Author RSSRajkumar Hirani midas touch continues
At the heart of it 3 Idiots is a fun-filled ride that two friends, Raju and Farhaan, undertake to find a missing college mate. But 3 Idiots isn't merely about this journey; it's about a bigger adventure called life. The film starts with Raju and Farhaan g...
Rose Parade Pasadena
An estimated 425 million television viewers join a million curbside spectators for a century-old New Year celebration, the Rose Parade. Floral floats, marching bands and horseback entertainers stage a two-hour spectacle along Pasadena's Colorado Boulevard...
The mother of all disaster flicks
Either Roland Emmerich was a kid with a very wild imagination or he has realized that nothing sells like disaster. The man who gave us Independence Day, Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow must have been a happy man when he discovered the Myan myth of the...
Clothes food books get into holiday mood
Another year is about to get over but not before the double joy of Christmas and New Year's. Gear up for it's that time of year when indulgence isn't considered a sin. As a matter of fact everything has to be huge or else how'd we know that we are celebra...
A bagh of rare beauty
Not many may know that there are over 6,000 species of cacti in the world and Panchkula alone has over 3,500 species. Amazed? So were we to see as many as 3,500 varieties of cacti, 450 species from all over the world, 57 plants families and more than 1,00...
Plight of River Ganga in ceramic
He was born in the early 70s in Varanasi. Even as a child the banks of the Ganges always fascinated him. As time passed and the Ganga started to get polluted, this school goer wanted to do something and make the people aware that it was their actions alon...
Along came a witty Jat
"All women who get married and come to office are bedecked from head to toe in their glittery saris, mangalsutra, sindoor and chooris. They glitter so much that even Google Earth would be able to spot them," said Sanjay Rajoura. This had everybody in the ...
Delhi decides to cycle around
Salman Khan does it. George W Bush is a regular at it. No it is losing your anger at the drop of a hat or even starting a war just because you felt like it. These two and a whole lot of other celebrities are part of a cult that swears by cycling for healt...
Vampire-human love story is here
The wait is finally over for the Twilight series fans. The movie was finally released in India - a year later that it did in the US. For the fans, the movie doesn't need any introduction or a backgrounder but, those who are totally clueless; the movie (ba...
World Invitational Hula Festival Honolulu
The World Invitational Hula Festival or WIHF is a 3 day event that perpetuates Hawaiian culture as a celebration of the artistic rendering of the Hawaiian hula dance. The festival is in its 18th year of production and is the largest and farthest reaching ...
San Francisco Hip Hop Dance Festival
From coin drops to flares, the annual San Francisco Hip Hop Dance Festival showcases the most innovative hip-hop dance companies based in and outside the States. The festival is held over three days at the Palace of Fine Arts. The festival was established...
No sweetness in this Rashiphal
After watching Whats Your Rashee you'd know why old is considered gold. Based on the same book, Kimball Ravenswood, that formed the basis of the 1980's television sitcom Mr Yogi, Ashutosh Gowarikar's new film isn't a patch on the TV show but does have its...
Christmas in the Country Craft Fair, Hamburg
Consistently judged one of the top craft fairs in the USA, the Christmas in the Country Craft Fair brings hundreds of top artisans to the Hamburg Fairgrounds in New York State. During the year, the event organisers travel the country to find the top craft...
An epicurean delight at Drift
Thankfully the approach to Drift is way off as far as portents go; for nestled in the heart of Gurgaon is one of the finest lounge experiences that you'd most likely miss. Epicentre's Drift is a gastronomical flying carpet that wouldn't think twice before...
Master Indian music before experimenting
For any musician who aspires to be like them, the competition comes not from fellow musicians or even from Louis and Sivamani, rather from Bollywood explains world-renowned musicians, jazz artist Louis Banks and ace percussionist Sivamani. The duo were in...