A BYTE OF LIFE Friday, November 28, 2008

A
PRAYER
FOR FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 2 No. 227

10
MUMBAI
KAT’S
IN NEWS
For delivering one box office dud,
Yuvvaraaj, after six back-to-back hits.

08 DAY OF
THE JACKET
As temperatures go down, even
slightly, it’s time to layer up.
A look at the latest jacket trends.

» PAGE 04 & 05
02 ERGO Friday, November 28, 2008

Night out
Namma Chennai DJ Shaan will continue to add music to the
theme-a-night party at OPM in The Accord
Metropolitan. Mumbai Masala is the theme
for Friday and Club House on Saturday.

Debate

Booked on
Offer Friday
‘Are our kids reading enough?’.
The great exchange Join Shoba Vishwanath, author
and publisher, on a panel
discussion with your children.
Tata Indicom has some exciting offers in Did we love books only because
store. Prepaid subscribers can upgrade their we were pre-historic and lived
old handset with Huawei C2905 or Motorola before the era of TV,
W210 or Samsung Raaga handset. This apart, if computers, play stations and
the subscriber gets a new connection he/she internet? Join the debate.
enjoys multiple post purchase benefits. From the date of purchase When: November 28; 6.30 p.m.
till he finishes six months, the subscriber gets Rs. 100 talk time to Where: Crossword, T. Nagar
make calls to any mobile network. Likewise for the subscriber who
completes 12 and 15 months.

Food
Musical theatre
Dosas unlimited
A wonderful time ‘101 Dosa varieties’ is the new promotion at Olives. Different
varieties in rice flour, corn flour, wheat flour and ragi are the main
See a dark, bitter-sweet tale of George, a savings and loan manager specialities of the dosa
who struggles against a greedy banker and his own self-doubting festival. In addition to
nature in a small town. the dosa varieties,
Mellow Circle will stage “It is a Wonderful Life” – a 1946 production coconut chuttney,
and a film made by director Frank Capra this weekend. Proceeds will sambar, thakkali
go toward Prathyasha, Mellow Circle’s home of hope for HIV chuttney and other
affected children. Donor dishes should add spice
passes are available at to your food.
Landmark, Music World, When: Till December 7;
Pro Musicals and 3 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
Odyssey. Where: Olives, Deccan
When: November 28, 29 Plaza
and 30; 6.30 p.m. For reservations call
Where: The Museum 6677 3333
Theatre
For door delivery of
tickets contact 2822
6619 or 2827 2870.
Television

Getaway The Simpsons

Watch the Simpson family save the world from a catastrophe. ‘The
Pamper yourself Simpsons Movie’ is based on the long-running TV series and should
keep you entertained this weekend.
Treat yourself to a day
off and go relax and When: November 29; 9 p.m.
rejuvenate in Trident Where: Star Movies
Spa and Fitness Centre.
The package is priced at
Rs. 11, 450 for two
persons, which includes
buffet lunch for two,
Thai massage, access to
swimming pool, etc.
When: Till March 2009
Where: Trident Hotel
Call toll free 1- 800 11
2122 or visit
www.tridenthotels.com
for more details
 Friday, November 28, 2008
03
Hear this
A city-based Madras ENT Research Foundation on Thursday introduced a ’fully
implantable hearing device’ named "Envoy Esteem" for the hearing impaired. The
device uses eardrum as a natural microphone by picking up sounds and thereby
using the body’s natural anatomy to reduce the background noise.
PTI

The record-breaker
He owns the
country’s largest
collection of 78
rpm records, was
India’s first food
critic, and can tell
you anything on
cinema between
1900 and 1970
ANUSHA PARTHASARATHY

I
nside a small lane off Had-
dows Road lives a bespecta-
cled old man in his late
seventies, whose two-floored
mansion is dedicated to his en-
viably vast collection of gramo-
phone records, books, videos and
cassettes.
V.A.K. Ranga Rao is a journalist,
music scholar, dancer, and fine
arts and cinema critic. To com-
plement his passion, he has been
collecting 78 rpm records for over
half a century and has managed
to collect a massive 42,000 of
them, when last counted. He is
now the owner of the largest rec-
ord collection in the country. And
it continues to grow.
Ranga Rao did not complete
his under graduation, though he
pursued one at Pachaiyappa’s
College.
But his command over the En-
glish language is quite apparent
when one listens to him talk and
skim through the various books PHOTO: S.S. KUMAR
he has helped improve through
scrutiny. His book, Triveni, which
encompasses translations of An-
namayya’s Telugu poems in En-
glish, is due for release on
December 8 this year.
When did his love for cinema gramophone records as he felt get records. Besides Bring any know exactly. I grew up ago. “I have some 300 books on
begin? He laughs. “When I was there was a need for them to be this, people know that I with records and cannot Indian show business and anoth-
three years old, I could recognise preserved. His oldest record collect records and book to me point out a specific year er 300 on foreign show business.
a song from a particular record dates back to 1904. His records when they find some on Indian as to when I started col- These books on foreign show
and point to it the next time. I contain various elements, includ- they send it across.
watched my first movie when I ing speeches of famous leaders, Over a period of time, I
cinema and lecting them.”
Apart from his mas-
business are very rare and cannot
be found anywhere else in the
was five years old. I grew up with music from around the globe, came to realise there I’ll find sive record collection, city. I am told only Kamal Hassan
cinema and over a period of time plays and advertisement jingles was no one collecting factual Ranga Rao also has an and K. Balachander have these
it became a part of my life. It’s the and are a huge collection in over these records in this unbelievable collection books, apart from me.”
exposure that I got from that 40 national and international elaborate a manner,” errors in it of books on various top- The critic that he is, he is very
early an age. languages. he recalls. ics; mainly cinema, art, much open to criticism himself.
Any question about cinema “The manufacture of 78 rpm When did he start collecting dance, music, astronomy, bota- But his meticulousness has made
from the 1900 – 1970 and I have records was discontinued in these records? He dismisses the ny, history and catering. In fact, him intolerable to factual errors.
the answer to it.” 1973. Till then, I was buying it in question with a wave, saying, he was India’s first food critic and “Bring any book to me on Indian
This descendant of a royal fam- the market. After ’73, I started “When did you start speaking ran a column in the Madras Mail cinema and I’ll find factual errors
ily from Andhra started collecting scouting second-hand stores to your mother tongue? You do not called ‘Night Spots’ three decades in it,” he exclaims. ■
04 ERGO Friday, November 28, 2008

Show your solidarity to friends in Mumbai

Big Story
through email to feedback@goergo.in with the
subjectline: "Mumbai, we are with you." We will
feature them in our Monday edition.

