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HYDERABAD FORTNIGHTLY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE

VOL 01 | ISSUE 23 | APRIL 01-15, 2011

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VIEWPOINT

Mindblowing Do’s & Don’ts on courtship

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SPECIAL

Unveiling the darkside of Glamour World

Style File

Night Dressing for summer

Splurges

Organizing a perfect Mocktail Party

Piece of Life

Decoding Extra Marital Affairs

KARAN OBEROI The most down to earth and multifaced actor with oodles of talents talks about his years all the way...

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Contents 8 Entertainment Your quota of gossips, scandals, news and amusements

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12 Tinsel Town

Take a sneak peek of what’s happening in town

22 Piece of life

A spoof you will enjoy

29 A Day from her Diary

Chit Chat with Namita Singhvee as she displays her various facets of an every day life in this interesting pictorial essay

Fahion

34 Feature Story

Decoding the much hyped glamour world

Special Bonding

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40 Beautlicious

Glistening shades

48 Ugadi Special Significance of its celebrations

50 Automobiles

Ride on with the Riders

53 Flaunt of the Issue

The picture of the issue we found is worth a special mention.

Cover Interview - Karan Oberoi

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60 Fortnightly Diaries Upcoming events, City Festivals and Talk of the town

62 Horoscope

Check your predictions, scientific tarot reading and astrology by Suhasini

Mocktails

Tuip Special

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK “Being glamorous is a charm affecting the eye making objects appears different from what they really are.”

Why hasn’t someone had this brilliant idea before? A magazine you can carry around, shop with and even read when you are squashed sardine style in the crowd. Well... here we are again with the ‘GLAMOR AND FASHION’ issue for our lovely readers. You know what??? We are going to make you feel good!

Glam, Glamour, Glamorous this is one single word we hear everywhere and in different meanings. It’s a glitzy word which reminds us of movie stars.

Glamour is about a new feeling in the air. We may be successful, modern, sophisticated people but still have a funny turn where we find the perfect pair of kitten heels. We are here for you to help you celebrate those memorable and indulgent moments in your life, from downing tools at work to show everyone your classic ways of style, organizing a fun mocktail party with tiny bag and foxy shirts compulsory... Do I see that eyebrow rise? Tulip is here to be your instant passport to a champagne lifestyle.

Glamour and fashion are illusions of magic and also when we talk about it we say that we are very glamorous people!

It’s a portrait of a star and a form of falsification. Blindly following fashion is not the talk of the day, it never was and it never will be. A true fashionista is the one who is not just a victim of style, picking up everything that looks attractive on the ramp, mannequin or the rack of a luxurious done-up boutique, but someone who makes ‘the best of the best’!

Despite the obsession of shopping remember one thing; glamour has its own dark sides behind this highly showy and fashionable world. I don’t mean to accuse the glamour world but i personally feel that the fashion industry is losing it’s real charm and becoming a fake world, where there is too much too handle. But at last it’s all about everyone’s personality and how they handle this extremely over-sized glam world!

Celebrate the start of a new stylish season with the pages inside. On the cover we have the dashing Karan Oberoi and the special features decoding many true faces of the glamour world inside and the gambling drama while the piece of life presents a parody of the extra marital affairs continued till today .It’s all yours, no less than you deserve and crafted with love from the Tulip team. Happy Reading!!!

THINGS I’VE LEARNT THIS ISSUE For a woman we use glam for the glow she has compared to others is not necessary about her dress or her beauty, is not being trendy either, but being fashionable with your own way!

Fashion is a presentation of yourself it has to do with the way of being but it can be dangerous too.

Extra marital affairs have opened doors now in every relationship and is creating only sour disappointments.

Regards,

Esam Ahmed Bilgrami Editor & Publisher publisher@tulipmag.com

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NEWS

HOLLYWOOD

JORDIN SPARKS

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Slims Down

Jordin Sparks made headlines over the weekend, but it wasn’t for a new album or single. Instead, the former American idol champion posed on the red carpet of Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix with a new figure sources say is 30 pounds lighter than the one she carried around in 2010. Slimmed down a size 6, Sparks shined at the event - which isn’t to say she was overweight before.

But there is a noticeable difference in Jordin’s look from just a month earlier, isn’t there? Sparks has said she loves “food and curves” too much to ever be considered “stick thin,” adding a couple years ago: “I learned that I’m not ever going to be a size 2. I would look as weird as a size 2. Somebody would blow and I would fall right over. It just wouldn’t be healthy

PETRA

Dancing For the Tsunami Victims

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Petra Nemcova’s performance wasn’t the best of the Dancing with the Stars season opener, but the supermodel’s effort was easily the most emotional. In 2004, she survived, barely, a tsunami in Southeast Asia that claimed thousands of lives, including her fiancé. Her pelvis was shattered in four places. During rehearsals for DWTS March 11, Petra, who worked tirelessly to promote relief efforts, almost quit when she learned of the devastation in Japan. Ultimately, the Czech beauty decided to stick it out and use the show as a chance to “shine more of a light on the lives of children who are forgotten.” Given her obstacles, her opening routine was more than respectable.

RIHANNA’S

Concert Ticket Sales Were Not Good

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Rihanna’s concert ticket sales are so sluggish, reports say, she may have to call off some dates. That’s not what we’d expect, but her 2010 tour had similar issues.

After poor US concert pre-sales last month, Rihanna has been advised by her manager Jay Brown to actually cancel some domestic dates on her “Loud” tour.

For example, Ri’s scheduled to perform at TD Garden in Boston July 24 with Cee Lo Green. Only 3,700 tickets have been sold, with 15,000 needed to break even.

Rihanna split from her first manager, Marc Jordan, who launched her career, over a disagreement after her 2010 tour. A rep for Jordan declined to comment. Her new manager, Brown, is part of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and promises “changes.” But an insider said, “She should’ve been doing theaters and smaller venues.” She still demands the bells and whistles to make it a blow-out show, too: “Normal diva requests,” an insider said, “which is tolerated, when you make money.”

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KATRINA

BOLLYWOOD

inspired by Gulzarji

She is definitely one of the most beautiful women in the Hindi Film industry. However, no one has ever written a love poem for Katrina, she believes that love is the only beautiful thing in the world. The actress wishes that Gulzar saab would write one for her. Recently at the launch of Pritish Nandy’s book ‘Love Poems’ she said that nobody has ever written a poem for her But if actually someone writes a poem she thinks that will be very romantic. Gulzarji has written many poetry books and innumerable songs, was also present at the event. He said Inshallah, he would for sure write a poem for Katrina. Even though love is known to entail pain, disillusionment, disappointment, still she dosen’t want to be pessimistic about love. She would rather want to have a positive approach to love. She believes that there can be a happy ending, because love is the most beautiful thing in the world said Katrina.

PRIYANKA

made Kareena to wait

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Kareena Kapoor drove down all the way from Pune to Mumbai for shooting her televised act for an award ceremony. What should have ended in a few hours took them forever, thanks to Priyanka Chopra. Bebo finished with her make-up and hair and arrived on the stage to see that it was already occupied by Priyanka Chopra. She had to wait for four hours before she could actually shoot her performance. A source at the awards revealed that Kareena landed at Yash Raj Studios around midnight; she found that the stage was occupied by Priyanka. She waited patiently for some time. On spotting her, Piggys came down from the stage and told her that she could not give the stage until 1 am bur Bebo said she has already assigned the stage at 12am. Priyanka continued to rehearse till 4 am, by that time, the exhausted Kareena had left for home.

Normally, the fiery Bebo would have flared up because she was kept waiting for more than four hours. Although, she was smarting with humiliation, she maintained her cool.

Later, she gave a call to the organizers and gave her piece and they explained it to her that because of some technical problems, Priyanka’s act took a longer time.

KING KHAN

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upsets Salman Khan

Karan Johar completely broke down when SRK started speaking about his former friends Farah Khan and Salman Khan. SRK’s episode with Karan was emotional where Shahrukh Khan has been caught in a mellow, introspective mood. He is emotionally vulnerable, revealing things that have hurt him in the last year. A source on the sets said that when Karan pointed out people feel that old friends Farah Khan and Salman have problems with Shahrukh Khan, SRK said that he doesn’t know how to make friends and had no clue how to keep them.”If Salman and Farah are upset with me then it is 100 percent my fault, but I can’t pick up the phone and say sorry. I cannot apologize because I have ego issues, but because I cannot say get myself to ask people to come back to me. Once I did ask my parents to come back to me and they did not.” said Shahrukh. He also admitted that one of his biggest enemies is his cell phone as many of his friends have complained that he does not take their calls and ignores them This coffee on the couch episode with SRK was emotionally unplugged and more than humor unplugged.

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NEWS

TOLLYWOOD

NTR’S NEXT FILM to be titled as ‘Dammu’

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NTR Jr. is awaiting the audience response for his magnum opus Sakthi which is due for release on March 30 (tentative date). He has already started working for his next movie under Surender direction. Oosaravelli and Rachcha are the titles being speculated but the unit is yet to confirm the official title. The actor has also signed a film under Creative Commercials banner that is to be produced by KS Rama Rao. Jr. NTR would team up with Boyapati Srinu for this film. Shruti Hassan is zeroed in as the female lead in it. The latest buzz says that this film is titled Dammu (Dhammu means strength). KS Rama Rao has registered this title on his banner recently at Film Chamber. Speculations are ripe that is the title for NTR Jr. and Boyapati’s film. With ‘Shakti’ ready for release followed by untitled film with Surender Reddy and this one with Boyapati Sirnu; most possibly we might get lucky for three movies from junior ntr in this year. That is great going Young Tiger.

ILEANA

demands 2 Crores for a film

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Tollywood grapevine is abuzz that hot and sexy Ileana is acting too pricey these days. Telugu cinema has been her top priority over a period of time.

But it seems like her priorities are changing with changing times. Ileana was recently roped into Nanban movie (3 Idiots Tamil remake) which is directed

by Shankar. She was reportedly paid 1.5 crore to act in this movie. Also she is making her Bollywood debut with Barfee. With opportunities flowing in, Ileana is slowly moving away from Tollywood. If anyone insists to sign her in, Ileana is demanding a bomb to either scare them or to cash in on their offer. It is rumored that she demanded a hefty sum of Rs. 2 crore to sign up a big film. Ileana who came to the notice of these rumors is yet to respond.

