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Wednesday, April 22, 2009A BYTE OF LIFE

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SHOPPERWrapped in Wrapture

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 75

MYTHOLOGY WITH SURABHI

124-year-old drama group to performin Chennai

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ERGO Wednesday, April 22, 2009NAMMA CHENNAI02

Philanthropic thiefarrested after 10 years

A modern day Robin Hood who

burgled from houses in Chennai anddistributed money from the loot to hispeople in his native village in

Kancheepuram was arrested by the Chennaicity police on Saturday.The philanthropic culprit, identified asMalarmannan alias Immanuel (46), fell intothe police net after robbing a man atknifepoint in Velachery on Saturday night.According to police sources, Malarmannanhad broken into houses in areas likeNungambakkam, Egmore, Adyar and ShastriNagar after widening the window bars. He

had been booked under the Goondas Actand was sent to prison five times.After his release from prison in 1998, hecompletely went off the police radar andcontinued his burglaries in Adyar.Thiruvanmiyur, Velachery and Mylapore.With his loot money, he purchased land inhis village in Wallajahbad, Kancheepuramdistrict, in his wife’s name and built a fullyair-conditioned house. He also purchased acar and an autorickshaw.Malarmannan even turned social worker bydonating money to a school for the visualand hearing impaired in Kelambakkam,bought sports goods for children in hisvillage and helped perform last rites forunclaimed bodies, police added.A total of 325 sovereigns of gold anddiamond jewellery, 13 kilograms of

silverware, five laptops, three cameras andthree cellphones were seized from him. Theworth of the seizure is estimated to beclose to Rs. 40 lakh.Malarmannan was remanded to custodyand sent to the Puzhal Prison. ■

Ergo Correspondent

S warathma which was re-cently rated four-star by Rolling Stone is all set torock Namma Chennai with

their foot-tapping music this eve-ning. So get unwind at Citi Centre

from 7.30pm onwards and enjoy the great music of the band that issoon to get International fame.

Birth of SwarathmaMost bands are formed during

college days by some passionateand budding talented studentsand they vanish in course of timebut Swarathma, the folk fusionband is an exception. Althoughthere was a span of time when theband was inactive, they cameback with few new members tocontinue their all time passion.Classical music trained singer Va-su, founder of Swarathma recalls,“It was tough to reform our bandthat was started in 2002 as some

of our band members went off but thankfully our new team—Jishnu on bass guitar, lead guita-rist Varun and Montry on drumsand Pavan a percussionist andSanjeev lead violinist are also ve-ry talented and dedicated to theband besides their other profes-

sions. Two weekdays we practiceand on weekends we give perfor-mances.”

Folk melodies When it comes to composing

songs, the band which boasts of about twenty odd songs, it is

completely a group effort and thegenre of music is folk fusion. Thepopular peppy numbers—PatteSare, Eshu Allah aur Krishna andPyaasi, blend of folk and rock highlight social messages—ill ef-fects of urbanisation, hypocrisy in the name of religion and Kaveriissue respectively. A noteworthy mention is that all the lyrics areoriginal and penned down by Va-su. “We sit together and composethe songs as each of them aretrained musicians with someamount of experience. Thethemes of our songs are a reflec-tion of our thoughts. Sometimes,I also take help of my friends whoare strong in Hindi while writing

the lyrics,” says Vasu.

Laurels and the path aheadTheir first tryst with fame was

when they bagged the best bandtitle in national level contest or-ganised by Radio City in 2008 andthat’s when their first CD was cut

by EMI Virgin Records. Soon were rated four-star by the ing Stone magazine. The icinthe cake was when they werlected as one of the best bandrenowned UK based music ducer John Leckie at the conheld by British Council.

Vasu says, “We are one ofive Indian bands who got seed out of several others acrosnation. Leckie has producedalbum—where each band two of its newly composed so

We will be launching thesongs in Mumbai at the enthis month and in May we wiat London for the launch ofalbum.” They have also particted at the SARC nation bandtival at Delhi. The band is eagerly awaiting the result o

Asian band contest held at Sipore. Hope some lady knocks their door again. Ask V

whether they are coming up a video for their album, he

up, “Soon as we return from Ldon, we plan to shoot onJune.” Few of their songs havecome popular in Bollywood. Vsums up, “There are talks some people in the industry

wish to take in some sontheir movie.” ■

Folk fusion band Swarathama will come on theInternaltional music map this May

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

India may get a virtual wal-

kover to the next round of the Davis Cup after Tennis

Australia continued to voicetheir disapproval over Chennaias the host city for the Asia-Oceania Zone Group 1 tie fromMay 8-10. The Australians, whohad their first appeal for a venuechange turned down by the In-ternational Tennis Federationon Friday, are again expected toapproach the Davis Cup boardof directors. According to sourc-es in Tennis Australia the asso-ciation will pitch for Singaporeas a possible neutral venue.

