Tulip Magazine October

HYDERABAD LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE

OCTOBER, 2011

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FITNESS

Innovative Boot-Camp exercises to stay in shape Hyderabad Lifestyle Magazine

BEAUTY

Home remedies for younger looking skin

FOOD

Authentic Bengali recipes

FASHION

Exploring traditional Indian attire

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IMRAN KHAN

Talks about his movies, relation he shares with Amir Khan and his love for the other two Khans

SPECIAL

Fetes of Dussehra & Diwali

CONTENTS OCTOBER, 2011

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Cover Story

Imran Khan

14 Entertainment

46 Tulip Special

20 Tinsel Town

55 Cuisine

Hollywood, Bollywood, Tollywood and Sports A look at what’s happening in town!

27 Lifestyle

A Day From Her Diary, Movie and Books’ Reviews, Art and Pets

Piece of Life, Dussehra & Diwali celebrations Executive Chef - Gautam Chaudhry sharing recipies in Bengali cuisine

56 Kinship

Shazia Bakal Shariff & Naushad Shariff

38 Expedition

60 Automobiles

40 Beauty

62 Gadgets

42 Wellbeing

78 Horoscope

Destination Mexico Essentials - what to eat & what to avoid Boot-Camp Workout

44 Habitat

Attractive Sofas

Latest in Mercedes & Ferrari Razer Blade, Acer & Bower and Wilkins Know your fortune this month

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK Two prominent festivals this month! A retentive stretch of delight, as one may expect.

And time just seems to goes by so fast when one is involved in any activity, which yields joy and peace. But living it up is all that matters, isn’t it? While in the midst of making articles, I realized how these two festivals had a transforming influence on Indian history and people and changed the way we look at mythology. Tulip therefore wishes all the readers, a prosperous Dussehra, followed by the most awaited fete of Diwali with showers of benevolence. Put your faith in what you most believe in.

Versatile Bollywood actor Imran Khan sports on the cover this issue. He talks about his success on his recent flick Delhi Belly and of course about his different role in his latest – Meri Brother Ki Dulhan and how it was like, acting next to Katrina Kaif. Tulip Special also features an article on how tough it is for kids, if their parents live separately and how much it affects the kids’ lives. Notable fitness expert of Hyderabad, Anukriti Sharma highlights the importance of staying fit in today’s world and also on how Boot-Camp workout can help one burn those extra calories. Mexico was picked out as one of the ten countries in the world, with wonderful beaches and tourist locations and hence, a coverage on the best places to visit there. There are shortcuts to happiness and dancing is one among them. It is the mother of all languages! Bina Mehta, a renowned classical dancer teaching the socialites in Hyderabad, graces in A Day From Her Diary.

The other day, I had quite an unusual conversation with a stranger, while I was on my way to home, after work. Though I do not remember how and where did it all start but I ended up hearing from him, ‘the path towards bad is always near and easy but towards good is always tough initially, but eventually, one will achieve success and righteousness if chosen good.’ Though I was aware of this moral, it was not something one would expect to hear from a stranger, but I realized I learned a lesson from him, as I left him and made my way. A lesson I can remember forever!

THREE THINGS I LEARNED FROM THIS ISSUE – 19th century illusionistic art of Realism and the way it conveyed a truthful and an objective vision of contemporary life.

Elegant fashion statements of India – the history and beauty of unembellished ethnic attire.

India is the land of festivals and the immeasurable happiness that we share with family and friends, during festivals.

Regards,

Esam Ahmed Bilgrami Editor & Publisher publisher@tulipmag.com

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OCTOBER, 2011 | VOL 2 ISSUE 5

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Publisher and Executive Editor’s Note: We make every effort to publish the magazine that is informative, entertaining and free of errors. We regret any omissions or inaccuracies, which are entirely unintentional. Please do bring to our notice any article that may be incorrect, or any photograph erroneously published. Also, we would be pleased to include any article or photograph that warrants our attention.

We believe in the spirit of this city and its lively people and do hope our content bring only smiles on our reader’s face. As always, your suggestions are welcome.

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Lunch Buffet @ Clove Through October, 12:00 – 15:00 10 types of salads, one vegetarian and one non-vegetarian starter and soup, 2 non-vegetarian curries, Biryanis and Noodles, apart from south Indian cuisine and 5 types of desserts.

Contact – The Platinum, Ph : 44116666

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Lunch Buffet @ Indi Joe’s Weekdays, through October, 12:30 – 15:00 A wide spread of Continental, Indian and Chinese dishes with a mouthwatering choice of desserts including chocolate fountains for kids.

Contact – Indi Joe’s, Ph : 66683333

Sunday Brunch @ Arena Every Sunday, through October, 11:00 – 14:00 A little bit of everybody is what the family is made of. A little bit of all that is good to eat, is what out Sunday Brunches are made of.

There is something for everyone – Grills, Pastas, Indian, Continental, Oriental and an array of exotic desserts. Contact – Taj Deccan, Ph : 66663939

Weekly Delight @ The Square Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,18:30 onwards The Monday’s will now be the day to detoxify the body after heavy binging on weekends. The theme of the menu is health, heart and harmony. The Wednesday’s have been dedicated to traditional homemade recipes. The restaurant will serve you the local street food on Friday. Contact – Novotel Hyderabad Airport, Ph : 66250000

Karaoke Nights @B&C Every Tuesday, through October, 20:00 - 23:45 Choose your favourite, from the list of more than thousand songs and sing along, in front of a mike to entertain the crowd.

Contact – Bottles & Chimney, Ph : 27766464

Hyderabad Heritage Marathon October 9th, 05:00 – 11:00 A P Tourism and Hyderabad 10k Run Foundation have come together to organize Hyderabad Heritage Marathon which takes the runners through the heritage sites of the city.

Contact – Chowmahalla Palace, Ph : 24522032

Amma – The Divine Mother @ ICONART Till October 16th, 11:00 – 19:00 An art exhibition of paintings of Goddess Parvathi - Ganesha, Yashoda - Krishna and the mother of today by artist Rayanna Giridhar Goud.

Contact – ICONART, Ph : 9849968797

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MTv Roadies Audition October 11th, 09:00 onwards Tough girls and guys of Hyderabad, get geared up for the auditions of MTv Roadies 9. Get a chance to meet Raghu and Rajiv.

Contact - Sri Sathya Sai Nigamagamam Trust, Ph : 23742745

Tea Festival @ Collage and Lounge October 9th – 31st, 11:30 – 23:30 This menu will be a compilation of the best of the teas available all over the world. Some of the tea variation in the menu will be Chamomile Tea, Jasmine Tea, Thai milk Tea, Rose bud Tea, Green Tea, Earl grey Tea and our own home grown Masala Chai.

Contact - Ista Hyderabad, Ph : 44508888

Single Malt Series @ Atrium Bar Through October, 19:00 – 23:45 Every single malt has its history and its very own story to tell – its water source, founder and also the country of origin. Be sure to stir up your bartender who guards these secrets fiercely.

Contact – Taj Deccan, Ph : 66663939

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– 19:00 Food festivals, An exhibition1st,of11:00 meditative paintings in contemporary style by upcoming artist Sridhar Rao Kulkarni will be on display. events and Contact – ICONART, what’s new in Cell : 9849968797 town. All this Sunday Brunch Pasta Festival Happy Hours @ TGIF @ Sweet Nirvana @ News Café Through October, and lots more. 23 Every Sunday, 25 24 Through October, 17:00 – 20:30 through October, 12:30 – 23:00 11:00 - 14:00. Drop in for a great Your guide Buy a drink and get the next one Satisfy your cravings with the Sunday brunch where you can free at TGIF during Happy Hours. most fulfilling pastas crafted esmake your own brunch from the Buy a beer pitcher at Rs.650/- and pecially by the chefs. Three lucky to the city menu. Choose any juice, soup, ap- get the next one for free. winners will win exciting prizes at petizer, salad or main course dishes, Contact – TGIF, the end of the festival. Enjoy the happenings! made to order omelettes, waffles Ph : 40151925 or dessert platters and ice-creams.

Contact - Sweet Nirvana, Ph : 42414343

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mouth watering pasta vibe!

Contact – News Café, Ph : 40101236

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SATURDAY Exciting Weekends Weekends, through October. This secluded retreat where architecture echoes beauty, is also perfect for those who want to enjoy their weekends, from the hustle bustle of the city. Packages also include usage of sports complex, spa and gymnasium.

Contact – Novotel Hyderabad Airport, Ph : 66250000

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Ladies Night @ The Bar

Every Wednesday, through October, 18:30 – 23:00 To all the ladies with best compliments! Buy a drink and get the next two absolutely free! Now that’s what we call a real bar-gain.

Contact – Novotel Hyderabad Airport, Ph : 66250000

Multiversal Group Show @ Muse Art Gallery Till October 16th, 11:00 – 19:00. An exhibition on art of artists from Hyderabad!

Muse Art Gallery presents 26 local artists, from various age groups who express their artistic works in varied media covering a labyrinth of facets.

Contact – Hyderabad Marriott & Convention Centre, Ph : 27522999

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Biryani Aur Haleem @ Lamakaan October 8th, 19:30 onwards Fresh greens from the farm or sucAn adaptation of the tie and culent meat balls soaked in yogurt the tart by Hugh Chesterman! dip! Relish the Hyderabadi delicacy, This entertaining comedy play is Korma, as Bidri presents offers a range of vegetarian and non-vege- presented by Sutradhar and was tarian Kormas at its authentic best. directed by Deepti and Mohit.

Contact – Lamakaan, Contact – Hyderabad Marriott & Convention Centre, Ph : 27522999 Cell : 9642731329

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Korma Bazaar @ Bidri October 7th – 17th, 19:00 – 23:00

EDM Nights @ B & C Every Friday, 23:30 – 23:45

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International Conclave and Exhibition on Climate Change October 12th – 14th, 11:00 – 19:00 Climate change now has become one of the most crucial environmental challenges after 21st century. This exhibition will handle the talks on how to enhance environmental conditions and what every individual has to contribute for a safer environment around.

Contact – HITEX, Ph : 23112121

Art Appreciation @ Corner House Till October 18th, 10:30 – 12:30 The Corner House is starting an art appreciation event, focusing on contemporary Indian art aimed at people who would like to start collecting art.

Contact - Corner House Art Gallery, Ph : 23558446

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Corporate Offer @ Plus 4 Pub Every Wednesday, 19:00 – 23:00 Pull out your Business card and get a whopping 30% off on all beverages.

Contact – Boulder Hills, Ph : 66250108

Bengal Food Express @ Deori October 12th – 23rd, 19:00 – 23:00 The festival will offer traditional thalis to the guests, showcasing varied delicacies of Bengal like cholar dal, pastor boda and steamed shaak served with kasundi for vegetarians and mach bhaja, chingri malai curry and bhapa ilish for the non-vegetarians.

Contact – Ista Hyderabad, Ph : 44508888

Inside-Outside MegaShow 2011 October 20th – 23rd, 11:00 – 19:00 The MegaShow is a perfect platform to showcase the best of decor, furniture and construction industries. Inside Outside MegaShow is a perfect event of exhibitors at national and international levels.

Contact – HITEX, Ph : 23112121

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Global Street Food @ The Square Every Saturday, through October, 18:30 onwards.

Find your way through Europe and the Mediterranean, cross over to North Africa, drop anchor at the Americas and the Caribbean and make a brief halt in Asia. There’s unlimited beverages to keep you going and live band that’ll tour with you. Contact – Novotel Hyderabad Airport, Ph : 66250000

Liquid Buffet @ Underdeck Through October, 19:30 – 22:30 Get unlimited liquor from selected domestic brands for Rs.750/- and Rs.999/- along with chef’s choice vegetarian and nonvegetarian snacks.

Contact – Taj Banjara, Ph : 66669999

Asian Street Food Festival @ Momo Cafe October 28th – November 20th, 19:00 – 23:00. Inspired by the festive night markets of Asia - from Taipei and Singapore to Hong Kong and Kyoto, relish the not-sotraditional Asian Street Food, only at Momo Café; as the restaurant plays host to this food festival.

Contact – Hyderabad Marriott & Convention Centre, Ph : 27522999

Make Your Own Buffet @ Sweet Nirvana Through October, 12:00 – 15:00 One can select dishes from a set list of continental items to make a buffet of exactly what you would like to eat, priced at Rs.225/- + taxes.

Contact – Sweet Nirvana, Ph : 42414343

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Ladies Night @ Kismet Every Wednesday, through October, 21:00 – 23:34 A little midweek treat just for the ladies! Head to Kismet for the best of Hip-Hop and R’n’B with DJ Jay at the decks.

Contact – The Park, Ph : 23456789

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Dance to the grooviest Trance, Progressive, Electronic music from in-house DJ Phalgun and DJ Stan.

Contact – Bottles & Chimney, Ph : 27766464

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APREDA Property Show 2011 October 15th – 16th, 11:00 – 19:00

The seminars being planned at the event promises to attract the who’s who in the industry! There will also be a talk on the best properties available in the city.

Contact – HITEX, Ph : 23112121

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TAYLOR LAUTNER

Blown Away, After Watching Breaking Dawn!

H O L L Y W O O D

Taylor Lautner has laid eyes on something Twi-hards are dying to see - The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn – Part 1.

‘I have seen it!’ Taylor told Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson at the junket for his latest movie, Abduction, in Los Angeles. ‘To be honest, I was blown away!’ 19-year-old star, who plays werewolf Jacob Black, said of the latest movie in the wildly popular vampire series. It’s going to be very exciting for the fans to see this one. It’s the same characters, but in a completely different light. One character that will definitely look different when she steps into the light and that will be Kristen Stewart’s role as Bella Swann. ‘Bella is pretty hot as a vampire’ Taylor said with a smile. ‘Pretty hot, I’ve got to admit it.’ Abduction debuts on September 23 and Breaking Dawn – Part 1 will hit the theaters on November 18, 2011.

LINDSAY PULSIPHER

The Story of Bonnie And Clyde Lindsay Pulsipher will replace Hilary Duff in The Story of Bonnie and Clyde.

Pulsipher is currently filming the History Channel miniseries The Hatfields and McCoys opposite Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton. She also played Crystal Norris on HBO’s True Blood and starred in The Oregonian, which premiered at the Sundance Film Fest in January. Her movie, Meth Head, co-starring Lukas Haas, will be released this year. ‘We are thrilled to welcome Lindsay Pulsipher as Bonnie Parker in The Story of Bonnie and Clyde. Lindsay will undoubtedly bring many layers to this critical role,’ says producer Tonya S. Holly of Cypress Moon Productions in a statement. ‘This is a gripping story about two of the most legendary fugitives in history.’ Pulsipher is represented by Mathews Management and The Gersh Agency. Holly wrote the script and will direct. Filming will take place in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Missouri. Producers Holly and Tom Rogers denied that Duff was not selected for the movie in August because she announced she was expecting her first child with husband Mike Comrie, a hockey player.

TWO AND A HALF MEN Or Charlie Sheen?

As far as Two and a Half Men went, well, judging by the enormous amount of cheers when Ashton’s character, Walden Schmidt, appeared onscreen after a sentimental conversation between Alan and the cremated Charlie, people were happy to see his face regardless of his performance. But that, of course, was not lacking!

Who doesn’t have a soft spot for a heartbroken billionaire who is extremely handsome (and hung according to Jon Cryer’s character) and also has a way with the ladies? And as promised, Kutcher bared it all a couple of times! And it looks like Sheen was watching the show, as well. He also tweeted saying – ‘Watching my funeral as my party gets rolling’ while thanking his friend for a great food.

He also said – ‘Surrounded by friends and watching the premier of Two And A Half Men... Odd! But cool! So far a lot of laughs!’ There was obviously a lot more that happened in the premiere, but seeing Ashton naked pretty much took the cake.

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MADHURI DIXIT

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Bigg Boss 5

No sooner Madhuri Dixit announced her comeback news on twitter, she was flooded with offers. The makers of Bigg Boss decided to cash on the opportunity and approach Madhuri to be a part of the show. The ‘Bigg Boss’ season 5 is going to be five times bigger this time as two hosts and thick friends, Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt will be hosting the show. The makers have roped in international stars like Mike Tyson and Barbara Mori. Gangster Charles Shobaj’s wife Nihita Biswas has also been approached. It is believed that Madhuri has been offered a huge amount to be a part of the show. Madhuri’s plan to relocate along with the family to Mumbai from America seems to be planned strategically, for the show. A source revealed, ‘Madhuri will be paid equivalent to international boxer Mike Tyson while actor Babara Mori`s remuneration is still being worked out.’ The show is all set to go on-air in October 2011.

B O L L Y W O O D

SONAKSHI SINHA

Professionalism Over Personal Life!

A fresh pair in making! We are talking about Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha here. Reportedly the two will be seen in Sabbir Khan’s next untitled romantic flick. It is heard that Sonakshi Sinha has given a miss to a Yash Raj Film venture with Ranveer Singh and has now opted to work with Shahid Kapoor instead.

The actress does not want to mix her professional life with personal. According to a trusted source, Sonakshi was offered a film opposite to Ranveer singh by YRF, but has now decided to take on Sajid Nadiadwala’s project instead. The latest buzz doing the rounds is that Sonakshi and Ranveer may maintain their ‘Just friends’ tag. However the fact is that duo are dating each other, adds the sources. However, when it came to her career, Sonakshi decided to opt for shahid over Ranveer. She has given the same dates to Sajid which were required by YRF for the Ranveer starrer.

ASH SHOOTS Despite Pregnancy

Bollywood Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is six months pregnant but this doesn’t prevent the beauty from fulfilling her commitments. She seems to be enjoying her pre-motherhood phase.

