■■ PRAHLAD KA-KKAR (ad filmma-ker):Of course, pro-stitution should belegalised in India.This is the only wayin which a checkcan be exerted onthe goings on in the

sex industry. Once prostitution is lega-lised, licences will be issued to sex-wo-rkers. On the other hand, if we fail tolegalise prostitution, we will only addto the increasing incidence of eve-teasing and rape cases.■■ SHOBHAA DE (novelist): Lega-lising prostitution is a step worth ini-tiating, though I personally think that,in the current context, such a measure

might be 10 yearsahead of its time forIndian society. Atthe same time, I def-initely feel that ‘pro-fessionalising’ pros-titution will helpcontrol the spread ofthe AIDS epidemic

and help sex-workers gain access toproper medical facilities.■■ ASHWINI CHOPRA (gastroente-rologist): Prostitution should definit-ely be legalised. For one, this willmake the testing of sex-workers man-datory and also increase awarenessabout unprotected sex, AIDS and ST-Ds which could affect both sex-work-

ers and their clients.Prostitution isn’tcalled the oldest pro-fession in the worldfor nothing. Thereis no preventing orignoring it, and so, Ibelieve that we sho-uld legalise it.

■■ LILLETTE DU-BEY (theatre art-iste): Prostitutionflourishes anyway.Why then, do we in-sist on keeping itunder wraps? It istime we got over th-is hypocrisy and re-

cognised the fact that unless we lega-lise prostitution, we will further agg-ravate an already serious situation. Itis only after we recognise a problemthat we can hope to control it. Today,AIDS is an issue which is seeminglysimmering, but it could come to a boiland eventually explode. Are we wait-ing for an AIDS epidemic before weare sensitised to the issue? With thelegalisation of prostitution will comeregular health checks for sex-workersand a check on minors entering theprofession. This is essential if we areserious about saving this professionfrom criminalisation.

■■ S H E K H A RSUMAN (actor):As far as I know,prostitution existseverywhere in In-dia even though itis considered illeg-al. There is no poi-nt in turning a bli-nd eye to prostitution and harbour-ing the hypocrisy that it does not ex-ist — because, it does. I am 201 percent in favour of legalising prostitu-tion. All of us are aware that womenbecome sex-workers for various rea-sons and men go to prostitutes to finda release. There is no sense in deny-ing the existence of prostitution —instead of criminalising the profes-sion and instigating horrifying con-sequences, it is best to legalise pros-titution. Also, with HIV spreadinglike wildfire, I believe that regularhealth checks for sex-workers is anabsolute must.

■■ DIANA HAYD-EN (former Femi-na Miss World): Itis human nature tolust after the forbid-den fruit. But thereis no point in sweep-ing issues such asprostitution underthe carpet. Once we legalise prostitu-tion, we will be able to impose morecontrol over the profession. Also, le-galising prostitution will make it ea-sier to check the spread of the HIVvirus, which is rampant.■■ AMAR SINGH (politician): As thefather of two daughters, I feel sad wh-en women are treated as commodities.Therefore, I cannot morally supportprostitution. Havi-ng said that, the bitt-er truth is that it isthe oldest professi-on and thrives evenin developed countr-ies. In such a scena-rio, there has to be amechanism throughwhich the health of sex-workers andthat of their clients is taken care of.■■ KALPANA LAJMI (film direct-or): In an ideal world, I see no prosti-tution at all. But since that is not real-istic, it is essential that prostitution inIndia be legalised. Once this is done, Ihope sex-workers receive medical fa-cilities and better working conditions.In today’s India,AIDS is rampant —legalisation of pros-titution will checkthis epidemic to alarge extent.

(As told to ANUBHA SAWHNEY)

anubha_sawhney@indiatimes.com

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August 23, 2003

OF INDIA

This rubbish has actuallyscaled great heights — andnow, it’s up for public dis-play! Near about 8 tonnesof rubbish, recovered by ateam led by Japanese mou-ntaineer Ken Noguchi, fr-om the slop-es of MountEverest hasbeen put upfor displayin Tokyo.

The teamc o l l e c t e d423 empty

oxygen canisters, tents, fo-od cans, gas tanks, plasticand ropes from the mount-ain. Noguchi, the youngestperson to have conqueredthe highest summit on theplanet, is campaigning for

environme-ntal recove-ry at MountEverest —and that, ofcourse, isnot somethi-ng to be tra-shed.

Rubbish from Mt Everest on dispay

You have hadsome plans inthe pipeline wi-th Nagarjunafor a while now.Have they mate-rialised?Yes, we have for-med a producti-on company and

will soon be out with our first venture—a thriller which is as yet untitled.You will be taking on the role of di-rector as well as handling the back-

ground music for this film. How doyou plan to handle two jobs?It will involve a lot of hard work, but I

welcome this. There will be no songs inthis film, just background music.How is it to work with Nagarjuna?I need someone to tell me what worksand what doesn’t. Nagarju-na is great at this. We havebeen friends for years. So,working together is easy.You have composed themusical score for Boom.How was the experience?It was great mainly because there wereno barriers and boundaries. I added abit of Arabic flavour to all the tracks,

which gave all the tunes a very differ-ent feel. When the brief is that there isno parameter, then one defines howone wants to go about things.

