Geetanjali Kirloskar, Chairperson, India Japan Initiative Jun 22, 2008
The organisation works to create an atmosphere of India around each subject, be it Indian food or the sari. Geetanjali Kirloskar, chairman of IJI, is hoping to expand the reach of the organisation to Japan now. (India Times)
Sari Doesn't Make It Right Jun 20, 2008
SARI DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT - New York Post ... SARI DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT ... June 20, 2008 -- AIRLESS, earnest and sludgy with banalities, the Brit drama "Brick Lane" wraps a sari around the kind of suffering-housewife picture that became a clich 30 years ago. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Fiscal spiral has merchantscutting back on imports Jun 17, 2008
These days, owner Sari Brown is trying to slim down to 40 percent imports, bringing in new American designers like Sang A and Rebecca Minkoff, whose leather purses sell for $600, and shedding bags from European collections such as Pauric Sweeney and Michael Teperson. Amy Schlager, who counts luxury purses from and Louis Vuitton among her collection, said she has noticed merchants touting more American designers and has purchased several such handbags recently at LuxCouture, including ones from... (Boston Globe)
Save the Sari Jun 16, 2008
I, for one, pack lunch with my invisible third hand, set the pleats of the starched sari with the fourth even as the visible two are engaged in bolting the back door ... I end up having just one hand at my disposal, because the other is on a permanent assignment of holding up sari pleats ... One would think that after all these years of going around wrapped in six yards of fabric, one would've mastered the art of sari wearing. (India Times, India)
Will Indonesians get Carrie-d away with 'Sex'? Jun 15, 2008
This sentiment is echoed by Sari Nila, fashion stylist to Indonesian Idol contestants, who says she would "never style my clients according to what I see on SATC because the clothes have to match his or her personality" ... More conservative fashionistas have remarked that the ensemble is hideous and over the top, but Sari Nila begs to differ ... However, as much as she loves to observe Carrie's eclectic fashion lineup for inspiration when dressing herself, Sari Nila admits that she actually... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Weighing costs of air travel; The blending of body types Jun 14, 2008
Weighing costs of air travel. " (IHT Style Magazine, May 17), Suzy Menkes writes: "The sensual, sexpot models, definitely not size 0, with swingy hair, glossy lips. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
The close-up Jun 9, 2008
I have a fantastic collection of saris. I saw Naomi Campbell wearing a sari and I think they are the most exquisite, beautiful, sexy outfits. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
The guy who gets things done Jun 9, 2008
Family: Nadler has three children from a previous marriage: Eric, 35, is a doctor at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas; Sari, 31, is the head of development at the Allen-Stevenson School in New York; Ruth, 29, is a fashion designer who is starting her own baby clothes business. Nadler has two grandchildren. (Boston Globe)
For Heart Health, Sprints Match Endurance Training Jun 6, 2008
June 5, 2008, 10:25 am. Intense bursts of exercise may be as good for the heart as longer, moderate-intensity training. (New York Times)
U.S. reinstates Fulbright grants to Palestinian students Jun 2, 2008
Sari Bashi, who runs an Israeli organization called Gisha, which focuses on the free movement of Palestinians, said that while the group welcomed the decision to let out the seven Fulbright winners, "Gisha calls on Israel to allow all Palestinian students accepted to universities abroad to exercise their right to leave Gaza and access education, in order to obtain the tools they need to build a better future in the region.". On Monday, Israel's Supreme Court will hear petitions brought by Gisha... (International Herald Tribune)
Brits in Bollywood May 29, 2008
"Now I am not the type of girl to jump around in a sari, but I'm getting offers for films." I ask if she has had any acting experience. "No," she laughs, "but I am a drama queen.". (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Maybe Tata, Jaguar/Land Rover is not such an odd couple May 28, 2008
Entire families pile onto them, with Dad driving, Mom in her sari or traditional flowing salwar kameez outfit on the back and two or three children squeezed in around them. By Sharon Silke Carty, USA TODAY. (USA Today -- Autos)
Food bank warrants big helping of support May 23, 2008
Ground was broken Thursday for construction of a 10,000-square-foot building at 1222 Baltimore St., on property donated by the Sari family ... The comments approved for posting aren't edited, and don't necessarily represent the views of The Daily News, its owners or employees. (Longview Daily News, WA)
First in, worst dressed May 18, 2008
