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STUDENTS STONE BABU’S CONVOY TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu’s defiant Warangal leg of Rythu Poru Bata began on a bitter note with the police resorting to a lathi-charge and firing teargas shells to disperse OU students who stoned the convoy. P5

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School’s out?

As the 54-strong Special Tiger Protection Force goes into action in the two main tiger reserves of Bandipur and Nagarhole on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border, hopes are high for our favourite Big Cat

With the Telangana agitation set to rear its head again on Jan 17, schools are bracing for the worst. At Osmania University, however, THEIR exams come first.

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Spirit of Twin Cities

From the shadows, he aims to please VICE

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ey!!! Want To Become A Gigolo?’ ‘Want To Earn Good Money By Giving Hot Services To Our Female Clients (Indian And Foreign Clients). We Provide Males To Elite Class Females To Serve Them... Earnings Vary From `10,000 To `20,000 Per Stand... Contact… Phone number….’ Such Net ads are aplenty in Hyderabad among other cities. The advertisers say that they have metro-networks where your services can be exchanged. These are independent players but there is another set of ‘resident service’ centred around beauty/ skin parlours of Hyderabad. They work discretely, very protected and are urban-bred. Most

of them are labeled as male escorts. The word gigolo is not used in their circles. Anyone who is not uncouth, uneducated and is in conformity with the international standards of behaviour can become a well-paid gigolo. Gigolos are rated according to their looks and performance. A top-class one earns about `4,000 per customer. They are booked through mobile phones only. After booking, the youth will appear before the would-be hirer and she should approve him. If the rate is `4,000 the hirer has to pay `8,000 because half of the earning goes to the one who patronises them. One good looking youth, whom Postnoon traced with difficulty,

told Postnoon that he is from Delhi and his age is 23 years. However, he looked at least 30 years old. He has been working for the past four years and he has been with women between 30 to 45 years of age. “I have earned well but the threat of skin disease is a perpetual worry,” he said Those in the know of things said on a condition of anonymity that a gigolo is not called at a

short notice. He is given 24 hours to get prepared. Once a youth proves popular with the hirer, he can look forward to a generous tip and future work too, they said. Business ethics and sensitive nature of the network do not allow to reveal who the gigolos are as the name of each one is fictitious. There are nicknames too, such as ‘Tiger’, ‘Superman’ ‘King’ — all earned through their proficiency in keeping their hirers happy. Under no circumstance would one know the identity of the hirer. “It’s strictly prohibited,” said one advertiser when contacted on phone. But they drop a hint of their social status — rich, liberal and whose husbands too have liberal values. Rich girls too demand the service of good chaps though more are the married rich. Most of the City-based

gigolos do not go out but work around the posh areas. But police sources dropped a hint that unlike the high-society gigolos, there are some males who offer themselves for sex on the streets. They are unprotected and are out for an adventure and luck. They stand at various vantage points as if waiting for some friend. Women who need their services come in cars and pick them up. When contacted Police Commissioner, AK Khan said the police are aware of it and they are told to keep a watch on them and try to nab whenever they could lay a hand on them. Khan added that in the past, the police had found male masseurs but not gigolos because they are not easily identifiable and are difficult to bring to book.

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Different strokes To witness strokes of various kinds head to Gallery Space. It’s an exhibition presenting paintings and drawings by various artists. Where: Gallery Space, Banjara Hills When: Ongoing, 11am to 7pm Contact: (040) 65541836

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Trayaah An exhibition of paintings by Shrikant W Kohle, HR Devulapalli and PJ Stalin. Each artist brings about a variety of colours, shapes and emotions. Where: Shrishti, Jubilee Hills When: Ongoing, 11am Contact: (040) 2360715

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t’s one thing to be the rabble-rouser and quite another to make the system work. This is what the new young mayor Mohd Majid Hussain learnt on his first day as the mayor of Hyderabad. The mayor was given a red carpet welcome by officials. It was past 3 pm when he entered the mayoral chamber with party MLA Ahmed Pasha Qadri and floor leader Nazeer Ahmed, followed by other corporators and supporters. After fulfilling the formalities, he met GHMC commissioner MT Krishna Babu. Then it was an avalanche of corporators who were vying with one another to greet him. Later, Aminulhassan Jaffri, MLC, took him to the anteroom. The mayor, fresh and prim but tense, began to attend to things. Meanwhile, the clamour of the media for his maiden interview grew louder. The media had many questions but Majid Hussain was not quite prepared. His advisors suggested that the media meet should be kept after the mayor had

assessed the City’s fundamentals and needs. The mayor appeared eager to hold meetings with officials before he spoke to the media or anyone else. One newsman shot back saying that how could he say that he needs time to understand the needs of the City, when he is a corporator and a native of Hyderabad? Majid then spoke about his priorities. The media wanted to know what he thought was the reason for nominating such a young man for the mayoral office? He attributed his position to party chief Asaduddin Owaisi. Later, GHMC additional commissioners Shiva Parvathi, Aleem Basha, Sai Krishna and other senior officials of the corporation also congratulated the mayor on assuming charge.

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E The City went into lockdown, and the streets wore a deserted look the last time the T-agitation hit

Schools, colleges brace for another T-jammer Sudeshna Koka sudeshna.k@postnoon.com

he New Year’s resolution of pro-Telangana agitators — to achieve a separate State or keep up the agitation — has thrust the City’s academic world into the throes of uncertainty and anguish yet again. TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao’s announcement that a fresh Telangana stir will begin on January 17 and “would be the mother of all agitations” has academic circles buzzing with anxiety. Students in Hyderabad have already lost 45 days of learning in the latter half of 2011. Students had to give up their holidays; teachers had to work extra hours and parents underwent the agony of a Sakala Janula Samme (general strike) in October. The dates for the agitation have been tentatively set for after the Sankranti holidays. “We don’t know what to do. We did not give our children Christmas holidays and even reduced the Sankranti holidays from 10 to 5 days. All this is

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From liquor barons to god’s own: Dhoolpet’s strange tale PIC: N SHIVA KUMAR

Anubha K Singh anubha.k@postnoon.com

B Gopala Krishna passes away

ormer MP and YSR Congress leader Thota Gopala Krishna, 64, died on Thursday. He was elected twice to the Lok Sabha as TDP candidate and once to the Assembly from Peddapuram in 2004 on Congress ticket. Gopala Krishna had recently undergone a bypass surgery and his health deteriorated after that. He was admitted to a corporate hospital, where doctors told his relatives that he was brought in a very critical condition. He is survived by a son and a daughter.

The numbers in December 2011 n No of cases booked: 1,860 n No of persons arrested: 929 n Illicit liquor quantity seized: 88,405 litres

Vinayak Chaturthi,” says the widow and head of her family. Most families are aware that brewing liquor is illegal. “I know that this is bad, but there’s nothing we can do. Kites and idols can’t give me my bread and butter nor can it fulfil my family’s requirements. The earnings from the kite and idol making are no match to what we get from the liquor but then it is the question of atonement that sustains us to suffer the loss and continue with the sin after the festival period ends,” she says rather philosophically. Does Lord Ganesha listen to

THE FACES OF HYDERABAD SYED

IN BRIEF CBI files caveat on Srilakshmi’s petition in SC THE CBI on Thursday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court, against the petition of IAS officer Srilakshmi, who challenged the AP High Court’s order cancelling her bail. The CBI joint director VV Lakshminarayana has said that the agency has filed a caveat against Srilakshmi’s special leave petition. He added that a supplementary charge-sheet would be filed in the Obulapuram Mining Scam.

CRIME e it brewing gudumba (country-made illicit liquor) or carving Ganesha idols; Dhoolpet epitomises the best and the worst of the City. These residents’ nimble fingers are busy once again, but this time around there is not a hooch vat in sight. The round-the-clock breweries that produce gudumba and constantlyrubbed ganja have come to a halt. Now the ‘artisans’ are busy making manja and kites for the Sankranti festival. In addition to making kites, many have already commenced making Ganesha idols. Dhoolpet in Old City is known for its gudumba-ganja cartel but its denizens believe that the place is cleansed of its ‘sins’ by the creation of Ganeshas that are made in abundance for Vinayaka Chaturthi every year. The place springs to life and buzzes with activity every year during festival time. The elephant-god seems to enliven the by lanes here. Sita Bai’s family, who has been brewing liquor for the last two decades, from January up to Ganesh Chaturthi keeps herself and her family busy making kites and idols. In a day, a five-member group makes around 500 to 600 kites that are sold to wholesalers. “There is no fear in the [liquor] trade we practise, as Ganesha takes care of us for the prayaschit we do by keeping ourselves clean and away from brewing liquor during

their prayers? In spite of it being an open secret, Dhoolpet still maintains its numero uno status in illicit liquor production. Repeated raids by the excise and police departments have failed to stop the trade. The haul Excise officials claim that as many as 200 to 300 cases are booked every month. There has been much awareness created among the people regarding the side effects of liquor making. Assistant Prohibition and Exercise superintendent Surjith Singh said, “In the last one year there has been a tremendous reduction in liquor production here. The rehabilitation and awareness programmes by the State government having creating an impact on the denizens. The government has sanctioned `5 crore for their rehabilitation.” Loans are also being provided by the State government to these people to start a better business or find an alternative profession.

Syed Fareeduddin, holds the keys to the Secretariat, literally. His job is to lock all the offices and keep everything in safe custody. He possesses the keys for two to three FAREEDUDDIN, GUARD, SECRETARIAT blocks and his job is to lock every room. Ever since PIC: N SHIVA KUMAR some alcohol bottles were found in the Secretariat, the chief secretary Pankaj Dwivedi has ordered that all offices in the State secretariat must be shut by 7 pm. Fareed works eighthour shifts and has been doing so for the last 22 years. B block has 52 doors, C block has 42, and D block A city is defined by has 76, all of which have to be locked at 7 pm. After he the people who live does this he returns to his and work in it. Here we take a look at post in the guard room. the human threads Sometimes officers come in early and they call up the that make up our guard office asking him to urban tapestry open the doors. Ahmed, who is in charge of the guard room, then coordinates with the “key” staff to open the doors. Fareed says it is a routine job, but sometime when painting and other maintenance work is being carried out he has to keep vigil.

U Srinivas

`1 lakh fine for selling liquor above the MRP EXCISE MINISTER Mopidevi Venkataramana has said that the government would implement the MRP rule strictly. Talking to the media, the minister said the government had decided to slap a fine up to `1 lakh for violation of the MRP rule. License would be cancelled after the third consecutive violation. The minister added that stern action would be taken against those brewing and selling hooch.