Confirming their move to theITF, Darren Pearce, media man-ager for Tennis Australia, said

over the phone: “Yeah, we are

again going to approach the ITFfor a change of venue with somefresh facts.” However, he re-fused to elaborate what those

fresh facts are. But another offi-cial at TA were more forthcom-ing and said that players likeformer world No. 1 Lleyton He-

witt and burly Chris Guccionehas expressed their concernover the security situation inChennai prior to the Lok Sabhaelections.

Tamil Nadu goes to poll onMay 13 and with the Indian Pre-mier League already moved outof the country for security fearsduring the polls are said to haveinstilled fear in the minds of the

Australian players.Elaborating on the appeals,

Nick Imison, ITF’s communica-tions officer said: “Tennis Aus-

tralia has until 1.00pm (UK time)

on Thursday, 23 April to submitan appeal, and we are expecting an appeal by this time. The ap-peal will then be considered as

soon as possible by the ITF’sBoard of Directors.”

Expressing their satisfactionover the security arrangementsat the SDAT Stadium, venue forthe tie in Chennai, Imison add-ed: “The ITF’s security consult-ants have already complied theirreport, which was presented tothe Davis Cup committee. If there is another appeal theBoard of Directors would con-sider all the existing materialand also any added informationavailable at that time.”

Meanwhile, All-India Tennis Association secretary, AnilKhanna, said he expected the

Australians to field a full-fledged

side. “It’s their prerogative if

Tennis Australia not keen about playing thetie scheduled in Chennai from May 8 to 10

AYON [email protected]

Davis CupTIE A GONER?

they want to field a second-string side. It is desirable that they sendthe best possible squad but at theend of the day it’s their decision,”Khanna said. “Security arrange-ments will be at par with any in-ternational tournament and if necessary we will also engage pri-vate security guards.”

Chennai city police commis-sioner K. Radhakrishnan said thatadequate security will be provid-ed for the tie. “It wouldn’t be aproblem for us as the electionsfalls three days after the tourna-ment. But we haven’t got an offi-cial word from the tennisfederation yet,” he added. ■

With inputs from Petlee Peter

AITA secretaryAnil Khanna

It’s theirprerogativeif they wantto field asecond-string side

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and college in the mornings andthen work on the plays,” says R.

Nageswara Rao, or Babji, whonow handles Surabhi’s day-to-day functioning.

Surabhi is particularly famedfor its spell-binding visual effects,a factor that has garnered it anaudience spanning all ages. Andthey’re fiercely protective abouttheir “trade secrets”.

Sunil Vishnu, co-director of Evam, at a press conference onMonday to announce PathalaBhairavi and Maya Bazaar re-called, “I once asked them if they’ll teach us a few of their vi-sual effects tricks. I was told, ‘Su-nil, everyone in Surabhi is family.The only way we’re going to tell

you anything is if you marry one

These are thedays of mini-malist theatre,

where awooden chair couldbe the life centre

and sole prop of atwo-hour skit withthree characters.Surabhi, clearly,comes from anoth-er era. And it’scoming to Chennai.

Evam, Chennai’svery own entertain-ment company, isbringing Surabhi tothe city on April 25and 26. Surabhi, orSri VenkateswaraNatya Mandali, willbe performing twoof their plays, Path-ala Bhairavi (April 25) and MayaBazaar (April 26), at Music Acad-

emy.For starters, Surabhi is a 124-year-old drama group that owesits name and origin to a tiny dis-trict in Kadapa district in AndhraPradesh. Staging mythologicalplays in various parts of the coun-try for over a century, Surabhi’splays are the stage version of my-thology you see on film. Think la-doos magically flying into hungry demon mouths, mid-air arrow fights, song-and-dance, rolling chariots, light tricks, fireworks…The kind of visual spectacle many tech-age theatre buffs would beleft trying to decode.

Surabhi is an ‘only family’ unit.Not one person you see onstage

or backstage is from out of thefamily. Doesn’t the younger lotrebel for a change of profession?

“We’ve never had that prob-lem. We are 60 people, all fromthe family, performing at present.I have 16 students under me,

which range from those studying in class I to those doing their M.A.and M.Phil. They finish school

of our daughters’.”On their famed visual effects,

Babji says, “Even during the daysof no electricity, we were famousfor it. Now, because of all the

A.C.-D.C. engines, we have be-come highly advanced.” MayaBazaar , he says, is watched with alot of interest from start to endbecause of the visual effects.

