Garnering tremendous love from the audiences in its first week, COLORS’ ‘Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal’ has elevated the genre of fantasy fiction to an entirely new level.

Hailed as one of the most extravagant television shows of the year, ‘Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal’ tells a compelling story of a girl next door Eisha and werewolf (bheriya) brothers’ Armaan and Veer who test the dangerous limits of love and survival.

The first-of-its-kind romantic fantasy drama stars popular actors Karan Kundrra, Gashmeer Mahajani and Reem Sameer Shaikh in the roles of Veer, Armaan, and Eisha respectively.

Produced by Inspire Films (a Beyond Dreams company), the show airs every Monday to Wednesday from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM only on COLORS.

Television heartthrob, Karan Kundra visited Chandigarh to express his gratitude towards fans and talk about the show. Talking about his visit to Chandigarh, Karan Kundrra, who essays the role of Veer, says, “Chandigarh has a vibe of its own with its warm people, hospitality, and amazing food. This city has a separate place in my heart and this time the feeling was more special as I came to promote my new show on COLORS ‘Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal’. The viewers who had already watched the show gave me feedback about how my portrayal of Veer resonated with them”.

“As an actor, it’s the most gratifying feeling to receive such positive feedback. I am thankful to all the fans for showering love, and I hope more viewers step into the mystical world of romance, fantasy, and drama that we have created,”  he adds.

Set in the mystical town of Landsdale, Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal, follows Eisha’s journey as she falls in love with Armaan and develops a strong connection with his brother, Veer.

Both Armaan and Veer are werewolves who have been bitter rivals since they betrayed each other. In the upcoming episodes, the story will focus on the revelation of secrets and the escalating conflict between werewolves and bison.

Viewers will see the true motives of Armaan and Veer, as well as the moment when Esha discovers Armaan’s identity. Mayor Kumar, a bison, will enter the picture with the aim of destroying the werewolves.

In the madding din of the bustling city, we tend to look for places where we can destress ourselves, especially when hard-pressed to make it to a nearby hill station.

The all-pervading serenity and solitude of the spectacular Sukhna Lake comes to mind and intensifies the hidden wanderlust which eggs you on to waste no time and zoom off. And, if it happens to be Sunday, it’s a double delight as there are no official wrangles to hound you for a while. Folks, you need to be a tad choosy with the timing. Morning is the right time to visit this enigmatic lake and listen to the strains of divine music created by the soul-soothing ripples of the staid lake waters.

Known as the jewel of the City Beautiful, Sukhna Lake, the magnificent rain-fed water body, is barely two km from another wonderland – the iconic Rock Garden – which abounds in natural beauty and bounty to be savoured for hours should you have a whale of a time.

What adds to the beauty of this unique Lake is that it enjoys a captivating view, silhouetted against the Shivalik ranges making a perfect backdrop. What is so fascinating about this first-of-its-kind of lake is that those visiting never forget to view the glorious sunrise on a cloudless day, be it any season of the year.

“Whenever we come over to Chandigarh, Sukhna Lake is the one-stop favourite haunt among other places of interest dotting the City that we never forget to visit. What makes it all the more exciting is the glorious sunrise that we never miss watching here on our visit to this place offering a Midas’ Touch”, say Dr Pradip and Mamta, owners of Rahul clinic at Jeori in Shimla.

Created in 1958, the lake measures three sq km and is skirted by a thick green cover lending luminosity to the sylvan surrounds, which make it one of the most googled and one of the most happening places in the city. The walkway along the lake, the joggers’ track and the walkers’ kutcha track are lined up with grooves of ornamental and medicinal tree, including the royal palm, kachnar, amaltas, sitafal, satpatia, gulachin, putranjiva and peepal and mango trees. The cynosure of all eyes is the heritage 150-year-old peepal tree in the centre of the track.

As you walk past the historic tree, you are enthused to listen to the feathered friends singing sweet nothings perched precariously on the treetops. These avian neighbours are sure to make your trip musical.

