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Having been as-sociated withinternationaldesign expos,how would yourate India’s pro-gress?One can’t affordnot to be critical.Events and festi-

vals create a backdrop, but they disap-pear like bubbles if there is no game-plan. The hoopla of cultural diploma-cy must translate into trade. Global st-andards don’t imply keeping up withthe Joneses or getting Westernised.

Beating the West at its own game canbe futile if we are unable to invent ourown points of reference and, thereby,our own goals and rules. The West willrecognise this ‘glocal’ awakening mo-

re than our talent for doing their hom-ework cheaply and efficiently.What are your thoughts on contem-porary Indian design?We are brilliant at indigenising techn-ologies and ideas as a functioning an-archy and in doing more with less. Butwhen we copy and try to be like some-one we are not, we are mediocre andpathetic. So, Bollywood and Tollywoodgoing to the Scottish and Scandinavi-an highlands is not the same as MiraNair, Meera Syal and Shekhar Kapurpushing boundaries with confidence.You constantly emphasise the needfor corporates to play a bigger role.

Design-led entrepreneurship will helpachieve new global benchmarks andstrengthen indigenous brands. Corpo-rate movements will help industry co-ntrol its destiny and go beyond beingsweatshops.What keeps you occupied in thecurrent context?Spain, along with UNESCO, has anno-unced the Universal Forum 2004, atwhich more than 5,000 artists, thinke-rs and policy-makers will set a cultur-al agenda. I will be a part of this eventas chief scenographer and goodwillambassador.

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‘When we do more with less, we are brilliant’RAJEEV SETHIArchitect & Design ExpertOn the changingface of Indiandesign

APARNA GUPTATimes News Network

Don’t ask me about girlsand proposals, my moth-

er takes care of that. So saysZaheer Khan. The shy dem-eanour is a contrast to theaggressive reputation thiscricketer has earned. Wh-at this pace bowler has al-so earned is a ticket to lifein the fast lane, more so af-ter his performance at theWorld Cup.

“There is elation, butdisappointment too. Losi-ng in the final was the mo-st disappointing momentof my life.’’ And Zaheer’smost memorable mome-nt? ‘‘Meeting Sachin duringthe Titan Cup in 1996. I was anet bowler and bowled tohim,’’ he recalls.

Since then, this youngman from Shrirampur hasgone on to claim 100 wicketsin one-dayers — the fastestIndian to reach the mark.

This, from a studious boywho burnt the midnight oiltill class XII with the aim ofbecoming an instrumentati-

on engineer. ‘‘Cricket was ne-ver on my agenda when I wasa student,’’ reveals this Libr-an, who moved to Mumbai in1996. ‘‘In Mumbai, all I didwas practise at the NationalCricket Club. I thank my pa-

rents for supporting me.’’Family Khan is a cricket-fan club in itself. ‘‘Theyare proud of me and wat-ch matches on TV.’’

When he isn’t on the cr-icket field and TV, thismusic buff relaxes withKishore Kumar’s songs.‘‘Whenever I am home, Ispend my time with my fa-mily. But, more often thannot, cricket takes me outof the country.’’ Cricket is

where Zaheer Khan’s heartis. Meanwhile, maidens waitto be bowled over!

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Picture this. First-year colle-ge student Anjali Sharma

bumps into her classmate RaviMathur. Her textbooks slip thr-ough her hands, their eyes me-et. So, is this love as first sight?Well, going by how Gen X defi-nes ‘love’ in these times of fast-food and fast-paced lives, theanswer is ‘yes’. For, love-at-fir-st-sight now refers to somethi-ng which happe-ns when two amo-rous, but not enti-rely choosy, peop-le meet.

Wanna checkout the mojos?For those who ai-n’t with it, the mojois the PYT. Cool,na? It’s funny howlanguage, which to-ok centuries to evol-ve, suddenly findsitself saturated wi-th words which ha-ve nothing to do withthe dictionary. Butthen, Gen X has neverbelieved in pla-ying by the bo-ok. So, the PYTcalls the cool ‘n’ relaxed dudeC&RD!

‘‘Today, dating lingo focusseson bitter facts rather than ficti-on,’’ maintains Rajat Myne, afinal-year history (honours) atVenkateshwar College. So mu-ch so, the very act of dating hasbeen suitably re-defined. ‘‘Dati-ng is the process of spendingmoney, time, and energy to getacquainted with a person wh-om you don’t specially like inthe present and will like a lot le-ss in the future,’’ says Neha Bh-argava of St Stephen’s.