She has been sincerely associated with Lux soap for several years and she kept her words by shooting for the brand recently in Bangkok. The actress shoots for Lux ad in Bangkok. Dressed in a peach grown, she looked elegant and stunning. Her baby bump was quite evident. She was glowing and was full of energy. She was snapped on the sets and was wearing an off-shoulder peachcoloured gown. The mommy-to-be reached the sets on time and was extremely professional. ‘Ash looked amazing as usual during the shoot in Bangkok. She was glowing and full of energy and excitement,’ quoted Mickey Contractor. Soon after the shoot, she flew over to London with husband Abhishek Bachchan. But her pregnancy has been creating problems in her film career. She had to leave Madhur Bhandarkar’s film Heroine which demanded a perfect figure for the actress in the lead role.

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KAJAL AGGARWAL

Topless photo on FHM Cover Model Kajal Aggarwal is upset and irked. The reason is the latest buzz that she had posed topless for a men’s magazine. ‘The photograph was distorted. They have morphed it. I would never do such an act,’ she said. ‘Yes, I shot for the magazine, but never posed topless. They have photo shopped the picture. Also, I did not give them an interview,’ says the Naan Mahan Alla actress, who has just stepped in to Bollywood with Singham. Kajal further expressed that she shot the images wearing a black tube top and also the magazine team e-mailed her the images for her approval! Meanwhile, the FHM India Editor, Kabeer Sharma, clarified that Kajal Aggarwal’s topless picture in the magazine is real. In a statement, he said – ‘FHM has never in the past or will in the future morph pictures of any celebrities. We shot with madam Kajal Aggarwal on the 18th of August in Mumbai and have a full team composed of assistants, stylists, makeup artists, photographers and others to back it up. We’d be happy to release the full untouched raw pictures on the internet soon to back it up also.’

T O L L Y W O O D

SHRUTI HASSAN In Tollywood

Shruti Hassan who made her debut with Anaganaga O Dheerudu in Telugu has become the hottest property in tinsel town and sets a new record. She became the first heroine to feature in the movies which has the super stars of Tollywood and Kollywood in lead roles. This multi-talented glamorous heroine is flooded with offers in both Telugu and Tamil and is acting in 5 movies simultaneously. She is currently acting as leading lady in Gabbar Singh with Pawan Kalyan, Dammu with NTR, Seventh Sense with Surya and Three with Dhanush. Being a busy actress, she rendered her voice to sing the Tamil version of Munni Badnaam Hui in a movie Osthi starring Simbu. It is also heard that many producers are queuing up to get the call sheets of this beautiful actress. The directors and producers who earlier worked with her are announcing that she will become the number one heroine in the industry very soon. The youth are going gaga over her. Let’s hope she continues her reputation as makers favourite and proves her mettle with performance.

MAHESH BABU’S DOOKUDU Gets U/A Certificate

Super Star Mahesh Babu’s movie Dookudu censor formalities are complete and the movie was given U/A certificate. According to the producer Anil Sunkara, the film received appreciation from the censor board members and has all the qualities to become a hit. The movie has hit the screens on September 23 with record number of prints in Mahesh’s career. Samantha is playing female lead. Srinu Vaitla directed the movie on 14 Reels Entertainment banner. Parvati Melton is doing an item number in this movie. SS Thaman has composed music for the film. Prakash Raj, Sonu Sood, Brahmanandam, MS Narayana, Sonia of Happy Days fame, Vennela Kishore, Nassar, Sayaji Shinde, Master Bharath, etc are playing important roles in the film. The movie will post huge openings at the box-office.

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US OPEN

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Djokovic conquers Nadal Historic seasons are usually hard to come by, but not as much in the last decade. However, Novak Djokovic’s run to his first US Open title in a year when he also won the Australian Open again and grabbed his first Wimbledon crown is right up there with John McEnroe’s incredible 1984 season, Roger Federer’s whirlwind 2004-07 seasons (the Swiss won three Slams in 2004, 2006 and 2007) and slightly better than the three-Slam 2010 season put together by the man he vanquished, 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1, in the 2011 final, Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard did not see radical differences in his game but important ones. ‘He’s having fewer mistakes than before’ Nadal said. ‘He’s enough confident in every moment to keep believing in one more ball, one more ball. So that’s why, I think his forehand is not more painful than before; his backhand is not more painful than before; he serve the same. Don’t know if he’s bringing tennis to another level.’ Djokovic said – ‘I had an amazing year so far and it keeps going.’

LPGA TOUR

Thompson Seals Alabama Win

S P O R T S

American Lexi Thompson became the youngest winner in the 61-year history of the LPGA Tour with a commanding victory in the Navistar LPGA Classic.

Thompson, who is 16 years, seven months and eight days old, shot a closing 70 to finish 17 under par and win by five shots from compatriot Tiffany Joh. Before Thompson’s win, Marlene Hagge been the youngest winner on tour, although the 1952 Sarasota Open was just an 18-hole event when she won it aged 18 years and 14 days. Thompson’s father Scott was her caddie this week and she said – ‘Just being there with my dad. He was like - Lexi, just enjoy that walk (up the 18th). He told me, ‘I am going off to the side because I might cry.’ I definitely cried after I finished. ‘Just finishing that with my dad on the bag, it was the best experience. I wouldn’t be out here without my dad and my mom, of course,’ she said.

SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX Hamilton’s Take On It!

Lewis Hamilton is looking forward to the Singapore Grand Prix and hopes to repeat the success he enjoyed, two seasons ago.

The McLaren driver, who was the reigning world champion then, beat Timo Glock and Fernando Alonso at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in 2009. Looking ahead to the highly-anticipated night race in Singapore, Hamilton revealed the circuit is one of his favourite due to the challenges it pose to the drivers. ‘I love street circuits and I really enjoy this place - it’s almost two tracks in one - there are quite a few fast corners, which require good set-up and a bit of commitment, but there are also lots of tighter 90-degree bends, which are slower and more technical,’ he was quoted as saying in the official F1 website. Hamilton, who has had his fair share of critics this season for his dangerous style of driving, believes he can afford to be more patient in Singapore - but that doesn’t mean he will compromise on his desire to win.

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TINSEL TOWN

Archana Patel

Bharti Jain & Ashu Gauri

Juhi Sethi

LADIES DAY OUT At Ashton Pierra

Poorna

Mobina Khan & Iffat Khan 18 OCTOBER, 2011

Shubhi Garg & Poonam Kapoor

Kritika Ramchandani & Namita Kanodia

Archana Patel owner of Ashton Pierra salon organised a Ladies Day Out for some of our popular females of the town. The event was organised at her salon itself.

It was a high tea followed by the complimentary services for all the guests. Ladies had great time as they got indulged in services like manicure, pedicure, haircut and nail art. The event was attended by famous socialites like - Trushna Tiberwala, Manjula Narsa, Bharti Kutoor, Mona and others. All the ladies were seen mingling with each other.

Zareen Khan

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Rachana Mehta

Anand Kabra

Asmita Marva

Nikitha Khanna

COMEDY & MUSICAL EVENING with Ash Chandler The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace in association with Heal A Child Foundation organised an evening with Ash Chandler the popular standup comedian, singer, actor, entertainer and composer. The event was organised to raise funds. Westin auctioned their heavenly bed to support the cause. People were enjoying the performance and catching up with friends over dinner. Spotted at the event were Sheetal Zaveri, Sarita and Kishan Lohiya, Sonali Sharma, Anil and Kritika Ramchandani and many more.

Ash engaged his talent to regale audiences with his exclusive performances and a melange of popular song renditions.

Shweta Kirthi 20 OCTOBER, 2011

Ash Chandler

Ajitha Yogesh with daughter

Sabina Xavier

Aditya Shamsher Malla

Karen Bhatia

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ROLE OF WOMEN In Nation Building Swapna Cherukuri Chairperson of Young FICCI Ladies Association and Nadendla Manohar, Honourable Speaker, AP Legislative Assembly discussed the importance of women and their contribution towards the society in this modern world.

During the conversation, they have also encouraged women to enter into politics as it is all about how many people one can reach out which matters the most and the importance of education among women in rural areas.

Rekha

Suniti

Nadendla Manohar

HEALTHY LIVING at Westin Hyderabad

Ashwini Ponnappa

The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace announced the launch of a global, brandwide Associate Enrichment Program that introduces the brand’s Elements of Well Being Platform. ‘Taking this a step forward they are involving their associates to live the brand and enrich their life through wellness,’ says Aditya Shamsher Malla, Director Sales & Marketing. Every Monday is a Wellness Day at The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace and they start their day with a fitness run at 06:45 am. During lunch they have a Wellness Lounge set up at Saath Saath (associate cafeteria) where their Spa Manager Shalin Jose educates associates on post lunch yoga activities which will help for a better digestion of food.

Westin Staff during the run

MODEL HUNT! Hyderabad International Fashion Week Blenders Pride - Hyderabad International Fashion Week announced the end of the all India model auditions, recently in Hyderabad. Having interviewed and screened more than 150 models and modelling enthusiasts, the auditions finally selected the crème de la crème to walk the ramp on the global stage. The model hunt was spearheaded by an eminent panel of jury consisting of members from the fashion and movie industry and included distinguished personalities like Rana Daggubati fashion designers - Asmita Marwa and Shashikanth Naidu ex-model Madhu Shalini and fashion photographer Sharath Shetty.

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Nikhil

Rohit Reddy

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Stylish

Trendy Comfortable

Party Wear

Casuals

NOW! A fantastic new range !

Kid’s Avenue expands its range of exclusive clothes and bringing you a wonderful collection of stylish, trendy feminine clothes.

Kid’s Avenue is an exclusive store for kids wear, now expanding its range for teenage girls Ground Floor: Play area with a kids home theatre 1st & 2nd Floor: Clothes(Boys & girls), Shoes, Accessories and Furnishing Large play area for Kid’s birthday party. Contact for details.

The store is opened on all Sundays, closed on Mondays

CLOTHES ACCESSORIES FURNISHINGS SHOES & FUN

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Manya

Reema, Shalini & Rakhee

Ammanya

FASHION SHOW At Kids Avenue Kids Avenue, a concept boutique store for kids, showcased their new collection with a Kids’ Fashion Show, held at their store. 12 toddlers walked the ramp with full enthusiasm and passion in the new collection which showcased the latest trends and up- to-date styles in fashion for kids. The fashion show displayed a fabulous collection ranging from fancy teen wear to cool casuals followed by a Muffin and Mocktails party to celebrate the occasion. The new collection is fresh and contemporary and has a western causal styling.

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Radhika Talwar

Neetu Bagga

Shivank

Ranjeeta

Juhi Tayal

Aanika

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Asha Agarwal

Bharati Kuttoor & Sara Khan 26 OCTOBER, 2011

Archana Jain

Bhavana Bhargav

Rekha Malpani

Ritu Singh

Saba & Salma with friend

Rendezvous Club kitty meet happens once in a month.

Different themes or events are done everytime. There are two hostess and this time the kitty was hosted

by Archana Jain and Priyanka Kullumuli at Blanc Spa. Members of the club had a great day as they got themselves pampered with a relaxing spa and later enjoyed a healthy diet of a sub.

Anju Jain

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A Day From Her Diary...

By Aditya Tej

sion lies in dancing es pr ex st ue tr e th n, Sometimes, you towards Heave s ce fa It . ic us m ndid and in its u turn. On a ca yo n io ct ire d er whichev Mehta talks a in B , ip ul T h it conversation w genius and how ce an d a as y ne ur about her jo ‌ living in Hyderabad ys jo en e sh h uc m OCTOBER, 2011 27

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At 8:00 –

At 06:30

Rushit n up. He is I wake my so lit tle a s ke ta he Mehta. Though ady re t up, he gets n time more to ge he w d an r his bath I by himself. Af te , ol ho sc to y to go 0. he is just read 7:3 at kfast – this is give him brea ta) and I eh M m ra ik (V My husband n at dropping my so have a habit of op dr th bo e w re e su . school. We mak at th on ver miss out my son and ne

At 9:30 – Time to have breakfast which includes – lots of salads, sprouts, fruits and dry fruits. I have a combination of everything. It’s also important to eat healthy and have more proteinaceous food. Post breakfast (around 10:00, I instruct my maids to clean the home, which goes till almost 11:00).

opping home af ter dr We come back tell my ol. At home, I my son at scho ne. At yo er eakfast for ev cook to make br I star t a, te nee having gr 8:15, just af ter aying fit ness regime. St with my daily fit rtant for po ex tremely im and healthy is amennd fu w n with a fe any ar tist. I begi lutations. ses and Sun sa tal Yogic exerci treadmill. a while on the I then walk for m at a gy d personalize I also have a re I do e in home, whe dedicated plac kdays. ee during the w here weight-training w ity un ted comm r all We live in a ga fo l, el w as ol ming po on k we have swim ea br I give myself a the residents. the weekends.

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LUNCH AT HOME

I have Rotis with lots of Dal (since it has good amounts of proteins) and vegetables. I cook food mostly with olive and mustard oils.

I have lots of curds, buttermilk and natural drinks.

ce at this My husband leaves to offi ual talk cas a e time. So we both hav to visit try I . ves lea just before he within s ion ibit exh ent qu the fre social, ing the city. I love shopp ople. I pe new g izing and meetin erent diff to ting nec con feel good to ing talk e people. I also spend tim into are We . line my old friends on are comconstructions as well. We l complex ing up with a commercia at Gachibowli soon.

THE DANCING QUEEN ‘My passion for dancing started way back, when I was 5 years old. Being born and brought up in Kolkata, I also learned Bharatnatyam there. I love and teach other genres of dances like – ethnic, cultural, Gajiyo and Marwari. I do this all as a passion and nothing beyond that. A dancer should have sheer patience, continuous training and perseverance and in order to make it big, one has to carry the same intensity of love for that art. One of the most important aspects about dancing is to feel every beat in the music and to have fun and enjoy every step. The true colours of a person appear in dancing!’

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I attend the kitt y par ties . I am also a member of Kakatiya Lad ies Club.

I make sure I come bac k home by 4:00 as that’s when Rus hit will be home from school. I giv e him some food and help him with his studies and homework.

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After 1:30

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of the The most active phase sesg cin dan my day! I have b clu the at ts den stu h wit sion . tes iali soc house. They are all of ple cou a for This will go on just hours! But time goes by esom like that, when we do to. e lov thing which we

7:00 – 8:00

n of dancing and I relax after a long sessio g my son with his pin hel e practice. I continu tch TV for a while. I studies (if any). I also wa on chaat at times. eat Rotis and also binge ily, dinner times is fam t As we live in a join er and have a cafun, as we all get togeth es sharing lighter sual chat, which includ es. I never miss jok ng moments and cracki ekends. I have a any par ty during the we s. I go on a long weakness for ice-cream d, while eating Roa drive through the Ring e handing out lov I . hts nig a paan, late in the ous coffee outlets. at Cream Stone and fam in the night is just Having an ice-cream late at 11 during the ep sle I amazing! Otherwise, weekdays.

5 THINGS PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME… t I am a dress designer. Many of my clothes have been designed by me. t I love to sing (if given a chance). t I love visiting temples and adventure tours. I would like to travel to unexplored places in the country. t I am very fun loving person. I always have a positive thinking to everyone. t I am highly religious.

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TOY DOGS

The Maltese is a breed of small dogs in toy group. Characteristics include slightly rounded skulls, with a finger-wide dome and black nose that is two fingerwidths long. The body is compact with the length equalling the height. The drop ears with long hair and dark eyes, surrounded by darker skin pigmentation halo, gives Maltese their expressive look. Their noses can fade and become pink or light brown in color without exposure to sunlight. This is often referred to as a winter-nose and many times will become black again with increased exposure to the sun. old. They should be then fed two times a day for the rest of their lives. If you are feeding a dry kibble, you may wish to soak the kibble in water to soften this for younger puppies. By the time they are three to four months old they should be eating the kibble dry or with a little canned food mixed in. Look for a kibble that comes in small bites. Feeding a dry kibble will help with teeth and gum problems.

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Maltese have no undercoat and have little to no shedding if cared for properly. Like their relatives Poodles and Bichon Frisé, they are considered to be largely hypoallergenic and many people who are allergic to dogs may not be allergic to the Maltese. Daily cleaning is required to prevent the risk of tear-staining.

Regular grooming is also required to prevent the coats of non-shedding dogs from matting. Dark staining in the hair around the eyes, can be a problem in this breed and is mostly a function of how much the dog’s eyes water and the size of the tear ducts. Tear stain can be readily removed if a fine-toothed metal comb, moistened with lukewarm water, is carefully drawn through the snout hair, just below the eyes. This maintenance activity must be performed every two or three days, as a layer of sticky film is quick to redevelop. If the face is kept dry and cleaned daily, the staining can be minimized. Many veterinarians recommend avoiding food treated with food colouring and serving distilled water to reduce tear staining. There are also a few products on the market, for preventing tear stains.

FEEDING YOUR MALTESE Puppies should be fed three times a day until they are three months

FEEDING OLDER MALTESE As Maltese becomes older, nutritional requirements may change! As they turn older, they will naturally become less active than they were puppies and young adults and therefore may need less energy from the diet. A special diet is needed as they grow older. Adjustment in the content of protein they get might be needed as organs can become less efficient in dealing with food.

Many of the major brands of dog food have formulae available for the elderly dogs.