Brodie Holland and partner Sarita Stella at the AFL 2005 Brownlow Medal at Crown Casino. Photo: Vince Caligiuri. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Fashions of the world: Families model clothing May 9, 2008
Clothing ranged from the exotic - such as the kimonos of eastern Asia and the saris of India - to modern fashions worn by the El Ghannam Egyptian family, which demonstrated their country's participation in 21st century styles ... Sharma wore a sari, a costume worn in India for social functions ... "People love wearing saris, and there are quite a lot of saris out there," she said. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Learning to smile again Apr 13, 2008
Dressed in a beautiful sari and Islamic head dress, Iram Saeed appears to be just like any other Pakistani woman ... Dressed in a yellow sari which reveals her scarred body, Mumtaz Mai proudly cradles her nine-day-old daughter Fatima. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Fashion melting pot Apr 8, 2008
Even the classic sari was given a twist by using a rough checked fabric, or with a decorative top under the drapes or with a bird embroidered at the back ... A stand-out, if repetitive, collection came from Anuj Sharma, whose inspiration from the sari produced draped cloth, with never a cut or seam in sight, edged with eyelets, creating a show that was a creative tour de force. (International Herald Tribune)
Sri Walks The Ramp At Lakme Fashion Week Apr 4, 2008
Inspired by 1920s French artiste Erte, the designer duo had tastefully incorporated drapes, pleats and prints in skirts, saris, dresses and jackets ... The collection includes skirts, saris, dresses and jackets in deep puples, jade greens and gold with an artful use of drapes, pleats and prints ... reinvented the sari and lehenga," Priya added. Prriya and Chintan have been Sridevi fans for long and were pleased when she amiably agreed to be their showstopper. "Sridevi, in our creation, looks... (TopNews)
LFW: Bollywood keeps glam quotient high Apr 3, 2008
The red sari with a black and cream pleated border was breathtaking while the embroidered coats were stylish. Slim pencil skirts and dresses had a wild mix of fabric prints and colours, which are Sabyasachi's signature style. (India Times)
A trip to remember Mar 23, 2008
Under the sari a blouse, like a halter top, is worn and a matching under skit made of thicker, solid material. The saree is wrapped around this skirt and then tucked and pinned to it to hold it all together. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
There are no global Indian fashion brands Mar 20, 2008
Global fashion is more than a new way to wear a sari, short kurtis with ostrich feathers and ecru bandgallas with swaroski crystal. Even the most diehard global Indian will only wear these to fat Indian weddings or fatter Diwali parties. (India Times)
The rise & fall Mar 18, 2008
While Bipasha Basu stumbled in a Gauri Nainika gown and Minissha Lamba stumbled in a sari, a model actually took a fall at the Charu Parashar show when her shoe got caught in her dress. At Rajesh Prataps show models stumbled and then stumbled some more largely owing to ill-fitted shoes. (Daily News & Analysis)
I dont want to be typecast: Ila Arun Mar 17, 2008
I hope the directors from Bengal are listening because I would like to get into a sari and do mashima-pishima roles too. So, whats next. (Times of India)
It's a man's world in the makeup arts Mar 2, 2008
The client wanted a heavy composition, while I was thinking light," he said with a sour grin. Philips Kwok is one of scores of male makeup artists in Jakarta. Today and probably since years ago, it is no longer surprising to see a man holding a brush in one hand -- sequencing the right combination of color off of his palette -- and putting on fake lashes with another. In fact, in Indonesia, it is just what people expect when they walk into a beauty salon. And that is why it is very hard to tell... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Kraton's reminder of bygone splendors Feb 22, 2008
In some ways, one of the saddest and eeriest of Yogyakarta's sites of interest is the Water Castle, or Taman Sari. Taman Sari translates as "fragrant garden". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
24 hours in Amsterdam's historic center Feb 19, 2008
From jam spoons and silk sari tablecloths to colorful market bags and disposable place mats with maps of cities around the world, there are enough gadgets there to help inspire your next dinner party. Shopping often provokes hunger, so for a quick sandwich on freshly baked bread, stop in at Bertram & Brood (Reestraat 15; 31-20-423-1963). (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Letter from India Feb 16, 2008
India's newest talk show host, billed as the local answer to Oprah Winfrey, hitched up her sari and looked for her stylist's approval ... "The sari is the most flattering garment. It disguises manly shoulders, takes attention away from a masculine neck," he added, as the final touches to makeup were made in the studio dressing room, minutes before cameras started rolling on the first session ... A complex procedure even for experienced hands, sari tying is a particularly fraught process for... (International Herald Tribune)