Citizen Watch
As gun-totting terrorist lay a siege over their city, some of Mumbai’s bloggers
and twitterers were netcasting to the world what was happening.
KARTHIK SUBRAMANIAN
karthik@goergo.in

“25 gun shots in 30s! a navy cop-

ter on the top and loud whistle -
thats what I am hearing from my
room”

V
inukumar Ranganathan’s
tweet on Thursday evening
(4:23 p.m. to be precise) was
as important as any news
wire feed for scores of people who
decided to ‘follow’ his twitter ac-
count (http://twitter.com/Vinu).
The Mumbai blogger (vi-
nu.wordpress.com) was one
among the many citizen journal-
ists, who kept at it through the
bloody night and day, providing
some insights into the ground sit-
uation in Mumbai. His photos-
tream on Flickr
(http://flickr.com/photos/vinu/)
featuring 112 photographs from
terror-struck Mumbai on
Wednesday night had received
more than 2.75 lakh views and he
had already spoken to CNN In- for dinner with his friends.
ternational. Ergo has already re- “First we tried Indigo Deli,
quested an interview and hope to which is a couple of hundred
do that once the chaos subsides. metres from the Taj. We were told
Where repeated loops of same there would be a 25-minute wait.
visuals made for pretty flat televi- So we headed to All Stir Fry, the
sion news viewing, the new media restaurant in the Gordon House
offered new insights on ground Hotel in a lane down from there.
realities in Mumbai. The social They told us we’d have to wait 20
particularly – twitter, flickr and minutes. We stepped out again,
youtube – was buzzing with and as we did so, we heard gun- him in. We waited in the lounge-
activity. shots, and saw people running to- bar upstairs for a while. The big
Another blogger who captured wards us from the left side. screen there was showing cricket.
international attention was Amit Varma thanks the hotel em- India won. Then someone
Varma, whose India Uncut Blog ployees for offering him and his changed the channel.”
(http://www.indiauncut.com), friend safety. “One of the hotel “That’s when we realised that down the road. We heard there Varma eventually reached
regularly ranks among the top employees rushed out and told us this was much more than a ran- was firing elsewhere in the city as home safely and wondered if
blogs in the country. In his post ‘A to get back in. dom police encounter, or a cou- well, including in the Taj. We things will remain the same.
night in Mumbai,’ Varma narrates “There must have been an en- ple of gunshots. We heard that watched transfixed, and as the ap- Citizen journalists were also
just how close he was to terrorist counter,” he said. “Get back in, terrorists with AK-47s had opened parent scale of the incidents grew, quick to put up a page on ‘Deccan
strikes after he decided to go out you’ll be safe inside.” We followed fire outside Leopold’s, the pub we realised we couldn’t go home.” Mujahideen’ on the wikipedia. ■

