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Artist Suchitra Gahlot with her installation Shut Up Internet!

We are living in a world of digital addiction, where Internet takes up a large part of our time and is a continuous cause of chaos. The sheer convenience of technology has led everybody have access in our lives.

Indie music gets a boost

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Of late, there has been a deluge of newly-formed music bands and novel musicians in the city. With live music scene amping up, these amateur musicians stand ample scope.

Dhaba-solute classics

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The Grand Trunk Road of Sher Shah Suri linked Lahore with Bengal. The northern part of the GTR road or NH1 connects the capital with Attari in Punjab. The highway is home to numerous dhabas and food kiosks that serve some of the most authentic Frontier delicacies.

‘I feel like a debutant’

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“I have never believed in planning anything in life. For every choice I have made in life, professional and personal, I have always relied on my instincts,” says actress Priyanka Chopra.

Celebs’ motherhood diaries

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Recently Bollywood diva Karisma Kapoor was in the news for her book, My Yummy Mummy Guide: From Getting Pregnant to losing all the weight and beyond. Her book, a guide for mothers that covers everything from getting pregnant to balancing work and family and beyond, is peppered with lots of personal anecdotes and insights.

Custodian of golden voices

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Versatility is Vikram Sampath’s middle name. The 33-year-old Bengalurean is an engineer, mathematician, management graduate, writer and a musician.

Shots from desert skies

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While travelling to the interiors of a tiny hamlet in Jodhpur, photographer Rajesh Bedi was welcomed into a small dwelling by the male resident. After chatting with him for sometime, Bedi was ready to do what he is best at — taking a few candid clicks.

Silver screen actors answer the call of the stage

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Tonight city theatre fans are in for a treat as veteran Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal will stage his superhit play Krishan vs Kanhaiya.

The BOB mentality

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On the 65th anniversary of reggae legend Bob Marley in February 2010, seven musicians and close friends decided to celebrate his music.

NextGen ramp stars

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Akansha Arora started her own brand ‘Raas’ after her postgraduate degree in fashion designing and owns two couture stores in the city. Mini Shangle has been working on interesting prêt designs based on lounge and high-street fashion over the last year and half.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.