“Seductive” star to lend “cognac-smooth voice” to hits from opera and Broadway Feb 13, 2008
After all, he and his two co-stars Sari Gruber and Wesley Rogers--will be focusing on singing, rather than acting for the Love ... Smith, who hails from White Plains, N.Y., started his musical career with the cello and he'll accompany his co-star Sari Gruber on it Saturday and Sunday ... Smith will be joined by internationally renowned New York City Opera Soprano Sari Gruber, who has been described as nothing short of sensational and a creature of the stage, by Opera Magazine. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Sekayu school raises national education bar Feb 10, 2008
Septina Sinta Sari, 23, from Surakarta, Central Java, was only eager to work a long way from home as a contractual English teacher at SMA 2 Sekayu, the leading state senior high school in the capital of Musi Banyuasin regency. Her wish came true after dozens of candidates were eliminated during the selection process from the Sebelas Maret University in Surakarta. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Doctor behind South Beach Diet revamps his life, series Jan 30, 2008
He adds: Then Sari (his wife) tells me that if I don t take off those pounds, I ll only be able to promote my book on the radio. His new book, The South Beach Heart Health Revolution (St. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Could the 'Nano' launch a revolution on India's roads? Jan 18, 2008
As Tata's chairman, Ratan Tata, pointed out while unveiling the Nano, it is a ubiquitous sight: a young child standing in the footwell holding the handlebars, a father driving, and a mother behind (riding sidesaddle in her flowing sari, of course), holding an infant. By this measure, the Nano could be a quantum leap forward in safety and reliability. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
In Milan: Finger-friendly clothes Jan 16, 2008
But when the double layers of a jacket were draped like a sari or a vest and a coat broke out in a leopard print, it all looked like a Saint Martins College of Art project - albeit done with consummate skill, imagination and taste. Stand-out pieces appeared when the trail went up to the Himalayas, inspiring yeti-thick coats and vests. (International Herald Tribune)
27 Dresses an unflattering comedy Jan 16, 2008
Jane (Katherine Heigl), wearing a Sari bridesmaid dress, beams at a Hindi-Jewish wedding in "27 Dresses". Twentieth Century Fox. (MSNBC -- Movies)
'Kenapa Leonardo?' offers actors emotional field day Jan 15, 2008
Mrs. Risah, one of the patients, who is played by the hilarious Sari Madjid, tends to remain silent. When she speaks, she tells funny stories, but nobody ever laughs at her. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Baby robot that can walk, talk and feel Jan 12, 2008
During her visit to India this week, the former Prime Minister's wife slimline figure was clearly evident through her chiffon sari. It's a classic tale of revenge - how a woman seduced, then spurned, by one of Britain's leading composers humiliated him in an internet sting. (Yahoo News -- Robots and Robotics)
Guiding the modern girl Jan 9, 2008
With sari-tying, laser tag and facials ... She's hoping to squeeze in an evening of learning to tie a sari, too ... The book, like its bestselling companion, The Dangerous Book for Boys, is a compendium of traditional and decidedly low-tech games and pursuits, such as tag and sari-tying, that evoke an era before video games and celebrity gossip magazines. (Globe and Mail)
Arts Council undergoes modernizing renovations Jan 7, 2008
On a typical working day, actress Sari Sabda Bakti, who's in charge of financial matters, can see chairman Marco Kusumawijaya through the separating glass. "There can be no hanky panky around here," Marco told The Jakarta Post. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Rupee madness and modern maharajahs Jan 4, 2008
At her wedding in 1942, Indira Gandhi, daughter of Nehru and later India's prime minister, wore a khadi sari made of yarn her father wove while in prison during the freedom struggle. The "jewelry" she wore at her wedding was made of flowers strung together by the family gardener. (Asia Times Online)
I don't even dye my hair: Shabana Azmi Jan 3, 2008
All you could do was hold a thali in a white sari. "There was a point in my life when I was deeply shocked I couldn't be a mother because I took it for granted that everything normal would happen to me. But that period quickly vanished.". (Hindustan Times)
We used to dominate SEA Games Dec 17, 2007
" Ade Surapriatna , speaker at the Jakarta City Council: Having Indonesia finish behind other Southeast Asian countries (at sporting events) is unacceptable. We are a bigger country than most in the region and have better human resources. We have the opportunity to nurture good athletes to excel in sports. A lack of infrastructure in the country is a major constraint to the development of athletes. It is hard to find sporting facilities in Jakarta or anywhere else in the country. The central and... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Sports)
