DLD‰‰†‰KDLD‰‰†‰DLD‰‰†‰MDLD‰‰†‰C The XXX files: Lucky days are THE TIMES OF INDIA Vin Diesel fuels here again for Tuesday, January 21, 2003 desire in Mariah! winter winners Page 8 Page 3 TO D AY S LUCKY 810 Downing street T wo little fleas 833 82 One little duck W ar with China 862 Your Dambola Ticket available in Delhi Times on 19th January, 2003 OF INDIA Numbers already announced : 71, 11, 79, 56, 21, 25, 5, 76 MANOJ KESHARWANI Why say ‘no’ to a casino? ARUN KUMAR DAS NEELABH re-shot hit. After all, there are Times News Network numerous Delhiites who visit Kathmandu with the aim of as Vegas. Bangkok. Col- visiting the casinos there.’’ ombo. Kuala Lumpur. So, with the tourism and L Add Faridabad to the travel sectors flashing thum- list. Cosmopolitan capitals ac- bs-up signs, there must be a ross the globe apart, even Ha- pressing reason why a casino ryana will soon be home to a can’t find Delhi ground under casino. And Delhi? Even as its feet. On the contrary. By the Haryana government sets the sound of things, there is a the dice rolling for the setting way —only, there seems to be up of casinos in Faridabad, a lack of political will. ‘‘There the powers-that-be in the Cap- are numerous parties which ital find the roulette route too are interested in setting up a dicey to handle. casino in the Capital, special- Over to Delhi finance min- ly after the Haryana govern- ister MS Saathi: ‘‘Yes, there ment has shown the way,’’ re- was a proposal for the con- veals a senior official of the struction of a casino in the excise department. Capital, but we rejected it on Yet, hope springs eternal the grounds that the present for those who play for high st- is not the right time to allow ROULETTE ROUTE akes. Moreso because the ci- the setting up of a casino.’’ ty’s liquor policy has embrac- Non-committal in nature, Even as Haryana plans to ed the liberalisation route. Of sarkari-speak doesn’t exactly wheel in a fortune by setting course, things could prove to offer a valid reason. Specially be a damp squib if the Delhi when DTTDC chairman Ro- up a casino, the Delhi Govt Bacchus buff heads for Hary- mesh Sabharwal maintains refuses to set the dice rolling ana’s casino high. ‘‘As of now, that there should be a casino it would be difficult to predict in the Capital not just because up of a casino. The casinos in how big a dent a casino in Ha- Delhi’s neighbour Haryana wi- Kathmandu, Colombo and Ku- ryana will have on liquor sales YEH USKA STYLE HOYENGA! Delhi Times unplugs the pulse of Remo Fernandes as the Goan singer, in town to shoot for Jeena Isi Ka ll have one, but also on account ala Lumpur are a big draw for in Delhi,’’ offers excise commi- Naam Hai, shows what it takes to stretch the frontiers of music (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) of the impetus such an initia- tourists,’’ says Sabharwal. ssioner Debasree Mukherjee. tive can offer to the tourism in- Subhash Goyal, chairman of But there is no difficulty in pre- dustry. ‘‘Why shouldn’t there the ASSOCHAM expert comm- dicting that the casino in Hary- be a casino in Delhi? After all, ittee on aviation and tourism, ana will spawn a case of ‘neigh- the tourist business only sta- echoes Sabharwal’s views: ‘‘A bour’s envy,owner’s pride’. REMO FERNANDES: IN TUNE WITH LIFE nds to benefit from the setting casino in the city would be a su- [email protected] ASHOK CHATTERJEE spiritual al side. ‘‘To me, devo- enchanting sound of the Gay- has come to express sides of one — and my most exciting Times News Network tion is all about being at peace atri Mantra emanating from me which have always been album is always the next one.’’ with nature, with one’s inner a faraway temple. I just could- present, but never exposed.’’ Satisfying and exciting. These Diamonds? India is forever! he hum of a tune filters self, with the infinite. And the- n’t get over the mantra — it Once upon a time, a young are two words Remo doesn’t Tinto the lobby.Slowly, the se are precisely the feelings I kept on playing at the back of man packed his architecture use for the Indian music DIVYA VASISHT Quite clearly,India’s romance with crescendo picks up. An intan- have tried to express in this al- my mind. Then, in a strange degree into the closet and, ar- scene. ‘‘Music, whether it is to Times News Network the stones has never been so rewar- gible, yet perceivable, live en- bum. In any case, this percei- coincidence, my wife Mich- med with a guitar, embarked do with Hindi films or other- ding. ‘‘With India moving from be- ergy flows through the air. ved shift in image had already elle also went through a simi- on a journey of music and se- wise, is invariably made for irls apart, they are proving to ing the world’s largest manufactur- And then, the singer arrives... started with India Beyond.’’ lar experience. I just knew lf-discovery across Europe. ‘‘I the masses,’’ he says. Gbe India’s best friend. For, dia- ing centre to the world’s largest tra- a spring in his step, a song on Soothing music is his was motivated by the hip- There is no specific slot for monds have imparted a sparkle to ding centre, our diamond industry his lips. Meet Remo Fernan- kind of music. And wh- SPIRITUAL SOJOURN pie culture of that time,’’ Remo. He is, at once, mellow the country’s foreign trade. With has attained a significant position des, the voice which has lau- en Remo is inspired, recalls Remo, ‘‘And I cer- and hard, sweet and sour, the export of diamonds registeri- in the international market,’’ says nched a million smiles. ‘‘music flows effortlessly.’’ that I had to record the Gaya- tainly learnt a lot during my warm and cool. Apart from, of ng a 22.15 per cent rise in 2002, In- a senior GJEPC official. There is something special And inspired he certainly has tri Mantra myself.’’ travels in Europe — those ex- course, being a complete fam- dia has increased its share of the So, what makes Indian diamo- about the man. And spiritual been by the Gayatri Mantra,a This, from a man whose O periences are the greatest ily man. Home — where wife global-market pie. nds and designs a cut above the too. Symphonic Chants: Expr- chant with rhythm divine Meri Munni and Pyaar Toh school in my life.’’ Michelle, sons Noah and Jon- ‘‘With the export of cut and poli- rest? ‘‘Our edge lies in the easy essions With Remo, his new al- which he has set to his own Hona Hi Tha numbers are the The trip down memory la- ah live — is where Remo’s shed diamonds rising by 20 per ce- availability of low-cost labour bum with Times Music, might composition. ‘‘There is a sto- stuff of which chart-busting ne elicits a tinge of nostalgia. heart is. Yes, a love for life is nt in dollar terms and 25 per cent and value-addition in terms of de- mark a new avatar in his mus- ry behind this effort,’’ says music is made. ‘‘My music But Remo insists that he lives the food of Remo’s music. And in rupee terms, India’s share in sign elements. Consequently, ical career, but the Goan ins- Remo, ‘‘One fine day, I was has undergone a transformat- for the future. ‘‘My most satis- he plays on. the global market has now inc- India is a competitive player in ists that he has always had a stirred from my sleep by the ion,’’ offers Remo, ‘‘The time fying album is always the last [email protected] reased to 60 per cent,’’ informs CARAT CAPERS the West, where our designs Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council are finding an increasing number of takers. (GJEPC) chairman Sanjay Kothari. Side by side, with the retail market for diamonds Last year, Indian diamond exports zoomed to showing significant signs of growth, there is the $ 6.89 billion (roughly Rs 33,300 crore) mark much to look forward to,’’ maintains Sanjeev For Delhi’s eyes only... from the figure of $ 5.68 billion (around Rs 26,600 Verma, MD, Punjab Jewellers. Jessae sashays into films crore) registered in 2001. Volume-wise, the upsw- Well, with India having left no stone unturned ANUBHA SAWHNEY atification and wider choice.’’ ing was 380.96 million carats between January to be the best in the diamond business, the rest VINOD NAIR who tries to expose Times News Network Research shows that the current mo- and December,2002, as compared with the 307.86 of the world has its work cut out for sure! Times News Network MODEL MOVE the shady deals of nthly cable bill attendant on a Delhi million carats recorded in the previous year. [email protected] politicians and the police. In Gulal,I o, you don’t have to surf till you dr- household is Rs 150, as against Rs 200 in oise. Panache. And attitude. Sh- depict a student subjected to ragging Nop. And, literally,pay a heavy price Mumbai, Rs 150-175 in Chennai and Rs Pe’s got the look and she’s got ‘em and college politics,’’ she elaborates.