Brew nov by Sameer Bharat Ram

CONTEMPLATE. CREATE. LIVE.

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ENTERTAINMENT

TEACHING FOR INDIA

Equity in education as a movement

DECODING DILLI’S MARKETS Delhi, the a street shopper’s paradise

GAUTHAM VASUDEV MENON A PARLANCE BETWEEN LIFE & CINEMA

The Brew magazine based on the Entertainment genre has seen stupendous growth in the past fIve years of its existence. Based on its tagline ‘Contemplate. Create. Live’, the Brew magazine urges readers to contemplate, create and live- in that order. Featuring human interest stories, ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĨĂŵĞĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞůŝƚĞ ůŝĨĞƐƚǇůĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŵŵĂĐƵůĂƚĞůǇ ƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞ about our content. With the support of the advisory and contributory board comprising of a team of great individuals, we host a minimum of eight events a year as well. SAMEER BHARAT RAM PUBLISHER & CEO

With this year coming to an end, we at Brew are ƐĂƟƐĮĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͕ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐǇ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŐĂǌŝŶĞ͘ tĞ ĨĞĞů ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƚŽ the genre, within just a year of upgrading to a lifestyle magazine. Conferring to the hearsay feedback, the ĞĚŝƟŽŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŐŽƩĞŶ ďĞƩĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌǇ ƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ ŵŽŶƚŚ͘ Of course, there is always scope for improvement and ǁĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŽǀĞ ƚŽ ŚĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐ ǇŽƵ ŵŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŵŽƌĞ ĞǆĐŝƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟǀĞ͘ Ž write to us! (At editor.thebrewmagazine@gmail.com) dŚĞ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ŝƐƐƵĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌ 'ĂƵƚŚĂŵ sĂƐƵĚĞǀ DĞŶŽŶ͕ ǁŚŽ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŶŽ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘ /Ŷ Ă ĐĂƐƵĂů ĐŚĂƚ ŽǀĞƌ Ă ĐƵƉ ŽĨ ĐŽīĞĞ͕ ŚĞ ŽƉĞŶƐ ƵƉ ĂďŽƵƚ the reasons behind the decisions he makes and the importance of his family. On a serious note, the Contemplate ƐĞĐƟŽŶ ĞŶƚĂŝůƐ Ă ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ with Shaheen Mistri, co-founder of the not for ƉƌŽĮƚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ ͚dĞĂĐŚ ĨŽƌ /ŶĚŝĂ͛ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƐƚĞĂĚŝůǇ becoming a movement among the masses for equity in ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘ KƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĂƚ͕ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƚƌŝŐƵŝŶŐ ůŝĨĞƐƚǇůĞ

“Based on its tagline ‘Contemplate. Create. Live’, the Brew magazine urges readers to contemplate, create and live- in that order. Featuring human interest stories, articles about the most famed artists and elite lifestyle stories, we are immaculately selective about our content.”

stories that you can glimpse through to unwind. Have a great read. VILANI SENTHAMIL EDITOR

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CONTRIBUTORS & ADVISORY BOARD Thota Tharani ƐĞŶŝŽƌ /ŶĚŝĂŶ Įůŵ Ăƌƚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ in Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Malayalam cinema and Bollywood. He has won ƚǁŽ EĂƟŽŶĂů &ŝůŵ ǁĂƌĚƐ͕ ƚǁŽ &ŝůŵĨĂƌĞ ǁĂƌĚƐ ^ŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƵƌ dĂŵŝů EĂĚƵ ^ƚĂƚĞ &ŝůŵ ǁĂƌĚƐ͘ ,ŝƐ ǁŽƌŬ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ͕ ŵƵƌĂůƐ͕ ƉĂƉĞƌ ĐŽůůĂŐĞƐ͕ ǁŽŽĚĞŶ ŵŽŶƚĂŐĞƐ͕ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŽŶ

G Venket Ram A leading Indian fashion photographer, who has shot principal photography ƐƟůůƐ ĨŽƌ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŶŽƚĂďůĞ ĮůŵƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽƐ͘ ,Ğ ƋƵŝƚ ŚŝƐ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŝŶĞŵĂƚŽŐƌĂƉŚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ͕ ĂŌĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĞ ũŽŝŶĞĚ Ă ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŝŶ sŝƐƵĂů ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ >ŽǇŽůĂ ŽůůĞŐĞ͘ ,Ğ ƚŚĞŶ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚĞƌ ^ŚĂƌĂĚ Haksar and in 1993, he started his own studio

COVER CREDITS PHOTO COURTESY Shiva Balaswaminathan LOCATION COURTESY The Brew Room, Chennai

Mallika Sarabhai Educated as an economist and business manager, she is one of India’s ďĞƐƚͲŬŶŽǁŶ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐĂů ĚĂŶĐĞƌƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ ͚ ĂƌƉĂŶĂ͛ to not only over 90 countries around the world, but also to the most remote parts of India

Neeru Nanda ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĞůŚŝ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͕ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ͘ She freelanced as a feature writer for ten years before switching to publishing. ƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ Ă ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŚŽƌƚ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ƟƚůĞĚ ͚/&͕͛ ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ŽŶ ŶŽǀĞůƐ ĂŶĚ short stories for children

Ashok Verghese KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇŽƵŶŐĞƐƚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌƐ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĮĞůĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘ ,Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ,ŝŶĚƵƐƚĂŶ ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ /ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ͕ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŝŽŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘ ,Ğ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐ ǇŽƵŶŐ ƚĂůĞŶƚ ŝŶ Ăƌƚ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐŝĐ

Veejay Sai Ŷ ĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ͕ ĞĚŝƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ĐƌŝƟĐ͘ ,Ğ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ and published extensively on Indian classical music, fashion, theatre, food and art, and loves traveling, researching literary and cultural history. He is an editorial consultant with over 40 brands and designers in and outside India and is on the ũƵƌǇ ĨŽƌ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƉƌĞƐƟŐŝŽƵƐ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƚƐ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ

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INTERNAL TEAM SUB- EDITOR ^ĂŶũĂŶĂ 'ĂŶĞƐŚ CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Ajay Srikanth Prathiba Jayapaul MARKETING EXECUTIVE Prashant Balaji DESIGN Anto.M, Vizaudz Studios CIRCULATION Ashok Kumar

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CONTENTS CONTEMPLATE CO

TEACHING FOR INDIA Read on how passionate educators make all the difference

CREATE

T THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING FUNNY O O the science behind On comedy as an art c

REELIING MAGIC Gautham Menon on crossing the sky, movies & life

LIVE

THE FAST LANE TH Ni Nishigandha on the lessons that her bike and les roads have taught her ro

JEWEL IN THE CROWN JEW Kirtilal’s startling merit Kirt

SOUL SANTE On Bangalore’s ﬂea market scenario

MEMORIAL TOWN Dhanushkodi is the equinox between sea & sky

ALL THE WAY Is your Autumn outﬁt on point yet?

YERA KAL MASALA Easy steps to make this scrumptious dish

DECODING DILLI’S MARKETS An insight into Delhi’s street markets & food

ROLLING IN THE DEEP

Aqua gyms produce the best result on the body

Brew gives you all things new

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WHAT’S NEW?

CONTEMPLATE | Changemakers

TEACHING FOR

INDIA Take a minute to look at the people around you as they carry on with their everyday lives. You will find them stressing about meeting deadlines at work or rushing to be on time to college or flipping through different Television channels or even confused between choosing which restaurant to order from! Now, pause for a moment. Can you take in the fact that 9 out of ten children in India stand no chance in getting through to college? This statistic implies that 90 percent of India’s youth don’t get to lead your lifestyle. They don’t get to worry about which movie to go watch or which book to read before going to bed. Instead, they are forced to spend their lives trying to meet their basic needs- food, shelter and safety. All this simply because they were born into different families with different backgrounds, call it bad luck if you may. ‘Teach for India’ is a not for profit organisation that wants to eliminate the role that luck plays in a child’s education. It’s a task, yes, but they are well on their way to achieving that vision. Take some time off, read the article and contemplate about the change that you can choose to be a part of, with the power of choice that you possess. By Vilani Senthamil

haheen Mistri taught for twenty years as the ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ĂŶĚ K ŽĨ ͚ ŬĂŶŬƐŚĂ͕͛ Ă ŶŽŶͲƉƌŽĮƚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͘ ,Ğƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ tĞŶĚǇ <ŽƉƉ͕ K ĂŶĚ &ŽƵŶĚĞƌ ŽĨ ͚dĞĂĐŚ ĨŽƌ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛ ůĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ͚dĞĂĐŚ ĨŽƌ /ŶĚŝĂ͛ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϵ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮƌƐƚ ďĂƚĐŚ ŽĨ ĨĞůůŽǁƐ͘ ͞tĞ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĞǀĞƌǇ ĐŚŝůĚ ŝŶ /ŶĚŝĂ ĂŶ ĞƋƵĂů ĂŶĚ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕͟ says Shaheen Mistri in line with TFI’s vision ‘One day all children ǁŝůů ĂƩĂŝŶ ĂŶ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͛͘