From Amitabh Mumbai Help to the fore

Bachchan’s blog Mumbai Help, the city’s best known group
blog (url – mumbaihelp.blogspot.com) that
Mumbai under terrorist attack!! Several previously helped the city’s residents in dis-
locations bombed and terrorists firing
all over the city. Major hotels under
tress at times of floods and previous terror
siege. Taj Hotel battle going on inside attacks once again came to the rescue of
the hotel. Multiple action on. Army many. In an attempt to help people com-
called out. Over 60 reported killed and municate, they offered to send local SMSs to
120 injured. 7 of the police killed. internet users who found it difficult to reach
Terrible! Terrible situation! their near and dear ones in the city.
http://bigb.bigadda.com/
 Friday, November 28, 2008
CITY UNDER SIEGE
Eyewitnesses tell their story, while Mumbaikers muse on the aftermath
Shantaram’s
Bombay
I grew up in sleepy sub-
urban Vashi, approximately
30 kilometres from the scene
of the current crisis. My life
got significantly more hectic
when I joined St. Xavier’s
College in South Mumbai.
For three years, to get to col-
lege from VT station every
morning, I would cut across
Madam Cama Hospital.
Much of my time in that pe-
riod was spent outside col-
lege, hanging out at joints
like Leopold café in Colaba
(subsequently made popu-
lar in the novel, Shantaram),
Metro cinema and Taj Ma-
hal Hotel. When I called my
mother last night to make
sure my family was okay, she
said she was more shaken
up by the fact that I had
spent so much time walking
around these places.
Now that I think about it,
it strikes me as incredible
that something like this
should have happened. It’s
hard to make sense of any
violence, but events such as
these seem even more sur-
real because my Bombay
was once the safest city in
the country.
I suppose this is no longer
my Bombay; it’s Shanta-
ram’s Bombay.
Here in the U.S., popular
commentators are obsess-
ing over what these attacks
mean – are these terrorists
trying to send a message to
Barack Obama? I believe this
view is incredibly short-
sighted, and fairly typical of
the American media. They
feel the need to relate this
incident to 9/11; that ap-
pears to be their only refer-
ence point.
Vijay Parthasarathy, a
Mumbai resident who is
pursuing a doctorate degree at
University of Austin, Texas
05
The morning after
As the casualties increased in
number, so did my concern for the
coming day. At around 2:30 in the
morning, I saw that none of the
flats around my building was
sleeping. Wondering whether the
city would finally come to a halt, I
went to bed.
The morning after, giving my
apprehensions a rest, I got out in-
‘‘
to the open and was welcomed by
When the terrorists stormed the building, he and a cars zooming past me, autos with
group of people rushed into the kitchen, Chamberlain their familiar sounds, and the bus-
es, as crowded as ever. It was as if
told Sky News, adding that one of the wa0,,, iters was shot in the night before didn’t exist, as if
the arm. there was no hostage situation
less that 30 kms away from where
“They were talking about Britons and Americans specifically. we were. The people’s counte-
They shot people completely unnecessarily. The group of nances, however, did tell you a
about 30-40 people then marched up like sheep by a young grim story. There was a marked
absence of police vehicles across
guy with a sub-machine gun, who was about 22-23. My the suburban area, as most of
Indian friend told me ‘don’t be a hero’ and tell him you’re them were stationed in the city
side. The roads were much emp-
Italian and that kind of stuff’. tier than before, but that was not
British national Alex Chamberlain, who works for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Mumbai,
to say that they were desolate.
was in a restaurant at the Oberoi hotel when he heard gunfire, and barely managed to escape
Shops in general were going
about with their usual businesses,
but some of the smaller ones re-
mained closed. There were also
‘‘
fewer taxis in sight as the roads
I saw one man on foot carrying a machine gun-type were generally filled with autos
and private vehicles.
of weapon – which I then saw him firing from and I “There were rumours through-
saw people hitting the floor, people right next to me. out the night,” said the man driv-
Member of European Parliament Sajjad Karim ing the auto I was travelling in.
“They said there were blasts at
Andheri station and also in Bori-
voli, but I went to Andheri in the
‘‘
morning and everything was nor-
mal,” he added. Schools and col-
We had literally just ordered (at Leopold) and then it leges remained closed, but it was
seemed like firecrackers – people were screaming. work as usual for the others in
Australian student David Coker who was grazed by a bullet, while his girlfriend Katie Anstee was Mumbai, except the places to-
shot in the leg, with the bullet breaking her femur and exiting through the front of her thigh wards the city, where there was a
curfew on.
I don’t know whether it’s the
spirit or lack of choice, but Mum-
‘‘
bai has always managed to stay
alive and withstand every terrible
As I stepped into the bathroom you could hear ma- ordeal that it has had to endure
chine-gun fire start up in the lobby. over the past decade. The people
Australian TV actress, Brooke Satchwell, former star of soap opera have, perhaps, accepted terrorism
Neighbours as a part of their life and realised
, was inside the ground-floor toilets when the attack happened. She was trapped inside the Taj that staying indoors wouldn’t
Hotel, hid herself in a two-by-three metre cupboard for an hour to escape death. help anybody’s cause.
I reached office to see a very
long queue, which was there to
donate blood to the hospitals for
emergency, and I quietly joined
in.
Neelanjan Dasgupta, employee,
L&T, Mumbai
Mumbai is currently in a state of
confusion. Everybody is
wondering who has done this,
why the government has failed
and how terrorists came in a boat
to leave the city in a state of
shock. But, life has to go on. This
morning we had to cancel our
shoot as people had to come from
different areas, but then it is
going to be a normal day. In south
Mumbai, local people have
already started volunteering or
helping the police in whatever
little way they can.
Venugopal Thakker runs a production
company
06 ERGO Friday, November 28, 2008

Sport
Chinese footballer sentenced to death
A former star player in China’s top football league has been sentenced to death for murdering a man over a gambling debt,
state press reported on Thursday. Wen Junwu, formerly with the now defunct Guangdong Apollo Football Club based in southern
Guangzhou city, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Wednesday for killing Li Jiahao, the China Daily said. The
reprieve likely means that Wen’s death sentence will be commuted to life in prison after two years.

