Independence Play
Spend the 15th the old-fashion ed w a y
A ugust’s big h u rra h is th e
15
th o f th e m o n th , a
day w h en you set th e m o o d fo r nationalism .
H ere are a few th in g s y o u co u ld d o to absorb
th e sp irit o f th e day a t a g et-to g eth er: ask
g u ests to d ress in n atio n al colours; freeze
orange juice, a g reen d rin k (try H ald iram ’s
khiis
d rin k ), an d lem onade. C rush, layer, an d serve
in tall glasses; g et kids to m ake n ap k in rings
an d p ap e r g arlan d s in th e flag colours; p u t o n
som e p a trio tic m ovies; plan quizzes aro u n d th e
n a tio n ’s h isto ry fo r th e guests.
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and other
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T h e n e x t tim e y o u are trav ellin g
ab ro a d , k eep a lo o k o u t fo r so m e
aw eso m e p ro d u c ts fro m L ight My
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a n d a d v e n tu re sp o rts lovers. W h a t
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are space-saving, an d th e spill-free
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o n availability a n d o th e r info.
TASTE OF
A R T
People for A nim als is set to w ow
you w ith its exhibition from
19-21
A ugust, a t The Lalit, Delhi. This
tim e, they’ll splash a rt on fine
porcelain m ugs. The collection
includes w ork by
50
artists such as
Raja Ravi V arm a, Jam ini Roy,
Raza, GR Iranna etc.
Bye to
The School of Drama in MP opened its doors to give
Mozzies
training in theatre forms and performance techniques.
If m o sq u ito es seem to
b e ru in in g y o u r evening
so jo u rn s, backyard get-
to g e th ers, an d o u td o o r
activities, a m o sq u ito
rep ellen t m ig h t help.
B ut w e are n o t talking
a b o u t th e ir chem ical
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Your Lire
N ovelty is th e spice o f life— and
o f a good m arriage, according
to stu d ies by S tony B rook
U niversity, US. A w eekly d in n e r
d ate w o n ’t sto k e y o u r passion,
research ers say; in stead , tackle
a fu n n ew challenge to g e th er— a
hike, p ain tin g class, o r even
ad v e n tu re park rides all qualify.
R ew arding experiences m ay
flood th e b rain w ith dop am in e,
a m o o d -en h an cin g chem ical.
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