Is there any ‘vacation’ time forthe group, we wonder. “We per-form everyday. There are times

when we do even morning shows.In a 365-day year, we might evendo 400 shows,” says Babji. “In the

year 2005-06, we did 421!”“There is no obscenity or vul-

garity. And irrespective of wheth-er there are 500, 50 or five peoplein the audience, we perform.” ■

SHALINI [email protected]

Even during the daysof no electricity, we

were famous for it.Now, because of allthe A.C.-D.C. engines,we have becomehighly advanced

Book your ticketThe tickets for the shows

are priced at Rs. 500, 750 1,500 (premium) and Rs.100, 200 & 300 (Balcony).Tickets are available atSathyam Cinemas, Landma(Nungambakkam, SpencerPlaza, Citi Centre), and FruShop on Greams Road(Kilpauk branch).Tickets can also be boughtonline at special discountsat www.bookmyshow.comFor door delivery of ticketcall 4224 4224More information, picturesand videos are available owww.evam.inCall 98406 12333/9940438669 for more details

Surabhi is a 124- year-old dramagroup that’s been

performingmythological plays

since 1885. On April 25 and 26, they will be performing at Chennai’s Music

Academy, courtesy Evam

The stuff mythologies are made of

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It’s hard to miss the bright or-ange-walled Maverick gym onG.N. Chetty Road. In a lane justopposite it (on the left if you’re

coming from Mount Road) is astore called Wrapture. The

year-and-a-half-oldstore specialises in ca-suals for both menand women and thestore name is testimo-ny to owner Shakeel’sfascination with music(‘w’ + rapture, he tells

you).For women there are eve-

ning dresses, day frocks withelastic smocking, floral tube tops,spaghettis, denim and non-denimtunics and shirt dresses, skinny

jeans, t-shirts, beach shorts andskirts. Dresses start from Rs. 600

and go up to 4,000. While jeans for women are priced from Rs. 300 onwards, for men they begin at Rs.600. T-shirts start from Rs. 150. “We

specialise in denims,” says Shakeel.“And I’m very particular about whatgoes on the shelves.”

The clothes are mostly sourcedfrom Mumbai, Bangalore, Tirupurand factories in and around Chen-nai.

Belts, footwear, perfumes andshades are available, too.

While we tour thestore, hits from Billu

and Rock On!! play away in the back-ground.

The bunch of pretty silver-strapped suede

leather sandals for wom-en lying huddled in a car-

ton, we discovered, are

designed by Shakeel himself. A paircomes for Rs. 450. More are in thepipeline, he says, pointing out to thesingle pair of canary yellow Romansandals sitting pretty at the store

window. “We will soon be launch-ing our in-house label. It will becalled Wrapture (what else!),” in-forms Shakeel. The man is also adrummer of a band and the storekeeps hosting gigs where its loyalcustomers are invited to listen, andshop. ■

This store in T. Nagar is a good destinationto pick some envy-inspiring casuals

Wrapped in

WRAPTURE

Address:Wrapture,New No. 11 (Old No. 3),North Boag Road (next toSingapore Consulate),T. Nagar,Chennai – 600 017

Ph: 42649464

Email:[email protected]

Store timings: 10 a.m. to10 p.m. daily

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ERGO Wednesday, April 22, 2009VILLAGE06

Now learn to use EVM on YouTubeGoing all guns to attract voters in New Delhi forthe Lok Sabha elections, the state Election Officehas uploaded a video on using the ElectronicVoting Machine (EVM) on popular video-sharingwebsite YouTube.“Sometimes people are confused and unaware ofhow to use EVMs. So, in order to spread moreawareness, we have uploaded a training video onusage of EVMs on popular video-sharing websiteYouTube,” Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer Satbir SilasBedi told reporters.

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Shoe woes for MorkelThe secret of why South African Albie Morkel failed toappear on the field for Chennai Super Kings at theinaugural match of the IPL against Mumbai Indians in CapeTown on Saturday is finally out.Morkel could not play for a lack of shoes.Morkel had to withdraw from the side at the last minutebecause his baggage had disappeared without trace and hecould not find shoes of the right size with any of histeammates, the Afrikaans weekly Rapport said.

“It was very frustratingas I was keen to makemy mark early in thetournament, especiallyafter being satisfied withmy batting in the ODIseries against Australia,”Morkel said.The Morkel brothers

appear jinxed withregard to shoes. Just afew days earlier, MorneMorkel had to borrow apair from Ntini after hisbag went to Cape Towninstead of the Wanderersin Johannesburg, wherehe was playing.

