A woman of courage and spirit, 63-year-old Surgeon Rear Admiral Nirmala Kannan, CMO of the Southern Naval Command, celebrates life and lives it up. The bright stripes that sit pretty and proud on her uniform are proof of her mettle and life in the service of the nation.

The Swinging Sixties are back in vogue this season, and the lady-like look with a glam twist is huge all over. One of the major trend-setters of the ’60s was Jacqueline Kennedy, whose tailored suits, wide-legged trousers, knee-length and box-pleated skirts are the hottest trend again.

Truck drivers often spot him running tirelessly on highways, mendicants can’t believe their eyes when they see him pacing up steep hilly inclinations and sand dunes think he is company. Meet Arun Kumar Bhardwaj, a government officer by profession and a long-distance runner by passion. And by long-distance, we mean he loves to

Sunny Deol is the latest in tinsel town to fall prey to the charms of Twitter. The actor who has recently announced his next project Ghayal Returns, which will also star Om Puri, is loving all the attention he is getting on the micro-blogging site. Sunny says, “We are getting great comments and reviews for our work and I am enjoying this part of

I’m still learning” shares artist Jatin Das, who has been the face of Indian art for more than four decades. Born in an old princely state called Mayurbhanj, Orissa, art has always been a ‘way of life’ for this 70-year-old artist.

Imagine a collection that declares with a hint of defiance, “I am all Cut Up with You.” Fashion designer Kiran Uttam Ghosh’s latest creations reflect a rebellious streak, yet it is wrapped in subtle femininity. “It is the business of fashion to make the wearer conform, but that’s an old-fashioned concept. Deform is the new black. And unzipping, breaking, cutting — distortion is the new deal. That indeed is the essence of my collection,” underlines the designer.

Summer sandals. Seductive. There is something about shoes which make them irresistible. I was watching a documentary on Tamara Mellon and she owns 600 pairs of shoes. Which is not that many considering she makes millions of shoes per year and dresses the entire universe of celebrities in her creations, and as the camera panned her entire walk-in closet, I did not notice a single style which was a repetition. Interesting.

In this non-stop chaotic life, how many of us actually pause for a minute and think about the unconditional love that our mothers have been showering on us all our lives? On Mother’s Day, we check with Delhiites about what qualities in their mom they admire the most, and aspire to imbibe.

Soulful and mellifluous ghazals are the love of Pankaj Udhas’s life, and they’re also his ticket to fame. As he turns 60 this year, he looks back at his musical journey with a smile and a slight grimace and finds the ghazal world to be “good, bad and ugly”.

Will she, won’t she? Shraddha Kapoor may be a young lady who knows her mind, but on one issue she has undergone a bit of a flip-flop: Whether she will or will not sport a bikini in a film.