HAPPENINGS-14TH MAY

The first thing I noticed in HT today was 'Akshay Tritiya', also known as 'Aksha Teej'. It is seen as a day for jewelery shopping, no doubt that the prices of gold has already touched Rs.18350 per 10 grams!! Is that all about it?? No..like every other festival, this one also has a story..Akshay Tritiya is the day of switching over to Treta Yug from Krita Yug, the day when Ganga moved from the sky to the earth. It is also known as 'Parshuram Jayanti'. But the fact is..we are more interested in shopping rather than knowing these details!!

So even as the temperature soars, and Delhi witnesses its hottest ever 14th May, the shopping spree is still not that much affected..!!

One thing that is as annoying as the heat is India's performance in T20 World Cup. But be it captain MS Dhoni accusing the IPL parties or coach Gary Kirsten commenting on the fitness levels of the players, the country is still too busy with cricket..its sad, we overlook the various other reasons to celebrate! Viswanathan Anand won the World Chess Crown and we should be really proud of that...

Yet another hot topic is our environment minister, Mr.Jairam Ramesh. This highly intelllectual and vociferous ex-IITian is always in limelight and this time it is the 'China' issue. While I believe that educated ministers like Shashi Tharoor & Jairam Ramesh are an absolute necessity to change the Indian Politics visage, I think they need to be a little more careful while expressing themselves!!

Last but not the least, I can't forget my favorite actress, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who is very much in news regarding the Canne's Film Festival. The whole fashion world is busy criticizing her hairdo but all I know is..she could have looked better but a mere hairdo doesn't really affect her beauty!!

Happy to know that finally, someone representing India at Canne's will be wearing a saree and she is none other than Deepika Padukone..best of luck lady..!!