Given a choice, would youchoose the role of directoror music composer?I don’t have to choose eitheroption at the expense of theother. I can do both. I love co-

mposing background scores, but thenagain, the thought of directing a movieis a totally different high.

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PROSTITUTION DEMANDS LEGITIMACY

AFSANA AHMEDTimes News Network

Amiracle of destiny. Bol-lywood actress Karisma

Kapoor, after braving heart-break when her engagementwith Abhisekh Bachchanwas severed, has now found alifetime of happiness in theform of Delhi-based busine-ssman Sunjay Kapur —some-body, she says, who has al-ways been there for her as afriend. ‘‘I found the man Iwanted as a soulmate. Itwas destined. Maybe, Godwanted us to be together. Iam so happy,’’ says the blu-shing bride.

While September 29 hasbeen fixed as the date of thewedding, the venue for themarriage is Mumbai. ‘‘Itwill be at my grandad’s ho-use in Chembur. Hope hewill come to bless me,’’ saysKarisma, who is currentlyin town to promote her TVserial Karisma: The Mira-cles of Destiny. Visibly upb-eat, the actress reveals thatSunjay has been a part of hergrowing-up years. ‘‘I knowhim since I was a kid. We we-nt to Cathedral School. Later,he went to Doon. The best pa-rt is that our families have be-en very close for years. In fa-ct, his sister Mandira is mybest friend. For me, they arelike my own,’’ says Karisma,who believes that marriage

means lifelong bonding. ‘‘Th-ere is a need to understandeach other, and yes, respecteach other’s feelings. I foundall this in Sunjay.’’

Is Sunjay her first crush?‘‘Oh God! I don’t know!’’ saysKarisma, ‘‘But yes, becausewe have grown up together,there is a certain bonding be-tween us. Though we have dr-ifted into different worlds —I

into films, and he into bu-siness —we have always beenin touch and he has alwaysbeen there for me. But I didn’trealise when love happened.Anyway, it doesn’t matter.The fact that we are togetheris enough.’’

With preparations for theBig Day already on, Karismathe bride will be dressed in a

Manish Malhotra creation.In fact, Manish is also design-ing outfits for the actress’ mo-ther Babita and sister Karee-na. ‘‘I have known Karismasince I gave her a special lookin Raja Hindustani,’’ saysManish, ‘‘Of course, design-ing for a real wedding is dif-ferent from designing for themovies!’’ The designer revea-ls that the Sisters Kapoor ha-

ve requested him for lehen-gas for the shaadi. ‘‘We arestill finalising the colours,’’he informs, ‘‘But Karisma’sbridal outfit will be spectac-ular. I want to keep thecolour a surprise — it won’tbe a conventional colour.Then, while the look will betraditional, the cut will beunusual.’’

After her 13-year inningsin Bollywood, life has sudd-enly become more meanin-gful for Karisma. ‘‘My fami-ly can relax now. They wereafter after me to settle do-wn. God, that’s another ten-sion which has been resolv-ed!’’ says Karisma as she

breaks into laughter.As for filmi fans, the good

news is that the actress willcontinue working after mar-riage. ‘‘He has no problem.But I will choose work discre-etly now. My life has foundnew meaning.’’ And this, ofcourse, means that the couplewill live happily ever after!

delhitimes@indiatimes.com

For Karisma,life hasfound new meaning

MANOJ KESHARWANI

NIKITA DOVALTimes News Network

Bound scripts, start-to-fini-sh schedules, shooting in

sync sound set-ups... it’s all hap-pening in Bollywood. Thanksto a newfound professionalismand contracts which keep ever-ybody’s interests in mind.

So,dire-ctor SajidNadiadwala wan-ts actress Priyan-ka Chopra to signa contract whichstates that she ca-n’t act in any filmopposite SalmanKhan and AkshayKumar, her co-sta-rs in Mujhse Shaa-di Karogi, till thismovie is released.Simultaneously, inhis contract forFarhan Akhtar’sLakshya,AmitabhBachchan report-edly insisted on aclause stipulatingthat he wouldn’tshoot further inLeh if he faced he-alth problems dur-ing the schedule.

Hrithik Rosh-an, who croppedhis mop for Lak-shya, is believed tohave to signed a contract withFarhan Akhtar which forbidhim from making public till aparticular point of time Hrit-hik’s hairdo for the film. ‘‘I hada crew cut, the kind that IMAcandidates sport,’’ says Hrith-ik, ‘‘It was really short and thatis why I wore a cap.’’

While contracts with special

clauses are common enough inHollywood, they are somethingof an oddity in Bollywood. Notsurprisingly, trade analyst Tar-an Adarsh welcomes the trend.‘‘It is high time film-making be-came an organised business.Contracts have long been a rea-lity in Hollywood and Bollywo-od would only benefit by adopt-

ing this st-yle.’’ Priy-

anka is non-com-mittal as regardscontracts. ‘‘I don’twant to talk aboutthis as we are stilltalking thingsout.’’ Perhaps be-cause letting go offilms with Salmanand Akshay couldprove detrimentalto her career.