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THE FELLOWSHIP Teach for India works on a fellowship model. They take on college graduates, train and hone their skills. Once that is done, the ĨĞůůŽǁƐ ƚĂŬĞ ĨƵůů ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ŽĨ Ă ƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ from government schools for two whole years. Once the fellow completes the two-year responsibility, he/she enters the proud alumni of TFI. Tried and tested, this model works best for the ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŝŶƚƌŝŐƵŝŶŐ ŚŽǁ ϴϬ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞƐ ǁŚŽ ĮůĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ d&/ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŐĞƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ͘ tŚǇ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ͍ ^ŚĂŚĞĞŶ ĞǆƉůĂŝŶƐ͕ ͞&ŝƌƐƚůǇ͕ ǁĞ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ very challenging to teach in the imposed environment. There is a ŚƵŐĞ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ŐĂƉ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŐĂƉ ĂŶĚ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů ŐĂƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ and this dawns upon the fellows only when they take up the task. EŽƚ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ǁŽƌŬ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůǇ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ Žƌ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ zone. Secondly, we always ask ourselves if the candidate will be ĚŽŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚǁĞŶƚǇ Žƌ ƚŚŝƌƚǇ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŶŽǁ͘ Ğ ŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶǇ ĮĞůĚͲ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ ƉŽůŝƟĐƐ Žƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ͘ tŝůů ƚŚĞǇ ŬĞĞƉ ƚŚĞ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ ŵŝŶĚ͍ tĞ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĮŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŶǇ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶĐĞ͘ ^Ž / ŐƵĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ǁŚǇ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂƐ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĞůůŽǁƐŚŝƉ͘͟

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THE CHALLENGE ƵůƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ŬĞǇ ƚŽ d&/͘ ͞ Ɛ ĂŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝĨ ǁĞ ĨĞĞů ƚŚĂƚ ĞǆƉĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŚĂƐ ƐŽŵĞŚŽǁ ĂīĞĐƚĞĚ ŽƵƌ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ we will take a call to pause the expansion. Culture is ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĂƐƉĞĐƚ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ͘͟ /ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĨĞĂƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ďĂůĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ĂŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƐƚĂƌƚͲƵƉ ƚŽ Ă ďƌŽĂĚĞƌ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͘ ͞WƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐ d&/ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĞ ĂĐƟǀĞůǇ ƚĂůŬ ĂďŽƵƚ͖ ƚŚŝŶŬ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ƟŵĞ for. It cannot be taught or passed on that easily. We have to live it, embody our values, inspire our ƐƚĂī ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƐĞĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ values being adopted by a person. We need to live our values, especially in the leadership team and then communicate those values to our fellows. It ƚŚĞŶ ĮůƚĞƌƐ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ǁĂǇ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵƐ͟ ƐŚĞ shares. dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ ƚŚĞǇ ĨĂĐĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŶŽǁ ŝƐ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƐƚĂī͘ dŚĞǇ ďƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĨĞůůŽǁƐ ŽĨ ŚŝŐŚ ĐĂůŝďƌĞ ƐŽ ĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůǇ͖ ƚŚĞǇ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂī ƚŽ ƚŽƉ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝŵŝƚ͘ ͞tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƌĂƉŝĚůǇ͘ Ƶƚ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŶŝŽƌ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǌĞƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŝƐ challenging. We do hire a lot of fellows who come out of the program. We are working on making funding more sustainable, diversifying funds on a volume basis, equipping processes and systems for the next ƉŚĂƐĞ ŽĨ d&/͟ ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ ^ŚĂŚĞĞŶ͘

“As an organisation, if we feel that expanding has somehow affected our culture, we will take a call to pause the expansion. Culture is the most important aspect for us”

THE ULTIMATUM For TFI, it is not only about academic grounding but also about the values and mind-sets of the children. They don’t want to only push them to achieving their ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ Ă ďĞƩĞƌ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ ŝŶ͘ dŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞŝƌ ďƌŽĂĚ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ tŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞǇ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ͍ ͞tĞ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĞůůŽǁƐŚŝƉ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ tŚĂƚ we need is a pipeline of young leaders, and making sure that every fellow that graduates is in a place where he/she can do more with every passing year. We ĂƌĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ d&/ Ă ƉůĂƞŽƌŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂůƵŵŶŝ ƚŽ ĨĂůů ďĂĐŬ ƵƉŽŶ ŝŶ ĐĂƐĞ ƚŚĞǇ ĨĂĐĞ ĂŶǇ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ͕ ŶŽ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ from a family. The other integral focus is to do all that we can to reach out to ƚŚĞ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĐŝƟǌĞŶ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ĨĞůůŽǁƐŚŝƉ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘͟ dĞĂĐŚ ĨŽƌ /ŶĚŝĂ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ Ă ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌǇ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůǇ ďĞ Ă ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ͕ ƵŶƟů ĞƋƵŝƚǇ ŝŶ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĨƵůĮůůĞĚ͘ /ŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĞůůŽǁƐŚŝƉ͍ ^ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ǇŽƵƌ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ƚĞĂĐŚĨŽƌŝŶĚŝĂ͘ŽƌŐͬ

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CREATE | Cine Binge

THE IMPORTANCE

of BEING

FUNNY - LEARNING TO WRITE COMEDY FROM THE WORKS OF AMERICAN SCREENWRITER ELAINE MAY

Incongruity is the main reason we laugh. When logic and familiarity are replaced by things that don’t normally go together, humour stems naturally as our minds recognize that things are out of place and try to find a way to make them connect. But incongruity is effective in other ways, too. Even if your goal isn’t laughter but simply to keep your viewers engaged, you can use incongruity to keep things fresh by finding ways to combine unexpected elements. Unlike many, American screenwriter Elaine May had an ingrained funny bone. Her lengthy sketch comedy collaboration with director Mike Nichols influenced her style. She had a loopy sense of humour, and he was a walkingtalking study in timing and deadpan delivery. By Nikhil Krishnan

ůĂŝŶĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĐĂŵĞ ŝŶƚŽ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ Chicago in the mid 1950s, where she, Mike Nichols, and Shelley Berman all developed their skills in the same ŝŵƉƌŽǀŝƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŽŵĞĚǇ ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ͘ KƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŐƌĞǁ ŚĞƌ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ EŝĐŚŽůƐ ŝŶ Ă ƐĂƟƌŝĐĂů ĚƵŽ ƚŚĂƚ produced a hit Broadway revue of comedy sketches in 1960. The toast of radio, television and eventually Broadway during their seven years together, Nichols and Elaine helped shape the course of contemporary stand-up comedy with hilarious improvisatory skits that playfully captured the absurdity of life in an increasingly ďƵƌĞĂƵĐƌĂƟƐĞĚ͕ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŝƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐĂŶŝƟƐĞĚ ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ͘ ŚŝŐŚůǇ ŐŝŌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽůŝĮĐ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ͕ ůĂŝŶĞ ƋƵŝĐŬůǇ ĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ĂƐ Ă ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƐƵĐŚ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ƉůĂǇƐ ĂƐ ĞĂƚŚ ĞĨǇŝŶŐ ĐƚƐ (1995) and Not Enough Rope (1962) that matched her mordant wit ǁŝƚŚ ĚĂƌŬ ƐĂƟƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞƐŽůƵƚĞ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǀŽŝĐĞ

embodied by Elaine’s comedic and theatrical work immediately ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ŚĞƌ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ĂƐ Ă ĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ŚĞƌ ŝŶ higher echelons. To punch up the humour, she tries to see how characters react ƚŽ ǁĂĐŬǇ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĞǁ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ͕ ŶŽƚ ĐŚƵĐŬůĞƐ͘ ǀĞŶ ŝŶ ĐŽŵĞĚǇ͕ ƐŚĞ ŇĞƐŚĞƐ ŽƵƚ ƚŚƌĞĞͲ dimensional characters. Though these characters are funny, they tend to take themselves seriously. They have problems, they have goals. They fall in love, they get hurt. Her characters are never ƚŽŽ ƐůĂƉƐƟĐŬ͘ /Ĩ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŽŽ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ͕ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĞǁĞƌƐ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŝĚĞŶƟĨǇ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝĨ ƚŚĞǇ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ĚŽ ƚŚĂƚ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ŽĚĚƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ movie isn’t going to work for them. It’s not the characters who are ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůǇ ĨƵŶŶǇ͖ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ ĮŶĚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ŝŶ͘ dŚĞ ŝƌŽŶǇ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ůĂǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶͲ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƚͲƵƉ͘