EAT STREET @ NECKLACE ROAD Eat Street is a lovely place to hang out with family or friends. There is a play area for children as well, with lovely multi-hued flowers around growing abundantly. There is a merry-goround and baby cars for kids to play. They also have boating on the lake originating from the premises. The seating is partly open air and partly under a cover which is still open to the lake on one side. But if all you want is a place to sip a coffee and relax with your book or friends, then take your coffee and head upstairs. The feeling there is even more relaxed! One can find famous eating out places like - Pizza Hut, Minerva Coffee Shop, Baskin Robbins and other outlets serving exotic cuisines as well. Rest assured there are enough choices whether you are looking for a coffee, ice-cream, snacks, chaat or even a proper meal. The Chinese served at Wok of the Town is quite good. The combos are affordable, which include some noodles / rice, a main dish and a starter. Really worth it and quite filling!

Take a walk around the place to digest all that you have just eaten and enjoy the view some more. Quite a romantic place too! If you want to take your date out to a place, which won’t burn a hole in your wallet, then Eat Street is the place!

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1953

Young and handsome Shammi and beautiful Kishori are in love and despite their circumstances, they marry and live in wedded bliss for a short period of time and then start having differences. Even the birth of a baby boy does not bridge their differences and eventually Kishori leaves to go to live with her dad, Baba. Shammi and his mom keep the baby with them.

Kishori misses the baby and eventually drives herself to serious illness, which can only be cured when she has the baby with her all the time.

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the finest acShammi Kapoor was hailed as one of ed. Extremely tors Hindi cinema had ever produc the leading versatile as an actor, he was one of 1950s, the late stars of Hindi cinema during the ywood de1960s and early ‘70s. He made his Boll i and went on but in 1953 with the film Jeevan Jyot given the was He to deliver number of hits later. in Mumh name Shamsher Raj Kapoor at his birt j Kapoor and bai to film and theatre actor Prithvira nd of the seco the Ramsharni Kapoor. Shammi was three sons born to Prithviraj.

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1964

1957

The movie’s huge success at the box office made the then struggling Shammi Kapoor, an overnight sensation instead! This was the movie in which he developed his own individual look and youthful style and was his first light-hearted musical and its success helped move him to acting in this genre.

The movie also stars the popular villain and character actor Pran.

1961

The movie stars Shammi Kapoor, Lalita Pawar, Shashikala and Asit Sen. Saira Banu, in her debut film, earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress and became a star. The movie was a light hearted musical that further enhanced Shammi Kapoor’s stature as the youth icon of the times. The Yahoo song became a symbol of Shammi’s wild (Junglee) lover boy image of the times. The movie became a super hit at the box office.

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Wealthy and pampered Rajiv Lal (Shammi Kapoor) is the only son of widowed Rani Maa. She would like him to get married and starts receiving proposals from all over the country. She meets with and interviews various prospective brides and picks one for him, only to have him reject her. To escape her wrath, he runs off to their bungalow in Kashmir together with his friend, Chander. He meets Champa (Sharmila Tagore), who sells flowers for a living and both fall in love.

1964

The movie brought together Shammi Kapoor and the legendary beauty Sadhana. Rajkumar was a fun tale about palace intrigues and mystery and Shammi Kapoor was perfectly cast in the role of the modern prince. The success of the movie was an indication that Shammi Kapoor’s distinct style was something that Bollywood audiences were beginning to like. His character was called Prince Bhanu Pratap Singh. The movie is set in a kingdom ruled over by Prince Bhanu Pratap Singh’s father.

1965

Mr. Srivastava lives a very wealthy lifestyle with his wife and two sons, Mahendra and Sunder. He plans to get both his sons married to women from equally wealthy backgrounds. This does not happen, as Mahendra falls in love with Seema, who is poor and lives with her stepmother. This creates considerable acrimony in the family and Seema is not accepted as a daughter-in-law. Unable to find a solution, Mahendra takes to alcohol and falls in the bewitching clutches of a beautiful courtesan by the name of Bahaar. While vacationing in Srinagar, Sunder meets with Sapna, who also comes from a poor family, falls in love with her and wants to marry her. She too falls in love with him! After the vacation, the two then part company. The next time Sapna sees Sunder in the company of a pregnant woman and overhears that Sunder is soon to be a father.

1966

Anil Kumar ‘Sona’ (Shammi Kapoor) sees a young woman named Roopa jumping from the third floor of the hotel at night where he regularly performs as a musician under the stage name Rocky. Roopa’s younger sister Sunita (Asha Parekh) believes that her sister committed suicide because of a supposedly ruined affair with Rocky, so she comes to seek vengeance. She and Anil fall in love, but he doesn’t know how to tell her that he and Rocky are the same.

1967

The Bhappi Sonie-Shammi Kapoor pairing gave us Janwar, Preetam and this movie. A fourth one is Jawan Mohabbat. Shammi’s performance in this heart warming tale of a penniless bachelor who has opened up his heart and his house to a bunch of (equally irrepressible) homeless orphans won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Brahmachari (Shammi Kapoor) lives with his servant Choti (Mohan Choti), twelve children whom he’s picked up from the street and a dog. His house is mortgaged to the hilt and if he doesn’t pay up at least some of the interest soon, they will all be out on the street.

1971

Rajoo (Rajesh Khanna) and Sheetal (Hema Malini) are in love and expecting some opposition from Rajoo’s dad (Ajit), they marry in a simple temple ceremony. But Rajoo’s dad vehemently opposes this marriage and refuses to accept Sheetal. Then Rajoo is accidentally killed in a vehicle accident, leaving Sheetal pregnant and totally devastated. She eventually gives birth to a baby boy Deepu (Master Alankar). Sheetal then seeks employment and gets a job as a teacher. One of her students is a child named Muni, whose dad is a widower, Ravi (Shammi Kapoor). Since their circumstances are similar, they become very close and eventually decide to marry.

2011

Ranbir Kapoor finally had a chance to share screen space with the legendary actor Shammi Kapoor in Rockstar. Though Shammi ji did many cameos on request for various Bollywood movies, his grand-nephew Ranbir only had the great and rare opportunity to act with him when his movie Rockstar happened. Director Imtiaz Ali is still in awe of this jubilant man, who in spite of being on dialysis for the last ten years, agreed to do his film Rockstar. Imtiaz reminisces about Shammi ji and says – ‘We all knew that the Rockstar was on sets and all of us including Ranbir were just his attendants.’

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1968

Kapoor met Geeta Bali in 1955. They fell in love during the outdoor stints of the movie at Ranikhet. Four months after they first met, they married at Banganga Temples, near Napean Sea Road of Mumbai After their marriage Geeta Bali acted in 14 movies and retired from the film industry.

Shammi and Geeta lived a life of bliss in the coming years. They had a son, Aditya Raj Kapoor and a daughter Kanchan. Tragedy struck in 1965, during the filming of Teesri Manzil. Geeta died of small pox, leaving Shammi with two small children.

In 1969, he married Neela Devi Gohil from the former royal family of Bhavnagar in Gujarat. He was gaining weight rather significantly now and this ended his career as a romantic hero in the early 1970s. Andaz (1971) was one of his last hits.

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After being unsuccessful in finding her true love in her own country, India, a rich girl named Deepa (Sharmila Tagore) goes to Paris, France in search of it. Her father’s secretary already lives there, so in order to take care of her in the unknown country, her father informs him and also hires an assistant, Honey and a driver, Makkan Singh (Rajindernath). On one of her outings, Deepa meets Shyam/ Sam (Shammi Kapoor), who immediately falls in love with her and begins to follow her around. After some initial resistance, Deepa eventually gives in to his charms.

1969

Sorrow and tragedy at some time or the other are every man’s companions. But only he is to be called a real man who keeps his faith in God alive in the dark days and faces adversity with a smile.

Only then will the world say Tumse Achha Kaun Hai. This is the story of one such man, named Ashok. He could not forget and never could he forgive himself for the fact that because of a childhood prank, his sister Roopa became blind.

His only ambition was to restore his sister’s eyesight. There was a ray of hope when he came to know that a newly discovered operation could restore her eyesight - but the money required was beyond what he could ever mange to earn.

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(1850-1880)

Accurate, unembellished and detailed depiction of nature and contemporary life…

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The Horse Fair - ROSA BONHEUR

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ealism rejects imaginative idealization in favour of a close observation of outward appearances. It sets as a goal not imitating past artistic achievements, but the truthful and accurate depiction of the models, which nature and contemporary life offer to the artist. In a broader sense, Realism comprised many artistic currents in different civilizations. In the visual arts, it can be found in ancient Hellenistic Greek sculptures accurately portraying boxers and decrepit old women. The works of such 17th-century painters as - Caravaggio, the Dutch genre painters, the Spanish painters José de Ribera, Diego Velázquez and Francisco de Zurbarán and the Le Nain brothers in France were realistic in their approaches.

The works of the 18th-century English novelists Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding and Tobias Smollett were also realistic.

Realism emerged in the aftermath of the Revolution of 1848 overturned the monarchy of Louis-Philippe and developed during the period of the Second Empire, under Napoleon III. In France, Realism expresses a taste for democracy. At the

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Three Women In Church - WILHELM LEIBL same time, in England artists - Realists came before the public with the reaction against the Victorian Materialism and the conventions of the Royal Academy in London. In spite of its social inclinations, Realism produces no new style in architecture and few valuable sculptures.

It was the time of introduction of new technologies in constructions.

The revolutionary modular construction and largest spans in structural skeleton which could then be mass-produced - used on exhibition halls, railway stations; the use of cast iron as building material and invention of twisted-wire cable extended main spans of bridges in Europe and United States. Less positive attitude toward technological progress can be seen in the first attempts, to incorporate structural iron into architecture proper.

‘Realism in relation to art is when the subject of the artist is shown in a realistic manner, as close to ‘reality’ as possible - the way the subject actually looked.’

Artists of the Realism period focused on the study of science and the optical effects of light within everyday world and as such rejected the use of the imagination as a direct subject for their art. It was their belief that science held the key to all of the problems humans face in day-to-day lives. As a result, a tendency flourished among Realists to produce paintings which reflected the everyday mental experiences of contemporary life. This included abstract concepts such as cultures, problems and customs which tended to focus specifically on the immediate surrounds of the artist and thusly include objects and people, traditionally not considered of any artistic merit. Naturally, this pointed the focus away from the pristine idyll of imagination and perception that had its basis in academic art and focused on those individuals who were ignored, such as the everyday man in his usual environment. It is because of those principles that Realism extended well into the sociopolitical environment and formed branches such as social Realism and to a further extreme, socialist Realism.

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n So Much Pretty, Cara Hoffman weaves three main story lines together while juggling more than half a dozen other characters’ voices and perspectives and slowly revealing what exactly Alice Piper did and why she did it. Hoffman digs into the tension between ideology and reality and she keeps readers on the edge of their seats while helping them step into the roles of detective and social commentator. Hoffman’s characters are riveting, but only her readers know the whole story and she succeeds in making the gritty work of putting the pieces together feel exciting and fresh. This book is more than a page-turner. It is a haunting, thought-provoking important novel in disguise as a thriller. Hoffman presents violence against women and explores what happens when communities allow men to become perpetrators and to go unpunished.

Through Alice Piper, she examines the consequences of raising children who are book-smart but naive to how the world really works. And she does it all with terrific pacing and the kind of pitch-perfect writing that makes your heart race and keeps you up at night.

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sixteen-year-old girl from an upscale suburban town goes missing and the neighborhood boys she leaves behind who narrate the book collectively - become obsessed not with finding her but with imagining what could have happened. They dream Nora Lindell into scenarios which range from predictably horrific to surprisingly romantic and they do it with a mix of teenage wanderlust and middle-aged if I knew then what I know now nostalgia, that reveals Pittard as a major new voice in contemporary fiction. But the real beauty of The Fates Will Find Their Way does not lie in Pittard’s skillfully crafted narrative (undeniably influenced by Jeffrey Eugenides’s phenomenal The Virgin Suicides) or the way in which she weaves the six boys’ fantasies about Nora into their collective voice, but in the fact that she pulls off the neat trick of making us think that the book is ever really about Nora at all. Pittard pulls us in with a familiar plotline - this is hardly the first time a novel has opened with the apparent tragedy of a teenage girl gone missing - and she makes us feel comfortable just long enough to get us to let our guard down. Then it’s the old switcheroo and in the best possible way.

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liver Vice, forty-one, prominent philosopher, scholar and an art collector, is missing and presumed dead, over the side of Queen Mary 2. Troubled by his friend’s possible suicide, the unnamed narrator of Lawrence Douglas’ new novel launches an all-consuming investigation into Vice’s life history. Douglas, moving backward through time, tells a mordantly humorous story of fascination turned obsession, as his narrator peels back the layers of the Vice family’s rich and bizarre history. At the heart of the family are Francizka, Oliver’s handsome, overbearing, vaguely anti-Semitic Hungarian mother and his fraternal twin brother, Bartholomew, a gigantic and troubled young man with a morbid interest in Europe’s great tyrants. As the narrator finds himself drawn into a battle over the family’s money and art, he comes to sense that someone or perhaps the entire family - is hiding an unsavory past. Pursuing the truth from New York to London, from Budapest to Portugal, he remains oblivious to the irony of the search - that in his need to understand Vice’s life; he is really grappling with ambivalence about his own.

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DJ Vijay

started as DJ almost seven years back. I took this as my part time job but then it became my career. And since then I never looked back. I performed at Hard Rock café (Mumbai and Pune), Firangi Panni (Mumbai and Pune), Marine Plaza (Mumbai), 21 F (Mumbai). Now I am at Hyderabad to rock people over here.

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I was doing my Engineering in Mumbai. But I never wanted to be an engineer. I was following my parents’ dream. Here in Mumbai too I was following my hobby of listening to and collecting international music albums. I got access to different international albums because of Mumbai. And a result of which I failed in second year exams. I had to leave my hostel. I took up a part time job as I did not want to give burden of staying with my parents. Considering my hobby my best friend suggested me to take up job which will allow me to persue my hobby. So I worked in music store where I got access to whole new world of music. Here I got my first break as an assistant DJ and that too at Hard Rock Café just because of my passion and knowledge in rock music. I learned so much at this club! It made me understand the profession of DJ. It’s like producing a new music and I found what I wanted to be.

I decided to make career as DJ and it was against my parents dream. I continued working during the day and simultaneously performed at night in the clubs. I started making my music sets, searched for new music on internet, collected new albums and for that I used to work till early mornings. It was so tiring sometimes but I was knowing I am following my dream. I didn’t restrict myself to only rock, I worked hard on other genres of music too! I faced lot of obstacles many times in life. But my best friend, Geeta always supported me to stand up in life and go further and made me tough. This is just the beginning of my dream, I still have to go further and I know Hyderabad people will also enjoy my music. Cuba Libre will be one of the milestones.

TOP TEN CLUB TRACKS -

One music album everyone should possess at home –

Pulse by Pink Floyd.

1) Zero 76 – Tiesto feat. Hardwell 2) One – Swedish House Mafia 3) Save The World – Swedish House Mafia 4) Sun and Moon – Above and Beyond 5) Reunion – Astrix 6) Little Bad Girl (instrumental) – David Guetta 7) The World – Hardwell 8) Give Me Everything Tonight – Pitbull, Ne-yo and Nayo 9) On The Floor – Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull 10) Come On – Testo feat. Diplo

Hyderabad crowd is very much music loving. This is a very happening city and I find it similar to Mumbai. I have seen them enjoying all kind of music, amazing people! At Cuba Libre,

we have different nights on week days. It includes video night on Sunday and Hyderabad

crowd really appreciated this new trend. Also here we have Karaoke nights, Bollywood specials and Salsa night. And we are getting amazing response for all of them. Looking at the success of these new trends we will be coming up with new exciting things further. So Hyderabad, keep rocking!

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EXPEDITION

DESTINATION

MEXICO

White sands, seemingly endless stretch of beach resorts, blue beyond description of Caribbean sea, Tequilas and more! The natural beauty of Mexico speaks about diversity; blossoming with culture, geographic wonders and age-old experience. Here are a few best places to explore and holiday at…

GUADALAJARA – The Pearl Of The West…

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he word Guadalajara comes from the Arab word Wadi-al-Hajara, which means Valley of stones. This second largest city in the world is considered as a colonial city, though much of its architecture dates from the independence period. Tlaquepaque offers an old town area with a Mexican village setting. It has an important shopping district as it is a main arts and crafts center within Mexico.

This old town offers many interesting restaurants, galleries, a regional ceramics museum and a Premio Nacional de la Ceramica (National Ceramics Awards) museum. Plaza de Armas, south of the cathedral offers one of the best views of the cathedral and the Palacio de Gobierno. It features a French ironwork bandstand bought by former Mexican president Porfirio Diaz during 1885 and four States on the corners of the place, symbolizing the four seasons. Guadalajara is the birthplace of Mariachi music and the city hosts an annual Mariachi bash in September. Besides Mariachi music, there is a vibrant music scene in the city. The city is also a birth place of Tequilas. In February the foundation of the city is celebrated in March - International Cinema Festival, in May - the International Cultural Festival, in September - the International Festival of Mariachi and Charreria, the October fairy and in December - the International Fairy Book, which is the most important in the entire American continent.

SANTIAGO DE QUARETARO Queretaro City is characterized for colonial architecture and beauty.

One can not miss the city tour by trolley, a guided visit through the main sites, monuments, legends and most important issues of the city.

There is no doubt that the tour in a panoramic trolley will be a greater experience.

LOS CABOS – Golfer’s Paradise...

A corner of paradise at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, where the desert and sea meet to create an amazing landscape and whimsical geography that anyone can enjoy.

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of the southern tip of Baja California. The road from San José del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas, provides a spectacular scenery, as it travels through the luxurious hotels and creeks as Costa Azul, Acapulquito beach for surf lovers or the beaches of Palmilla, Chileno and Santa Maria, where one can sunbathe or snorkel, scuba dive and kayak.