In the case ofthe Bachchan-Ak-htar contract, ind-ustry experts be-lieve that it safe-guards the intere-st of both the act-or and director. ‘‘Ifthe actor is awarethat a problem co-uld crop up duringshooting, he shou-ld make it clear atthe very outset,’’says an industryinsider.

Different folks, different re-asons to insist on specific con-tracts. But, at the end of theday, Bollywood stands to bene-fit the most. After all, whensomething is scripted in blackand white, it follows that therewill be no unexpected twist inthe tale.

nikita.doval@indiatimes.com

CON TRACTS OUT,CONTRACTS IN...

THE CHOSEN ONE: With September 29 fixed as the date for his weddingwith Bollywood heartthrob Karisma Kapoor, businessman Sunjay Kapurshows Delhi Times what it takes to be a man with charisma (To send

this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/)

Though it is legal in numerous nations worldwide, and flourishes in our own country, prostitution is illegal inIndia. This situation makes sex-workers victims of AIDS and human vultures who feed on the income theygenerate. Prominent personalities advocate that the only solution lies in according legal status to prostitution

RIGHTS—IIHUMANE

WEDDING BELLS

BUSINESSBOLLYWOOD

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The Independence fev-er is far from abated.And in Bollywood too,the spirit is flying high— what with SanjayDutt, Ajay Devgan andSunil Shetty all set tofeature in Nitin Man-mohan’s new project,Vande Mataram.The movie is expectedto mount the sets any-time now and will havewar as its background.The leading ladies, wh-o will have little to doin the film, it is heardwill be finalised later.

For Sonal Sehgal, thepath to acting has beenthe one less travelled.

For, life has seen this prettyyoung lady being a writer andassistant director in the worldof showbiz. So, from her placebehind the cameras, Sonalsoon found one in front of it —when she modelled for a fewcommercials. Talking about hertryst with the world of serials,the actress of the just-launchedSaara Akaash says, ‘‘I justhappened to be part of the au-ditions for the serial. I had nobackground, but my model-ling-stint helped me remain un-fazed and cool in front of thecamera and adjust to actingfairly easily!’’

Born and brought up in Del-

hi, Sonal, after completing hereducation shifted base to Mum-bai only when acting becameher chosen profession. ‘‘Duringmy modelling days, I wouldkeep shuttling between the twocities, but once I took up acting,it was no longer possible to re-main in Delhi,’’ she adds.

Talking about her serial Saa-ra Akaash, Sonal’s voice bubbl-es with excitement, ‘‘It’s a familydrama against the backdrop ofthe Air Force. I play a schoolteacher with a mysterious pastand therefore add the surpriseelement to the serial.’’

Ask her about her first dayof shooting and she laughs,

‘‘Although I was a wee-bitnervous, I was very excited atthe thought of starting out onsomething so different andnew. But yes, surprisingly, itwas very comfortable! All theactors were accommodatingand made me feel completelyat home.’’

Talking about her other proj-ects, Sonal insists that she pre-fers working on one at a time.‘‘I don’t have any other serialsin hand as I’m very particularabout quality. My entire focus ison Saara Akaash these days,’’she explains. Free time findsSonal catch up on reading be-sides doing work-outs to keepfit and yes, cooking. Sonal Seh-gal definitely has a full platter!

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McDowell’s SignatureTheatre Fest is all set to

begin the four-stage Indiantour. The Theatre Festivalopens curtains in Pune onAugust 22 and moves to Del-hi, Calcutta with its finale inHyderabad on October 19.There are three Englishplays on view and all of themare comedies diverse in con-cept. The trilogy begins withDinyar Contractor’s Good,Bad and the Googly, a story ofa Bawaji haunted by theghost of his father throughhis son at the stroke of 6 pm

every day; SundeepSikaand’s My Best Friend’sWedding is a tale of pre-mar-ital goofs and RaellPadamsee and VikrantPawar’s Laughing Wildmakes the most of a lovelessmarriage. Theatre is the fastbecoming a major source ofentertainment for the eliteand opera is still to find itsroots in India. So, for thetime being, it’s the reign oftheatre. The McDowell’s Sig-nature Theatre Fest is co-sponsored by the Interna-tional Times Card.

Play it once again, darling

The special words popp-ed, the proposal madeand the special mome-

nt sealed with a million-dollardiamond and platinum en-gagement ring. We are mostcertainly referring to Jenn-ifer Lopez’s engagement withbeau Ben Affleck who chosethe platinum way to celebratethe moment he intends tocherish all his life.

That the metal is much in

vogue among those intendingto tie the knot is evident. Forplatinum is what scored anace when Mahesh Bhupati ex-changed vows with SvethaJaishankar. And the lovely la-dy too seems love-struck byplatinum. ‘‘After I finish mystudies, I shall certainly pickup some platinum pieces,’’she promises.

The platinum factor wasmost obvious in the weddingof Mehr Jessia and Arjun Ra-mpal as well as is evident inthe wedding bands that theyso fondly flaunt.

