At the fifth edition of the fair, Amin Jaffer, International Director of Asian Art, Christie’s turned moderator discussing the nuances of collecting in a speakers’ session that had Hameed Haroon, CEO, Dawn Media Group, Pakistan and Poonam Bhagat Shroff, famous collector from Mumbai, and Nadia Samdhani, founder, Samdhani Art Gallery together.

She made a lasting impression as protagonist Ishaan Awasthi’s mother in the highly lauded Taare Zameen Par and bagged a National award for her role. She followed it up with Firaaq, another award-winning film. Actress Tisca Chopra might not be the busy bee of tinseltown.

Beliappa stands near the entry gateway, along with his group and breaks into an enthusiastic dance. His face is decked with make-up and he is dressed in a traditional black attire. “We are performing Bolakaat, one of the folk dances of Karnataka. Our group has come from Kodagu district (better known as Coorg), that has a strong folk tradition,” he says, adding, “We are very happy to perfom our native dance in the capital.”

The audience sat in rapt attention, as two internationally-acclaimed artists of Kathak and Flamenco came together in an electrifying mix of rhythm and fury.

The enchanting lyrics of Kavi Pradeep in the soulful Ae mere watan ke logon, dedicated to the Indian soldiers who died in the Sino-Indian war, instill a patriotic fervour. So does our National song Vande Mataram by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. The latter has been reinvented many times by contemporary musicians like A.R. Rahman and Bickram Ghosh, and every time the effect has been similar.

If you are a fashion enthusiast and keep a watch on what is trending, then you would not have missed the animal prints and tribal motifs that have created a riot on runways as well as social dos. They are bold and fun. But of course, you need to have a rock-solid personality to carry them.

While going for a holy retreat to Vrindavan and devouring the bhog, have you ever wondered how the kadhi tastes simply divine! The pakodas are soft, fluffy and melt in your mouth. “I have decided to name it Krishna-worthy kadhi, because the taste is so amazing that it is worthy of the Lord himself,” says Arun Budhiraja, co-author, Bhog: The Temple food of India, a coffee table book on the heritage cuisine from the Hindu and Sikh temples of India. In the unique compilation, Arun was assisted by his wife, Geeta Budhiraja.

Photography is an art. It is very subjective. Not everybody might like what I click.” So begins a conversation with Andre Jeanpierre Fanthome, National Academy Award-winning photographer at the launch of the photobook, Affirmations, In Her Own Voice, a project undertaken by humanitarian organisation, CARE India.

The VIP parking lot of one of the biggest malls in the NCR became the venue for a staged ‘shootout’ scene. Thousands of people apart from the media gathered to witness the spectacle. As a car burst into flames, leading to a mock riot, cop Anil Kapoor arrived in a jeep and set things in place.

Apart from a faint recollect in a remote village in Rajasthan, just prior to a wedding, loud wails can be heard from the bride’s house. As one glimpses inside the house, one can hear a man pleading to another that he doesn’t have more money for dowry and that his daughter’s life is now at the other’s mercy.