The health freaks have a wonderful time doing some kinds of workouts or doing yogic ‘asanas’ and other aerobic exercises at a space earmarked for the purpose. They sweat it out unmindful of the space or time constraints, being a Sunday.

For those who wish to be in communion with the divine for a while, away from the jostling crowd of the lake promenade comprising people from all walks of life, there is a well carved-out Garden of Silence, offering a celestial spot to rewind and be yourself for a while, away from the honking horns and the cacophony of the door bells. An imposing statue of Lord Buddha in spotless white at the dead centre of the garden amidst concentric circular stairs made of flagstone, look spectacular and the Bougainvillea flower adding to the beauty of this place paradisiacal peace.

During the day

As you briskly enter the lake site through the well-maintained mini flower gardens, you see a beeline at the boating ticket counter. There are all kinds of small and big boats available for those interested in boating. While couples chose to go cruising in two-seater or four-seater pedal boats, others with families and friends opt for the jumbo-sized shikara. Wearing life jackets is mandatory for all though.

While food lovers have options to tickle their taste buds at food joints and eateries here offering them hot, tasty and tangy treats, the teeny-weeny guests visiting the spot, spend quality time at the amusement park, playing adventure games, enjoying a jaunty train and a camel ride, while they gorge on ice cream, ice candy and other goodies all the while.

Winged visitors’ winter sojourn

Thousands of winged guests from home and the faraway lands come calling when chill starts picking up and become harsh there, and make Sukhna Lake as their winter sojourn. They land in Chandigarh every year by mid-November from Siberia, Central Asia, China, Afghanistan and the upper Himalayas and their stay lasts till March or April.

All roads in Chandigarh and its neighbouring satellite townships, Panchkula, Zirakpur and Mohali, led to the historic Zakir Rose Garden, Sector 16, Chandigarh, with visitors in droves flocking to be a part of the annual Rose Festival. The 3-day mega event on day two, being a holiday on account of Shivratri, witnessed an unprecedented rush, apparently due to certain add-ons this season like the light and sound show introduced for the first time.

Though the mega event was marked by stellar flower decorations of exotic varieties of roses and other fascinating floral showcase, food court, camel rides, display of weaponry, among others, the cynosure of all eyes was the Deaf Hunar Textbooks stall from the state of Haryana, which won hearts of visitors for more reasons than one.

In an informal chat with CityWoofer, Pallavi representing Haryana Welfare Society for Persons with Speech and Hearing Impairment (HWSPSHI), headquartered at Panchkula, says, “The announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make teaching of Indian Sign Language as a language subject synchronising with the  National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, has given a reason to rejoice for the vast majority of those battling hearing impairment in the country. The initiative has come as a big boost to spread awareness about the Indian Sign Language (ISL) in the country”.

Shedding more light on these books, Pallavi says these books are unique with the ISBN numbers, QR codes with signed version for reference, adding that these textbooks are copyright protected, printed copies of which are available with HWSPSHI.

She further adds that the books have been conceptualised and created by an expert textbook development team of certified ISL teachers of repute and subject experts with years of experience to credit. She is quick to add that the graphics for these textbooks had been designed by ace designer Himanshu Kansal, who is deaf by birth.

“We hope these ISL textbooks can be of hands-on use making the initiative a dream-come-true for the deaf community comprising more than 50 lakh people across the country,” she says enthusiastically.

She is hopeful that ISL would prove to be a boon for teaching as a language subject in all schools for the deaf in the country. “The flagship initiative would not only enhance and open up employment avenues for ISL teachers in schools and colleges, but would also help empower the deaf teachers, thus contributing to the inclusive growth of the country”, she signs off with a beam of optimism writ large on her face.

More about HWSPSHI

Sharing details of the founding of the society, Jyoti, another senior member of the faculty, says the Haryana Welfare Society for Persons with Speech and Hearing Impairment (HWSPSHI), was established in 1971 and is one of the oldest organization in the country working tirelessly for the early intervention, education, accessibility, RCI approved teacher training (D.Ed. HI & DTISL), skill training, counselling, digital sign language lab (SIGN LIBRARY), ISL club and creating ISL books for children with hearing impairment and facilitating their holistic growth.