So, should the college-camp-us lingo, and its interpretationof things, be taken seriously?‘‘Lingo is a measure of vocabu-lary proficiency and is basedon words and terms used in acertain context,’’ says psychiat-rist Gagan Sharma MD.

So, while on the campus, he-re’s what certain words and te-rms mean: frigid — a guy’s des-cription for a girl who wants tohave outings less often than hedoes; nymphomaniac — a gu-

y’s description fora girl who wantsto have outingsmore often than

he does; law of rel-ativity — the attra-ctiveness a givenperson is directlyproportional tohow unattractivehis/her date is;indifference — agirl’s feelings for aguy who believesshe is playing ha-rd to get; interest-ing — a girl’s desc-ription for a guywho lets her do all

the talking; ir-ritating habits— what endea-

ring little qualities which initi-ally draw two people to each ot-her turn into after a few mont-hs together; sober —a conditi-on in which it is almost impos-sible to fall in love; nag — a gi-rl’s term for a guy who wantsmore to life than just dating.

Says economics student San-jana Sharma of Jesus & Mary,‘‘Outsiders can’t comprehendthe meaning of what we say.’’So, if all this leaves you confus-ed, don’t be —for, this is howdating lingo is meant to be!

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Gen X meets lingo2003? It’s a date! Times News Network

Scorching temperatures, heat and dust, fr-equent power cuts, water woes, road ra-

ge... it’s that time of the year. But summer isa season of discontent for Delhi not only bec-ause of the usual suspects. For, it is, quite lite-rally, a deadly time.

Research conducted bythe American Journal of Ps-ychiatry and, later, the Indi-an Council of Youth Welfare(ICW), reveals that suicidaltendencies peak during spri-ng and summer and fall totheir lowest level during wi-nter. Based on figures spreadover the past decade, theICW identifies India as theleading country worldwideas regards the average num-ber of suicide cases per dayduring summer. Delhi, Mu-mbai and Pune, in turn, havebeen pinpointed as the citieswhere a bulk of these suicidecases are recorded.

‘‘The incidence of suicidecases goes up with an increa-se in the number of hours ofdaylight,’’ analyses psychiat-rist Anjum Mehta, MD, ‘‘This is because lo-nger periods of sunlight increase the level ofserotonin in the brain. At the same time, the-re are other reasons for suicide cases beingon the upswing in summer — irritation, im-pulsiveness and restlessness are characteris-

tic of this season.’’ Adds psychiatrist SamirParikh, MD, ‘‘The excessive heat duringsummer aggravates impulsive streaks, lead-ing to suicidal tendencies.’’

Statistics reveal that between March-midJuly 2002, a total of 3,783 reported suicide at-tempts were made by persons aged 17 or ab-

ove in Delhi, Mumbai andPune. Of this figure, 3,773were by persons aged 17-28years. Sex-specific suicide-at-tempt rates have been pegg-ed at 326.4 per 1,00,000 for fe-males and 73.4 for males.

Incidentally, while depres-sion is perceived to be theprimary trigger behind suic-ide cases, scientific evidencepoints to depression beingon a high during winter. Ofcourse, the question to ask is:why then is summer the ti-me when most suicide casesoccur? ‘‘Winter sees a prolo-nged dip in the levels of sero-tonin and a rise in depressi-on, which is carried over tosummer, when increased en-ergy levels, as against phy-sical fatigue in winter, findmanifestation by way of sui-

cidal tendencies,’’ analyses psychiatrist San-jay Chugh, MD. In other words, beating theheat is not just a preventive cure that the doc-tor orders, but a life-saving antidote. For, sui-cide is certainly no way to say goodbye.

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The great depression of summer

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Better late than never. The alarmbells have been ringing loud andclear for a long, long time. Fortu-

nately, the powers-that-be have finallybeen stirred from their sleep. The goodnews is that around 50 unprotected mo-numents at Mehrauli will finally get anew lease of life thanks to collaborationbetween various government agenciesand private players. Officially-speaki-ng, restoration is the name of the game.

‘‘These monuments, belonging to the12th, 13th and 14th centuries, are spreadacross a three-acre area stretching fromQutab Minar to Andheri Mor,’’ informsa senior official of the Delhi governme-nt’s tourism department. In accordancewith a plan drawn up by INTACH in as-sociation with the DTTDC, the earmar-ked area will be revitalised with the aimof making it a tourist spot.’’

