œND‰‰†‰KœND‰‰†‰œND‰‰†‰MœND‰‰†‰C OF INDIA DANGEROUSDANGEROUS TOTO COLLEGE, COLLEGE, TO TO QUOTAQUOTA LIAISONSLIAISONS COLLEGE...COLLEGE... RAJ MEN & WOMEN SPECIAL REPORT ALL THAT MATTERS New Delhi June 1, 2003, Capital • 46 pages including Men & Women & Classifieds + 8 pages of Delhi Times Price Rs. 2.75 Memories of another day.... AP PM talks terrorism Sindhudarshan brings India together through its rivers. Dancers and musicians carry waters from rivers across the country to Leh and pour them into the Sindhu, another name for the Indus. with world leaders By Manoj Joshi ed: The two big neighbours TIMES NEWS NETWORK Vajpayee’s biz needed to cooperate to pro- mote peace and security in Met leaders of four of St Petersburg: In the past • the region. twenty-four hours, Prime the five permanent members of the UNSC The Indian side was appre- Minister Atal Bihari Vajpay- ciative of Putin taking time ee has been working for his • Met Chinese President off from his hectic engage- supper.Of the five permanent for the first time ments to meet Vajpayee. The members on the Security 20-minute discussion touched Council, he has met the lead- • Shared table with Bush, Putin and EU head upon sensitive subjects relat- ers of four and interacted ing to military-technical co- with a number of other at heads of state dinner; by design say officials operation and space. world leaders. The PM met There was substantive dis- the Chinese President Hu cussion between Vajpayee Jintao for the first time on able the two leaders to dis- and the British and French Saturday morning. cuss issues of mutual con- leaders. Both of them, along At 10 pm on Friday, he met cern. Specially since they are with Germany will be hosting SNAPSHOTS French President Jacque not scheduled to have any bi- the Pakistani leader Pervez AP Chirac at a banquet after lateral meeting, neither here Musharraf next month and which he met Russian nor in Evian on Sunday. they propose to tell him that President Vladimir Putin Earlier, Vajpayee’s meeting terrorism was unacceptable. around midnight. with Jintao was followed by a Vajpayee’s meeting with His hectic schedule on Sat- meeting British Prime Minis- Blair was significant. The urday continued through din- ter Tony Blair. British leader reiterated that ner where he shared a small Foreign secretary Kanwal Pakistan needed to address table with President George Sibal, indicated that the cen- terrorism with seriousness. Bush seated to his left, Costas tral theme at these meetings Indian officials say, their im- Simtis, head of the European were support for the PM’s ini- pression is that France and Union, to his right and Presi- tiative on Pakistan, a rejec- Britain are telling Pakistan dent Putin across. The dinner tion of terrorism, discus- the ball is now in their court. was hosted by Putin for the sions on Iraq, the role of the Sources say, the US is put- visiting heads of states. UN and Iraq’s reconstruction. ting pressure on Islamabad as US President George Bush and wife Laura at a crematorium at the Auschwitz concentration camp, Official sources said this The interaction with Jin- part of a larger effort on ‘‘re- Poland on Saturday. Ms Bush is handed a red rose by an unidentified guide. seating arrangement ap- tao was formal. Various Sino- forming’’ it to ensure that ex- peared to be by design to en- Indian mantras were repeat- tremists do not take over. NY swings to Kama Sutra love Old is new for DU syllabus By Nona Walia Hip-hop and happening By Mohua Chatterjee ter 27 years and will be in- temporary Indian English TIMES NEWS NETWORK TIMES NEWS NETWORK troduced in the new ses- writing. Academic and au- sion, beginning July 2003. thor Rukmini Bhaya Nair New Delhi: The hotel lounge may New Delhi: Amitav Ghosh, never be the same again. At a One of the new compulso- feels, ‘‘Contemporary writ- Arundhati Roy, Vikram ry papers ‘‘Perspectives on ers are important. Yet, swanky singles bar called K Space Seth or Shobhaa De may in Midtown New York, quasi-spir- Indian literature in English when syllabuses are radi- Prabjot Singh is congratulated by have enriched English liter- itual converts are thronging to translation’’, includes ex- cally changed, there is a captain Dhanraj Pillay (9) after scoring ature courses at universi- learn from a frieze of Kama Sutra cerpts from the Mahabhara- conservatism about it.’’ the winning goal in their match against ties in the UK, US and Aus- ta, works of Mirabai, Kabir, Modern Indian Writing Pakistan at a men’s hockey tournament positions. Inside the sensual para- tralia, but the Delhi Univer- dise, plasma screens play Mira Rabindranath Tagore, includes the works of Gand- in Perth. India won the match 2-0 and sity, in its new improved Nair’s Kama Sutra; scented