Shakti and Nenu Naa Rakshasi that are slated for release in April would decide her fate in Tollywood.

TRISHA-PRABHAS’S Midnight Masala leaked

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Trisha often comes across as a petite and fragile girl onscreen but it is often discussed in cine circles that she is a ‘wild’ cat off the screen. While that is one side, here is another tidbit got from a source. Apparently, after the audio release function of her film ‘Teen Maar’ it is heard that Trisha stayed back that night in Hyderabad. Grapevine is that she spent her time with Prabhas. Few other sources say even Prabhas was not accessible at that point of time. The cine folks say that both PrabhasTrisha are very close friends since long and this bloomed at the time when they did ‘Varsham’ and ‘Pournami‘. Well, all know about their friendship so those who heard this said “What’s wrong? Both of them must be busy spending some private moments. They are ‘close’ friends and must have had some ‘late night dinner’ plans”. The last statement came with a wink and tongue-in-cheek expression though.

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NEWS

SAINA NEHWAL

SPORTS

Wins Swiss Open Title

World No 4 woman badminton player Saina Nehwal of India won the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold after she defeated Korean player Ji Hyun Sung. She won the match by 21-13, 21-14 in very quick time in Switzerland. She took just 43 minutes to emerge as the winner of this final.

Although her opponent was ranked at 19, Saina had to play aggressively. Nehwal is also the 1st Indian to carry the Super series tournament on her shoulder, after winning the gold at the India Grand Prix and at Commonwealth Games. Interestingly, she has also won 3 Super Series titles; namely Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong Open. She won the World Junior Badminton Championships. Even though she might be quite young at the moment, as she is 21-year-old right now, she has also become as the 1st Indian woman to reach the Olympics singles quarter-finals.

IPL4

No Multiple Screenings

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It’s confirmed that fans of ‘slam-bam-thank you-and-scram’ form of cricket are likely to face disappointment as matches of IPL4 will not be allowed to be screened in cinema halls as per an unnamed source in BCCI. Bollywood, the door’s open for you! This decision has been complicated by the fact that former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, after being removed as IPL Commissioner for his dealings during his tenure, had signed many contracts. One such contract pertains to the global Rs 330-crore theatrical rights contract signed with Entertainment and Sports Direct in 2009, for 10 years. Due to on-going investigations, theatrical rights are in jeopardy. This is why an unnamed source in BCCI told Business Standard newspaper that though, “There has been no decision yet. The matches may not be screened this year.” Big-budget films will probably see the light of the day since IPL4 audiences are likely to flock back to their television sets.

WINDIES SENIORS should learn from Sachin

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West Indies coach Ottis Gibson was severely critical of his senior players and said that they should learn a thing or two about shouldering responsibility from iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar. “A lot of people need to look at somebody like Tendulkar who is a sort of senior statesman in the Indian team but he seems to be the hungriest guy of the lot,” Gibson told reporters after his team’s 10-wicket defeat against Pakistan.

“Therefore he gets runs almost every time he goes out to bat. India still relies on him.

We need to rely on our senior players the way India rely on him.” Making no bones about the inconsistency of his team that saw them surrender meekly in Mirpur yesterday, Gibson hinted that some of the senior players may face the axe. “We are very very disappointed with our performance,” the coach said. “It’s a fact that our senior players have not performed. When the going got tough, we did not stand up to it,” Gibson told the reporters. Gibson would not attribute the latest defeat to the slow wicket. It was not a bad wicket at all. It was a combination of poor batsmanship and perhaps very low confidence.”

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TINSEL TOWN

BIG TELUGU Movie Awards

Celebrating Ugadi in grandeur, Big Fm and Raj Oil Mills announces the ‘Big Telugu Movie Awards’. This is AP’s first-ever people’s choice movie awards. The event was held at BIG Cinemas and saw representation from various films and music personalities. The grand award function will see coming together of bigwigs from the Tollywood industry that will charm the audiences with their charisma and aura. They will also put up stage on fire with their dazzling performances and acts by various artists from the sandalwood industry. People can cast their votes for their favorite category by sending in SMS or just by tuning in to 92.7 BIG FM.

Naseer

Store

Voting

Sadhna

A DELIGHT OF Biking Freaks

Madhurima 12 TULIP APRIL 01-15, 2011

Singers together

Harley Davidson launches the two new motorcycles called ‘SuperLow’ and ‘Iron883’. These are the first bikes to be assembled in India. These bikes will be rolled out of the Completely Knocked Down assembly facility in Haryana.

K.Ram Mohan Rao, Chairman, Banjara Harley Davidson and officials from various financial institutions and Insurance companies had graced the occasion. Super Low motorcycle will feature balanced and responsive handling and has a low seat height. However Iron883, a stylish and cool bike provides smooth clutch effort. It’s a very great joy for all bike lovers!

TINSEL TOWN

ORGANIC FASHION at Anonym

Celebrating the new fashion season with substance, Anonym launches Ela’s spring summer collection as the new label spotlight with organic fashion and sophisticated collection. The signature fabrics are unblended organic cotton, designer Joyjit’s latest body work of new styles and cuts for the season. The collection has been crafted using a wide range of textures coupled with hand woven embroidery details with asymmetrical shapes, flowing necklines and drapes enhancing the earthy theme of the collection.

Gurmit & Rachna

Suman & Trushna

Anju Jain

Archi

Asmita

Padma & Akanksha

Sheetal & Anchal

Lavanya

Nikitha

Rithu Lamba

Madavi & Sreelu

Prasuna & Asmitha

NUTRITION AND Growth for Kids

Cr. Benny Kerzner

Parents are usually worried that their kids don’t eat their proper food which may result in bad growth. Abbott, a global health based company launched IMFeD- Identification and Management of Feeding Difficulties in India. A new and an easy way to help the doctors accurately identify the fussy eating habits among children. The IMFed tool addresses the often overlooked condition in young children ages two and older. It has been used effectively in eleven other countries and was developed based on the clinical practices of Cr. Benny Kerzner Ph.D. Chairman of Gastroenterology and Nutrition department.

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SMOKIN LOOKS This Season

Rewania presents the high-voltage fashion couture collection ‘Ileana’ by the designer Samaira. It was a showcase of very elegant and striking designer wear of a few featuring for the summer looks. The store was all glam-packed with the stylish ladies, guests and much more crowd rubbing shoulders with style in the town. It was certainly a display of style and feminine fun which certainly saw everybody having a good time and posing for the lenses.

Akanksha Patil

Radhika

Inauguration

Ileana Model displaying

In the store

SUMMER FASHION To Steal

Shagun presents summer fashion fair which is one of the most leading trade fairs associated with fashion and lifestyle industry of national and international traders. These events will feature garments materials for all age groups, accessories, gifts, art products and much more. The expo is the perfect place for the exhibitors to meet their target customers. The show was inaugurated by Hyderabad City Mayor Banda Karthika Reddy and Telangana Jagruthi President Kalvakuntla Kavitha. This kind of fashion designer fairs brings almost all the fashion needs under one roof.

Together

KALAMANDIR Launches Mandir

Mayor Kartika

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K. Kavita

Kalamandir, the favourite destination across South India for exclusive designer saris launches its new label, Mandir, a temple of ethereal saris. Mandir, Kalamandir’s exclusive label for their divine designer sari collection, is a temple of gorgeous saris inspired by the divine Goddess. The gorgeous and ravishing South Indian film star, Ms. Nidhi Subbaiah who is making waves, graced the preview with super models. Kalamandir invites all women to experience the rapture of choosing from the Mandir collection, available in a wide range of silks in elegant and fancy designs that conform to international quality standards, where every sari is a unique masterpiece.

TINSEL TOWN

GETTING BRIGHT at Anahita

The launch of Cheri Pestonji and Maniza Panty’s designer store Anahita was a very stylish one with all designer collections displayed which adaded liveliness and color at the launch. The collections showcased were of these top most designers like Anand Kabra, Anju Modi, Anushka Khanna, Gauri Nainika, Gayatri Khanna, Safron Shilpa Reddy and many more other designers were the major highlights of the store. There were best of best fashionable and elegant wear through which many women were seen raving about and having fun!

Anju & Nidhi

Harshita & Shailya

Aruna

Bhavana

Brinda

Delna

Maniza

Pooja Reddy

Shalini

Shetal

Shilpa Reddy

Soundarya

Sunila

Tina

PANACHE CELEBRATES Its 4th Anniversary

Dj Piyush, Dj Akhtar & navdeep

Panache DJ school is India’s First Largest DJ School & has been rated among top pro DJ Schools in India having achieved International Pioneer Pro DJ Certification. It brought in a great pleasure to have had Bollywood celebrity - DJ Akhtar (Mumbai) visit at Panache DJ School as a Guest Lecture to share his experiences, industry reviews, train & demonstrate Pro DJ Skill & Technique to panache students & prospective DJs at Panache Campus as an ongoing promotional activity of Panache Having to complete & celebrate its successive 4th year anniversary.

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CELEBRATING THE PARIS DE SALON 1st Anniversary Turns 1

A classic cocktail anniversary party was hosted by Paris De Salon, the most preferred salon in town celebrating its first year anniversary with a unique fusion of fashion and style. There were the royal celebrations with the delights of chilled in cocktails. There were many celebrities, sports stars, politician and P3P’s spotted at the celebrations.

Here are the many gorgeously socialites and celebrities who were present to make this a party unlike any other!

Sharon

Amit & Amar

Pretty smile

Sridhar

Santosh Kumar & Siya

Thanu & Kushbu

Harshwardhan

Anirudh

THE NEXT Big Thing

Inaugurated Mr. Peter Honegg 16 TULIP APRIL 01-15, 2011

Reiterating its position asa the luxury car manufacturer with the widest and largest network presence in the country, MercedesBenz India today formally inaugurates its new-state-of-art facility in Andhara Pradesh- Mahavir Motors. This new facility was inaugurated by Mr. Peter Honegg, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes Benz and Mr. Yashwant Jhabakh, Managing Director, Mahavir Motors. The new showroom will also have dedicated space for ‘Proven Exclusivity’ which is Benz’s pre-owned business.

TINSEL TOWN

DESITWITS WITH Celebs Tweets

DesiTwits is a newly launched social networking website acting as a one stop shop to view all the tweets that one would ever want. It offers all celebs tweets at this hot happening place, and the features set here are unique.

