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A BYTE OF LIFE Friday, March 13, 2009

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HOUNDSTOOTH’S BARK
Return of the age-old print

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 48

Election
TIME
Around 43 million
registered Indian voters
have the opportunity to
exercise their franchise
for the first time in the
upcoming Lok Sabha
elections. Read how a
campaign simplified the
registration process for
thousands of clueless
voters. Plus, how some
of our politicos have
gone online!

» PAGE 04 & 05
02 ERGO Friday, March 13, 2009

Namma Chennai
Food

Flavours of
Theatre India
From Tamil Nadu to Andhra
Pradesh to Rajasthan to Kerala to
Mathemagician Punjab… make sure you dine at
Paprika from March 13. The hotel
is hosting a cultural food festival,
It’s play time! Mathemagician, a with each day allotted for a state.
play directed and designed by The buffet is priced at Rs. 795 +
Gowri Ramanarayan, will be taxes.
staged. It combines music, When: From March 13 to 26; 7
poetry and visuals to tell the p.m.
story of Nikor in Babylon, set in Where: Courtyard by Marriott
500 BC. V. Balakrishnan plays
Nikor the Mathemagician.
When: March 14; 3.30 and 7.30
p.m.
Where: Sivagami Pethachi Music
Auditorium, Luz Church Road

Music

Black and
White
Relive the golden era of
Hindi cinemas at ‘Black and
White’. The Railway
Officer’s Club and Sterling
Road brings to the city a
collage of performances on
screen and stage of the
period between 1945 and
1968.
When: March 16; 7 p.m.
Just Jazz
Where: Music Academy Sylvain Luc (guitar), Jean-Marc Jafet (double bass) and Pascal Rey
For passes call 2826 0898 (drums) promise to rock you with this weekend with their Jazz
concert.
When: March 14; 7.30 p.m.
Where: 24, College Road
For passes call AFM 2827 9803/2827 1477
Trials

Hunt for IPL Food


juniors Go Goa!
As part of the hunt for the junior of
Chennai Super Kings, the IPL
franchise will be holding trials for Caramel, the 24-hour coffee shop
boy in the age group of 8 to 12 at Asiana Hotel, is hosting a Goan
years. If you think some one you food promotion till March 14. Goan
know has the skills, do sound them fish curry, vegetable hoth kothem,
off. This is the last trials. bindi kukum, coconut salad, the
When: March 14; 8 a.m. onwards Goan flavours are sure to please
Where: St.Bede’s Grounds, Mylapore your taste buds. If that doesn’t
sound exciting enough, try the
elaborate lunch buffet on Sundays
or at Silk (Indo-Thai restaurant).
For details call 67411000
Friday, March 13, 2009
03
DVD OF THE WEEK
Body of Lies Daring robbery in city, over 1 crore missing
Working as a pair,
Leonardo DiCaprio,
is an on-the-field
Police on the hunt for the three masked robbers
specialist, hot at the
heels of an Osama- ERGO CORRESPONDENT had opened the safes and slipped vate school in Kottivakkam was
like terrorist leader feedback@goergo.in away with 1 crore worth of dia- grievously injured while crossing
and Russel Crowe is monds, 40 sovereigns of gold and the road near the school after be-

M
his CIA boss, asked robbers stormed Rs 10 lakh in cash, police added. ing hit by a speeding motorcycle.
working out of his into a house in Thiru- Following a complaint lodged He was rushed to a private hospi-
office in the United mangalam on Wednes- by Malgani on Thursday morn- tal nearby. Adyar traffic investiga-
States. day night, locked up its ing, police personnel including tions registered a case and are on
Hani, as the head of Jordan’s intelligence agency inmates and looted diamond and senior officials and fingerprint the hunt for the unidentified
offers a compelling performance too. The film’s gold jewellery worth over Rs 1 experts visited the crime spot and biker.
narrative is so tight and intricate, you’ll probably miss crore and Rs 10 lakh in cash. conducted preliminary investiga- Karthikeyan succumbed to his
out on a plot advancement if you even get up to Thirumangalam police said the tions. Special teams have been injuries on Thursday morning.
fetch a glass of water. However, paying attention to daring robbery occurred at the formed to nab the unidentified Students from the school came to
the storyline is thoroughly rewarding as the movie home of aluminium and jewellery culprits. Rajiv Gandhi Salai in Kottivak-
encompasses great characters, a complex script, and a businessman Ashok Kumar Mal- kam and staged a road roko after
strong political viewpoint.
We say: If you’re into geopolitical thrillers, this film
gani (58) on 13th Main Road, Z
Block, Thirumangalam. Three
Boy’s death sparks the news of his death reached the
school.
cannot be missed. masked men, carrying deadly
weapons and conversing in Hin-
protest on OMR The protesters demanded the
construction of a pedestrian over
di, barged in around 11.30 p.m. Death of a 10-year-old school bridge and traffic police deploy-
when Malgani, his wife Lata (55) boy on Thursday, who met with a ment as accident occur regularly
GAME OF THE WEEK and domestic help Bachan were road accident on Rajiv Gandhi near the school. They abandoned
inside the house. Salai last week, sparked a road ro- the protest after senior police of-
The trio threatened and locked ko at Kottivakkam by his ficials and a State Minister pass-
Castlevania: them up in a bathroom after
snatching the keys of the almi-
schoolmates.
Police said the deceased karthi-
ing by assured to fulfil their
demands immediately, police
rahs and safes from Lata. They keyan, who was studying at a pri- added. ■
Order of Ecclesia
Konami’s famed adventure series’ last appearance on
Nintendo DS was rather cack-handed, but this is a
whip-cracking return to form. It’s traditional
vampire-slaying 2D action at its best, though
progression is linear and the difficulty insanely high
at times.
LOVE Classy
gaming with
a beautiful
soundtrack
HATE Too…
difficult.
Can’t…
beat… it
We say:
Among the
best
Castlevania
games you’ve
seen in years