IANS

A cow that drinks up all its milkA Chinese farmer has much to complaint after her cowstarted to feed on its own milk, leaving her empty-handed.Owner Guli Nisha, from Urumqi, capital of the XinjiangUygur autonomous region, said the animal had found aunique way of being self-sufficient by turning its headaround and drinking its own milk, reports the China Daily .Guli revealed: “I do not know what caused the cow todrink its own milk, but I know I got no milk from it andhad to spend some 30 yuan (4.40 dollars) to feed it.”Meanwhile, a livestock official was left baffled with thenews, which was reported the first of its kind.

ANI

Bad breath is unpleasantand can be a major causefor embarrassment. And

when it comes to dating, amajority of women admit that it’stheir biggest worry, a new survey has revealed.

According to the survey, nearly eight out of 10 women in Britainconsider bad breath as a hea-dache before a romantic encoun-ter with a bloke.

Researchers have based theirfindings on a poll of 1,000 wom-en. They found that 78 per cent of

women were more likely to fretabout their teeth and breath be-fore worrying what their partnerthought about their clothes orgeneral appearance, The Daily Telegraph reported.

However, only four per centsaid they were concerned about

what underwear they should puton when on a date.

Miranda Honan, a Spokeswo-man for Macleans, which com-missioned the survey, said:“People’s impressions of us areheavily influenced by how

healthy our teeth look whensmile and talk.”

“Our research shows pemake instant assumptions ab

your confidence and chardependent on how healthy yteeth are and how fresh ybreath is. If you always feel ha

with your teeth you will sand if you smile more you boost others’ perceptions

you.” “Then, in turn, other pe will see you as more confiand attractive.” ■

Almost eight out of 10 women say bad breath is their biggest worry before a romantic encounter

Bad breath biggest worry on dates

Aniston to direct a movieFormer Friends star Jennifer Aniston willbe directing a movie, reports the

Dailymail Online.Aniston, 40, is due to direct and star inGoree Girls, a movie about an all-girlcountry and western band that becomesa hit while in jail.The Marley and Me star has also askedScottish actor Gerard Butler to staralongside her.

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Unacceptable lossesA German football club has offered to ref600 fans who travelled to see them lose agame - their sixth defeat in seven matche

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The clash of dates between the 15th Lok Sabha election and the IPL forced thelucrative League to cross shores toSouth Africa for the second edition of

the tournament. But with the match timings

clashing with election rallies, politicianshave come up with a plan to install giantscreens at rallies to ensure greater footfalls.

Senior Congress leader and Minister forScience and Technology, Kapil Sibal says:“People in India are mad for cricket. We willput giant screens at election rallies in Delhiso that people can watch the matches livebefore the rallies start.” Sibal is the Congresscandidate from the Chandni Chowk constituency.

Congress secretary and AICC spokesper-son Rajiv Shukla who is also the vice-presi-dent of the Board of Control for Cricket inIndia (BCCI) says: “The election rallies inIndia are usually in the evening and so arealso the IPL games. There’s nothing wrong in putting up some screens at election ral-lies so that those who come to hear the lead-ers can also catch the matches. It can be a

win-win situation for the public.”But on more official note, Shukla adds:

“The Congress party has not yet come out with a decision to implement this ideaacross constituencies. But individuals aremost welcome to bring in their own ideasfor campaigning.”

The opposition too have warmed up tothe idea and the Bharatiya Janata Party tooare mulling to go the Congress way. “I havebeen showing cricket matches earlier tooand will do it this time also. I will put upLCD screens and IPL matches will be tele-cast so that voters don’t miss them.” BJPcandidate from New Delhi constituency Vi-

jay Goel says.Navin S. Kohli convenor of BJP’s media

cell, however, chose to ignore the matterand said the party is not giving much

thought about it. “I don’t think there’smuch to contemplate about this issue. It’s acall that any local level leader organising therally can take,” he says.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist)though does not feel election rallies needadded attractions to garner crowds. SeniorCPI(M) leader Nilotpal Basu says the wholeprocess is a systematic gameplan of the twoheavyweight parties to trivialise the elec-tion. “It’s a sad situation that so called na-tional parties and national leaders have tobank on the IPL to keep their supporterstuned to their rallies. They (Congress andBJP) are making a determined effort to veerthe public attention from the real issues,” hesays. ■

“Soniaji is acouple ofthousand feettaller thanAdvaniji. Noparallel can bedrawn in theirstatures”

Shekar Suman

Politicos want to

cash in on IPL feverIf the crowds want IPL and the politicians want the crowds, what else can happen!