In the words of INTACH convenorOP Jain, ‘‘Most of these monuments

are unnamed andcurrently sufferingfrom ruin. While so-me are hidden behi-nd bushes, othersare in a dilapidatedcondition. Worse st-ill, there are numer-ous encroachmentsin the area. Our en-deavour is to ensurethe conservation ofthese monumentsand tap their touri-sm potential.’’

Going by the bla-ck and white of theblueprint drawn up,the area where the-se monuments aresituated will be dev-eloped into an arch-aeological park. Atthe same time, wh-ile the agencies in-volved with the pr-

oject are upbeat aboutits potential, the job onhand is a mammothone. ‘‘The project in-volves multiple agenc-ies, including theDDA, the ASI, theDTTDC and INTACH,apart from archaeolo-gical experts,’’ elabor-ates Jain, ‘‘While wehave already identifi-ed 25 monuments whi-ch need restoration,the rest will be pinpoi-nted soon. Consideri-ng that these monum-ents are on the verge ofcollapsing, it is imper-ative that restorationwork be undertaken atthe earliest.’’

Interestingly, whilethere seems to be nodearth of agencies, bo-th private and govern-

ment, which express concern at the ne-glect of historic sites in the city, joint ef-forts by the government and private bo-dies have so far been few and far betwe-en. ‘‘The recent revitalisation of Hum-ayun’s Tomb presents a bright exampleof a collaborative venture between a go-vernment agency and a private one,’’says Jain, ‘‘For this particular project,the ASI and the Agha Khan Trust wor-ked together to revitalise the water cha-nnels, pathways, wells, plants (number-ing about 2,500), and rain-harvesting sy-stem at Humayun’s Tomb. We are hope-ful that this project, too, will be success-ful, more so because the earmarked ar-ea is near the Qutab Minar, which is aworld heritage site.’’

The stage is set. As the Capital goesback to the future driven by plans of re-novation, a monumental makeover aw-aits 50 ancient structures great and sm-all. Maybe, tomorrow will be a betterday than yesterday for these historicalstructures.

arunkumardas@indiatimes.com

It’s yesterday once more for monuments

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Even though there’s nothi-ng official about it, 2003

seems to be the year of Bollyw-ood beauties at the Cannes Fi-lm Festival, to be held betweenMay 14 and 25. After apni Ais-hwarya Rai was selected to bepart of the jury at the festival,Shilpa Shetty is now all set toregale the audience with a ch-oreographic interpretation ofBollywood’s most cherishedtradition.

‘‘Yes, I’m going to take onthe challenge full-throttle. Wh-en the organisers first came tome with the offer, I said ‘no’ be-cause the money was ratherminimal. Then, I think the or-

ganisers approached anotheractresses,’’ says Shilpa.

Confirming Shilpa’sparticipation at the fes-tival, the organisers re-vealed that the other ac-tresses they approach-ed had reservations ab-out dancing at an eventwhere Ash was the jud-ge. On being told this,the Chura Ke Dil Meraheroine laughed. ‘‘Areyou serious? Why wou-ld I feel insecure justbecause Aishwarya ison the Cannes jury? On

the contrary, I would feel hap-py knowing that one of my sis-

ters is watching me. Ifit is an honour for Aish-warya to be on the jury,I am equally proud torepresent my countryat such a prestigiousevent.’’

Shilpa’s item numb-er at Cannes will be ch-oreographed by Pappuand Malu, who did As-h’s Silsila Ye Chahat Kanumber in Devdas. Ne-eta Lulla, who designedAishwarya’s wardrobe

for Devdas, will work on Shilp-a’s costumes for Cannes.

Meanwhile, excited at theprospect of going to the Cann-es Film Festival, Shilpa is wo-rking hard to prepare for thetask at hand. ‘‘The organiserswanted me to perform itemnumbers representing eachera since the inception of cine-ma. But I suggested I do some-thing from the 1990s to the pr-esent. I am not comfortable do-ing anything that I am not fa-miliar with.’’

Well, Shilpa Shetty is certa-inly familiar with sizzling onthe screen. And knowing her,the temperature is bound to ri-se at Cannes

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Haryana Hurricane KapilDev will now don the man-tle for the cause of streetand working children. To-day, he will be interactingwith children staying inthe Prayas Shelter Home.