Ditto for Nethra Raghura-man, who was introduced tothe charm of platinum byher husband Ash Chandler.Says Nethra, ‘‘Ash felt thatplatinum had the strong eter-nal quality, just like ourbond, and that’s why hebought our engagementrings made of platinum.’’

And what about womenwaiting in the wings? Self-confessed platinum evangel-

ist Nafisa Joseph, for instan-ce, feels that wedding bandsshould be platinum, ‘‘I simplylove it. I have a set of old cha-ndelier earrings, which Isimply adore. WhenI buy jewellerynext, platinum isdefinitely on mylist,’’ she adds.

Anu Ahuja, model-turnedchoreographer, echoes a simi-lar opinion. ‘‘I love platinum.

It blends well with the West-ern outfits I don most often.The best thing about the met-al is that it enhances the beau-ty of precious stones like dia-monds and sapphire.’’

Suman Ranganathan is an-other platinum aficionado. ‘‘Iam not much into jewellery.But, I feel, nothing better com-pliments my taste than a

piece of platinum jewellery.’’If Suman loves it

for its simplicity,fashion guru Mon-isha Jaising findsher pair of platinum

hoop earrings sim-ply fabulous!

M e a n w h i l e ,Queenie Dhody,

former model andsocialite vouches for

her special pieces as time-less elegant classics. So therarest of all precious metalsis what seems to havecaught the imagination ofsome of the most fashion-able people in India.

And the ease with which itis being experimented withvarious combinations ofstones and metals is whatadds to its charm and makesit one of the most preferredmetals in the present day.

Wedding Bells &Platinum Rings!

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SATURDAY 23 AUGUST 2003 3DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA D E L H I I S T A L K I N G A B O U T

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The leading namesin the business of

jewellery from across the country will raz-zle dazzle and share the limelight in theBride & Groom Exhibition 2003 whichwill take place at the Taj Palace Hotel from

August 30 to September 1. It will bring to-gether some of the biggest names in thebusiness of gems and jewellery.

The ITE Group, India, the organisers ofthe exhibition, is confident that the exclu-sive designs prepared by the designersand jewellers for the show will be a hit.

Jindal Diamonds, aleading certified dia-

mond jeweller with 100 per cent buy-backguarantee, is coming out with an exclu-sive range of designer diamond jewellery.

Amba Jewellers, another leading nameis presenting A Love Story with Dia-monds, thus bringing forth their ability toblend timelessness with innovation. Fa-mous for creating jewellery that combinestradition with the latest trends, Amba car-ries on the tradition of making availableexclusive jewellery to their valued custo-mers. M B Jewellers, one of the trustednames in the jewellery business is bring-ing out their exclusive collections in kun-dan and diamond, gold and diamond atthe exhibition.

The exhibiti-on will also ha-ve Blue Nile,which deals ex-clusively in wo-rld famous blueKashmiri Sapp-hire or theMayur Neelam.They will bedisplaying anexotic collec-tion of thisrare and pre-cious stone.

Television sure has be-come an integral partof our lives. The crowd

that turned up at the Hotel In-tercontinental Parkroyal foran evening hosted by the mak-ers of many mega soapsproved it in great measure.The evening saw guests pour-ing in to celebrate the launchof a new serial for Doordar-shan and to meet many of the-ir favourite TV stars in per-son. As drinks and snacksdid the rounds, the hugescreens showing snippets

of the new serial kept the cro-wd’s attention. Meanwhile,the friendly guy Avtar Gillwho hasappearedin manysoa-

ps and films was seen surrou-nded by an enthusiastic crowdfor autographs. The glam-

ourousgirl ofthe telly,AmeetaNangia,was an-other fa-m i l i a rface wi-th thecrowd.

With a slight lisp with whichshe talks, she floored every-body. Also part of the eveningwere the famous writer VintaNanda of Tara fame and Ani-ta Chowdh-ry, a popu-lar charac-ter artist.Bachelor-boy MohitB u r m a n ,Vikas Jain,Suneeti Tri-pathi andthe produc-ers fromUIP TV too

were seen that evening. Thenight carried on with food anddrinks and lots of TV star-power....

(Contributed by Jaydeep Ghosh)

Jewellery: Dazzling, Ethnic & Contemporary

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THEATRENatsamrat: Comedy play- ‘Chandu KiChachi,’ directed by Fareed Ahmed, L.T.G.Au-ditorium, Copernicus Marg, 7 p.m.

MUSIC AND DANCEDiana Princess of Wales Health Education& Media Centre & Times Foundation:‘‘Shovana Narayan’s Kathak show,’’ Siri FortAuditorium, Khel Gaon Marg, 6 p.m.; HabitatWorld: An evening of Bhajans by RashmiAgarwal, IHC, Lodhi Road, 7 p.m.; IRCEN:Hindustani vocal recital by Kankana Baner-jee, Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, S.P. Road,Nangloi, 9 a.m. & GGSS School, J J Colony,Nangloi, 11 a.m.