Tollywood actor Mohan Babu annoyed at TTD FILM ACTOR and former MP Mohan Babu on Thursday lashed out at the TTD administration after he faced inconvenience when he visited Tirupati on Thursday. In his scathing attack on TTD, he said that it was necessary that we first respect our own family, meaning that outsiders were being shown greater importance than locals.

OU adds another feather to its crown with UPE OU HAS added another feather in its crown by getting ‘University with Potential for Excellence.’ Through this new identity, the University will receive a special fund of `50 crores additionally for development of the University, from the UGC. OU ranked second out of six universities, that received this honour. The University would spend `15 crores for research and `35 crores for development.

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BLOOMING DALE A major suburb in the City, Gudimalkapur is also the biggest wholesale flower market that stocks over a 100 varieties in different hues

Aishwarya Yerra aishwarya.y@postnoon.com

ne step into the Indira flower market at Gudimalkapur and you are greeted by a riot of colours and fragrances. After all this is the biggest wholesale flower market in the City. Here farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; produce is directly bought and sold through agents on a commission basis. The market sells over a hundred varieties of local flowers like types banthi, rose, astor, khakda, chandini and jasmine. Farmers from the neighbouring villages of Erravalli, Chavilla,

Golapalli, Vikarabad, Tandur etc come and sell the flowers they grow. All the shops in the market are registered under the society. Of late though the market has seen a slump in business. Peak seasons for them are during Dussera, Diwali, Vara Lakshmi Vratam and Vinayaka Chavithi and marriage seasons. Roses remain the most popular and this season chamanthis are available in abundance. The wholesalers say that retailers like flower sellers who sell flowers on cycles or ladies who sell flowers on footpaths are their biggest clients. The bulk of their business comes from them.

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115 shops in the society market 150 varieties are sold here `3 per kg for banthi (marigold) `30 per kg for rose Nearly 100 kgs of flowers are brought by one farmer each day The life of the flowers is one day 50,000 kgs of flowers are bought by the entire market per day `50,000 is the profit of the entire market per day (slump season) 200 individual small retailers buy from each shop 400 kgs of flowers are bought by each shop every day 10 per cent of flowers are wasted everyday, GHMC disposes them

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

PICS : SRINIVAS SETTY

Movers & Shakers

Apoorva

f you want a taste of Hyderabad’s nightlife, then Bottles and Chimney is the place to be, especially on a Thursday night, when it is Ladies Night and fun, music and liquor are on the house. Spotted at the pub were a couple of groovy youngsters, dancing to the pulsating music belted out by the DJ.

Pari and Ayesha

Pradeep and Honey

Sweety and Bharat

Anjali,Sravanthi and Sonali

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Rashid Ali Khan

A slice of Italy In the New Year, Testa Rossa Caffe is ready to script a new story, so they began by opening up another outlet at Banjara Hills, Road No 3, on Thursday. The store was launched by none other than actor Dino Morea.

Pond’s has opened the first of its kind and India’s largest ever Mobile Beauty Class!Young girls listen in rapt attention as an expert with the mobile class conducts a beauty workshop. The mobile class also conducts skin analysis sessions and renders personalised treatments to students.

Actor Kamal Kamaraju invites the public to his first solo art show on a series of paintings he has done on Minnu. The show will also launch 600 limited edition calendars with Kamal’s paintings and will be exclusively on sale at the Muse Art gallery. The exhibition will begin on January 7.

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India unveiled

RSS, Digvijay trade barbs over photo NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Thursday traded barbs over a photograph showing him sharing the dais with RSS leaders. While the RSS accused Singh of practicing ‘vote-bank and communal’ politics, the Congress general secretary hit back, saying that the Sangh should explain whether it had ever praised him like they had praised Anna Hazare in their recently published book. “The recent expose of this photograph is a reaffirmation of the communal politics that the Congress has been indulging in since the beginning,” RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav told reporters. Digvijay Singh, however, thanked the RSS and BJP for doing their research. IANS

FROZEN REALITY

Kashmiris look at icicles hanging from a tree after in a snow storm at Shopian, 65km south of AFP Srinagar on Thursday.

BJP draws RSS ire, Congress flak on Kushwaha induction NEW

DELHI:

Divisions appeared in the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday with opposition within the ranks as well as from the allies to the induction of a scam-accused former Uttar Pradesh minister even as the Congress sharpened its attack, questioning the purpose of party veteran LK Advani’s anti-corruption 'rath yatra'. Party leaders, including party chief Nitin Gadkari, maintained a studied silence on the issue. The strongest attack on the BJP came from its mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, which urged the people of

Uttar Pradesh not to vote for party-hoppers and tainted people. While RSS mouthpiece Panchajanya snubbed the saffron party for inducting Babu Ram Kushwaha, spokesperson Ram Madhav said that the BJP should not ignore the issue of tainted candidates. Saffron-clad BJP MP, Yogi Adityanath, feared the party could face the consequences at the hustings in February. "The corrupt leaders in Mayawati's and Mulayam Singh Yadav's parties are being taken in the BJP keeping in mind UP Assembly elections. This could prove to be harmful

POLITICAL DRAMA

Trinamool Congress MP and film director Satabdi Roy with actor Rakhi Sawant during the shooting of the Bengali movie PTI Om Shanti in Kolkata on Thursday.

for the party," Adityanath, the MP from Gorakhpur said. The BJP’s central leadership evaded questions on the issue. Party leader Arun Jaitley refused to answer any questions when asked about Kushwaha as he came out after meeting President Pratibha Patil on the Lokpal Bill. Gadkari, who was in Jhansi to address an election rally in the heart of the Bundelkhand region, not only shunned even a passing reference to Kushwaha, who until Wednesday was described by the party leaders as "a prominent OBC leader from Bundelkhand," but also parried

queries by mediapersons on the issue. Meanwhile, Janata DalUnited leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that his party was against “inducting tainted leaders.” The Congress continued its attack on the BJP with regard to this issue. Taking a dig at the party, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said that the BJP was like the River Ganga and corrupt people could be purified by sending them to the party. "If BJP is like Ganga, what is the need for Jan Lokpal. Send all corrupt people to BJP," he said. IANS

`1.5 crore unaccounted cash seized in UP Police on GHAZIABAD: Thursday seized over `1.5 crore from different places across the district in view of stepped up checking with orders from the Election Commission banning transport of unaccounted cash of over `1 lakh in the poll-bound State. An amount of `65 lakh was seized when a car en-route to Delhi was intercepted in Vijaynagar area, police said. A sum of `21 lakh was seized from another car in Kavinagar

police station area, while `13 lakh was recovered from yet another car in Sahibabad area, they said. Fourteen people have been taken into custody and investigations are on by the police and the Income Tax Department, they said. In view of the Assembly polls starting in February, the Election Commission has imposed restrictions on movement of unaccounted cash of over one lakh. PTI

Emergency row: Advani takes on PM NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party veteran LK Advani on Thursday took a jibe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying that he had recently missed an opportunity to distance himself from the atrocities inflicted on the media during the 1975-77 Emergency. Both Manmohan Singh and Advani were present at a function earlier this week for the birth centenary of Puran Chandra Gupta, the founder of Dainik Jagran. The PM released a book and a stamp on Gupta, who was jailed during the Emergency. “I do not know if the PM has glanced through this book, or if anyone has told him that the Jagran editors were arrested as they had firmly opposed the Emergency,” Advani said in his latest blog entry. “Had he been briefed he would have done a signal service to democracy. By omitting to do so, he has missed an opportunity to distance himself from the worst assault on press freedom in the history of independent India,” he added. IANS

Will provide safety to Indians: China NEW DELHI: China today promised to provide adequate safety to Indians on its soil and said that the recent incidents in Yiwu will not be allowed to influence age-old friendly ties between the two countries. Giving this assurance to BJP MP Tarun Vijay, Chinese Ambassador to India Zhang Yan promised his best efforts to send back home the two traders who were recently attacked by locals in Yiwu city. “We are working to improve relations. India and China are engines to the world economy and our horizons of cooperation are too big. We will not allow such kind of incidents to influence our age-old civilisational ties”, a release from the BJP MP, who is also a spokesperson of the party, said quoting Yan. Observing that such incidents vitiate the atmosphere and discourage Indians from visiting China, Vijay suggested that the Chinese government should think about setting up special India-China friendship help centres in major cities there for people in distress. The Ambassador said that this was a very constructive suggestion and he would forward it to his government for consideration. PTI

Business

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

Matters of saving and spending

Focus on emerging markets F

rom an HDMI television to a mobile phone to a tablet PC, very large-scale integration (VLSI) technology plays a key role in everyday life. The 25th VLSI conference which begins today in the City is focussed on educating students on making of a tablet from design to delivery, says convener Dasarath Gude (GD) in an interview to A Saye Sekhar of Postnoon. What is the theme and objective of the VLSI conference? The theme of the conference is ‘Embedded solutions for emerging markets’. When it comes to objective, we focus on consumer, energy and automotive. The main objective is to make sure that all those technically interested people to get together at one place and to share their knowledge and encourage youngsters to talk about the future of the industry and what is in store for them. Which are the big names from the fabless semiconductor industry taking part in the fiveday conference? Intel, AMD, Qualcom, Xylinx, Mentor Graphics, and Magma are among the big names and startups liked SocTronics are also taking part. Some of them are sponsors for the programme. They are investing money to promote the event and

Silver Jubilee conference on VLSI technology begins

Dasarath Gude knowledge sharing. Some are showcasing their products. How many papers have come? Any special project that came from students that gets highlighted in the conference? As many as 170 technical papers have been selected as of now. In all, over 1,000 papers were submitted. This is an encouraging trend. The papers came from all over the world. We do have some local papers. There are 48 papers from students. This is the first time we opened up a contest for student papers. We zeroed in on six of them and one would be the finalist which brings recognition.

Do the projects submitted in student forum translate from lab to land and is there any handholding done? There is no handholding from the industry side. Maybe, institutions would do so. They must work with some professors. Some of them are good ideas. But we have to see how could they be productised. About 15,000 professionals work in different companies on VLSI technology in the country. Do you foresee any investment coming into Hyderabad either from exiting players and/or new players after the conference?

The exiting players are scaling up. Presently from a revenue point of view, the industry size in the City is Rs. 400 crore to Rs 500 crore. Every year, it is being ramped up. Some new players are coming too. A couple of companies were started and the minimum investment is not less than $ 15 million to begin with. How is the industry planning to prepare the students industryready and enhance their employability skills? Still it is a concern. Training is a serious concern. Veda IIT is helping the students to hone their skills on VLSI. Engineering colleges introduced the subjects. Still there is a long way for them to go to make their students industry ready. We work with Vasavi, Government Polytechnic, and GIOE, as their managements are very aggressive. What is the positioning in India? A lot of projects are coming and there is a demand. There is a lack of good skillsets. In terms of design, we are no 4 globally — US, China, Taiwan and India in that order. China overtook us. There is a lot of push from the Government of India. Anurag (Advanced Numerical Research and Analysus Group) of defence research Development Organisation in the City is a large VLSI project.

