It sounds like a cliché, but there really is something special about seeing old timers bring alive the memories of the naïve days of the past when fashion models with great bone structure, excellent posture and to-die-for legs took the ramp by storm. Recently Chanel’s show opened with Stella Tennant, a 40-year-old model with whom

Is it dreadful to parent a disabled child? We all can imagine how hard it is to take care of a disabled child.

For eons kids have enjoyed dressing up and pretending to be adults. If girls would slip into their mothers’ high heels and paint their lips red, boys loved to play strict fathers and rugged bikers.

Whether it is returning from a late night bash or the last film show, a break from long hours of studying or just a lazy stroll to enjoy the chill, there is always room and mood for 2 am chai in the freezing nights in Delhi. A trip to the various tea haunts of the city is one of the favourite winter things of night-crawlers.

As dense fog continues to shroud parts of North India, air, road and rail traffic is greatly affected due to low visibility. This has thrown normal life out of gear, as most of the flights and trains either remained suspended or took off hours behind schedule. Even road drivers are facing difficulties as in some areas the visibility drops to zero during early hours of the morning.

Women had always wished their husbands could find a way to spend more time with their children and many husbands too had wished the same. But today’s job flexibilities, cultural shift, women with full-time careers and the need for nuclear families, has actually enabled young parents to play a joint role.

Life has become fast. People live on the razor’s edge. They are tense, angry especially while driving because they want to get to their destination quickly and think that they can somehow clear the highway. They honk, skip signals, shoot verbal spears and the slightest provocation is enough for them to pull the “trigger”.

A new generation of professionals, with a yen for writing, has inked their names in the publishing world.

On his second visit to India, celebrated author Ken Follett, a consistent bestseller, is very excited to talk about his Indian connection. “I have an Indian daughter-in-law and she is from Chennai,” he chuckles.

She is a Facebook addict. She has an itch to communicate with the world. She loved JFK’s biography and has a weakness for romantic novels. She sobs as she watches dreamy love stories. Ask her what’s her poison, “Red wine,” pat comes her reply.