Sudan's sex and beauty secret Dec 11, 2007
Ahmed Zaki Yussef chops and sells wood 12 hours a day, seven days a week, sitting in the shade next to a busy road in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman, where women in colourful saris step out of jeeps to haggle over the firewood ... Zainab, married to a retired ambassador and dressed in traditional Sudanese sari, steers clear of the practice, for example, when she leaves her smart suburban villa for her job in architecture. (iAfrica.com)
Jungle school pushes danger message on mercury Dec 9, 2007
" The school walls are cluttered with posters produced by the students giving chapter and verse on the dangers of mercury. And as locals are free to come and go, the students' message about the hazards is becoming widely known. Using resources provided by the Global Mercury Project, funded by the World Health Organization and relevant United Nations agencies, the students have learned that mercury used in mining is a problem with no easy solution. The miners are poor and although they eventually... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
A hug from Amma Dec 7, 2007
" Whatever the words, they have a power. She kisses my forehead and cheek, and finally we part. She lifts up my hands and kisses them, and that for some reason makes my heart leap. There are beaming smiles all round. I thank her and to my surprise, as I stand, I'm a little wobbly on my feet. Amma, incidentally, means mother. On the way home, I call mine. Amma is appearing at Alexandra Palace until Friday, 7 December. Sessions begin at 1000 and 1900 GMT. Add your comments on this story, using the... (BBC News -- UK)
Disorder in "The New Girl Order" Dec 3, 2007
The single young woman in New Delhi has replaced her graceful sari, bare midriff and decolletage with slim-fitting jeans or a chic short skirt ... The single young woman in New Delhi has replaced her graceful sari, bare midriff and decolletage with slim-fitting jeans or a chic short skirt. (Townhall.com)
Queens shopping districts Nov 30, 2007
Unique Stores: India Sari Palace, Karishma Fashions, Bang Bang boutique, Inner Peace home accessories store, Rudy Volcano South American hats, gifts and decorations. Chain Stores: KB Toys, F.Y.E. Music and Movies, Foot Locker, GameStop, Payless Shoe Source. (Forest Hills Ledger, NY)
Indian women say no to layering! Nov 22, 2007
What else is a sari for heaven's sake ... What else is a sari for heaven's sake. (India Times)
Why do we run? Scenes from a forest Nov 19, 2007
Oranges like a Halloween pumpkin or a Burmese monk's robes; yellows like honey mustard or a sari I once saw on a woman in Kuala Lumpur. I take a quick left up the hill, using thick tree roots like a spiral staircase. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Tannishtha Chatterjee on Brick Lane Nov 16, 2007
By that time I'd read the whole script and the next time I went I wore a sari, I tied my hair, I had kohl in my eyes, so I looked 'Nazneen. " Despite having made films in France and Germany and having visited England in the past, the Delhi-raised Chatterjee had no previous experience of the area of East London where both book and film are set. Page 1 of 3 Feature by More from Leigh Singer: Full Review: DVD Review: Feature - Cinema and DVD: Full Review: Full Review: Search this site Cinema Search... (Channel 4 News)
Karkar: Deadly Dance for Peace Nov 16, 2007
However, irrespective of the difficulties, many Palestinians would be wondering just how Palestinian academic Sari Nusseibeh arrived at the conclusion that they would be prepared to forgo that inalienable right in return for a full Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 borders, including east Jerusalem and the Old City. 20] That concession might benefit some Palestinians - and even that is questionable - but it would certainly be at the irreversible expense of the 4 million... (Zmag.org)
Intel engineer follows space craft dreams Nov 1, 2007
Initially, Jarvis considered competing for the $10 million Ana sari X Prize that was won by aerospace designer Burt Rotan. Jarvis did not to enter the competition but he is not alone in trying to commercialize private suborbital space flight for civilians. (AZCentral -- Business)
Fashion with a conscience Oct 25, 2007
Mark Osborn, a founding member, says: "Consumers need to understand the links between how their clothes are made and how the workers are treated." To promote solidarity and understanding they have funded worker activists such as Dita Sari from Indonesia to travel to the UK and meet consumers and campaigners. However, No Sweat's campaigns are not solely linked to exploitation in factories abroad. (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
'The Comebacks' has a way with clichs Oct 20, 2007