HWSPSHI has developed Indian Sign Language (ISL) books from foundation level to Class VIII. The Haryana Governor is the president of the Society and the chief minister is its vice-president.

The Society has eight centres across the state, one each at Gurugram, Hisar, Sirsa, Karnal, Sonepat, Nagina (Mewat), Raipur Rani and Panchkula, working in tandem with district administration, state government, CSR partners and local community towards making education accessible to the deaf students across the farthest corners of Haryana.

Dr Taranjit Kaur, who is the driving force behind this great humanitarian effort, is the vice-president and chairperson of the Society, with the Deputy Commissioner as ex-officio Chairman of the centre.

An ecstatic Dr Taranjit Kaur says with oodles of optimism, “The organization and, of course,  our tireless staff, students and CSR partners together have won as many as 24 coveted state awards in the past four years, besides three national awards for empowerment for persons with disabilities including the ‘Best Employer’ award for the year 2020”.

Celebrating Amrit Mahotsav of Independence, the 51st three-day Rose Festival saw the display of latest weapons being used by ITBP. The Chief Guest of the festival Banwarilal Purohit, Administrator of Chandigarh (Union Territory) declared the festival open.

In the Rose Festival lasting three days, under the guidance of Ishwar Singh Duhan, Inspector General BTC, ITBP, Bhanu, various types of weapons were displayed like rifles, LMG, karion, pistol, light machine gun, mortar machine gun, rocket.

In addition to the exhibition of the launcher, people were given information about disaster management equipment and mountaineering equipment, as well as information about the recruitment process for the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, Army and various other forces. The exhibition was highly appreciated by the local public.

Rose Festival declared open 

Declaring the Rose festival 2023 open, Governor, Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Banwarilal Purohit said that people from all walks of life can enjoy the natural bounty along with the varied arrangements of flowers and cultural events catering to all age groups.

He appreciated the light and sound show organized by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation for the first time. He paid rich tributes to Dr M S Randhawa who had conceptualized the Chandigarh Rose Festival and the third President of India, Dr. Zakir Hussain, after whom this rose garden has been named. He said both of them were keen horticulturists.

MP Kirron Kher great satisfaction to see the tremendous interest and enthusiasm shown by different sections of society through their active participation in the Rose Festival.

Cultural extravaganza 

Artists from various parts of country performed on the main stage and in the ground throughout the day followed by Rajasthani dance, bean jogi, himachali nati, ghoomar, bhavai followed by a cultural evening which included the performance of duplicate artists from Mumbai Anil kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan and Mallika Sherawat and then finally the Light and Sound Show for the citizens of Chandigarh and other visitors at the Rose Garden.

Results of Folk Dance Competition

Schools Category

1. Govt. Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 21
2. Guru Harkrishan School, Sector 40
3. Govt. Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 47.

College Category

1. Post Graduate College, Sector 11
2. Govt. College for Girls, Sector 42
3. Govt. B.Ed. College, Sector 20

Programmes Schedule for 18th February (Saturday)

9.00 a.m. to 10.00 am Yoga & Meditation class at Main stage

9.00 a.m. Rose Prince and Rose Princess Competition (Different Stage)

10.00 a.m. Photography Competition

10.35 a.m. Traditional Folk Dance (Punjabi Bhangra and Nagada)

11.00 a.m. Ghumar Dance by renowned artists of Haryana

11.10 a.m. Fag and Dhamaal by renowned artists of Haryana

11.20 a.m. Puppet Show by renowned artists from New Delhi

11.30 a.m. Rose King & Rose Queen (Senior Citizen)

3.00 p.m. Mr. Rose & Miss Rose Competition

4.00 p.m. Ghoomar Dance performance

4.30 p.m. Musical Evening by Artists from Bengali

5.00 p.m. Musical Performance by Punjabi Artists

7.00 p.m. Light & Sound Show

What to look forward to at the Rose Festival ?