Prayas Institute ofJuvenile Justice

12.30 pm

All those looking to becomepop stars can check thisout. Today and tomorrow,they can be part of theChannel [V] ‘mixed band’as the nationwide hunt forfresh popstars is on. It’s onfirst come-first serve basis.

Airport Auditorium9 am to 6 pm

This one’s for art-lovers.Reflection, an exhibitionof paintings by various up-coming artists curated byNitu Yadav, is a collection,which reflects the uncon-scious mind, soul, and de-sires of the artists.

Habiart GalleryOn till May 811 am to 8 pm

Discovery Channel is or-ganising a special screen-ing of Body Challenge wh-ich is a reality show thatshows how six overweightpeople changed from fat tofit. The bottomline of theshow is — there is no sho-rtcut to fitness. The scree-ning will be attended byfitness expert Jasmin Are-thna, three times AsianGames Cycling medalist.

OzoneD-27 Defence Colony

3.30 pm

War brings to surface thestrongest of hidden emoti-ons and basic instincts. Fe-ar, survival, death, blood,misery, torture, hunger,suffering.... Artists, beingeven more sensitive andemotional people are obvi-ously more disturbed bywar. And this is evident inthe exhibition War, by agroup of artists and curat-ed by Prasanta Kalita.

Krishna’s CollectionArt Gallery

On till May 15

WHAT’S HOT ’N’ HAPPENING?

Ahost of writers gath-ered at the launch of therenowned travel writer

Pico Iyer’s latest novel — Aban-

don: A Romance. With books li-ke The Lady and the Monk, Cu-ba in the Night and Videonightin Kathmandu to his credit,Pico’s recent work, though es-sentially a mystical romance,once again reflects the author’spassion for travel as the storyweaves its way through Dam-ascus, Spain, India and Iran.

The evening started with ashort welcome address afterwhich the author himself readout three passages from the

novel. ‘‘I wanted to look at theromance between Americaand the Islamic world,’’ saidPico introducing the book.The novel narrates the story ofan Englishman studying Su-fism who falls in love with theelusive Camilla and allthrough an element of mys-tery underlines their love sto-ry. Set in the classic Persiantradition, Pico wrote the novelas he wanted to ‘‘try and seethe world from the eyes ofsomeone radically different.’’

After the speech, guestsrushed to buy their copy of thebook and get it autographed byPico who was seen movingaround the crowd with hislovely Japanese wife Hiroko

Takeuchi. Also seen enjoying the cock-tails later were authors Anurag Math-ur of The Inscrutable American fame,Ruchir Joshi, Gautam Bhatia, parentsof author Vikram Seth, Leela andPrem Seth, director of the BritishCouncil Edmund Marsden who hadcome with wife Megan, Naveen andRupika Chawla, among others....

A JOURNEY OF ROMANCE

Emilia and Petru PetraEmilia and Petru Petra

Megan & Edmund MarsdenMegan & Edmund Marsden

Rupika Chawla &Jasleen DhamijaRupika Chawla &Jasleen Dhamija

Hiroko Takeuchi& Pico Iyer

Hiroko Takeuchi& Pico Iyer

Charisma and talent ma-ke Roop Kumar and So-nali Rathod perhaps the

country’s most enduring sing-er couple. With roots deep intoHindustani classical musicand aided with their wide ran-ge of vocals in classical khayal,thumri, tappatogether withthe light ghaz-al, bhajan andgeet or filmsongs, the cou-ple enchantsboth the you-ng and the yo-ung at heart.

In Bazm-e-meer, the newalbum fromTimes Music,Roop and Son-ali bring to-gether a selec-tion of Meer’s ghazals.

Meer Muhammad Taqi,known more as ‘Meer’ — histakhallus name, was a greatUrdu poet. His ghazals are dis-tinct, have an intriguing mix ofself-mockery and self-asser-tion. The dazzlingly confidentuse of the different registers ofUrdu is amazing, perhaps it

were creative personalities likehim and his peers who were re-sponsible for transformingUrdu into such a powerful lit-erary language.

Bazm-e-meer provides listen-ers with a glimpse into Meer’spersona. The preludes also un-

derline fewfacets of hismindset, whi-ch manifest inhis poetry andenhance hism a t c h l e s sverse. Theseare based oncouplets andpieces fromZikr-e-Meer,his autobiog-raphy.

