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THE TIMES OF INDIA quality scores cricket bats on Saturday, January 11, 2003 over quantity the party wicket Page 6 Page 3 TO D AY S LUCKY 83 You and me Getting even 857 888 Two fat ladies Right on line 859 Your Dambola Ticket available in Delhi Times on 5th January, 2003 Numbers already announced : 89, 11, 9, 33, 4, 36, 58, 62, 40, 5, 67, 82, OF INDIA 19, 63, 6, 79, 26, 43, 71, 31, 21, 22, 74, 10 MANOJ KESHARWANI PHIR BHI DIL HAI HINDUSTANI... They might be branched out across the globe, but NRI delegates attending the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas still root for India ARUN KUMAR DAS timents of NRIs and people of erves currently stand at 20 per ates are upbeat about the Indian PM’s of- Times News Network Indian origin (PIO), while help- cent, estimates project that the fer of dual citizenship. ‘‘The NRI busine- ing create a network of the In- figure will reach 30 per cent ov- ss community should benefit the most fr- Twenty-million strong. Sp- dian diaspora worldwide. er the next two years. om the dual-citizenship offer,’’ reasons read across 110 countries. ‘‘Come when you feel like, Ram Gidoomal, a prominent Navin Maharaj, a Fijian involved in the Earning an estimated our doors are always op- pravasi delegate from the construction business. $ 400 billion. Yes, the te- en.’’ When Atal Behari Va- UK who has also contested At the same time, former Fiji PM Ma- rm ‘NRI’ (non-resident In- jpayee welcomed the Indi- for the post of mayor in hendra Chaudhry,who traces his origins dian) has many avatars, an diaspora in this warm- London, feels that India to India, maintains that the dual-citizen- but there is a singular force uniting the hearted manner, he was- offers tremendous scope ship scheme will foster bilateral ties. diversity of this diaspora: a love for Ind- n’t just being poetic — the to investors. “This event ‘‘The US, the UK and Australia have ad- ia. With NRIs from across the globe conv- PM meant business too: has facilitated the enhan- opted the dual-citizenship system to keep erging on the Capital for a three-day cele- ‘‘The country which had ced participation of NRIs people emotionally attached to the count- bration of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the to mortgage its gold to tide and PIOs in Indian proje- ry of their origin. This helps enhance cu- occasion marks more than a coming to- over its balance of payme- cts,’’ he elaborates. ltural bonds,’’ says Chaudhary. gether of individuals and India — for,the nts crisis a decade ago has So, apart from aam ki For Raminder Dosanjah, wife of form- bond which binds branches to their roots moved to recording foreign mithi chutney, Vajpayee’s er British Colombia premier Ujjal Dosa- is a perceivable reality at this event. exchange reserves of $ 70 bi- poetry, and a jugalbandi by njah, the event is a reason to be ecstatic — If Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was llion.’’ While NRI remittanc- Ravi Shankar and Bismill- and not only because her husband was mobbed by enthusiastic admirers, Guja- es to India’s foreign res- ah Khan, pravasi deleg- honoured on the occasion. ‘‘It is a proud rat CM Narendra Modi elicited a similar DIASPORA DIET moment for both of us to be part of this response from pravasi delegates. Simply Beyond talk on trade, Pravasi Bharatiya Di- gosht pulao, kaale channe ki googhni, historic occasion,’’ says Dosanjah. Also put, this meeting of men and minds is pr- vas provides a chance to showcase India’s chirva mattar and chawal ke papad. felicitated at the meet was Nazir Ahmed, oving to be an exercise in utility. As Sen cuisine. Catered by Events Etc., part of Old Dinner, in turn, whetted the appetite wi- who had migrated to Trinidad and Toba- puts it, ‘‘It is important that India contin- go in the 1930s. ‘‘It is like a homecoming ues to pursue the policy of interaction to World Hospitality, January 9 presented a th coastal cuisine from Kerala,Tamil Nadu, for me,’’ says Ahmed, whose sentiments obviate the occurrence of violence.’’ Sen, pan-India culinary experience for the del- Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Goa. are echoed by Mauritius premier Anero- currently working on the history of Indo- egates attending the event. The menu included kozhi nadan, pachak- od Jugnauth, former Commonwealth sec- Chinese culture, maintains that ‘‘pravasis Lunch, hosted by Yashwant Sinha, saw ari stew, masala pachadi, Malabar chutn- retary general Sridath Ramphal and Mck- should celebrate their Indianness not as chefs from Bihar, Benaras, Agra and Luck- ey, muruku, Tanjavur eral varuval, chapala insey MD Rajat Gupta, who were among isolated groups of Hindus, Sikhs, Musli- now serving palak patta chaat, dahi gujjia, koora, sarson machh, shukhto, chicken 10 eminent Indians settled abroad ho- ms or Jains, but on a common platform.’’ murg awadhi korma, shab degh, paneer xaccuti and mutton vindaloo. Not surprisi- noured by the PM. Yes, they might have le- Officially-speaking, the primary purp- lazzatdar, dal sultani, gilawat ke kabab, ngly, NRIs are never fed up with India! ft India, but India has never left them. ose of the event is to understand the sen- [email protected] It s film season for Ritu Kumar! VINOD NAIR ood Hollywood and Rahul Khanna, Lisa The storyline of Bollywood Hollywood, Times News Network wanted outfits whi- Ray, Dina Pathak in turn, revolves around a family of Indi- ch were glamorous, and Moushmi Chat- an origin living in Canada with ‘mixed’ here are always new designs to be ex- yet tasteful, I picked terjee — always kee- values. ‘‘There is a generational differen- T perimented with, new possibilities up the phone and ping in mind the ce in the preferences of the protagonists to be explored. This is the philosophy of said: Didi, please Indo-Western mili- of the film,’’ explains Ritu, ‘‘Deepa did Ritu Kumar.After dressing up Femina be- help me!’’ eu in which the film not want the wardrobe of the central ch- auty queens in real life, this designer wi- Subsequently, th- is set. ‘‘The wardr- aracters to detract from the script or the th a difference has now fashioned a foray ere was a flood of e- obe for the film pro- theme. She didn’t want costumes; rather, into filmdom by stitching together a sart- mail messages bet- jects Indian clothi- garments which are not typically filmi. orial statement for the Deepa Mehta-dir- ween Ritu and Dee- ng with underplay- When I was present for a shoot in Toron- ected Bollywood Hollywood. pa before the desig- ed chic, which still to, I was happy to see that no single char- ‘‘I took on the film because Deepa and ner worked on the holds aspirational acter stood out of the storyline — for,this SMILES APART! Delhi Times freeze frames a style statement spread I grew up together,’’ says Ritu, who has wardrobe for chara- Deepa Mehta & Ritu Kumar value for NRIs,’’ ela- was the brief for Deepa’s project.’’ over six yards as Fa Femina Miss India-World 2002 Shruti Sharma designed around 40 outfits for Bollywood cters as diverse as borates Ritu. Incidentally, Bollywood Hollywood is blooms in the beauty of an Adarsh Gill-designed saree, at the Imperial Hollywood, ‘‘Besides, with Deepa at the DESIGN SIGN not the maiden step into moviedom for (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) helm of affairs, I knew that things would Ritu — she designed Koel Poorie’s ward- be handled in a professional manner.” robe for Road To Ladakh — her son Ash- For director Deepa Mehta, working wi- win’s first short film. So, does Ritu plan to th Ritu marks the culmination of their lo- go the filmi way? ‘‘Well, if I like the script ng-standing relationship. ‘‘While I was at and the setting, then why not?’’ says Ritu. Welham’s in Dehradun, the annual ‘Hap- Forever experimenting, forever explo- 2002, in so many words py Night’ affair was one occasion when ring. Life has fashioned a rewarding jo- we were allowed to wear what we wanted urney for Ritu Kumar — but then, those ANUBHA SAWHNEY the most-euphemistic term of 2002, not so to,’’ recalls Deepa, ‘‘And it was Ritu didi, with designs on destiny always have ma- Times News Network much for its connotation in the Iraqi con- my first cousin, who designed outfits for ny more roads to travel. text, but because people started using it to me. So, when I decided to make Bollyw- [email protected] t literally had the last word. A long-wi- describe any change in leadership. ‘‘To- I nding term which reflects America’s day,even when a team fires a coach, it ca- worry about war with Iraq has been vot- lls it a regime change,’’ says the Webster’s ed 2002’s most-creative literary addition. Dictionary official. Incidentally, there Oops, Hinglish is here! The American Dialect Society (ADS) in was only one nomination for 2002’s most- association with Webster’s Dictionary se- inspirational word: ‘embetterment’, coin- PANKAJ KAPOOR Bal, Tarun Tahiliani and Wendell lected ‘weapons of mass destruction’ as ed by President Bush. But even though it Times News Network Rodricks playing themselves in the its choice at a recent was the only candidate in the movie. meeting in Atlanta. fray, it was voted down be- ast year was good year — atle- Also in the pipeline is Deepak ‘‘The term goes back cause, ‘‘people didn’t want to L ast for the ‘Hinglish’ genre of Tijori’s debut film in ‘Hinglish’ — 50 years but, today,you encourage it,’’ says Glowka. movies targeted at those with urb- Oops!, which tells the tale of two can’t turn on the radio Other words which won su- an sensibilities. Bend It Like Beck- male background dancers and th- or TV set without hea- perlatives in 2002 include ham, American Desi, Everybody eir female counterpart who are lu- ring about weapons of ‘wombanisation’, a syno- Says I’m Fine, Let’s Talk and Leela red by an actress (Mink) to do a st- mass destruction. Most nym for feminisation were a few of the films which fou- rip-tease act. A film about the cho- of the new words coin- which won the most- nd takers. But if ices in life, Oops! ed in 2002 indicate the unnecessary category the going was go- CINEMA SCOPE packs comedy and looming threat of war because it is hard to pr- od last year, 2003 sensuality. with Iraq or the suffer- onounce!; ‘neuticles’, a promises to be no Then, there is ing economy,’’ says Way- brand name for fake te- different. Sujoy Ghosh’s de- ne Glowka, a professor of sticles for neutered pe- While the rele- but film Jhankar English at Georgia College ts, which was named the ase of Mr And Beats, which stars and State University and most-outrageous word; Mrs Iyer has alre- Juhi Chawla, Rah- the chairman of the ADS’ ‘blog’, a log of personal ady set the tone ul Bose, Sanjay New Words Committee. events posted on the web, for 2003, one can Suri, Rinke Khan- Admittedly, words of which was voted as most- expect to see more na and Riya Sen.

