Scribbled by: Sam – The Gossip Junkie   On: 12th Aug, 2010

INDIA, INTERESTING, PEEPLI LIVE, HUMOUR

Peepli live is a humour attack on human folly. And the attack is not disturbing until the end arrives. Based on an actually difficult theme, the satire is a pungent take on the ground realities of vote-hungry politicians, TRP-hungry news channels, money-hungry villagers, and fumbling civil servants who unfairly take advantage of a poverty-ridden farmer’s confused decision.  The decision is to committing suicide to earn money. Made by our hero Natha, a typical pot-smoking farmer who hail...

Scribbled by: Sam – The Gossip Junkie   On: 10th Aug, 2010

ORGANIC, NATURAL, NEW IN MARKET

When it is not artificial, it is always beneficial-for mind, body, and soul. Body Organics India, a beauty and body care brand, launched early this year, is working on the concept by offering a variety of 100% natural soap, oil, scrub, balm, cream, and lotion. The items, as they claim, are handcrafted; made with the pure ingredients and do not contain any synthetic chemicals or additives. Here’s a brief introduction to the beneficial aspects of their products. Soaps Lemongrass soap: An...

Scribbled by: Sam – The Gossip Junkie   On: 20th Jul, 2010

FACTS, SAVE, TIGERS, SPECIAL

What is the World’s most favourite animal? If you think it is definitely a dog, Animal Planet Channel has a different answer. In a poll conducted by them a few years back, tigers topped people’s favourite chart followed by dogs, dolphins, horses, lions and snakes. However, being people’s favourite doesn’t mean tigers are the happiest of all animals. In fact, they are in a grave danger. There has been a sharp drop in their number in recent years. So much so that next decades could conceive t...

Scribbled by: Sam – The Gossip Junkie   On: 16th Jul, 2010

THE OPAL, WEDDING, LUXURY

From beautiful bridal attire to stunning jewellery and modish invitation card to creative decor item-The Opal, a newly launched multi-designer store, houses everything that makes a wedding wonderful!     With the arrival of rainy days and season of celebrations knocking the doors, the preparation for a grand celebration like wedding will now start from a new showroom -The Opal. Launched last month in New Delhi’s upmarket Defence Colony area, the super store caters to myria...

Scribbled by: Sam – The Gossip Junkie   On: 12th Jul, 2010

FACTS, FIFA WORLD CUP 2010, PAUL

“ALSO OCTOPUS CAN BE WRONG”- The placard itself turned wrong! The footy fever finally ends. And now, we have two world champions- Spain and Paul. The multi-legged creature has become a media phenomenon by correctly predicting Germany’s run and then who’ll win the World Cup. Paul’s prediction journey was an action-packed ride so far. His honesty earned wrath of Germans, his pick was countered by a psychic parakeet and then animal lovers started voicing in favour of his release to protecte...

Scribbled by: Sam – The Gossip Junkie   On: 8th Jul, 2010

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010, INTERESTING, OFFBEAT

Just four days to go and this year’s World Cup will soon become a thing of the past. Spain or Netherlands-12th July (India time) will clear the clouds as to who’ll finally kiss the cup.  While the final is still on the future card, the gaming days that are gone surprised and shocked us. We didn’t see any White Pele in much-hyped Rooney. Those who anticipated a ‘Brazil-Argentina or ‘Kaka-Messi’ final changed their minds. Italy and France knocked out whereas Japan and S. Korea joined the...

Scribbled by: Sam – The Gossip Junkie   On: 5th Jul, 2010

LOVE, CELEBRITY WEDDINGS, DHONI

It’s no more unofficial now! Finally, the country’s cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni aka MSD got married. With this broke many hearts and closed all speculations about his ‘model-actress’ affairs. The country’s most eligible bachelor tied knot with a management graduate Sakshi Singh Rawat in what can be called a ‘purely hush-hush wedding ceremony’ on Sunday night. Read on to know more about MSD-Sakshi tie, the captain’s past stories, and who’re twit-wishing the newlywed couple.  ...

Scribbled by: Sam – The Gossip Junkie   On: 25th Jun, 2010

FACTS, EXPERIENCE, FESTIVALS, LIVE

In our second edition of the monthly ‘Eventful India’, we gave you a quick look at June month’s important celebrations. We are continuing the series and now covering four of such upcoming events that will importantly shape the month of July. Before you take a look at these happenings, here’s a short introduction to them: July will refresh the rain loving people as they are participating in a 3-day long festival happening in South India. Millions of devotees will assemble in Puri to earn ble...

Scribbled by: Sam – The Gossip Junkie   On: 23rd Jun, 2010

FACTS, FIFA WORLD CUP 2010, CONTROVERSIES

When it is a World Cup match, it is more than a 90 minutes ordinary battle. The footwork festival starts with mathematical guesswork, it continues when excitements scale new heights and it ends giving birth to many never ending things like controversies. Now, these controversies come with many layers-some exaggerated out of proportion and some debated for logical reasons.  Here we cover four of these controversial moments. Read on! Maradona’s Hand of God •    Team...

Scribbled by: Sam – The Gossip Junkie   On: 18th Jun, 2010

SUMMER, WORKSHOPS, CREATIVE

If summer is outwardly scorching, it is equally creative for people having arts in mind. And this creativity often finds expression in the forms of carnivals and workshops where people from all walks of life come, club and learn innovative things with an interesting touch. Here we cover how Delhi is gearing up with creative gatherings this summer. This includes the most recent and ongoing happenings. Read on. •   Arvind Gaur's Summer Theatre Workshop, Lodhi Colony India H...