Lounge for 09 july 2011

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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Vol. 5 No. 28

LOUNGE THE WEEKEND MAGAZINE

FLOATING WRECKS

BUSINESS LOUNGE WITH MERCEDES­ BENZ’S PETER HONEGG >Page 8

Sachin Pawshe, 23, returned home safe two weeks ago. He is among numerous Indian sailors who’ve fallen prey to a vicious and violent cycle of piracy in the Indian Ocean. The horror of his story and what it says about the shipping industry >Pages 9­11

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

The Trinity ring, a classic piece of jewellery pioneered by Cartier in 1924, has renewed appeal for young couples >Page 7

POCKET WORKSTATION

The BlackBerry PlayBook stays true to the first part of its name while paying lip service to the latter >Page 6

THE ARTIST AS IDEOLOGUE

A retrospective of artist Chittaprosad Bhattacharya shows why his observations of human suffering echo today’s realities >Page 16

Pawshe calls himself the joker of the pack. ‘I had to keep laugh­ ing to keep everyone alive,’ he says.

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PIECE OF CAKE

AAKAR PATEL

THE BUSINESS OF BEING A ‘JAWAN’

T

he slogan Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, coined by Lal Bahadur Shastri, ennobles the role of warrior and peasant. In reality there is little respect for the profession of soldiery here. Any number of American politicians proudly announce their son’s enlistment as a private, the entry-level soldier. How many Indian leaders send their sons to become jawans? I can think of none. Foot-soldiery in India is for the poor. In Kipling’s Kim, the one sensual episode is the brief exchange between the Dogra jawan... >Page 4

MUSIC MATTERS

PAMELA TIMMS

A PROPER LOAF OF BREAD

T

his month sees the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Chorleywood baking process. I say celebrations, but you may well feel that commemorating the invention of pre-packaged, long-life, tasteless white sliced bread is not necessarily a reason to start popping champagne corks. Whatever your point of view, back in 1961 a revolution in bread making occurred and Britain led the way in replacing wholesome, nutritious, hand-baked bread with limp... >Page 5

SHUBHA MUDGAL

DON’T MISS

in today’s edition of

THE MUSICAL SHORTHAND

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f music in India is abundantly diverse, so is the terminology associated with its many genres and styles. Film music too has its own set of unique terms, short codes, phrases often coined and used almost exclusively by sessions musicians, particularly those who were active in the pre-digital, pre-multi-track recording days. These sessions musicians have largely been an anonymous lot, with no one caring to acknowledge them on album covers. Often, they may find due place... >Page 17

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