831 varieties of roses in the garden and different hues decorating the landscape, breathtaking floral displays, innovative new designs and exotic exhibits are the high points of this flower show.

The Corporation has given space for the food court, which was the utmost requirement of the general public and visitors to the Rose Festival as to serve them water and food at the garden itself. Proper arrangements of sanitation have been made.  Display stalls to showcase the talent of beneficiaries of different schemes of DAY-NULM component, exhibits have been arranged for various Self Help Groups this time.

Rose Prince & Princess, Mr Rose & Miss Rose and Rose King and Rose Queen for senior citizens are being held.

The MCC has arranged this festival as zero waste event and displayed all the varieties of roses through LED screens inside the park. Keeping in view the mass awareness, the MCC has showcased various displays of Swachh Bharat Mission besides launching Swachhata Ke Puzzles — small jigsaw puzzles pictures on various themes, like segregation of waste, four type of wastes, no littering in public place and say no to plastic products.

The Chief Guest inaugurated the selfie booth and Swachhata Stall at the Garden, where display of various schemes under Swachh Survekshan-2023 has been arranged including segregation of waste at source level, say No to plastic and onsite composting from kitchen waste etc.

The 51st edition of the annual Rose Festival began on a colourful note at the historic Zakir Hussain Rose Garden, Sector 16, Chandigarh, on February 17. The 3-day mega event will throw up a surfeit of options for city folks to soak in the spirit of sheer celebration of sorts.

Governor of Punjab-cum-Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Banwarilal Purohit, inaugurated the festival amid the peppy beats of drums, with the music band creating strains of high-decibel music notes touching heart strings. Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher  is the guest of honour on the occasion.

With a view to making this three-day extravaganza of entertainment unforgettable, the organisers have arranged a light and sound show for the first time. As per information already in public domain, a sum of Rs 1.40 crore, out of the total of Rs 2.19 crore set aside for the festival, has been spent on arranging the light and sound show, which would be an added attraction of the fascinating festival.

Sharing details about the three-day event, City Mayor Anup Gupta said the much-awaited Rose Festival was set to make a big splash, adding that the inaugural ceremony will be conspicuous by fascinating flower decorations at the venue with and exotic varieties of roses, eye-catching floral exhibits, assiduously arranged for the gala day, earning it an endearing sobriquet of ‘Rosy Festival of the year’.

What makes this festival unique are the competitions held during the three-day-long festivity, prominent among them are‘rangoli-making competition, brass and pipe band competitions, floral hat and headgear display, photography exhibition, besides the cultural evenings soaked in pure divine music, adding to the heady entertainment. The spirited puppet shows, magic shows and comic performances on the occasion always come as a welcome breather, especially for children.

Among those who will make the evenings special for music lovers, include Kathak exponent Nandita Puri and group, who will give a live dance performance – ‘Divya Drishti’, while popular Punjabi singer Maninder Buttar will perform on February 18. However, the star attraction on the concluding day, will be a live performance by well-known Bollywood singer Adnan Sami, who will keep music lovers enthralled, doling out his hit numbers, a rage with the young and old alike.

The main highlights of the morning and evening sessions have a range of activities, including yoga and meditation session for health freaks,  the electrifying folk dances of the states of Punjab and Haryana, bhangra,nagada, ghumar, raagni, fag and Dhamaal, et al.  Scintillating folk dances of Rajasthan, kalbelia, ghumar and bhavai and ‘Kachi Ghodi’ to be presented by the artistes clad in their traditional dresses, takes you a short trip to the land of sand.

On the concluding day of the festival, being a Sunday, the footfall is likely to increase manifold with people turning out in their thousands to be a part of the gala event. The morning raga, a classical rendition by maestro Pt. Subhash Ghosh is likely to be a show-stopping performance of the day, which will take you on a snappy trip to a different world of divine music.

Besides a slew of these power-packed stage and ground performances by gifted artistes on the occasion, a lucky draw comprising 300 prizes will also be held for those who have given their feedback on ‘Swachh Survekshan 2023’, the flagship initiative of the union government.