Here one gets to know both national and international celebrities and follow them to their hearts. On can see all the pictures, tweets and what they tell the world. DesiTwits is available as a mobile application also for all the phones to be in touch with the world continuously. DesiTwits.com is the place to know world’s best travel sports, best deals information, technology. Fashion and trends, politics, food, gadgets and much more to enjoy!

Painting on Display

Nishanti

Gorgeous

Jwala Gutta

Chinmal

Priyanand

BENGALI BEAUTY In Town

Dusky Bengali bombshell, Bipasha Basu with co star, Rana was in town to promote her upcoming new movie Dam Maro Dum. She loves Hyderabad and can’t stop gushing about the city. She talks about her role in the movie and brushes off the rumours about the movie being based on the controversial story line of drugs, sex and crime. She seemed to be very happy coming to town and it was great of her to give in the best with this movie coming up.

RAISING FUNDS In the Fun Way

Rana & Bipash Basu

It was a night of wine, dine, music and dance, which was all for a good cause. There were pieces of elite art work on display and were being auctioned during the event in which Kamal Kamaraju had donated an artwork. There were many celebrities and P3P’s who gathered at the star hotel and danced the night away with a lot of enthusiasm and cheerfulness. The greatest thing is that the money raised at the event was donated to a school of leprosy affected people.

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SPECIAL BONDING

LOVE ON THE ROCKS!

By Bhuvana Balaji

Life sometimes stuns us with the twists and turns. It can get a woman who doesn’t believe in love to find the love of her life in a person from an entirely different cultural boundary and get a man who didn’t really have marriage in his vocabulary to lead a blissfully married life! Martin D’Costa and Reshma Pasupuleti are THE couple we are precisely describing. Let us have a sneak peek into the life of this foreigner guy and this Telugu girl who moved into tinsel town recently and have made it big in their own way.

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times; always with the same person; Martin and Reshma have definitely done so! The way they met and how they got together is very amusing; but at the same time it goes to show that when you are destined to be together; religion, country, culture and race just don’t matter. “We met at the Atlanta Airport. I missed my flight and I took a Delta flight. I had never seen Reshma around and I know almost everyone over there. I first saw her eyes and I was like ‘Who is that!’

First time she completely ignored me and then I kept going by the same flight. I switched from South West to Delta four times just to get to know her. I somehow finally convinced her to go to lunch with me, that too at the airport. When she said she was a vegetarian, I didn’t even know what that was.

That is how we first met. She was questioning me like police. I was surprised when she asked me personal questions during our first lunch, but I knew she was asking out of innocence. I was very curious to know more about her,” martin says with a radiant smile on his face as they remembered that nostalgic moment and described how hilarious it was.

Martin is a kick boxing champion, a native of Atlanta, who still keeps touring the world for matches. He also owns a fitness training centre in Annapurna studios which is the hub for all the Tollywood actors and celebrities in tinseltown. He also has worked in the Tollywood movies yet to be released and is playing a negative role in the upcoming NTR starrer, Racha. Reshma now works in Hyderabad as an English news reader for the best local English news channel in South India, TV5. She stayed in America with family for

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about 15 years. She was working as an airhostess and that was when she met Martin. “I generally used to hang out with the Indian crowd out there. Being an Indian, especially being brought up in the US, my parents were very particular about what I did. I used to go only to the Indian parties. Even after work, I used to go straight to the Ashram and meditate. That’s all I did as an everyday routine.”

Martin then nonchalantly smiles and chats about how their next meeting and this beautiful relationship happened. “Our second date was when I took her to a wedding with me when I generally don’t even go to one! And bang! After three months we were walking that aisle…everyone wearing Indian clothes. I didn’t ever think about getting married. But it all just felt right and I knew I was doing the perfectly right thing.”

Reshma smiles fondly and remarks about how he was actually the reason to make her believe in love. “I never really believed in love before I met him, I thought it was just a lot of drama and nothing else. When I met him, though I gave him a hard time, I kinda knew deep in my heart that he was the guy. I was just being very cautious in the beginning. I was talking to a friend and I told her pointing out at Martin, ‘I think I will marry him someday’, and touchwood, it’s been just been amazing being with him,” says Reshma, flashing a beautiful smile.

Talking about their wedding and the convincing they had to do before that, Reshma says, “We had two weddings, one back in America and one after coming over to India. My parents were shocked initially because I wanted to marry a foreigner.

Martin immediately quips saying, “When she first wanted me to meet her parents she told me sternly, ‘You can’t be you. You gotto act like you own that construction business you have got, and please cover your tatoos.’ I own a small construction

firm which I don’t even do anything about because I am a kick boxer by profession. But eventually, her parents accepted me into their family. Her mom is an amazing person, she is this typical Indian woman who is very religious and spiritual, but at the same time she is broad minded. Her dad is a very calm and pious guy too. Reshma is a splitting image of her mum.”

Looking back at those days, he recalled how his first meeting with her parents was absolutely hilarious for him and shocking for them. He added saying he was glad everything turned out very well later and how comfortable they are around each other now.

As he casually spoke about life in India and how it has treated him, he animatedly talks saying, “It is almost four years since we got married and we are going amazingly well. My perception of India was very bad because that is how they show this country on TV. I got cheated the first time I came to India. I got down at Bombay with 15000 bucks in my pocket. I had a connecting flight to Chennai after about eight hours. And trust me; I got down from the flight in Chennai with 10 rupees. They robbed me with a smile on their face for my stay and travel. But I will surely say that people in India have an amazing heart. I have been to many places around the world because of the profession I am in, but I can surely say that the people here are warm, very friendly and the nicest.

“When it comes to nightlife and all, the US is an amazing place, but if you want to take your life in slow strides and discover yourself, spend time with family and friends; India is the best place.”

Reshma talks more about their wedding and Martin’s family and she smirks and says, “He thinks we got married because of his charming ways and his sense of humor, but one of the APRIL 01-15, 2011 TULIP 19

SPECIAL BONDING main reasons was that I loved his family the moment I seen them. They are just like an Indian family. His mom is an amazing person. She is very spiritual and very Indian and is not like their culture. His cousins and their whole family live on the same street. So it’s completely like a joint family. I suggested an Indian wedding, and my mother-in-law and my co-sisters dressed up in sarees! My father-in-law is like the best man! I always ask Martin as to how come he is not like his dad! Even when Martin messes up or does anything to upset me, my mother-in-law has always got my back. I give her a call immediately and she solves it all.” She says she is really thankful she has a wonderful relationship with her in-laws.

Martin goes on to talk about how well they have settled in India and how he can always experience more of it and it won’t be enough at all. “India is amazing; Hyderabad is the city which reminds me of my own place. I work hard and I still have a lot of time left to spend with my family and to do other stuff. I love this city and the people here are really warm at heart. Talking about their night life over here, he smiles nonchalantly as he says, “I work out 24x7 but I still have a lot of free time over here which I mostly spend hanging out with my family and have fun.”

Talking about her hobbies, interests and also their sunshine in life; Rahul, their 3-year-old son, Reshma says, “I like reading books. My husband is a fitness trainer but I am really not keen about work outs. I do yoga and also meditate.

And then I am completely caught up with the family and our 3-year-old son Rahul who is completely like his dad. He is one of the brightest sides of my life. Very naughty and very active, he loves posing for photographs,” she says with a proud smile followed by a laugh. So I am generally caught up with family and work.

Martin and Reshma have shaped as an amazing couple who have been through the ups and downs in life together and are still going strong; with their handsome 3-year-old to jazz up their life and make it more colorful. Tulip wishes this lovely family a delightful time ahead with all the happiness and joy to exhilarate their lives!

Your favourite holiday destination?

Reshma : Goa Martin : South America, Argentina

Who is a better dancer?

Reshma : Me Martin : Me

Both of them are surely great at it One thing you admire about each other?

Reshma : Generousity Martin : Her eyes

One thing you would like to change in each other?

Reshma : Cockiness... hahaha... he is gonna kill me!

Martin : Nothing i will take her the way she is

One word the describe the other?

Reshma : Dynamic Martin : Understanding

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PIECE OF LIFE

The ‘Fall in and Fall Out’ of Extra marital affairs

By Deepa S K

From every Raja to Rancho, they all had extra marital affairs. If you don’t believe me, at least believe our movies that have one: many heroines. Movies truly depict the times of our ages.

So, is it an acceptable thing or is it a matter of prestige or is it just for the pure fun. The term itself scrawls your forehead and brings a frowning look into your eyes. Is there any other most detested term like ‘extra marital affair’ in relation to a family life? Wait! Have you ever thought of the other side of the story before throwing garbage at the cheaters who spoiled the marital life? This article is not meant to break up any healthy marital relationship but just explores it!

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It always looks better, the grass on the other side. Not just the grass, also the neighbor’s wife/husband, your friend’s sports car, your boss’s apartment, your colleague’s job and how ever many examples you want to hear. Most of us are never entirely satisfied with what we have. We think that all the above examples would be a better way to live our lives.

So, how many agree to disagree on this? Well, it’s a much known fact that we always love the other side. Somehow the love of this has shifted its base to even relationships. And Extra Marital Affairs (EMA) is one such case. Episodes of many couples breaking up and uniting with other partners have become something common to our ears. In the previous years, where the mention of such an incident was a sin to the ears, forget about the saying tongue, but does not mean they never existed in those days. My guess is from every Raja to Rancho, they all have had extra marital affairs. If you don’t believe me, at least believe our movies that have one : many heroines. Movies truly depict the times of our ages. So, is it an acceptable thing or is it a matter of prestige or is it just for the pure fun.

Looking from a very normal lay man’s point of view, why would any person what to have an extra marital relationship. Well, the answers are pretty interesting. Some of them claim that relationships are not physically made. It is a process when marinated with time gives birth to a child called ‘relationship’. So when it happens no one knows. So without your knowledge you will ‘fall in love’ with that person and after a while will realize what situation you are in.