Sensex down MUMBAI: The BSE benchmark Sensex lost nearly 83 points in early trade on Friday on continued selling by funds on fears of disappointing quarterly earnings and a weakening trend on other Asian bourses. The 30-share index, which had lost over 82 points in the past two sessions, fell further by 82.84 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 15,774.24 points with capital goods, metals and banking stocks leading the fall. The wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty index also declined by 30.60 points, or 0.64 per cent, to 4,719.35. Brokers said funds and retail investors engaged in selling activity on worries over lower quarterly corporate earnings results, to be announced later this month. In addition, a weak trend in Asian region following overnight losses in the US market also dampened the trading sentiments here. In the Asian region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was trading 0.28 per cent down, while Japan's Nikkei shed 0.52 per cent in morning trade. PTI

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General Motors India has unveiled new variants of Chevrolet Tavera Neo 3 and Chevrolet Captiva 2.2 AT. Hyundai announced the launch of the all-new 2.4 litre GDI engine powered Sonata Tata Motors unveiled Safari Storme, Tata Ultra in LCV & ICV range and Tata LPT 3723, 5-axle rigid truck. It demonstrated alternate fuel technology capability concepts: Tata Nano CNG, Tata Indigo Manza diesel-electric hybrid and Tata Starbus Fuel Cell (hydrogen) Audi stand displayed the compact SUV - Audi Q3. Landrover unveiled Defender concept 100 and Defender concept 100 sport. Mercedes- Benz launched open-top car: the SLS AMG Roadster. It presented all New M-Class and showcased the future design cues through concept A-Class and fuel Cell technologies. BMW has unveiled BMW M5 super sports car and limited-edition BMW Individual 7 series Royal Enfield has launched Thunderbird 500, with27.2 bhp power and 500cc engine.

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Comment

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

Fair, free and forthright

Editorials CHINA’ S GROWTH comes with a price

n a tone that reeked of sheepish admiration, the Prime Minister sang paeans to the impressive growth China had clocked in science and how India was lagging. However, the Chinese tale of success has come at a price, which we cannot afford to pay. Be it the mega dams or the massive industrial estates, millions of people have had their land and livelihood snatched away from them. Protesters have been arrested, tortured and tens of thousands are being detained in labour camps under inhuman conditions. We have our share of blood in the form of dams and forcible acquisition of farm land. If we want to soar above the dragon we need to chart a course that is compatible with our social, economic and political systems. The visual splendour of the dragon’s fiery breath may be breathtaking but the trail of destruction it leaves is equally unpalatable.

Chargesheet against the elevated Metro Hard talk P K Surendran

he firebrand leader who stormed the Marxist citadel of West Bengal in the 2011 Assembly elections has always been in the news. Didi, as she is popularly known, is loved for her antics and theatrics. Her grand conspiracy theories blaming the Marxists for everything from law and order problems to building fires and the witty anecdotes during speeches have brought down the House with laughter. Moody as a cat, friendly as a sister and fierce like a tigress, the lady is here to stay — and entertainment is guaranteed.

hy are they all keen on bringing an elevated Metro rail in every Indian city? Why doesn’t the government of the day make a cost analysis and put it before the public? There are scores of questions in the minds of simple citizens who have no devious agenda. And, these simpletons do not know how the politico-bureaucratic axis works. Poor them! Overhead Metro rail is branded unviable and unnecessary world over. The reasons are: the overgrown cities of today have little leeway left for giving space for a massive rail project. Consider the following. n It displaces and wrest precious livelihood of lakhs of people en route n It defaces the cityscape and kills dozens of heritage wealth n It can’t recover the cost even three generations after it is built n In a rocky terrain like Hyderabad, the metro railroad project is a Herculean job The rationale of an elevated Metro in other cities is that it proved an average success in Delhi. And, they all take the fair name of the engineer marvel, E Sreedharan, to justify rails in other cities. Only he knows he did nothing of the sort. Even in Delhi’s instance, let us remember that the Metro built for 3 million passengers per day finally carries only 1 million in spite of cancelling nearly 100 bus routes on the journey. This has led to the displacement of more than 200,000 people but only 50,000 have been rehabilitated. If we see in totality, it is easy to see that the elevated Metro is desirable if a city is being planned. Cities in Europe built Metros in the 20th century because they had centralised business districts. Do we? The cost estimates have escalated over the years with poor revenue collection. All in all the hurried planning of the metro system leaves a lot to be desired. Rather, subway or underground railway system could be far more ideal for crowded Indian cities. But, the HMRL Hyderabad general manager Vishnuvardhan Reddy says the cost of the overhead metro, `14132 crore

Kohli’s infamous tantrum at Sydney

There’s a way to stop load shedding

What Virat Kohli did at Sydney brings to memory another infamous sports incident. That of French footballer Zinedine Zidane, who was shown the red card for headbutting Italy’s Materazzi. Zidane too, refused to apologise saying that he was provoked. While it is understandable that they had their reasons for their outbursts, they must know that they are ambassadors of sports and must be able to stay under control. Had Kohli not reacted and brought to the umpire’s notice the heckling, he would have been the winner. Parthasarthy, Bhoiguda

Stealing power is a shame no doubt. But the bigger shame is the fact that the electricity department is not able to curb the menace. What improvement have we made in the field of technology if we are not able to detect and stop theft of electricity? It has to be done at all costs and soon. Because as a quick calculation will reveal, the amount of electricity lost to such robbers is more than what is saved by the department through load shedding. And this means that if this nuisance is stopped, we do not have to suffer darkness. Mohd Yousuf, Khairatabad

WHY WE LOVE… Mamata Banerjee

would go up by three times if it is laid underground. Besides, Hyderabad being a rocky region, it is not easy to build a subway, and there are “terror threats” to consider. But, throughout the world underground rail is preferred over the overhead one and they haven’t negotiated a special terrorist threat. Urban planners say that the City rail, if to succeed, must be planned along with other modes of transport so that each one feeds the other. Or else, building a few kilometers of elevated rail on an overflowing city is like conducting a plastic surgery on a centurian for wrinkles! Here, perhaps, we could see something in what JAC leader Sayanna of Krishna Nagar says, “As per the earlier proposal the corridorIII was to pass through Begumpet, Punjagutta, Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills.

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But the route was changed to save the properties of bigwigs in these areas.” So, they say, land is the issue, and that is where the catch lies. So the lesser mortals of the crowded core city are asked to bear the burden. And, hundreds of small traders are crying hoarse to stop demolishing their lives and livelihood. Does anybody care?

Tail Piece How much the HMRL cares for the public it swears to serve could be realised from the fact that three years after the HMRA came into being, its website’s FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) portfolio remains blank! Why? As a wag said, “There are too many questions and they have no answers, that’s why.”

Police must prevent traffic violations

Sexual abuse is going unchecked

What is the traffic department up to? Are they out to reduce traffic violation, or are they monitoring violation? No wonder traffic on our roads is so bad. If all resources of these uniformed men are directed only at collecting fines from violators, this is to be expected. It would do conditions on our roads a world of good if instead of catching culprits after they have committed an offence, they are prevented. The sight of a policeman will keep a check on an errant driver more than the knowledge of a hidden camera. Vivek K, Narayanguda

One has become numb after reading so many stories of unchecked sexual abuse that are taking place in our educational institutions. The students are at a disadvantage as they are dependent on teachers for internal marks. So there is pressure on them to keep mum on unacceptable behaviour. The government must open more helplines and counselling facilities where youngsters can seek redress. And the authorities should ensure that an airtight case is built against the abusers and hand exemplary punishment. RK Sadhu, Krishna Nagar

H‑Factor

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

Holistic view of mind, body and soul

Child bright, Eat right! “Child hunger and child obesity are really just two sides of the same coin. Both rob our children of the energy, the strength and the stamina they need to succeed in school and in life. And that, in turn, robs our country of so much of their promise.” — First Lady of USA, Michelle Obama

Soya Peas Pulao 1 cup rice (basmati could be used) 1 cup soya granules/chunks 1 tsp fennel seeds 1/2 tsp garam masala 1/2 tsp cumin coriander powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/4 cup peas or any other vegetables 1 onion, chopped finely 2-3 tomatoes, chopped finely 1 inch grated ginger 2-3 cloves of garlic 2-3 green chillies, sliced thinly (or as per taste) 1 bay leaf (optional) 1/4 cup dry roasted peanuts (optional) Salt and butter/ghee to taste Some mint to garnish

ies and sauté it with some salt for few more minutes. Add the soya granules. Then add the rice and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add 2&1/2 cups of water (or vegetable stock) along with salt. Close it with a lid and cook for 6-10 minutes. When almost done, add the peas (or any vegetable) to the rice and give it a gentle stir. Cook for a minute. Garnish with the herbs. If you have finicky kids, then add some ghee or butter right at the end for additional taste. Serve it warm garnished with toasted peanuts; serve with raita.

Method Heat 1 tsp of oil, add fennel, bay leaf, onions etc and sauté. Then add the tomatoes, garlic, ginger, spices along with chillAnishaa Kumar anishaa.k@postnoon.com

others are always worried about their children’s nutrition. “How do we get them to eat, are they eating enough, are they eating too much?” is something they all lament.

What’s right? Dr Charita Adikane, chief dietician, Apollo Hospital, Secunderabad says, “Children should have a balanced diet and avoid junk food.”

Tutti-Fruity Muesli n 1/2 cup plain yogurt,

non fat or low-fat n 1/2 cup blueberries,

fresh or frozen n 1/4 cup apple, diced n 1/4 cup banana, diced n 1/4 cup muesli ,

unsweetened n 1 teaspoon honey n Stir together yogurt,

blueberries, apple, banana, muesli, and honey (or maple syrup) to taste in a bowl. Simple and quick!

According to Ali Faraz, a fitness consultant, “You should focus on natural food. Eggs, fresh fruits, milk, vegetables and legumes are suggested. Roti is considered a better option than rice as rice contains sugar. Roti on the other hand contains fibre which helps control the absorption of carbohydrates in the body. Most Indian food is multi-grain such as jowar roti, natural aata, idly etc which is good for the health,” he adds.

All that sweet “Nowadays foods like chocolates and colas are being marketed for children which should not be the case. Children should avoid these products,” Ali Faraz believes. So what can be an alternative? He suggests using honey as a good alternative to sugar and states that artificial sweeteners should be avoided as they contain aspartame that is harmful for the body. If children eat a lot of fruits and vegetables they will not want to eat more sugar as they are already full, he adds. “Children can be given healthy desserts such as fruit custard instead of maybe chocolates and other junk food,” adds Dr Charita.