FILMSDelhi Telugu Academy: 15th film festival -Telugu film Vasantham, 2.30 p.m. & 6 p.m.,A.P. Bhavan, No. 1, Ashoka Road; DelhiTelugu Sangham: Telugu film Seethaiah,2.45 p.m. & 6.15 p.m., I.I.P.A. Auditorium(near ITO); Habitat World: Docu. screening,9.30 a.m. to 8 p.m. & Film appreciationcourse, 6.30 p.m., IHC, Lodhi Road

EXHIBITIONSUrusvati Art Gallery: An exhibition of paint-ings ‘Painters in Kasauli,’ F-48, Poorvi Marg,Vasant Vihar, inauguration, 7.30 p.m.; TriveniGallery: ‘Sculptures’ by Premlata, 205-Tansen Marg, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Nitanjali ArtGallery: Presents- ‘Harmonious Chants,’Visual Art Gallery, IHC, Lodhi Road, 11 a.m. to7 p.m.; Krishna’s Collection Art Gallery:‘Krishana Katha’ by Siddhartha Sengupta,D-47, Defence Colony, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

SEMINARSRanganathan Research Circle: Panel dis-cussion on ‘Library education in computerera’ by Prof. P.B. Mangla, Auditorium, Hall No.8, Pragati Madan, 2 p.m.; Indian Institute ofFinance: Seminar on ‘Marketing for growth:Success path for managers’ by Prof. M.C.Kapoor, Ashok Vihar-II, 3 p.m.

RELIGIOUS DISCOURSESTimes Foundation: Suryayog Foundation’s

‘Surya Yoga’ by Mritunjoy (6 a.m. to 7.30a.m.) and by Arun Thakur (6 p.m. to 7.30p.m.), Ahwan’s ‘Spiritual approach to life’ byBimal Mohanty (7.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m.), ‘Rei-ki (Level 1)’ by Rohini Chopra (9 a.m. to 2p.m.), Times Foundation/ Indian NaturopathyOrganisation’s ‘Keeping fit with naturopathy’by Dr Salila Tiwari (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), DhyanFoundation’s ‘Meditation & discourse’ by YogiAshwaniji (6 p.m. to 8 p.m.), VivekanandPratishthan Parishad’s ‘Healing through Mudras,’ by Acharya Vikramaditya (6 p.m. to8 p.m.) & Golden Age Foundation’s ‘Bhajan Sandhya’ by Ram Yogesh (6.30 p.m.to 8.30 p.m.) (Contact — 23782396 &23782319), 4- Tilak Marg; Vedanta InstituteDelhi: Discourse on ‘Bhagavad Gita’ by SriShivender Nagar, Durga Mandir, Prasad Nagar, 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.; ChinmayaMission: ‘Upanishad Saptah’ by SwamiBrahmananda,’ CCWU, 89-Lodhi Road, 6.30p.m. to 8.30 p.m.; Tej Gyan Foundation:Spiritual seminar on ‘How to blossom in life:Self realisation here and now,’ Vasant Kunj,4.45 p.m. to 8 p.m.

PUBLIC FUNCTIONS

India International Centre: To release thebook- Nuzhat Hassan’s The Marginals byShabana Azami M.P. (Rajya Sabha), Rock Gar-den, IIC, 40-Max Mueller Marg, 6.30 p.m.;The Federation of Indian Publishers: 9thDelhi Book Fair, Hall Nos. 8 to 12, PragatiMaidan, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Apollo Clinic,Pitampura: ‘Good health anniversary cele-brations,’ B-172, Lok Vihar, Pitampura, 10a.m.; All India Management Association:29th National competition for young man-agers,’ Auditorium, IIC, 40-Max Mueller Marg,Lodhi Road, 9 a.m.; Pt. Rangarajan Kumaramangalam Vichar Manch: Prayermeeting to pay tributes to Late Sh. P. Ran-garajan Kumaramangalam, Dy. ChairmanHall, Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, 4 p.m.; Rajiv Gandhi Foundation: To release thebook- Deprivation in the New Millennium - Anidentification of India’s backward districts,edited by Prof. Debroy, the Conference Room,IIC, 40-Max Mueller Marg, 6 p.m.

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EVENTS

SATURDAY 23 AUGUST 2003

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Life isn’t alwaysfair. Lately, in fact, important obligations havemeant you’ve barely been able to deal with thebare necessities, much less any variety of

luxuriating. While you’re still under pressure, it’s vital thatyou take at least a little time out for who and what you loveand know nourishes you.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) Important discus-sions would well start out on a negative note.Don’t worry. By their conclusion, what begin asuncomfortable, if not uptight, exchanges are

likely to turn into something considerably more construc-tive. You could even find yourself enthusiastically discussing future plans with those you thought you’d never want to speak to again.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Much as you loathelengthy discussions about financial matters, ifyou don’t talk things over openly now, you’relikely to regret it later. The issue seems to be

diverging views about the right approach to certain decisions. Discuss these now and you should be able toavoid all manner of confusion afterwards.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22) Ordinarily you couldcompare notes with others, then work to achievea mutually acceptable compromise. But becausethe decisions you’re now making are based

more on your feelings than fact, you’ll need to take a verydifferent approach. Speak frankly and from the heart, rely-ing on the emotions behind your words to win others over.