CHICHEN ITZA Listen to the distorted echoes immediately after each handclap : they sound rather like a chirping bird…

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the second most visited and the largest pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization, located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula! The Maya name ‘Chich’en Itza’ means At the mouth of the well of the Itza. Archaeologists have identified several courts for playing the Mesoamerican ballgame in Chichén, but the Great Ball Court about 150 metres (490 ft) to the north-west of the Castillo is by far the most impressive. It is the largest ball court in ancient Mesoamerica. Outside the Ossario Platform is this recently restored temple which overlooks the other large cenote at Chichen Itza, named after the Maya word for iguana, Xtoloc. The temple contains a series of pilasters carved with images of people, as well as representations of plants, birds and mythological scenes. In 2007, El Castillo was named one of the new Seven Wonders of the World after a worldwide vote. Many tourists visit Chichen Itza as a day trip, especially from Cancun, more than 100 miles away. The area has excellent bird watching opportunities. Guests at the Hacienda Chichen have access

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Mexico has over five thousand miles (9,000 km) of beaches, which, along with its warm winter temperatures, attract the majority of the visitors to this enchanting country...

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to the hotel’s bird refuge and extensive nature trails. If one sits at the bottom of the stairs, the sound of footsteps from people above you is like raindrops falling into a water-filled bucket rather than footsteps.

The effect is caused by sound skimming the surface of the staircase.

The sound reflects off the regular pattern of the stairs, creating a very distinctive effect. There are other archaeological and historical sites like Temple of the Bearded Man, Temples of the Jaguar, Platform of Eagles and Jaguars and Platform of Venus.

ACAPULCO One of Mexico’s main tourist attractions is the beautiful coastline. Acapulco delivers one of the most pristine beach experiences in the country, with a variety of sun-filled adventures just waiting to be discovered.

Fishing for sailfish, scuba diving, jet skiing and other water sports are a few of the water activities available. At night, Acapulco’s massive nightclubs fill to capacity with partygoers from across the globe. Party until sunrise and then recover from your night of dancing by relaxing on one of the many warm, sandy Mexican beaches. The city is best known as one of Mexico’s oldest and most well-known beach resorts, which came into prominence by the 1950s as a getaway for Hollywood stars.

Another enigmatic attraction at Acapulco is the La Quebrada Cliff Divers. The tradition started in the 1930s when young men casually competed against each other to see who could dive from the highest point into the sea below. In the old part of the city, there is a traditional main square called the Zócalo with shade trees and lined with cafes and shops. At the north end of the Nuestra Senora de la Soledad, cathedral with blue onion-shaped domes and Byzantine towers is seen.

CANCUN Cancun is definitely Mexico’s showcase resort. Cancun offers a plethora of activities so much so that, it is impossible to do everything in one vacation. Just one of many things to do it to take a trip to Rio Secreto, a secret underground river that, until now, has remained unexplored for thousands of years. Interactive Aquarium - right in the middle of the hotel zone, this small but modern aquarium lets you get up close and personal with aquatic life. You can pet Rays, nurse Sharks, touch Star-

COZUMEL The most beautiful and luscious tropical getaway destinations in the world! Another fun activity that many people choose to participate, while in Cozumel is - charter fishing. This is a viable tourist trade in Cozumel and often provides outsiders with the chance to catch fish they wouldn’t normally be able to hook. It’s a place, which once visited, can never be forgotten. Its wealth of perfect waters, wonderful climate and truly hospitable people will make this destination a regular on your list of Caribbean island must-dos.

CUERNAVACA – The City Of Eternal Spring...

The place is known all over Mexico for timeless beauty and wonderfully moderate temperatures year round. There is a sense of history, an appreciation for great art, timeless outdoor markets and genuinely nice people.

fish, etc. There is also a chance to swim with dolphins in a large pool.

Cancun is possibly best known for its beautiful turquoise waters and powdery white beaches. Isla Contoy, is about 30 km (19 mi) north of Isla Mujeres and apart from its natural beauty it is considered to be the most important nesting place for sea birds in the Mexican Caribbean with more than 150 different species. At Punta Este Marina, one can drive a boat through the lagoon in the Jungle and snorkel through the reef. Spas in Cancun offer treatments combining native, ancient mayan healing rituals and modern stress-reducing techniques. Coba - a beautiful site; it was one the largest Maya cities in ancient times, but much is still hidden under lush jungle. It boasts the tallest pyramid of the Yucatan Peninsula, the Nohoch Mul. Muyil boasts a lake surrounded by many Maya constructions. El Castillo, which is at Tulum, is a large pyramid that sits on a forty-foot cliff. El Castillo is thought to be a part of a series of lighthouses.

CEROCAHUI Up in the high Sierra Tarahumara, far from where the large tours stop, one will find a peaceful little town surrounding a former mission. Nearby are two small hotels which are even more peaceful - no phones, no crowds, no traffic, just beautiful mountains and canyons clothed in pine forests.

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BEAUTY

BE BEAUTIFUL

FOREVER!

We all like to have young, radiant and supple skin forever. That’s why it comes as something of a shock when we look in the mirror one day and see the appearance of the first fine line or wrinkle, which then seems to rapidly spread across the face. There are many things which can contribute the appearance of wrinkles, lines, blotches and other blemishes.

Primarily, it is a natural process for aging skin because as we grow older, elasticity of skin gets weaker so it is harder for the skin to spring back into place. Other factors can include - Smoking, unprotected Sun exposure (UV rays), Stress, Poor facial/skin care and many others. No matter how old we are, we all want to enjoy the benefits of healthy skin - that’s why the anti aging skincare industry has become a multi-billion dollar one. The good news is that you can use natural skin care combined with a change in lifestyle to improve the texture, tone and feel of your skin and to reduce lines and wrinkles which can make your skin look aged.

Home remedies and a healthy lifestyle can help you feel and look younger We have heard of old wives tales and many people treat them with severe scepticism. But, as the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire and many of the home remedies which are regarded as old wives tales really do have substance to them. You can look young without having to refinance your home, by using some of these incredibly simple methods -

PINEAPPLE APPLE JUICE You can treat fine lines, fine wrinkles and cracked skin by applying the juice of green apples to your face each day. You should leave the juice on for around ten to fifteen minutes each day before rinsing off. This is one of those home remedies that can help you to look younger and add a real zing to your day. The aroma and zest of the apples will put a spring in your step while the juices get to work on your skin.

CUCUMBER If you are having problems with discolored age spots, you may find that cucumber juice is very effective in bleaching out these age spots. Simply combine cucumber juice with water (one tbsp of juice to two tbsp of water) and apply to the affected areas twice daily. Dab the solution on in the morning and at night and allow to dry on the affected area.

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If you want another fruity way to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, you can use the juice or the core of a fresh pineapple.

Apply the juice either by hand or by rubbing the core over your face and leave it on for ten to fifteen minutes. You can enjoy the tropical aroma of this home remedy while the pineapple juice helps to improve the tone and texture of your skin, enabling you to feel fresh and look younger.

PAPAYA JUICE This fruit contains an enzyme that can remove dead surface skin. So, if you have rough skin or blemishes, fresh papaya juice rubbed into the skin can remove the affected skin and leave you with softer, smoother skin.

NOURISHING FACE MASK If you want to enjoy a more luxurious home remedy, you can make up your own face mask.

This will leave your skin feeling supple and revitalized and can help you look younger by replenishing your skin. Combine a couple of tablespoons of natural whole yogurt with a tablespoon of pure liquid honey.

Squeeze in some cucumber juice and give the whole mixture a good stir.

Chill the mixture in the fridge for a short while (you don’t want to get it too cold, but refrigerating it for a short while will help to set it so that it won’t slide off your face). Apply the mixture to your face liberally, lie back, pop a couple of cucumber slices onto your eyes to soothe them and simply relax for about fifteen minutes.

Afterwards, rinse the facemask off your face and pat dry. You can then moisturize your face and you should be left with smoother, softer and suppler skin. You can do this once or twice a week to help keep your skin nourished and replenished.

When talking about home remedies in relation to skin care, many people instantly imagine creams, potions and lotions. However, part of helping your skin to look younger is combining remedies like the ones above with an improved lifestyle and some other simple procedures. By following the steps below you can enjoy younger looking skin for longer -

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Other home remedies to help your skin look younger -

DIET

WATER

Your diet can have a surprising effect upon the condition of your skin. Most people associate rich, fatty foods with weight gain and sluggishness, but these foods can also result in poor skin condition. Plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables and vitamin-E rich foods can help to keep your skin in good condition and help keep signs of aging at bay.

If you start to dehydrate on the inside, the effects will also show on the outside and dehydrated skin can experience all sorts of problems, from dryness and roughness to loss of elasticity and increased wrinkling. It is vital to drink around eight glasses of water a day to keep your skin in top condition.

PROTECTION FROM THE SUN The UV rays from the Sun can have a very harmful effect on the skin and not only do unprotected sun worshippers risk cancer, but they are also likely to see their skin wrinkle and age very prematurely (depending on the amount of time spent in the sun). You should try and avoid being out in the intense midday sun at all, as this is when the heat and rays are at their worst. However, whatever time of day you go out, you should wear an appropriate SFP sunscreen or moisturizer to stop your skin from burning and losing its elasticity.

MASSAGE A five minute facial massage each day can help to keep your skin looking younger and wrinkle-free for longer. You should take off all make-up, wash your face and remove any excess oils by using a suitable cleanser or use the juice from a fresh lime to do this. Starting from your neck up, gently yet firmly, massage in an upward motion right up to your hairline. Once you have done this, rinse your face and apply a suitable moisturizing cream or lotion. When you apply your cream or lotion, apply it in using the same upward motion so that it is massaged into the skin.

REDUCE STRESS QUIT SMOKING If you smoke, you’ve probably heard many reasons why you should give up this habit. One of them is that smoking can age your skin prematurely and leave you with deep and numerous wrinkles. Quitting smoking can help you enjoy younger looking skin for longer, as well as help you with your health.

Stress is another factor that can affect our skin and leaves us looking and feeling old before our time. In order to try and enjoy younger looking skin, you need to take the time to relax and de-stress. Make sure that you put a little time aside each day to really relax and get things into perspective. Whether your idea of pure relaxation is a long, luxurious bubble bath or curling up with a good book, take the time to try and relax each and every day.

USE THESE TIPS TO ENJOY YOUNGER, FRESHER AND MORE REJUVENATED SKIN The tips above are designed to help you make the most of your precious skin and to look and feel good for as long as possible. By combining this simple skin treatments, you could enjoy more resilient, supple and fresher looking skin. These steps are really simple to follow and will cost next to nothing to try. Taking five or ten minutes a day to look after your skin can make a real difference to the appearance of your skin. By keeping your skin clean, well nourished, hydrated and moisturized you should be able to make it look and feel softer, smoother and younger than ever.

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BOOT-CAMP STYLE WORKOUTS

Boot camp-style workouts are effective for weight loss and toning, as they offer both cardiovascular and strength training benefits, provide a flexible work-out that prevents boredom from setting in and are rigorous enough to provide visible results in a short time.

A 30-MINUTE SERIOUS CARDIO BOOT-CAMP

Shoot the Hoop

Have plenty of water during and after this workout!

Shoot the hoop starts in a standing position with your arms by your sides and your knees slightly bent.

You then jump straight up as high as you can and simultaneously reach your arms straight up above you.

When you land, you should immediately crouch down and touch the floor. From the crouched position you should immediately spring into the next repetition. This exercise is repeated as many times as possible in a 30 or 60 second period.

WARM UP Basic March - Use this march for 2 minutes to warm up your body and to increase your core body temperature.

Step-Touch Exercise - Step to the right with your right foot; bring your left foot and touch. Reverse. Take your left foot, step to the left and bring your right foot over and touch. It’s more a standing in place movement.

Power Squats - Squat, with your bottom out to the rear and your legs apart. Then jump from the squatting position into the air, landing on the same squat position as before. If you are already in good form, hold dumbbells by your side.

Heel Press - Pressing the heels gently into the floor, one by one.

Stretch - Hamstrings, Calf and flat back stretch over.

Wide Squat Tap - Going into a wide squat position and tapping toes alternately.

Walking Lunges Walking lunges elevate your heart rate and work the legs and core during your boot camp workout. Lunges build the muscles in the legs including the glutes, hamstrings, quads and calves and helps improve the body’s ability to run, jump and lift according, to American Fitness.

They can be done outside or inside and require no equipment. Take a large step forward. Bend straight down, creating a right angle at the front knee as well as the back knee and lower the back knee toward the floor. Make sure the front knee is aligned with the ankle and not forward because this can put strain on the knee. Pause for a breath in the lunge, then step forward and bring the opposite leg into a lunge.

Side Kick To Plié The side kick to plié begins in a second position plié with your feet a little more than shoulder width apart, your legs turned out at the hips and your knees bent. When you are in the plié position, hold your hands up in front of your face with your elbows bent.

Begin the workout by transferring your weight onto your right foot and placing your left foot next to your right, slightly shifting your hips to the right. Next, transfer your weight onto the left foot as you pick up the right foot, internally rotating it from the hip and kicking at hip height. As the right leg returns to the starting position, slide the left leg out and return to the original plié position.

This movement should be repeated for 10 to 15 repetitions and then performed with the opposite leg.

Squat Thrusts A squat thrust is a series of movements performed in rapid succession. It’s a full-body integrated cardiovascular and strength-training exercise. Start in a standing position. Squat down, place your hands on the floor shoulderwidth apart and kick back to extend your legs behind you and place your body in plank position. Jump your knees back between your hands to a squat and jump up. As you land, crouch down into your next squat and repeat the sequence. As a modification, you can do one or more pushups when you are down in plank position. Perform squat thrusts according to directions from your boot camp instructor. Since squat thrusts are considered a cardiovascular activity, it’s common to do squat thrusts for a given time period, say one or two minutes in a boot camp workout.

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Classic Push Ups This longtime exercise standard starts down in a plank or push up position with your hands planted firmly on the floor, underneath your shoulders.

When performing the exercise, you should inhale as you lower down and bend your shoulders out to a 90 degree angle; then you exhale as you extend your arms and return to a plank position. You should prevent your shoulders or hips from sinking down as you do the workout by engaging your core muscles and creating width between your shoulder blades. It’s recommended that you perform 10 to 15 repetitions of this exercise while maintaining correct form. This is one of the most natural ways to develop chest muscles. This exercise has to be performed with immense patience and concentration skills.

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Burpees This exercise starts in a standing position. The sequence begins as you quickly crouch down into a ball with your hands on the floor below your shoulders. You then rapidly kick your legs out behind you into a plank or push up position. Just as quickly, you draw your legs back into a crouched position before jumping straight up into the air as high as you can. When you return to a standing position, you’ve completed one burpee. This sequence should be repeated as many times as you can in 30 or 60 seconds while maintaining correct form.

Supermans Supermans work the back, glutes, abs, shoulders and hamstrings, are performed from a face-down position on the floor. To begin, extend your arms in front of your head and move your legs together. Steadily lift your arms and legs at the same time and balance on your lower stomach. Hold for a second, lower yourself back down and repeat.

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Author Details Anukriti Sharma Fitness Professional Reebok Certified Group Exercise Instructor GFFI Certified Trainer Successfully completed several Boot Camps organized by Paul Eugene, USA. Certified Zumba Instructor and Dancer Ph No - 9949651975

Science of Havan at Taj Krishna

n what may be called as a date with the divine, audience were left enthralled as students of Yogi Ashwini performed an authentic Vedic-style havan at the Taj Krishna.

There was no smoke, no soot, the chants were vibrant, the atmosphere fragrant and serene and many reported Divine visitations. No, the hotel’s smoke alarm was working but did not ring, sounds strange, isn’t it? Well, it was not strange, but reminiscent of our rich Vedic heritage.

‘Just as human being feast on foods, havans are a means of nourishment for the devaloka. A real havan has the power to purify not just the envirenment but also each one witnessing it, ridding them of all the imblances - physical, emotional, financial and beyond’ said the mystical Yogi Ashwani, while explaning the vedic science of havans on his recent visit to Hyderabad to teach the Sanatan Kriya - Ashtanga Yoga as was given by sage Patanjali.

Yogi Ashwani has authored many texts on Yoga, past-life and healing sciences, including the bestseller ‘Sanatan Kriya-51 Miracles and Haunting.’ The book is a must read for the non-believers as it comes with medical validations. Even the IMA has accepted the supernatural abilities of this yogi who is completely sanitised of commerce and charges nothing for his teachings. Rather he runs schools for street children and devotes most of his life in service and charity at the Dhyan Ashram.

As the master says, ‘we are all divine beings going through a human experience. All need an anchor to give us the experience and to make us aware of the divinity and hidden powers in us.’ So find your anchor and get your experience. Lest you waste this life as well.

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INTIMATE SOFAS

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As a piece of furniture, sofas are probably the number ones in the list. These versatile lounging pieces tend to offer more comfort and function to the entire room than a standard chair would! For this reason, there is much more in the area of time and space put into the purchase of a sofa than a person would, with the chairs they own. A sofa tends to be an extension of the person and most often one will find that, the people who sits on the sofa are the ones who made the purchase. While they are known to be rather stylish, sofas provide so much more in the way of function than the rest of the groupings. They are used for sleeping, particularly when a person is ill or maybe for curling up with a loved one to enjoy a television program...

There are many different types of sofa sets available - classic, country, contemporary, ethnic, modern and many more. Also this piece of furniture comes in different colours and fabrics. The most popular fabrics are leather, suede, micro fibre and polyester giving the flexibility to match different kind of decors. A few important things to consider are the space, decor, colour and your budget.