MUSIC OF THE WEEK

Silent Heart
Silent Heart has the sort of atmospheric music that
the likes of Pink Floyd have mastered. While it’s
probably sacrilege to even put the two in the same
sentence, songs from this album have taken
inspiration from the best-selling English progressive
rock band. For instance, Beyond Time opens in
exactly the same manner as Floyd’s Shine On You
Crazy Diamond. However, Silent Heart’s mood only
makes it apt for elevators. Don’t get us wrong, we
aren’t belittling
the artist; there
are those who
love background
music.
Sound advice:
Karunesh makes
the sort of
ambient music
that’s soothing,
quiet, and
occasionally
uplifting.
04 ERGO Friday, March 13, 2009

Big Story
LIFFY THOMAS AND SREEJITH S. Now, how many people are writing for Advani

It’s
feedback@goergo.in and how much of his election budget has been
diverted for online campaigns is an altogether
different topic, which we think his fellow poli-

T
he Indian election juggernaut is on the ticians should be raising in the online war.
move, with political parties vying for every Others including Omar Abdullah (jknc.org/
bit of attention from voters. blog), S.M. Krishna (http://sm-krishna.sulek-

ELECTION
But is General Election 2009 going to get ha.com/blog/posts.htm) and M.K. Stalin
more exciting than the previous years? Will (http://mkstalin.net/blog/) seem to have
campaigning on the Internet play a crucial role? stopped posting.
Are we going to see the social media, which
Barack Obama cashed in on extensively to win I am on Orkut/Facebook
the U.S. Presidential election, be a winning fac- We all know the rage social networking sites
tor for Indian politicos, too? Hang on! Before like Facebook and Orkut have become. Now it

time
that we decided to check the online space and looks like local networking sites are cashing in
its accessibility among the leaders. on the election fever more than Facebook.
BuzzGain, a software company that tracks the
Blogsphere… ability of people to communicate on networking
Age is no barrier for those using the Internet sites, claims that Orkut and local search engines
to campaign. And 82-year-old L.K. Advani are bigger bets.
knows that best. His blog (lkadvani.in) and web- “When compared to Facebook (4 million us-
site are topping the election charts as the most ers), Orkut (21.3 million users) seems to be a lot
With poll date drawing viewed/read blogs this season. According to da-
ta sourced from the IT cell of the BJP in New
more popular. Also, local sites like Minglebox
and BigAdda have come out as larger campaign-
close, SMSes, blogs, social Delhi, every day the site receives 20,000 unique
visitors. With each person viewing four to five
ing zones,” says Mukund Mohan, CEO of Buzz-
Gain.
networking sites and pages, this brings the site around a lakh page
views a day. If that’s not enough, there are more
‘Meet Up’ or meeting conferences where a
group of enthusiasts gather on a specific day
websites are buzzing indicators to show the increasing interest
among Indians about elections. Over 7,000 peo-
and time at a constituency to create awareness
on the need to vote is equally picking up.
ple have registered with their biodata as volun- “Cities like Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi top
teers. the list of these ‘Meet Ups’, which are again
But will the Internet bring in the votes? Prody- popularised through networking sites,” adds
ut Bora, national convenor, IT cell, replies: Mohan.
“Communication consists of two parts – mes-
sage and medium. It is the message that gets in More…
votes, not the medium. Elections were fought, Not enough that most of the parties have their
won and lost, after radio and TV. Similarly, elec- own websites, this is also the time for individu-
tions were fought, won and lost, even after in- als/party supporters to showcase work, ideology
ternet. At no point can one say that we won or and poll planks through websites of their own.
lost because we used a particular medium.” Leading the campaign in cyber world are Na-
rendra Modi (www.narendramodi.in), Shivraj
Singh Chouhan (www.shivrajsinghchouhan.in),
among others.
Likewise, Congress is going active on Twitter
with an all-out campaign. ■
Friday, March 13, 2009
05
Too many to handle
Designed by Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. and Bharat Electronics Ltd, Electronic Voting
Machines (EVMs) were first used in Kerala. The highest number of candidates that an electronic
voting machine can support is 64. If the number exceeds this, then manual ballot is used.
In 1996, the Modaurichi assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu had 1,033 candidates. The ballot
paper was in the form of a booklet