A second reason is more of a ‘blame game’. This to a certain extent could be true when one partner is too involved in other matters and does not give time and attention to their family matters. In this generation the other thing is usually one’s work/profession life. Blame it on the work or the modern lingo called ‘work pressure’, that we get so involved that for this ‘paapi pet’ we let go our precious time and that ‘loving love’. So, for

the love of love, we give away love itself. But, is it worth at all, when we realize that all that we have struggled to make both the ends meet, we have lost the ‘heart of our life’. Many of us do not realize the importance of the people who loves us. It pinches us only when we actually lose them all. More adverse being most of us do not realize that we have lost them and we only gaze as to what exactly has happened to the both of you’ll!

Then when it suddenly hits you, you point figures to your partner with the most understated outrageous blame, “How could you do this to me?” and the answer should be, “Why not”.

Jolted! Well obvious, you may have been burning midnight oil, travelling across the globe, meeting deadlines, but my friend you have got your priorities all wrong. Yes, we want that job, that gives us the comfort, the standard and luxury, but can it compare to the precious value of your love. So when your partner finds companionship and love in someone else’s arms, he/ she is just doing what you have done-being engaged to something else. Therefore the next time you find your partner having an EMA, build a good alibi for yourself to counter the reasons of your partner’s love life.

A major chunk of EMA cases fall under the above category, however, there are a few exceptional cases, where EMA are undertaken for a ‘kick’ something similar to ‘shop lifting’. I am being told that, doing such an adventurous thing gives one a kick or a high. May be its true, some of us agree and the rest deny. But the fact is- yes, it does exist and is treated as a very normal talk as a part of our daily conversation. Well, it is not fair to blame the ‘kalyug’ for this, but you can say that it definitely is taking place in full swing! Be it the ‘baby bloomers’ of marriages to the ones who are veterans, all looking for something new and different. This somehow makes the word ‘love and relationship’ sound like a commodity. We are so used of this ‘mall culture’ that provides us with this ingredient called variety that we have started viewing our lives through these lens and now we search for ‘variety’ in our relationships. And when we are welcomed into the doors of humdrum every day, anything unusual catches our eyes. We hear a lot of EMA’s happening at one’s work place.

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PIECE OF LIFE bers becomes a mandatory option, a certain level of trust and comfort is built. During the course of time one never knows, how one ‘falls out and falls in love’. Such is the result of emotional involvement. (Such incidents would make amazing serial plots, so much for an ‘emotional atayachaar’-all in the name of pyaar.

Sometimes relationships like this goes to the next level where they almost bear their souls to each other. Trust when translated to attraction and desire, often results in a distasteful and uncomfortable relationship. And the time and money wasted on the very thought of this act is excruciating nevertheless exciting. So, is this right? I’m not quite sure of the answer. And again, if it’s not right, then the question of personal choice arises. “Who am I to judge anyone”?

Competition has never got better and bitter in this 21st century.

We see and hear versions of how projects are won. Movies and serials are the best mirrors of this truth. Business has got bigger and larger and because of this many ground rules are made and broken. Like in reel, even in real there are people who have EMA’s to win that project or that promotion. Like the movie ‘Indecent Proposal’, where a wealthy man offers a young man’s wife to spend a night for a million dollars. Not getting into the details of that movie, but such is the scenario of love and life these days. ‘Money Matters’, she talks and is being talked about everyday and every moment. Oh! It sounds that, we have sold our soul to the devil in exchange for a luxurious life. But, again that age old question – “Is it all worth and if at all it is, what is a relationships true worth’.

Bah! Life, love and relationship sounds complicated. But, actually is it. Many of us are tired of our partners and hence we consciously or unconsciously look out at that greener pastures.

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change almost every day, hence more than living, we need to discover one another. I’m not writing here a ‘gyaan session’ on what and how to avoid an EMA, all I’m telling is, in comparison to your partner whom you have married to, the other one may not be really true. I sound old fashion, don’t I? The truth is yes, we can work relationships, and we can kick away the tempting snake and dedicate our lives to our partners who have dedicated their lives. EMA may be exciting and give us that much wanted kick and break, but at the end of the day, you will be chewed royally into the jaws of guilt and from there, there is no escape. Since the time man existed, his/her temptations have always over ruled. Yet there are great stories that have encountered and faced such events. Not sounding so melodramatic, I don’t have to give you any tips. But yes stay away from the

EMA. The market has many books and stories that talk in volumes of what love is and how to retain and creatively revive and resurrect your love. But there is no other better portion of love’ that the one you can use churned out of your love and experience. So burn that flame of love, pour in the oil of eternal and pure truthfulness and you will be surprised to notice how the lamp of your marital life will never wear out. And no matter how many ever storms of EMA blow at this relationship, your flame of love for one another will still light. True light of love will shine forever and ever. There is no one who deserves better other than you and your partner.

Remember!

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BEHIND THE GLAMOUR WORLD C hoc-o-bloc fashion industry, stick models, high-end parties, bright costumes, glitz and glam, scandals with skirts and pe tticoats and never-ending struggling models‌ Omg! They look so glamorous. We can say a dream of every single soul in this sensational world. Though all these are like a fairytale what is the actual tale behind the dark and high-stress life of the models.

SALONI GUPTA explores the grey shades of the much puffed up fashion world.

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The world of fashion and entertainment looks very glamorous and tempting to us but many of us are totally unaware of its inside reality.

The fashion show and models clad in branded clothes walking on the ramp gives a picture of glamour but it has a dark side attached with it. In past few years, several cases of suicide attempted by models because of extreme pressure and stress came into light which reflects the agony and plight of their personal life at the expense of their professional life.

As they say, glamour and controversy go hand in hand. The recent case of Galliano is just one of the many chapters in the controversial book of the fashion industry. One of the many issues this industry is dealing with today is that of drug abuse. From supermodels to ace designers, the industry has witnesses many gifted artists falling prey to this fatal problem. Kate Moss and Donatella Versace are prominent names who fought their addiction. But, not all were as lucky to find a resort. British designer Alexander McQueen, gave in to his drug addiction and was reported to commit suicide. He took an overdose of drugs prior to hanging himself in his wardrobe.

Success has done more harm than good to quite a few celebrities. Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who has been accused of assault charges a number of times, is one such example. The numerous anger management classes and community services are yet to show results on the temperamental lady. Not to forget, sexual abuse is another grey zone in the business of fashion. From substance abuse to racist comments, from verbal and physical attacks to sexual abuse, the fashion industry has witnessed it all. All the shimmer goes down the dumps, once the show is over and the arch lights are off. And lost is the person in the gloomy world that lies behind the glitz and glamour.

We have seen many models who have attempted suicides from the fashion world fraternity, and the case is still fresh in mind is the sad story of Geetanjali Nagpal’s suicide who was found in Mumbai streets as a beggar, where her character was portrayed in the movie Fashion and which went on to win the National award.

Natasha Padbidri case was also much sensationalized, where she was very depressed and not satisfied with her life, committed suicide. Also Nafisa Joseph and Kuljeet Randhwa killed themselves, Though people look like million dollar 26 TULIP MARCH APRIL 01-15, 16-31, 2011 2011

bucks outside but from inside they will be going through lot of stuff handling high status and the high profile and with constant media glitz it gets all too much in the end to handle and we are seeing incidents repeating everywhere. The suicide of model Viveka Babajee once again has posed questions before the glamour world. The model hanged herself to death in her apartment. She was suffering from acute depression as her boyfriend who was already married called off their marriage, which got a shock to everyone.

Viveka is not only victim of fast changing glamour world but there are more and more endless cases of suicide attempts of successful models. Model Renu Sathi was found on the streets as a begger. Even Jessica Lal was shot dead by Manu Sharma, son of Haryana minister, because she had refused to give him a drink. This case is still left unpunished. This creates the biggest instance of the gloomy glamour world where these sons of ministers escape committing a murder or crime and the cops make the case a suicide attempt.

Madhur Bhandarkar’s latest movie Fashion is based on the real life incidents of supermodels, where the dark sides of modeling world has been shown. One has to give up and sacrifice a lot of things in life to be recognized in the glamorous world of fashion. The desperate struggle that the newcomers go through, the compromises that they have to make and the drugs and the partying which can take its toll is all portrayed in the movie through a myriad of interesting and believable characters related to real life scandals. Then the other movie, No One Killed Jessica, shows how a model who is a bartender is shot dead by a desperate drunkard who wanted a drink but she refused to give him one as the bar was closed. My gosh! This is extremely shocking but unity of people got justice to her at last in the movie but in reality this case is still left scot-free by the law.

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cide is a bigger story. Media reporting of models related deaths is voyeuristic and over the top. We cannot change the way media reacts to any celebrity suicide. In an alarming trend of past years, models have walked the top ramps around the world seem to be resorting to suicide as a gateway from their lonely planet with such stories in the fashion industry. Unfortunate incidents with skirts and tops often led to an embarrassing lingerie display of stockings, garter belts, girdles and bullet inner wear just couldn’t be kept under wraps no matter how hard a pin-up girl tried!

Even though the gloomy face of the fashion world has been revealed many people on this earth fantasize it. We do not mean to accuse it but just to give the insights of the real true drama of the glamour world. We have many teenage girls and boys with a dream of becoming a super model and opting modeling as their career and get ahead in the glamour world without an idea that the competition is fearsome and tough… well at last

it also depends on the person to person how they want to carry on in this industry. Though there are deep dark secrets of the glamour world it looks very beautiful to all over the world.

Fashion industry is not only about getting famous, wearing designer clothes and glittering make-up, being a top super model one day, getting a chance to be a show stopper or looking extra beautiful and skinny.

It’s much more folks! It’s a tough industry which looks highly glamorous from outside but inside i8t has its all stories which have actually destroyed the lives of many innocent models.

Glamour modeling covers all art which mainly concentrate on inner body parts of your body. This is more emphasis on models sexuality rather than their cloths or wearing. Glamour modeling covers the adult and nude modeling. Generally they are hired to erotic and amateur art or photos or films. Runway modeling or swimsuit and lingerie modeling or bikini modeling are the part of glamour modeling. The demand and opportunity are very high for such models but it’s never shown on real world. They are silently hired and silently released after their work by top glamour modeling agencies.

Despite encompassing all glamour and money, what is the real reason behind models taking their own lives or even getting killed? Indeed the world of glamour and fashion is menacingly deceptive which camouflages the dark life of the fashion designers and models in this fiercely competitive world.

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PETS

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any people are attracted by the quiet and gentle fish as a roommate and companion. Fish make great pets.

