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WINDOW SHOPPER
Pasadi on Montieth Road, Egmore, for beach
wear and Indo-Westerns
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Westside sale
The bi-annual sale of Westside is on till July 26.
Shoppers can avail discount of 20 per cent on purchase
of merchandise worth Rs. 5,000; 15 per cent on goods
worth Rs. 3,000; 10 per cent and 5 per cent on purchase
worth Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 15,00 respectively.
J
.M. Karthikeyan, a software walked around 10 to 12 hours per contribution towards society.
engineer with Tata Consul- day to complete the mission. Why the padhayatra? “I pre-
tancy Services, has covered a “The locals of these Panchayats ferred walking as it is the Gand-
distance of 80 km on foot to are so downtrodden that they hian way of sensitising people.”
spread the importance of educa- don’t send their kids to schools. Ergo had published an article
tion in Thiruvarur district. There are around 16 government on Karthikeyan for helping stu-
This associate started his four- schools here and attendance is dents from underprivileged fam-
day walkathon on June 24, visited very poor. So I thought of stress- ilies in Valangaiman and
50 Panchayats, covering a popu- ing on the importance of educa- surrounding villages complete
lation of 15,000 people, and dis- tion to these villagers who are their basic education. This he
tributed pamphlets insisting on mostly illiterates,” says Karthi- achieves through the ARAM
the importance of basic educa- keyan, who was assisted by his fa- Trust. ■
Price of dishonesty
ERGO CORRESPONDENT autorickshaw of the accused Ma- Following this, a police investi-
feedback@goergo.in
nivannan a few days ago. He got gation was underway and auto
down at a specific destination in driver Manivannan was appre-
BEACH
AND
BEYOND
Silk corset tops to beach wear
to Indo-Western – the collection
at Pasadi is a pleasant mix
used to design clothes, but chiefly
for friends and on a non-profes-
sional basis. I opened the store
with my mom, Sara. Known clients
and word-of-mouth publicity have
kept it going,” Divya says. “We
make it a point to launch a new
W
hile it’s easy to spot the line every three months,” she
store’s board on Montieth adds.
Road, a less-determined Elaborating on the Beach O
soul wouldn’t cross the Nine, she says, “We don’t have a
store as such, located as it is at the beach culture in Chennai. We have
far end of the little lane that a beach but don’t make use of
veers off. A visit, though, it.” Lack of beach culture
proves a pleasant sur- nevertheless, of the 80-
prise. piece line, all but
Pasadi has been about 10 have been
there for over three snapped up already.
years and caters to a Besides Beach O
specific clientele, Nine, one can also
chiefly women, who find a good collection
keep coming back. Be- of corset tops in raw
ing run by 22-year-old silk, silk dresses, se-
Divya, the pretty store spe- quinned tops and embroider-
cialises in Indian, Indo-Western ed salwar kameez sets. Except the
and Western wear for women. fabric, everything is made in-
The latest addition to shelves is house. “We’re all about custom-
the Beach O Nine line, a range of, making clothes,” says the former
you guessed it, beach wear in the PR executive who now takes care
form of denim shorts with se- of the store’s business full-time.
quinned embellishments, knitted “We do saris, sari blouses, corsets,
rainbow-hued dresses for
bikinis, shaded brides and bri-
denim skirts, desmaids,…
linen capris, Pasadi everything. ”
white linen Address: Speaking of
summer dresses No. 59, Montieth Road, the store’s USP,
and tunics. (opposite Cake Walk) she says, “We
There are flip- Egmore, can cater to any-
flops to match Chennai – 600 008 body who walks
too. Ph: 98842 72572 in and the pric-
“Earlier, my Store timings: 10.30 ing is pretty
grandmother a.m. to 8 p.m. (Closed on good for design-
Sundays)
and mother er stuff.” ■
PHOTOS: R. RAVINDRAN
04 KALEIDOSCOPE ERGO Wednesday, July 8, 2009
PHOTOS: AFP
S ix-time Wimbledon
champion Roger Fe-
derer flew home on
Federer
Monday with the gift
of the Centre Court
net.
