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CONNOISSEUR: Neelam Mansingh
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ART WORKS
It is not just jewellery and clothes for the
up-to-the-minute woman. She is now buying art.
Nirupama Dutt peeps into the collections of
some women in the city for whom art works wonders
One just cannot do without women if one
is an artist. The gallery owners are women, most art critics are women and
even the collectors are women.” This is what Manjit Bawa said in reply
to a naughty quip in days when he was hale and hearty (he has been invalid
the past year following a heart stroke) and playing great stakes on the
art scene with more than one pretty woman in tow.
 Gorgeously
yours
After withstanding the test of time and feminism,
traditionally-modern festival of Karva Chauth is attaining the proportions
of a glamorous event even among the maidens in Chandigarh, says
Saurabh Malik
She is all set to pray for him religiously, and
gorgeously. Though city-based ramp model Minaz is yet to lay her starry
eyes on the shining knight of her twinkling dreams, the heavenly maiden is
already savouring the idea of observing a fast for him on Karva Chauth
after paying obeisance to a beauty salon. After all, she — like so many
others of her age — needs a reason to celebrate an occasion called life,
elegantly and gracefully.
—Photo by Manoj Mahajan
Midas touch
For all those who’ve been dismissing fashion as mere
fluff, whimsy indulgence, here’s some news. Fashion, having descended
from the haute ramps of cutting edge designers, has slowly crept into our
daily lives.
Beauty
Studio by Vidya Tikari
Shimmer & shine all the
way
The time is right to doll up in dazzling attire and let
the happiness of the wedding and the festive season light up your face.
Wait no more as with a dash of shimmer with a matching iridescent liner,
or a pumped-up rouge colour matching lipstick you are ready to play your
part of a gracious guest or host. To catch up with all the party
invites if you are wondering whether there are products that can double up
or maybe triple-up as makeup, here is the to-do list.
PEOPLE
POWER
Poet rocker Patti Smith once wrote – “I was dreaming
in my dreaming, of an aspect bright and fair … I awakened to the cry
that the people have the power, to redeem the work of fools, upon the meek
the graces shower, it’s decreed - the people rule.”
Cross-border
cuisine
The explanation of the cook gets lost in the din as we
media persons rush to the scene where tempting dishes with exotic names
like Baruchi Dal, Yakhani Gosht and Khatte Pyaazwala Murg are laid down to
savour. After all, with the cricket match just around the corner and so
many Indo-Pak friendship programmes going on in the region, it won’t
harm in acquainting ourselves with the culinary delights from across the
border!
For the
perfect Mrs India
It was a family affair of a different kind as hordes of
beautiful women from the city putting their best foot forward at the
selection rounds for Bombay Dyeing Gladrags Mrs India contest 2007, held
at Hotel Mountview on Saturday. Cheered on by their families the
contestants were under the watchful eyes of President Gladrags Beauty
pageant, Ms Maureen Wadia. In her words it is a “contest for celebrating
the married Indian women who their families are proud of.” The contest
has been won by model Aditi Govitrikar, Jasmine Dsouza, Tania Soni,
Naina Dhaliwal, Shilpa Reddy, and Shilpa A Singh.
TIME TO SHINE: Vying for the Gladrags Mrs India 2007 title |
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Grandma's
glitter
 For so many present perfect city residents, it's back to
the past. No wonder, they are pulling out grandmother's jewellery from the
recycle bins of their memories, and the bank lockers, for adorning
themselves during the Karva Chauth and other festivals. Just for them, a
designer from Shimla has set up an exhibition of Victorian jewellery at
Aroma Hotel in Sector 22. The two-day exhibition by Seema Puri is
scheduled to continue till Sunday. Taking you around, Puri says: "The
designs in jewellery have witnessed a glittering change over the past few
years. Right, from heavy and chunky to intrinsic and lightweight! But now
thing are about to take a full circle.
Vision of
Le Corbusier
To celebrate the master architect-planner’s birth
anniversary on October 6, the First Friday Forum organised a special
programme of an audio-visual presentation on Le Corbusier: 20th
Century’s Renaissance Man by Dr SS Bhatti, former Principal, Chandigarh
College of Architecture. The event was sponsored by Havell’s India Ltd.
at their head office in Sector-26. Dr Bhatti traced the development of
“the man, who gave us Chandigarh, we all fondly call the City
Beautiful, to become the greatest architect of the 20th Century.
SEPIA TONE: Le Corbusier with Pandit Nehru |
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FILM
REVIEW
Not so rocking
Tanuja Chandra, the director of Mahima Chaudhary starrer
‘Film Star’ is back with Sushmita Sen and Shiney Ahuja starrer
‘Zindagi Rocks’. Tanuja this time fails to deliver. The main
attraction of this film Sushmita Sen is just average in her rock star
role. ‘Zindagi Rocks’ is unable to hold the audience with its weak
plot. Shiney Ahuja shows his versatility. Anu Malik’s music is quite
different this time. Mudassar Aziz has penned good lyrics. ‘Zindagi
Rocks’ which opened on Friday at Fun Republic comes from the banner of
B.A.G. films.
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