Fussy children Children can be a fussy lot and making sure they eat well and eat right is something that gives many a mothers sleepless nights. Is there no way

to make children enjoy their food without making the food junk or unhealthy? Growing children have various nutritional needs. For their development needs it is important that the food is structured in the right way. Ali Faraz suggests fruit smoothies and yogurt and fruits as a good way to make children eat fruits. For a healthy breakfast Ali Faraz suggests muesli. “Muesli basically contains oats and nuts which are good for your health, as it is sweet children will enjoy eating it,” he says. Adding various cut fruits makes it tasty as well as helps children eat their share of fruits. Food can be made interesting by presenting them in a different way like spinach can be given in the form of Palak poori and paratha mentions Dr Charita. For a healthy lunch option Dr Charita suggests Soya pulao with vegetables. “It provides all the required nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fibre.”

Restrict TV viewing for kids, especially at meal times

Dr Kiran Krishnamurti

Eat well, play well and sleep well

A good night’s sleep helps make children healthy and energetic. According to Ali Faraz many parents come to him to enquire about how their kids can lose weight. This according to him is wrong, he believes that, “It is important that children eat well and get their proper nine hours of sleep.” Dr Charita believes that children should engage in a lot of outdoor activities. “Today’s children prefer to stay indoors in front of the TV. Because of this they lose track of everything else. If they engage in physical activity it also helps increase their appetite.” Finally, as Dr Charita adds that while the child is eating the TV should be switched off and the whole family should eat together as it encourages the children to eat.

I have 2 children, a boy of 8 years and a daughter who is 6 years old. I find that they have both become television addicts and throw huge tantrums if I try to discipline them. They refuse to eat dinner at the table without the television. How much TV is permissible and acceptable? Would it be better to have them use the computer? This is a common problem in almost every household. I am not entirely anti-television and in fact some channels can be quite interesting, educative and thought provoking. However, many programmes that children are allowed to watch, whether TV soaps or cartoon channels, show a lot of violence and aggression besides trivialising sex and relationships. The bombardment by advertorials does distort a child’s perception of reality and promotes consumerism. We need to be especially aware of this and take adequate measures to negate these effects. Restrict the viewing of TV to a maximum of one hour during school days and may be a little more during holidays. You should encourage the development of a hobby or a sport from a young age and reading too should be made compulsory. TV watching can be a reward after these have been completed for the day. Please monitor what your child is watching very carefully. And no, do not replace the TV with the computer. Definitely not at this age. The computer has its own evils which they don’t need to be exposed at this young age.

(The writer is a paediatrician practising at Andromeda Centre. You can write in to her kiran_krishnamurti@hotmail.com)

H‑Factor

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

Holistic view of mind, body and soul

Day at coughice? How to avoid germ warfare Sitting opposite are two of your work colleagues. Normally perfectly pleasant, recently they have turned into the snot monsters from hell, wantonly spreading their germs by projectile coughing in your direction, managing over the course of two days to use an entire box of Kleenex, now scattered all over the floor. Then one asks to borrow your phone... Once you manage to escape this germ warfare, the IT guy, covered in cold sores, comes to help you with an email issue. Then there’s the canteen staff to contend with — you’ve never seen mucous like it. Worse still, even if you survive the microbial death trap that is the office, it doesn’t make you immune to a crowded party afterwards or the journey home. Being squashed together in a packed bus with the disease-ridden public will guarantee you won’t escape uninfected this winter. Yes, it’s that time of year when coughs and colds abound. Most are caused by viruses.

There are more than 200 different types that can cause the common cold, so over the course of a lifetime you can expect to encounter them on a regular basis. Coughs and colds occur more frequently in the colder seasons for several reasons. Falling temperatures mean we tend to stay indoors more, often in enclosed and busy places where conditions for the transmission of infectious microbes are optimal. At these times of year, the mucous membrane in the nose can get dry, losing many of the protective properties that would normally stop microbes from entering the respiratory tract. The drying effect of cold weather can also cause damage to the mucosal cells, again facilitating the entry of viruses. Interestingly, cold viruses are also more stable in cooler, dry climates. The protective envelope that encapsulates them is

stronger at colder temperatures. When the weather warms up, this protein shell is more prone to “melting” and damage. What is not true, however, is that the human immune system will somehow get weaker once the weather gets colder. Research has not found any difference in immune function at high or low temperatures, though it is possible to catch a different strain of virus straight after getting over a previous one, which is often the reason why people claim their immune system is weaker. While most coughs clear up within days, around 20 per cent become chronic and some can persist for years. It does seem that at the moment there are several viruses around that follow this more chronic pattern. As a general rule, your doctor should properly investigate any cough lasting longer than eight weeks. Meanwhile, there are other causes of chronic cough besides viruses. Post-nasal drip can cause an irritating, tickly or dry cough with a sensation of mucus dripping down the throat. It may last for years and cause the throat to become sore and swollen. Overactivity of the mucous glands that line the nose and sinuses is the cause, often stimulated by allergies or viruses. A pollution cough is also a real possibility. Usually characterised by a constant phlegmy cough that is often worse in the early morning, it can be much more noticeable in winter. Some coughs are not really lung-related at all. One in 10 people experience acid reflux at some point in their lives, which irritates the sensitive lining of the oesophagus and

NUTRI CORNER

Choose parboiled over polished rice

Dr Suneetha Sapur

the back of the throat, causing the typical loud, harsh cough. The main cause for the majority of our coughs, however, is the common cold virus. It is easily spread and difficult to avoid. Dramatic gestures such as wearing a face mask are unlikely to help much as most people pick up infections from contaminated surfaces. Scrupulous hand hygiene is probably the most effective way of reducing your chances of getting sick. Something we would do well to get over is our foolish attitude to being ill. If you are sick, stay at home. Struggling into work when you are ill is not valiant and dedicated, it is foolish and will only prolong your own illness and virtually guarantee that colleagues will catch your virus too. Medical science has been of virtually no help when it comes to treating the cold bug. Many people swear by their own remedies, but no conclusive data has shown that large doses of vitamin C prevent colds, though it may reduce the severity or duration of symptoms. And the jury is still out on zinc - as many studies have shown it is effective as have shown that it is not. The best way of helping to suppress a troublesome cough, particularly at night, is to take medicines containing the painkiller codeine, which suppresses the cough reflex in the brain - but, of course, only do so under your doctor’s supervision. EVENING STANDARD

Tips for healthy skin

healthy skin is something we all vie for. Five simple tips for skincare are mentioned. n Protect yourself from sun One of the most important ways to take care of your skin is to protect it from the sun. Sun exposure can cause wrinkles, age spots and other skin problems and increase the risk of skin cancer. For sun protection one must use sunscreen,

stay in shade as far as possible and wear protective clothing. n Don’t smoke Smoking is not only injurious for your body but also your skin. Smoking is said to narrow the tiny blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin, which decreases blood flow. This depletes the skin of oxygen and nutrients. Smoking is also said to effect collagen and elastin

— the fibres that give your skin its strength and elasticity. n Treat your skin with care The skin must be handled with care. One must take care to limit bath time and avoid hot baths as they remove the skin’s oil. Strong soaps should be avoided and care should be taken while shaving. After a wash, skin should be pat dried and moisturised.

n Eat a healthy diet

Eat well is something everyone tells you. It is important to eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins. n Manage your stress Stress can make your skin sensitive and result in acne and other problems. For healthy skin you should be in a healthy state of mind. Source: www.mayoclinic.com

We use parboiled rice for my lunch and dinner, and also use parboiled rice in the preparation of idly and dosa at home. I am not sure whether it is good for health or not, I want to know more about parboiled rice. Parboiled rice is prepared by soaking rice with the husk (paddy) in water, steamed at pressure for 20 to 30 minutes, dried in the sun and subsequently pounded or milled. The steaming splits the husk, making its separation easier, and this was probably the original purpose of parboiling. But more importantly, steaming causes thiamine and other nutrients to migrate from the outer lay-

ers into the endosperm, so that removing the outer layers by milling does not denude the grain of thiamine. Parboiling also has the effect of making the thiamine less accessible to water when rice is washed before cooking. n parboiled rice is not extensively attacked by weevils pest since the glazed surfaces are hard enough to resist the weevils’ bite. n the rice grows rancid (get spoiled) more slowly than undermilled rice because its enzymes have been destroyed by the heat. So parboiled rice is nutritious in comparison with polished rice, it is better to use parboiled rice for dosa and idly where people may not have the habit of consuming it directly as a rice item like in Andhra Pradesh.

(The writer is the director of Akkshaya Foundation and a consultant nutritionist at LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad)

Women

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

While there are many who talk of women’s empowerment, social activist and entrepreneur Bina Rao is one of the few self-made women who truly understands the term. In a chat with Postnoon, she reveals what led her to start Creative Bee

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be a challenge, and secondly, I strongly feel they deserve it, as they are the real people who make up this business.” It is said, in a man’s world, a woman’s survival is difficult, does she think it is true? She replies, “Absolutely true! I have travelled all over the world, and I have come to realise that this statement is true; more so, in India. If you are well established, you are appreciated and applauded, but when you go to the grassroot level, our society is not conducive to the survival of women.” She goes onto say, “For instance, women have to do justice to both the hearth and the work. The mother has to pack lunch for her children and head to work, come back and prepare dinner, wash clothes and probably do much more!” She further adds, “While one can be optimistic and say women are going places but, the fact remains that these women are very few! Why do men think that all they need to do, is work and earn money? That should not be the case; men are equally responsible for their houses as women are!” She says, “I was very lucky to have a supportive husband right from the beginning. Without him, I don’t think I would have been able to get to this position.” Who has been her inspirational force? Pat comes the reply, “Although my father came from an extremely well-to-do family, he saw the larger picture. He did a lot of social work, like bringing electricity to the neighbouring villages and a lot more. Therefore he is a major source of inspiration for me,” As a word of advice to women entrepreneurs, she says, “We, as women, must learn to see ourselves with respect and ensure that we inculcate the same values in our future generations. I feel women must be the first ones to start a womenfriendly atmosphere. Last, but not the least, be passionate about what you do, and always, be compassionate.”