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men and best friends (Mikey and Nicky and Ishtar) - ajew and a ŐĞŶƟůĞ ŝŶ ďŽƚŚ ĐĂƐĞƐͲ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚŚĂƚ Ăůů ĨŽƵƌ ŵŽǀŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ǁƌĞƐƚůŝŶŐ with related issues. For all their transgressiveness, A New Leaf ĂŶĚ dŚĞ ,ĞĂƌƚďƌĞĂŬ <ŝĚ ĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ŵŝĚĚůĞͲŽĨͲƚŚĞͲƌŽĂĚ ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ ĐŽŵĞĚŝĞƐ͘ Ǉ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚ͕ ůĂŝŶĞ͛Ɛ ƚǁŽ ďƵĚĚǇ ŵŽǀŝĞƐ ĚĞĮŶĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƚĞƌ ůŝŵŝƚƐ ŽĨ ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ ŝŶ ĂŶƟƚŚĞƟĐĂů ǁĂǇƐͲ DŝŬĞǇ ĂŶĚ EŝĐŬǇ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŚĂƌƐŚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌĚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĚĞĮĂŶƚ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ͕ /ƐŚƚĂƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐǁĞĞƚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ůŝŐŚƚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ďůŽĐŬďƵƐƚĞƌ ƚĂĐƟĐƐ͕ ŝŶ spite of its dark undertones. The New Leaf and The Heartbreak Kid are striking in the way ƚŚĞǇ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ƵŶĞĂƐǇ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐĞůĨͲĂďƐŽƌďĞĚ ŚĞƌŽ ďĞŶƚ ŽŶ ĚŝƚĐŚŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ƵŶƐƵƐƉĞĐƟŶŐ ŶĞǁůǇͲǁĞĚ ǁŝĨĞ͕ ƌƵďďŝŶŐ ǀŝĞǁĞƌ͛Ɛ ŶŽƐĞƐ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ĮŶĚƐ ĚŝƐŐƵƐƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƵůƐŝǀĞ ǁŚŝůĞ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ ĞŵƉĂƚŚǇ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ ĂƐ ǁĞůů͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ Ă ǀŽůĂƟůĞ͕ ǇĞƚ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů mixture. Combining a passionate will to power as a writer-director ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĨĞƌŽĐŝŽƵƐ ĂƵƚŽ ĐƌŝƟƋƵĞ ŝƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ƚŚĞŵĂƟĐ ƉƌĞŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶ ůĂŝŶĞ ƐŚĂƌĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ďŽƚŚ tĞůůĞƐ ĂŶĚ >ĞǁŝƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŵĂƌŬƐ ŚĞƌ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĞƋƵĂůůǇ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚ ĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌ͘ ĐŚŽŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ƉŝŽŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ƐƚĂŶĚͲƵƉ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ůĂŝŶĞ ƵƐĞƐ ĐŽŵĞĚǇ ƚŽ ƵŶƐĞƩůĞ ŶŽƟŽŶƐ of propriety and social norm, here by refusing to villainise the ĐĂůůŽƵƐ ǇŽƵŶŐ ŐƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚŝƐ ǁŚŝŵƐŝĐĂů ďĞƚƌĂǇĂůƐ ĂƌĞ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ Ă ͞ŶĂƚƵƌĂů͟ ĞǆƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂů ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ and a desire secretly harboured by many. These movies show an unmatched genius for the comedy of discomfort.

ůĂŝŶĞ ĚƌĞǁ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽŽŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů Žƌ ŶŽŶͲĮĐƟŽŶ ǁŽƌŬƐ͘ &Žƌ her, being funny in every scene was not a must. A smile ǁŝůů ŽŌĞŶ ƟŵĞƐ ĚŽ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ǁĞůů͕ ŝĨ ŶŽƚ ŵŽƌĞ͘ tŚĞŶ Ă ƐĐĞŶĞ ĨĂůůƐ ŇĂƚ͕ ůĂŝŶĞ ƚƌŝĞĚ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚƌŝĐŬƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ it funnier. She used dialogue to spice up humour. Being ŇŝƉ Žƌ ĂĐĞƌďŝĐ ǁĂƐ ŚĞƌ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ͘ ŶĚ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶʹ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ĨƵŶŶǇ ǁĂǇƐ ƚŽ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐʹĂŶĚ ďǇ ƵƐŝŶŐ props to induce physical levity into the scene, she saved ŵĂŶǇ ƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞƐ͘ &Žƌ ŚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƐůĂƉƐƟĐŬ ǁĂƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ͘ ,Ğƌ ĐŽŵĞĚǇ ŇŽǁĞĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůůǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƉůŽƚ͘ ƌƌŽŐĂŶƚ ŚĞƌŽĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƵīĞĚͲƐŚŝƌƚ heroes were ripe for comedy. Of all four of her features to date in which she is ĐƌĞĚŝƚĞĚ ĂƐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ďǇ ŚĞƌ͕ ĚĞĂů with the same obsessive theme- the secret betrayal of one member of a couple by the other- it becomes easy to conclude that a surprising degree of unity can be ĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ŵŽǀŝĞ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƚǁŽ ŽĨ these couples are newlyweds (in A New Leaf and The Heartbreak Kid) and the second two are heterosexual

ůĂŝŶĞ͛Ɛ ĮůŵƐ ůŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ďƌĞĂƚŚĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂǁŬǁĂƌĚ ƐŝůĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ talking. She luxuriates in the unbearable moments more fearful ĐŽŵŝĐ ŵŝŶĚƐ ƟƌĞůĞƐƐůǇ ĂǀŽŝĚ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƵŶĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ͘ ŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵďƚůǇ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƟŶŐ ŽŶ ůĂŝŶĞ͛Ɛ ƵŶŇŝŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƚ ŽĨ ŵĂůĞ ŶĂƌĐŝƐƐŝƐƟĐ ƐĞůĨͲůŽĂƚŚŝŶŐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŝĐŚ female characters who watch in stunned disbelief from the margins of these movies. Elaine’s keen eye for male hubris and self-delusion ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŝůĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŌĞŶ ƉĂŝŶĨƵůůǇ ĂǁŬǁĂƌĚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ that are a signature of her unique brand of comedy. Some sort of ambivalence gets carried over to men in Mikey and Nicky and /ƐŚƚĂƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚ ŝƐ ďŽƚŚ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ͘ /Ŷ ďŽƚŚ ĐĂƐĞƐ ůĂŝŶĞ ƐŚŝŌƐ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ͛Ɛ ĂůůĞŐŝĂŶĐĞƐ ďĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌƚŚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ůŝŬĞ the volleys in a grudge match of Ping-Pong, to the point where we ĐĂŶ ŶŽ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ďĞ ƐƵƌĞ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƟŵ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƟŵŝƐĞƌ͘ ^ŚĞ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƐ ƚŽ ƉůŽƚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŽďƐĞƐƐŝǀĞ ƉĂƩĞƌŶƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌ͕ ĐƌŽƐƐĐƵƫŶŐ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚĞĚ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ ŽǀĞƌ ďŽƚŚ ŵŽǀŝĞƐ͕ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ show how single-minded she is. hƉĚĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ dŚŝƌƟĞƐ ƐĐƌĞǁďĂůů ĐŽŵĞĚǇ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂƌƌŝĂŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ^ĞǀĞŶƟĞƐ ĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂŶƟͲŚĞƌŽ͕ ƚŚĞ ĮůŵƐ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ ĂŶ ƵŶƵƐƵĂů ďĂůĂŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĂďƌĂƐŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞ ďǇ ƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ their casual hoodlum protagonists as strangely vulnerable and ƐǇŵƉĂƚŚĞƟĐ͕ ĐƌĂĐŬĞĚ ĞŵďůĞŵƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶ ǀĂŶŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĨŽŝďůĞ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ůĂŝŶĞ͛Ɛ ĂĚĂŵĂŶƚ ƌĞĨƵƐĂů ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ŵĂǇ ŚĂǀĞ ĮǆĞĚ ĂŶ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ĞǆƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ĚĂƚĞ ŽŶ ŚĞƌ ĮůŵŵĂŬŝŶŐ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ͕ ŚĞƌ ĨŽƵƌ ĮůŵƐ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ĞŶƌŝĐŚ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ŝŵŵĞĂƐƵƌĂďůǇ ďǇ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƫŶŐ ĞĚŐĞ͕ ĂŚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ĂŚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌƐ͘

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What’s an open road without speeding along W with the wind in your hair? Ajay Srikanth ttalks to Nishigandha Sarolkar, a biker from Pune, about the road less travelled.

here are few things that are as inherently full of adventure as the open road. It has inspired countless people, books and songs so much so that a road trip is on anyone’s bucket list. Nishigandha is someone who’s lived these road trips.

ROAD NOT TAKEN A Kanyakumari to Ladakh trip is on the wish list of many a biker. Nishigandha has been to >ĂĚĂŬŚ ĂŶĚ ŚŽůĚƐ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĞĐŽƌĚ͘ ŝĚĞĚ ďǇ dŽƉ 'ĞĂƌ /ŶĚŝĂ ĂŶĚ ^ƵǌƵŬŝ DŽƚŽƌĐǇĐůĞƐ͕ she was the youngest female biker to reach the Marsimek La Pass. It’s no wonder that the roads and highways around the Himalayas ĂƌĞ ŚĞƌ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ ƚŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶ͘ ͞dŚĞ ƌŽĂĚƐ aren’t great, and driving is much harder. But that’s part of the challenge. The view and ďĞĂƵƚǇ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ͘͟ ,Ğƌ ŵŽƐƚ ĐŚĞƌŝƐŚĞĚ biking moment was also a part of this trip. ͞>ĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ͕ ǁŚĞŶ / ĮƌƐƚ ǁĞŶƚ ƚŽ >ĂĚĂŬŚ͕ ŝƚ ũƵƐƚ so happened that I made it to Khardung La Pass on my birthday. I didn’t plan it out, it just happened. My other favourite moments are biking to the Rann of Kutch and riding along ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ ŽĨ DĂŚĂƌĂƐŚƚƌĂ͘͟