war ruled the roost in NEELABH likely-to-succeed; and ‘Iraqna- ‘Hinglish’ films on Set in Mumbai, 2002. Enter a whole new vo- phobia’, meaning a strong the silver screen Jhankar Beats is cabulary. ‘‘All these words fear of war with Iraq, wh- as the year progre- FINE PRINT Mr And Mrs Iyer a humorous take or terms — Iraqnaphobia, ich won in the most-crea- sses. Top of the li- on three men and regime change, weapons of mass de- tive category for 2002. st is the Kaizad Gustad-directed Bo- how they cope with failure. struction — have to do with worry about ‘‘But there is no scientific method of om. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Add the Nagesh Kukunoor-dire- war. So, it hasn’t been a very good year,’’ determining which words or phrases wi- Jackie Shroff, Gulshan Grover, Ja- cted Teen Deewarein and the Deep- says an official with Webster’s Dictionary, ll be named words-of-the-year,’’ says Al- ved Jaffery, Zeenat Aman, Padma ti Naval-starrer Freaky Chakra to ‘‘Though 2002 was not as bad as 2001, it lan Metcalf, executive secretary of the Laxmi and Katrina Kaif, Boom has the list, and 2003 is packed to the br- was certainly not an ‘up’ year.’’The most- ADS, ‘‘It’s all done with a show of han- the underworld threatening the fa- im with ‘Hinglish’ films. Consider- famous word of 2001 was, of course, ‘9-11’ ds.’’ As a certain James Bond would say, shion fraternity.Produced by Ayes- ing that Everybody Says films such — after the terrorist attacks on America. sometimes, the word is not enough! ha Shroff, Boom sees designers An- as Bend It Like Beckham are Fine, The phrase ‘regime change’ was voted [email protected] na Singh, Hemant Trevedi, Malini it’s Boom time for the box-office! Ramani, Manish Malhotra, Rohit [email protected] ‘I’m not good enough for the men out there!’ What kind of NEHA DHUPIA So, where does Neha Dhupia go fr- the right guy. memories do Model & Actress om here? How do you strike a balance betw- you have of the On her search For starters, I am entering the mov- een your assignments in Delhi and year that was? for the right ies. In fact, my first film Qayamat,op- Mumbai? That would be man and the posite Ajay Devgan and Sunil Shetty, For the moment, I am avoiding shutt- difficult to descr- right movies is almost ready.I am looking forward ling to Delhi because the city is too co- ibe, but yes, 2002 to this film, which should be released ld for my comfort. In Mumbai, I am was definitely some time in April or May. there to work; and when I am not wo- the best of the 22 Let’s move from the professional rking, I am busy meeting people, figu- years of my life. to the personal. Who is the man in ring out what lies in store for me. Wh- Your reign as the Fa Femina Miss your life? en I go to Delhi to meet my folks, I see India (Universe) 2002 is coming to so a new beginning. I just wish the No one as yet — because no one has to it that I really spend quality time an end. next girl the very best. I knew the title approached me. I am young, free and with them. On the other hand, when I Well yes, this makes for a bad feeling was temporary and would have to be single —I wonder why no one has ap- am in Mumbai, I concentrate on wo- initially when one knows that one has surrendered some day.But I have defi- proached me! I guess I’m just not good rk. As you can see, I take out time for to surrender the crown. But one also nitely enjoyed being Fa Femina Miss enough for the men out there! On a both sides! needs to understand that the end is al- India for a year. more serious note, I am waiting for MARTIN D’SOUZA