Wake-up time! Jaago Re! One Billion Votes


has simplified the voter
registration process for
WAKE-UP TIME!
SHALINI SHAH
thousands of clueless voters
played a major role. “By reac-
shalinishah@goergo.in hing out to large audiences,
such as those present in col-

J
anaagraha, a Bangalore- leges and companies, Jaago
based non-profit organi- Re! has been able to achieve
sation, was working in an on-ground registration
the direction of improv- number of about 50,000,” says
ing urban governance in the Vandana Krishnan, Commu-
country. Around the same nication Associate, Jaago Re!
time, Tata Tea had launched One Billion Votes.
it new TV ad campaign, whe- Even beyond the present 37
rein a politician going door- cities, Jaago Re! has tool-kits,
to-door seeking votes gets along with the complete list of
grilled by a youngster on his documents required, ready
qualifications. Seeing that the for anyone who shows inter-
objectives of both were est.
roughly the same, Tata Tea New areas Jaago Re! is pres-
approached Janaagraha and ently working on are mapping
showed interest in a tie-up. of polling booths and an on-
The result was what has line voter search engine.
now become a wake-up call, While the poll booth mapping
“Jaago Re!”, for thousands of has been started as a pilot
young Indian voters. Jaago project in Bangalore, the Jaa-
Re! One Billion Votes has go Re! team is in the process
been persuading reluctant of asking people to confirm
voters to exercise their fran- the submission of their voter
chise by creating a platform registration forms so that it is
to simplify the voter registra- indexed and a voters’ data-
tion process. In fact, Jaago Re! base is created.
now covers 37 cities in India. Now, however, is the most
This, with a core team of just hectic time. “With the elec-
13 members, with the average By reaching out to large audiences, such as those present in tion coming up, we’re first
age being 26. concentrating on getting the
How, one might ask. A vol-
colleges and companies, Jaago Re! has been able to achieve an registrations done. There’s
unteer base of 130 people on-ground registration number of about 50,000 very little time,” rushes Van-
spread across the country has dana. ■

Booth battles Mind the Trusted EVMs )

Total number of
existing polling money Total EVMs
used: 10.25 lakh
booths: 700,121 There are tight legal limits on the (2004 General
Highest number amount of money a candidate can Election)
of booths in a spend during the election campaign. In Operational
state: 101,678 (UP) most Lok Sabha constituencies, the speed of
Least number of limit as recently amended in EVMs:
booths: 40 December, 1997, is Rs. 15,00,000, maximum of five
(Lakshwadeep) although in some states the limit is Rs. votes per minute
Slimmest margin 6,00,000. Although supporters of a Number of
of victory: Dr. P. candidate can spend as much as they votes one EVM
Pookunhikoya (JD like to help out with a campaign, they can register:
(U)) of have to get written permission of the 3,840
Lakshwadeep candidate, and whilst parties are Number of
constituency (71 allowed to spend as much money on candidates an
votes) campaigns as they want, recent EVM can hold:
Biggest margin Supreme Court judgements have said A maximum of
of victory: Anil that unless a political party can 64
Basu (CPIM) of specifically account for money spent Amount of
Arambagh during the campaign, it will consider paper saved
constituency in any activities as being funded by the due to EVMs:
West Bengal candidates and counting towards their 8,000 metric
(5,92,502 votes) election expenses. tonnes
06 ERGO Friday, March 13, 2009

PCB eyes domestic competition

Sport
The Pakistan Cricket Board hierarchy is meeting in Lahore to chalk out plans to give the domestic
cricket tournaments a facelift and make them more attractive and entertaining for the people.
The move to lay emphasis on domestic cricket comes just nine days after the Sri Lankan cricket
team and match officials were ambushed in Lahore going to the Gaddafi stadium for the second
Test.

