Archive - Apr 2008 - Article

“You've got the whole world in your hands, with Master Card in your hands.”

More than a decade back, Indians were exposed to the thrills and perils of credit cards and this was one of the very first advertisements promoting them. We have come a long way since then. Plastic money is almost as common as the “real” or the paper money in our country today. At least in the metros, plastic money is used quite a lot.

Marriage. Something that the Indian girls used to “dream” about, now gives them the dread of losing all their freedom!

Today, the Global Indian Woman is independent and moving ahead confidently in life like never before! With career taking a high priority quite early in their lives, marriage comes as a speed breaker. Apart from job displacement, it demands adjustment in many fronts including emotional, friends and social circle, traditions, family life, leisure time and so on.

There is a lot of focus on health and fitness these days. Everyone wants to be thin and healthy. But most people tend to overlook the health of their skin. Remember health and fitness is incomplete if you have dull or sagging skin. The key to beauty is lovely and glowing skin that speaks volumes about the state of your good health. After all, don’t you want all your friends and neighbors to ask “Tumhaare face pe yeh glow kaisa? Is it love?”

Indian Railways are running into some serious profits these days! And to speed up their cash flow to an even higher level, Railway has decided to go the Bollywood way!

Right from Coolie to Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge to the very recent, Jab We Met, a lot of Indian cinema has had a lot to do with the Indian Railways! And the Railway Ministry has decided to take advantage of this fondness of Indian film makers for rail gadi .

When IPL decided to do it the Bollywood-glamour style, glamorous Bollywood actors-turned politician decided to criticize it Mumbaiya style!

Former Union Leader, Shatrughan Sinha has strongly criticized bringing in cheer girls to the stadiums for IPL matches!

The roly poly Govinda is finally on a trip to Health Island. And by Health Island we do not mean a particular place on the globe. Can’t believe it? Well, you gotta believe it, coz you will soon be watching a much slimmer version of Govinda. Even though fitness has become quite a craze amongst all of our Bollywood stars, associating Govinda with fitness seems quite unbelievable to all.

The summer is here and how! The moment you step out, you begin to sweat. The sweltering heat, the hot breeze and the unquenchable thirst; together all of these make up for a very uncomfortable 2-3 months. And if you live in a coastal area like Mumbai, don’t forget to add the horrible humidity to the list too!

Here’s a list of some easy ways to beat the heat this summer. Most of these are simple, effective and also inexpensive.

The way your hair looks can make or ruin your appearance completely. Your hairstyle has to be perfect for you to look your best. But when you are working all day, traveling miles in direct sunlight, dusting cleaning, doing hundred other things, you neither get the time for any hair care, nor is it possible for you to keep your hair protected all the time. Of course your parlour has solutions for everything but do you have the time to get hair treatments every now and then? Besides, it costs!

Guys might be the easiest mysteries to solve, but there still remain many things about them that you may not be familiar with. Considering that many of us may be in search of our better halves, and even otherwise, there are certain things about men that might interest you.

Anything For Attention
They can’t put on makeup or show their skin to get the girls’ attention, so they resort to all other means possible! So if the guy goes out of his way to impress you, probably the way itself falls out of line!

Chak De! India has once again done Yashraj Studios and the whole country proud. The movie has won the prestigious Billie Award in USA. Billie Awards are given away every year for media excellence in portraying and promoting women in sports. The awards are given in four categories, namely: breakthrough and innovation, entertainment, journalism and outstanding journalist. It’s not hard to guess that “Chak De India” has won this award for entertainment.