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LIFE & DEATH ,Ğƌ ĮƌƐƚ ƌŝĚĞ ǁĂƐ ŽŶ Ă <ĂǁĂƐĂŬŝ ĂũĂũ ϰ^͕ ŚĞƌ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ďŝŬĞ͘ She has moved on since then, and currently drives a Yamaha & ͘ ͞DǇ ďŝŬĞ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ Žī ƚŚĞ WƵŶĞ ůŽƚ͘ tŚĞŶ ŝƚ ĐĂŵĞ ŽƵƚ͕ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůǇ ďŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘͟ ^ŚĞ ŐƌĞǁ up in Pune and inherited her love of bikes from her father. An avid biker himself, he taught her to drive when she was just 12 years old. She took to it at once, and hasn’t looked back since. ƐŬ ŚĞƌ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ ƚƌŝƉ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞ ƐĂǇƐ͕ ͞/ƚ ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ Ă ǀĞƌǇ ůŽŶŐ ŽŶĞ͕ ďƵƚ ŵǇ ĮƌƐƚ ƐŽůŽ ƚƌŝƉ ǁĂƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ^ŝŶŚĂŐĂĚ &Žƌƚ͕ ĂďŽƵƚ ϰϱ ŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ WƵŶĞ ǁŚĞŶ / ǁĂƐ ϭϴ͘ DǇ second trip was to Satara, which was much longer, around 150 ŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞƐ͘͟

ACROSS BORDERS EŝƐŚŝŐĂŶĚŚĂ͛Ɛ ĂĸŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŵŽƚŽƌ ĐǇĐůĞƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ŚĞƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘ ^ŚĞ͛Ɛ Ă ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĚŝƚƐ ŚĞƌ ůŽǀĞ ĨŽƌ ĂƵƚŽŵŽďŝůĞƐ ŝŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ƐƚƌĞĂŵ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚǇ͘ This is what Nishigandha has to say about the roads in India. ͞ZŽĂĚƐ ŝŶ ^ŝŬŬŝŵ͕ ƚŚĞ tĞƐƚĞƌŶ 'ŚĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƚĞƌŶ 'ŚĂƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƉƌĞƩǇ ŐŽŽĚ͘ ƌŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ͘ Ƶƚ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƌŽĂĚƐ ŝŶ Maharashtra and Karnataka are quite bad. There are a lot of ƚŽůů ďŽŽƚŚƐ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŽĂĚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ŶŽƚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůǇ͘͟ ŝŬŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ Ă ǀĞŚŝĐůĞ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ĂǁĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ technology, cellphones and the hustle and bustle of everyday ůŝĨĞ͘ dŚĂƚ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ďŝŬĞƌ͘ ͞dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇ ŚĂƐ ŵĂĚĞ ŝƚ ŵƵĐŚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ͘ 'ŽŽŐůĞ DĂƉƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŬĞ ŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶ ǀĞƌǇ ƐŝŵƉůĞ͘ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ ĂůƐŽ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ƌĞĂůůǇ ŵĂƩĞƌ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐŝŵƉůǇ ůŽŽŬ ƵƉ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘ zŽƵ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƐƚŽƉ ĂŶĚ ĂƐŬ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘͟

Nishigandha maintains that biking is becoming ŵŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ǁŽŵĞŶ͘ ͞dŚĞƌĞ are a lot of upcoming, famous women bikers. One advantage to there being lesser number of women bikers is that it’s easy to become well ŬŶŽǁŶ͘͟ Ƶƚ ŝŶ Ă ĮĞůĚ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůǇ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĞŶ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĚŽǁŶƐŝĚĞƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů͘ ͞dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƐ͘ WĞŽƉůĞ ƐƚĂƌĞ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ǇŽƵ ĚƌŝǀĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽĂĚ͘ ^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ďŝŬĞƌƐ ƚƌǇ ƚŽ ďƵůůǇ ǇŽƵ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚ ƚŽƵŐŚ͘͟ ^ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŽŶĐĞ Ă ƐƚƵŶƚ ďŝŬĞƌ͘ ͞/ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ do it for the adrenaline rush. But safety is very ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͘͟ tŚŝůĞ ƐŚĞ ĞŶũŽǇƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŵŝƌĞƐ ƐƚƵŶƚ biking, she doesn’t do it anymore. She stresses ƚŚĂƚ ƐĂĨĞƚǇ ŝƐ ǀĞƌǇ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ŽƵƚ͘ ͞/ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ Žī ĚƌŝǀŝŶŐ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ĞĂƌůǇ͕ ďƵƚ ŽŶůǇ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚƌŝƉƐ ŽŶĐĞ / ŐŽƚ ŵǇ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘͟

DOWN THE LANE Nishigandha is also an avid blogger and photographer. She updates her blog with travel stories and also writes about biking. To her, ďŝŬŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĂƉĞƵƟĐ͘ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ ǀĞƌǇ ůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐ͘ ǀĞƌǇ ride is a new challenge. I forget everything else ǁŚĞŶ /͛ŵ ĚƌŝǀŝŶŐ͘͟ EŝƐŚŝŐĂŶĚŚĂ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŽǀĞ ƚŽ ŐŽ ƉƌŽ͕ ďƵƚ ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞŶ ƐŚĞ ƉůĂŶƐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ 2 long drives a year. Her future is sure to involve a long, empty road, whistling wind and the revving of engines. Ask her about her dream bike ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞ ƐĂǇƐ͕ ͞/ ĂĐƚƵĂůůǇ ŚĂǀĞ ƚǁŽ͘ /͛Ě ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ either an Agusta MV or the Honda Fireblade. ǀĞŶ ďŽƚŚ ŝĨ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͊͟

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JEWEL IN THE

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Kirtilals, the premium jewellery brand of India has landed yet another jewel in its crown, having bagged two awards for design in the Retail Jewellery Guild Awards 2015. Uncover the story behind the esteemed brand.

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ŝƌƟůĂů <ĂůŝĚĂƐ :ĞǁĞůůĞƌƐ Wǀƚ͘ >ƚĚ͘ ŝƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂŶĚ ŶĂŵĞ ͚<ŝƌƟůĂůƐ͛ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƐŽƵƚŚ /ŶĚŝĂ ǁŝƚŚ ϭϬ ĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƐŚŽǁƌŽŽŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƚĂŝů ŽĸĐĞ ŝŶ EĞǁ ĞůŚŝ͘ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ ďƌĂŶĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐĞƌƟĮĞĚ ďǇ /^K ϵϬϬϭ͗ ϮϬϬϴ ŝŶ ďŽƚŚ ƌĞƚĂŝů ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ ƵŶŝƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ŝƚƐ ŇĂŐƐŚŝƉ store in Coimbatore and a legacy of 75 years of ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϯ͕ϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ƐƉƌĞĂĚ ŽǀĞƌ ϱ ĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚƐ͘

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Revered by its patrons, the brand won two ƉƌĞƐƟŐŝŽƵƐ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ZĞƚĂŝů :ĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ 'ƵŝůĚ ǁĂƌĚƐ ʹ ϮϬϭϱ͕ ŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚ ďǇ h D /ŶĚŝĂ͘ dŚĞ ďƌĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ǆĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ĞƐŝŐŶ ʹŝŶ ƚŚĞ premium as well as mid segment. Speaking on ƚŚĞ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƟǀĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ^ĞĞŵĂ DĞŚƚĂ͕ ƐĂŝĚ͕ ͞tĞ ĂƌĞ ĞǆĐŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ǁŝŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ͘ ĞƐŝŐŶ ƉůĂǇƐ ĂŶ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ƌŽůĞ͕ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĂŐĞ ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ǀĞƌǇ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ĂďŽƵƚ what they wear. The customers are looking to buy jewellery that is exclusive and enhances one’s personality. Keeping this in mind the team ŽĨ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐ Ăƚ <ŝƌƟůĂůƐ ƌĞŶĚĞƌ Ă ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐůĂŵŽƵƌ ƋƵŽƟĞŶƚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌǇ ƉŝĞĐĞ ŽĨ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ͕ ďůĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĞƚƐ ŶĞǁ ƚƌĞŶĚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ͘͟

TIMELESS ELEGANCE <ŝƌƟůĂůƐ ĞƐŝŐŶ ^ƚƵĚŝŽ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ biggest jewellery design studios in the country with over 5 lakh designs in its archive, is one to ďĞŚŽůĚ͘ ĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽǁƌŽŽŵ to understand the customer's requirement and design exclusive jewellery as per their ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ <ŝƌƟůĂůƐ ŚĂƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞ ŽĨ having some of its designs created by A.V. Shinde, described as the man who decorated everyone from the Queen of England to Madonna.

BRAND VALUE The brand has been synonymous with superior ĐƌĂŌƐŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ͕ ĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ product quality since 1939. With 75 years ŽĨ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ͕ <ŝƌƟůĂůƐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ endeavours to create something unique for ŝƚƐ ƉĂƚƌŽŶƐ͘ <ŝƌƟůĂůƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ͚^ŝŶŐůĞ ĚŝƟŽŶ͛ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͖ Ă ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚŽǁĐĂƐĞƐ the brand’s strengths in designing and is targeted at the modish and elegant women who love to dress and wear jewellery that adds to their persona.

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“I MAKE FILMS FROM MY

COMFORT “

ZONE

says filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon, in his confident demeanour. Accepted and admired for the charisma that he brings into all of his films, it wouldn’t be far from the truth to say that he has a strong cult of followers. In conversation with Vilani Senthamil, he talks about velocity behind the frame, his predilections and his family’s significance in his life.