R
oger Federer, be-
sted by Rafael Nadal in a five-set
The bat more final at the Australian Open in Janu-
than talked ary, is keen to renew his rivalry with his
Spanish foe at the Indian Wells Masters series. Federer’s
Consistent ability to clear the short boundaries in Kiwiland appearance in the California desert, where men’s play begins
may not be a daunting task for India’s best-ever batting today, marks his first tournament since falling to Nadal in Mel-
line-up in ODIs. For Virendra Sehwag, though, it’s not just bourne, as the 13-time Grand Slam champion nursed a nagging back
injury.
about clearing them but the manner in which it is done.
Now he said he’s rested and ready to bid for a fourth title in the event he
Result; the fastest ever ODI century by an Indian (60 balls) won in 2004, 2005 and 2006. “I love playing matches against him, especially
and overall sixth fastest, to seal India’s first-ever ODI series those five-setters, seeing if I can hang with him physically without a problem,”
win in the country of extreme climates. Sehwag launched an Federer said. “He’s the greatest challenger I’ve ever had. I am really motivated
array of strokes to the stands with rocket-like precision that because I don’t know how much better he can play,” Federer added. “I don’t know
how much better I can play, but I am right there and he’s playing the tennis of his life.”
would put an ISRO engineer to shame. So fearsome was the
Nadal’s victory in the first Grand Slam of the year marked the Spaniard’s first hardcourt
assault that both the ball and the bowler felt hurt, sending Grand Slam triumph. He also denied Federer a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam crown.
the former into the crowds and the latter into a shell, from But the 27-year-old Swiss, who broke down in tears in the wake of that defeat, said he
where recovery was just a formality to face the bat and the wasn’t unhappy with his performance there. “I thought I played a great match for four-and-
man, again. Sehwag ended up completing 6,500 career runs a-half sets,” he said. “I think I played great off the baseline, I just didn’t serve great and I think
that cost me the match also.”
in the process, thus becoming Ergo’s Player of the Week.
As the top two seeds Nadal and Federer are slated to meet in the final here, but also in the mix
is defending champion and third seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia and fourth-seeded Briton Andy
Murray. Djokovic beat Nadal in the semi-finals last year, then beat surprise finalist Mardy Fish in
the final. Fish had shocked Federer in the semis.
Murray will be playing his first tournament since he withdrew from the quarter-finals in Dubai
last month with a virus. Federer confirmed that he hasn’t arrived in California with a new coach.
Australian Darren Cahill, former mentor of Andre Agassi, travelled to Federer’s base in Dubai to
work with him, but decided he didn’t want to pursue the job. “He said the travel was tough for
him,” Federer said. “He took the decision for me.” Federer said he will continue to work with
Severin Luthi, Switzerland’s Davis Cup captain, on a part-time basis. “He’s the Davis Cup captain
and we’ve been working the last one and a half years together. So nothing really changes,” he
said. “I just continue with the great team that I have.” ■
AFP

Roger Federer (right)


and Rafael Nadal
share a poignant
moment after the
Australian Open final
in February. Nadal
won a classic
Australian Open final
against Roger Federer
7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 3-6,
6-2 to secure his first
hard-court Grand
Slam. PHOTO: AFP

Game’s not over


Federer keen to renew rivalry with Nadal
Friday, March 13, 2009
07

‘‘
We have asked the ICC to provide us with a financial model and our Board will discuss the matter
once we have received this model and an official ICC invitation. We would also have to follow the
Government protocols for hosting a major international event. If the finances and protocols are right and
our Board agrees to accept the invitation, then we have the infrastructures and the expertise from recently
hosting two ICC world championships to stage a successful tournament at short notice.
CSA Chief Executive Gerald Majola

Arsenal’s Spanish goalkeeper Manuel Almunia (right)


blocks the penalty kick of AS Roma’s Mirko Vucinic
(left) during their UEFA Champions League second leg
first knockout round match at the Olympico stadium
in Rome on Wednesday. PHOTO: AFP

English domination
E
nglish clubs completed a clean Sir Alex wins over old foe or watching a game of suicide,” team as when I was at Chelsea,”
sweep of four teams into the United manager Alex Ferguson said Mourinho said. “There is only Ber-
Champions League quarter-fi- At Old Trafford headers by Ne- afterwards. “After scoring the first batov who is new. But they have
nals following a cliff-hanger manja Vidic, who outfoxed Patrick goal, I thought we would go on and been together for four or five years.
shootout victory by Arsenal against Vieira in the box, and then Cristiano kill them. But after going ahead we They are not young anymore – the
Roma on Wednesday night. Ronaldo put United through 2-0 at started trying to put icing on the age average is 26-27 if you forget
Defending champions Manches- the expense of Jose Mourinho’s In- cake and we were lucky to be in Giggs and Scholes. They are in the
ter United had already beaten Inter ter Milan, who never really got on front at half-time.” right moment to be at the top of
Milan, and on Tuesday Liverpool equal terms with their opponents. Ferguson added: “I thought we their careers. They reached the
and Chelsea had booked their Barcelona’s Thierry Henry scored could score a few goals but then we maximum level. They have experi-
passage. his 49th and 50th goals in the com- started doing flicks and back heels, ence, quality, great physical condi-
When Max Tonetto shot high over petition, putting him fourth in the hitting balls into space where no tion and intensity in their game.
the bar it gave Arsenal passage into all time list, as Barcelona beat one was. It was really reckless foot- That is what the Champions League
the last eight 7-6 on penalties after French champions Lyon 5-2 at the ball and it allowed Inter Milan to get is about. So yes, I think they can do
the match ended 1-0, 1-1 on aggre- Nou Camp stadium. Porto and At- a grip of the game. From the middle it (win five trophies).”
gate, after extra time. “We needed to letico finished goalless in Lisbon but of the first half to the end of the first The five trophies would be En-
show our nerve tonight and deter- the 2-2 draw in the first leg in Spain half they were the better team.” glish Premiership, FA Cup, League
mination,” Arsenal manager Arsene meant Porto went through on away Cup, World Club Cup, and Cham-
Wenger said. “We were a bit nervous goals. Word of praise from Jose pions League.
at the start and gave a goal away The eight teams which go into the Inter Milan manager Jose Mou- About their 5-2 hammering of
more by nerves than them creating Friday March 20 draw are Liverpool, rinho claimed United had enjoyed Lyon, Barcelona striker Lionel Messi
the chance. Manchester United, Arsenal, Chel- more than their fair share of lucky said: “We weren’t afraid, but it’s true
I must pay tribute to the nerves of sea, Bayern Munich, Villarreal, Por- breaks. But he had no doubt about after those two goals (by Lyon) we
my team. There is something in to and Barcelona, with no Italian the English champions’ ability to were a little surprised, we had a
there that comes out, that is huge team for the first time in seven complete an unprecedented quin- complicated moment. But even so
mental strength. Our character has years. tuple because of the way Alex Fergu- we weren’t in a very dangerous sit-
been questioned many times. I’ve “It was one of those long Euro- son’s side have matured over the uation, we were all united, we want-
said many times that this team is pean nights where you don’t know if last two seasons. ed the same thing.” ■
very strong.” you’re watching a game of football “They have basically the same AFP