LEO (July 23 - August 22) You simply assumedthat others knew how important certain people,plans or goals were to you. But clearly they did-n’t.While they’ll be keen to delve into the source

of this misunderstanding, such exchanges achieve little.Simply accept their apologies graciously, then focus on ensuring that such mistakes can never take place again.

VIRGO (August 23 - September 22) Caring aboutpartners or loved ones is one thing. Allowingthem to make unwise commitments is quite another. Warm them about potential obstacles.

But after that, say not one word more. If they want moreadvice they’ll ask for it. Otherwise, just be there for themwhen should they need you.

LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) You believethat the most demanding of commitments canstill be fun, even at their most challenging.However, those you’re dealing with don’t seem

to have realised that, which means you must cajolethem into reconsidering their approach. While you’ve a

knack for handling difficult individuals, you’ll need tomuster all your charms.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) This hard-ly seems the ideal time to rearrange your plans.After your efforts winning over certain difficult in-dividuals and organising things, the thought hor-

rifies you. Yet you know that you’d regret allowing intrigu-ing ideas to get away. Discuss them, refusing to think aboutwhat might come next until you know if they’re worthwhile.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21)You’ve been holding off from making certain far-reaching plans. This hasn’t been from lack ofinterest as much as because you’ve needed to

coordinate with others. Now and over the next week you’llall need to discuss your intentions. Things have changed,enough that you might need to reorganise your arrange-ments completely.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19) You’vebeen rather hoping that others’ pride in them-selves would kick in sooner or later. This wouldhave prevented you from having to make embar-

rassing demands. But they don’t have the standards you do,so are unlikely to be upset by the dilemmas they’re facing.This means confronting them won’t embarrass them either.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18) There arefew things you dread more than the notion of be-ing mean-minded with friends, family or lovedones. Consequently you sometimes indulge oth-

ers without really meaning to. Now you must draw the line,or certain individuals will simply assume that in the futureyou’ll be as generous as you have been recently.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20) For some timeyou’ve known that you’d have to tackle tediousissues involving your health and well being.You’ve put them off hoping they’d just resolve

themselves. They won’t. But they’re also not nearly as worrying as you imagine.The sooner you investigate them,the faster you’ll discover the truth of this.

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After a short examination the doctor said ‘‘Your wife’s mindhas completely gone!’’ To which the man replied ‘‘I’m notsurprised. She’s been giving a piece of it to me every dayfor the past 25 years!’’

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Fun and foodWOKS — the Ori-

ental restau-rant at InterConti-nental The GrandNew Delhi is current-ly playing host to theSingapore StreetFood Festival. Onecan savour the unlim-ited servings of thedelicacies from soupsto noodles satays todimsum seafood,

meats to vegetable delightsprepared on site from sev-en interactive stations. Notto be missed are Chefs spe-cial — Singapore LaskaSoup, Chilly Crabs, Car-rot Cake, Pulut Hitam.

In the nameof the foodieLiving up to the spirit

of the country, Mar-riott Welcomhotel nowpresents the officersmess food festival. On dis-play is chicken or lambroast, dhatigara bhujiyaor vegetable moussaka.Each food item has beencarefully and meticulous-ly researched before be-

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To bring in a sense ofbelonging and nostalgia,various dishes havebeen nomenclatured tocapture the location ofsuch mess(s) — akashand varuna officersmess, sirhind club, dsscwellington to name afew, dressed up to resem-ble a mess with scallopsof the Indian tri-colourand three services to add

to the mood and ambienceof the place.

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F or an arriving stude-nt, Cornell Univer-sity is a daunting ph-ysical presence, with745 acres sprawled

across Finger Lakes ravines,and an intellectual challenge,with seven colleges, 21,000 stu-dents and a world-class faculty.

So it is comforting to walkaround with someone whoknows the landscape. “You arestanding in the engineeringquad. I really like the sundial.Library Slope is one of the mostscenic places on campus. Whenit’s snowy students slide down,sometimes on cafeteria trays.Don’t park on the road here.Tickets are $45.”

Those comments were madeby Cornell students and gradu-ates on a recent campus tour.But they were not physically onthe tour: instead, their wordsappeared on the screen of aPalm organiser. Like ghosts inmidair, such remarks surfacedwhenever the palmtop, equ-ipped with a small Global Po-sitioning System unit, was car-ried to any of the spots wherethey were written a year or twoago.

The tour is part of a researchproject that explores the nextgeneration of “context aware”computers — devices that canorient themselves in the realworld and provide informationabout what is around them.

Simpler versions are widelyavailable commercially in hand-held organisers or car-dash-board devices that display maps,sometimes with voice direc-tions, based on satellite naviga-tion information from theGlobal Positioning System.Cornell’s tour guide, called

Campus Aware, supplementsthis technology with richercontent — the history andlore of campus sites — andwith notes left “at the scene”by previous visitors. This e-graffiti, as researchers call it,add a serendipitous touch tothe tour.