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ressed in a crisp white shirt, he briskly strides into the café to take a seat, smartly gearing up ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁ͘ tŝƚŚ ĮůŵƐ like Minnale, Kaakha Kaakha, Varanam ĂǇŝƌĂŵ͕ sĞƩĂŝǇĂĂĚƵ sŝůĂŝǇĂĂĚƵ and sŝŶŶĂŝƚŚĂĂŶĚŝ sĂƌƵǀĂĂǇĂĂ to his name, I reckon he must be a happy man. He agrees ǁŚŽůĞŚĞĂƌƚĞĚůǇ͘ ͞/ ŵĂŬĞ ĮůŵƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŵǇ comfort zone, so yes, I am happy with the ǁŽƌŬ / ĚŽ͕͟ ŚĞ ƋƵŽƚĞƐ͘ ZĞĂĚ ŽŶ ƚŽ ŐůŝŵƉƐĞ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ ŽĨ 'ĂƵƚŚĂŵ sĂƐƵĚĞǀ DĞŶŽŶ͕ Ă prodigy in the making.

ON A SERIOUS NOTE /ƚ͛Ɛ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚŝƐ ĮůŵƐ ŚĂǀĞ a similar tone to them. Be it the characters, the dialogues or the ambience. Just the ƐĂŵĞ͕ ƚŚĞǇ Ăůů ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐ ĂŶ ƵŶŇŝŶĐŚŝŶŐůǇ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ ĨĂĐĞƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƵůůƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞĂƚƌĞ͘ /Ɛ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶĂů Žƌ ŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚĂů͍ ͞/ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ŝƐ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ŽĨ ďŽƚŚ͕͟ ĐůĂƌŝĮĞƐ 'ĂƵƚŚĂŵ͘ ͞/͛ŵ ŶŽƚ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ͘ / try to take each movie to the next level. Like the role that actor Ajith played in ŶŶĂŝ ƌŝŶĚŚĂů was an extension of the characters that actor Suriya and Kamal ^ŝƌ ƉŽƌƚƌĂǇĞĚ ŝŶ ŵǇ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĮůŵƐ͘ Ƶƚ

somewhere within that, I added another ƐŚĂƌƉ ĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶ͘͟ ^ŽŵĞŚŽǁ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĂĐƚŽƌƐ ƵŶĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐĂůůǇ ŵŽƵůĚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚŽ 'ĂƵƚŚĂŵ͛Ɛ ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƐ͘ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ůŝŬĞ / ƚĞůů ƚŚĞŵ ͚dŚŝƐ is what I want you to do’, I think when I show them what to do or when we read the script together they kind of imbibe ǁŚĂƚ / ǁĂŶƚ͘ / ƚŚŝŶŬ ĞǀĞƌǇ ĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌ ĂĚĚƐ ŚŝƐ ƚŽƵĐŚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͘ ǀĞŶ ŝŶ ĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌ Maniratnam’s movies, the protagonists all play a slightly similar role. So I agree, ĞǀĞƌǇ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŵĂŬĞƐ ŚŝƐ ŵĂƌŬ͘͟ ƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŶĞǆƚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ Achcham zĞŶďĂĚŚƵ DĂĚĂŵĂŝǇĂĚĂ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŵĂŶƟĐ ƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ŚĂƐ ŐĂƌŶĞƌĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶĂů ƚĞĂƐĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƵƐ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ͕ ͞tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĂŶ ĂĐƟŽŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ Įůŵ although it will have the same tone as ŵǇ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ĮůŵƐ͘ dŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇůŝŶĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚƐ ǀĞƌǇ ƐŵŽŽƚŚůǇ ƵŶƟů ŝƚ ƐƵĚĚĞŶůǇ ƐŚŝŌƐ ŐĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƚƐ ŝŶƚŽ ĂŶ ĂĐƟŽŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ there is some violence. It’s about how a nonchalant guy handles the unexpected violence that comes into his life. We are trying to make it very relatable to the audience by indirectly asking them how it would feel if the same thing happened to ƚŚĞŵ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ Ă dĞůƵŐƵ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ƐŝĚĞ ďǇ ƐŝĚĞ͕ ƐŽ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŐŽŽĚ ĨƵŶ͘͟

“ I try to take each movie to the next level. Like the role that actor Ajith played in ‘Ennai Arindhal’ was an extension of the characters that actor Suriya and Kamal Sir portrayed in my previous ﬁlms. But somewhere within that, I added another sharp dimension”

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ONE’S OWN WILL tŝƚŚ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ŚĂƌŵŽŶǇ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĐĂƐƟŶŐ legendary actors and bringing in new ƚĂůĞŶƚƐ͕ 'ĂƵƚŚĂŵ ĐŚŽŽƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐƚ ĂƐ ƉĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌŝƉƚ͘ ͞/ Ăŵ more comfortable working with actors I have already worked with. For instance, when I signed actor Silambarasan for sŝŶŶĂŝƚŚĂĂŶĚŝ sĂƌƵǀĂĂǇĂĂ, I was very unsure. But on working with him, I immediately realised that the guy was a very good actor. He was able to deliver exactly what I wanted. Today, if I write something new and want to rope in a ŵĂůĞ ůĞĂĚ͕ ŵǇ ĮƌƐƚ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ Śŝŵ͊ / Ăŵ a bit apprehensive to work with someone new. Of course, if the script requires a new actor to come in, I really look forward to working on their skills. That’s where a director comes in, to hone new talents. We do a lot of screen tests and look tests ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂĐƚŽƌ͘ My team is in sync, everyone completely ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌŝƉƚ͘͟ ,Ğ ŚĂƐ ŚĂĚ ŚŝƐ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŽĨ ĞǆƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĮůŵƐ EĂĚƵŶŝƐŝ EĂĂǇŐĂů and Pachaikili DƵƚŚƵĐŚĂƌĂŵ, though they didn’t do well. With the audience beginning to accept fresh scripts, does he think he ǁŝůů ĞǆƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚ ĂŐĂŝŶ͍ ͞^ƚƌĂŶŐĞůǇ / ǁĂƐ thinking about this in the morning! Seeing ƚŚĂƚ ŚŽƌƌŽƌ ĮůŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĂƌŬ ŚƵŵŽƵƌ ĮůŵƐ are doing well, I was thinking what if those ĮůŵƐ ŚĂĚ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŽĚĂǇͲ ƚŚĞǇ ǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ďĞƩĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ Įůŵ ǁĂƐ / ƚŚŝŶŬ ǁĞ ǁĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌďŽĂƌĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐŽŵĞďŽĚǇ

who had been sexually abused as a child. The audience wasn’t ready for that at that point. I don’t know if they will be ready even today, but I think it would ŚĂǀĞ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ĚŽŶĞ Ă ďŝƚ ďĞƩĞƌ͘͟

OFF THE RECORD Even in his scripts, he gives a lot of gravity towards family. How important ŝƐ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ƚŽ Śŝŵ͍ ͞/ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ďŽǇƐ of my own. My life revolves around ƚŚĞŵ͘ / ƚŚŝŶŬ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĮƌƐƚ͕ ŚĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ǁĞŝŐŚƚĂŐĞ͕͟ ŚĞ ƐŵŝůĞƐ͘ Ŷ ĂǀŝĚ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ŽĨ ĮĐƟŽŶ ŶŽǀĞůƐ͕ ŚŝƐ ĞǇĞƐ ůŝŐŚƚ up when quizzed about his favourite ĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ͘ ͚͞'ŽĚĨĂƚŚĞƌ͛ ďǇ DĂƌŝŽ WƵǌŽ ŝƐ my favourite book. Whenever I’m low, Žƌ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ǁŚĞŶ / ǁƌŝƚĞ / always pick up that book or watch the ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƵŶǁŝŶĚ͘ ^ŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ that will inspire me, always. I read all ŬŝŶĚƐ ŽĨ ďŽŽŬƐ͘ W' tŽĚĞŚŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ <Ƶƌƚ Wallander would be my pick of favourite ĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ͘͟ tŝƚŚ ŚƵŐĞ ƉůĂŶƐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ƚŽ ,ŽůůǇǁŽŽĚ͕ 'ĂƵƚŚĂŵ ĚƌĂǁƐ ŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ĂůůͲƟŵĞ ƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌ DĂŶŝƌĂƚŶĂŵ͘ ͞/ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŽǀĞ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ŽŶ /ŶĚŝĂŶͲ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ĮůŵƐ ĐĂƐƟŶŐ actors based from here. Another desire is to work with Kamal Sir again, though I have already worked with him. Actor Ajith is also very intriguing. He has this thundering fan base but he is extremely ƐŝŵƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƉŚŝƐƟĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕ ƐŽ ŝƚ is challenging to write a script for him. I ůŽǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͕͟ ŚĞ ƐŝŐŶƐ Žī͘

“My team is in sync, everyone completely understands the needs of the script”

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LIVE | Wardrobe Manifestation

ALL theWAY

Tiptoeing may now be a problem unless you are going to rumple up some fabric along the way. Floor-length skirts, dresses and kurtas are making a comeback into the fashion scene this autumn. Here is a glimpse of what makes the cut this season right before the frost arrives. By Sanjana Ganesh

POR FAVOR WŽŶĐŚŽƐ ƐĞƌǀĞ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĂƫƌĞ ƚŽ keep you warm this fall as they serve as ůŝŐŚƚ ǇĞƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟǀĞ ƐǁĞĂƚĞƌƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ DĞǆŝĐĂŶ ĂƫƌĞ ŶŽǁ ĐŽŵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŶĞĐŬƐ͘ >Ğƚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƚĐŚ ǁŽƌŬƐ ŐĞƚ the best of you. Pair with loose straightcut pants or skinny jeans to emphasise on the legs.