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hough sofas may seem to be the easiest things to buy, actually you may have to give consideration to many aspects of your house and future sofa usage while deciding on the best piece. Thus, take a good look around your house and think about the inhabitants of the house before moving towards a furniture store. You should measure your existing space where you want to introduce the furniture. Exact measurement is the key that can prove useful in the longer run. The existing colour and decor of the place are also equally important, if you are trying to match with existing furniture. This is not that important if you are planning from scratch and have an empty living room.

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living room. Similarly, a heavy Oak wood handcrafted sofa set will look awkward with modern living room furniture. Thus, keep the overall look in mind while purchasing the sofa.

Also, give due importance to the colour of the sofa. A neutral colour like black, cream, brown or gray can look good anywhere.

However a colour like bright orange might cry out for attention in an elegant room.

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ext is the fabric of the sofa set. In most cases people keep their sofas in the living room and use it very often. For any family gathering or even simple reclining, the sofa is singled out for use. Moreover, if you have kids in your house, the sofa will be used perpetually. Thus, choosing white satin sofas in such cases will not be wise.

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or sofas which will have to see umpteen accidents in the form of spilled drinks, mashed foods or rubbed soil, it is best to select fabrics that are dark in colour. Also, you could buy fabrics with busy prints so that the stains are not visible. You also need to consider the kind of comfort level you expect from your sofa. Sofas may be very firm or very fluffy. The back side could be tight or fitted with removable pillows.

ably. So, if you want more mind while deciding your piece.

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ou can make you living home an exception from others by selecting bold colour fabric for sofa. Not only do they stand out due to their not-socommon hues, but you will find a variety of shapes which you probably wouldn’t find anywhere else. These sofas can bring about an air opulence to any room and thanks to their unconventional looks, they can easily serve as a room focus. The only thing you need to be a bit careful about is ensuring that they don’t completely overpower your room.

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unky sofa looks good in kids room, You can even go for unique sofa designs for you balcony and even for your bedroom. Just keep in mind that the decore of the room matches with your sofa selection. Colour, design, fabric, utility everything should be decided in advance to keep the miss match away.

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ebaz is a result of close to four decades’ concern for pure beauty and fashion. An unerring eye for the exquisite and a keen attention to detail manifest themselves in the creative assimilation at Mebaz. In an endeavor to offer only the best, meticulous attention is paid to enduring fabrics and styles.

Qualified designers, fashion consultants, hostesses–an expert, experienced team of professionals ensure that the Mebaz’s tradition of excellence is carried on uninterrupted. Value-for-money being the key operational word, the colourful wares on its shelves has the most competitive price tags attached to them. Mebaz is the brainchild of Mr. Devanand P. Jethwani. From a small store in 1971, to eight big stores in 2011, he has travelled a long but chic way into people’s hearts. A discernment that comes from long years of dedication to detail and an instinctive appreciation of elegance has made him one of the foremost dealers of fashionwear. Mr. Jethwani is today assisted by his sons Sagar and Manoj to who he has bequeathed the legacy of fashion. An almost intuitive recognition of fashion trends and years of real time, firsthand experience has given them a head start in the field. When Meena Bazar put up its signboard over four decades ago, India awakened to a new dawn of fashion. Clothes for men and women took on new silhouettes, new colours, new fabrics and naturally, new patrons. Meena Bazar’s love affair with fashion endured as much as it intensified. From apparel and accessories for women and men, from ethnic chic to western sensibilities, the association with glamour only deepened with the years. The expanding horizon very soon encompassed jewellery and hi-fashion accessories.

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IMRAN’S CRY OF SUCCESS Fresh from the success of Delhi Belly, his honeymoon and latest release Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Imran Khan is busy with other projects. TULIP spoke to the actor about the movie, his co-stars and also about his love for the three Khans!

Imran, firstly heartiest congratulations on the success of MBKD, what kind of feedback have you been getting Thank you very much! Honestly the ultimate feedback for any actor is the response from the audience and the box office. This movie has really done a lot for me in the heartland of India. Places like U.P., Bihar, and Punjab etc have not really been big in terms of collections of my earlier movies but with this movie working so well in these areas, I am happy that my market is now expanding. That’s a very good sign (smiles).

The movie has some really funny moments, which one is your favourite scene For me it’s the entire post interval sequence when Katrina kidnaps me and I wake up in the middle of the highway. She thinks I am dead and starts crying and that’s when I wake up all dazed. If you notice carefully, she is sitting next to the sign post which says Marghatpur. Thought the whole sequence was hilarious.

So you fall for your brother’s fiancée in the film It is a sticky situation! What appealed to me is that these characters don’t run away, they try to find the best possible solution to this problem. In most of our films, one hero is left without a girl and I really feel bad for him. In other terms he’s called... well let that language remain just for Delhi Belly!

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with both of them and I don’t care whatever is happening between both of them. It is none of my business.

A lot of rumours keep on coming out about you, how do you handle them You cannot pay attention to them, today someone will say something good about you, tomorrow someone will say bad about you.

What is your equation with Ranbir Kapoor? At times you are best of friends at times you are enemies We always have had a cool relationship, whenever we have time we hang out together, we hosted Filmfare twice and both the times we got in the best TRPs for the show. But to his credit, if he has to clear something that the press is saying he calls and clears it and so do I. I think if you go through layers like via people-via people then Chinese whispers happen and the true message gets changed.

But do you feel there is more pressure on you Today there is pressure on everyone, be it me or be it Aamir Khan. Everyone is sitting and watching if the other hero’s film is working or not. It is scary that such a responsibility has fallen into our laps.

Coming to your future projects, your next movie is Dharma Productions’ Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (EMAET) where you are paired opposite Kareena Kapoor, one of your favourite actresses. How has that experience been It’s been the best possible experience. I have always been a huge admirer of Kareena’s work.

Working with Kareena, you get to see the sheer magic she creates on screen up, close and personal. When the camera rolls and the director says ‘Action’, she is electric. It is like a light bulb which has been switched on. You simply can’t take your eyes off her. And when the director says ‘Cut’, she is back to her normal self, chilled out, speaking on her phone or just hanging out on the sets. Off-screen, she is like any one of your friends. It’s simply incredible the way she switches on and off with such amazing ease. When you are doing a scene with someone like her, you can actually get lost in that moment.

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IF DIVORCE IS A NEGATION, WHO IS THE VICTIM?

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By Shalini Jena

While a little girl, I once read an article about a socialite and a Fashion Designer who was divorced happily.

I was strangely curious because, divorce in Hollywood was so tragic and was confused on how could something tragic, be happy? I asked my Mom details on this, so she just handed me over a newspaper. The length of the article was too long and I did not like to read such lengthy write-ups. So I furtively approached my Dad, who very sweetly read and explained the whole thing to me. It said that, the aforesaid woman mentioned had divorced her husband a few years back due to incompatibility issues but to that day, they were actually great friends and her children met him regularly, not only on the grounds of weekly schedule provided by the government, but anytime he wanted to. My dad peered at me from above his spectacles, the newspaper splayed open in front of him with a smile and pride on his face - his 10 year old daughter has started reading newspapers! When he asked me if I had liked the story, I said I didn’t. He asked me why, to whom I asked - ‘were her children boys or girls?’

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decade later to that day, I understand the significance of my question. I understand that when parents are separated, somehow their children are divorced within them too. Most divorces are not happy, or is it what you think? But yes, peaceful separations usually have a less impact on children than the conflicted ones. But then when I talk about impact, what is that impact? When I was a ten year old and had read that article, I always wondered who would come to my rescue if Dad leaves me. Who will cook good food if Mom abandons me!

Whenever asked about children in divorced families, people talk of how harmful it is for children, their lives and eventually career, but I guess it is time to understand more imperative issues than just harmful effects. It is time to drink in the factors which rule the contribution to the growth, development and adaptation of a child with separated parent.

There have been scientific studies on this topic and one of them was made by Amato and Keith who examined studies involving 13,000 children from preschool to young adulthood. This research in 1991 found out the overall result concluding that most of the children from divorced families have behavioral problems, in school, with parents, acquiring bad habits under peer pressure. They tend to develop negative self-concepts around them and have problems, complaints or live in distress with their parents. It is to be understood that the aforesaid survey did not give a word that children from intact families are better off than their counterparts from divorced families. It merely wants to state that as a group of children whose parents are separated, have more predicaments and issues to handle.

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developing mind, the factors first have to be explored.

To think of it like this, what exactly are the differences between children in divorced and intact families?

When divorce papers are signed, it is a myth that children are divided with them (I said divided, not divorced). Somehow or the other, in many cases, they lose the grip of one of their parents. And the loss is unspeakable! It is like losing a hand, but slowly, everyday, in slow torture. Is it only emotion? In many cases, financially, the child is usually secured because parents can never ever fall out of love for their children, so they try to fill in equally. But when one of them gets married and has a whole another family who is depended on him/her, there comes the stress in financial conditions as well as relationships. But what we miss here, which is actually and mostly snubbed under the list of all the consequences is - knowledge. The knowledge of that one parent they lose. Skills, capabilities, exploration, ideas, views, intellect and knowledge of their forte, or what they lose. Let alone skills, simple acquirements matter! For instance, in one of the episodes of How I Met Your Mother, when Barney finally meets his father and in retribution to eke out all the years of fatherliness, he tries breaking the basketball hoop in the man’s house and realizes that he couldn’t take it out because he had never learnt how to use a screw-driver.

When I was in my high school, my classmates had performed an art wherein my friend was playing the role of a beautiful girl with auburn hair cascading below her waist with a spotless visage added to her beauty. And another friend was posed as a simple, clairvoyant girl with plaited, oiled hair and pockmarked skin. Skipping the intro and first impressions, in the plot, the beautiful girl reveals how unhappy and precarious her life was with her parents divorced and family unstable. While the simply unpopular girl, who was satisfied and happy with a well-being family, comes to her aid, teaches her how to live a better life. But that is another story. Well, the point is that in those days, we talked about how predictable the idea was and were probably fooling when the play was on; only viewers who could relate watched it with apt attention. Now we realize why!

According to a survey, the amount of contact between the non-residential father and their children is not the determining factor; it is the quality of the father-child relationship that matters.

There is a growing body of evidence illustrating, how non-residential fathers affect their children. First, when a non-residential father has frequent contact and there is minimal conflict, children are faring better. In a study that looked at results across a broad range of factors, Amato and Gilbreth (1999) found that when fathers helped with homework, set appropriate limits and expectations and demonstrated warmth, children fared better. In other words, good parenting by noncustodial parents matters.

In short, children benefit from continued relationships with non-residential parents.

There are myriad references and research evidences which indicate parenting skills and types of relationships between individual parent and child influence the nature, stages and understanding for the child’s well-being. In Hollywood movies, there are stories which relate to children of divorced parents either drop out of school or get pregnant during their teens or are greatly ironed under peer pressure. There are multiple reasons for the same and they vary with situations. For instance, when a child reaches the complexity of a teen; mind sets, views, attitude and ideas develop and it is then that they most need the guided guidance of the parents. Guided is used because parents themselves have to learn the art of understanding and level-heading with them. But since 50 OCTOBER, 2011

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Sometimes, a relationship outside family of the single parent can worsen the condition; especially when the child is in her/his developmental stage.

Divorced is not same as abandoned, is it? In a divorce, the child has both the parents; they are just separated by incompatibility. They are people who understood that they have a life which is better outside the marriage. True! But it is equally important to consider what they are keeping closer and what they are leaving behind. A child is a guiltless and the most pure form of innocence. When a couple decide to have a family, it is no more just about to be or to be not with each other. A child has every right to live a life which is bestowed upon by both the parents. Separated couples should definitely learn parental skills and make sure that the child does not feel neglected by any one of them.

In the incubation period of conflict which eventually leads to divorce, there is usually a lot of commotion, misunderstandings, shouting, sometimes even abusing. A child witnessing such ruckus is the worst what parents can do. When born, a child does not only require their support and love but also needs to see, feel and step into the understanding of love that they, as parents and couple have for each other and if they cannot afford to do that, they must let the child know from an early stage that, even if they have gone separate ways, he or she will not be affected by the distance.

Boys undergo a development in their childhood; it is called the Oedipus complex, during which they acquire a deeper connection towards their mothers. This bond is actually the first step wherein the most formidable bond in this world is recrudesced. At the same time there is fear, a fear that pulls them a little away from the deep emotions for their mothers.

Similarly, in their childhood days, girls develop something called the Electra complex. This is just the other way round for the aforesaid and refers to their bonding towards their fathers more. They like the strength their fathers possess and want to be with them, because they know they are safe in their hands. A bond of a girl with her mother grows more during adolescence, when they need to be understood more than, to be taken care of.

I hope we now understand how much a child needs the emotional, financial and social help and physical presence of both the parents and that too, equally. While planting a seed, we water it with great care. When it springs up, we nurture it with manure and when it is fully grown, we look at the beauty of our creation and an unexplainable happiness builds within us. Just like a plant needs water, sunlight and manure for its growth in our compound, a child needs care, love, presence and sagacity of both the parents.

PRAANAA - Live In Style!

Giving life to the clothes is what Radhika Agarwal, Owner of Praanaa, believes. Spirituality and life is what this fashion house invokes in the garments. The word Praanaa means life - and life, as we know it, is a combination of the inner and outer virtues of people. To be a fashionable woman is to know yourself, know what you represent and to know what works for you and this is the definition of spirituality too. The ambience of the store symbolizes energy and life and is quite warm and friendly. Praanaa believes in bringing out that spirit of style and the charisma of your personality to forefront by designing clothes that accentuates your body and soul. It believes that dressing right will positively influence your confidence level and add value to your personal self. At Praanaa, we showcase clothing from several endowed designers as well as our in-house designs. Each piece is different, unique, colorful, and above all they exhibit true craftsmanship. From modern designs to preserving antique touches to a garment, they have them all under our banner of Praanaa. Clothes are stylish and affordable, with plenty a choice for any kind of occasion from casual wears to cocktail parties. Latest trends which include Anarkalis, Pakistani suits, patialas, harrem pants, long suits etc are all part of our exclusive collection. Praanaa exhibits exotic festive collection for the season from an array of designers. Abhishek Datta, Rohit Bal, Ekru, Agnimitra Paul, Kanika Sarkar, Surrender, Purple, Aadhya to name a few.

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DIVINITY OVER DEMONISM Treatises about how Indians observe Dussehra…

Goddess Durga – All the deities have created Her only for one purpose – to annihilate

Mahishasura, demon with infernal powers and who can change his form into both buffalo and human. He invaded Heavens, defeating the Indra also. The Gods then went into conclave to decide what could be done with this invincible monster. Since he was invincible to people on earth, they created his nemesis in the form of a young woman Durga (a Goddess with eight arms, riding a lion, carrying weapons, a lotus flower and maintaining a meditative smile). She combined the powers of all the deities in a beautiful form.

She created an army to fight against the forces of this demon-king Mahishasura, who was terrorizing Heaven and Earth. After nine days of battle, during which Mahishasura’s army was decimated, she finally killed him on the tenth day of the waxing moon. Durga is therefore called Mahishasuramardini (which literally means - the slayer of the buffalo demon). She was beautiful, yet to powerful! People offer prayers to massive statues of Goddess Durga with utter belief and felicity. The event is celebrated in various versions in all parts of India. This festival is more important for women, as they involve in fasting for nine consecutive days for their respective husbands and welfare of their families and break their fasts on the tenth day. Dandiya Raas holds an important place in navratri celebrations. This dance is dedicated in the honour of Goddess Durga, beyond celebrating togetherness and sharing happiness with families and friends. She destroys obstacles, wards off ill-health, cleanses the sins and eliminates fear. The symbol of the Goddess depicts mental strength, prosperity and spiritual wealth. It not only heightens devotion towards Goddess but also bonds the societies. The special characteristic of the dance is the colorful costume worn by the dancers and the colorful sticks carried by them. Both men and women love to be seen dressed in their best traditional attires.

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We pray to someone we did not even see with our eyes in real. We hear stories said by our elders at home, with sheer ardour, concentration and eyes wide open. And we end up believing it all soon after! What drives us to seek God’s favour during bad times or perhaps more during festivals?

What did it take from an Almighty in the form of Ram, eldest son to the valorous king Dashrath; who was ordered to abandon his own kingdom with Goddess wife Sita and brother Lakshman, to stay in woods and groves for fourteen years with minimal requirements, living on mere fruits to satiate hungers? People offer prayers with an intense belief that Almighty can create miracles. Besides, we believe that every Goddess or God possess the power to predict the future and visualize what would happen in time to come. Since Ram is a deity himself (but in the form of an ordinary looking man, during his stay in the forests), why didn’t He predict all those ill incidents which happened to Himself, His family and to His kingdom, during this epic? Or did He? (But only wanted to evangelize people a moral that decisively, though much delayed, good always wins over evil, no matter what). I am sure many around have got this doubt. Well, no ancient scripture or epic has all the principles and prophesies accepted by modern world.

While many of them are abided with thick belief, a few are disavowed. However, hope persists in good! Hope is the element, which inspires us to attain success and win any war with any evil. It was strong hope which Lord Ram, his brother Lakshman, Lord Hanuman and their army had, to annihilate the demon Ravan in a battle which lasted for ten days and Vibheeshan was given the responsibility to rule Lanka ever after.

Since then, the day of Vijaya Dashmi is considered auspicious by Indians. Today, all which is good in mankind is concentrated in the deeds of Lord Ram.

Chef Venkat Naidu, Executive Sous Chef at Hyderabad Marriott Hotel and Convention Centre, shares with the readers of Tulip, a traditional festive dish of Pongadalu.

