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| The colour of money |
| When the going gets tough, a festival is the last thing we need — capable of throwing off the accounts of even the most stringent (and stingy) among us. Holi, you may argue, is the most inexpensive of all such festivals. No burning of costly crackers, no gifting of gifts to relatives and friends, save the statutory box of sweets. And how much does a little colour cost, anyway?But hold on, what about the hidden costs? Yes, there are pre and post Holi expenses — real and notional — that mess up the mix, and make it look rather less frugal... |
| The first expenditure for the festival comes long before the actual day, when members of the local para go door-to-door collecting donations towards a community colour fest in which most of us do not take part. All for a good cause, they say... |
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| Splash |
| This mean machine is a souped-up pichkari. The back-pack water tanker can store over 2 litres of water and comes with
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| TIMEPASS |
| Colour cool |
| Come March and its time for the green-skinned monster to rear its colourful head. Green-skinned, you ask? “No matter wha
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| HOLLYWOOD |
| Poster passion |
| Film posters are not aesthetically as imaginative as they used to be, says Katherine Williams, a specialist in the popular cu
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| FUNSPACE |
| Extra cover |
| Mythologically speaking, Ravana’s character was always in question. But never was a Lankan cricketer’s security. As
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| Multi-use machine |
The Mahindra & Mahindra team was brimming with enthusiasm when it came ... |
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| Go from fat to flat |
I am a 22-year-old guy, 5-ft-6 and weigh 59 kg. I play football regul... |
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| Athletic agenda |
One is soft-spoken and a wee bit shy and the other is amiable with a funny ... |
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| Twists ’n’ turns |
Twists and turns — isn’t that what life is all about? And the very... |
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