The selec-tion of Meer’spoetry was

done by Salim Arif, who is awell-known theatre personali-ty. He has directed televisionserials Daaman, Rishtey andthe famous historical epic seri-als Chanakya, Chandrakantaand Bharat Ek Khoj. He hasalso assisted directors inmovies such as Maachis, Hu-Tu-Tu and Fiza.

A time for Meerwith Roop-Sonali Its spoken of as the sma-

rtest club in the country,barring of course, the

Gymkhanas of Delhi andMumbai, the Willingdon,also in Mumbai andKolkatta’s (that name!)Tollygunge Club. TheConfederation of IndianIndustry’s (CII) justwrapped-up annual sessionreinforces that warm, club-by feeling that emergesfrom such coming togeth-ers. It also makes for somevery brainy, interactivesessions with the subconti-nent’s best and brightest.

That, and the chukkajam of private jets at Indi-ra Gandhi InternationalAirport is enough to giveany well-meaning AirTraffic Controller days ofdespair.

After all, which tycoondo you clear first for land-ing on Runway 1 before heor she has a hissy fit? Andwho will you give the bestparking bay to? Things toponder. Here’s the newsthen:

The Location:The Taj Palace orthe Taj Place asany well-meaningPunjabi wouldpronounce it. It’slarge, attractive ifyou have that sortof sensibility andit can fit in CII,its spouses andseveral hun-dred more.

The High-lights: Anand Mahindrataking over as President ofCII brought out great flash-es of youthful energy atthe meet. When he spoke(which was often) he waswise, witty and elegant. Hewas sufficiently self-depre-cating which is importantespecially when all the bigAbrams tanks of Indianindustry are rumblingabout. An opening sessionby maha guru, CKPrahlad, was full of bois-terous back-patting for theachievements of Indianprojects that were unique-ly Indian. But haven’t weall heard that Amul exam-ple half a dozen times al-ready? Still, Prahlad batsfor India madly and thatshould be enough. A ses-sion on Vedanta by JayajiRao had several CEOs nodin wonderment at the truemarvelousness of the phi-

losophy. A glowing ShashiKapoor held a luminescentsession on Bollywood —not before trashing theterm Bollywood, while thedapper NK Singh andSuresh Krishna headed ar-guably the best session oninfrastructure. NK alwaysgets it right, huh?

The Celebrations: Whathappens when you cross-pollinate a room with in-terests as diverse as sugar,paper, motorcars, ayurve-da, heavy engineering,booze, steel and much,much more? Well, nice jew-els for a start, and thenUsha Uthup! Thechanteuse took stage at theMaurya Sheraton on theclosing night of the sum-mit and belted the stuffout. No one can fault herfor trying to get some verybigwigs indeed onto thedance floor but one can’tdo much when what thenation’s entire top employ-ers want to do is networkand jaw-jaw. Still, it makes

dramatic visualcopy: the serenePheroza Godrejwith AnjolieMenon (Menoncaused a stormwhen she quitei m p r o m p t usketched a nudeon the dinner in-

vitation lead-ing several art-collectors tograb at it si-multaneously).

Earlier in the day, Go-drej had delivered a knock-out lecture on Zoroastrian-ism. Another table had theeminence grise — KeshubMahindra, BM Labroo,Gautam Khanna, NandKhemka and Brij Thapardiscussing world affairs,while the junior table hadtheir sons Sunny Labrooand Gautam Thapar joinedwith Shiv Khemka. Alsopresent: Vijay Mallya whojetted in from Goa afterhosting a do for Devikaand Suresh Bhojwani, thetoothsome Nafisa Ali —her pioneering work inAIDS is being increasinglyrecognized, Aroon andRekha Purie, PrabhuChawla, Suresh Kalmadi,Rajshree Pathy, the drop-dead glamorous Rajyalaks-mi Rao, Sita Nanda andmany other heavingswells.