Students in Cornell’sH u m a n - C o m p u t e rInteraction Group load text-based information into eachPalm and tag it to the latitudeand longitude of campuslandmarks. A rectangularspace is coded around impor-tant buildings, quads and oth-er tour highlights like a statueof the university’s founder,Ezra Cornell. When the lati-tude and longitude calculatedby the GPS device on thehand-held matches the storedcoordinates of a landmark,

the organiser beeps and dis-plays a set of notes. These in-clude the official historyalong with comments tappedin by previous visitors at thatspot.

The user is invited to add aremark, which is tagged inthe organiser with the GPScoordinates. Each night, thenew notes are synchronisedwith those on the otherCampus Aware palmtops.

Although the project, un-derwritten by Intel, is still inthe testing phase, the idea hasobvious commercial applica-tions for tour guides, note-tak-ing in remote locations andcreating a travel diary withpictures. Kiyo Kubo and NickFarina, two recent Cornellgraduates who developed theCampus Aware project, havestarted a company to pro-

gram off-the-shelf hardware forpalmtop tours.

Whenever the companyshows it to prospective clients,Kubo said, “they say it is so ob-vious.”

At Cornell, the CampusAware is a bit of a selling pointto prospective students, accord-ing to comments left by morethan a dozen who took the tourat the university’s College ofEngineering. “I thought it wascool that students helped designthis programme,” one visitorwrote.

While Cornell prefers thattours be pre-arranged and ledby trained students who followa script, a few drop-ins used thepalmtops when a tour guidewas not available, said ScottCampbell, acting director of ad-missions. With 4,500 engineer-ing visitors a year, and more ex-pected, hand-held tours couldhelp improve efficiency, he said.

His only worry is negativegraffiti. This comment was leftnear a campus store: “Great ifyou like overpriced but conve-niently located wares.”Another, left at the vaunted en-gineering quad, read: “Thissundial isn’t so spectacular, itlooks dumb.”

Researchers were surprisedby the willingness of people towrite comments — on average,each tourist left three notes.And those who followed saidthey enjoyed student notesmore than the official line.

“There is a subversive aspectto it,” said Jenna Burrell, a for-mer student now with Intel whoconceived Campus Aware afterreading of a pioneering palm-top tour at Georgia Tech.

(NY Times)

Scientists searchfor ‘beautiful’ DNA

Scientists at a universityin China are trying to

discover the secret of beau-ty by collecting DNA sam-ples from 20 “flawless”women.

Researchers at HunanUniversity’s school of biolo-gy plan to study the DNAsamples to see if they can

find a common denominatorin the women’s geneticmake-up that might providethe secret to beauty. The re-search team has contacted alocal television company forhelp in tracking down 20 of

the most beautiful women inthe province for its project.The television company saidit had agreed in principle tohelp the university projectprovided the scientists wereserious about using the datathey collected for research.

Glassy sponge hasbetter fibre optics

Scientists say they haveidentified an ocean spo-

nge capable of transmittinglight better thanindustrial fibreoptic cables usedfor telecommuni-cation.

The naturalglass fibres alsoare much moreflexible than ma-nufactured fibreoptic cable thatcan crack if benttoo far. “You canactually tie aknot in these nat-

ural biological fibres andthey will not break — it’s re-ally quite amazing,” saidJoanna Aizenberg, who ledthe research at Bell Lab-oratories. The glassy sponge,nicknamed the “Venus flowerbasket,” grows the flexible fi-bres at cold temperatures us-ing natural materials, aprocess materials scientistshope to duplicate in order toavoid the problems created bycurrent fibre optic manufac-turing methods that require

high temperatures and pro-duce relatively brittle cable.The sponge also is able to addtraces of sodium to the fibreswhich increase their abilityto conduct light, somethingthat cannot be done to glassfibres at the high tempera-tures needed for commercialmanufacturing, Aizenbergsaid.

The sponge grows in deepwater in the tropics. It isabout a foot and a half tallwith an intricate silica mesh

skeleton that alsoserves as a homefor shrimp. Theglass fibres forma crown at its ba-se that appears tohelp anchor thesponge to theocean floor.

The fibres areabout five to 18centimetres longand each is aboutthe thickness ofa human hair.

Dear Sochin Da,If I may have the permittanceto introduce myself. MyselfDebashish Cricketopadhyay,son of Eden and MaidenCricketopadhyay. Having doneby Llb through correspon-dence, I have earned reputationas a vigorous advocate winningthe most diphicult of cases likeCarom Association vsMunicipality, PhootballLovers vs BhictoriaMemorial and PhishLovers’ Committee vsHooghly Boats just toname a few. My presen-tation in courtroom be-ing so pherocious andattacky, I have earnedt h en i c k -n a m eof Bh-

engal Legal Tiger.Sochin Da I would like to offer

my services to you free of costin the Pherari case. I am wellaware that the duty on thesports car was waived to youphair and square and certainindividuals of a jealous andnegative nature are trying topool you down.

I have formulated three possi-ble legal arguments to provethat you are indeed very wellentitled to a small 1.14-crorecustoms waiver.

The Mathematical AdvocatalLegal Docket: In this phormulaI have taken into account all theruns you have scored for thecountry. For each run scored Ihave credited your account 20dollars, or 962 rupees.Subsequently I have phactoredin 14% interest for every yearthat has passed. On top of all

this I have added a 1.2 multipli-er for every century that youhave scored. The grand total is1.1399972 crore rupees. Rest 28rupees I will contribute frommy carom club account. This isone way to win the case.