Ingredients – Rice Flour – 1 kg., Jaggery – 750 gms., Rice Water – 4 cups, Oil for deep fry.

Method of preparation – To obtain rice water, wash the rice grains and collect the water in a separate vessel. Take a vessel and boil the collected water. When the rice water starts boiling, add jaggery to it, stir continuously and cook on slow flame till it turns into thick syrup. Now add rice flour to it and make a thick smooth batter. (Stir continuously while adding rice flour to avoid lumps). Heat oil in a deep bottomed wok, take a table spoon full of batter and gently drop it into the oil. Deep fry the Pongadalu in slow flame. Fry till both the sides become golden brown in colour. Store in dry and clean container.

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There is no better affair in the Indian calendar, which gives more ecstasy and bliss than the festival of DIWALI does. ‘Oh, what a great Dussehra we had again this year. But hey, Diwali is right up next and is not too far away from today’ - is what we feel, as the excitement starts mounting. It’s almost like a countdown after Dussehra! It’s a fact that these two festivals are actually connected, having a few stories and beliefs in common. Ever thought what is it about this festival, which makes us feel so exited within? Well, people celebrate Diwali for many other reasons. We call / mail / message our dear ones who are away from us and wish them with great pleasure and happiness…

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iwali also marks the end of a legend demon, Narakasur on the hands of Lord Krishna. It is said that Lord Krishna had an oil bath to rid of himself from the blood which spattered on his body when Narakasur was killed. The tradition is followed and people offer prayers on the previous day of the Naraka Chaturdashi to the vessel in which water is being heated for having bath. People light fireworks, which are considered as the effigies of Narakasura.

Diwali, in a true sense, is the festival of unity in diversity. It is as exciting as celebrating New Year! It actually is considered as a new beginning because (like I mentioned above that it is closely connected to Dussehra, - it marks the arrival of Lord Ram to Ayodhya with his brother Lakshman and Goddess wife Sita and taking over his kingdom for good, after a fourteen year exile. As the citizens of Ayodhya eagerly awaited their return, they lit thousands of lamps all across the city. The darkest night of the year gave way to a glorious morning as they returned home. It also marks the onset of good occurrences in one’s life. Many myths, legends, incidents and rituals, but nationwide celebrations! It is one such day in the whole year, when the children volunteer to leave their homes, way too earlier to burst crackers. It is also a popular belief that the fireworks which add magnificence to the

festival, actually reduces the evil to ashes. The traditional oil bath just before sunrise is the only chore that stands between them and the pre-dawn adventures. Lots of sweets and desserts along with homemade delicacies are relished and people shop a lot during this festival. Every home is enlightened with clay lamps all over, which signifies the presence of divine brightness and light in the lives of people in their homes. It is also a celebration of illuminating one’s own soul with the light of hope and positive energy. The way of celebrating Diwali transformed over a period of time. It brings people together! Among today’s generation, this festival is associated with giving away gifts (in the form of chocolates sometimes) and greeting cards.

The first day of the five day festival of Diwali, Dhanteras is well identified and is a ritual well followed, across India. This also marks the beginning of Diwali celebrations. The Owl form of Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped to attain prosperity and wellbeing. We pray for good health and wealth for our families. It is advised to purchase gold or silver for ourselves or for just home and is believed to bring good luck in the form of wealth. Lighting of lamps at homes is a way of paying obeisance to god for attainment of health, wealth, knowledge, peace and fame.

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SOUTH INDIAN CUSTOM The custom of celebrating Diwali in South India is unique. People wake up before sunrise prepare blood by mixing Kumkum in oil and after breaking a bitter fruit that represents the head of the demon King that was smashed by Krishna, apply that mixture on their foreheads. Then they have an oil bath using sandalwood paste. The Jains celebrate this day in the honour of attaining ‘Nirvana’ (or Eternal Bliss) of Lord Mahavira. The Sikhs celebrate Diwali to celebrate the release of the sixth Guru Hargobind Sahib. For them, Diwali means worshipping the religious freedom of Sikhs.

Rangolis are done to decorate the houses to capture the festive mood. People spend a lot of money on fireworks. According to one belief, the sound of fire-crackers is an indication of the joy of the people living on earth, making the gods aware of their plentiful state.

The fumes produced by the crackers kill a lot of insects too!

THE TRADITION OF FIREWORKS Acclaimed as the festival of lights, Diwali is associated with sweets and liveliness as well.

As it is celebrated on the new-moon (Amavasya) night, lights and fireworks have a significant role to play in this festival. This is why, when we hear the name Diwali, the first impression that flashes through our minds is the multicolored, impressive fireworks sprinkling various sorts of bright colored lights in the night sky. Although the tradition of fireworks on Diwali is not very old, still they have succeeded in becoming ‘Diwali is the most awaiting festival for me, my family and friends.

We enjoy decorating house, doing puja, distributing sweets and gifts till the evening. Lighting lamps is the best part! The fun and cherishing moments start in the night from 9 onwards as my close friends and cousins come to my home and we all start bursting sky shooters and flower pots. But as there is a threat to global warming we started cutting down on crackers. Still Diwali is most important as it’s the liveliest festival among all’

such a vital part of this festival that we can’t even imagine a wonderful Diwali without them.

THE TRADITION OF PLAYING CARDS Playing cards is one of the oldest traditions of Diwali. According to the legends, Goddess Parvati was playing dice with her spouse Lord Shiva on this day. She enjoyed herself so much that she said that whoever would gamble on Diwali night, would remain prosperous throughout the year. These days, playing with dice has been replaced by cards.

However, many people put a limit to the stakes that can be played.

THE TRADITION OF EXCHANGING GIFTS AND SWEETS Exchange of gifts and sweets is a good old tradition of Diwali. The festival is a golden opportunity for the people to revive their personal relationships and social ties, through the exchange of gifts and sweets. During the festive season, almost all the kitchens of the Indian household are filled with the enticing aroma of sweets, which are prepared to exchange with the acquaintances. Exchange of attractive gifts is a way to strengthen the bond of the relationships. The 5th day or the last day of this festival is called Bhai Duj. On this day, sisters invite their brothers and their family to their homes and treat them with delicacies. In turn, brothers offer them with gifts and sweets.

‘Diwali! We wait for this festival eagerly.

It’s all about lights and brightness around, all across the nation. Also, according to me it is more about the Durga puja than bursting crackers and bombs’

Padma Reddy

‘I celebrate all the festivals. I’ve a lot of friends who invite me for dinner and make me eat lots of sweets. We play cards till late in the night and enjoy a lot with friends’

Sirisha Mulpuru ‘We are indeed privileged to be born as Indians with so many festivals to celebrate. Out diverse cultures ensures that boredom never enters our lives. It’s the festival of lights and sweets, bringing people together.

With the onset of October, begins the mood and spirit of the festive season of Diwali, whishing each other with loads of happiness’

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‘It’s the festival of prosperity. The whole India celebrates like a New Year. It’s like the beginning of a new era altogether. We share joy and happiness with friends and even with the society around’

Manish Bhartiya

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Gautam Chaudhry, Executive Chef at Ista Hyderabad, on a one-on-one interview with TULIP, talks about his journey as a cook and his greatest achievements, besides sharing recipes of his signature dishes for Bengali Food Festival in October – Chef masters – Awadhi and Indian cuisines.

I was born in Delhi and I am a graduate from IHM Lucknow. Before my visit to Hyderabad for the first time in Decemeber 2010, I was a part of Oberai and Radisson hotels in Delhi for several years. But I moved to Beverley Hills, California, where I worked for Tanzore restaurant, which specialized in innovative Indian cuisine. I then wanted to come back to India. I represented Pink Poppadom restaurant for some time. But finally, I am here at Ista Hyderabad! The people in Hyderabad are very warm and friendly. Being a chef involves, having equal amounts of patience and passion. There are many things to remember and implement, if you intend to make a dish perfectly. Optimum temperature, correct seasoning and right combination of flavours are a few to mention, as they play a very important role in making a dish. My five all time favourite dishes are – Baigan Bharta, Karda do Pyaza, Dal Tadka, Natu Kodi and Galouti Kebab. But while at home, I prefer simple, yet healthy food like Parathas. My Mom is a great cook and she has been the greatest source of motivation for me, all through. I owe my success to her!

Achievements – 1) A written letter of appreciation from Rajeev Chaudhry, a great chef and a mentor! I still have it safe with me.

2) Recommendation by the Michelin Guide, the oldest and the best known European restaurant and hotel guide, which awards Michelin Stars.

3) I opened a restaurant, with the name – 360. It was awarded the ‘Best Restaurant of The Year’ for six successive years.

ALOOR DUM INGREDIENTS – Potato baby – 300 gms, bay leaf – 1 no., hing – 1 gm, mustard oil – 20 ml, onion paste – 80 gms, tomato – 30 gms, ginger paste – 10 gms, cumin powder – 5 gms, garam masala – 5 gms, red chili powder – 3 gms, yogurt – 30 ml, ghee – 5 gms and coriander leaves – 50 gms.

DAAB CHINGRI INGREDIENTS - Prawns - 200 gms, tender coconut - 1 no., salt to taste, turmeric powder - 2 gms, mustard oil - 20 ml, panch phoran 3 gms, sliced onions - 80 gms, ginger paste - 10 gms, garlic paste - 5 gms, green chilies slit - 1 no., coconut scraped - 40 gms and tender coconut flesh chopped - 25 gms.

METHOD OF PREPARATION – Cut top of the tender coconut, drain the water and scoop out the flesh. Add salt and turmeric powder to the prawns. Mix and set aside. Heat mustard oil to smoking point.

Cool slightly and add panch phoran. When the seeds start to crackle, add onions and sauté. Add ginger and garlic pastes, green chilies and coconut and continue to sauté for two minutes. Add one cup of water and stir. Add prawns and stir. Add coconut flesh and adjust seasoning. Transfer the mixture into tender coconut shell. Cover with the lid and seal with dough. Place in the preheated oven and cook for about twenty minutes. Open the lid and serve hot.

METHOD OF PREPARATION - Boil potatoes and keep it aside to cool. Peel them once the temperature has lowered. Heat oil in a frying pan and add bay leaves and temper it with hing (Asafetida).

Add the Onion paste and fry with a tsp of sugar till the onion turns pinkish brown. Add tomatoes and sauté till they are nicely mashed up and well integrated with the onion. Then add ginger paste and sauté well. Mix the cumin powder, garam masala powder, red chilli powder with the yoghurt. At this moment remove the pan from heat for a couple of minutes. Sauté the masala till you see the oil separate from the masala. Add ghee and stir well. Add the potatoes and mix well with masala. Sauté till the potatoes turn light golden in color. Add very little water and salt and cook till the water almost dries up. There won’t really be any gravy as such and the masala will nicely coat the potatoes.

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LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT!

by Aditya Tej

There is no long distance in love. It always finds a way to bring hearts together no matter how many miles there are between them. Shazia Bakal Shariff with her beloved husband, Naushad Shariff talks to Tulip and explains this how…

Shazia – I was born in the northern city of natural beauty – Srinagar in Kashmir. I am a graduate in Information Technology and Management. Mr. AR Bakal and Nasreen Bakal are my parents. I have two sisters – Nevida, settled in America with her family and the youngest one – Hafsa, is in her schooling days now. We own renowned star hotels – an active business in Srinagar and the elder members of my family are taking care of it. The other half of my family lives in USA (Los Angeles and San Francisco). I had spent quite some time at these places too. But for the last six years, I am living in Hyderabad. It’s strange the way Hyderabad happened to me. My husband Naushad saw me and liked me instantly and spoke to my cousins in USA, about his wish to get married to me. My family in states liked him and they told me about him. Naushad is from Chennai and is from an IT background (Engineer). At 21, soon after my graduation, I got married in year 2003 and we shifted to San Francisco where my husband’s family lives. I never thought in my wildest dreams that I will get married to someone from south India. Perhaps, it was in my destiny that I have to get married to him. In 2005, we came to Hyderabad and this was the first place for me to visit in south India. One can learn and imbibe a lot from marriages. I made some good friends in Hyderabad. The people here are very warm and friendly. The Haleem we get here is something which one doesn’t find elsewhere.

I like this place a lot!

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and more crowded. But there is nothing like settling in this small, cute city of Hyderabad!

During my schooling days, I used to participate a lot in debates, was a good dancer and a basketball player too, representing national level, when I was in 12th standard.

My Family - My mom got married at very young age (when she was just 16). I am a proud daughter of my parents. As I am the eldest daughter of my family, I was more pampered and they treated me more like a son! They gave me freedom to do things which I loved to.

My Mom is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Though a bit sensitive yet so strong!

I love cooking and I have learned it from my mother and I find her an amazing cook. My mother taught me good values, how to live life and take care of the family after marriage, by being a good wife, a good mother and an allrounder. She is my role model and one day I want to be like her. I love my dad so much and haven’t met any person like him in my life. He is very sophisticated and always ready to help people and doesn’t expect much in return. I lived my childhood like a princess and my dad advised me always to be bold and brave. I was in my standard eight, when my father insisted that I should learn to drive a car. I still remember my dad told me if I pass my 10 class with good numbers, he will gift me a car and that’s what he did. He always encouraged me to do things I always wanted to. Therefore, I am grateful to my parents in many ways. I have a beautiful daughter - Sarah. She is an apple of my eye, my weakness and my strength also! My life changed a lot after giving birth to her. If God had blessed me with anything, then it would be Sarah. Whenever I am upset, I just look at her and I smile. Though she is just four years, she helps me in doing things at home. I would be happy if I have another child. Being a mother is the most beautiful gift by God. Naushad – I was born and did my education (Electronics and Communications) in Vellore, Chennai. My family lives in America (Mom, elder brother and a sister). I am a bit reserved! Life before marriage was totally different. I was free like a bird with an unorganized lifestyle and a devil may care attitude. After college, I joined Indian Air Force and worked there for six years as an Aeronautical Engineer. The path to becoming an Aerospace Engineer is a rigorous one. The job involved a combination of problem solving, routine scientific work, travelling to airfields, maintenance shops and creativity in solving problems, which were common within the industry.

After working in Indian Air Force for six years, I shifted my base to America (SFO). Life in America was hectic and monotonous. Though I travelled to almost all the states in America I was missing my country. After some time, I planned to get married and my mother introduced me to a lot of girls, but when I met Shazia, I thought she is the one and only.

First time when I met her with her cousin and her father, she looked very beautiful and charming and for me it was love at first sight. I remember second time I met her at Ansal Plaza in Delhi, I gifted her chocolates and red roses and she was really impressed. We discussed each other’s likes and dislikes. Those memories are still afresh! Being a south Indian I never thought my life partner will be from Kashmir.

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Whatever comes in her mind, she does it. A bit short-tempered at times, but on the other hand, she is adorable, very understanding and has a positive attitude towards life. She likes to experiment with cooking and is very good at that. Now that we are a family, we eat Kashmiri, Mughlai and South Indian at home. I make good sea-food at home, sometimes.

Shazia – Our first trip after marriage was to Malaysia, in 2003. We did a lot of shopping there. One of the best things was, reaching the top of Petronas Twin Towers and we got to see an amazing view of things around. We had spent good time together and that’s when a deeper bond developed for each other. But in India, Pahalgam and Gulmarg in Kashmir were the places we had visited together after marriage.

Naushad – Both these places are equally beautiful, but I loved Gulmarg more for its lush greenery. It was also low-polluted and very picturesque with snow capped mountains. Pahalgam was more like a large meadow. And of course, in America also, we had been to San Francisco and visited places like – Golden Gate and Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf which were so beautiful with natural surroundings. And on weekends and holidays we used to fly to other famous tourist destinations in California, Las Vegas and Santiago.

Who is a better cook?

Shazia – Any day, I! Naushad – I agree. But I am a Gourmet cook! (laughs) One best thing about each other?

Shazia – Whenever I shout at Naushad, he remains calm. But waits for the right time to shoot back!

Naushad – Shazia is organized to the hilt!

One thing you like about each other?

Shazia – Naushad is a very kind person. He never talks or thinks bad about anyone. He is a perfect man!

Naushad – She is vivacious, full of life and always friendly.

One thing you learned from each other?

Shazia – To be as patient as Naushad!

Naushad – To be as organized as Shazia!

One change you don’t want to see in each other?

Shazia – I like the way Naushad is!

Naushad – I want to see many changes in Shazia (laughs) Describe each other in three words?

Shazia about Naushad – Lazy, kind and Down-to-earth.

Naushad about Shazia – Centre of attraction, Perfectionist and Shopaholic.

Who likes giving surprises more?

Shazia – Obviously, I! Naushad – I agree, it’s Shazia! But we plan together!

Who is more tech savvy?

Shazia – That’s me!

Naushad – I am not too tech savvy. I find happiness in small things!

I love reading books.

Who is a morning person?

Shazia – It’s me!

Naushad – No, it’s me! My day starts with a cup of tea.

Best moment of your life?

Shazia – When I held my daughter Sarah for the first time, when she was born.

Naushad – There are many! My marriage with Shazia and welcoming my daughter Sarah, in this world.

Favourite colour?

Shazia – Red is Naushad’s favourite colour.

Naushad – (Yeah!) Shazia favourite colours are turquoise green and black.

Favourite dish?

Shazia – Naushad’s favourite is Pepper Mutton (desi style) Naushad – I agree! Shazia’s favourite dishes are Tomato Chutney and Rogan Josh.

Latest obsession – Shazia – Naushad is so obsessed about good food.

Naushad – Shazia wants to be fit (but she doesn’t want to work out much – laughs).