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ina Rao hails from an affluent Gujarati family, and going by her family history, her natural instincts should have pushed her into a business of jewellery or may be car dealership, but that was not the case. Bina started Creative Bee, an exclusive boutique that deals in handwoven textiles, 15 years ago as part of her efforts to save the dying ‘handmade and natural’ methods of making textiles. She gives us her reasons for starting the boutique, “Handloom is an art that is almost dying as it is labour-intensive and machines are fast replacing this skill. When I wanted to start my own unit, I had absolutely no support. There was zero opportunity for designers, especially in the handloom industry.” She goes onto say, with a hint of pride in her voice, “Today, I employ 200 weavers out of which, a majority are women and some with physical disabilities. They are involved in making of yarn, spinning, dyeing, making of blocks for printing, and finishing clothes as per the client’s requirement.” The list does not end there. Bina also trains and provides employment to hundreds of handloom weavers in many states. After training, if the workers don’t have the means to start their unit, Bina helps them out with that too. Most business owners prefer dealing with units that are more mechanised and less labour intensive, but Bina, has decided to go the unconventional route. “Yes, my business is largely dependent on labour, but the satisfaction of being able to provide livelihood to so many, and also keeping this traditional art alive is great.” She adds, “We pay fair wages; in fact, I usually pay 40–50 per cent more than what others pay. There are two reasons for it. Firstly, if they are satisfied, labour attrition would not

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First Job – Consultant advisor:Textiles and Handicrafts for many private and government organisations

Last book read – Paulo Coelho’s By the flowing river

Last movie watched – Don 2

Motto in life – To keep the handloom and handicraft industry alive in the country for as long as possible.

The Lost Generation All About Eve Padmini C

very time someone asks me my views on feminism, my mind automatically strays to Celine from Before Sunrise when she says, “You know, I have this awful paranoid thought that feminism was mostly invented by men so that they could like, fool around a little more. You know, women, free your minds, free your bodies, sleep with me.” But what I say is that I don't know. I don't know what feminism is supposed to be or what being a feminist means. Not really, anyway. And if all the talks that I have had with friends and colleagues are any indication, neither do they. Of course, we have read, heard, and even witnessed discrimination, oppression and subjugation that women are routinely subjected to. But we are not those women and that is not our fight. We are those who were brought up in egalitarian households, where we were treated no differently from our brothers. We are those who never let our gender define us, or our worth. We are those who will split the bill on a date, carry our own bags and detest reservations based on sex. Yet, for all that, we are haunted by our own demons. While we openly claim to be sexually liberated, we secretly fear the term 'slut'. We will confidently trade punches with head honchos in the board room but are still hesitant to show our feminity, lest it be considered a weakness. For some of us, to admit that they are not in the least bit maternal is a terrifying prospect, because to not want to be a mother is to not be a woman. And that just won’t do. So you see, ours is not the fight of our mothers or our grandmothers for basic civil rights. No, its far more complex. Ours is a quest to find a way to live through these contradictions. Or better, eliminate them altogether. But the first step is to accept that we are neither still repressed nor fully liberated; we are still in the process of finding ourselves. Maybe it’s time we do that before we go for the battle of the sexes.

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his site has everything that would interest women. It is complete with women offering style and beauty tips, relationship advice, entertainment news and celebrity gossip, health tips and much more.

omen.com is a platform for education, empowerment, action and engagement for women committed to having meaningful and mindful lives and connections. A place where changes, big or small, begin.

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his is the section of women empowerment programmes on the UNDP site. You can follow the initiatives taken by UNDP and also track how you can contribute to the society.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

Because you are what you wear

MODEL TALK

In a country obsessed with fair skin, dusky seems to be making its way to the forefront. But can it stay there? We find out

Dusk till dawn Taniya Talukdar

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Sheetal Malhar

Carol Gracias

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e have grown up watching various skincare companies selling fairness creams on television; not surprising considering that ours is a country where people are basically dusky. While our Western counterparts are trying out various ways to get a tan, we on the other hand are trying to get fairer. Maybe that also explains why models from overseas are the rage here while our dusky breed is ruling the runways abroad. Bangalore-based dusky model Archana AK for one has been signed up by the Elite modelling agency and she is soon shifting her base to Paris. Does this say something? "When it comes to commercials, I have been told that I am not fit for the Indian market. Here in India we have a product called Fair and Lovely and abroad, the same company has something called, Dark and Lovely as there they love the Indian skin tone. And when it comes to ramp and high fashion, dusky models are not only accepted but also appreciated," informs Archana. She further adds, "For the ramp, the way we carry ourselves is important, our complexion is something that is God-given. Yes, we are racist in our own way. We have Brazilian models capturing the Indian market because they are fair and we cannot shine in our own market. All the jobs are given to models from abroad, whereas Indians are appreciated abroad. I would say it’s this industry’s loss as I am moving to Paris very soon and I will come back a winner. I am blessed with a dusky complexion and I love my skin." But a lot of people including fashion guru Prasad Bidapa say otherwise. He says that dusky is in and very much in demand in the fashion industry here. He says, "Most supermodels, whether it is a Carol Gracias, Sheetal Malhar, Noyonika Chatterjee or Nina Manuel are dusky, so there’s no doubt that on the runway, dusky skin is preferred. There are no stigmas attached. One good thing about the fashion industry is that it’s not racist, it accepts any race, religion and creed." From a distance, it does look like the fashion industry is more acceptable than any other glam-

our industry when it comes to skin colour, though the truth might not be that pretty. Former model and now hairstylist Sangita Raj agrees with Archana on the discrimination in commercials. "I have always been appreciated and envied for my colour! But during auditions for commercials, the choice has always been fair skin. Though they allow you to audition, it’s a waste of time because they are in two minds. It’s a mix of their perceptions and the media’s requirements, so, no one can really change it,” she says with a resigned sigh and adds, “For instance, Fair and Lovely had Garima on its cover because she is dark and stunning, but afterwards the girls in the ad were changed. Have you ever seen Nina Manuel in an ad? Carol Gracias has one ad — Nokia,

Diandra Soares

where she dances but it’s a blinkand-miss shot. I know my market and I won't do ads that are not believable." Is it the same story for the males too? Choreographer Rahul Dev Shetty, who was a model himself, says, "I guess we still suffer from the fairness complex. During my days it was just becoming accepted and a dusky model had to be twice as good looking to be noticed. I guess the skin colour should work in Europe but as long as we believe that fair skin is better or more beautiful and more successful, dusky models will find it difficult to get commercial work." We have people like Vidisha Pavate, Tinu Verghese, Diandra Soares, Lakshmi Menon and more who are great models making their presence felt globally but finding acceptability in the Indian market remains a challenge.

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The glamour behind the glitz

THE TALE OF A HUMORIST Harish Koyalagundla’s journey into the film industry is quite inspiring for anyone who is in love with cinema. He tells us more about his career so far, and how acting in Teen Maar was a dream come true

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arish Koyalagundla looks almost inconsequential to pay any attention at first sight, but once you end up having a conversation with him his sense of humour takes you by surprise. A couple of years ago, he made his debut in a film titled Inkosaari and since then he has acted in a handful of films like Vara Prasad Potti Prasad, Pilla Zamindar and It’s My Love Story. However, his biggest role so far, remains playing Pawan Kalyan’s friend in the flashback episode in Teen Maar. “It was a dream come true to act in Teen Maar. I am a big fan of Pawan Kalyan and I still remember having seen some of his films like Tholiprema, Badri and Kushiat at least 10 times,” he confesses. So, how did he end up bagging that role? “Short films! I had made quite a few short films and I have this habit of sending my short films to a lot of directors in the industry. Once, Jayant C Paranjee saw my work and he loved it. That’s how I ended up acting in Teen Maar,” he replies.

Born and brought up in Hyderabad, Harish fell in love with cricket and cinema as a child. “I wanted to be a cricketer at one point of time, but my parents threatened to disown me if I did that,” he chuckles. In 2003, he went to the Ferris State University in Michigan, US for his MS. “Vennela Kishore was my senior at this university and we hit it off instantly. We used to discuss about movies and Kishore used to tell me that we should make a film soon,” he recalls. Harish then went to University of New Orleans to complete his Masters and then worked in the US for more than four years in New Jersey, Washington DC and Boston. We ask him about his short films, which many years later got him a role in Teen Maar. “Boston is a very cold place and I used to end up spending a lot of time in my room. Luckily, I had a camera and I was casually fiddling with it when this idea of making short films struck me. One of my short films, Aapa Ra Hindi went viral back in 2008, which was really a big deal. That got me a lot of recognition in the Indian community back in the US,” Harish replies and adds, “And I couldn’t believe that even

Brahmanandam saw my work. Sometimes it feels like I am still in a dream.” He was earning close to $1,00,000 back in the US and he does agree that it was a difficult choice he had to make to pursue his dreams. “You need a lot of patience to pursue your dreams. Puri Jagannadh once told my friend, ‘If you want to succeed in life, you have to take risks.’ I am following the same principle. But it’s always better to have a back-up. Surviving in the industry is extremely difficult,” he says. He’ll soon be seen in Vennela Kishore’s directorial debut Vennela 1½, which is a sequel to Deva Katta’s Vennela. “The story takes off from where Vennela Kishore’s and Madhoo’s characters end in part 1. They come to Bangkok where they meet Chaitanya Krishna and me. We all end up as roommates. I play the role of a short-film maker in the film. It’s going to be a laugh riot,” he reveals. So what are his future plans? “I am going to give some more time for myself in the industry. I want to write scripts and act. Let’s see, maybe there are better things in store for me after the release of Vennela 1½,” he says and signs off.

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The glamour behind the glitz

PURI JAGANNADH

dumps Abhishek Bachchan

uri Jagannadh has decided to drop Abhishek Bachchan in the Hindi remake of The Businessman. Last year, after making Buddah Hoga Tera Baap, Puri Jagannadh had planned to make The Businessman with Mahesh Babu in Telugu and Abhishek Bachchan in Hindi. Since Abhishek was busy with other projects, Puri Jagannadh decided to make the Telugu version first. However, Abhishek’s dull run at the box-office in recent months seems to have prompted Puri Jagannadh to remake The Businessman in Hindi with Mahesh Babu. Recently, at the audio launch of the film, Puri Jagannadh coaxed Mahesh Babu to accept the project and now the industry is abuzz with rumours that the film might take off in August after Mahesh Babu completes shooting for his other films. Also, Puri Jagannadh has another film with Tarak, which will go on floors in March. For now, what is making news is the delay in The Businessman’s release. The film was initially slated for a January 11 release; however, now the producer Venkat, will release the film on January 13.

he extremely popular song, ‘Why This Kolaveri Di?’ sung by Dhanush, for his upcoming Tamil film 3, has caught the fancy of the nation so much that several versions of the song sprang up all over the Internet. Now, the makers of Sunil, Isha Chawla starrer Poola Rangadu have decided to make a spoof of the song for the film. In the past, several popular characters were spoofed by leading comedians like Brahmanandam, Venu Madhav, Ali and now, a spoof of Kolaveri sounds really interesting. Directed by Veerabhadram, the film has Sunil playing the role of a guy who ends up going to Warangal after losing everything in a real estate crash. He has even built some muscles for the film’s climax, which is touted to be the highlight of the film. Poola Rangadu is set to release on February 3.