Foodies are set to have a date with sumptuous, traditional cuisines to satiate their taste buds as theme-based food stalls have been put up at the venue to serve them piping hot food of their choice. They will have a rich fare of traditional cuisines and culinary treats from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and South India to choose from.

“Three cheers for the organisers for hosting this year’s Rose Festival, like never before, with a set of well-meaning add-ons to take the festival to the next level. The food court is a welcome addition this time around,” said Rashmi Gupta, a home maker and regular to the yearly feature.

Municipal Commissioner Anindita Mitra said, “It will be a zero-waste event this time around, saying no use of plastic material at the festival. We are pulling out all the stops to ensure a zero-waste festival. The MC will process the waste on the premises, including at the food court. Over 150 employees of the corporation have been put on the job to ensure compliance of the order to maintain sanitation”.

The MC on Wednesday announced the results of flower/ garden competitions held under various categories. Those hit the prize winning tally included Sector 18-D in the best neighbourhood park category maintained by RWAs. In the best internal parks maintained by housing societies, Sector 51-B bagged the top slot.

Among the government institutions, CSIR-IMTECH, Sector 39-A, bagged the first prize in the best large garden category (over four kanal area), EIC PWD of Sector 3 got the first prize in small garden category (Less than four kanal area). Amongst the roundabouts category, the one maintained by CITCO in Sector 16 was adjudged the best.

Music is the saviour, anchor, and destination for three aspirants, who must choose between love and their ambition. This is what COLORS’ upcoming fiction offering ‘Junooniyatt’ is about. It traces the soul-stirring journey of emotions and passion of three distinct individuals, Elahi (played by Neha Rana), Jahaan (played by Ankit Gupta) and Jordan (played by Gautam Vig).

While Elahi and Jahaan are immersed in the magic of love and musical notes, Jordan is consumed by the intent to dominate the world of music. Produced by Sargun Mehta and Ravie Dubey’s Dreamiyata Entertainment, the show premiered on February 13 and will air every Monday to Friday at 8:30 pm only on COLORS.

‘Junooniyatt’ revolves around Elahi, an affable girl and a classically trained singer; Jahaan, a music-loving recluse with trust issues and Jordan, a talented rapper, who is engulfed by music. The three musical aspirants enroll in a music college and a singing competition on the horizon stirs their individual ambitions.

Set in the beautiful locales of Tricity – Chandigarh, which is home to great musicians, the show depicts a one-of-a-kind love triangle. Viewers are going to enjoy watching love and drama in this vibrant new-age story. Adding further, Ravie Dubey says, “The three characters have a love for music, but their personalities are starkly different. Viewers will find the characters relatable as they are following their dreams while love is around the corner.  This is our third association with COLORS and we’re looking forward to lots of love from viewers for it.”

Producer Sargun Mehta says, “Junooniyatt is a relationship drama that chronicles the lives of three aspiring artists, who have their own reasons for pursuing music.

Excited to be essaying the role of Jahaan, Ankit Gupta says, “The combination of COLORS and Dreamiyata Entertainment has seen successes and I’m happy to be collaborating with them. The audience got to connect with me on a deeper level in Bigg Boss 16 and now I’m excited to reconnect with them through this new fiction show based on music”.

Set to be seen in the role of Jordan, Gautam Singh Vig says, “Stepping aboard Junooniyatt, a music-based tale of love was a no-brainer for me. I’m still reeling from the love that I received for my stint in Bigg Boss 16 and I hope to give some of it back by bringing alive the character of Jordan”.

“I’ve been learning vocals and instruments to get into the skin of my character and that has been a novel experience for me, ” he says.

Playing the role of Elahi, Neha Rana says, “The biggest blessing in life is to be able to do what you love. My character Elahi in Junooniyatt is gifted with incredible talent for music, but she still feels incomplete and craves her mother’s presence. What she and I have in common is that we both look for solace in music. ”

Manisha Sharma, Chief Content Officer, Hindi Mass Entertainment, Viacom18 says, “With our long-standing partnership with Dreamiyata Entertainment, we have presented some popular shows that have captured the hearts and minds of our viewers. Hoping to continue this streak of success, we are delighted to present a tussle between love and music Junooniyatt.”