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SATURDAY 11 JANUARY 2003 DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA DELHI IS TALKING ABOUT 3 Celebration time... he Christmas fever continued.... Right up to January 7 when it was time for the tra- Tditional Russian Orthodox Christmas, celebrated worldwide. The Capital witnessed these celebrations hosted by the ambassador of the Russian Federation Alexander M Kadak- in. A beautifully decorated fur tree, flown in from Russia, added to the warm atmosp- here at the Ru- ssian embassy as guests took in the multi- Guy and Nathalie Trouveroy hued festivi- ties. And they enjoyed some great wine and vodka, besides the vast array of Russian and Indian cuisine. Adding colour to the evening Sitaram and Seema Yechuri were the spirit- ed Carol dances by some Russian students. THE PERFECT SHOT: Model Sheetal Mallar Amongst those seen wishing each other a mer- tees off at the Chivas Regal Corporate Golf ry Christmas were deputy PM LK Advani,MP Challenge, now on at the Delhi Golf Club KC Pant,LG Tejinder Khanna and the amba- ssador of Romania Petru Petra and his wife.... Sporting encounter! hile cricket on the DDCA’s Ravi Jain, BCCI’s field may have lost Jyoti Bajpai and CK Khan- Wsome of its excite- na too were present. ment and colour, the admin- (With contributions from istrators of the game decid- Ashok Chatterjee) Photos: RONJOY GOGOI THAT’S IT! Ajay Jadeja and Kirti Azad