Having made history
flies
with a 15th Grand
Slam win in beating
Andy Roddick, the Dai-
ly Express quoted Fe-
home
derer as saying that he
had no intention of
slowing up even
though he is soon to
with
become a father.
“I’ve been in 17
Grand Slam finals so if
Centre
Court
I do that again, I don’t
think I’m going to lose
every one I’ll be in. I’ll
definitely win a few,”
he said. ■
ANI
net
PHOTO: AFP
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
05
Paris doesn’t want to be a WAG
P
aris Hilton has said that she ended
her fling with soccer star Christiano
Ronaldo because she did not wish to
end up becoming a footballer’s wife.
“I didn’t want to start dating Ronaldo be-
cause I’ve got no intention of ending up
becoming some kind of footballer’s wife,”
the Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying.
The socialite also denied saying that the
pair were the new Posh and Becks.
She said: “People were saying we were
the new Posh and Becks, in fact that’s what
people said I was going around saying, but
it’s not true.”
“Posh and Becks are a beautiful and
amazing couple but I would not want to be
just a footballer’s wife.”
“But some girls just become known for
being a footballer’s girl. I wouldn’t ever
want to be pigeon-holed like that.”
Meanwhile, Hilton is reportedly back
with former boyfriend Doug Reinhardt. ■
ANI
Melting issue
Marriage can
make you fat
over the threshold both
end up carrying extra
weight, reports the Daily
Express.
Moving in with a ro-
mantic partner also in-
creased the odds of
obesity, but there were
interesting nuances by
sex: for women, the risk
increased after just one
year of living together,
while for men the risk
kicked in between the
first and second year.
Couples blamed a lack of ex-
M
ichael Jackson’s memo- “Internet users across the owned service listen to songs
rial is poised to be a globe can watch (the memorial) from more than 30 of Jackson’s
global Internet video- live while simultaneously up- digitised albums or view some
viewing event that dating their Facebook status 20 of the King of Pop’s music
eclipses even the inauguration and following their friends on videos online free due to a part-
of US President Barack Obama. Facebook - and other Jackson nership with Sony Music.
Facebook users worldwide fans around the world,” Face- Fox News video of the memo-
will be able to share updates book said. rial will stream live online at
and thoughts while watching A Michael Jackson page at Fa- Hulu, a popular video service
free streaming video of the me- cebook has topped 6.5 million owned by NBC Universal, News
morial at CNN Live, ABC, and E! fans, unseating Obama’s “fan Corp. and Providence Equity
Online websites. page” as the most popular at Partners.
“We are preparing for num- the California-based social net- Hulu is also promising on-de-
bers
PHOTO:that
AFP easily outweigh the working service, according to mand access to video of the en-
inauguration,” said Facebook Zuckerberg. tire memorial service after the
marketing director Randi Free virtual versions of Jack- event.
Zuckerberg. son’s famous glove are the top Singers Stevie Wonder and
“There is just so much gifts at Facebook, with more Mariah Carey are among a bevy
global reach for this star; than 800,000 having been sent of stars slated to appear at
something about him or his to members. Jackson’s memorial service in
music has touched people “This is a man who has elic- Los Angeles, organisers said.
around the world.” ited so much emotion from Soul legend Wonder and pop
The same technology people during his lifetime,” diva Carey were included on a
used to stream CNN cover- Zuckerberg said of Jackson. provisional list of participants
age of Obama’s inaugura- “He continues to elicit emo- at Tuesday’s ceremony, which
tion - Facebook Connect - tion after death. He is the focus will also include stars such as
will be put to work let- of remarks good and bad at John Mayer, Lionel Richie, Smo-
ting people watch the Facebook.” key Robinson and Usher.