WHAT WORKS dŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ǁĂǇ ƚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞ ǇŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŽŶ Ă ƟƌĞƐŽŵĞ DŽŶĚĂǇ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƚŽ ƐŝƉ ŽŶ Ă ĐƵƉ ŽĨ ĐŽīĞĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƚ ŽŶ Ă gorgeous coat to hug your body. This new line of monochrome coats adds a fashionable twist to the business-like checks. As they touch the ground, they promise the presence of warmth on a windy day.

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AT YOUR FINGERTIPS If you are looking to celebrate nature this season and work on the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ theme, this dress is perfect for you. Without the confusion of ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŽƵƞŝƚ ƚĂƉĞƌƐ ĚŽǁŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵĂũĞƐƟĐ ŇŽǁ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŇŽǁƐ ďĞǇŽŶĚ ǇŽƵƌ ĮŶŐĞƌƟƉƐ͘ ŽŚĞŵŝĂŶ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƚĂŬĞŶ ŽǀĞƌ in the year 2015 and you should be excited.

BOX-SIZED dŚŝƐ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ĚƌĞƐƐ ǁŝƚŚ shibori stripes, appliqué leather belt details and leather roll up detailing Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞŵ ŝƐ ĞůŚŝͲďĂƐĞĚ designer Ragini Ahuja’s hot-seller. This designer’s label ‘Ikai’ has worked on ƐŽŵĞ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŝŶĨƵƐŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĮŶĞƌŝĞƐ ŝŶƚŽ ĐŽůŽŶŝĂů styles. The dress lines itself ďĞĂƵƟĨƵůůǇ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂŝƐƚ͘

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PASTEL PALETTE WĂƐƚĞů ƐŚĂĚĞƐ ƌĞĮŶĞ common tongue, as it inherently possesses the ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ŽĨ ĮŶĞƐƐĞ͘ dŚŝƐ pink skirt and top pair has recently been in the news. The number of designers doing a head to toe round-up carrying the same colour seems to be on the rise. Minimalism is clearly key here.

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS ^ĂŶũĂǇ 'ĂƌŐ͛Ɛ ĞƚŚŶŝĐ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŚŽƐƚƐ Ă ƉůĞƚŚŽƌĂ of hues and elaborate designs for those other than the bride. Considering the trauma that one goes through prior to dressing for a friend’s wedding, this seems like the perfect spell of relief. The long drapes of heavy fabric are making appearances in the movie circuit as well. /ƚ ŝƐ ƚƌƵůǇ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ŐŽ Ăůů ƚŚĞ way down.

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LIVE | Anyone can cook

RECIPE FOR THE MONTH OCTOBER FROM GRT HOTELS & RESORTS

YERA KAL

MASALA INGREDIENTS MARINATION 300 gm prawn 30 ml lemon juice Salt to taste 50 gm ginger garlic paste 20 gm thick tamarind pulp

FOR ROASTING 75 gm shallots 6 nos. dry red chilli

FOR BROILING 5 gm peppercorn crushed 10 gm cumin 10 gm fennel

GARNISH Coriander sprig Lemon wedge

METHOD Shell, devein, wash and drain the prawns. Add lemon juice, salt and mix with the prawns. ZŽĂƐƚ ƐŚĂůůŽƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĚƌǇ ƌĞĚ ĐŚŝůůŝ ŝŶ ŶĂŬĞĚ ŇĂŵĞ͘ Heat and broil the peppercorn, cumin and fennel. 'ƌŝŶĚ Ăůů ƌŽĂƐƚĞĚ ŝŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐ ŝŶƚŽ ƉĂƐƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŶŐĞƌ

garlic paste and tamarind pulp. Marinate the cleaned prawns with the ground paste. Leave aside for half an hour. 'ƌŝůů ƚŚĞ ƉƌĂǁŶƐ ŽŶ Ă ƚĂǁĂ Žƌ Ă ŶŽŶͲƐƟĐŬ ĨƌǇ ƉĂŶ ŽŶ

ŵĞĚŝƵŵ ŇĂŵĞ Ɵůů ƚŚĞ ƉƌĂǁŶƐ ĂƌĞ ǁĞůů ĐŽŽŬĞĚ͘ DĂŬĞ sure the masala is nicely coated on the prawns. Serve in a plate garnished with chopped coriander

sprig and lemon wedge.

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LIVE | Hale & Hearty

ROLLING in the

DEEP Are you bored of heading to the gym and working out on the same elliptical machine? Is the inane music getting to you? Aqua gym might be your answer. By Sanjana Ganesh.

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ŝƚŚ Ă ŵǇƌŝĂĚ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ ĂƩĂĐŬŝŶŐ people of all ages, gyms are now an ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů͛Ɛ daily life. However, the repeated ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƚĞ ŚĂƵŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂƟĂƚĞĚ ƐŽƵů͘ ƋƵĂ gym is now the buzz word among those who believe ƚŚĂƚ ͚ũƵŵƉŝŶŐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŝŶ͛ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐ high intensity workout is gentle on the muscles but ƚǁŝĐĞ ĂƐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ ĂƐ ŽŶ ůĂŶĚ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ŽŶůǇ ƟŵĞ ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ǁŚĂůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽƌŵ ŽĨ ĞǆĞƌĐŝƐĞ͘

SUB-MARINAL Once in the water, the body only weighs a sixth of its ŵĂƐƐ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĂƉĞĚ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ăŝƌ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚǇ ĂƋƵĂ ŐǇŵƐ ǁŽƌŬ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůǇ Ăƚ ƐŚĂƉŝŶŐ ĮŐƵƌĞ͘ DƵƐĐůĞƐ ǁŽƌŬ ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ǇŽƵ ĞǀĞŶ ŶŽƟĐŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ŽĨ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĞŶĂďůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ďŽĚǇ ƚŽ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ͘ /ƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂŝƐƚ ƐůĞĞŬ͕ ƚŽŶĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ďƵƩŽĐŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐ the back and abdominal muscles. Each movement ŵĂƐƐĂŐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŬŝŶ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͕ ƐƟŵƵůĂƟŶŐ ďůŽŽĚ ŇŽǁ͕ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ďƵƐƟŶŐ ĐĞůůƵůŝƚĞ͘ tŚŝůĞ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ũŽŐŐŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ treadmill put pressure on the knees, aqua treads ĞĂƐĞ ŽŶĞ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĞǆĞƌĐŝƐĞ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ŶŽ ǁŽŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŚƵŶŐĞƌ ĞƐĐĂůĂƚĞƐ ĂŌĞƌ ŚĂůĨ ĂŶ ŚŽƵƌ ŝŶ the pool.

NO STROKES HERE Elderlies should start slowly. The purpose here is ƚŽ ĂĚĚ ĮǀĞ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ĞǆĞƌĐŝƐĞ ƚŽ Ă ĚĂŝůǇ ƌŽƵƟŶĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝƚ͘ /ƚΖƐ ĂůƐŽ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŽ add strengthening exercises twice a week to reduce ŵƵƐĐůĞ ĂŶĚ ďŽŶĞ ůŽƐƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŇĞǆŝďŝůŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ strength. Exercising in water puts less stress on joints ĂŶĚ ĂůůŽǁƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƌƚŚƌŝƟƐ Ă ƌĞƉƌŝĞǀĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƉĂŝŶ͘ With many types of water exercise, one doesn’t even need to know how to swim to take part in them.

BABY BLUES tŚŝůĞ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽǁͲŝŵƉĂĐƚ workouts that are easier on the joints, exercising in water is ideal for expectant moms. The cool, soothing aqua environment enables one to ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůǇ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ ŵŽƌĞ ƌĞƉĞƟƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂŶ ŽŶĞ could on land. The support that the water provides presents a challenge within itself. Plus, the pressure ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŚĞůƉƐ ƌĞůŝĞǀĞ ƐǁĞůůŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĞǆƚƌĞŵŝƟĞƐ͕ ĂŶ ƵŶĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƐŽŵĞ ƉƌĞŐŶĂŶƚ women. As you move your arms and legs against the ǁĂƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ ŝƚ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ŐĞƫŶŐ a massage.

IN SHORTS ͻ dŚĞ ĞǆĞƌĐŝƐĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƌĂƚĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ůŽǁĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ water compared to doing land-based exercises. dŚŝƐ ĞīĞĐƚ ŝƐ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďƵŽǇĂŶĐǇ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŽůŝŶŐ ĞīĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ͘ ͻ tĂƚĞƌ ĂĞƌŽďŝĐƐ ĂůůŽǁƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ŵŽƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŇĞǆŝďŝůŝƚǇ͘ ͻ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌΖƐ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ it helps us build greater muscle tone and endurance. ͻ ĚĚ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŵŽƌĞ challenging. ͻ dŚĞ ƋƵŝĐŬĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞǆĞƌĐŝƐĞ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ toned your body becomes.

WORK IT OUT WALKING IN WATER The easiest way to lose weight would be to walk inside water. As a part of warm up exercises, ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŚŝŐŚ ŬŶĞĞ ůŝŌƐ͕ ĚŝƉƐ ĂŶĚ arm curls. LOWER-BODY MOVE Assume a wide stance, then jump like a frog, bringing your knees to the surface and back ĚŽǁŶ͕ ůĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŽů ŇŽŽƌ͘ zŽƵƌ ĂďƐ ǁŝůů love this. UPPER-BODY MOVE At surface level, place your hands together so they form a scoop. Reach down, and then scoop back up without breaking the surface, moving ĮƌƐƚ ůĞŌ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ƌŝŐŚƚ͘ ŬŝůůĞƌ ŵŽǀĞ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ obliques, the muscles that wrap around your torso.