B’DAY BOY: Arun Jaitley with Nikhil Chopra

ed to get together to sal- vage this state of affairs. And party! A get-together was organised by Chand Khanna Cricket Club to celebrate president-DDCA Arun Jaitley’s 50th birth- day. After the club presi- dent NK Khanna felicitat- ed the guest of honour, it was time to sit around and chat. And the topic of dis- cussion naturally centred around the game in New

BS Bedi and Prakash Bhandari

Vijai Kapoor with CK Khanna

Jayant Advani and Rajat Sharma Zealand. ‘‘The game will look up soon, and the play- ers are all set for the World Cup,’’ said Jaitley,as he ac- knowledged greetings from guests including Ajay Jadeja and Nikhil Chopra. MP and member BCCI Rajiv Shukla was seen having some serious discussion with ESPN’s Manu Sharma. Also seen were Himachal Pradesh CM’s son and HPCA-mem- ber Anurag Thakur,for- mer Indian captain Bishen Singh Bedi and Delhi Po- lice commissioner RS Gupta, who made a brief appearance. Kirti Azad,

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Zing from down Zouth! or those with an ap- Fpetite for South Indi- an food, there is more on offer at Ashok Hotel’s new Sagar Ratna outlet. There are a host of dosas, vad- as, appams, para- thas cooked in pure

TOWN oil and ghee. The chutneys, sambar and rasam have just the right pro- portions of ingredi- ents to tickle every

AROUND palate. The thali is a variety of veg- etable preparations along with pickles, sweet- ened yogurt and crispy papads.

On a Thai high

hai sisters and part- Tners Ning Khurana and Ko Srikuruwal usher in a truly ethnic fare from the kitchens of Thailand at their restau- rant Bangkokº 1 at Sainik Farms. Authentic, the menu dishes out all time favourites like Tom Yum soup, somtam, Laab, Yum salad and red and green curries and an extensive menu of sea-food, veg- etable and non-veg exqui- site dishes from different regions of Thailand with chilies and basil.