(The first of his many rousing speeches involves getting off the dean's list: "I want academic probation . . . I want felonies and lawsuits!") The team's kicker is an Indian soccer beauty who punts in her sari. The team mascot - a tubby, mentally challenged black kid - is a joke on that "feel-good" Cuba Gooding Jr. movie "Radio." In "The Comebacks," his name is iPod. (Boston Globe)
Paris, Milan, Mica Lane Oct 19, 2007
Sari Brown, owner of Lux Couture which sells purses and hand bags for thousands of dollars, stops for a photo in her showroom on Thursday afternoon, October 11, 2007 ... Sari Brown, 51, started LuxCouture two years ago, when her youngest son was getting ready to go off to college. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Haunted by the hurt, memories and loss Oct 14, 2007
"I still remember being in the Sari nightclub that night, when the bomb went off I sometimes still wonder why I got out." ... He left the Sari Club moments before an explosion killed six of his team members. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Road to recoveryFive years on, Bali residents reflect on their "ground zero" Oct 13, 2007
This is where Iluh Januarini lives, surrounded by photographs of her father - a taxi driver, blown up by a truck bomb outside the Sari nightclub in Bali's Kuta tourist district five years ago ... All of them are remembered on a monument close to where the attacks took place, but the site of the Sari Club - known locally as "ground zero" - remains an empty plot of land, neglected and overgrown ... "The empty Sari Club site lets the wounds remain wounds," he said as we walked back along the beach.... (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
The man who made comedy funny Oct 7, 2007
"I have completed Kanjivaram , a film on the lives of the sari weavers of Tamil Nadu, and at the cost of sounding immodest, I must say it is my best work. The high I experienced was better than the high after my Malayalam film Chithram (1988) ran for 367 days at a stretch.". No stranger to success or failure, both of which have stamped his long career, the film-maker says that he is a seasoned man today. (India Times, India)
Weak Dollar Hurts Paris Fashion Oct 7, 2007
Hermes, the purveyor of luxury handbags and silk scarves, cannily eyed the fast-growing Indian market with a sumptuous collection of maharajah suits and flowing sari dresses. Didier Grumbach, head of French fashion's governing body, said Paris could withstand fluctuations in the dollar because it showed only designers at the top of the luxury scale. (Time.com)
Nellie McKay is a witty, whimsical charmer at the Paradise Oct 4, 2007
She charmed with the literate, whip-smart pop gems "Ding Dong," "David," and "There You Are in Me," and provoked with mannered, insurgent rockers like "The Down Low" and "Happy Flower." She tumbled headlong through a bluesy ditty about salvation through canine devotion ("The Dog Song") and programmed a scathingly satirical feminist mini-set ("Sari" and "Mother of Pearl"). Between songs, McKay muttered and rifled through her sheet music, and during songs she inserted left-field comic interludes. (Boston Globe)
Clintons to attend Ritu Kumars show in NY Sep 24, 2007
The finale will consist of work researched from the handwoven brocades of Benaras, contemporised to add the touch of dash to the eternal sari. report continued below. (Daily News & Analysis)
Sameera bowls over Shakira! Sep 16, 2007
Dressed in a flaming red sari designed by Neeta Lulla Reddy drew a lot of attention including that of Shakira. The two got to talking. (SantaBanta.com)
Sameera gets close to Clooney! Sep 12, 2007
I guess someone mentioned my name to him when I walked in, dressed in a sari at my traditional best so presumably, he was sure I was the same Indian actress he had just seen. It felt like eternity, and I was speechless. (India Times, India)
West Lampung livelihoods benefit from agroforestry Sep 10, 2007
One evening at the end of July, about 10 people from Sumberjaya district arrived at a modest wooden house in Simpang Sari village, West Lampung ... "The long-term license is one proof. Warem Tahu is effective in its advocacy for being close to farmers and cooperating with regional officials. Farmers are not necessarily always opposed to the government," Rama said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
The Company of Women Aug 25, 2007
Rehman dazzled in an elegant black sari and ivory-coloured pearls, while Aman and Tagore looked suitably gorgeous as they chit-chatted around. Tagore, who wrote the foreword of the book, made no bones about her disillusionment with Bollywood. (Expressindia.com)
Allison Graham and Lisa Grubb Join Women's Soccer Coaching Staff Aug 1, 2007
Graham and Grubb join head coach Jon Lipsitz and assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Sari Rose on the 49ers women's soccer coaching staff. July 31, 2007. (Charlotte49Ers.com)
Is Shilpa's UK romp finally over? Jul 31, 2007
There is no sari, no shimmying. Hostility hangs in the air like fog, writes Rumbold with devastating precision. (India Times, India)