England
go home early
E
ngland on Thursday aban- after the team management met teams were due to stay at the lux-
doned their one-day series Indian cricket board secretary N. ury Taj Mahal Hotel, where a ma-
in India following the dead- Srinivasan in Cuttack on Thurs- jor attack took place, for the
ly attacks in Mumbai, leav- day morning. The matches held second Test in Mumbai from De-
ing the subsequent Test series only academic interest with India cember 19. Cricinfo said the Indi-
also in doubt. “They are packing leading 5-0 in the series. Accord- an cricket board was hopeful the
their bags, they are going home,” ing to reports Kevin Pietersen’s Test series would go ahead. “At
a source said from Cuttack where men has decided to fly home. this point of time, it is difficult to
England played the fifth of the go ahead with the one-day tour,
seven-match one-day series on In doubt but we expect England to take a
Wednesday night. It was not clear if England call on the Test tour only later af-
England will skip the last two would return for the two-Test se- ter it re-evaluates the security sit-
games of the series in Guwahati ries scheduled to start in Ahme- uation,” the website quoted
and New Delhi, the source said dabad on December 11. Both unnamed sources as saying.
India calls off T20 However, others said England
may not return for the Tests. En-
Champions League gland’s High Performance squad,
which is currently training in
The inaugural six-million dollar Bangalore, was awaiting guid-
Twenty20 Champions League has been ance from the British government
called off because of the deadly attacks on the future of its own tour.
in Mumbai, organisers said on The squad, which includes for-
Thursday. The tournament, featuring mer captain Michael Vaughan
the top eight Twenty20 domestic teams and current Test stars Monty Pa-
from Australia, South Africa, India, nesar and Andrew Strauss, was
England and Pakistan, was due to be scheduled to reach Mumbai on
held from December 3-10 in Mumbai, December 3 to play a practice
Chennai and Bangalore. game. “We continue to be guided
“We held consultations among all the by the British foreign office and
stakeholders including the founding await further guidance,” an En-
members, the participating teams and gland team spokesman was quot-
members of the Governing Council ed as saying by Cricinfo.
after the unfortunate terrorist attacks The cancellation of England’s
in Mumbai on Wednesday night,” tour comes as the Indian govern-
League chairman Lalit Modi said in a ment is debating whether to send
statement. “It was agreed that in the a cricket team to strife-torn Pa-
best interests of all concerned, the kistan in January for a Test series.
inaugural edition of the Champions AFP
League should be postponed. We very
strongly condemn this dastardly and
heinous criminal act of a few which
has resulted in the loss of precious lives
and injury to hundreds. We offer our
heartfelt condolences to the bereaved
families and we are with them in their
hour of grief.”
Modi did not say when the tournament
will be played. The teams taking part
were Victoria and Western Australia
(Australia), Dolphins and Titans (South
Africa), Chennai Super Kings and
Rajasthan Royals (India), Middlesex
Tests in
(England) and Sialkot Stallions
(Pakistan). The South African, Australia
and English boards had earlier raised
doubt
concerns about safety and had
cancelled the departure of their state
after
sides. Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane
Warne who had reached Singapore on
his way to Mumbai had also expressed
England
his concerns.
AFP abandon
India tour
 Friday, November 28, 2008
Academy for golf teachers
Backed by golf’s world rules and development body, The R&A, the Indian Golf Union (IGU) has set up a first-of-
its-kind National Academy (NGAI) for golf teachers in South Asia in Chandigarh. The Royal and Ancient Golf
Club of St Andrews or the R&A, which organises the Open Championship and is in charge of the game’s
development in Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and The Americas (outside the USA and Mexico), has pumped in
150,000 pounds into the project.
Top guns sail through
F Liverpool,
ormer European cham-
pions Liverpool and Inter
Milan sealed their berths
in the Champions
League last 16 but last sea-
son’s finalists Chelsea still
have work to do after a 1-1
draw at Girondins Bordeaux
on Wednesday. Inter ad-
vanced from Group B despite
a surprise 0-1 home defeat to
Panathinaikos that left their
manager Jose Mourinho fum-
ing while victory put the
Greek side in an excellent po-
sition to progress to the
knockout stage.
“Panathinaikos’s win is ab-
solutely deserved,” Mourinho
told reporters. “People say
they were lucky but I don’t
agree. After that performance
we don’t deserve to go
through and we must be an-
gry with ourselves.” The Ita-
lian champions were left on
eight points after Jose Sarrie-
gi struck in the 69th minute to
lift Panathinaikos into second
place on seven and they need
only a draw from their final
match at home to Cypriots
Anorthosis Famagusta, who
have six. Inter missed several
good chances to take the lead
but Panathinaikos also had
their moments as Simao twice
came close to making it 2-0
late in the game. Champions
League debutants Anorthosis
will be kicking themselves af-
ter squandering a 2-0 lead
against Werder Bremen as
they now head to Athens
needing a win to leapfrog Pa-
nathinaikos into the runners-
up spot. Nikos Nikolau and
Savio put the Cypriots in the
driving seat before Werder,
who have four points and can
only salvage a UEFA Cup spot,
hit back through Diego and
Hugo Almeida.
Slack defending
Last season’s finalists Chel-
sea did themselves no favours
with a 1-1 draw at Bordeaux
in Group A, which means they
are still not assured of avoid-
ing an early exit from Eu-
rope’s premier club
competition. They looked
home and dry after Nicolas
Anelka fired them ahead on
the hour with a clinical finish
but slack defending from a
corner allowed Alou Diarra to
head in a late equaliser. Chel-
07
sea were under pressure in
the dying minutes after Frank
Lampard was sent off for a
second bookable offence but Inter and
held on. AS Roma won 3-1 at
CFR Cluj thanks to a Matteo Atletico
Brighi brace and a third by
Francesco Totti to go top of through
the group on nine points;
ahead of Chelsea who have to last 16
eight and Bordeaux on sev-
en. “We started the
group really badly
but today we
showed that we Barcelona’s Lionel
deserve to be the Messi (left) celebrates
leaders,” Brighi with teammates after
said, before add- scoring against
ing: “We were Sporting during their
happy to get Champions League
two quick goals group C match at
to set us on the Alvalade Stadium in
way to victory.” Lisbon. PHOTO: AFP
All three sides can
go through while Cluj,
who made a bright start with
four points from their open-
ing two games, are out of Eu-
rope after three successive
defeats.
Attacking quality
In Group D, five time win-
ners Liverpool sealed their
passage with a 1-0 home win
over Olympique Marseille af-
ter captain Steven Gerrard
scored his fifth goal in this
season’s competition. “We
know Gerrard is an offensive
midfielder with a very good
attacking quality and can
score goals. We are pleased
with him,” Liverpool coach
Rafa Benitez told reporters.
Liverpool were joined in the
last 16 by Atletico Madrid,
who beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1
in an empty Calderon as they
served a one-match crowd
ban in their home game
against Marseille.
Barcelona, the 2006 win-
ners, sealed top spot in Group
B after a 5-2 away drubbing of
also qualified Sporting while
Jadson hit a hat-trick for
Shakhtar Donetsk who
clinched a place in the UEFA
Cup last 32 with a 5-0 home
rout of Basel.
Early goals from Thierry
Henry and Gerrard Pique sent
Barca on their way while Lion-
el Messi and Bojan Krkic were
also on target for the Catalan
side either side of a Marco Ca-
neira own-goal. ■
Reuters
08 ERGO Friday, November 28, 2008

gner Zac
ve and desi Ed Hardy
Mango Natalie Lo
Posen

Jacket juggernaut
T
he weather’s cooling down
and late evenings one can
sense a perceptible chill
even in a place like Chennai.
Even if one chooses to wrinkle
one’s nose at someone calling
WEATHER Chennai jacket-worthy (the rain
jacket being an exception), air-
conditioned environs offer many
THE CHILL an opportunity to flaunt one. We
bring to you our favourite jackets,
right from the red carpets in New
WITH THE York to those in the stores of
Chennai.
At the Wills Lifestyle India
SEASON’S Fashion Week in Delhi, designer
duo Shantanu and Nikhil pre-
sented their own exaggerated
NEW version of the snorkel parka, that
military jacket which was invent-
ed in USA in the ‘50s that let
JACKETS nothing but the wearer’s frost-
bite-reddened face be seen.
The pea jacket, the long below-
the-waist jacket with a large col-
lar, has seen several variations.
What was once crafted out of
coarse wool to keep sailors warm
has now seen variations like the
7/8 coat and the trench coat.
Mango’s collection as part of the
Toronto Fashion Week had
enough and more of both. We
love the satin magenta trench-
style jacket.
Nagara’s kimono-sleeved jack-
Esprit Mango ets as part of Elle Bangkok Fash-
ion 2008 were smart yet
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09
Portfolio
BULLETIN