jas- Bankim Chandra Chatter- hi, Rammohun Roy,Ambed- plays Australia in the final on Sunday. Masters degree course in mine candles are lit to ‘‘arouse jee and Mirza Ghalib. kar, Namdeo Dhasal, Subra- English, has included none sexual energies’’; aphrodisiac Most of the members of maniyam Bharti, Ramanu- EPF interest retained: The govern- of their works. cocktails like Jaipur Moon are the syllabus committee feel jan, Iqbal, Tarabai Shinde ment retained the 9.5 per cent return on In fact, the university has translated Indian literature and Girish Karnad. employees’ provident fund. The move is served with tantric tikkas and sensual samosas by waitresses not accommodated any con- is far richer than Indian ‘‘The syllabus has been said to be an effort to woo the middle temporary India English English writings and, there- designed so that English lit- class in view of the coming elections. P11 who wear revealing saris like sarongs and whisper: ‘‘As you writer, the only exception fore, worthy of inclusion as erature can be studied in Petrol, diesel prices down: Public wish’. Women in low-waist jeans Karinna Gore-Schiff with Mallika Chopra at the lounge. being Salman Rushdie’s composite Indian literature. the Indian context,’’ says a sector petroleum marketing companies get their palms read, men get their Midnight’s Children.The The course revision is be- senior member of the syl- on Saturday passed on the benefit of the GETTING IN: Entry free. If it gets crowded, beauty and fame help. course has been revised af- ing viewed as a loss for con- labus committee. bodies hennaed and hi-flying New DJ BEATS: Chura liya, Hum tum ek kamre mein band ho, Prince’s recent appreciation in the rupee value to Yorkers watch the demonstration consumers by way of a 10 paise per litre of Kama Sutra postures by ‘suit- Erotic City and Justify My Love by Madonna cut in petrol and diesel prices. P5 ably-clothed’ women. DRESS CODE: For men, vintage sneakers, distressed jeans. For This lounge was the idea of ho- women, deconstructed T-shirts and micro-minis indiatimes.com POLL telier-playboy Vikram Chatwal K-KOCKTAILS: Jaipur Moon, (Absolut Kurant, lime juice, and Gotham and Mallika Chopra, Does Vajpayee’s statement on retirement Cointreau, jasmine, touch of Chambord, rose petal) reflect a defeatist attitude? children of new-age guru Deepak SIGHTINGS: Actresses Marisa Tomei, Patricia Velasquez, models Chopra. Vatsayan’s old art has Carmen Kass, Al Gore’s daughter Karinna, designer Ritu Beri Yes No 44% 56% been reborn as Yoga of Love here TIME-PASS: Astrologers, body henna and KS demonstrations and The New York Times de- VOTE NOW: Is Pakistan serious about shutting down terrorist camps in scribes this taste of India as an Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir this time? ‘aperitif.’ Says Chatwal: ‘‘The The response has been ebul- channelling sexual energy into Vote on indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 Kama Sutra inspired us to create a lient. When scantily-clad Manjit something creative. We’re trying palace’s den, where people would gyrated and sang, Hum tum ek to stimulate the senses. This meet and indulge in a historical kamre mein band ho, on the open- lounge is a space for momentary practice that is both sensual and ing night, Flea of Red Hot Chilli indulgence.’’ Dancer Mallika stimulating.’’ He has invested Pepper hit the dance floor. Rapper adds a cerebral touch too: ‘‘We did $350,000 in the NY project and is Puff Daddy and Jay Z were zapped a lot of research on how to tanta- looking towards lounges in Lon- by her Chura liya snake dance lise the senses. We want our don, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, number. Patricia Velasquez, de- guests to have a sensual, spiritual, Boston, Chicago and Montreal. signers Diane Von Furstenberg intellectual experience.’’ WEATHER ‘‘Sex can be a spiritual experi- and Ritu Beri have dropped by and All this through the KS? Why ence, if practised right. We’re pro- studied the revealing stone carv- not? KS is where Indian spiritual- Max temp: 43.8oC/Min: 24.7oC viding a sensual rather than a sex- ings of KS poses on the walls. And ity and sex meet. “The idea is Sunset: Sunday – 7.14 pm. ual environment and hope to so has Al Gore’s daughter. to use the rich art, texts, science Sunrise: Monday – 5.23 am. channelise sexual energy to Explaining its USP, Gotham and practice of sexuality and Moonset: Sunday – 8.29 pm. achieve a higher state of con- Chopra says: ‘‘The Kama Sutra is- present them in a sensual atmos- Moonrise: Monday – 6.47 am. sciousness,’’ says Chatwal. n’t simply about sex but about phere,’’ she adds. Mainly clear sky with dust haze, duststorm or thunderstorm accompanied by squall is likely in some areas.