sessions in pleasant, relaxing environments, each presided over by a licensed massage therapists who delivered either massage or one of two control treatments: Relaxation therapy - breathing deeply while lying down; Thermotherapy - having arms and legs wrapped intermittently with heating pads and warm towels. All three treatments were provided while lying down on a massage table in a softly lighted room with quiet music. All participants received a handout on practicing deep breathing daily at home. Unlike the two control treatments, massage was specifically designed to enhance the function of the parasympathetic nervous system and relieve symptoms of anxiety including muscle tension. The researchers asked the patients about the psychological and physical effects of their anxiety right after the 12-week treatment period ended and three months later. All three of the groups reported that their symptoms of anxiety had decreased by about 40 percent by the end of treatment-and by about 50 percent three months later. In addition to the decline in anxiety, the patients also reported fewer symptoms of depression and less worry and disability. "Treatment in a relaxing room is much less expensive than the other treatments (massage or thermotherapy), so it might be the most cost-effective option for people with generalized anxiety disorder Dr. Sherman said. -
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They should handle pressure in a constructive manner. Foremost thing to remember is to prepare in advance, it is the key of staying away from the examination blues. Second, during the examination days, kids should work harder and smarter. Third, the kids should eat a healthy diet to ensure that the body has enough energy to fight a battle of minds and physical endurance. In the end, I would like to say that the parents have to be responsible enough to keep their kids de-stressed during examinations. 
As the board exams are approaching, pressure is building up, so here are some of the tips for shedding out some of the burden - whenever you learn or practice something, do make short notes for revision. At the end of the topic, do revise those short notes; Stay relaxed and have a sound sleep of seven hours daily; Prepare your schedule for revision; Time management is a must; board exam is a paper of basics, so be clear in your fundamentals and basics; Revise old question papers for sure; Frequent reminders from parents to their kids that board exams are approaching, should be avoided; Students should take a daily walk in some park for half an hour at least or they should engage themselves in some sport.