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Buzz-in-Town

2014-08-13T08:27:38+00:00

Buzz-in-Town

Its rumoured that Sonakshi Sinha will be the Indian face of Yo Yo Honey Singh’s next international musical venture. Both the stars have worked earlier on the hit song ‘Party all night’ in the bollywood film ‘Boss’.

"Bollywood depiction of love ,relations and wedlock is so exaggerated" - Shobhaa De

2014-06-14T09:13:51+00:00

"Bollywood depiction of love ,relations and wedlock is so exaggerated" - Shobhaa De

EP - After modeling you have started your career in journalism, in a recent interview you said that Bollywood is ‘Ludicrous’ What do you say so?

SD - Bollywood is fantasy, you have to see it in that context. When viewers or the audience confuse Bollywood with reality, it creates a problem. The Bollywood depiction of love, relations and wedlock is so exaggerated. That is why I said, in some of the projections Bollywood is ‘Ludicrous’.

EP - What are the images of women in your novels?

SD - Well I have always written women’s book and this book that was launched at the ‘CALM’ festival in Shillong is related to women. I have stood up for women my entire life and will continue this.

REVISITING THE LANE OF THE MESMERIZING MOON

2014-05-19T08:05:53+00:00

REVISITING THE LANE OF THE MESMERIZING MOON

“Star gazing is one of my favorite ways to entertain myself. I do it often when I visit my native village specially. There, on the roofless porch outside our bungalow I spend hours on star and moon gazing” Arastah Jannat Islam .

Special moments are many in my life. Inshallah, many will come across my way further. But the feeling and the experiencing I have had and the moment I have lived that evening, was something that is beyond explanation, at least by a person of my caliber. It was something,

My Home Shows me the way

2014-05-19T08:00:57+00:00

My Home Shows me the way

Life is built in a tapestry of relationships. Lovers, strangers, friends, colleagues, bosses, neighbours, relatives etc weave that tapestry. No matter how much we claim to be independent or even a loner, we are always in a relationship.

Life is a built in a tapestry of relationships. Lovers, strangers, friends, colleagues, bosses, neighbours, relatives etc weave that tapestry. No matter how much we claim to be independent or even a loner,we are always in a relationship. Those relationships include: the homes we stay,

Sweet Heart

2014-05-19T07:49:40+00:00

Sweet Heart

“Honey, I’m home!” Nikolaos called as he closed the door to the apartment. He could hear nothing, at all and that was weird because usually when he got home from work, Ryleigh would be home, blasting music, watching movies, cooking, doing something. It would never be this quiet. “Ryleigh? You home?”

He dropped his car keys on the side table and walked down the hall, knocking gently on her bedroom door before pushing it open and entering. She was on her bed, sleeping peacefully.

NO MORE EVE TEASING PLEASE

2014-05-19T07:42:29+00:00

NO MORE EVE TEASING PLEASE

Eve teasing is a common phenomenon in India; and quite disturbing, many girls acclimatize themselves to it thinking it to be inevitable.

In an evening, during my way back home from office in a not-so-crowded city bus, I saw a girl, not more than sixteen years of age, sitting just in front of my own seat, discomforted by something. A middle-aged man was standing beside her, throwing rather culpable glances at her. On a deeper observation,

FIRST WOMEN BANK COMES TO SIKKIM

2014-05-19T07:28:11+00:00

FIRST WOMEN BANK COMES TO SIKKIM

Sikkim got first women’s bank in India, Bharatiya Mahila Bank, wholly owned by the Government of India.

Sikkim got first women’s bank in India, Bharatiya Mahila Bank, wholly owned by the Government of India. Bharatiya Mahila Bank’s 23rd branch was inaugurated in Gangtok by Jayashree Pradhan, former Principal Secretary to the Government of Sikkim, in presence of Usha Ananthasubramanian, Chairman and Managing director of the Bank. The bank aims to facilitate the women customer by providing higher interest rates and better facilities.

Can a Marriage survive lying and cheating?

2014-05-19T06:52:53+00:00

Can a Marriage survive lying and cheating?

QUESTION

I have been with my husband for six years. For the past two years we have been very unhappy. It’s been like a wall has grown between us. We have had ongoing issues that we avoided addressing — except in fights.

In addition, it turns out he had been cheating on