Jackson memorial in Video of the Jackson memo- Organisers say Tuesday’s 90-
CNN Live video rial will also be streamed at minute event will be a celebra-
players. MySpace thanks to collabora- tion of the life of Jackson, who
Facebook users tion with entertainment titan died on June 25 at age 50 of an
will be able to stay AEG. The memorial will be apparent cardiac arrest.
linked to their social- streamed real time, free, and In the week following Jack-
networking profiles people will be able to comment son’s death millions of people
and friends while or link to Michael Jackson’s pro- flocked to the official Michael
watching memorial file, according to MySpace. Jackson channel at YouTube.
video streamed MySpace said it is showcas- The rate at which visitors fol-
at CNN Live, ing the memorial because it has lowed “click-to-buy” links to
ABC, or E! On- a global online platform and its purchase Jackson music at on-
line, accord- users care about the event. line shops leapt by a multiple of
ing to MySpace Music also lets 46, according to YouTube. ■
Zuckerberg. members of the News Corp- AFP
08 SPORT ERGO Wednesday, July 8, 2009
‘‘
It’s a big blow for Australia. He (Brett Lee) was in my starting XI. Him and
Mitchell Johnson with the new ball was quite exciting At 90mph-plus, with
both swinging the ball, it was an exciting prospect for Australia. They have good
back-up but it’s a shame because Brett was starting to find some form.
Shane Warne
That’s on the
recommendation of
actor Akshay Kumar
Stallone
turns to
Ayurveda
H
ollywood actor Sylvester Stallone
has turned to Ayurveda in an effort
to end persisting knee pain after
Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar
told him to do so.
Akshay, who was working with the ac-
tion star in Hindi film Kambakkht Ishq,
bonded with him during a chat about on-
set injuries and suggested Ayurveda when
Stallone started talking about his persist-
ing knee problem, reported contactmus-
ic.com.
Akshay even provided the name of his
favourite Ayurvedic practitioner.
“Stallone appeared to be really interest-
ed in Ayurvedic treatment and asked for
more details. He said he intends to spread
the word about Ayurveda among his Hol-
lywood comrades,” said a source. ■
IANS
Jacko wanted to
clone himself
Michael Jackson was so scared of
dying that he wanted to clone him-
self. He wanted to live forever, says
the singer’s driver.
Mirror.co.uk reports that Jackson,
who died last month of cardiac arrest,
had apparently attended a confe-
rence in Las Vegas on human cloning
with his friend Uri Geller, the spoon
bender. Jackson was also interested
in the teachings of a sect called Rae-
lians and asked them if they could
clone him.
“Jackson was very excited. He
bounced out of that conference like a Jai is back
small child. He was smiling and on a It’s long time since we have seen Jai on the big
high. I heard him and Uri talking in screen. Remember the youngster who came to the
the back of the limo. He was talking limelight with his roles in Chennai 600028 and
about the prospect of being cloned,” Subramaniapuram? Vaamanan is his next release,
said Al Bowman, Jackson’s chauffeur hitting the screens on July 10. The movie also stars
who drove him to the event in 2002. Priya Anand and Lakshmi Rai. The movie is
■ directed by Ahmed, who has worked with director
IANS Kathir, and has music scored by Yuvan Shankar
Raja.
12 ERGO Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Tuesday’s Query:
Your favourite
shopping spot in
Chennai and why you
like it.
■ T.Nagar Ranganathan Street for
good time pass
Yuvaraja.R Wipro, Selvam.M Allsec,
Pavan IBM, Raghav TCS,
Levi Infoview Technologies
■ Pondy Bazaar Jagadeesh from Hexaware Technologies has nominated his friends as Partners in Crime. This pic
Anbu was clicked at Quality in Sabari Hotel during their get together.
Wipro
sudoku
Keyul from
Visteon has
captured the
sunrise at
Puducherry
using Canon
PowerShot
SX10-IS
camera.
Hobbies:
Photography,
visiting new
places, drawing
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Ukrainians
1 wearing
traditional
clothing jump
over a campfire
while
celebrating Ivan
Kupala Night,
a traditional
Slavic holiday
in Kiev.
PHOTO: AFP
Real Madrid
2 supporters wait
for the official
presentation of
Real Madrid’s
new player
Cristiano
Ronaldo at
the Santiago
Bernabeu
stadium in
Madrid.
PHOTO: AFP
Jelena
3 Markovic (R)
newly crowned
Miss Serbia
2009 receives
the crown from
the former miss
Serbia, Nevena
Lipovac, during
a national
beauty contest
in Belgrade.
PHOTO: AFP
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