Weaknesses – Shazia – Naushad’s weaknesses are good sleep and good food.

Naushad – Shazia’s wants her home to be perfect. A small deviation and she gets angry!

Strengths – Shazia – (on a funny note) Naushad’s weakness is his strength!

Naushad - Shazia’s strength is her family and friends.

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Do you love burning beautiful, scented candles?

And do you know that you can easily make them yourself? It is exciting and not at all difficult. Here are 12 easy steps to creating unique candles that you can burn at home, give as gifts or even sell.

MATERIALS FOR GEL CANDLE MAKING You will need Gel Zinc wicks (do not use cotton wicks because they absorb too much gel) Essential oil for fragrance Liquid color dye Glass (wine glass or any other) Embeds (use anything non-flammable - colored aquarium gravel, marbles, glitter, sand, sea shells, crystals, polished stones or pearls.)

STEPS TO MAKING A GEL CANDLE 1. Place a little bit of hot glue in the center of the container bottom. Stick the wick in it and let the glue set.

2. Cut the gel into small pieces so it melts faster and more evenly. Melt it in a stainless steel pot over a medium heat.

3. The trickiest part is the temperature - you should get it to exactly 200°F, because overheated gel loses its clarity. For that, you will need a suitable thermometer.

4. Maintain the temperature at 200°; all the gel should melt and become smooth, like syrup.

5. Add color dye to the melted gel, a little bit at a time, until you get the desired color - remember, you can always add more dye to make the color stronger, but you can not take dye away. For a candle with embedded objects, you should use only a little color, so the objects remain visible 6. Add the fragrance - 1/3 teaspoon for each glass of melted gel will give it a nice scent. For a stronger scent, add a bit more fragrance.

7. Heat the container in the oven or microwave to about 150-160°F. This will help to reduce the appearance of bubbles.

8. If you want to use embeds, dip them in hot gel first and then arrange them in the container as you like. It is better to keep the objects closer to the sides of the container - they will be easier to see, this way.

9. Now it is time to pour your gel into the container. Place your container on a level surface and pour the gel slowly and carefully down the side.

If it is your first time, you will probably get a few bubbles; to avoid that, the gel should be still very hot.

10. Pull the wick up. Roll it on a pencil to keep it straight.

11. Let the candle cool. Trim the wick and you are done! You have a beautiful, unique gel candle, made by yourself.

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ouldn’t that be wonderful if one could relish the yummiest and the most authentic flavours of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, under one ambience? Well, this isn’t a distant dream anymore. Your wish has come true with Bhojanam. Home to delicacies like – Makka Jonna Vepudu, Venchina Mamsam, Travancore Chicken, Nuggikayi Godambe Palya, Kozhi Milagu and many more! The flavours will floor you! The non-vegetarian lunch buffet spread at Rs.299/- plus taxes is a steal. Take a break from work and head for a really sumptuous lunch. Dinner is a la carte and is equally tempting with its many signature dishes. A meal at Bhojanam is not just a meal!

Amidst a beautiful traditional setting, it will be an experience. Bhojanam also has the perfect party and banquet hall for your every special occasion. And if one is looking to host an event at your choice of venue with delights from Bhojanam, well that’s possible too, with its exclusive South Indian cuisine outdoor catering. So, let your journey to the flavours of the four Southern states begin!

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FULL THROTTLE! Machines a la mode...

MERCEDES BENZ SLK55 AMG

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ercedes-Benz’s AMG performance arm has worked its magic on the automaker’s latest SLK, itself is a more performance-minded drop top, than its predecessors. Dubbed the SLK55 AMG, the new car boasts a 5.5-liter V8 that cranks out 415 horsepower at 6,800 rpm and 398 lb-ft. of torque at 4,500 rpm, good enough to help the little drop top scoot to 60 mph in a mere 4.5 seconds before topping out at an electronically limited 155 mph. The M152 5.5-liter V8 is a new naturallyaspirated version of the M157 5.5-liter bi-turbo used in larger AMG products like the E63 AMG, CLS63 AMG and S63 AMG. Like its big brother, it features a start/stop system to save fuel. It features an ultra high-pressure direct injection system capable of injecting fuel at 2,900 psi. The new M152 version of the V8 also features cylinder management that cuts off half the cylinders – two, three, five and eight – between 800 and 3,800 rpm if the driver has selected the controlled efficiency mode on the car’s automatic transmission. The cylinder shutoff is said to be transparent and still offers plenty of power to keep the car moving unless the driver calls for more power with the skinny pedal. AMG’s speed shift plus seven-speed automatic is standard and it includes both paddles and a touch-shift mode. Larger 14.2 inch front and 13 inch rear disc brakes are standard, as is a special exhaust system. While the suspension has been tuned for more performance-oriented driving, those who plan to make the most out of their SLK55s will want to select the optional AMG handling package for its stiffer tuning, rear differential lock, two-piece front disc brakes and leather/Alcantara-wrapped three-spoke steering wheel. The SLK55 will stand out from other SLKs with a unique body kit and a special badge. Taking even more cues from the range-topping SLS AMG than the standard SLK does, the AMG features extra vents and louvers for added cooling. Xenon headlamps will be optional, although all models get LED running lamps. Inside, the car gets its own IWC-badged AMG clock, a performance steering wheel, aluminum trim pieces and sports seats with standard air scarf neck heating for chilly top-down motoring. The car is the perfect embodiment of the new AMG brand claim of driving performance - in the compact high-performance roadster segment there is nothing to compare to its combination of tangible driving dynamics, superior sportiness, unique high-technology and low fuel consumption. The SLK55 AMG accelerates from zero to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds and reaches a top speed of 155 mph (electronically limited).

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he 458 Spider, as it is called, is the first-ever mid-engine supercar with a retractable hardtop. As the convertible version of the 458 Italia, it is the successor to the F430 Spider. Unlike F430 Spider, the 458 Spider has a folding aluminum hardtop. Although more attractive than the a cloth roof, the more complex mechanics operating the hard cover means that the 4.5-liter direct-injected V8 is now hidden instead of displayed. But that’s a minor sacrifice for more air in the cabin. While the 458 Spider has the same engine and power train as the coupe - 670HP 4.5-liter V8 with a dual-clutch F1 paddle-shift transmission and Ferrari’s E-Diff - Ferrari’s engineers recalibrated certain features such as its accelerator pedal mapping, the multilink suspension and the exhaust to improve driving feel with the top down. The rear of the car is characterized by innovative forms with the buttresses designed to optimize the flow of air to the engine intakes and the clutch and gearbox oil radiators. For maximum comfort whilst driving top down, the 458 Spider features a generously-sized adjustable electric wind stop. The design was perfected to slow and diffuse the air in the cockpit, enabling normal conversation to be held even at speeds over 200 km/h. New technical solutions adopted for the chassis guarantee identical levels of structural rigidity with the roof up or down. The result is a car that is truly exciting to drive, blending extreme performance with the responsiveness that has always characterized Ferrari’s open-top berlinettas. Certain of the car’s features, such as its accelerator pedal mapping and the damping of the multilink suspension, have been calibrated to guarantee maximum sportiness and absolute driving pleasure with the top down, in line with Maranello’s exclusive spider tradition. Even the engine soundtrack has been honed to ensure that the car’s occupants are completely captivated by the drop-top driving experience. The 458 Spider is powered by Ferrari’s naturallyaspirated, direct-injection 4.5 litre V8 which was nominated as the 2011 International Engine of the Year, for its engineering excellence in terms of drivability, performance, economy and refinement. The power is transferred to the road by Ferrari’s class-leading dual-clutch F1 paddle-shift transmission through the sophisticated E-Diff, itself integrated with the F1-Trac traction control and high-performance ABS for maximum handling dynamics.

Specifications : Dimensions and Weight – length - 4257 mm (178.2 in), width – 1937 mm (76.3 in), height – 1213 mm (47.8 in), wheelbase – 2650 mm (104.3 in), dry weight – 1380 kg (3042 lbs), weight distribution fr/r – 42% / 58%. Engine : Type – v8 - 90°, displacement – 4499 cc (274.5 cu in), maximum power – 570 cv (425 kw)** @ 9000 rpm, maximum torque – 540 Nm (398 lbs/ft) @ 6000 rpm, specific power output – 127 CV/I, compression Ratio – 12.5:1. Tyres : front – 235/35 ZR20 8.5’’ and rear – 295/35 ZR20 10.5’’. Performance : maximum speed - > 325 km/h (> 202 mph), 0-100 km/h in < 3.4 seconds. fuel Consumption – 13.3/100 km and emissions – 307 g co2/km. Gearbox – dual-clutch, 7-speed F1, electronics – E-Diff3, F1-Trac, high performance ABS.

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WIDGET WONDERS Technology at its finest...

RAZER BLADE – World’s first true gaming laptop…

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azer, the world leader in high performance gaming hardware, introduces the Razer Blade – a full aluminum chassis gaming laptop featuring true portability, incredible performance and an all-new revolutionary user interface. Razer is reinvigorating technological and design innovation for the entire PC industry and encouraging gamers and developers to return to the PC as the primary gaming platform of choice. Less than an inch think and weighing less than seven pounds, the Razer Blade is the thinnest gaming laptop of its class. Each chassis of the Razer Blade is milled out of pure aluminum and packs the power of a full size gaming PC into an incredibly sleek and lightweight laptop form factor – delivering the perfect balance between performance and portability. Developed in partnership with Intel, the Razer Blade delivers cutting-edge performance to run the most demanding games of today. Powered by an Intel Core i7 CPU, NVIDIA GeForce graphics processor and a 17’’ LED display, is also has immersive visuals of games in crisp, high definition 1080p. The revolutionary switchblade user Interface, found next to a full-size keyboard, was designed from the ground up to enhance gaming experiences and provide more control at the gamer’s fingertips. The hardware was designed to run the most demanding games of today without sacrificing the laptop’s portable form factor. The Razer Blade was designed to give gamers a laptop they could truly use on the go.

Specifications - Wireless network 802.11 b/g/n compatible, 320GB 7200rpm SATA HDD, 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 memory, 2 GB Dedicated GDDR5 video memory, integrated 60Wh battery, 16.81” (width) x 10.9” (depth) x 0.88” (height); 6.97lbs (weight), built-in HD webcam.

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ake way for the touchbook - Acer’s new dual touch screen laptop. The device has two touch screens and no physical keyboard whatsoever. In fact, apart from the power button and the display keyboard button, there are no physical buttons on the device. Put simply, the device looks like two 14-inch tablets glued together on a hinge. Both the displays have a resolution of 1366x768. The upper display is a standard touch screen where as the lower display has gorilla glass making it scratch resistant. The bottom touch screen, however, is an entirely different story. Its response is fabulous, much better than expected. A nifty feature - put all 10 fingers on the display to launch the keyboard, put 5 fingers on the display to launch the Acer ring. Typing on the keyboard takes some getting used to.

The keys are well spaced out and one can get an audio feedback for every key pressed, but the experience isn’t the same as a regular keyboard. Gesture Editor is a cool feature. One can customize and assign specific gestures to launch certain programs or applications. For instance, one swipe of the finger and the browser pops up or draw the symbol D to show the desktop.

You also have certain essential options such as screen brightness, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, screen saver, hibernate, sleep, shut down, etc. on one click of the Acer ring. Although this feature isn’t a game changer, the availability of the option is nice.

Specifications - Windows 7 home premium 64-bit OS, Intel core i5-480m 2.67 GHz processor, dual 14-ich Acer CineCrystal display with a resolution of 1366x768, bluetooth 3.0, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and 4GB DDR3 RAM.

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BOWERS & WILKINS - ZEPPELIN AIR

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he simplest way to describe the product would be to compare it to an abnormally elongated egg. The same holds true for the Zeppelin Air. The original chrome finish at the rear has been replaced by a more classy glossy black plastic finish. All ports are housed in the rear. As always, the dock connector is in the front. In keeping with the design of the dock, B&W also provides an egg-shaped remote control which looks cute. Build quality is exemplary even by B&W standards, with the Zeppelin being constructed of a mesh like fabric and having a rock sold plastic covering in the rear. The Zeppelin Air is a modern B&W marvel - it incorporates the best sonic technologies developed by the company in their iconic nautilus line of speakers and combines them with mid-range drivers and tweeters used in their award winning MM-1 desktop speakers. The most impressive thing about Airplay has to be the potential for wireless playback, which is extremely convenient and it even works with other iOS based hardware. The DSP sound processing found in the MM-1 converts to superior sound quality, if one bypasses the PC sound card and takes the sound output directly through USB. It accommodates iPods and iPhones of differing depth through a spring loaded docking port that flexes to accommodate each model. Zeppelin Air’s dock connector works with iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone, iPod touch. Syncing contacts, apps, bookmarks, calendars and playlists couldn’t be easier.

We live in the times of evolving technologies which is influencing how brands communicate with their customers. Digital Signage Medium, an out of home advertising medium that was struggling to create an identity, is now gaining acceptance after being powered by an innovative technology platform – Kiosk Mint. Digital Signage powered by online technology, is gaining acceptance among retailers and brands as a powerful medium of internal branding, point of sale promotion and advertising. An Online Digital Signage Network with LCD / LED displays showcasing moving digital content are eye catching and are an excellent medium of branding and promotion, without causing any annoyance to the patrons at a public location (no distracting sounds) and most importantly they bring aesthetic value to the ambiance of the premises. Digital Signage is about Brand Recall – to register a brand in the minds of people. Its USP is its ability to reach out to audience when they are shopping. When powered by a technology platform such as Kiosk Mint, Digital Signage can present businesses an opportunity to capitalize on the footfall at a public location. The advertiser is billed for the ad, only when the screen is live and playing that particular ad. The platform has three components - Web based user interface for content / screen management, Servers which store the content and Player software that is installed on the LCD /LED unit. Kiosk Mint’s website www. kioskmint.com accessible on the internet acts as a centralized user interface that can be conveniently used for the complete management of the signage network. Each user (Advertiser, Premises Owner, Enterprise owning a private network, etc) is given a unique login that gives them access to their respective online interfaces. The content management, screen management, billing, real-time ad impression reporting and tracking systems are completely online and are accessible through the website. Along with its innovative technology platform, Kiosk Mint also provides an excellent mix of knowledge and expertise on digital signage networking, infrastructure and quality deployment.

Kiosk Mint’s online digital signage platform is deployed at Prasads IMAX, Mebaz Fashion Stores, Beam Fiber offices, Kalamandir Stores and even inside GMR Aaeroexpress buses apart from other locations. Aesthetically installed digital signages, at strategic locations, powered by technology are changing the way companies communicate and influence their internal and external audience. Kiosk Mint’s Digital Signage Technology Platform presents unparalleled opportunities to companies to capture the audiences’ attention, educate and inform customers and to build brands.

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IN OUR SUCCESS STORY WE HAVE KALAMANDIR KALYAN THE C.E.O OF KALAMANDIR. HE TALKS TO TULIP ABOUT HIS JOURNEY, REASON BEHIND HIS SUCCESS, HIS FUTURE PLAN AND HIS MOTTO IN LIFE. HOW AND WHEN DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS In early 2005, a young Telugu business school graduate wanted to put Andhra Pradesh – a state known for its rich textile tapestry with Pochampalli, Gadwal, Mangalagiri and Uppada on the textile map of India. His dream turned into a vision and transformed into action in the form of Kalamandir. Chalavadi Naga Kanaka Durga Prasad - Chairman and Managing Director of Kalamandir, is the young man who realized his dream of a world-class sari mall through Kalamandir. The company started as a retailer of saris in Hyderabad in August 2005 at a very modest scale with a retail outlet of 2000 square feet. In 2005, the store hired a retail space in Ameerpet in Hyderabad and displayed exclusive traditional sarees like silk, handlooms and fancy saris at quality that Hyderabad had never seen and at prices that Hyderabad could never believe.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE HYDERABAD - AND HOW THE CITY IS NOW, IN TERMS OF FASHION AND STYLE Hyderabad city is growing in leaps and bounds seemed like the best business step we could take. It was a good decision. Today, we have four branches in Hyderabad – Ameerpet, Disukhnagar, Kukatpally and Patny center. We also have branches in Vijayawada, Guntur and Benguluru.

HOW EASY WAS IT FOR YOU TO REACH THE PLACE WHERE YOU STAND TODAY -

Each one of us at Kalamandir treats the brand as their own.

We work together and enjoy the fruits of success together.

THE BUSINESS JOURNEY TEACHES AND CHANGES EVERYONE. SO HOW DO YOU THINK IT HAS CHANGED YOU It has changed us for the better. Today, we are more positive than ever before. Despite the talk about recession and economy slowing down, Kalamandir has stuck to its guns and proved a success. Our belief that good business will always lead to success has reiterated our believes in core values of life.

HOW DO YOU LOOK AT YOUR FUTURE The wish list comprises more showrooms, more expansion to other cities, better quality and more variety.

AN OPEN SECRET AND A TOP SECRET ABOUT YOU Kalamandir is the number one - that is an open secret.

We tasted success not because of some good time, good karma or good vastu, but because of good work. That is the top secret!

YOUR PASS TIME ACTIVITIES Corporate social responsibility. Both personally and professionally, I am involved with causes such as girl child, enviGOOD KARMA ronment and fight against drugs and corruption.

NOT GOOD TIME, OR GOOD VASTU, BUT GOOD WORK IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS

We have opened eleven branches in six years. The numbers should speak for themselves. At Kalamandir, we work with passion and therefore, it never felt like work. It was all in the game! We had to take some tough decisions when it came to retaining quality and those decisions have paid off.

YOUR TAKE ON YOUR SUCCESS The good old fashioned values of hard work, honesty and quality will always lead you to the destination called success.