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ERGO Wednesday, April 22, 2009SPORT08

Bayliss warns of early retirementsSri Lankan cricket coach Trevor Bayliss has warned that players may opt for premature retirements if they are asked to tour troubledcountries in the aftermath of the Lahore terror attack on his team in March. Bayliss was in the Lankan team bus when it was ambushedby heavily armed terrorists in Lahore on March 3, leaving six players injured. And Bayliss said a fallout of the attack would be the fear omore such incidents among players, who would consider giving up the game altogether instead of risking their lives.“I am sure that will be the case,” he said. “If we happen to have a tour to a certain country and there is a little bit of a threat I am surthat some of those players will have that in the back of their minds,” he said. The 46-year-old coach said the players would be fightingback strong emotions the next time they board the team bus for a venue. “Obviously it is hard to know how everyone will react the firtime we jump back in the bus on the way to the ground somewhere. But at this stage everyone seems to be handling it pretty well,” hsaid.

A n American entrepreneur

who hopes to establish aninternational Twenty20tournament in New York

has signed up former Pakistan

captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and six other Pakistan players for his pro-ject scheduled to be launched lat-er this year.

Inzamam said on Monday thathe along with six other playerswho have been playing for the

unofficial Indian Cricket Leaguehas signed up for the proposedAmerican league. “Myself, Rana

Naved, Abdul Razzaq, Imran Na-zir, Imran Farhat, Azhar Mah-mood and Saqlain Mushtaq haveagreed to play in this league whenit is launched in New York,” In-zamam said.

The former captain didn’t elab-orate if he had got clearance fromthe ICL organisers for the Amer-

ican league as the ICL claims itstill has valid contracts with thePakistani cricketers even though

its league has been delayed this year. Inzamam said he had gotthe offer from the President andCEO of American Sports And En-tertainment Group Inc, Jay Mir,

who has drawn up plans for a six-team American Premier Leagueto be staged in October on a con-verted baseball field in Staten Is-land, New York.

Inzamam said the players werekeen to play in the Americanleague as it was a new conceptand new venue and it would beexciting to play in America.Sources said Inzamam and theother players had got the approv-al of the ICL before signing up.

The sources said that Mir wasalso looking forward to signing on other Pakistani players includ-ing pace bowler, Mohammad Asif

who will complete a one-year banfor a failed dope test in Septem-

ber. Inzamam said the Americanleague was not an official tourna-ment because it is not ICC-rec-

Business tycoon signs six Pakistani stars in anambitious bid to popularisecricket in the U.S.

Narang sixthGagan Narang was the saving grace for a strong Indian contingent as he endedsixth in the 50m free rifle prone event in the shooting World Cup in Beijing onMonday. Narang shot a 696.6 following a 595 in qualification. In air rifle, Naranfailed to make the final, and finished ninth with a 594.

Now American

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Munaf takes the plungeSpeedster Munaf Patel got engaged with Baroda girl Taslima before leaving for South Africa to play in the high-profile Indian PremierLeague-II. “It was kept a private affair and very few closely related family members from both the parties had attended the engagementceremony,” Ikhar village sarpanch (village headman) Makbulbhai Khankhara said.Taslima, who has completed her higher secondary, and Munaf know each other very well, Khankhara said. Her father Amanulla HajiBasher has been working in a managerial capacity in a mill at Palej, he added.“Taslima used to be glued to the TV set to see her fiancé, also known as Ikhar Express,” the sarpanch said. Asked when the nikah will beperformed, Khankhara said “It would depend on the schedule of Twenty20 World Cup matches to be held in England as Munaf is veryeager to play for the country. The bunglow built by Munaf in his native Ikhar village is also nearing completion. And only after itscompletion are the two planning to tie the knot.”

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ommended. “But the organisers say they are hoping to get clearance from the ICCfor the event,” he added.

The 32-year-old businessman Mir haslined up a three-year staging deal with theminor-league baseball team, Staten Is-

land Yankees. Using a franchise and auc-tion system similar to the IPL, he hopes todraw up six international sides – PremiumPakistan, Premium Indians, PremiumWest Indies, Premium World and Premi-um America – the final side drawn fromthe best of the talent on show from ap-proximately 15 million cricket fans whoalready live in the USA.

A spokesman for the Yankees con-firmed that they were in talks, adding thatthey were “very excited” at the prospect of bringing cricket to the city. ■

PTI


‘‘The relations between the two (PCB and ICC) have not been particularly good in recent times espe-cially after we criticised their match referee, Chris Broad following the attack on the Sri Lankan team

and his subsequent statements on the incident. I think the ICC and its members should have waited for fiveto six months to see how the security and political scenario developed in Pakistan.