The club of class

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ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Don’t let recent dis-illusioning events make you think that oncethrilling developments are now going nowhere.As much as you hate doing nothing, forcing is-

sues would only cause problems. Consequently, you mustwait while things reorganise themselves. But when theydo, what seemed good last week could just get better.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) Having discussedimportant plans long and hard, the events trig-gered by the Taurus New Moon late last weekraised numerous questions. However unappeal-

ing the notion of beginning all over again, it may be best.First, review whatever past arrangements you’ve made. Af-ter that, you can approach your future plans with confi-dence.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Eager as you are tosettle certain persistent misunderstandings, thisis no time for important discussions. In fact withyour ruler Mercury retrograde until the 20th,

you’re better off delving into past issues. Ironically, whatyou discover could contribute to relieving those more wor-rying conflicts now so much on your mind.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22) Every Cancer hassomebody in their life who triggers strong feel-ings. Usually this causes no problems. At themoment, however, their actions or antics could

prove to be costly, upsetting or even embarrassing. True,such confrontations invite all sorts of problems. But that’sexactly what others are counting on.

LEO (July 23 - August 22) You’re big-heartedenough to forgive others when they make mis-takes. But now certain individuals are trying toblame you for their actions, and that’s no mis-

take. They’ve carefully calculated ways directing the at-tention your way. This is no time to be understanding. Con-front these troublemakers immediately and very publicly.

VIRGO (August 23 - September 22) In fact withyour ruler Mercury both positioned in the mostinquisitive angle of your chart and also retro-grade, numerous unresolved issues are un-

doubtedly coming to the surface. While these aren’t nec-essarily easy to face, tackle them now and you should beable to put them to rest once and for all.

LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) It’s truethat, currently, certain individuals are beingcompletely impossible. At the moment raisingsensitive issues or challenging them would be

colossally unwise. Bide your time until later in the week,when both the situations they face and the potential out-come of any exchanges both improve considerably.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) Fewthings are more exasperating than those who tryto avoid responsibility, constantly making ex-cuses for themselves. But you’re not their ther-

apist. This means that, unless their avoidance tactics di-rectly affect you, there’s really no reason to challenge them.Instead you’ll just have to accept them for what they are.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21)You’ve asked for explanations of the words or ac-tions of others, and have received them. But theymake so little sense that you’re sure either they

misunderstood you - or are simply lying. Whatever thecase, it’s becoming increasingly clear that you’ll have nochoice but to tackle situations with extreme caution.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19) Eitherlife has been so good that you’ve neglected cer-tain practical or financial matters, or some-body’s distracted you. Whatever the case, it’s

essential that you deal with certain potentially costly dilem-mas now. Initially they may not seem particularly worrying.But on closer inspection you’ll discover that they deserveserious attention.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18) Initiallyyou thought that misunderstandings involvingfamily or property matters were minor enoughthat they’d resolve themselves. But you’re be-

ginning to realise that situations are far more complex.Others are still insisting these are unimportant. But theymust be dealt with precisely and swiftly, or there will betime-consuming dramas.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20) However dif-ficult admitting it, the problems now facing youhave no answer that will suit everybody. Andgiven the nature of the circumstances involved,

even the most inventive of Pisceans won’t be able to de-vise a solution. Instead of struggling, cut your losses andmove on to something more realistic.

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Never one to keep any as-pect of her life out of the

public eye, Courtney Love hasplaced full-page ads in NewYork newspapers in an at-tempt to recruit new mem-bers for her live band. The adsays, ‘‘Women required for In-ternational Rock Revolution.Join Courtney Love’s touring

band and get famous, see theworld.’’

An address for auditiontapes and a phone number arelisted. Calling the numberdumps callers to an answer-ing machine message fromthe former Hole frontwomanthat says, ‘‘Hey, leave us yourinfo. You better be able toplay.’’ The mailbox quicklyfilled to capacity.

Yesteryears again?

W ill Young and GarethGates’s rendition of

The Long And Winding Roadhas been named one of theworst Beatles covers of alltime.

The track by the Pop Idol

stars was named the thirdworst in a poll for digital TVchannel Music Choice. StarTrek star William Shatner’sspoken word version of LucyIn The Sky With Diamondswas thought the worst everrendition of a Beatles song.

Shatner finished just aheadof Pinky & Perky who did aversion of All My Loving. For-mer Formula One driver Da-mon Hill, who was a pal oflate Beatle George Harrison,finished in fourth position forhis version of Drive My Car.

Jim Carrey made the list

for his version of I Am TheWalrus, which he recorded fora tribute album for Beatlesproducer Sir George Martin.

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Romancing summerThis season, where, a cotton spirit and ca-

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Get sporty with shoesPortland Shoes, the footwear brand of Ra-

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lemon and papaya fruit leave the skin clear,youthful and fresh. All these packs are pricedat Rs 180 each.