antanu
Nikhil & Sh

t In this picture taken at Paris Hotel des

Monnaies (The French Mint), a gold
coin worth 5,900 euros (7,440 US
dollars) representing French legend
designer Gabrielle ’Coco’ Chanel (1883-
1971) is unveiled. French Culture
Minister Christine Albanel and German
fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld were
invited by the CEO of ’Monnaie de
Paris’ Christophe Beaux to present the
10,000 copies first mint collection series
specially designed by Lagerfeld. AFP
PHOTO / FRANCOIS GUILLOT

traditional chic. Matthew Williamson

At the opening party of Mobile
Art: Chanel Contemporary Art for H&M
Container in New York last week, Swedish fashion giant H&M said British
Natalie Love and designer Zac celebrity designer Matthew Williamson
Posen made for a rather attractive would create its next guest collection.
picture, the former in a quilted H&M’s tradition of bringing in guest
poncho-like creation, the latter in designers has been a big hit for the
a golden sport jacket paired with group, which is contending with a tough
silver muffler. Similarly, Rosa- environment for retailers.
mund Pike, the actress who Williamson will start with a women’s
played the chilly Miss Frost in Die range at some stores on April 23,
Another Day, looked quite the followed by men’s and women’s summer
stunner in a blue velvet bolero at clothes to be offered from all H&M
the British Fashion Awards, while outlets from mid-May.
Jade and Elizabeth Jagger were H&M said Williamson started on the
biker chic personified at the same London fashion scene in 1997 with a
event. collection modelled by Kate Moss,
If you’re in college, you’ll prob- Helena Christensen and Jade Jagger.
ably have your own letterman Celebrities such as Kate Hudson, Keira
jacket, with your college name or Knightley, Sienna Miller and Gwyneth
initials inscribed on it. Paltrow
Sportswear brands like Nike, regularly wear
Reebok, Adidas and Puma have a his clothes.
good range of ball jackets, those Past H&M
easy-to-wear-easy-to-discard launches –
zipper jackets. Christian Audi- including those
gier, through his Ed Hardy line, by Roberto
has made the ball jacket a part of Cavalli and
high-street prêt. Stella
Chennai, too, saw some activ- McCartney –
ity, with the launch of Esprit’s have generated
Fall/Holiday 2008/09 collection frenzied scenes
at its flagship store on Khader as shoppers
Nawaz Khan Road recently. Be- sought to buy
sides, brands like United Colors chic designs at
of Benetton (check out the cordu- cut-rate prices.
roy jackets here) and Tommy Hil- AFP
figer, too, have their fall Nagara
collections on mannequins.■
10
Flick
I’ve proved
all my critics
wrong
F
ive years into Bollywood, Britain-born ac-
tress Katrina Kaif is proud that she could
prove wrong all those people who wrote
her off during her initial days in the in-
dustry. She is one of the few actresses who can
boast of giving six hits in a row.
“When I started, people were not only writ-
ing me off for my strong British accent, there
were many others who tried to prevent me
from making it till here,” Katrina told IANS in
an interview here.
“They didn’t do so in an aggressive or exces-
sive manner, but they used to say things like ’I
don’t know...’ and ’I’m not sure...’ that would
suggest a not-so-positive approach towards
me. But I proved myself ultimately.
“I always try and push myself to exceed ex-
pectations. I use this ideology in a positive
way,” she explained.
Katrina was emphatic when she spoke of
her belief in destiny.
“The great thing about life is that you never
know what can happen and there’s no limita-
tion to it. Someone can tell you that you can
never be this and never be that. It’s not true.
Anyone can be what he wants to be and desti-
ny plays a major part in it. God has of course
been very kind to me. I believe that everyone
should try and live their dreams, follow them
and they might just come true someday, Katri-
na said.
From her disastrous debut with Boom in
2003 to five hits in a row in 2007, the 24-year-
old has not only worked hard on her acting
skills, she has also shown a marked improve-
From her disastrous debut with Boom in 2003 to
five hits in a row in 2007, the 24-year-old has
not only worked hard on her acting skills, she
has also shown a marked improvement in
her Hindi dialogue delivery.
ERGO Friday, November 28, 2008
Sandhya’s dream
Actress Sandhya who has had a
successful run in Tamil Cinema has a
big dream which she wants to fulfill- to
own a palatial bungalow in Chennai.
ment in her Hindi dialogue delivery.
Commenting on her improved accent, Katri-
na - born of a Kashmiri father and a British
mother – said, “Interacting with various peo-
ple on and off the sets and doing some eight
Hindi movies, dealing with Hindi scripts, prac-
tising dialogue delivery ... I think that in itself
has taught me and helped me improve my
accent.”
Katrina is in the news nowadays for having
delivered one box office dud Yuvvraaj after
delivering six back-to-back hits including Na-
mastey London, Apne, Partner, Welcome, Race
and Singh Is Kinng.
After so many hits, she was tagged as a
lucky mascot for producers by trade pundits,
but the actress is not pleased with the ‘lucky’
label.
“Lucky mascot doesn’t make any sense. It is
such an illogical statement. A successful film is
a combination of a good director, good music,
intelligent script, good timing, destiny, every-
body’s efforts and audience’s reaction. There
isn’t a reason or an explanation that you can
tag a person as lucky,” she remarked.
As of now, Katrina has a number of films in
her kitty.
She is doing two films with Ranbir Kapoor
including Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani by Raj-
kumar Santoshi. She is also working with Pra-
kash Jha on his multi-starrer Rajniti.
These apart, she has one comedy film in
hand and a two-film deal each with UTV and
TV 18 respectively. ■
IANS
 Friday, November 28, 2008
The Super spy
When Daniel Craig first heard from
the Bond producers that he had got
the part of the super spy, he was in a
store buying dishwashing tablets.
After the call, he dropped them and
bought a bottle of vodka instead.
Kidman ipod
doesn’t have
husband’s
songs
Big budget
11
If internet buzz is to be believed,
director Shankar has used three
BMW cars each costing more than 3.5
Crores during the filming of
Endhiran.
www.cinesnacks.com
Cine City
Gautham-Rahman combination
to continue
O scar winning Australian actress Nicole Kidman has
many artistes on her ipod list but her husband’s mu-
sic is conspicuously missing.
While the rift between Harris and Gautham is well
known in the film industry, now Gautham has
struck a deal with A.R.Rahman for his next Telugu
iTunes released Kidman’s playlist, reports tmz.com. flick produced by the UTV Motion Pictures with
Some artistes on the playlist include John Mayer and
The Kings of Leon. There are also some older bands like
Mahesh Babu in the lead. Sources from Kollywood
hint that Gautham’s association with Rahman will
Crowded House and Midnight Oil. But her husband continue in his future projects too. Rahman is also
Keith Urban’s songs are missing.
Kidman and Urban got married a few years back.
Kidman at one time was married to superstar Tom
scoring for Gautham’s Chennayil Oru
Mazhaikaalam, which is reportedly 60 per cent
complete.
Cruise. ■
IANS
Campbell
sparks
engagement
rumours
B ritish supermodel Naomi Camp-
bell has ignited rumours that
she got engaged when she sported
a huge ring on her finger.
According to thesun.co.uk, the
38-year-old supermodel wore the
ring when she went out with her
Russian boyfriend Vladimir Doronin. Malavika,becomes a mom
Campbell had met Doronin in May Actress Malavika, who has acted in a number of
and has reportedly even bought a wed- films including Nan Avan illai and Chandramukhi,
ding dress. Doronin is a property dealer delivered a baby boy on Tuesday evening in
and was reportedly showing Campbell off Mumbai. The actress married Sumesh Menon, a
to his friends. A witness said, “She was very businessman in Mumbai, about two years ago.
pointedly looking at her ring and admiring According to sources, both the mother and child
it.” The two were spotted together at a maga- are doing well at the Leelavati Hospital in
zine bash in Moscow. ■ Mumbai.
IANS
12 ERGO Friday, November 28, 2008