Former PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan

remier League

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ERGO Wednesday, April 22, 2009FLICK10

Christian Bale to starin The Fighter

Christian Bale will star in directorDavid O. Russell’s The Fighter

along with Mark Wahlberg.The movie recalls the life of

Boston boxer ‘Irish’ Mickey Wardand his unlikely path to become theworld lightweight champion withthe help of his half-brother DickyEklund.

The Batman Begins actor, who hasbeen re-teamed with RelativityMedia, will play the role of Eklund,who himself was a professional boxer and trained Mickey afterkicking his drug addiction in jail, reports Variety .

Bale had been making the headlines for his infamous rant onthe sets of Terminator Salvation after being interrupted in ascene. The 35-year-old later apologised for the profanity-ladentirade against the director of photography. ■

ANI

The paparazzo blamed for spooking Madonna’s horse and sending theMaterial Mom tumbling to the ground this weekend says he is in-nocent.

“I arrived more than 10 minutes after the accident happened,”snapper Thomas Hinton told TheCelebrityTruth.com website Monday.

Madonna (50) fell from the horse while riding on Saturday at a friend’smansion in the ultra-exclusive Hamptons region outside New York.

She suffered minor bruises, according to her spokeswoman, and wasreported to be resting at actress friend Gwyneth Paltrow’s home in thearea.

According to the spokeswoman, “the accident occurred when the horseMadonna was riding was startled by paparazzi who jumped out of thebushes.” But Hinton – who snapped the sole picture of the fallen enter-tainer sitting on the sand arena surrounded by aides – said: “I am certain

there were no other photographers there before me.”Earlier in the day Hinton had taken pictures of Madonna, who waswearing a black riding helmet, black boots and a dark ensemble of jodh-purs and jacket, as she rode a bay horse in the arena. The New York Post published the exclusive shots.

Police in the area appeared to be siding with the photographer, celebri-ty gossip site TMZ reported.

TMZ quoted Sergeant Herbert Johnson saying: “There is no mention ofphotographers. It’s a matter of spin control that went out of control. Ifthey felt there was something else, they would have written ‘paparazzi’ inthe form – if they felt there was a problem.” ■

AFP

Paparazzo kicks back in

Madonna

horse fall row

Matt Damon turned down Star Trek roleActor Matt Damon turned down the role of Captain Kirk in Star Trek, director J.J.Abrams has revealed. “I actually approached Matt and we had some discussions, beverything happens for a reason. On the one hand, it would have been great towork with Matt – but at the end of the day, it was such a better move to cast themovie with unknowns,” The Daily Star quoted J.J., as telling Life magazine.

Winslet topsUltimate Natural

Beauty list A ctor Kate Winslet has topped

the list of Ultimate NaturalBeauty by beating movielegend Audrey Hepburn.Winslet was declared as having“a classic English rosecomplexion without needinglots of make-up to lookstunning”. Close to 3,000 menand women took the survey,thesun.co.uk reports.The 33-year-old Winslet beatout Hepburn. Actress KellyBrook was third, followed byCheryl Cole, Angelina Jolie andScarlett Johansson. ■

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A fter failed efforts for com-

mercial success in Bolly- wood, actor RandeepHooda is planning to go

back to his passion – theatre.“I am going to go back to theat-

re and (will) start doing playsagain. It’s so purifying for oneself and one’s art as an actor,” saysRandeep.

“In fact, I thought I was stuck with Monsoon Wedding (2001).So I did theatre with Motley The-atre Company headed by Nasee-ruddin Shah for four years till D (2005) happened. That is where Ilearnt all my acting skills and I amsure to go back to it,” he added.

Hooda has lately been in thenews for his role as 19th-century

painter Raja Ravi Varma in up-coming biopic Rang Rasiya, a bi-lingual directed by Ketan Mehta.■

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I thought I was stuckwith MonsoonWedding (2001). So Idid theatre withMotley TheatreCompany headed byNaseeruddin Shah forfour years till D (2005)happened. That iswhere I learnt all myacting skills and I amsure to go back to it


Denial dramaIf what we hear is true, Nayantharahas upset her fans due to hernonchalant behaviour at theKillikaavu Temple in Manicheri on

Vishu and all plans of building atemple in her name has beenturned down. As the buzz goes,Nayanthara was denied by thetemple authorities to enter thepremises as she was wearingsalwar kameez which isagainst the rule of thetemple. She threw a fitand on her fans insistence,she apologised to theconcerned people.However Nayanthara hasrubbished the story andstated that the controversybroke out when peopleoutside the temple whowere under the influence ofalcohol abused her.