THE THING WHICH KEPT YOU GOING THROUGH THE STRUGGLE The belief that good values will always help one succeed. In the beginning it may seem like it is a tough road and you may be even tempted to take the easy way out. But we stuck to our core values of quality, honesty and affordability and that is what contributed to our success.

DESCRIBE YOUR JOURNEY SO FAR Eventful and with milestones which brought smiles on our faces. We never really intended to compete with anyone or garner numbers and branches. Our only aim was to have a garment showroom which will attract customers – regardless of ads, discounts, sales etc. Kalamandir is today a brand that is associated with clients who want quality and variety.

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YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS A SUPPORT -

YOU OWE YOUR SUCCESS TO -

Our clients who have been able to appreciate our products and our services. Without them, we are nothing! Of course, God has always been with us.

ANY SUCH INCIDENT, WHICH HAS AFFECTED YOU THE MOST? We have always been associated with right cause and that makes us feel very proud. Anti-drug campagian surely made a difference in the society, but of course due to some miscommunication, things were portrayed a bit differently in the media. we are now coming up with Miss Hyderabad. we want young girl to come ahead and make a place for themselves at national and international level we are just trying to give them the right platform.

PROFESSIONAL OR PERSONAL? CHOOSE ONE Professional with a personal touch.

PIECE OF ADVISE FOR READERS OF TULIP Never underestimate the strength of good character. Success comes to those who persist.

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The Cutest Couple in town

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Head turner making an entry with a nice outfit

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I am a Rockstar

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Beauty with polka top

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Whats in my pocket take a guess

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LIMELIGHT

Mahima & Smitha

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Sharon

BIRTHDAY BASH Abhiram Agarwal celebrated his birthday with some close friends at a star hotel. It was a pool party and everyone was seen chilling in their cool casuals. Music for the party was by Dj Sharon. Birthday boy was seen bonding with friends over cocktails and snacks. Spotted at the event were Hamed and Wajid, Rashed Khan, Aparna Mulani, Jibran and many others.

Abiram & Irfan

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Rohit & Sirvwani

Sahil Gulati

Gavin & Zara

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Vibha & Anand

Rajiv & Sonal

CLUB DA’ELITE CELEBRATIONS It was a chilled-out afternoon for the DA’ELITE members at a star hotel. Starting with the bonding amongst the members, followed by the much awaited round of antakshari where the teams were named as Loot and Maar and Peet, wherein the members sang and also danced to the live band, after which the member proceeded towards cocktails and lunch. It was indeed a grand affair! This event was hosted by Rajeev & Manisha Kapoor and Kishan & Sarita Lohiya.

Vishal & Sheetal

Prachi & Nilesh

Rajiv & Manisha

Manish & Seema

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Laila Khan

Stuti

Girish

Esha & Harish

Manjula & Sonali

PINK STILLETO NIGHT Cuba Libre is a new destination for Hyderabad party lovers situated at the heart of the city in GVK-One. Pink Stilleto Night was a hit among our party circuit. People were seen dancing to the music of DJ Vijay. Spotted at the event were Girish Agarwal, Priyanka Kulumulli, Mohammed Bilgrami, Aamer Siddique, Param Reddy, Gaurav and many others. A good mix of celebrities and socialites were seen enjoying yet another wonderful Tuesday evening.

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Sarat

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Baba Sehgal

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Dia Mirza & Rocky S

Shaun Tait

Laxmi Rana

Charmy

Kavitha Reddy

BLENDERS PRIDE FASHION TOUR 2011

After successful shows in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Delhi, the two-day session of the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour happened at N Convention. The fashion designers who were involved famous designers like Anand Kabra, Raakesh Agarvwal, Gavin Miguel, Rocky S, Mandira Wirk, Asmita Marwa, Neeta Lulla and many others. The show starter for Hyderabad’s BPFT featured ex VJ and Bollywood actress Sarah Jane Dias for Gavin Miguel. Wendell Rodricks brought a zesty sorbet splash collection of loungewear destined to scorch like the sizzling sands of Goa. Former Australian Cricketer - Shaun Tait rendered a perfect finale featuring as Wendell’s showstopper. The second day of BPFW was dazzled by Bollywood divas Genelia D’Souza, Dia Mirza and Malaika Arora. The grand finale featured showstoppers - Genelia D’Souza for Rakesh Agarwal, Dia Mirza walking the ramp for Rocky S and Malaika Arora Khan for Vikram Phadnis.

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Indrani Das Gupta

Vasuki

Sridevi

Utpala Reddy

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Sunaina & Manisha

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Swetha & Ashish Malpani

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Parties @ B&C, Liquids, 10D, Rain & Kismet

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Indra

Kanishka

Sonia

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Akila

Natasha, Erica & Becky

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Nandita & Rahul

Rajjveer

Honey & Nilofar

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Arshad

Sandeep Ahuja & Avnish Kumar

Fauzan

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Wajid & Naseer

Hamed Saberi

Farhan

Ali Akbar

Qutub

Feroz Khan

Asad & Fasi

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Rainbow Childrens Hospitals

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HOTELS

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Ista

Rd. No. 36, Jubilee Hills, Tel : 23545359

Gachibowli Tel : 44508888

Chocolate Room

ITC - Kakatiya

Somajiguda, Tel : 23300839

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Hard Rock Cafe

Marriot

Madhapur, Tel : 64589595

Rd. No.1, Banjara Hills, Tel : 44767900

Mocha

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News Cafe

Hitech City - Madhapur, Tel : 40101234/35/36

Testa Rossa

Rd. No.10, Jubilee Hills, Tel : 65556519

FITNESS CLUBS 360 Degrees

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Latitudes

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HOSPITALS Apollo Hospitals

Begumpet,

Tank Bund, Tel : 66522999 / 27522999

Novotel

Shamshabad - Tel : 66250000 Hitech City - Tel : 66824422 Rd. No. 1 Banjara Hills, Tel : 66769999

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Rd. No. 1 Banjara Hills, Tel : 66523939

Taj Krishna

Rd. No. 1 Banjara Hills,

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Lahari

Evolve

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Angeethi

Mandir

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Rd. No. 10, Banjara Hills,

Tel : 66255550

Tel : 66689666

Bhojanam

Mebaz

Rd. No. 12, Banjara Hills,

Begumpet, Tel : 40112222.

Tel : 23545578, 9666688168

Banjara Hills, Tel : 40135555

Punjagutta, Tel : 23400231, 23400231

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Hitech City, Tel : 66635151

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Basheer Bagh, Tel : 23298811/22

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Isda Thai

Gvk Mall, Rd No.1 Banjara Hills, Tel : 44767770 (www.inoxmovies.com)

PVR Cinemas

Hyderabad Central Mall, Punjagutta X Rd. Tel : 66621115 / 66621116 (www. pvrcinemas.com)

PET CARE Nails n Tails

Rd. No. 4, Banjara Hills, Tel : 66047626

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PUBS 10 Downing Street

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Khan Saab Rd. No. 1, Banjara Hills, Tel : 67767111 / 112

Little Italy Rd. No. 92, Jubilee Hills, Tel : 23558001 / 02

King Koti, Tel : 66665588

Origins Begumpet, Tel : 66629917 / 16

Rewania Rd. No. 9, Banjara Hills, Tel : 67114348

Skin Touch Banjara Hills, Tel : 23333341 / 23333342

Nautanki Galli

Womens World

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Tel : 67111988

Panjagutta, Tel : 64559666

SALOONS Ashton Pierra

Banjara Hills, Road No. 9

Road No-12, Banjara Hills,

The Great Kabab Factory Rd. No. 12, Banjara Hills,

Westin

Tel : 6625 9907/6625 9908

Rd. No. 1 Banjara Hills

Banjara Hills : 66756666

Tel : 64625500

Bottles & Chimney

Raj Bhavan, Begumpet

Neerus

Rd. No. 1 & 12 Junction,

Ohris

Tel : 27766464

Begumpet, Tel : 66621212

Rd. No.12, Banjara Hills,

Lifestyle Bldg, Begumpet Tel : 67110387 Begumpet

Meena Bazar Extension

Mozarella

Tel : 65556677, 64555544

Tel : 30487777

Somajiguda - Tel : 40040666

Tel : 67110978

Liquids

Care Hospitals

Kalaniketan

Above Elahe, Rd No.10, Banjara Hills, Tel : 67114636

Somajiguda, Tel : 23456789 / 4433 0116

Jubilee Hills, Rd. No. 92

Dilsukhnagar. Tel : 66666669

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Tel : 66662323 / 66292323

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Tel : 30418488, 30116142

Tel : 65512222

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Rd. No. 10, Jubilee Hills, Tel : 23553323, 23608050 Rd. No. 1, Banjara Hills,

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Golkonda

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Zafran Exotica

Tel : 645311212, 64581212

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Chirag Ali Lane, Abids, Tel : 23203314

Paris de salon

Main Road, MLA Colony, Banjara Hills, Tel : 67120183

Shivani Beauty Parlour Opp. KFC, Himayat Nagar, Tel : 40037323 / 9948926111

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Touch Rd. No. 2 Banjara Hills Tel : 2354 2422/33

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Fifth Element Thai spa

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Suhasini is an expert Tarot card reader who covers Palmistry, Nadi Astrology and Counseling. She excels in scientific Astrology and can be contacted on Website : www.tarotworldwide.blogspot.com E-mail : tarotworldwide@gmail.com Mobile : 09393026634, 09290425451.

Aries (March 21 – April 20)

Tarot card The Magician indicates your body’s wisdom and asks you to honour your body’s need for exercises. Your physical body has its own life force and intelligence. It’s childish and demanding as well as mature and insightful. It may want cardiovascular exercises such as jogging or a peaceful walk in nature, stretching and meditative activities like yoga, dancing or music. Listen to and follow through your body’s answer, says the tarot card Queen of Cups.

Wear red for good luck. Your lucky number is 5. Tuesday is your lucky day. Since your element is fire, symbol is Ram and planet is Mars, it is advisable to wear diamond gemstone. Karmic tip - On the wings of imagination, let your mind explore every realm of life.

Gemini (May 22 – June 21) Tarot card The Empress indicates, your beauty is most apparent when you are happy and satisfied.

We are all attractive in our own unique ways. You truly are! And never put yourself down in any way.

Always have loving thoughts about your body, hair and weight and tell yourself positive affirmations like everyone is attracted towards you. Loving time and money make you feel wonderful. Remember your inner and outer radiation makes your life attractive, says the tarot card Two of Wands. Wear green for good luck. Your lucky number is 6. Wednesday is your lucky day. Since your element is air, symbol is twins and planet is Mercury, it is advisable to wear garnet. Karmic tip - A successful person doesn’t quit trying one’s goal.

Once a goal is achieved, a new goal has to be set and keep going.

Leo (July 23 – August 23) Tarot card Ace of Pentacles indicates you pay attention to every thought and action you are beginning to develop. Be kind. Follow your new energy attraction with loving friends, relatives, colleagues in your sphere. Most importantly, when you are particularly kind towards yourself and when you are thinking about yourself, by taking time out for yourself that is you are rewarded for your peace and satisfaction. Watch the rewards which come into your life, says the tarot card The World. Wear blue for good luck. Your lucky number is 2. Sunday is your lucky day. Since your element is fire, symbol is Lion and planet is Sun, it is advisable to wear gemstone ruby. Take care of your spine. Offer prayers to Sun God. Karmic tip - Life is very interesting if you can learn from the mistakes you make.

Libra (September 24 – October 23) Tarot card The Chariot indicates, you to take the first step in being free from any unnatural restrictions.

To be trapped in some life area. Remember you are responsible for yourself not others when you are happy, your family, friends and spouse enjoy being around you and give you inner strength and confidence in assisting yourself in breaking free. God’s plan is that you are responsible by simultaneously feeling free as birds; fairies, says the tarot card The Hierophant. Wear red for good luck. Your lucky number is 11. Friday is your lucky day. Since your element is air, symbol is scales and planet is Venus, it is advisable to wear gemstone sapphire. Offer water to rising Sun. Take care of your kidneys. Karmic tip - A positive attitude helps bridge the gap between ability and acceptance.

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Taurus (April 21 – May 21) Tarot card The Chariot indicates to be honest. You may be hiding your true feelings and aren’t being right about an important topic. So be honest with yourself. You may feel depressed, tired and irritated (symptoms which arise while being dishonest). Have a silent conversation amidst the flowers, trees, grass etc and train your conscience to get in touch with your deepest feelings. Remember, the fairies of Heavens have to hold a mirror up to us that we can see and admit the truth, says the tarot card The Moon. Wear orange for good luck. Your lucky number is 8. Friday is your lucky day. Since your element is earth, symbol is bull and planet is Venus, it is advisable to wear emerald. Take care of your throat. Karmic tip - Never press a point too hard because a deep wound is hard to heal and usually leaves a scar.

Cancer (June 22 – July 22) Tarot card The Star indicates you are beginning to recover your natural identity including your old sense of humour, including your desires. Trust that whatever changes you are experiencing is a part of evolution. Your old self is emerging. Hold tight and allow all changes to occur by building a solid foundation and everything else works perfectly, says the tarot card Queen of Cups. Offer seven types of food grains equal to your weight to ashram or a holy place. Wear brown for good luck. Your lucky number is 5. Monday is your lucky day. Since your element is water, symbol is crab and planet is Moon, it is advisable to wear pearl gemstone. Take care of your chest. Karmic tip - A single hour spent with a good book and a cup of tea can give you an entire worth of contentment.

Virgo (August 24 – September 23) Tarot card Four of Swords indicates, your creative expression doesn’t need to be skilled or perfect. The most therapeutic types of creative activities allow you to paint outside the lines. Do not worry whether it is creative or not. Instead create your exuberance!

Remember, your heart needs an outlet to express your emotions says, the tarot card The Justice. Wear orange for good luck. Your lucky number is 4. Wednesday is your lucky day. Since your element is earth, symbol is maiden and planet is Mercury, it is advisable to wear gemstone agate (Diamond). Give first bite of your food to a brown cow. Take care of your stomach. Karmic tip - There is a law in life - When one door closes, another one opens.

Scorpio (October 24 – November 22) Tarot card The Strength indicates, this month your desires are manifesting into reality. So hold fast to your faith and expect positive outcomes to make this transaction successful and prayers are heeded.

Ask God and the fairies to release you of any fears which could cause you to sabotage your success. Know that you deserve this new abundance and that will bring joy to you and those in your life. Your affirmations, prayers, visualizations have brought your dreams to reality, so keep the faith and experience the glimmers of your dreams coming true, says the tarot card The Star. Wear green for good luck. Your lucky number is 9. Tuesday is your lucky day. Since your element is water, symbol is scorpion and planet is Pluto, it is advisable to wear Opal (Diamond) or Novratan Ring. Karmic tip - If you are looking for perfection, look in the mirror then expect it.

Tarot card The Hermit indicates your finances are moving up to a new level. Increased flow have been visualized in wealth, along with positive thoughts and desires coming your way. This good fortune not only applies to money but also for opportunities in personal and professional life. The fairies advise you to have a positive and useful heart. It continually affirms and accepts good things into your life. If you find that this financial flow becomes interrupted then adjust your thoughts and emotions to accept all the gifts that you so richly deserve says the tarot card The Bondage. Wear purple for good Luck. Your lucky number is 4. Thursday is your lucky day. Since your element is fire, symbol is archer and planet is Jupiter, it is advisable to wear amber. Karmic tip - Life is neither to be wept over nor to be laughed at, but to be understood.

Aquarius (January 21 – February 18) Tarot card The Hermit indicates that change of venue is coming your way. You may move to a new residence. You may also change the location of employment. You could be on a crisp of finding a new job or your current boss may promote you to a new location. Trust that this is for your betterment in your life. You will work in a safe, comfortable environment in a wonderful location. The fairies of Heavens are in touch with graphical changes for drawing you to a new location, perhaps you have the thinking of moving to a new house or a new business, says the tarot card The Emperor. Wear red for good luck. Your lucky number is 6. Saturday is your lucky day. Since your element is air, symbol is water carrier and planet is Uranus, it is advisable to wear blue sapphire. Karmic tip - To live is be to love. All reasons are against it and all have the instincts for it.

Capricorn (December 22 – January 20)

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Tarot card The Lovers indicates that you allow winwin situations. Learn to make decisions based upon your honest feelings and stick to those and do not allow others to come in between. When you are honest, you will know your desires. Others might pressurize you to betray your feelings. Do not allow your own needs to be compromised and do not be afraid about how you feel. New solutions become apparent. Self-confidence is important and others will respect you, says the tarot card The Sun. Wear yellow for good luck. Your lucky number is 8. Saturday is your lucky day. Since your element is earth, symbol is goat and planet is Saturn, it is advisable to wear topaz. Gift a box of chocolate or flowers to your beloved. Karmic tip - If your desires are endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

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Sagittarius (November 23 – December 21)

Pisces (February 19 – March 20) Tarot card The Ten of Wands indicates that you are receiving guidance from your one consciousness that is divine, universal conscience. Whichever route you have been lurking now, you have to keep having conversations with your higher consciousness. This will need time away from noise and join a spiritual group. Quieting your mind and your consciousness guides you through all life areas.

Your spiritual path will help you to hear this voice because you are taking time to listen. So begin to mediate and practice Yoga and the universe will help you and your life will improve, says the tarot card The High Priestess. Wear orange for good luck. Your lucky number is 16. Thursday is your lucky day. Since your element is water, symbol is fish and planet is Neptune, it is advisable to wear diamond and Jade.

Karmic tip – Life always bursts the boundaries of formulae.

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