Four English clubs into Champions League quarter-finals


08 ERGO Friday, March 13, 2009

Hounding the
houndstoothThe classic print that looks like
checks, but which is not so, has seen
Alexander
absolute tributes to it this season
McQueen

Derek Lam

Moschino Stella McCartney

Many might have seen it and of his trademark birds.


even possess it in the form of a The other houndstooth tribute
golf cap, jacket or skirt, without came from Moschino, again in
being aware of its nomenclature the form of a head-to-toe look –
and origins. houndstooth dresses, hound-
This winter fabric has wit- stooth tights. The eye-catcher
nessed a resurgence in the form was the outfit that looked as if

T
here are some prints that of important Fall/Winter 2009- made from hundreds of leftover
never fade away. Prints like 2010 shows entirely dedicated or houndstooth fabrics sewn to- DKNY
polka dots and plaid. And revolving around it. gether.
houndstooth. Houndstooth Alexander McQueen’s show in Marni and DSquared2 restrict-
is a Scottish print that from afar Paris, as always, was high on dra- ed the use of the fabric to muf- animal-print booties.
looks like a pattern of checks, but ma. The bleeding red lips, howev- flers and trousers, while Derek Emporio Armani showcased
which is more a result of an opti- er, did nothing to distract from Lam sent out houndstooth minis- houndstooth overcoats. On the
cal illusion formed by split checks the fact that the line was a blind, kirts. other hand, Stella McCartney
and abstract geometrical shapes. whole-hearted dedication to the At DKNY, beside clothes that combined her Autumn/Winter
Originally black and white, the houndstooth, almost a decon- could be expected to be crafted 2009 line’s conspicuous favou-
print’s colour is now subject to struction of the print. Even the solely out of houndstooth, there rite, lace, with houndstooth,
whim and the need to alleviate shoes continued the theme. In was a mix of prints, too – over- lending the age-old print a del-
the boredom that is usually asso- one red-and-black houndstooth sized jackets in bold horizontal icacy that’s not usually associated Emporio Armani
ciated with it. gown, the print trails off to a flock stripes, houndstooth skirts and with it. ■
Friday, March 13, 2009
09
Portfolio
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10 ERGO Friday, March 13, 2009

Winehouse ready to give up music for husband

Flick
British pop star Amy Winehouse says she will give up her music career if it will
get her husband Blake Fielder Civil back. Winehouse has been posting status
updates on her Facebook profile about her husband who is reportedly intimate
with a 16-year-old girl, reports mirror.co.uk.

"Only one film on


the life of Guru
Dutt should be
made. And that
too with the right
intention,
aesthetics and
the right amount
of sincerity"

I’m not doing a Guru Dutt


“The feedback and fan follow-
ing are tremendous... An Indian
film got so widely reviewed in
the international press.”
The director admits that the

biopic: Rakeysh Mehra


initial response to the film made
him really low.
“So much so that I started
doubting myself. How could I go
this wrong? It was a whole cam-
paign against Delhi-6. I don’t
know who sponsored it. I was

T
here was much buzz in Bol- life of Guru Dutt. I told her made. And that too with the right actors. It’s the script which initially agitated by the re-
lywood about Rakeysh Om- anyone would like to make a film intention, aesthetics and the chooses me, so who am I to sponse. Then I realised it was a
prakash Mehra making a on the life of Guru Dutt, espe- right amount of sincerity. Only choose anything else?” new narrative and the audience
biopic on legendary film- cially someone with my sensibil- one person should do it, and all After Delhi-6, Mehra now would take some time getting
maker Guru Dutt and his having ities. Then she came up with a the others who want to honour wants to direct a light subject. used to it.
zeroed in on Aamir Khan to play screenplay. I told her I’d make it him with a film should just move “Let’s see what it is. It will be a “Delhi-6 was being perceived
the lead role, but the director when I’m ready. This is someth- back and support that one pro- light film. And by that I mean a as a summer blockbuster. But it
says he is not yet ready to make ing that crossed my mind 18 ject. Guru Dutt means too much less demanding subject, not nec- wasn’t a Singh Is Kinng. People
such a film. months ago. Since then I haven’t to all of us,” the filmmaker said. essarily a comedy,” he quipped. came to watch Rang De Basanti
“I never talked about doing a even thought about it. As of now And what about the talk of Aa- Mehra is at the moment enjoy- 2. They’ve finally accepted the
Guru Dutt biopic. People kept I’m not ready to take on Guru mir playing Guru Dutt? ing the run of Delhi-6, which film on its own terms. I’ve just
talking about it,” Mehra told. Dutt,” he said. “I never thought of who’d play starred Abhishek Bachchan, Wa- begun to enjoy Delhi-6,” Mehra
“Nasreen Munni Kabeer had Mehra feels only one film on Guru Dutt. It never went that far. heeda Rahman and Sonam said. ■
come to me with an idea on the the life of Guru Dutt should be The script always chooses the Kapoor. IANS
Friday, March 13, 2009
11
Actor Omakuchi dead
Comedian Omakuchi Narasimhan,(71), who has acted in
many South Indian movies expired today. The actor is
survived by his wife and children