LowprofileAjith has followed thefootsteps of Rajini Kamal

Hassan. He has decided tohave a low key birthdaycelebration, citing theplight of the Sri LankanTamils as the reason. As heis out of the country for ashoot, he has appealed tohis fans to circumvent thestress of trying to wish himin person and has askedthem to cooperate with theAjith Kumar NarpaniIyakkam to revamp theorganizations. Apart fromthe plight, the generalelections are anotherreason for the minimalcelebrations.

Big B teams up with Kingsley Amitabh Bachchan is set to share the screen space with Oscar-winning actor BenKingsley in Leena Yadav’s “Teen Patti”, which is said to be inspired by Hollywood flick“21”. Amitabh posted on his blog: “Soon after we (have to) get into a photo shootand (start) reading rehearsals for the shoot with Sir Ben Kingsley. He plays animportant part in the film.”

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Tuesday’s query:

If you were to stand for elections, what symbolwill you choose and why?■ Halwa. I can tell them symbolically what I’ll do in future

Saranya.M Cognizant, Naren FBSC, Sheena Wipro, Madan CSS

, Ponsekar, Dhandapani RBS

■ White flag, to make my India a peaceful country Nasurudeen Allsec, Sanu Cognizant

■ Tree to promote green revolution

Adhi, Viji, Parthi Williams Lea■ Thiruvodu. Appa thaan pitchai paathiram enthi vanthaennu paadamudium

Sivanandham TCS-eserve

■ Pen because the power of a pen is as mighty as an ocean Nisha Rameshkumar TCS

■ Exclamation mark, as no one can predict the changes n everything will b asurprise

Hashim Allsec

■ Sunflower. That shows our party works towards growth & developmentfor society. And it will bring happiness in people face as like sunflower

Athiseshu Konathala Wipro

■ Patai naamam. I just symbolically indicate to public what I’ll do in futureRavikumar TCS, Velu AMI, Sridhar Wipro

■ Nano it’s very famous in IndiaHemadri TCS-eserve

■ Mobile, bcoz connecting people without discriminationKamal EMS Technosoft

■ Laughing Buddha bcoz it gives luck to win the election

Anand.K Infoview Technologies ■ Monitor because I watch it all the time and tell people I’ll take care allthe time

Mohan Sridharan TCS

■ White pigeon and ensure people a peaceful lifeShantha Kumar Infosys

■ Rice since it is the basic necessity of lifeRevathy Rajalingam TCS-eserve

■ Flowers, future la kadula suttuom ngrada symbolic solludullaPraveen CTS, Prakash.V TCS-eserve

■ Fruits to give our people a fruitful life Nagarajan.K Wipro (CDC2)

■ Thoppi (cap), bcos the leaders usually give thoppi to the people afterelection

KB.Santosh TCS

■ Cricket bat because people who are crazy about cricket will vote for mesure

Rajakumar TCS

■ Dry tree, this is the condition of India now and statement would b 2 make

it green Aakash CSS

■ Rose bcoz it’s the symbol for care and loveSurendar CTS, Ganesh Babu HCL

■ Kite because I’ll fly like kite and see good highLeela Lakshmi Wipro

■ Bow & arrow. Fight for people with no expectation and credit Jerin Brosnan (USAA) TCS

■ Smiley symbol like this :-). It means I’m ready to face the challenge, bcozmy smile have the ability to tackle the problems by giving myself energy andconfidence

Kavitha Cognizant,

Soumya HCL

Today’s query:Come up with a slogan for Chennai Super Kings

Alex from TCS-eserve has nominated his friends as partners incrime. The pic was clicked at Mahabalipuram.

Rachel from Cognizant has nominated her TS006 batchmembers as partners in crime. The pic was taken on theoccasion of their trainer’s (Mrs. Dhanalakshmi) farewell.

Santhosh from HCL Technologies, Ambattur hasnominated his friends as partners in crime. This pic wastaken in Queensland.

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Kaadhal Pada DVD ya fridge la vecha enna aagaum?"Jillunu Oru Kaadhal" Pada DVD Kidaikkum.

Jayaraman V.

HCL Technologies Ltd

April 22

■ Dear Anuraj,On your Birthday we wish you muchpleasure and Joy;We hope all of your wishes cometrue.May each hour and minute befilled with delight,And your Birthday be perfect foryou!Wishing you a VERY VERY HAPPYBIRTH DAY!!