Kolaveri spoofed!

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Thaman to compose music for Ram Charan’s film

veryone is chanting SS Thaman’s name these days and it’s not without a reason. Ever since his compositions for Dookudu turned out to be a hit, he has been signing a lot of bigticket films. He’s the music composer of The Businessman, Bodyguard, Nippu, Love Failure and the latest we hear is that he is going to compose music for an untitled film starring Ram Charan Tej, Kajal in lead roles. VV Vinayak is going to direct the film and DVV Danayya is producing the film. Akula Siva has written the story of this film. The film is expected to go on the floors later this month.

Our most sacred temple in the world, Tirumala, is getting ruined day by day. Thanks to bureaucracy. Unfortunate!

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@LakshmiManchu Tweeples, Mr.Nokia audio releases on 14th. Sankranti special for yall.Best music in @itsmemanoj career.

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Filmmaking is my passion Director Hriday Shetty makes films not projects and is comfortable spacing them out Taniya Talukdar taniya.t@postnoon.com

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ontroversies continue to dog Payal Rohatgi and the actress says it’s hard for her to understand why she’s always at the receiving end. “I don’t go out of the way to create controversies; I know some actresses pay their publicist money to create a controversy, but I don’t know why this happens to me,” Payal said. “Maybe that’s the way God wants me to learn from my experiences. It used to bother me earlier, but now it doesn’t. I have crossed that stage of ‘what people think about you’,”

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she added. Whether it’s her romantic dalliance with her reality TV co-star Rahul Mahajan or her wearing a bikini during a water task in the second season of Bigg Boss or accusing filmmaker Dibaker Bannerjee of seeking sexual favours, Payal has always hogged the limelight for the wrong reasons. “I didn’t want to enter the pool in swimwear or create those controversies. They (show makers) created a task that had to be done in the water. Since it was water volleyball, I had

to wear an outfit that suits the sport. But they clipped a footage of mine entering the pool that was picked up by TV channels and converted it into a controversy. It was not my fault,” she said. “They could have shown a shot of me inside the water, but they shot me when I was getting inside the water, they (channel) were desperate to create TRPs,” she explained. However, she does credit the show for getting her recognition.”When I started off, nobody held my hand and told me

what I should do and how I should portray myself as an actor. When I went to Mumbai, I was in the process of figuring out what is good for me. Bigg Boss was a turning point. People started to relate to me. “What films did not give me TV gave me. In films, may be I was lost or typecast. I was imagined in a particular way; I might not be. My identity as an individual became much stronger in Bigg Boss,” said Payal, who has done films like Plan, 36 China Town and Dhol. IANS

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I don’t create controversies

says Payal Rohatgi

Raja Pandit composes independently, finally A

Anil finally gets to be seen alongside Sonam

his weekend Anil Kapoor and daughter Sonam Kapoor will be sharing screen space at last. Hold your horses folks! They are not acting in a film, the trailer of Anil’s new film Tezz is going to be attached to Players, which stars Sonam. This decision was taken

to fulfil daddy dearest’s request. Though back in the Tezz camp, the producers were not too keen on releasing the trailer so early as thay have planned an April release for the film. The trailer was apparently finished in a rush to accommodate the actor’s wish.

fter assisting composers for two decades, Raja Pandit has finally independently directed the soundtrack for the upcoming film Jeet Lengey Jahaan and thanks his father, well-known qawwali singer Sambhu of Shanker-Sambhu fame, for music lessons. “Yes, I have taken lessons in music from my father and guru Sambhuji. I have learnt Hindustani classical and Western music from him. I have also learnt bhajans, geet, tappa, thumri, Sufi and qawwali from him,” Raja said in an interview. The composer also revealed that he has worked with composers like Jatin-Lalit, Roop Kumar Rathod and Pritam. When asked how he got this offer, he said: “I was on the sets of the music reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa with Sanjay Leela Bhansali when his movie Guzaarish was to be released. And that is when Lalit SM Bisht, the director of the film, saw me playing the guitar. I met him and he liked my melodies that I had composed and this is how I got the film.” The seven songs composed by Raja have been sung by Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghosal, Shaan, Shail Hada and Pradeep Pandit. Raja has also lent his voice for a song. IANS

@akshaykumar There’s literally nothing more disturbing in life than when u take ur wife for a stroll on the beach at 5 in the morning & some guy who can’t be bothered to walk to his own washing facilities decides to take a dump right on Juhu’s finest beach.

@SrBachchan T 614 -PLAYERS ... fast paced, twists and excellent action extremely well photographed ... getting umpteen good comments ! Thank you!!

@juniorbachchan Going to take off for London soon. By the time I land the 1st show of #Players would have started. I really hope you enjoy this effort.

@DuttaLara @Maheshbhupathi and @Rohanbopanna chalk up their 1st win at round 1 of the Aircel Chennai Open! Catch the action on Ten sports!

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The glamour behind the glitz

Horrible Bosses 2 in the works

ohn Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the screenwriters behind New Line’s surprise workplace comedy hit Horrible Bosses, have closed a deal to pen a sequel. It is expected that Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis will be back to star in the movie, and the studio is in early talks with helmer Seth Gordon to return to the director’s chair. Bosses, released on July 8, saw Bateman, Day

and Sudeikis as harried workers who, in Strangers on a Train meets Nine to Five fashion, try to off each others’ bosses. Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Kevin Spacey starred as the employers while Jamie Foxx cameoed as a would-be murder adviser. The movie, made at about $35 million, proved to be a surprise hit, grossing $117 million domestically and $209 million worldwide.

Zooey Deschanel files for divorce from Ben Gibbard ences. In November, a rep for Deschanel confirmed that the couple — married since 2009 — had separated.

hile Golden Globe nominee Zooey Deschanel’s career has hit a high note, her personal life is a bit more bittersweet. The New Girl actress, 31, filed for divorce on Dec 27 from Death Cab for Cutie front man Ben Gibbard, 35, according to court documents. The papers list their date of separation as Oct 31 — Halloween — and cite irreconcilable differ-

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

The glamour behind the glitz

Oprah Winfrey

Moore and Brandi had hooked-up?

pays tribute to cancer victim on Aussie show

t’s pretty clear that the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville is a little nutty— as evidenced by her quickie Vegas wedding. But do the crazy antics of the tall, string-bikini enthusiast include a lady-on-lady hookup with Demi Moore?! That’s what the tabloids and gossip sites are saying, and they’re always right. Right? As tantalising as those mental images might be, no. So how did this rumour even get started? Reports hit the web after The National Enquirer claimed the two beauties had a “fling” back in March 2009 at Moore’s ex-husband Bruce Willlis’ Turks & Caicos island estate. Fun story, but unfortunately, false. Glanville tells E! News these reports are “1000 per cent untrue.”

prah Winfrey has paid tribute to a previous guest from one of her shows who recently lost his battle with cancer. Hugh Jackman first brought attention to the plight of 36-year-old Kristian Anderson when he appeared as a guest star in a YouTube video that Kristian made as a surprise for his wife Rachel. The couple later appeared on Winfrey’s two-part Australian chatshow, where she gave them money towards Kristian’s treatment. Kristian passed away on January 2 and Winfrey has now passed on her condolences to Rachel and their children, saying, “Kristian was an inspiration to us all, the way he handled cancer with fierce grace. The light he left on Earth will not be dimmed by his passing.”

N A T A L I E

P O R T M A N

FOR JUPITER ASCENDING N atalie Portman took some well-deserved time off after winning her Best Actress Oscar for Black Swan last year (she also had this thing called, you know, a baby, which is just like a grown-up person except smaller and cuter), but if a somewhat nebulous story posted in the Los Angeles Times’ The Envelope is to be believed, the

actress may soon be getting back on Hollywood’s casting radar for a secretive sci-fi film titled Jupiter Ascending that’s being written by The Matrix filmmakers Lana and Andy Wachowski. The project, set up at the siblings’ longtime home Warner Bros., looks to be the Wachowskis’ next film after they finish post-production on Cloud

Atlas, an adaptation of David Mitchell’s portmanteau-style sci-fi novel that they co-directed with Run Lola Run helmer Tom Twyker. Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant and Jim Broadbent, among others, Atlas is expected to see release this fall, meaning the Wachowskis could realistically begin production on Jupiter by then.

Star Trek sequel gets a hot British actor H

ere’s another update on writer/director JJ Abrams’ much anticipated Star Trek sequel — which is really No 12 among the Captain Kirk/Mr Spock star fleet movies – coming out on May 17, 2013 from Paramount. It has been learnt that the hot Britis actor Benedict Cumberbatch has been cast in a lead role in the film. No word yet on whether he’ll be a hero or villain. But Cumberbatch landed some sought-after roles recently in War Horse (as Major Stewart) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Peter Guillam). He will also portray Smaug the Dragon through motion capture and voice the Necromancer in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There And Back Again. The 35-year-old London-born is a veteran of both theatre and TV, most notably as Sherlock Holmes in the 2010 modern BBC adaptation series Sherlock. He also starred as Stephen Hawking in 2004’s Hawking and received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor and won the Golden Nymph for Television Films and Best Performance by an Actor.

Chai Time

KAKURO

How to Play Kakuro Kakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is also suitably different. The key question: “How do you play Kakuro?”, well here are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers. However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number. Within each collection of cells - called a run - any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once. Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly: In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. This means that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on... So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is done through elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work out the answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid combinations, and hence the answer for this particular run. Note the second cell in row two - it contains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the 11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.