Penelope Cine City


Cruz turns
blonde for
new flick
S
panish actress Penelope Cruz has turned into a
blonde for her role in the upcoming drama Los
Abrazos Rotos.
Director Pedro Almodovar has revealed that
he did not want the actress’ trademark dark and
dishevelled hairstyle for the film.
Instead, he opted for a sleek platinum blonde
wig - and even managed to convince Cruz to
squeeze into a red latex minidress and fishnet
tights to complete her dramatic metamorpho-
sis.
“Before beginning the tests for my film I had Sarvam to release
already decided to avoid the dishevelled styles, in-
spired by Sophia Loren, which suit Penelope so well. After on March 27
seeing the photo from Vicky Cristina Barcelona, I was even more Director Vishnuvardhan’s upcoming flick Sarvam
convinced about my decision,” Contactmusic quoted Almodo- would probably hit theatres on Mrach 27. The
Actress Penelope Cruz ar- var, as saying. movie supposed to be a romantic and emotional
rives at the 81st Academy “I want to try not to repeat hairstyles that Penelope has worn in thriller will see Arya pairing up with Trisha on-
Awards at the Kodak Theater other films. I really enjoy reinventing her, discovering the num- screen for the first time. Trisha for the first time
in Hollywood, California on ber of characters that reside within our beautiful and versatile in her career will play the role of a paediatric
February 22, 2009. Cruz won leading lady,” Almodovar added. ■ intern who will be always surrounded by kids.
the Oscar for Best Support- ANI The movie’s music is by Yuvan Shankar Raja.
ing Actress. AFP PHOTO

Depp named ‘most overdue


star for Oscar win’
A merican actor Johnny Depp has come
out tops for a Best Actor Oscar in a new
online survey, to find out, which star is most
overdue an Academy Awards win.
After Kate Winslet’s 2009 Best Actress win,
website goldderby.com has asked readers to
pick the star most deserving of an Oscar win
after losing out as a nominee, reports the
Daily Express.
And three-time loser Depp leads the race
with 43 per cent of the vote - well ahead of
Leonardo DiCaprio, who picked up 18 per Shilpa to
cent.
Jeff Bridges, Tom Cruise, Robert Downey enter wedlock
Jr., Ralph Fiennes, Ed Harris and Brad Pitt Actress Shilpa Shetty will wed her long time
are also in with a fighting chance, picking beau Raj Kundra. It is said that Raj proposed to
up anything from four to six per cent of the Shilpa on the Valentine’s Day this year with a
vote. diamond ring. However according to Shilpa the
Both Depp and DiCaprio are strong early wedding will not take place before the end of
picks for 2009/2010 Oscar nominations. ■ this year. The actress is currently busy with other
ANI commitments as she has expanded her business
empire with a spa.
AFP
12 ERGO Friday, March 13, 2009

Mumbai, when we reached our


Thursday’s Query lodging, me and 3 of my friends
happily locked our room and started
Your most memorable enjoying. Then when somebody
knocked our door we found that due
moments from college to some problem in our lock it got
stuck up and we couldn’t open. Then
trips. it took 3 hours to break the door
and let us out with all our friends
■ When I was in my final year, we waiting for us eagerly outside. Really
went to Wayanadu trip there we saw it was a funniest and memorable
actress Shakila but unfortunately that moment
was her personal trip not her Cherma Preethi,
shooting TCS
Lexsminarayanan,
TCS-eserve ■ After visiting Kodaikanal with
friends we planed to go Palani
■ When I drank 18 beers during a temple. Due to non-availability of
tour to Pondy hot water we decided to take bath in
Sivakumar, cold water early morning at 4 am
Allsec because we had to visit a devotional N.Saranya from FSS-Testing Team has nominated his
place. While bathing we shouted friends as Partners in Crime. This picture was clicked at
■ We had been to Ooty in the 3rd "palanimalai muruga arogara" we Mahaballipuram.
semester. I saw a horse and wanted danced we jumped, we ran and got
to ride it. Everything went fine until frozen . Those days never come
at the end when its owner left the again, "athu oru nila kaalam sory
reign and the horse went galloping kulir kaalam"
about 500m on its own. There was Prakash,
no saddle and I didn’t know where Wipro
to hold, I clung on to its back
terrified. Being a trained horse, it ■ In my final year I went to Ooty
took a turn and brought me back. where I had my first quarter and till
My friends said d look on my face now waiting for the another chance
while I was on d horse was priceless Lokesh,
Rema Varma, Hewitt
Accenture
■ During my final year, we went to
■ The one and only industrial visit Ooty, Coonoor it was a beautiful trip
tat we went to Bangalore. The most where we enjoyed a lot with scenic
memorable and nice trip. In the beauty. We took snaps at botanical
itinerary we put companies, which garden, Pykara waterfalls, boating,
did not itself exist. We gave some shooting spots, Nilgris, dodabetta,
imaginary names and address and Coonoor park, it’s awesome and
just for name sake we went only to exotic to be there. And in Hotel our
one industry and then enjoyed a lot last night was ended with camp fire Viswanath from TCS e Serve has nominated his
Priyang, where we danced and sang. Still now friends as Partner in Crime. This photo was clicked
TCS if I open my album, I will just go during a trip to Yelagiri.
back to Ooty once again with those
■ When a scooter hit me while beautiful flashbacks with free of cost
crossing the road during a college Sindhu Sapna,
trip to Bangalore. Some 40 guys from Congruent Solutions
my class took me to a safer place and
helped the scooter guy to start. That ■ It was my 5th sem university exam.
guy must be still searching for me, as Due to rain our exam got postponed,
it was my fault we went 2 Thekadi, Kodaikanal
Ranjani, without my parents knowledge.
Cognizant When ever they call I reply them I’m
in group study don’t disturb
■ On our way back to college we Hashim,
turned the bus towards Pondicherry Allsec
and had good time
Senthil,
Wipro