The International Puppet Festival is offering a bonanza of entertainment to city folks at the Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, with anybody witnessing it, not failing to be appreciative of the art of puppetry.

Organized by the Department Of Cultural Affairs, Chandigarh Administration, the mega show started with the presentation of the story of couple Jan Klaassen and his wife Katrijn and the crown of King William Alexander, an engaging tale from the Netherlands, performed by Frans Hakkermars Poppentheater, an award-winning puppeteer, performer and educator.

The story revolves around King William Alexander and Queen Maxima who once went to meet their subjects, but could not meet and greet them as the King’s royal crown went missing. A do-gooder, Jan Klaassen and his gutsy wife offer to trace out the thief. They finally succeed in nabbing the thief and restore the crown to the King, ending in a mayhem that ensues in quick succession. The rib-tickling presentation through an array of colourful characters evoked a thunderous applause from the audience, especially children.

The play by Frans Hakkemars was directed by Joanne Oussoren and lasted 45 minutes.

On day two of the festival, the story – Dragon and the devil was performed by KámforBábszínház, MátéKasó ,Levente Lengyel, Liza Rózsavölgy  under the direction of SzervácHorváth, which was well received by the appreciative audience.

Based on a traditional Hungarian folktale, this stellar show takes you through an enchanting, spellbinding, adventurous and mysterious world via the power of imagination. The poignant story sings paeans about the chivalrous royal heroes of the yester years. The farcical creatures, a dragon with musical wings in the tale, kept the audience hooked till the end. This power-packed story is a prominent takeaway for all generations, telling that everyone makes a difference in our day-to-day life, regardless of their social stature and other considerations.

The Kamfor Zenesz Poppet Theatre, one of Hungary’s most innovative and well known puppetry groups, has worked zealously for the revival of Hungarian puppet traditions and promotion of the modern and contemporary puppet theatre in the country. The engaging presentation lasted 40 minutes.

IL Fil’Armonico is a universal story from Italy that everybody can relate to will be performed live on stage by Teatro Tages, Agostino Cacciabue, Rita Xaxa under the direction of Agostino Cacciabue on Wednesday. This 50-minute presentation high on entertainment quotient is set to leave the audience delighted.

It’s a typical story with universal appeal about humanity, love and all its mysteries surrounding the journey of human life.

In a series of passionate poetic presentations, puppets miraculously come alive as funny and relatable characters. There’s a cocky dog, a kooky bird, a crazy ballet dancer and so on pulling heartstrings of the young and old alike.

IL Fil’ Armonico was awarded a prize at the International Puppet Theatres Festival at Kharkiv in Ukraine.

The Puppet Fantasy, a story of substance performed by Theatre Sangsahwa, one of Korea’s well-known puppet theatre groups, will mark the end of the 4-day puppet show.

The tale brings Korea’s rich cultural heritage alive through the power-packed puppet show, music, dance and mime making it a unique and a most watchable show. The colourful flower and butterfly symbolise sheer happiness, the dancing crane seeks to shower good luck upon all, and the angel brings hope and happiness to human lives. The mischievous grandpa indulging in hip-hopping brings giggles and cheer. A showcase of traditional and modern genres of puppetry evokes the sheer joy of life to a cheering audience. The 45-minute play is directed by Kyumi – Ko and  Bongsuk- Kim.

Sharing more information about the well-attended on-going puppet show, Munish Sharma of Tagore Theatre, said “We are holding two shows (morning and evening) one at 10:30 am, which is specially curated for students of government schools, and  another at 6:30 pm for the general audience. We are getting a humongous response from schools with, on an average, more than 700 students from various schools attending the session,  so is the evening session inviting huge footfalls”.