Oriflame offers creamy clay purifyingmasque for oily skin. It is a deep cleansingtreatment with herbs and mineral clays to ab-sorb excess oiliness. There is also a relaxingvitamin mask for all skin types. Then cucum-ber aloe hydrating masque contains a richblend of cucumber, aloe and moisturisers andit is meant for normal to dry skin. The fourthtype of mask is the citrus peel-off clarifyingmasque. These masques are available at aprice of Rs 159 for 50 ml tube.

Another player, Lotus Herbals, offers vari-ous kinds of face packs. Its mud mask is adeep cleansing and nourishing mask. Basedon clay therapy, it has black clay (importedfrom Israel) that helps lighten and brightenthe complexion. It is priced at Rs 120 for 150 g.Then there is marine based on thalasso ther-apy. In Greek, thalasso means sea. Elementsfrom the sea were first used in Greece for skintreatment.

Blossom Kochhar’s glossy pack is meantfor pigmented skin. It lightens pigmentation,dark rings around eyes and acne scars. Then,mineral face pack is meant for normal to oilyskin, it helps close pores and tighten skin.And calamine face pack is especially for acne,pigmentation, scars problem.

Then there is Kamini Jha whose mission isto improve the skin of her clients by her spe-cial home made therapy. Kamini shares hercreations by appointment only through arange of herbal mixtures, pastes, lotions,packs and oils which she hands out under thebrand name ‘Keshika’.

24 carat natures gold beautifying mask is aspecial prod-uct from Sh-ahnaz group.

It is a potenta n t i - a g e i n gformulation us-ing pure 24carat gold. It rej-uvenates andnourishes theskin, giving it along lasting,youthful glow. Itcontains 24 caratpure gold, wheatgerm oil, san-dalwood oil, roseextract and honeyand is priced at Rs440 for 100gms.

If you haven’ttried any of thesepacks so far, it is timenow, do not delay anyfurther.

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Face packs are very essential part of your person-al care regime as they are the quickest and easi-est way to boost your sagging skin. The various

properties in the packs help to cleanse, stimulate, refineand draw the impurities from the pores, to leave youwith a radiant complexion. Mere washing with soapsand gels is not enough, your skin needs to be left withthe nourishing pack for at least 10 minutes.

Biotique’s mud pack is excellent for summer. It re-laxes and firms tired skin. While clove oil and wildturmeric face pack helps in controlling pimples andother skin blemishes. And the fruit pack makes theskin fairer and firmer. Then the fruit pack is a skinwhitening and fairness pack. The juices of pineapple,

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Mumbai gal, ramp model Sam-pada Inamdar has shifted to

Delhi this week. Reason being herAustralian fiance, Jamie Stuart,who works for IMG and is Delhibased. ‘‘I had been considering thismove since April,’’ says Sampada.‘‘It’s not like I’ve stopped work. I’malready being booked in Delhi as aDelhi model.’’ All of a week andshe’s already missing Mumbai. ‘‘Imiss my parents and my friends.But work brings me to Mumbai soit’s not so bad. Yet.’’ Sampada andJamie tie the knot in January nextyear, but the ramp will still see herin action. ‘‘Jamie loves India, sowe’ll still be based here,’’ shesmiles. ‘‘And I’ll still be working!’’

Wedding woesHawaiian paradise island

Kauai is hosting a topcelebrity wedding this week-end but locals aren’t sure if itwill be that of Jennifer Lo-pez and Ben Affleck, Gw-yneth Paltrow and ChrisMartin or Matt LeBlancand Melissa McKnight. Ahost of stars are currently va-cationing on the holiday isle,but locals are puzzled as to ex-actly who will be saying their

I-dos in an ocean-view bluff.Many, including Britishnewspaper The Sun, believethe ceremony will have aFriends feel to it becauseMatt LeBlanc is holidayingthere with his long- term fi-ancee who he has just signeda pre-nuptial agreementwith.

LeBlancs TV comedy co-star David Schwimmer hasjust left the island and someof the sitcoms top writersand producers have bookedinto the Princeville resort.

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J ennifer Lopez hasmade it clear that shewants Kylie Minogue’s

make-up girl and will offertwice her salary if she defects.The battle over the womanwith the cosmic cosmetics isabout more than just lookinggood from the neck up,though.