Cheers

AS TeamTata Consultancy services

■ Dear Maha,There is a gift that gold cannot buyA blessing that’s rare and trueThat’s the gift of a wonderful personcoming into my lifeLike I have in you!Happy Birthday!

Gomathi K

Tata Consultancy Services

■ Dear Karthik,God gave a gift to the world whenyou were born - a person who loves,who cares, who sees a person’s need

and fills it, who encourages and liftspeople up, who spends energy onothers rather than himself someonewho touches each life he enters, andmakes a difference in the world,because ripples of kindness flowoutward as each person you havetouched, touches others. May thelove you have shown to others returnto you, multiplied. We wish you thehappiest of birthdays, and many,many more, so that others have timeto appreciate you as much as we do.Cheers,OSTeam,Wipro Technologies.

■ Dear Ravi, Vengi and Shreejith,

Congrats on buying a new house!!!Have a hearty Housewarming ...We will be warming your house fromMiles away!!!

Love

Vinodh, Sainthavi, Thawin and The entire

family

■ Dear Jayaraman,Wish you many more Happy returnsof the Day & wish you all success inall your endeavors in the comingdays. May all your weird dreamscome true.

Regards

Kumar Hari – Kalpana - YS alias

YugaswaroopinInfosys

Mal Manikanda Siva working in MphasisLimited has nominated hisbest friend and colleagueMuralidharan as an Office

Angel. "He is very jovial.He likes to pose for photos.He is always looks withsmiley face and a down toearth person. He had theability to face any kind of

hard situation,” he writesabout him.

BalajiChandrasekar

(23) of Accelfrontline

doodled this. Hesays he has

always beeninspired by

Yashoda Krishnaart.

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Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pa

This is a terrific day to launch a new venture.Brimming with dedication, you will accomplish yotasks efficiently. Avoid running into hot discussiowith your beloved. Measure your words, advisesGanesha.

Today, you want to call a spade a spade; butremember that you may not escape unhurt. Say right word at the right time. On the love front,practice diplomacy if you want your life to be asanctuary of love and joy.

With everything moving at a smooth pace, nothi

will bother you today. A good day to schedulemaintenance activities. As far as love life isconcerned, be ready to compromise and see wheit takes you.

Because you will get completely busy with work,your professional life will grab the limelight todais diligence and commitment which will add anextra rung to your success ladder. But amid all tignoring your sweetheart will be quite unfair.

Everything seems hunky dory today. With creativfinding its way in your work, you are sure to reca pat on the back from your bosses. On thepersonal front, chances are bright that you may a nod from that scintillating someone.

A day loaded with work awaits you. Toiling at toffice, you try to finish up all pending tasks on

hand. But ensure that you remain fit to handle nday’s work. After a hard day, you will want to balone.

Today will be motley of work plus pleasure.However, with an increase in responsibilities, youmust not expect a rise in pay, says Ganesha.Shopping with your darling may be a costly affaA day marked with a bundle of activities.

Launch of new projects is going to keep youengrossed in multiple tasks. The give-and-take inyour relationship will make way for a satisfying affair.Riding too many horses will make the reins slip

away from your hands. At the work place, gettinrestless is only going to confuse you further. Avobeing moody in your personal relationship and le

love show.

There are perfect days and then there are imperfones, like today. Your debilitated energies prevenyou from utilising a rather opportune day at thework front. Sharing sweet nothings with yourdarling will be on your mind, predicts Ganesha.

By sharing your knowledge and ideas, you willenlighten others today. Also, this will expand yoprofessional horizons. Diplomacy on the love fronshould help you control the ups and downs, opiGanesha.

Eying perfection, you may find that there issomething missing in the tasks you haveaccomplished. Even the amazing support from yocolleagues will fail to reassure you. Things shoulbe fine in the love lane.

Put a ring on itHundreds of women stopped traffic in London’sPiccadilly Square - when they performed the dancefrom Beyonce’s Single Ladies video while wearinghigh heels and leotards.

Tipple tale is untrueScientists have disproved the concept ofbeer goggles - which allegedly makemen view women as sexier afterdrinking alcohol.

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Bollywood actress LaraDutta poses with

jewellery during thelaunch of a jewellery

store in New Delhi.AFP PHOTO/PRAKASH SINGH

Wakako Tsuchida ofJapan wins thewomen’s wheelchairof the 113th runningof the Boston

Marathon in Boston,Massachusetts. JIM

ROGASH/GETTY IMAGES/AFP

A fair hostpresents theso-calledEyeSeeCam,

which helpsto guide theeyes and thevision of arobot at theHannoverMesse fairfor industrialtechnologyat the fairgrounds inHanover,centralGermany.AFP PHOTO DDP/

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