Watching the fish in an aquarium bring relaxation and are enjoyable for persons of every age and interest.

Fishes

er live or artificial and other decorations such as natural rock, driftwood and so on.

AS PETS Fish are pets that do not require much care, and an aquarium can add to the decor of a room. The wonderful thing about fish is the large assortment of shapes, sizes and colours. The behavior of fish also varies with different species. The reasons why fish are so popular as pets is that they are relatively inexpensive to keep, inexpensive to feed, as well as they keep the environment clean and need relatively a small space as compared to other pets. They are welcome anywhere you live, be it a rented house, flat or apartment.

SETTING UP AQUARIUM Keeping fish is fun. But there are a few basic things that you will need to know before beginning your new hobby. It is always better to get an aquarium ready before buying fish as the fish needs to have a ready environment to live as soon as we bring them home.

Aquarium comes in different shapes, sizes and styles. Look it over carefully for scratches or cracks before purchasing. A tank needs a filter to keep the water clean, a heater if you are planning to keep tropical fish and then one has to decide on the decorations such as the kind of gravel, the type of plants wheth28 TULIP APRIL 01-15, 2011

DIET The right kind of food will increase the activity and longevity of your fish and help them adapt quickly to the aquarium environment. It also helps in keeping your fish healthy and bringing out their best colors. There are a variety of foods available for your saltwater and freshwater fish.

Live food consists of plants, animals and microorganisms that do not cause harm to the fish. Live foods are always better than dried processed foods as they contain better quality of protein than dried foods.

Processed foods include fresh, frozen, freeze-dried, and canned foods. Fresh foods can be small bits of meats, vegetables and fruits like beef, chicken, pea, beans, peeled apple etc.

Canned foods provide a balanced diet and come in a variety of forms such as flakes, pellets, granules etc. Among canned foods flaked food is the most common food used and is best for small fish

Care Number of fishes must be minimum such that each fish can get enough space in aquarium Change the water frequently. Atleast twice a week Don´t forget to turn of your heaters before a water change, (or turning them back of afterwards)

CHIT CHAT

A Day from her Diary...

By Saloni Gupta

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I believe if you are do passion for it and give ing anything have a in not only 10 0% but a 20 0% to it” whips the lady.

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five things you did not know about Namita SInghvee

1. She is a dentist.

2. She is very bad with numbers and her calculations.

3. She has been to gym since 10 years even when the concept of gym had not yet started.

4. She has an repugnance to small insects, frogs and other reptiles.

5. She loves long drives with soothing music on.

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FEATURE STORY

Glamour and Sports seem to go together Hand in Glove!!!

By Saloni Gupta

When the word g‘ ambling’ pops up many of us think of the dazzling world of Las Vegas big casinos and bars where money just flows in. It’s a surprising trend which defies the fact, that, now days, sports people are like celebrities with fans, followers and live performances on television. Commercialization has made sports another glamour industry and the media is playing strong in proving the statement. There is always an evidence of emotion present in it. TULIP explores the sports world twisted into a glamour quotient!

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FEATURE STORY

A bigger and more sensational scandal has engulfed the multibillion-dollar Indian Premier League (IPL), a cricket competition initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and modeled after the English Premier League. With a fanatic following in India, IPL is one of the highest-paid leagues in the world. With many of the teams owned and promoted by some of India’s biggest movie stars, the league’s intermingling of glamour and sports have made it a moneymaking machine. Especially the auctions of cricketers playing in the IPL this time was the biggest highlight which made the media play a strong role in mixing the cricket with glamour.

The coming together of glamour, business interest, cheer girls, cricket and Bollywood spearheaded by IPL has gone down well with women as it has succeeded in generating interest in the game, drawing huge women fan following even from those women who are least bothered about the game. . The live performances of the sports stars with the Bollywood stars at the award events are creating a lot of glamour in the media. And who knows? After a few trophies, even Bollywood stars and businessmen may be tempted to settle towards these cricketers, giving a boost to this sport and allowing scandalridden cricket to cool its heals and get its game together Now the ICC World Cup is the season’s latest sport going on and adding more glitz and glamour to the cricket world. Cricketers are enjoying not only the game but

also the colors, fashion shows, albums with live dances and also some various kinds of arts and scandals happening around in media is an add on to the statement ensuring glamour and sports walking together With just the right ingredients to brew a perfect media storm, movie stars, business magnets, mistresses, corrupt politicians and big money, the story will likely be breathlessly followed by the Indian media Gambling is again the limelight in Bollywood town. Though our country doesn’t have many casinos, betting is much known in India. A round table in kitty parties or just a handkerchief of by the side of a road, the ground for gambling is ready! So, how has the Bollywood dealt with this subject? Though most of us think that making movie is nothing less than a big gamble, as a lot is on stake, there are many movies that have shown the good, bad and ugly world of gambling.

With biggies Big B, Amitab Bachan comes up with Teenpatti which is a rip of betting world and poker addiction. No betting related movie was as hit as Jannat. An Emran Hashmi starter this film showed the bad world of betting involved with cricket matches in India. Luck was another flick where gambling is not just about money but what’s on stake is life. Striker tried to show the Mumbai of 80’s era. The film showed the bad gambling world in the slums of Mumbai city. The betting is done on the game of carom played by the hero, Siddhart, who has a luck theory.

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and become the star for the event. Same is the case with much hyped game in India- Cricket, which is almost like a religion while the other sports are not given any importance and no encouragement at all.

Media also highlights issues for public good like the models cases, murders, throwing acid and other scandals but certain television channels have crime shows that have anchors themselves looking like criminals. This is all just for glamour, nobody is known to the bad world inside with all such gambling issues and money playing the most major role. These are just spreading more negative messages to the people rather than positive ones.

Addictions are quite well heard these days and an addiction to gambling is one of them. People can easily become addicted to gambling. It is usually split into four different areas like the high of thinking you can control chance, the excitement of maybe winning the jackpot, addicted to winning and becoming addicted to the idea that your luck will change. Any gambling game be it cricket or poker is a game of risk taking that gives people a high pay off. Risk adds zest to life but takes you away from your everyday life and then nothing can stop you from playing just one more game.

Sports are muddled in the hands of politicians, the glamorous, the rich and powerful as it involves big money. With many Bollywood queens past their prime, finding no meaty roles in films, they find IPL as a platform to be in the limelight and also to make money. Whatever may be the outcome of the sordid saga that began with Shashi Tharoor episode it has to be acknowledged that cricket has generated the interest of glam women either as a pursuit of money making mode or as a platform of being in the limelight.

Indians are crazy about cricket

Because you are lucky at sports betting doesn’t mean you are always lucky at life. If you win one game you might not win the next game again. Luck changes ahead it doesn’t favors the one winning always. The biggest problem with addiction is that it is a downward spiral. The game becomes a place where you can’t get away from stress and anxiety and you tend to get more depressed so you play more and more to escape these feelings.

Poker addicts always wish to win in their games. They do not realize that they are making significant dent on their life savings. Once the compulsion to play the game sets in, there is no turning back. Poker games are available in many forms in the gaming hub, casinos and other areas. This addiction to gambling and poker changes one’s lifestyle completely affecting all people around. Though it might look stylish but it’s a very bad addiction of playing this game.

Headlines in India have been dominated by one sports scandal after another. There were the much-publicized trials and troubles of Indian Tennis star Sania Mirza as she fought community, country and a very determined first wife, to marry Pakistani cricketer, Shoaib Malik. Sports betting are getting more and more popular these days and more people including the celebrities are engaged in it. IPL betting allegations against Lalit Modi and Bollywood stars involved in it was also a big tamasha in the sports world.

Why do we care if an actor renewed his license? That’s shown in the headlines of a prime time news bulletin. Why do media have to hype the issue if Shahrukh Khan is detained at the U.S airport? It is the new trend of the film stars to be treated like God all over the world and attend a common man’s wedding 36 TULIP APRIL 01-15, 2011

and Bollywood is well known. Together they offer a deadly combo this cricket crazy nation can hardly resist as is evident from the popularity and success of IPL. And now there is glamour that comes with it to make it a deadly combo offer of cricket, Bollywood and glamour, which is simply irresistible.

All these have become a blend with the glamour world.

Sports have totally gone away with the fashion industry where everything is super artificial and there is always the much hyped news presented. We cannot get a piece of the right news there is always a mixture of mirchi-masala in it which makes the issue very glamorous and is highlighted all over the world. Thus all these evidences very clearly describe the fact that yes! Glamour and sports are going hand in hand all together!!!

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VIEWPOINT

“Beautiful Time To Make You Mine”

By Saloni Gupta

Love blossoms during the period of courtship in a relationship. The moments that the couple spends together are woven into timeless memories and are remembered lovingly for an entire lifetime. It is a time when the bride and the groom understand each other. Love is in the air and promises are made to be kept and spend time together with the social sanction. This helps in eliminating any kind of stress. It is truly a memorable time. So get on people go ahead earn those fairy points and have your say with the ‘’DO’S and DON’TS’’ for HIM and HER that the couple should follow to ensure a time full of happiness, love and laughter!!!

“The key to building a wholesome relationship is to remain open to ideas to your partner and let love play its charm to help make it a happy and blissful marriage. Be a gentleman and turn on that chivalrous man in you. Leave special notes for your partner and make them feel special and loved. While making any decisions related to marriage or otherwise try to include your partner in your discussions. The most important thing is to avoid talking about the past relationship. Never insult your partner in public and in case you are unable to devote time together due to work explain very politely. Lastly, always be honest and give respect to each other”.

“Both the partners’ should be themselves and not pretend much because pretendance doesn’t stay for long. They should try to mend one’s personality with their partner for the better results in a happier and long term relationships. Never try to over impress your partner and give space in terms of time and thoughts. Possessiveness is good at some point but too much gets too bad!”