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Take a shot at the brain game while sipping your cuppa

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Complain habitually 5 Baker's dozen? 9 Actress, director and producer Foster 14 Artificial bread spread 15 Blinds piece 16 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical 17 Adam and Eve's second son 18 Vegetative state 19 Some undercover cops 20 Garrison Keillor's fictional hometown 23 An article you use every day 24 Gem unit 25 Command to a dog 27 Hearty main dish 33 Put into piles 34 One making choices 35 Hollywood legend Gardner 36 Suffix with "robot" or "tact" 39 Ending for "puppet" or "profit" 40 Opposite of WSW 41 Cost after deductions 44 Wasn't honest 45 Plainsong 49 Mandela's one-time org. 50 Campaigned for another term 51 "Affirmative!" 54 California tourist attraction 59 Arcade game pioneer 61 Hug needs 62 Ear-piercing 63 Egged on, in a way 64 You may wear it out 65 About, in legal memos 66 "All joking ___ ..." 67 Some hosp. workers 68 Loch of monstrous fame DOWN 1 Black vein contents 2 Jessica of "The Love

Guru" 3 Emit a foul stench 4 Stinker of a mammal 5 Do an usher's work 6 Worldwide 7 Reproductive cells 8 Doe's counterpart 9 Beals of "Flashdance" 10 They're fertilized in biology 11 Soap's target 12 Restless desire 13 "At ___, soldier!" 21 Verb in a retrospective 22 "___ Mio" (popular aria) 26 What 67-Across provide 27 A wandering dog? 28 Speak in a pompous manner 29 "Whiz" or "whillikers" preceder

30 Had a pizza delivered 31 French Impressionist painter Claude 32 Operated a stud farm 33 Belted out a ballad 36 Raymond Burr TV series 37 Approximately, in dates 38 ___-fi (book genre) 42 Club with clubs in its logo 43 Pendant jewelry item 44 Wool fat 46 ___ Marcus (retail chain) 47 Wave tops 48 Cauldron stirrer 51 "And so on," when tripled 52 Airport

SUDOKU

monitor info, for short 53 Bollywood film costume 55 Chemist's condiment 56 "No-fly" area 57 Belonging to us 58 Ceremonious poetry 60 Bad ink color for business PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

THOUGHT OF THE DAY All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come – Victor Hugo

Chai Time STAR POWER

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

Your tomorrow today̶Star Power and Tarot

Date 7-1-2012

THIRUVAIKUMAR

As per Hindu panchang

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TAURUS

GEMINI

One of your plans will get fulﬁlled. A very cheerful atmosphere will prevail at home. Avoid forcing your opinions on children. You will spend money on rela‑ tives happily.

All your expectations get fulﬁlled. Some have bright chances to buy a house. Children will change their atti‑ tude and follow the right path. Property case verdicts will favour you.

Your approach will bring success to you. Marriage talks will end favourably. In laws will extend support. Travel will bring bene‑ ﬁts. Old school and college friends will come into contact after a longtime.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Unexpected fortune likely. VIPs will become your friends. Businessmen will evolve new techniques and achieve their goals. House loan will be sanctioned. Friends or relatives from abroad will extend their help.

Your name and fame are set to increase. You will mend childrenʼs bad habits. Blood relations will help. Long pending debt problems will be cleared. Couple need to be cordial.

You will take necessary steps to improve your income sources. Good job likely for those who are in search and putting good efforts.Chances of tensions, wasteful expenditure and rift with brother.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Forgotten will be repaid. Businessmen will adopt new techniques and succeed. You will fulfill needs of your children. Employees will work with involvement and complete work with perfection.

Money from the expected sources will come by. Adjust with persons and get work done. You will solve a major prob‑ lem by selling ancestral property. Expenses to increase.

Your stock is set to pile up. Powerful ofﬁcials will extend their help. You will expand the house. Family members will understand your feelings and co‑oper‑ ate well.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

You will achieve goals with determina‑ tion. Ancestral property will come by. Children will make you happy. Debt problems will be under control. Chances of unexpected likely.

Unexpected financial gains likely. You will solve problems and ensure they will not recur. Your son will get a suitable alliance. Employees beware of crafty colleagues.

Expectations get completed gradually. Some have chances to construct a new house. Marriage talks will go smoothly and end favourably. Businessmen will learn tactics which will be very helpful.

ARIES

SUMAA TEKUR

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TAURUS

GEMINI

Seven of Cups – Youʼre confused and not thinking clearly. Avoid making any decisions now because they will most likely be not what you intended.

The Star – Thereʼs too much confusion and negativity around but there is also a silver lining Itʼs for you to recog‑ nize that silver lining and make a move.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Ten of Wands – If youʼre a manager at work or home, learn to delegate responsibili‑ ties. Even that is a lot of work. You cannot do it all by yourself.

Ace of Pentacles – Your strength is yo‑ ur focus and intent to get a job done. Your coworkers may be jealous of this ability of yours. But your bosses love you.

Page of Pentacles – Youʼve been doing a lot of planning of lately and it is likely to do you a world of good in the near future.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Queen of Wands – A pet may need care and attention. Take special care to spend more time at home so your pet feels secure and does not feel low.

The Wheel of Fortune – Nothing ever stays the same. What goes around comes around. Make your choices based on these state‑ ments.

Page of Cups – You prefer all things gla‑ morous and want to live the lush life. The‑ re are many sacriﬁces you must be willing to make to reach there.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

The Magician – Intuition is height‑ ened and youʼre at the phase where not logic but feelings explain many things. Go with the ﬂow and enjoy while it lasts.

Eight of Wands – Youʼve just had a stroke of good luck and things are look‑ ing up. But you need to upgrade your skills and work harder if you want it to last.

Three of Cups – Success is indicated. Your plans are ﬁnal‑ ly working out and the patience has pai‑ d off. Celebrate this success with family and loved ones.

King of Pentacles – Youʼre bored of the drudgery and the mundane expecta‑ tions of daily life. Meet new people and expand your social circle.

For Better or for Worse Stone soup

SOLUTIONS

Boggle SHOE SOCK BOOT SNEAKER SANDAL

Number game

Suduko

Scrabble

Ink pen

COMICS

Fred Basset

ARIES

TAROT READ

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1400 Kannavaari Kalalu 1430 Maavichiguru 1500 Sumangali 1530 Movie 1800 Jai Shri Krishna 1830 Shraavani Subramaniam 1900 Mandhara 1930 Auto Bharthi 2000 No. 23, Mahalakshmi Nivasam 2030 Mogali Rekulu 2100 Aparanji 2130 Devatha 2200 Mamathala Kovela 2230 Anveshana 2300 Gemini Vaarthalu 0700 Gemini Vaarthalu 0730 Subhalagnam - Live 0800 Gemini Talkies 0830 Special Programmes 0930 Movie 1130 Adhi Matter 1200 Movie

1400 [V] Vignettes 1430 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance 1500 [V] Humse Hai Life 1530 [V] Trailers 1600 [V] Zabardast Hits 1800 [V] Fresh Songs 1830 [V] Humse Hai Life 1900 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance 1930 [V] Humse Hai Life 2000 [V] New Year's Special 2100 [V] Behind The Sins 2130 [V] Trailers 2200 [V] Steal UR Girlfriend 2300 [V] Humse Hai Life 2330 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance 2355 [V] Fresh Songs 0700 [V] Trailers 0730 [V] Zabardast Hits 0800 [V] Mind Blasting Mornings 1100 [V] Fresh Songs 1200 [V] Humse Hai Life

‘[V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance’ at 1900 Hrs on CHANNEL [V]

1300 News Now At 1 1330 News Now 1800 6 PM 1830 Live Report 1900 Primetime 1930 The Game 2000 News Now At 8 2030 Live Report 2100 The Newshour 2200 10 PM 2230 E Now 2300 News Now At 11 2330 News Now Overnight 0900 News Now 0930 The Hidden Truth 1000 News Now

‘The Newshour’ at 2100 Hrs only on TIMES NOW

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

Telly sitcoms, news and movie listings

1400 Abhishekam 1430 Aadade Aadharam 1500 Antahpuram 1530 Aakasa Ganga 1600 Prema Mandiram 1630 Jagadeeswari 1700 Paduta Teeyaga 1800 Devimahathyam 1830 Puttadi Bomma 1900 Kumkuma Rekha 1930 Manasu Mamata 2000 Chandra Mukhi 2030 Bharyamani 2100 Etv News 2130 Wow - Game Show 2245 Movie 0700 Etv News 0730 Subhamastu 0800 Jeevana Jyothi 0830 Tollywood Time 0900 Movie 1130 Abhiruchi

1400 Ardhangi 1430 Movie 1800 Veera Naari Jhansi Laxmi Bhai 1830 Kalavari Kodallu 1900 Chinna Kodalu 1930 Pasupukunkuma 2000 Muddu Bidda 2030 Radha Kalyanam 2100 Kanyadanam 2130 Baghyalakshmi Bumper Offer 2230 Shree 2300 Chitrapuri 2330 Latest Songs 0800 Subhamastu 0830 Bhakti Samacharam 0900 Movie 1230 Mee Inti Vanta 1300 Movie

‘Top 10 At 10’ at 2200 Hrs only on ET NOW 1400 The F And O Show 1430 Closing Trades 1600 Business Day 1730 Your Trades 1800 Rush Hour 1830 Tee Time With Shaili Chopra 1900 Global Business Report 1930 Business Express 2000 Business First 2030 Your Trades 2100 Business Tonight 2200 Top 10 At 10 2230 Et Insight 2300 Et Interview 2330 Your Trades 0700 Starting Up 0730 Et Insight 0800 Tee Time With Shaili Chopra 0830 The Market Makers 0900 Your Trades 0930 Investor's Guide 1000 Talking Technicals

1415 CSI - Crime Scene Investigation 1510 Wipeout 2 1605 Flipping Out 1700 Live To Dance 1800 Criss Angel Mindfreak 1900 India's Minute To Win It 2000 Whacked Out Sports 2030 E Buzz 2100 Minute To Win It 2200 Movie - Shooter 0825 Infomercial/30 Min 0900 Sky Teleshopping 0930 E Buzz 0955 Whacked Out Sports 1020 Sports Crash 1200 Minute To Win It

‘Shooter’ at 2200 Hrs on AXN

1400 Haar Jeet 1500 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 1600 Haar Jeet 1700 Dharampatni 1730 Sawaare Sabke Sapne – Preeto 1800 Beendh Banuga Ghodi Chadhunga 1830 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 1900 Haar Jeet 1930 Mahima Shani Dev Ki 2000 Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwan Shri Krishn 2030 Sawaare Sabke Sapne – Preeto 2100 Chandragupta Maurya 2200 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 2230 Haar Jeet 2300 Beendh Banuga Ghodi Chadhunga

‘Uttaran’ at 2200 Hrs on COLORS

‘Y M G G K’ at 2030 Hrs on ZEE TV 1400 Hitler Didi 1430 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein 1500 Afsar Bitiya 1530 Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli 1600 Pavitra Rishta 1630 Club Repeat 1800 Hitler Didi 1830 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein 1900 Afsar Bitiya 1930 Choti Bahu 2 2000 Hitler Didi 2030 Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli 2100 Pavitra Rishta 2130 Ram Milaye Jodi 2200 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein 2230 Bhagonwali 2300 Afsar Bitiya

1400 Saas Bina Sasuraal 1430 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai 1500 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge 1600 Crime Patrol - 3 2000 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge 2045 Dekha Ek Khwaab 2130 Parvarrish - Kuchh Khatti Kuchh Meethi 2200 CID 2300 Crime Patrol Dastak 2330 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge 0700 Telebrands 0730 Sky Star Advertising 0900 Dekha Ek Khwaab 1230 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai

‘Parvarrish - Kuchh Khatti Kuchh Meethi’ at 2130 Hrs on SONY

‘Sasuraal Genda Phool’ at 1930 Hrs on STAR PLUS 1400 Sapnon Se Bharey Naina 1500 Navya 1530 Diya Aur Bati Hum 1600 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behnaa Hai 1630 Sasuraal Genda Phool 1700 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 1745 Survivor India - Pehli Jhalak 1830 Ruk Jana Nahin 1900 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 1930 Sasuraal Genda Phool 2000 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 2030 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behnaa Hai 2115 Survivor India 2200 Navya 2230 Mann Ki Awaaz… Pratigya 2300 Maryaada ... Lekin Kab Tak?