■ Sambar-Idly. Mumbai’s envy, Chennai’s

Thursday’s Question: pride.

If vada-pav is brand Nataraj, Changepond Tech

Mumbai, we feel sambar- ■ Kanna rajini na stylelu ..... Satyaraj na

lollu..... Vijay na Villu.... aana sambar idly
idly should be brand na athu Chennai mattum than.
Rajeshkumar.P, TCS
Chennai. Come up with a ■ East or west sambar-idly is the best.
tag line that will sell it. Subhasis, Sify Technology

■ Should name it as "Sarath sambar with

■ ’Don’t eat nonsense and become silly hot Namitha idly for breakfast."
come to nama singara Chennai and have Murali, Ramtech
the super sambhar idly.’
Rakshita Sreenivasan, Wipro Today’s Query:
■ Tamil Nadu’s sambar idli. Healthy food
that boosts intelligent people
What would you do if you
Vimprash, Patni Computers were invisible for a day? Hemalatha Loganathan of RR Donnelley has
nominated his team as Partners in Crime.

If a Flower is empty what do

G.Vaidhyanathan from Fi-
nancial Technologies has
been nominated as Office
Angel by Ramalakshmi from
HCL.
G.Vaidhyanathan is a very
jovial and helpful person. He
never loses his temper come
any situation. He is dedicated
towards his work.
you call it? Caali-Flower.
Siva Nath
Lecturer: Nadakura semes-
terla nee 90% vanganum...
Student: No sir 100%
vanguven.
Lecturer: joke adikkadha.
Student: Yaru da first joke
adichadhu
Lecturer:??
Senthil Arjunan, Calsoft

A sardar waves his hand at Lavanya of California Software has nominated her
the sky…..guess friends as Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked during
What he was trying to do? Onam celebrations in their office.
He was trying to get TATA
SKY
No No azhakoodadhu
(don’t cry)!
Regards,
Rajkumar.S
HCL Technologies