Vaibhav Agarwal, Self Employed

Abhiram Agarwal, Entrepreneur

“The most important thing even before putting down the dos & don’ts is to sustain the relationship. Being engaged doesn’t change much between the two if they both were in a relationship before. Try to be the same person as you were before. Surprise your fiancé or fiancée with a gift or two every now & then to show you still have the same feelings. Make the most of the time spent together. Give them a little more importance to them than the rest. Show them more responsibility in your approach towards your relationship & life Tell them how much you love them occasionally, if not regularly. Get married as soon as you can as marriage is a better way to hold on to one another. Don’t try to mingle with others after getting engaged. Don’t act like they are here to stay, not caring about them & you have a life to live. Being a friend to them is wonderful but don’t treat them as one among your other friends. Don’t allow suspicion to grow as a result one starts to ‘keep a check’ on the other. A human being would not like to be compared to another when one says they could have done better if they had done this or that. Being engage (or even being married) doesn’t mean that one gets to boss them all the time. Lastly, don’t postpone your marriage as things can go wayward with every postponement”.

Maryam Sweety, Director Mirrors Salon

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VIEWPOINT “First and foremost be truthful to the person u getting married to. Set your priorities right.

Give each other space even in your courtship.

Respect each other’s feelings, ‘families and ideologies. Sneak out as much as possible to know each other better and spend quality time. Pamper your partner and make every outing a special one. Always surprise your partner. Dont make false promises to which you can’t keep up to in near future. Don’t dig into each other’s family issues and lastly, .don’t over indulge in physical activities too much leave some for the d-day”.

Nikitha Reddy, Socialite

“Courtship period for a couple is the time where they decide to take a step further and it’s the time when they leave an impression about each other. A couple needs to spend real good time to know each other or notice their actions. This will help them know their interests, likes and dislikes and many more related qualities. Both the partners shouldn’t be suspicious about each other as this will only create disturbance and negative nature towards the loved ones. They need to accept each other as they are to make a relationship stronger”.

“I wouldn’t like to differentiate between the sexes.

My advice is the same for anyone in a married relationship - be it the man or the woman.

Just because you’re married doesn’t mean you should stop being romantic. If you’re wise you will woo your partner for the rest of your married life! Communication is the key, call your partner at least once a day just to tell her how much you love him/her. And most importantly, your partner’s family is just as important to them as yours is to you. If you really love your partner then you will make time and spend it with them. And lastly, don’t spend ALL your time together. You’re both going to need some quality alone time of you want your relationship to work.

A corollary to this is, don’t be clingy. And don’t grudge your partner any alone time that they might need”.

Lisa Mahapatra, Sub-Editor/Reporter, The New Indian Express

Zoheb Khan IllusionX, CEO

“If it’s a love marriage, then it is an exception but if it’s an arrange marriage, then what you need to do is to know each other well which is a very important factor. Both the partners need to dedicate time towards each other. Do not forget to give gifts and flowers as it acts as an expression of love. Never make your partner wait for a longtime.

Don’t forget to take time and meet your partner for a movie or a candle light dinner. And lastly, don’t get too much hanky-panky… lol”.

Vishal Khurana, Neha’s

“Courtship time is the most precious time spent together. There are many good and bright days coming in but the partners need to remember some very important do’s and don’ts to make the love blossom always. Never try to be pretentious and always be yourself. Don’t act distracted and keep your eyes from wandering when you are out together.

Both the partners should maintain eye contact to make love feel through. The guys should on their chivalrous part and never let a day go without showing your partner how much he or she means to you. Learn to break your ego and say sorry when wrong”.

Gavin Joseph, S.V. Caters and Events, CEO

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BEAUTILICIOUS

LOOKS ON

GET YOUR

Summer is here with all day beach parties, poolside brunches, garden cocktails and disco nights. A blast of colors and handy textures mark the trends in makeup for this season.

Fruity lips to pout, aqua eyes to gaze at and glossy peach cheeks are the shades for the party chic’s now‌So glam up with these latest beauty tools and get gorgeous in minutes!!!

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BEAUTILICIOUS

Bright Eyed and Beautiful

Nail Attack

Your eyes have barely recovered from the crazy party season the summers are on with its set of another party season‌ so here are these colorful eye pencils and kohl to give that extra beautiful effect to those flattering eyes. And for smoother look the waterproof and different shades of mascara will complete the whole look with its brushstroke. Eye shadows in water base and glitter are the best to opt this season for groomed eyes.

Summer beauty is abounding with fruity shades of nail enamels of pinks and peaches are here to grab‌ more glittery and shiny fun shades to enjoy the colors.

Shine On For those glittery cute dreamy cheeks try the simmer powder or the blush on to get that flawless outrageous look.

Sun and Shimmer Powder A natural and oil-free foundation with SPF that suits your skin is easy to apply and gives a lovely flush to your skin, while protecting it from sun.

Glossy Treats For lips that speaks volume with fruity colors and shades there are these everlasting glosses and pout perfect lipsticks giving the luscious lips instantly.

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COVER STORY

SUAVE AND TALENTED

KARAN OBEROI His experiences are a blend of contradictions. He depicts a dash of zeal and confidence as easily as he portrays a child like vulnerability. He is none other than the dashing man of the ‘Band of Boys’. SALONI GUPTA puts this uber cool man on the hot seat and does thoda sawaal-jawab to catch his countless moods.

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COVER STORY

1. Where Karan Oberoi comes from?

I originally belong to chandigargh, but have never really stayed there, coz my dad was in the army, and we kept moving about..but I have spent better part of my life in the north east part of this beautiful and diverse country of mine.

2. What are you usually like?

I am even tempered, calm and find it very easy to be positive and cheerful In life..fairly predictable, almost bordering on boring, lol…

3. Tell us about your venture into modeling and acting?

I came to Mumbai to be a singer, but after various failed attempts to even meet music company head honchos, decided to try my luck at a little bit of modeling, to try and survive in this very expensive –to –live, -in-city and got a friend to click a few pics and distributed them, auditioned and ended up doing more than 200 commercials..got noticed in one of the adds and got offered tv serials and started my career as an actor..

4. What else would you be if you weren’t an actor?

10. Is there any similarity between your real life and reel life character?

Actually there is quite a bit of similarty in the roles that I have essayed so far to what I am in real life.i am complete die hard romantic, and am able to find romance in just about everything in life, and that totally reflects in the kind of roles I play and the songs that I write..

11. What quality a person must have to grab your attention?

I find cheerfulness, simplicity and humility, quite an attractive quality..

I was fairly convinced that my heart lay in being a musician/ singer coz that’s what I had learnt growing up and am very passionate about it..fortunately, lady luck shined and I got to do what I really always wanted to do..and now I have best of both the worlds..

12. What is your dream date like?

5. What are the future projects you are working on?

Simple. Passionate. Polite.

I have a production company, which has produced most of band of boys videos, and have also produced tv serials, and now I am gearing up to produce my first bollywood film..

14. The most interesting person you have met so far?

6. Are you a fitness freak?

Completely. I workout everyday and I’m extremely conscious about my fitness.

7. What kind of food you eat?

I’m a foodie. A happy eater who loves to eat everything.

(Laughs) 8. Health tips you swear by?

I try to stay off sugar, despite having a major sweet tooth and workout regularly.in addition to that a meditate and do my riyaaz, every morning without fail, helps in total fitness of thr mind and body…

9. What is your personal style statement?

I am not too particular about fashion, I wear what I think suits me, and comfort is an absolutely essential part of that equation..i dress quite simply and you will usually find me, in basic blue denims and a whir t-shirt ..

(Laughs).a nice conversation with a person of above qualities could be a good starting point…rest, I will leave for her to find out, lol…

13. Describe yourself in three words?

I constantly keep travelling so I keep meeting a lot of people.

So. I end up meeting quite a few interesting people, difficult to pin point just one…

15. What kind of role do you see yourself doing?

I am very ambitious by nature, and hope to be a major force to reckon with in the field of entertainment, be it, as an actor, singer or a film/tv producer..

16. How do you find Mumbai?

Mumbai is the city extreme..populated, polluted, fast, hectic, full of oppurtunitys if you have the stomach to survive here n make it your own..

17. Where do you see yourself after 10 years?

Hopefully having realized a of of my ambitions and goals and set up some new ones, and yet happy and content with a few basic needs of life, and surrounded by the people that I love..

18 Anything you would like to tell your fans?

Deep gratitude and a thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the love and adulation that they have given me, they make me feel truly blessed..and I hope the Almighty fills there life too with all the love and bleesings…

19. what success means to you?

Success has many meanings for me..i wish to be a successful son, and have my parents proud of me, a successful husband, father, artist, enterpreuner and a citizen of my beautiful country. I wish and crave success in all my various roles of life..

20. One thing nobody knows about you.

That I am incredibly shy….

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FASHION

SUMMER

Nights It’s time to start shaking up your wardrobe. Let’s get going with the trendy accessories. On the glamour side you have to look gorgeous in pretty outfits with hot colors, pastels and fusion overlay... so all you beautiful ladies supercharge this season, on your mark, get set go!!! The dazzling details and shimmering stones comes out when the sun goes down... Night time is the best time to have some fun this season with opulent fabrics and sparkling detailing counter the casual-chic day looks!

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FASHION

Take inspiration from the deep sea color that suits all skin tones. Oh... how we love to see women complete with the dazzling time in sequins, glitters, diamonds, stones and all that jazz! A wardrobe filled to the brim with cool and elegant whites is a perfect one. This is the right time to get in touch with your playful, feminine and fun with loads of pinks. Take a measure of black and a dash of lemonade to enjoy with moderation. The flowery prints are this season’s new obsession!

It’s time to shun those jackets and collect some uber sexy spaghettis and noodle strap dresses that is haute beyond belief. A compilation of peppy numbers with a lively, dominating and chic style new pumps, stilettos and gladiators are all in the line to add zing to the summer party looks! This is the right time to get going and grab attention with these stylish looks for the season!

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SPLURGES

Get Your Mocktails Here!

By Saloni Gupta

‘’Summer is sweet It is quite a treat.

Summer means tan it is plenty of fun so, enjoy the best way you can!’’

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or those of you who love cocktails, but can’t or don’t want to have alcohol the answer is mocktails. Colorful and full of flavor, mocktails give you all the fun of a cocktail with none of the bite.

From smoothies, to mocktails to iced tea, there are plenty of non-alcoholic summer drinks that will quench your thirst without giving you a buzz. We have hunted down a collection of fruity mocktails, fizzy mocktails, creamy mocktails and colorful mocktails there really is a mocktail to suit everyone. Mocktails are just what it sounds like--mock cocktails.