MOVIES OF THE DAY AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

1440 Sugar & Spice 1630 Richie Rich 1820 The Matrix 2100 Romeo Must Die 2315 Cradle 2 The Grave 0800 Friends 0830 Good Morning, Miami 0900 Friends 0930 Nikita 1020 The Island 1300 Miss Congeniality 2 Armed & Fabulous

Yeh Rishta Kya Dekha Ek Kehlata Hai Khwaab

1555 Dragonfly 1805 Blood Diamond 2100 Paranormal Activity 2 2300 Final Destination 0800 Stormworld - Barter, Barter Everywhere 0830 Stormworld - Callaghan 0900 How To Train Your Dragon 1100 Supercross 1245 Paranormal Activity 2

1400 Scrubs 1430 $H*! My Dad Says 1500 Criss Angel - Mindreak 1600 Parenthood 1700 Scrubs 1730 $H*! My Dad Says 1800 E News 1900 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno 2000 Scrubs 2030 America's Funniest Home Videos 2100 In Plain Sight 2200 Parenthood 2300 Scrubs 2330 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 0800 Parenthood 1000 My Wife And Kids 1100 Less Than Perfect 1200 Better With You 1300 Slot 1330 Just For Laughs

‘Swords’ at 2200 Hrs on DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1400 I Should'nt Be Alive 1600 Swords 1700 Discovery Showcase 1800 Wild Discovery 1900 Man Woman Wild 2000 Man Vs Wild 2200 Swords 2300 Desire & Pleasure Decoded 1100 Curiosity 1200 I Should'nt Be Alive 1300 Wild Discovery

‘Chandragupta Maurya’ at 2100 Hrs on IMAGINE

1400 Hawan 1430 Parichay - Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka 1500 Veer Shivaji 1530 Uttaran 1600 Phulwa 1630 Parichay - Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka 1700 Sasural Simar Ka 1730 Veer Shivaji 1800 Uttaran 1830 Balika Vadhu 1900 Hawan 1930 Sasural Simar Ka 2000 Balika Vadhu 2030 Veer Shivaji 2100 Phulwa 2130 Parichay - Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka 2200 Uttaran 2230 Bigg Boss 2330 Balika Vadhu

‘In Plain Sight’ at 2100 Hrs on ZEE CAFE

Storyline - The wedding brings along lot more surprises for Naitik. ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ at 2130 Hrs on STAR PLUS

‘Two And A Half Men’ at 2000 Hrs on STAR WORLD 1400 Supernatural 1500 Achievers' Club 1600 The Big Bang Theory 1630 The Simpsons 1700 The Shield 1800 Supernatural 1900 Love2 Hate U 2000 Two And A Half Men 2030 The Simpsons 2100 Supernatural 2200 The Shield 2300 The Big Bang Theory 2330 Two And A Half Men 0700 Dexter 0800 The Shield 1000 Combat Hospital 1100 Friends 1200 The Big Bang Theory

Storyline - Udayveer will be seen blackmailing Monia as he caught her red handed meeting Aakash secretly. Udayveer will be seen telling her that she will have to do whatever he wants. ‘Dekha Ek Khwaab’ at 2045 Hrs on SONY

1400 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 1430 R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya 1500 Lapataganj 1530 Fir 1600 Chidiya Ghar 1630 Gutur Gu 1700 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 1830 R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya 1900 Chidiya Ghar 1930 Don’t Worry Chachu !!! 2000 Chintu Chinky Aur Ek Badi Si Love Story 2030 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 2100 Chidiya Ghar 2130 R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya 2200 Lapataganj 2230 F.I.R. 2300 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 2330 Sajan Re Jooth Maat Bolo 0800 Teleshopping 0830 Religious Programmes 0900 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

‘Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma’ at 2030 Hrs on SAB

‘Aamir’ at 1400 Hrs on ZOOM 1400 Movie - Aamir 1730 Star Bonanza 1800 Letz Go! 1900 Planet Bollywood News 1930 The Zoom Review Show 2000 Stardum - Priyanka Chopra 2030 Safi Zoom Anchor Hunt 2011 2100 Telly Talk 2130 The Zoom Review Show 2200 B - Tonite 2230 Link'd 2300 Bollywood Bonanza 0700 Letz Go! 0800 Red Carpet 0805 Letz Go! 1100 Zoom Box 1200 Garma Garam 1230 Bollywood Big Story 1300 Zabar 10 1330 Telly Talk

‘Paranormal Activity 2’ at 2100 Hrs on HBO

1400 Megascience 1430 Science Of The Movies 1530 Discovery Science Classics 1630 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman 1730 Massive Machines 1800 Massive Speed 1830 Best Of Discovery Science 1930 How The Universe Works 2030 The Indestructibles 2100 Deconstructed 2130 Some Assembly Required 2230 Weaponology 2330 Industrial Revelations 1030 The Indestructibles 1100 Million 2 One 1130 What You Can't See 1230 Best Of Discovery Science 1330 100 Greatest Discoveries

‘Some Assembly Required’ at 2130 Hrs on DISCOVERY SCIENCE

‘Lucha Libre’ at 2200 Hrs on BIG CBS PRIME 1430 Jerry Springer 1530 Aspire 1600 Survivor 1700 Bellator 1800 Galileo Extreme 1900 Defenders 2000 Entertainment Tonight 2030 How To Be A Gentleman 2100 Aspire 2130 Big Wheels 2200 Lucha Libre 2300 Movie 0700 Galileo Extreme 0800 Survivor 1000 Defenders 1100 How To Be A Gentleman 1130 Big Wheels 1200 Galileo Extreme 1300 Movie

Playing Field

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

The games people play

'Joe Nobody' does it for love, not money

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INDIA VS AUSTRALIA FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

India lost match on Day 1 itself

Twelfth Man Babu Kalyanpur

n India lost the Test match on the first day itself when

they managed only 191. There was no coming back after that as the wicket turned out to be a good one for batting. n India started the fourth day with a positive attitude

and this paid off with 129 runs coming in the first session. This rattled the Australian bowlers, particularly James Pattinson. n Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman played superbly.

They reeled off a number of boundaries and there was a glimmer of hope at that point. Tendulkar played some lovely shots square of the wicket but the landmark century eluded him again. n The failure of Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh

Dhoni accelerated India towards defeat though Ravichandran Ashwin showed his ability with the bat to get India to 400. n India should realise that by being positive and

aggressive, they can pose a challenge. The top order showed more determination in the second innings/ now a few hundreds will be required from them to bounce back at Perth.

BRADMANESQUE! SYDNEY: Australia’s media on Friday hailed Michael Clarke’s ‘Bradmanesque’ triple century against India, calling it the innings of the 21st century while praising his selfless declaration while unbeaten on 329. Captain Clarke became only the sixth Australian to score 300 before calling a halt to his team’s first innings at 659 for four and a massive lead of 468 runs on the third day of the second Test. “Bradmanesque Pup gives team a triple treat,” The Australian said in a front page headline, referring to the skipper by his nickname, given to him due to his youthful precociousness. The 30-year-old has battled to find support among the Australian cricket public since taking on the Test captaincy and a year ago was booed as he came out to bat in a one-day international against England in Brisbane. But his 329 not out on Thursday helped win over many detractors, particularly his decision to declare while just shy of beating the 334-run milestone of Australian greats Don Bradman and Mark Taylor. “The captain showed the poise and dedication he must always have known was within him,” The Australian said in an editorial. “The Bradman/Taylor mark stands, but Clarke can claim the innings of the 21st century, a remarkable, oldfashioned performance by a captain who

lived up to the finest traditions of the game.” He now ranks fourth behind Matthew Hayden (380), Taylor (334 not out) and Bradman (334) in the list of highest Australian Test innings. The Sydney Morning Herald was equally gushing in its praise of a man who is not the archetypal Australian cricket captain:

he’s fresh-faced, tattooed, and loves Twitter and the high life. “Pup’s long knock shows his time has finally come,” said columnist Greg Baum. Shane Warne, one of Clarke’s best friends, said he believed the Test skipper had won over Australia’s cricket fans. “He went through a stage where he copped a bit of a rough time unfairly,” he said.

No 100th 100 for Sachin, yet SYDNEY: Sachin Tendulkar again fell short of his 100th international century when he was dismissed for 80 in India’s second innings of the second Test in Sydney on Friday. Tendulkar looked on course to reach his elusive 100th ton before he edged spinner Michael Clarke to Mike Hussey at first slip. The Australian players rejoiced wildly with the capture of Tendulkar’s prized wicket in the middle session as India dug in to save the match after conceding a 468-run first innings lead. Tendulkar was given a standing ovation by the small fourth day crowd at the Sydney Cricket

Ground after he was out. He was dismissed for 73 and 32 in the first Test in Melbourne and 41 in the first innings of the Sydney Test. Tendulkar has been stranded on 99 Test and one-day international centuries since scoring 111 against South Africa in the World Cup in March. His last Test century was 146 against South Africa in Cape Town a year ago. The prized wicket capped a dream Test for Australian skipper Clarke, who scored an unbeaten 329 in Australia’s massive first innings of 659 for four declared.

INDIA VS AUSTRALIA FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

CRUSHED! Robert Smith

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G Gambhir c Warner b Siddle 83 V Sehwag c Warner b Hilfenhaus 4 R Dravid b Hilfenhaus 29 SR Tendulkar c Hussey b Clarke 80 VVS Laxman b Hilfenhaus 66 V Kohli lbw b Pattinson 9 MS Dhoni*† c & b Hilfenhaus 2 R Ashwin c Lyon b Hilfenhaus 62 Z Khan c SE Marsh b Siddle 35 I Sharma lbw b Lyon 11 U Yadav not out 0 Extras: (b 6, lb 3, w 2, nb 8) 19 Fall of wicks: 1-18, 2-100, 3-168, 4-271, 5-276, 6-286, 7-286, 8-342, 9-384, 10-400 TOTAL 400 BOWLING: JL Pattinson 23-4-106-1 BW Hilfenhaus 32.5-8-106-5 PM Siddle 24-8-88-2 NM Lyon 20-2-64-1 MJ Clarke 9-0-22-1 MEK Hussey 2-0-5-0 RESULT: Australia won by an innings and 68 runs