1. Pongalukku Governmen-
tla leaveu kudupanga... Ana
Idly Dosaikku kudupangala?!
2. 7 Paramparaikkku uk-
kanthu saapida paisa irun-
Ramya Sajeev of HCL thalum... fast food kadaile
doodled this. ninnukittu dhaan
saapidanum!
3. Thooka marundhu sap-
pitta thookam varum...
Anaa...Irumal marundhu sap-
pitta irumal varathu! (Enna
kodumai saaar idhu)
By, Rajee, Selvakumar from Satyam Computers has nominated his
Coastal Training team as Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked at
Technologies Queensland.
 Friday, November 28, 2008
■ Dear Nithya
Wish you many more happy returns
of the day. May god bless you with
all love and affection...
With Love...Senthil, TF-Bangalore.
■ 6 Projects crashed!
The cause for it is Arijit (IBM,
Bangalore) fallen in love, so the
projects handled by him is unstable.
Save Arijit by giving tips!!!
Abhishek Tripathi, IBM,Bangalore
■ Dear Karthik,
Many More Happy Returns of the
day. May all your wishes come true.
I hope that you have the best
birthday and I hope that the
candles on your cake go out with
your first puff for then your wish
will come sparkling true!
Vasanthi, Accenture Services Privated Ltd.
■ Hello Appa
Wish you many more happy returns
on this wonderful.Njoy your b’day!!
need your support for ever..
Divya, IBM Bangalore
■ Dear Viju
Many Many Happy Returns of the
Day :-) Today at least keep all ur
mokkai ’s away [:P]
Wishes frm, "IgNiTe GaNgStErS" TCS
■ Dear Kendly Parvez Ahmed
Advance heartly wishes for your
birthday.! Let our friendship
continue forever!!! Congratulations
for your successful completion of
M.Com,
Kaiff Parvez, CGSL
■ Snippet Singam Balaji
Wishing you a Advanced Happy &
Wonderful Married Life.
US Snippet Team. CGSL.
■ Hi RockStar (Sundaresan)
Avance Joyeux anniversaire ! "If
there’s something that you’re
dreaming of then may it all come
true, because you deserve it
all...HAPPY BIRTHDAY" Have a
Wonderful Year Ahead.
Sunny Smiles, Lavanya, Senthil,
Vallabhee, Wipro-Moto Gang
■ Dear Karthik
Many Many Happy Returns of the
day & Happy B’day to you
karthik.....May God showers his
blessings on you and heavy
downfall of love,cheers & greetings
from all around u.Have fun
Regards, Gajendra Reddy.C, AdventNet Inc
■ Dear Virgil
We wish that all your dreamz come
true. May God bless you
abundantly, and fulfill your
Wedding dreamz too… may this
year brings you a lot of Happy &
prosperous moment in life with
your fiancé LakshmiJ Happy
Birthday!!
Cheers,
Athena AR Quality Team, Perot systems
■ Dear Prem Anand
We just want to say, Happy Birthday
To you, my dear friend You have
always been there for us And our
friendship will never end.
By Colleagues From Wipro Technologies
■ Dear Vijay
I wish you Bon Voyage for your
journey to U.S. Have a wonderful
experience, Challenging and
Sucessful environment over there.
Best Wishes from Vidhya
■ Dear Dr.Madhumitha
Wishing you a very happy day and
joyful time....
Urs, Vimal Prashanth Patni Computers.
■ Hi Thousif Bakra Ivg
Wishing u in advance of ur stepping
into 23rd of your life, may god bless
u with all love and affection.
Advance wishes from ur PARVEZ
ICWAI, jafer CA, Saif Dhila, Thofiq
IATA,
Heatly wishes,
Kendly Parvez Ahmed, Uspd- Cgsl
■ Dear better half (Deepthi)
My advanced birthday wishes to
you, I wish you a many happy
returns of the day, May God bless
you and our family with health,
wealth and prosperity in your life.
Yours lovingly, K. Chander,
Actavis Pharma Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd.
■ Dear MURALI
Wish you many more happy returns
of the day. May
this year brings you a lot of Happy
and prosperous moments in your
life.
By Selva, Ranjith, Sudhakar and Sekar,
RR Donnelley
■ Hey Y.Ram
Happy birthday... And wishing you a
happy married life.
Mohamed Siddiq, Deepak, Prasad,
Mokkai Guna, Kasam, Mangar, Anandhan
Sharmila, Chiku MS, LE LE LE Panner,
Kora Shankar, THY and Kanchi Guys.
■ Hi Sampath
Wish You Many More Happy
Returns of the day...Wishing you
success and may all your dreams
come true.. :-) OE Conversion,L3,Wipro
■ Dear D. Umamaheswari(Pharmex)
Wish u Many more Happy returns of
the day.May this year brings u a lot
of Happy & prosperous moments in
your lifeWish u a very Special day!!!
With Luv $ Best Wishes,D.Nallathambi,
D.Deepalakshmi
■ Dear Mani
Wish u many more happy returns of
the day!!! Let all ur dreams come
true. May god bless u forever...
With luv, Jaya and Mohana, Hexaware
■ Hi Maida
Maidavin Pugalaaram!!! ’Depart in
white pilllar All in all Alagurajave,
Work illati maidava iruppaan,Work
vanduta summa kotthu parottava
mariduvaanla” “Chappathikku
thevai white maida Namma
departku thevai Balaji maida”
Advance Birthday Wishes!!!!
Cheers ,12 Bees ,Hexaware Technologies
■ Dearest Bhavu (Bgjmpv)
This is...A Lovely Message, For a
Lovely Person, From Lovely Friends,
For a Lovely Reason, At a Lovely
Time, In a Lovely Style, To wish u...
A Lovely Birthday :-) Hope this
birthday brings you all the joy
under the sun...
With loads of love... bGJMPV :-)
Ganesh, Janani, Manasi, Prashant,
Vishnu, Wipro
■ Hi Nathaniel David Dayashankar
Birthdays are good for you.
Statistics show that the people who
have the most live the longest. We
wish you a very happy birthday .
With Lots of love,
Jayanthi ,Sushmita, Lakshmi, Priyanka
and Manju..., Wipro Technologies
■ Hi Vijay R
Days are special, Birthdays are so
special. Enjoy your birthday! Many
more happy returns of the day.
With Warm Wishes, T&Q Team, DPIBPL
■ My dear Priya
If I could catch a rainbow, I would
do it just for you, And share with
you its beauty. On the days you’re
feeling blue, If I could build a
mountain, You could call your very
own, A place to find serenity, A
place to be alone, if I could take
your troubles I would toss them in
the sea, But all these things I’m
finding, are impossible for me I
cannot build a mountain, Or catch a
rainbow fair, But let me be what I
know best, A friend who’s always
there for u. Advanced birthday
wishes to my dear buddy, Your
birthday makes this day all the
more special and beautiful.
With lots of luv, Rohini S, TCS.
■ Hi Selvam
Our advanced wishes for your
Birthday on November 30th. May
god bless you abundantly with
good health,career and everything
that you wish. (Intha varushathula
13
irunthu konjam ’surusuruppa’
irunga) .
Hearty wishes, Ethe, Hema,Meena TCS
■ Dear Sugi & Mathan
"It takes real luck to find that
’special someone’ who’s the perfect
match for you and Now that you
’ve found out yours".On your
Engagement....Loads of Joy &
Happiness may fill your hearts! Let
your new life be Happy & Fruitful!!
Our Warm Wishes for your lifetime
joy & togetherness!!!
Congratulations for your Wonderful
Tomorrow!!!!:-)
With Love & Wishes,
Rainbow Gals....Gayathri(Wipro), Shalini
(Wipro), Mano(CTS), Preethi(TCS), Suji
(TCS), Suja(AMD), Mizpah(Lect. Vels),
Latha(Lect.), Kanmani(Infosys), Indu,
Rajam(Lect.), Jeba.
■ Dear RamKumar (Infy)
Engalathu iniya pirantha nal
vazthukkal. Indru Pol Endrum nee
Santhoshamai Vazha ellam valla
iraivanai prarthikkirom.
Wid luv,
Imran,Selva,JJ ,Bala , Vijay and All
Eternals
■ Dear Saurabh Chhajed
Happy Happy Birthday re...We wish
u a very fabulous future
ahead!!God Bless u!
Remember us always as we do!!!:)
Yours
Gang 17thDecember2008 oracle,Wipro
■ Dear Sandeep
Wish you many more happy returns
of the day …Happy Birthday
We have booked a table for our
team in Rain Tree at 7pm– Come
with your credit card
Best Wishes,
Ca7 Team
Ford-satyam team
■ Name>>Nandini
Company >>inautix
Wishes>>Many more happy returns
of the day .May the forthcoming
year be filled with joy and
happiness and let your dreams come
true .
Sent by>>Satishkumar
■ Hi Erummmmmmaaaaaade,
Fn always has U in it.
Grow up Kiddo!!! Wherez da
party??
Namma T2 villa party... Hoping for a
party 2nyte :) Happy B’day in
Advance...
With tons of hugs n kisses,
T2 Gurlz…. (Ex-T2 included)
■ Dear R.K.Deeptee Shivaanee
Happy Birthday to you da
Wishes from
Umapathy Family
___
14 ERGO Friday, November 28, 2008

