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Beauty pageant for eunuchs sees horde of celebrities

By Esha Razdan • Feb 24th, 2010
Celina Jaitley and Laxmi Narayan Tripathi

Sona Mohapatra has joined the bandwagon to support the community of eunuchs thereby following in the footsteps of celebrities Zeenat Aman and Celina Jaitley. Sona graced the occasion of grand finale of V-Care Indian Super Queen- a beauty pageant for eunuchs, with her stupendous performance.



Rohit Verma replaced for Admission Open promos

By smedia • Feb 20th, 2010
Rohit Verma

Aman Productions ‘Admission Open’ is finally all set to release in March– The film by acclaimed southern director Satyam also stars the likes of veteran Anupam Kher along with Ashish Vidyarthi, Ankush Khanna and Pramod Mouthu.



M.K Puri blends music, dance in his art

By Madhusree Chatterjee • Feb 19th, 2010
A composition in acrylic portraying Hindustani classical musicians by artist M.K Puri.

New Delhi, Feb 19, Mohinder K. Puri is a rare artist who turns Hindustani classical music and the medieval Indian dance form Kathak into textured surfaces and fluid human figures on the canvas.



Nisha Sagar showcases -Presence of Past- at Kala Ghoda

By smedia • Feb 18th, 2010
Nisha Sagar And Kiron Juneja

Designer Nisha Sagar showcased her latest design MIST at Kala Ghoda Festival. Women achievers Juhi Babbar, Aashka Goradia (Kusum), Dr Anjali Malpani, Nivedita Basu, Sharon Prabhakar, Naina Kanodia (Painter) and Amisha Mehta (Color therapist) along with Kiran Sippy walked the ramp in beautiful bustier and shimmering net saris. Petticoats were made of shiny lama material to add that extra glitter and sheen. Saris in pastel shades were adorned with diamantes.



Martin Scorsese directs Chanel ad campaign

By ians • Feb 18th, 2010
Martin Scorsese

London, Feb 18, Hollywood director Martin Scorsese has directed a commercial for Chanel’s new fragrance for men.



The Difficulty of Being Good- top bestseller this week

By ians • Feb 18th, 2010
Orhan Pamuk

New Delhi, Feb 18, “The Difficulty of Being Good: On The Subtle Art of Dharma” by Gurcharan Das climbed to the No.1 position in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week while Nobel prize winner Orhan Pamuk’s “The Museum of Innocence” bounced back to dominate the fiction list.



Nisha Sagar showcases -Presence of Past- at Kala Ghoda

By smedia • Feb 17th, 2010
Nisha Sagar And Kiron Juneja

Designer Nisha Sagar showcased her latest design MIST at Kala Ghoda Festival. Women achievers Juhi Babbar, Aashka Goradia (Kusum), Dr Anjali Malpani, Nivedita Basu, Sharon Prabhakar, Naina Kanodia (Painter) and Amisha Mehta (Color therapist) along with Kiran Sippy walked the ramp in beautiful bustier and shimmering net saris. Petticoats were made of shiny lama material to add that extra glitter and sheen. Saris in pastel shades were adorned with diamantes.



India-s ancient tribal art adapts to a modern market

By Madhusree Chatterjee • Feb 17th, 2010
An art work by Bhuri Bai.

New Delhi, Feb 17, Ethnic art from the tribal heartland of India is trying to strike a balance between modernism and tradition and experimenting with contemporary issues to adapt to a growing market and changing patron bases.



Fun goes on in Brazil after samba parades end

By ians • Feb 17th, 2010

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 17, Brazilians were back in the streets Tuesday after the end of the famous samba school parades in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, to dance along with groups and orchestras on the last official day of Carnival.



Don Quixote opens carnival parades in Rio

By ians • Feb 16th, 2010

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 16, The world of Don Quixote was recreated in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome by the Uni�o da Ilha samba school, which opened the parades with representations of Miguel de Cervantes’ masterpiece.