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& FROLIC FUN

Often referred to as Bangalore’s most loved ﬂea market,Soul Santé is the culmination of art, talent, and soulful entertainment says Pratiba Jayapaul

here are several stories that revolve around the origin of ŇĞĂ ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ŇĞĂ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝƐ ƐĂŝĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĂƵĐƟŽŶĞĞƌ ZƵƐƐĞůů ĂƌĞůů͕ ǁŚŽ ŚĞůĚ ŽƉĞŶͲĂŝƌ ĂŶƟƋƵĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ ŝŶ ,ĂƌƞŽƌĚ͕ ŽŶŶĞĐƟĐƵƚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ϱϬΖƐ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĐƟŽŶƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŚĞůĚ ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐ ƚŽ ĨŽƌĞŐŽ ƚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌĚ Žī ĮƌĞ ŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ͘ Ƶƚ ŝŶ ƌĞƚƌŽƐƉĞĐƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ ƐĞĞŵƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ŵĞĚŝĞǀĂů ĂīĂŝƌ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƌŽŽƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƌŝŐŝŶƐ ŝŶ various countries, although the former was an opening for non professional ventures, to all those hoping to make an extra buck ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĚĞ͘ Ƶƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ŚĂƐ ĞǀŽůǀĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ůĞŐŝƟŵĂƚĞ ƉůĂƞŽƌŵ ƚŽ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĞůů ŐŽŽĚƐ͕ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ and even ideas.

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^ŽƵů ^ĂŶƚĠ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂŵďŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŝů ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ǁŽŵĂŶ͕ ǁŚŽƐĞ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƚƐ ŝƐ ĂƐƚŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ͘ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ to Asha Rao, the idea has been in the books for almost ϰ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͕ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŇĞĂ markets and opened fashion galleries, having found the ƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŌƐ dƌƵƐƚ ĨŽƌ sŝƐƵĂů ĂŶĚ WĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ ƌƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϵϬΖƐ͘ ŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞƐĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ ŚĞƌ ĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŽ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ǇŽƵŶŐ͕ ƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ŚĂƐ ŬĞƉƚ ŚĞƌ ĚƌĞĂŵ ĂůŝǀĞ͘ ůŵŽƐƚ ϭϬ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƐƚ ǁĂƐ ƐŚƵƚ ĚŽǁŶ͕ the idea of Soul Santé came into being, owing to lack of funds to expand her studios. /Ŷ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϭϬ͕ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌǇ ĮƌƐƚ ĞĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ^ŽƵů ^ĂŶƚĠ ƵŶƌĂǀĞůůĞĚ Ăƚ WĂůĂĐĞ ŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͕ ĂŶŐĂůŽƌĞ͕ ŝŶǀŝƟŶŐ designers across the city to showcase their work. The ĮƌƐƚ ^ŽƵů ^ĂŶƚĠ ĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ϳϬϬϬ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ͕ ƵƉŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŐĂůĂ ĞŶƐƵĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁƐ ƐƉƌĞĂĚ ůŝŬĞ ǁŝůĚ ĮƌĞ͘ ǀĞƌ ƐŝŶĐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŽƉĞŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĨŽƌ ĮǀĞ ĚĂǇƐ ŝŶ Ă ǇĞĂƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ĮǀĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮǀĞ ĚĂǇƐ ĞǀĞƌǇ ǇĞĂƌ ŐŽĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŚĂƌŝƚǇ͘ dŚŝƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐΖ mela has become the home ground to some of India's ďĞƐƚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐ͕ ƐŚŽǁĐĂƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŵŽŶĞƟƐĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞīŽƌƚƐ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ /ŶĚŝĂΖƐ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ƌĞŶŽǁŶĞĚ ŇĞĂ ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞ ^ŽƵů ^ĂŶƚĠ experience humbles you amidst the presence of well ŬŶŽǁŶ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘

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dŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƐƚĂůůƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŚĂŶĚŝĐƌĂŌƐ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ /ŶĚŝĂ͕ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐƉůĂǇ ĂŶĚ ƐĂůĞ͕ Indian and western garments, designer wear and handmade jewellery. Besides the stalls, the ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ĂůƐŽ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƐĐƌƵŵƉƟŽƵƐ ĨŽŽĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚĂďůĞ͕ from all over the city, from renowned star hotels ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ͘ dŽ ƚŽƉ ŝƚ Ăůů Žī͕ ƚŚĞ live music, entertainment and the fashion shows at the market keeps the mood intact. One of these shows in 2012, include an open air fashion show choreographed by Prasad Bidapa, who had some of the well-known models of the city ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĞƐƚ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚƐ ǁŚŽ have performed at the santé stage in Bangalore and Pune are Vitamin M, White Mug, One night stand and The Schizophonic, being upcoming ĂƌƟƐƚƐ͘ ĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ŚŝƌĞ ƐƚĂůůƐ ĨŽƌ ZƐ͘ Ϯ͕ϬϬϬ Ă ĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ were provided basic infrastructure like tables and electricity. Now the stall rent has been upped to Rs. 5,000 a day since each fete requires a ůƵŵƉ ƐŽŵĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ZƐ͘ ϭϱͲϭϴ ůĂŬŚƐ͘ /Ŷ fact, as of last May, Sunday Soul Santé has gone online, partnering with Junglee.com. Sellers can now put up their products on the site for the whole year. Currently, Soul Santé has entered Pune, becoming a huge hit there as well.

The market stalls include handicrafts from all over India, paintings for display and sale, Indian and western garments, designer wear and handmade jewellery The last Soul Santé happened during October 24th and 25th at the ITPB ĐƌŝĐŬĞƚ ŐƌŽƵŶĚ Ăƚ tŚŝƚĞĮĞůĚ͘ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ Soul Santé is now an icon for hundreds of young entrepreneurs. They include students, housewives, lawyers, ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ͕ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐ͕ ŶĞǁůǇ weds or even children who wouldn't stop at anything to pursue their passion. The marketplace may showcase a few

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great ideas, and even some that may ŶĞĞĚ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝĚĞĂů ƉůĂƞŽƌŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ůŽƚ͕ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ understand their audience. It is a complete win-win idea enlightening its audience and enriching its stakeholders. We know what you're thinking, isn't ĂďŽƵƚ ƟŵĞ ^ŽƵů ^ĂŶƚĠ ǀŝƐŝƚĞĚ ŚĞŶŶĂŝ͍

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MEMORIAL TOWN With an enriching tale tied to Dhanushkodi from the days of yore, there is certainly more to this town that meets the eye. By Vilani Senthamil dŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ƟƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ WĂŵďĂŶ /ƐůĂŶĚ ŝŶ dĂŵŝůŶĂĚƵ͕ ŚĂŶƵƐŚŬŽĚŝ ŝƐ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌůǇ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐŚŽƐƚ ƚŽǁŶ͘ dŚĞ ƚĞƌŵŝŶŽůŽŐǇ ŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƚŽǁŶ ǁĂƐ ĚĞƐƚƌŽǇĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ĐǇĐůŽŶĞ ŝŶ ϭϵϲϰ͕ ƐƵďŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ Ă ƌĂŝůǁĂǇ ůŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƵƉƌŽŽƟŶŐ Ă ƉĂƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ ƚƌĂŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚƌŽǁŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ Ă ϭϬϬ ƉĂƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ͘ ŚĂŶƵƐŚŬŽĚŝ ŝƐ ŽŶůǇ ϭϱ ŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞƐ ůŽŶŐ ĂŶĚ surrounded by water on three of its sides. The town is long dead, yet it’s a millennial hub for tourists all across the globe.

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The Walk If you truly want to grasp the ĞƐƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵǇƐƟĐĂů ƚŽǁŶ͕ walk along the seashore to ƌĞĂĐŚ ǇŽƵƌ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐ is completely in sync with the bizarre trip that you have succumbed to.

Ram Setu ͚ ŚĂŶƵƐŚŬŽĚŝ͛ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ͚ĞŶĚ of the bow’. Hereby referring to Lord Rama’s bow from the Ramayana. It is said that Rama built a bridge between Tamilnadu and Srilanka to take his army across. Once the war was over, it is believed that Lord Rama broke the bridge with one end of his bow.

Land’s End At the southeastern point of ŚĂŶƵƐŚŬŽĚŝ ůŝĞƐ >ĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ŶĚ͘ Therein begins a trail of islets and rocks that is known as Rama’s bridge. Believed to have once been intact and passable, one simply has to witness this spot.

On Wheels Bus and taxi services are available during the day. It’s best to drive out early and return by sundown as the town reverts to its remote state once the day is over. You can hitch a ride with ƚŚĞ ĮƐŚĞƌŵĞŶ ǁŚŽ ĐŽŵŵƵƚĞ ǀŝĂ tempos to feel like a gypsy.