There are many opportunities to throw a mocktail party. You can create a fun and festive event without the added alcohol. Mocktail parties can be just as fun as cocktail parties if you approach the event in a fun and entertaining way. Throwing a perfect mocktail party involves planning, creativity, great drink recipes and decorative glasses and napkins. Consider having a family-friendly party and provide some fun and festive mocktails for everyone to enjoy.

Stir, shake on and throw the perfect mocktail party.

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SPLURGES

Choose an event that would complement a mocktail party. Maybe a going away lunch for a co-worker or a friend of yours is pregnant and you want to throw her a baby shower.

These would be good opportunities for a mocktail party. A mocktail party is a good choice when you want to add a special pizazz to a party but you don’t want to include alcohol.

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Finally, plan a party game. Make sure the game is simple because it is meant only to be an ice breaker. For a baby shower you could collect baby safety pins in a large glass container and offer a prize to whoever guesses the right number. You could have trivia cards around the room and encourage guests to ask each other questions from the list.

Tailor the trivia to the type of party you are having. By planning a party game to serve as an ice breaker you get your guests involved in something fun.

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Choose an array of specialty drink recipes. There are some great fun and fruity flavored recipes for cocktails but you just want to leave out the alcohol. Select at least three different recipes. For example, try a a virgin frozen daquiri, a virgin margarita and soda water with fresh lemon or lime. By choosing at least three different recipes chances are you will have something that will appeal to each of your guests.

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Play good music. If you key up a creative play list before the party starts you will help set a relaxing but fun atmosphere for the party. Your guests will mingle and indulge in good conversation in no time. You will be on your way to throwing a perfect mocktail party.

Serve each of the drinks in festive colored glassware with some type of decorative item such as a toothpick paper umbrella or a mermaid. Choose something that will coordinate with the rest of the party. Serve the drinks on a party tray to add to the festive mood. Use coordinating napkins. Serve the mocktails to your guests and also leave a “bar” available for them to help themselves.

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Keep your mocktails fresh and well stocked.

A blended drink will need to be kept chilled.

A soda water with fresh lime will need available ice. Offer to re-fill your guests’ drinks for them and keep the party going in a positive up-beat direction.

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Garnish your glasses for a festive finishing touch skewered with pineapples or cherries, colorful straws, or even just slices of lemon, orange or kiwi will finish your mocktails in style.

Enjoy summer with these exotic summer mocktails. Chill out and have fun!!!

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FEATURE

Ugadi is the New Year’s Day for the people of Andhra Pradesh and also for the Telugu people all over the world. It is a festival of many shades and ushers in the New year. Ugadi brings a rich bounce of flora and fills the hearts of people with joy and happiness!!!

A UNIQUE RITUAL There is a peculiarity about the practices of the various sects of Brahmins; one who is not conversant with them finds it difficult to understand their meaning. Even though they are all Brahmins certain differences in their lineage may be traced among them. These become manifest in their distinctive calendars where the dates and months vary. Some have calculations according to the solar system, and others according to the lunar system; with the result that despite all being Brahmins the New Year differs among different sects. Thus there is a Telugu New Year’s Day, a Tamil New Year’s Day, and a New Year’s distinct from these in the almanac of North India. According to Chandramana, Ugadi is celebrated on the bright fortnight (‘Shukla Paksha’) of the first month (‘Chaitra Masa’) in the first season of the year i.e. Spring (‘Vasanta-Ritu’). As all these important elements are present, this day has special significance marking the commencement of a New Year.

SIGNIFANCE It is believed that the creator of the Hindu pantheon Lord Brahma started creation on this day - “Chaitra Suddha Padhyami” or the Ugadi day. Also the calculations of the great Indian Mathematician Bhaskaracharya proclaim the Ugadi day as the beginning of the New Year, New month and New day. The onset of spring also marks a beginning of new life with plants acquiring new life, shoots and leaves. The vibrancy of life and verdant fields, meadows full of colorful blossoms signify growth, prosperity and well-being.With the coming of Ugadi, the naturally perfumed Jasmine’s spread a sweet fragrance, which is perhaps unmatched by any other in nature’s own creation. While large garlands of Jasmine are offered to Gods in homes and temples, Jasmine flowers woven in clusters adorn the braids of women.

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FEATURE

PREPARING FOR THE OCCASION Preparations for the festival begin a week ahead. Houses are given a thorough wash. Shopping for new clothes and buying other items that go with the requirements of the festival are done with a lot of excitement. Ugadi is celebrated with festive fervor in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. While it is called Ugadi in Andhara and Karnataka, in Maharashtra it is known as “Gudipadava”. On Ugadi day, people wake up before the break of dawn and take a head bath after, which they decorate, the entrance of their houses with fresh mango leaves. The green mango leaves tied to the doorway signify a good crop and general well being. It is noteworthy that one uses mango leaves and coconuts (as in a ‘Kalasam’, to initiate any puja) only on auspicious occasions to propitiate gods. People also splash fresh cow dung water on the ground in front of their house and draw colorful floral designs. This is a common sight in every household. People perform the ritualistic worship to God invoking his blessings before they start off with the New Year. They pray for their health, wealth and prosperity and success in business too. Ugadi is also the most auspicious time to start new ventures.

KAVI SAMMELANAM Kavi Sammelanam or poetry recitation is a typical Telugu Ugadi feature. Ugadi is also a time when people look forward to a literary feast in the form of Kavi Sammelanam. Many poets come up with new poems written on subjects ranging from Ugadi to politics to modern trends and lifestyles. Ugadi Kavi Sammelanam is also a launch pad for new and budding poets. It is generally carried live on All India Radio, Hyderabad and the Doordarshan - Hyderabad, following “Panchangasravanam” (New year calendar) narrating the way the New Year would shape up in the lives of people and the state in general. ‘Kavis’ or poets of many hues - political, comic, satirical reformist, literary and melancholic make an appearance on the Ugadi stage.

SPECIAL DELECACIES It is a season for raw mangoes spreading its aroma in the air and the fully blossomed Neem tree that makes the air healthy. Also, jaggery made with fresh crop of sugarcane adds a renewed flavour to the typical dishes associated with Ugadi. Ugadi Pachchadi” is one such dish that has become synonymous with Ugadi. It is made of new jaggery, raw mango pieces, Neem flowers and new tamarind. The inner significance of this preparation is to indicate that life is a mixture of good and bad, joy and sorrow and all of them have to be treated alike. All experiences have to be treated with equanimity.

Every one should make a resolve that he will face calmly whatever happens in this year, accepting it with good grace and welcoming everything. Consider everything as for one’s own good. Men should rise above sorrow and happiness, success and failure. This is the primary message of the Ugadi festival.

In Andhra Pradesh, eatables such as “Pulihora”, “Bobbatlu” and preparations made with raw mango go well with the occasion. In Karnataka too, similar preparations are made but called “Puliogure” and “Holige”. The Maharashtrians make “Puran Poli” or sweet ‘Rotis’.

Ugadi is an auspicious day for all the people and is celebrated very traditionally. TULIP wishes all of you a very HAPPY UGADI! APRIL 01-15, 2011 TULIP 49

AUTOMOBILES

r e t s a o c r e ll A Ro

Ride

By Hasan Ali

Vrooooom.....this time around its

a treat for the bike lovers here are the coolest machines,

top 6 of them all across the world for all of you.

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AUTOMOBILES

BMW K1200S

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ith enough raw power to shock even the most seasoned adrenaline junky, the K 1200 S hurls you from a dead stop to sixty mph in just 2.8 seconds.

Once you’re over the whiplash, you’ll keep climbing, topping out at speeds that run neck-and-neck with the fastest production motorcycles in the world. With a very tough competition to Aprilia we have BMW with its K 1200 S. With enough raw power to shock even the most seasoned adrenaline junky, the K 1200 S hurls you from a dead stop to sixty mph in just 2.8 seconds.BMW globally launched a radically redesigned K Series motorcycle, the K 1200 S, containing an all new in-line four-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine featuring 123 kW (165 hp). After the launch of K 1200 S, BMW unveiled the K 1200 R naked roadster, and the K 1200 GT sport tourer. So that was our 9th of top 10 fastest production bikes. this one is surely one baby u would like to keep in your parking lot, its fast and for really furious guys, handle yourself with care while driving this monster.

Ducati 1098s

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UCATI.. the name itself gets a chill in the spine of many boys, yes it truly does, this one’s a favorite from a really long time, since the top gun days of Tom Cruise to our sallu bhai driving one of these in his early movies when he made his awesome physique. We saw lot of hot bods driving a red DUCATI always. And for boys like Tom Cruise its always been Ducati, we last saw him in the movie knight and day driving the tademark bike. This motorcycle is produced by Italian Manufacturer, Ducati. It’s featured L-twin Cylinder Engine, 4 valves per cylinder Desmodromic and liquid cooled. This motorcycle can readh the top speed of 169 mph (271 km/h). The power of this Ducati 1098s is 119.3 kW (160.0 bhp) @ 9750 rpm with 6 speed chain transmission.

MTT Turbine Superbike

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TT Turbine Superbike, also known as Y2K Turbine Superbike, is the world’s second wheel driven motorcycle powered by a turbine engine, created by Ted McIntyre of Marine Turbine Technologies Inc and it appears just below Suzuki Hayabusa. Powered by a Rolls Royce Allison 250 series turboshaft engine, producing 238kW (320hp), this motorcycle has a recorded top speed of 227 mph (365 km/h), with a price tag of US$150,000. It is recognized by Guinness World Records as the “Most powerful production motorcycle” and the “Most expensive production motorcycle”. Unlike other contemporary motorcycles (such as the Hayabusa), 2001 and later models of MTT Turbine SUPERBIKE do not have the 300 km/h speed limit self-imposed by Japanese manufacturers. MTT has achieved the 3rd rank among the top 10 fastest bikes. I am sure this one’s a new name for all the bike enthusiasts there but this one is one of the best on the block, this can even race with lot of MIG planes of air force. This is one of the worlds best superbike.