More and merrier...

he village restaurant Tcomplex that has been the capital’s chosen haunt for culinary satia- tion, now celebrates its 20th anniversary. This very familiar complex, reminiscent of the Asiad 82 at SiriFort, breaks into celebrations with its multi-cuisine restaurant complex. You could enjoy at the Ankur Coffee Shop, the Chopsticks or Col- ours ‘n’ Spice. The fare of- fered ranges from Lab- enese and Syrian, Chi- nese to Thai and Mango- lian.

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The Embassy of France away because of a dead The Embassy of France Through necessity,purely by rummaged for bits what is presents Pierrot Goes man in the apartment. presents The Gleaners and chance or out of choice left for the harvest. As for Wild. Fredinand meets After different adventures, I , or Les Glaneurs et la these people pick up left over Agnes, she is the gleaner of Marianne, an old friend, they reach the sea board. Glaneuse a film by Agnes items discarded by others. the title of this subjective again. He comes to a recep- Marianne gets bored and fi- Varda. Here and there is There world is a surprising documentary. tion with his wife but soon nally betrays Ferdinand ... France. Agnes has come one, but a far cry from the Embassy of France, leaves her to spend the Embassy of France, across Gleaenrs, foragers, world of yesterday’s glean- Auditorium „ January 13, night with Marianne. In the Auditorium „ January rummagers and scavengers. ers, peasant women who 5.30 pm & 7.30 pm morning they must run 15, 5.30 pm & 7.30 pm

Seema Verma’s latest cre- The figures in the works are ative venture is all about rather passive and have a Random Introspection, an meditative mood. there are exhibition of mixed medium also mythological stories, on paper and acrylic sheet, characters and thoughts oil on canvas and bronze from Sufism, Hinduism, sculpture. the artist uses Buddhism as well as the painting as a medium of Greek and Christian faith. communication with the Grand Hyatt „ January 10 - viewer or the outside world. 25

Anant Art Gallery pres- ings in the paintings. ents an exhibition of through them, Anil visu- paintings by Anil alises the meaning of life. Gaekwad. The paintings This deep philosophy is are a gli- con- mpse of veyed life on through the can- a skilful vas and choice of out of colours. the can- Overall, vas. the im- Accor- pression ding to is that of the artist an ethe- they be- real mi- come a crocosm mirror within through the real which he can look at him- macrocosm. self. The sensitivity in the 35, Link Road, Lajpat behaviour of others syn- Nagar II „ Till January thesises the artist’s feel- 30, 10.00 am to 7.00 pm

Shridharani Gallery pre- sents The Book of the World, an exhibition of paintings by Vasundhara Tewari. The artist’s can- vas invites urgent atten- tion but they resist labels. They invite attention be- cause they have emerged

from her earlier engage- ment with the woman’s body and the primacy of the female form. They emerge subterranean th- oughts and feelings. And move beyond the person- al into statements of the universal. Triveni Kala Sangam „ January 15 -29, 11.00 am to 7.00 pm

Meenakshi Ganesh pr- esents a Bharatanatyam performance titled Shanmukha Priya.A disciple of Kanaka Srinivasan, Meenakshi is currently a class XII student and has over a period of time is in the process of evolving her own distinct style. Fluid movements and grace adorn the dancer’s pres- entation as she tries to deliver a fascinating dis- play of her innate talent for the dance form. Complementing her in- herent knack is a skill that has been honed with practice and is on its way to being perfect- ed with Meenakshi’s steadfast devotion and dedication. Triveni Kala Sangam „ January 18, 6.30 pm

Cottage hosts An Enigma Called India, a week long ex- hibition. Vedic icons, Ancient calligraphy and parapherna- lia for worship comprise the theme of this unique exhibi- tion. Carefully lending an aura of drama and intrigue are the exotic art objects like the Thangka paintings framed in original vegetable dyes, diyas made up of bronze, de- votional instruments like manjiras, chanting drums and brass wall engravings of spir- itual symbols. This artistic saga from the past recreates the spirit of ancient recre- ation. The objects exhibited speak a language of beauty. Vishwakarma Hall of Arts and Crafts „ January 10 -18 (Compiled by SANGHITA SINGH)

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