J Lo, desperate to stay ontop in the bottom stakes, iseager to get her sweaty mittson the heavily guarded oiland bronzing technique Kylieuses to highlight her bottomon stage. Apparently blownaway by the pint-sized pop-star’s posterior, Jen intends to

use the look for her forthcom-ing video and needs Kylie’smake-up magician to make ithappen. ‘‘She’s got a bloodycheek,’’ said an insider in theMinogue camp. ‘‘This indus-try’s not big enough for twobottoms of such magnitude.Kylie’s make-up girl hasfound the elixir of arse-main-tenance and there’s no wayshe’ll let that awful Lopezwoman near it.’’

However, contradictoryvoices in Jen’s camp hint at animminent war. ‘‘Jen gets whatshe wants,’’ snipped a pal‘‘Always.’’ So it’s war. Maythe best arse win.

LOPEZ-MINOGUEAT WAR!

AAjay Devgan doesn’t believe in say-ing it with flowers. In fact, he be-

lieves in saying it with sleek versionsof Mercedes. That’s what wife Ka-

jol got to know recently when shedelivered a baby girl (they’ve

decided to call her Nysa, af-ter a Greek goddess). The

proud father felt he hadto do something toexpress his joy atthe birth of hischild, and hepromptly present-ly Kajol with aMercedes. All wecan say is, nice, na?

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This week saw the music release ofAziz Mirza’s Chalte Chalte with

stars Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukher-jee in attendance at J W Marriot. The

music is by Jatin-Lalit/Aadesh Srivas-tava. Jatin-Lalit have already giventhree musical hits to Mirza’s films.‘‘We have collaborated with boththese directors before and pro-duced some hit music,’’ says Lalit.‘‘We feel the title track from ShahRukh’s home production are po-tential hit.’’ Well these guysshould know what would be ahit and what wouldn’t. And ona chalte chalte note, Shah Ru-

kh and Rani ce-rtainly look

spectacularas a coup-le in thep r o m o son air.

Who’s afraid of SARS? Certainly not our Bollywoodstars. Last month the Big B took off for a 2-week

long schedule of Vikram Bhatt’s Aitbaar. When ques-tioned, he shrugged and chuckled, ‘‘If someone sneezesI’ll run the other way.’’ And now Akshay Kumar, Sush-mita Sen and Kareena Kapoor are going where HalleBarry fears to tread. They’re off to Canada for a sched-ule of Boney Kapoor-Dharamesh Darshan’s Bewafaa.‘‘There are two really rocking songs that we’ll be shoot-

ing there, and then the first-half of the film would beover,’’ exults Kareena. But wasn’t she supposed to

stay back to be near her dad Randhir Kapoor inthe hospital? Kareena sighs, ‘‘I’d love to. Butwe’ve always been taught that work comesfirst. I can’t allow such an important scheduleto be disrupted for a personal reason, nomatter how much it means to me.’’

VVinod Khanna’snephew, Karan

Khanna, will now jointhe Khannas in the filmindustry. The youngsterhas been signed by Sky-line Motion Pictures forits film Escape. SMP hasbeen promoted by An-dre Jhaveri and Chai-tanya Shantaram.Look out, Rahul andAkshaye, you have com-petition at home!

Inspired by the success of the play The VaginaMonologues, Mahesh Manjrekar has decided to

make a film entitled Vaginal Truth. But the simi-larities between the two end at the title. Man-

jrekar’s scathing lookat 5 inmates would bl-ow the lid off taboosexual subjects in ourcinema such as ince-st, child abuse and ba-hu-rape. ‘‘It won’t bean easy film to makeor see,’’ says Manjre-kar. And who will pl-ay the protagonists?Two Manjrekar favo-urites Tabu and Div-

ya Dutta.

Mahesh’s Manjrekar’sPOWERFUL THEMES

UUrmila atondkar sure hadreason to celebrate. The ac-

tress was awarded the Maharash-tra Gaurav Puraskar by Dy PM LK Advani at the Maharashtra Dayfunction in New Delhi for herachievements in the cinematic

world and making Maharashtraproud of her. Incidentally, Ur-mila’s next film Bhoot, whichhas been directed by Ram-gopal Varma, is all set to hitthe theatres soon. Watch out forthis one.

Work comes first for Kareena

Urmila s proud moment

DEVGAN’Sexpensive gift

Competition at Khanna home

Singing along,Chalte Chalte