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well now you must be thinking world top bikes without hayabusa, ninja or R1 but how long will you stick to them guys and these are defiantly faster than them, ok i gave you top three world’s fastest bike which are cost at a very very huge cost, but now i can give you India’s top 3 bikes

Yamaha R15

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he bike contains true Yamaha Racing DNA. The bike, Super Sports Yamaha R15 is expected to set all new standards in design and performance in bike Industry of India.Machine, ie. the bike has technology percolated from R1. This bike YZF – R15 has many firsts to its credit on Indian road including first liquid cooled engine, 4 valve fuel injected engine etc. The YZF R15 is powered by 149.8cc Fuel Injected liquid cooled engine producing 17bhp with maximum torque of 15 Nm at 7500rpm; which makes it like the most powerful bike under 200cc range. Yamaha YZF R-15 boasts 6 speed gearbox with optimized gear shift ratio so expect a smoother ride. Ok this was about the bike specification but let me tell you this one will surely attract lot of eye balls when you are on the roads, with so many new sports colors its one of the best Indian sports bikes which we have.

Karizma Z mr

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he new Hero Honda Karizma ZMR looks pretty mature and stylish but not as much as the above two bikes. Its full fairing bike will make you turn around once again and new Karizma ZMR is refreshing in its looks. In short, from front it looks cool and can stand up with even some very costly bike, but again to say not as much as the other two bikes i mentioned above. This bike is one of the best but not the very best and huge at pocket too. It’s not the price worth as much as it quotes and the old KARIZMA is much much better than than the new one.

Pulsar 220cc

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ajaj calls this bike ‘The Fastest India’ and the bike’s traits lead us to believe every bit of it.

Zero to sixty dash comes in lesser than 4 seconds! It is a huge more than half a second faster than its fuel injected sibling. Zero to hundred is achieved in around 11.5 seconds and this is a whooping two seconds faster to the DTS-Fi. Add to this the true top speed of the bike is reported at close to 140 kmph with the Speedo reading in excess of 145kmph. Now that’s fast by any standards and furious in Indian standards. Well i know reviewing this is a little old.

But what can i say this one’s the most favourite Indian bike ever. Shows like PULSAR STUNT MANIA and etc have made this a street bike for doing all the stunts. One word? Stunt riders, keep the stunts on!

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Fun and Frolic Holi Bash

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It’s time for Holi people, kick up your heels and let your hair down! Following the tradition, Raunaq Yar Khan had thrown a Holi party at Bhoot Bhangla.

It was a fun pool party where all the people were seen having a gala time and danced around. The crowd was basically his pals and many youngsters who were enjoying throwing water balloons at each other and coloring up their friends not leaving anybody plain at all! The main idea was just to chill out and relax at the pool made which is the best thing and is made with so many extensive unique features. This Holi party seemed to have a fresh start of the spring celebrations.

Raunaq

Pratibha & Archana

Sunita Jain

Carel

Anisha & Savita

Celebrating the Joys of Holi

Namita

Manisha

Kasanthi and Krishala club celebrated a pool party Holi bash. The theme was a grape crushing party and the best part was the ladies played Holi by singing and showering milk with rose petals on each other instead of colors. They had all fun games which were very different like wearing the frozen t-shirt, breaking the handi and many more games.

All the ladies looked gorgeous in their attires and were seen having a ball time this Holi.

There was a plentiful spread of food were the ladies had given a miss to their diets and enjoyed the mouth-watering snacks.

Ritu

Shruti

ROCK ON

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Imran

Arjun & Sushmita

Abiram

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PARTIES @ B&C, 10D, LIQUIDS, TOUCH & SPOIL The party scene was exciting this weekend with some new faces having a dazzling time burning up the dance floor to the action-packed tracks played by the DJ. The party rockers were spotted unwinding themselves, catching up with friends and chilling over cocktails by the bar till late into the night. We have caught up with some of the most gorgeous faces posing for our lens.

Ameet & Deepa

Omer

Vineta

Deeru & Rina

Aryan

Shraddha das

Irfan

Nicky

Maitreyi

Himanshu

ROCK ON

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Anjali

Scarfed up

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Namrata

Sameer & Vicky

Poonam & Priyanka

Sohail

Hina

Shibani

Gauri

Sohail & Reshma

Saniya & Natasha

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Mehjabeen & Aman

Shabnam & Shina

has shown his multi talents at the wonderful sange et of his besties V arun and Pra gnya.

It seemed to be a super d uper hit show! All applauds go to this debonair who took care of this whole ev ent without w h om this outstand ing show wou ld n’t have been po ssible! This sh o w s the true friend ship of these b u d dies!

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Annie & Rupali

Deepti & Aisha

Anuradha

Roshni

NEW CLUB IN HYDERABAD

Isha

Satyalika

Prerna & Neha launched young ladies club in Mocha.

The club is mainly for unmarried young females and the idea behind is to socialise do some fun activities and charity towards orphanage and old age home. The pretty young ladies were seen having a great time over snacks and drinks. They were seen enjoying the games and gossiping. The launch was done by Karishma Sathe.

Many prominent faces were seen at the event.

Khushi & Sushmi

Shruti & Nimisha

Zoya

Karishma

Rachna

Cute

Ashu & Vinny

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European Union Film Festival at Prasad Labs Preview Theatre

Vodka Evenings At Novotel Every Day - 2:00 PM Onwards till April 30th

On March 24th, from 6PM till 8PM The European Union Film Festival will screen Balls from Sweden and Beloved Berlin from Germany at Prasad Labs Preview Theatre.

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Tarot Reading by Suhasini (March 21 - April 20) - (Ambitious and Creative) This month 2011 the tarot card “The Magician” signals that there could a weak will or confusion which requires the use of power to manipulate and get selfishly i.e., Heaven and Earth meet in us and with heavenly inspiration you have to challenge what ever you want says the tarot card “The Challenge”. Wear Blue Color for good luck. Your lucky number is 9.

aries

Karmic Tip – Prosperity begins with a state of mind.

(April 21 - May 21) - (Loving and Full of Wisdom) This month 2011 the tarot card “The Fool” signifies that a “A humble mind” is the key to the door leading to lives bottomless source of wisdom i.e., the change lies to a large degree for you trusting your own potential in greeting the world with open mind and open eyes says the tarot card “Knight of wands”.

Wear Pink color for good luck. Your lucky number is 7.

taurus

Karmic Tip – The harder your work the luckier you get.

(May 22 - June 21) - (Double Thing Happening) This month 2011 the tarot card “The Hierophant” confirms that “The key is humility” for you. It is important to find a balance between the ‘wish’ and the ‘spiritual’ being i.e., predicament of being a moral being with all your needs, wishes and desires says the tarot card “Ace of cups”. Wear Yellow for good luck. Your Lucky Number is 8.

gemini

Karmic Tip – Many ‘receive’ advice only, the wise ‘profit’ from it.

(June 22 - July 22) - (Power of Love Symbolizes Life) This month 2011 the tarot card “The Wheel of fortune” confirms that all experience are necessary for you to challenge to realize that the world you create around yourself is a reflection of your own sub consciousness says the tarot card “The bondage” Wear green for good luck. Your lucky number is 5.

cancer

Karmic Tip – Your mind will give back exactly what you put into it.

(July 23 - Aug. 23) - (Divinity and Humility) This month 2011 the tarot card “The Emperor” confirms that you have a point of rest in the assurance of your identity. You recognize that it is you ‘who’ make your ‘own’ world i.e., success and misfortune – through your power to change says the tarot card “The Hermit”. Wear Orange. Your lucky number is 6.

leo

Karmic Tip – A man without a purpose is like a ship without a Rudder.

(Aug. 24 - Sep. 23) - (Knowledge and Understanding) This month 2011 the tarot card the “The High Priestess” indicates that if you succumb to the temptation of believing that reality consists only of what we see hear, smell and touch then illusion will become fact so gather the ‘good luck’ with open arms and unexpected happiness says the tart card “The six of wands”.

Wear violet Color for good luck. Lucky number is 2.

virgo

Karmic Tip – Real success puts all the players ahead.

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(Sep. 24 - Oct. 23) - (Unfolding of Live Leads to Unity) This month 2011 tarot card “The star” confirms that for any kind of success you have to try again and again gaining control over the fire, taming the ‘beast’ in ourselves i.e., long lasting process and you can’t get there without getting burned in productive manner says the tarot card “The strength”. Wear Yellow for good luck. Your lucky number is 9.

libra

Karmic Tip – An achieved goal is the starting point for future progress.

(Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) - (Any kind of Force is in dual aspect) This month 2011 the tarot card “The Moon” confirms that “New life grows out of death”. So if you want to grow as human beings then let certain aspects of ourselves die. New energy, abilities and talents will be released for a better life. Heap and watch something new and better appear says the tarot card “The Death”. Wear orange Color for good luck. Lucky Number is 5.

scorpio

Karmic Tip – Life is a precious gift, so value and live it to the fullest.

(Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) - (Idealism and Noble Aspirations) This month 2011 the tarot card “The two of cups” confirms that you should open up to life. Standing firmly on the ground, but also remember that our heads are pointing to heaven. By your thoughts and feelings, words and acts you will be able to create harmony says the tarot card “The Temperance”. Wear Purple for good Luck. Your Lucky Number is 11.

saggitarius Karmic Tip

– All things are difficult before they are easy.

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) - (Numerous Goals to be Conquered) This month 2011 the tarot card “The Devil” indicates that you are suppressing your lusts and desires completely that you bereave yourself of all power and will. Fear feeds the devil so try to remove your sub conscious devil thought from your mind says the tarot card “The Emperor”. Wear pink color is good luck. Your lucky number is 2.

capricorn

Karmic Tip – It’s your imagination that can take you anywhere.

(Jan. 21 - Feb. 18) - (Promotion of Communication) This month 2011 the tarot card “The Empress” confirms that there is a very thin line between enjoying the good things life and succumbing completely to the satisfaction of physical needs and sensual experiences. These assets are the real stepping stone for another pursuit beyond the tempting illusions of worldly things – Rejoice your soul says the tarot card “King of Pentacles” Wear Brown color for Good Luck. Your lucky number is 26.

aquarius

Karmic Tip – Big lessons of life are learnt from little mistakes.

(Feb. 19 - March. 20) - (Struggle Leads to Success) This month 2011 the tarot card says “Queen of pentacles” confirms that “Find your Rhythm as an individual” i.e., by embracing yourself you embrace nature. When you can live by this rule, you can rest assured that the universe is on your team. Everything becomes your happiness says the tarot card “The Justice”. Wear Red Color for good luck. Your lucky number is 6.

pisces

Karmic Tip – Good luck comes to you with golden rays of fortune.

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