Love & War Yet another belief is that that one of the three parts of the bow that Rama broke in Sita’s conquest is ďƵƌŝĞĚ ŝŶ ŚĂŶƵƐŚŬŽĚŝ͘ dŚŝƐ ĞŶƟĐŝŶŐ ŚŽůǇ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŽǁŶ Ă sure stop for Hindu worshippers as they journey from Rameshwaram to Kashi in North India. Maritime It happens to be the watersmeet of the violent Indian Ocean and the serene Bay of Bengal. A stretch of shallow water on the Bay of Bengal ŽīĞƌƐ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŽƵƌŝƐƚƐ ƚŽ ǁĂůŬ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ĂĚŵŝƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŇŽƌĂ ĂŶĚ ĨĂƵŶĂ ŽĨ the ocean.

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Memorial Arch An ode to the thriving town that was destroyed in the cyclone of 1964, this memorial is a photographer’s entrance to heaven. Built on a sparse bit of sand surrounded by endless ďŽĚŝĞƐ ŽĨ ĚĞĞƉ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƚŽƉƉĞĚ Žī by the brilliant blue sky, the Arch is paradise on earth. Astrology Trip A trip to the town on a new or ĨƵůů ŵŽŽŶ ĚĂǇ ŝƐ ƚŽ ůƵƐƚ ĂŌĞƌ͘ dŝŵĞ your trip right and you will not regret it. With countless pilgrims and numerous food stalls, the tourism in this part of the country thrives most on these days.

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DILLI’S MARKETS It was a jungle. Trees danced wildly in the wind, grass lay bejewelled with dew, predators were out to hunt down their prey while scavengers reluctantly devoured the left overs… By Sanjana Ganesh

...except that the predators were shoppers looking for their Navrathri salwars on a sale night, the dew ĚƌŽƉƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ŽĨ ƌƵƐƟĐ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ and the trees were party animals grooving to Yo Yo Honey Singh ŽŶ ƵƌŐĂ WƵũĂ͘ Ɛ ĞůŚŝ͛Ɛ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ began to set in, my family and I ǁĂůŬĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƟƌĞůĞƐƐ ůĂŶĞƐ ŽĨ ĞůŚŝ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƚ ŽĨ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŽƵƞŝƚ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ŝŵƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ǁĞĚĚŝŶŐ͘ We saw shimmer, lace, opulence and disparity. With divine street food, people unafraid to begin ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ family in my arsenal, I set out to uncover the markets of the city. Our adventure took us through air, water and land (almost) but we were unhurt, unhinged and ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ͘ ĞůŚŝ͛Ɛ ƌŝĐŚ cultural legacy wrapped itself with Ă ƐŚĂǁů ŽĨ ƉĂƩĞƌŶĞĚ ĨĞƐƟǀŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ was but a treat to our eyes.

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CONQUERING CHANDINI NAVIGATE The best way to reach this area is via the ŵĞƚƌŽ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ǁĞůů ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ accessible on foot. One must be prepared to walk through several streets and shops ǁŝƚŚ ƉĂƟĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĮůƚĞƌ ŽƵƚ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ͘ Cycle rickshaws are famous modes of transport in these parts.

DO Chandni Chowk transported me to the ŵŽǀŝĞ ŝůůŝͲϲ ĂƐ ͚DĂƐĂŬĂůŝ͛ ďƵǌǌĞĚ ůŽƵĚůǇ in my head. The best way to steer through the unwavering crowd is to either go along with a veteran or to follow the train of people who walk, ride scooters and play ŽŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƟŶǇ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ ƐƉĞĂŬ of the lives of men and women who have haunted small pan-stained buildings. The spices in the market have been known for ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŽǀĞƌ͘ ŚĂŶĚŶŝ ŚŽǁŬ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌ ŝŵŝƚĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ heavy bridal wear.

EAT KŶĞ͛Ɛ ĞůŚŝ ƚƌŝƉ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƵŶůĞƐƐ Ă ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŽ WĂƌĂŶƚŚĞ tĂůŝ 'Ăůŝ ŝƐ ĚŽŶĞ͘ dŚŝƐ holy grail of deep fried goodness comes with an array of subzis (vegetables). These ƐƚƵīĞĚ ƉĂƌĂŶƚŚĂƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĂŶĞĞƌ͕ ĂůŽŽ ĂŶĚ muli dissolve quickly in your mouth due to ƚŚĞ ĨƌĞƐŚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŇŽƵƌ͘ dŚĞ ƐǁĞĞƚ ĂŶĚ salt lassis compliment the meal perfectly. DĂƐƐĂĐƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĂďĚŝ ĮůůĞĚ ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚ ƉĂƌĂŶƚŚĂ ĂƐ Ă ĮƫŶŐ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ǇŽƵƌ ŚƵŶŐĞƌ ƉĂŶŐƐ͘

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LOOTING LAJPATH NAVIGATE ^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ŝƐ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇ ǁŝĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ less congested, cars and taxis are viable ŽƉƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ ŵĞƚƌŽ ƐƚĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ auto ride away. In order to avoid being scammed by local auto drivers, ensure ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂů ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ͘ However, always remember that feet will remain sour by the end of a hard day’s shopping.

DO Just like the long trail of a bride’s dress, Lajpat Nagar’s shoes run along the lengths of the road. Central market is also well known for their mix of designer ďŽƵƟƋƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂů ƐŚŽƉƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ďŽƚŚ ǁŽƌůĚƐ͘ Ž ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌŐĞƚ ƚŽ pick up knick-knacks from the area. If you are looking for dress material, visit ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ <͘ ͘ ƌĞĂƟŽŶƐ͘

EAT Think potato wedges but smaller, shallow fried and topped with lipsmacking masala. Lajpat Nagar introduced us to AlooTikki chaat. These heavenly bites served as the best ĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŌĞƌ Ă ƟƌĞƐŽŵĞ ĚĂǇ ŽĨ ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ͘ Ž ŶŽƚ ŚĞƐŝƚĂƚĞ ƚŽ ĚŝǀĞ ŝŶƚŽ ĞůŚŝ͛Ɛ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŚƵŵĂŶŝƚǇ Ă͘Ŭ͘Ă 'ŽůŐĂƉƉĂƐ͘

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SCALING KAILASH NAVIGATE This is one market that is easily ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ǀŝĂ ĐĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂďƐ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚĞƌ Kailash 1 has the least number of shops ďƵƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ ŽŶ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͘ Hence, it becomes easy to walk around ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ ƚŽ Įǆ ǇŽƵƌ ŵŝŶĚ on your clothes and their matching ĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌǇ͘ dĞŵƉƟŶŐ͕ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ŝƚ͍

DO Ɛ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ĞůŚŝ͛Ɛ ŚŝŐŚͲĞŶĚ ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ͕ 'ƌĞĂƚĞƌ <ĂŝůĂƐŚ ϭ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĞƐƚ ƐŝůǀĞƌ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƐƚƐ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŽƵƚůĞƚƐ ŽĨ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ďƌĂŶĚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ E ĂŶĚ 'ůŽďĂů ĞƐŝ͘ dŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ĂůƐŽ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ Ă ƐƉůĞŶĚŝĚ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ďůŽƵƐĞƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ can be altered to size almost instantly. dŚŝƐ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ĚŽĞƐ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƚŽ ŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ as well. Visit this market to saunter amidst the elite.

EAT /ƚ ŝƐ ƌƵŵŽƵƌĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞůŚŝ͛Ɛ ĐĞůĞďƌŝƚŝĞƐ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ĞĞƉƵů͛Ɛ ƚŽ ƌĞůĂǆ ĂŶĚ ƐŝƉ ŽŶ some cold coffee. This archaic shop has said to have housed a secret recipe for generations. It continues to baffle taste buds with its surprising burst of flavour. Remember to grab some ĂŵĂǌŝŶŐ ŵŽŵŽƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŚŝ WĂƉĚŝ ĐŚĂĂƚ at Prince Paan.

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IN ALL FESTIVITY Stealing the limelight from the Philosopher’s stone, here is Visva and Ğǀũŝ͛Ɛ ĨĞƐƟǀĞ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͘ ,ĂǀŝŶŐ ƚĂŬĞŶ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ /ŶĚŝĂ͛Ɛ ĂƌĐŚĂŝĐ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ ůŝŶĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĐƌĂŌĞĚ ƚŽ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƟŽŶ͘ WůĂĐĞ ŶŽ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐ ŽŶ ǇŽƵƌ ŝǁĂůŝ ƐƉŝƌŝƚ ĂƐ ǇŽƵ ĂĚŽƌŶ ǇŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ĨƵůů regalia.

OF BEER-GONE TIMES Ž ǇŽƵ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞƐ ǁŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ ŚĂĚ ǇŽƵƌ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͛ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ďǇ ŚĞĂƌƚ ĂŶĚ ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŝů ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ǁĞƌĞ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͍ /ƚ was less complex and had more beer. As part of their ‘The Original ^ŽĐŝĂů EĞƚǁŽƌŬ͛ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ͕ <ŝŶŐĮƐŚĞƌ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ƐŽĐŝĂůŝǌĞ ŽǀĞƌ Ă ƉŝŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ^ƵƐŚĂŶƚ ^ŝŶŐŚ ZĂũƉƵƚ͘ ƌŝŶŬ ƵƉ͊

MADRAS & MOZZARELLA WŝǌǌĂ ĂŶĚ &ŽŽƚďĂůůͲ /ƚ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ŐĞƚ ďĞƩĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚŝƐ͘ WĂƉĂ John’s hosted Chennai’s ISL players on the second of November. Fans got the opportunity to interact with the sport stars and make their own pizzas in the ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ tŚĂƚ͛Ɛ Ă ďĞƩĞƌ ǁĂǇ ƚŽ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͍

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