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publication in Italy.

B.C

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

You will be dutiful and sincere more than usual
today. It is a favourable day for posting your
resume to other companies. You may wish to spend
time with your friends. Alternatively, you may take
your partner to a nice public place like theatre.

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

Your mixing nature will help you gather good credit
from others at office. You will get your work done
very tactfully. In personal life, you may be more
possessive about your partner. Ensure that there is
no ‘conflict of power’ between you and anyone else.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

You may be more compulsive in your behaviour
BORN LOSER with others. Unwillingly you might have to agree
with what others say. In love life, you may try to
attain more clarity. Intimacy between you and your
partner may increase in the later part of the day.
CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20
At office, you may experience lot of stressfeels
Ganesha. Others may be more demanding and your
day may be spent in meeting their expectations. In
relationships, you could be more forgiving so your
partner may not have any complaints for you.
LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20
Ganesha finds this to be active day for you. You
may wonder when the day started and when it got
over. You will find the work becoming more
demanding. Lovers may need to show care and
concern towards partner to make feel good.
VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20
It is perfect day to deal with mundane activities like
FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT arranging your desk and also for important works
like planning the trip or reshuffling work schedule.
In personal life, you may enjoy nice recreational
activity in the company of your partner or beloved.
LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20
While you are at work, domestic responsibilities may
keep drawing your attention. Ganesha suggests you
to try and manage this carefully. Today you may not
be in a mood to work for long hours, but may wish
rush home to relax as soon as the day is over.
SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20
Your sincerity at work may speak volumes for you
today. At home, you may not have any major issue
to deal with. Ganesha feels that you may have
interesting discussions with your family members
which will enrich your and their general knowledge.
SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20
You may stick to your work and try to meet all your
targets or deadlines. Because you are wise enough
to handle work intelligently and in time, you will
meet your targets by the end of the day. Later you
may take interest in matters related to occult.
CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20
You may feel drained if you work for longer hours,
however, you can be very vigorous in your thoughts.
Others at office may feel a bit pressurised with your
demands. In personal life, you may demand more
attention from your partner, feels Ganesha.
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20
PREVIOUS To sort out minor issues, you may need to put in
greater efforts at office. You may feel that ’nothing
ISSUE’S is working in your favour’ but towards end of the
day, stars are turning in your favour. Love life may
SOLUTIONS brighten up and blossom in the evening.
PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20
Ganesha finds you receiving lot of credit and
appreciation for your work. Superiors may remain
happier with you which will make you feel more
secured and happy. Personal relationships may reach
to better level of understanding.
Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pattni
16 ERGO Friday, November 28, 2008

Real skull used in Hamlet

!
A late Shakespeare fan’s dying wish has come true after his skull was used by
actor David Tennant as a prop in a stage production of Hamlet. Concert pianist
Andre Tchaikowsky left his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company after dying
from cancer in 1982.

Churches find ‘chocolate

Jesus’ tasteless
Germany’s churches
criticised a businessman
on Tuesday for selling
thousands of Jesus
chocolates. Frank
Oynhausen set up his
‘Sweet Lord’ chocolate
Jesus-making business
saying he wanted to
restore some traditional
religious values to
Christmas in Germany.
Reuters

Italian party to pay for

babies named after
Mussolini
An Italian right-wing party is
offering US$ 1,930 to parents
who name their babies after
wartime fascist dictator
Benito Mussolini or his wife
Rachele, saying their names
are under threat. The MSI-
Fiamma Tricolore party, the
descendant of Mussolini’s fascist party, said
the initiative in the poor, southern region
of Basilicata was meant to keep alive names
“at risk of extinction” and pay tribute to
the movement’s roots.
Reuters

Stable light ‘to make

atomic clocks smaller’
Scientists have come up with a new design
which they claim can be used to make the
world’s most precise clock as small as a
wristwatch.
Cesium atomic clocks are used to define the
basic unit of time – the second – to co-
ordinate and synchronise global timekeeping,
GPS navigation
systems, computers on
the Internet and
scientific equipment.
But these devices,
known as fountain
clocks, are very large
and technically very
complex.
Now, an international
team has claimed that
a new class of atomic clocks of at least
equivalent accuracy could be made much
smaller and simpler just by trapping
aluminium, gallium, cesium or rubidium
atoms in a lattice of laser light operated at a
specific ‘magic’ wavelength. According to the
researchers from Nevada University in the US
and the University of New South Wales in
Australia, the relative compactness of the
new design would be of benefit in many
scientific and general applications, and could
also offer better control over errors in
existing fountain clocks.
PTI