The Handicap ExhemptionCase: Because of your very lowheight and small footsize wewill appeal under the handi-

capper quota. Undersection 46 of the Min-orities Act we shouldget a 67% waiver. Tothis we will add yourvery low decibel levelcondition, and underthe speech impairitiesprovision No.12 we will

get an-o t h e r3 6 % .F i n -

ally when we phactor in thenumber of times your body hasbeen damaged by the hard ballin foreign lands, we get another4% under the Valour Code. As aresult the government has tookay the Pherari and refundyou 762 rupees!

The Spare Part Loophole:Sochin Da, iph you are willingto import the Pherari withoutthe tyres I have a bhrilliantidea. We can buy Pherari tyresat Mondol Tyre CompanyTollygunj, and then we canstate that we are shimply im-porting body, chassis and en-gine as spare parts to completethe tyres! I hope that theseideas find phavour with youSochin Da. I am eager to be ofyour service.

Give my regards to Sch-umancher Da.

Your new friend, Debashish

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Ravs to makeher TV debut

F irst it was Amitbah Bach-chan who became the king

of small screen. And it wasn’tlong before Anupam Kher,Govinda and ManishaKoirala, too, tried to becomehousehold names. Of late,Karisma Kapoor has joinedthe small bandwagon with theserial Karishma — The MiraclesOf Destiny. Well, it doesn’t endhere. Raveena will soon makeher debut on the mini-version ofcelluloid. The serial will becalled Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam,an adapted version of BimalMitra’s magnificent literarywork. Ravs will get into MeenaKumari’s shoes for this serial,which will be directed byRituparno Ghosh.

Jagger’s meanrestaurant tip!

David Bailey tells how Jagger onceleft a modest tip in a swinging

restaurant and then took the moneyback. Bailey, who created cover shotsfor several Stones albums, said, ‘‘I sug-

gested he leave a 10-shillingnote. But as we were leaving, I

saw him slipping the note backin his pocket.’’ The Sunday Times, London

Jennifer Love Hewitt arrives atthe ‘Runway for Life’ celebrityfashion show and celebrating

the DVD release of the filmChicago in Beverly Hills, Calif

Electra eyes reality weddingFormer Baywatch beauty Carmen Electra is set to turn

her wedding to rocker Dave Navarro into a realityTV affair. The sexy actress, who plans to exchange nup-tials with her beau later this year, is eying the possibilityof allowing cameras to follow her around before andduring the ceremony. She explains, ‘‘MTV approached usabout following us just through the different steps of get-ting to the wedding and we’re thinking about it.’’ And ifthe pair do opt to go before TV cameras, Electra guar-antees it won’t be a dull experience for viewers. She saysof her fiance, ‘‘He’s not afraid to talk about his flaws andthings about him that aren’t perfect. I find that attractivebecause then you can really have an open, honest rela-tionship. Communication and honesty, I think, are themost important.’’

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Settling down is not alw-ays about wedding bells.

What we are talking about here isthe new apartment Bipasha Basuhas bought for herself. So besides ahost of film schedules, making ahome is what’s keeping the actress

busy. ‘‘I am so busy shiftingto my new home that I

am left with hardly anytime to spare,’’ shesays. The damsel hasrecently returned fr-om a shooting sched-ule in Austria. Herrecent release (Foot-path) didn’t quitewalk the road ofbox-office success,

but her mind is morepreoccupied with successstories like the new houserather than those that did-n’t quite hit the box-office.

There’s just about everybodycalling the lad to wow him on

his commendable performance inhis home venture, Koi Mil Gaya.

However, the show goes on and thenext film Hrithik Roshan looks for-

ward to is Farhan Akhtar’sLakshya, the film for

which he had to dona new haircut (asper contract, wehear). And evenmore contractualwas the promise— not to displayit to anyone.Thus Roshan Jralways borethe weight of a

cap on his head.But, guess what?

The cap’s off. And Hrithik’screw cut is out there for allto see. The cat’s out of thebag at last...or should wesay the cap’s off the head?

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Gracy’s grandcomeback

The Lagaan actress hasa couple of films re-

leasing shortly — Pra-kash Jha’s Gangaajaland Vidhu Vinod Cho-pra’s Munnabhai MBBS.And while she is confidentof Gangaajal, in whichshe plays a police officer’swife, Gracy is of the opin-ion that VV Chopra’sMunnabhai MBBS is onefilm that just can’t gowrong. ‘‘I have seen thefilm and enjoyed it as anaudience member. I’msure everybody is gonnalove Munnabhai,’’ says thegori chhori.

Hats off to Hrithik! Bips finds a new home

What’s in a name?Cinevistaas has a string of

releases lined up in thenext few months. After Ssssh-

hh, starring Tanishaand DinoMorea in the lead, a SalmanKhan starrer is on the rolls.But this one has been togglingfor the right title from the time

of its inception. First theycalled it Sanghaar; as the shootprogressed, they called it Garv:Pride & Honour; and nowSatyamev Jayate.