■ I met my dream girl in a trip to


Today’s Query
Goa
Rogo Jack ,
The most creative way
Allsec you have used to copy Karthikeyan from Cognizant Technologies has
nominated his friends as Partners in Crime. This pic was
■ During our final year trip to in exams clicked during their outing.
Friday, March 13, 2009
13

Mr.Prajeesh from Sify Limited has been ■ Dearest Nesa, Wish you many more
nominated as office Angel by his friend Each year your birthday happy returns of the day!
S.J. Vincent. reminds us May the coming years
That we really want to say bring lots of happiness in
He is a very talented person and helpful We r very glad I know you; your life.
to all. He never says ‘no’ for any help We think of you each day. Best Wishes,
which we ask him. We hope you enjoy your Shobi, Deepa,
birthday, Arul, Aarthi
All the pleasures it has in
store, ■ Dear Sheba,
And because We Wishing you a gr8
appreciate you, wonderful Birthday!!!
We hope you have many God Bless you..... Love you
more! lot... Have a grt dazzling
Happy Birthday Nesa!! year ahead !!!
Loads of love, With love
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■ Dear Pandiyan,
■ Dear Mythili (mylu), ‘Ariyalur’ Naatu Rajavukku
Another year is a happy Iniya pirantha naal
gift, vaazthukkal...
So cut your cake, and say, Vazhiya Nee Pallandu….
"Instead of counting With Love,
birthdays, Senthil, Mathan,
I count blessings every Arun Sivaraman,
day!" Arun Kumar (Wipro)
Advance birthday wishes ■ Hi Dinesh Kanna,
mythili May God shower you all
Cheers, the happiness in the World.
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happiness, Cognizant.
And when your birthday’s
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I hope you feel deep in On this Special day we
your heart, wish you a Very Happy
As your birthdays come Birthday. May it bring u
K.Suresh Specialist-Systems | of and go, with loads of joy. All the
HCL Comnet doodled this. How very much you mean Best for ur delightful
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Loads of Love Tata Consultancy Services,
Revathi iNautix,
fidelity-Chennai .
■ Hi Santhosh Musigma,
On your birthday, NSN, Tata Elexi, EMC-
I wish for you the Bangalore
fulfillment Juno, Deshaw,
of all your fondest dreams. Commvault-Hydrabad.
I wish for you that
whatever you want most in ■ Dear Vimala,
life, Warm and loving birthday
it comes to you, wishes from your loving
Mr.Bean Standing near the door just the way you imagined friend. Let your every step
Wife:- Why r u standing here? it, in life would be successful
Mr.Bean:- I’m going to hunt a Lion. or better. one .you are always special
Wife:- Then Go! Happy Birthday ! to me .I miss our college
Mr.Bean:- How can i go? Hearty Wishes from days .your always in my
A Dog is standing outside... your Team friends !!! heart.
N.Deepan, With lots of love
■ Dear Krithika V, M.Gowri Santhia
Tata Consultancy Services,
Siruseri.
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15
Bond museum Word’s worth
An Austrian town is to open a James “Bematist” (bee-muh-tist) an official road-surveyor in
Bond museum to mark its brief the time of Alexander the Great. This word comes
appearance in Quantum of Solace. from a Greek word meaning ‘to measure by paces.’

B.C

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20


The day will begin with a pile of workload. Ganesha
assures that you will be able to clear up everything
in due time. There may some technical glitches at
work; hence it is advisable to take back-up of all
the important data.

