Category: Life & Style

Take a break!

Take a break!

| March 24, 2013 | 0 Comments

A day at the salon — a much-awaited treat and something that always seems long overdue — is what we women desperately need but rarely place on top of our priority list. Studio 11 seems a good place to start. You see, there is always a job to keep up with, a house to run and [...]

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Blended to perfection

Blended to perfection

| March 24, 2013 | 0 Comments

The ambience, the selection, and the delicious snacks make Park Hyatt’s Oriental Bar and Kitchen a perfect place to drink at. With Buddha Bar-ish music in the air, it’s easy to forget the hustle and bustle of city life and enjoy a single malt peacefully.

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An Island in the Sun

An Island in the Sun

| March 24, 2013 | 0 Comments

This jewel of the Mediterranean feels the sun all year round save for a brief sabbatical in January and February. However off late Cyprus has been under a cloud thanks to the threat of a financial meltdown looming over them. But that does not mean, you cannot enjoy a holiday on this majestic island. We give some of the best places to check out.

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Her world’s a stage

Her world’s a stage

| March 23, 2013 | 0 Comments

Her tryst with theatre began when the rest were busy understanding algebra. And, she’s spent her life passing on her theatrical wisdom ever since. In a tête à tête with Postnoon, professor of acting and direction at the National School of Drama Dr Anuradha Kapoor reveals her love for the stage. Dressed in a printed [...]

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Not all women lie

| March 23, 2013 | 0 Comments

A recent survey shows that a chunk of female Facebook users lie about their lives on Facebook. A survey commissioned by Pencourage, a social-media site with where people post anonymous entries. According to the results, nearly one in four women admitted to exaggerating or lying about key aspects of their lives on social media between [...]

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Clawed  off

Clawed off

| March 23, 2013 | 0 Comments

Declawing your cat is a far cry from a manicure. By declawing, you are subjecting your cat to a life deprived of their fingernails which, for them, is also a chief weapon for self-defence. Your feline friends are known for their sharp claws, their incessant scratches and mistaking your leg for a toy that they [...]

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An ode to cinema

An ode to cinema

| March 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

No designer can do justice to a time-travelling collection celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema as much as Manish Malhotra. The designer has been dressing some of the best known names in the industry for the past 20 years and is all set to pay homage to Indian cinema for his Lakmé Fashion Week show [...]

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Rocky S gives a miss to celebrity showstopper for LFW

Rocky S gives a miss to celebrity showstopper for LFW

| March 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

Designer Rocky S, who generally ropes in celebrity show- stoppers for all his shows, has decided not to add any Bollywood quotient on the ramp for his show at the Lakmé Fashion Week summer resort 2013, starting March 22. The designer says a celebrity as a showstopper gives the image that the designs are meant [...]

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Flair for Fashion

Flair for Fashion

| March 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

Europe’s oldest independent fashion show, the Lisbon Fashion Week is organised twice a year after the Paris shows. Around 400 journalists and 2,000 buyers were in attendance at ModaLisboa where four-day long Lisbon Fashion Week was held. Europe’s oldest independent fashion show is organised twice a year after the Paris shows. The attendees included Christian [...]

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The real story behind famous nursery rhymes

The real story behind famous nursery rhymes

| March 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

All parents love to make their children recite nursery rhymes. But did you know, these nursery rhymes often had a political background to them. We take a look at some of the stories behind the most well-known nursery rhymes. But mind you, all this history is subject to interpretation.

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