Venue: Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, Chandigarh

Time: 10: 30am,  6:30pm

Dates: Feb 13-Feb 16

A Global Alumni Meet 2023, was held at Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University) Chandigarh by the Punjab Engineering College Old Student Association (PECOSA) on February 11. Addressing the audience, Dharam Pal, IAS, Advisor to the UT Administrator, who was the chief guest of the event, said that the life experience of the diverse group of alumni would undoubtedly serve as an inspiration for future PEC graduates.

As a part of the event, PECOSA Souvenir 2023 was also released. At this grand event, batches which have completed 15, 25, 35, 50 & 60 years i.e. a batch of 2006, 07, 08, 1996, 97, 98, 1986, 87, 88, 1971, 72 73, 1961,62, 63 were also felicitated by the chief guest.

More than 500 guests were present at the global alumni meet from various parts of the country and globally. The program continued with alumni participating in fun activities like kite flying, tambola & musical chairs followed by lunch and interaction at the PEC Campus. The fun-filled day of nostalgia was followed by a musical evening where singers performed live and a lavish dinner, which provided a warm and conducive atmosphere for PEC alumni to share their stories and experiences at PEC, their professions and personal lives.

With Valentine’s Day feelings filling the air, those in love would not have asked for more this season of love and longing! They are on cloud nine as they brace to celebrate the season in a big way with Nexus Elante Mall’s first-of-its-kind mega flower show, which started on a colourful note on February 12 and will continue till March 3.

The first-of-its-kind flower show celebrates the big day like never before. A spectacular ‘floral peacock’ in the courtyard, looks surreal along with a stunning flower-decked ‘ballerina doll’ in the main atrium.

A heart-shaped passage has been specially designed to mark Valentine Day. The passage filled with a million of multi-hued flowers adds to the romantic vibes, making the place special for visitors.

This is what Salim Roopani, Center Director, Nexus Elante Mall, Chandigarh, has to say about the idea behind the biggest ever flower show so far “Valentine’s Day this year is going to be special as we have created this magnificent, larger-than-life interior . Our aim is to make the event memorable with their loved ones.”

The annual Rose Festival and Chrysanthemum Show  in Chandigarh are touted to be the guiding inspiration behind curating a flower show of this scale.

Those who are ears to music can have a gala time to savour the spectacular live band performances lined-up to keep them enthralled for hours, adding to the music-soaked atmosphere.

Faulaadi Indians’, a prominent Indie rock band, will set the stage afire with their scintillating renderings bringing the best out of its popular genres, including pure Sufi, heavy metal, and blues, et al, which will keep music lover hooked for hours on February 14 from 5 pm onwards.

The flower show will continue till March 3.

When old timers meet after a long time with a few more grey strands of hair and wrinkles of wisdom and experience, they reminisce their youthful days. Nostalgia rents the air, not letting go off any moment, with warm hugs, tight handshakes and overjoyed eyes. This is what the atmosphere was at the alumnae meet of the Chandigarh Chapter of Sacred Heart Dalhousie which held its 2nd reunion after a prolonged gap of 4 years.

Sacred Heart girls from the UK, Indonesia, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, and Delhi made the day one to remember. All this was possible with the joint efforts of all the team members, under the guidance of the Chandigarh Chapter President, Sarabjit Kaur, lovingly called Saby.

Sacred Heart Dalhousie, established in 1901, still stands tall as an institution and all the alumnae take pride in being a part of it. Whenever and wherever the girls meet, the conversation centers around the school, college, and the great ethical values that each one of them imbibed in some form or the other, all of which are deeply ingrained in their attitudes and lifestyles.

It is with this sentiment and excitement that all the lovely ladies had eagerly awaited the reunion. Those who left college 50 years ago, took this Reunion as an opportunity to come together and relive and revive their golden memories.

Behind the fun-filled nostalgia lay the strong bond of togetherness which transcended all barriers of age. ‘Girls’ in their mid 70s, very comfortably and with ease, found a common ground with those in their late 40s.

The CGA (Chandigarh Golf Association) Club, Chandigarh,  vibrated with the songs of yore, and the impromptu dance brought back the giggles, the laughter, and the nostalgia which made everyone feel adoration and immense gratitude for the Sacred Heart nuns and teachers who moulded them.