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20


Confusion may strike terror in your life. Take it easy.
Let some time pass and things will get clearer. On
the positive side, there are some good news coming
your way very soon. You may remain emotionally
attached to your partner or beloved.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20


If you begin early, you will able to get off early.
BORN LOSER There may be some events at home which require
your attention, early winding up will help. Important
communication is on the cards today. Evening will
be spent in warm company of close friends.
CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20
If we distribute the day in to two parts, the
previous will be pleasant. The later part will hectic
and bothersome. Arrange all important meeting in
the first part of the day. On the love front, you will
be emotionally inclined towards your beloved.
LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20
The day is picture perfect today. Things will certainly
be in your favour, both in personal as well as
professional life. All that was floating around in
certainty will start settling down. Some Leos might
actually decide to settle down in personal lives.
VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20
On this fun filled day, Ganesha feels your heart will
FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT fly free at your office as well. You may seem to be
in a flirtatious mood at the office. All fun and
games should not mean ignoring work, warns
Ganesha. You may have visitors in the evening.
LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20
Here comes a lucky day! Ganesha thinks you should
take advantage of this situation on the career front.
Go out and conquer your dreams today. Love life
and personal life will be at its best today. You
should enjoy the day without any hesitance.
SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20
Your superiors and colleagues will appreciate your
work. Sadly, this will mean increase in the workload
for the day. Ganesha feels that this is a good
chance for you to create great rapo in office. On
the love front, be prepared for pleasant surprises.
SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20
You may have to face tough competition at work
today. Ganesha thinks you will be able to handle
the situation judiciously. On the love front, you and
your beloved will be at the best possible blissful
moment that any love birds can reach.
CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20
Desired goals may not be achieved. You may also
feel that your hard work is not paying off. Ganesha
assures that the wind will start blowing in your
direction very soon. You just need to keep faith.
Love life will be emotional today.
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20
PREVIOUS This busy day will begin a bit late for you. This
might take a toll on your energy levels and might
ISSUE’S drain u mentally. Ganesha feels that due to this,
you might want to rush home. Love life is
SOLUTIONS uneventful.
PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20
The fog of confusion will get cleared from your
mind in the morning itself. Ganesha feels the flow
of the day is smooth. For lovers and couples, try to
not to indulge in any kind of arguments today,
Ganesha says.
Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pattni
16 ! ERGO Friday, March 13, 2009

Ladies’ day out


ERGO CORRESPONDENT down clues and performed activities
feedback@goergo.in to score bonus before reaching the fi-
nal destination. The team with the

M ore than 220 women participated


in the Women’s Day fete orga-
nised by The Hindu recently.
maximum points were declared
winners.
After the treasure hunt the women
As part of the day-long event orga- headed to Citi Centre at Radhakrish-
nised at the Citi Centre, women from nan Salai where a variety of events
various walks of life participated in ac- were conducted, from games to sing-
tivities including treasure hunt, rid- ing and dance competitions. TV ac-
dle-solving and other games. tress Shipla, RJ Arun and Singer
Sixty-two teams participated in the Chinmayi graced the celebration and
treasure hunt that was flagged off by interacted with the participants.
women biker Alisha Abdullah. The winners went home rich as the
The hunt took the teams on a wild day ended with the prize distribution.
goose chase from Mylapore to Elliot’s The 1st prize winners took away a
Beach. They solved riddles, tracked cash prize of Rs. 25,000. ■
PHOTO: R. RAGU

Granny’s tale with


a musical twist
V.HARIPRIYA evils like smoking, drinking has created a
haripriya@goergo.in very strong impression in the minds of
these children that they are realising it as

“W
hen we went for the audition, something wrong,” Bramma said.
no one was willing to talk. For Balaji, a class IX student from
They had difficulty in open- Royapuram home, the whole exercise was
ing up. But after gaining their an introduction to a dream world. Wear-
trust, we were all for surprise as they had ing a full black outfit, to enact the role of
scores of hidden talents within them,” crow in the play, he was raring for a chat
brims G. Brammanathan of NalandaWay after the show.
Foundation , the script writer and director “The rehearsals were fun. Now I have
of Paatti Vada Kaakka Nari, a humorous many friends in this group. I even dubbed
play enacted by the children of juvenile for some other characters,” says Balaji
homes at the Museum Theatre on who is also a budding mimicry artist.
Wednesady. Asked what he learnt from the whole exer-
The auditorium at Egmore was rever- cise, he says “Brahma anna taught me
berating with the applause as The 45 kids how to modulate my voice for different
from 17 juvenile homes in Tamil Nadu roles. That was new to me.”
gave a rocking performance for one-a “If Balaji is good at voice modulation,
half-hour. From eight-year-old Ajay to 18- then Suresh is a good actor,” says Weslin
year-old Suresh, each one played their Panakal, Head of Communication, Nalan-
role to perfection. The same old vada story daWay. “Each one has a different talent,
involving old lady, crow and fox was in- but they don’t have a platform to express
terlaced with stories from Panchathanthi- it. So we thought of helping them,” she
ra folk tales. The entire show was adds.
performed with pre-recorded sound Sriram Ayer, the CEO of NalandaWay
tracks. said that within three years all the children
“Along with the story we have included of juvenile homes will be trained in differ-
some social messages which the children ent arts and provided a platform to show-
came up with. It is clear that the social case their talents. ■

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