Govt would respond to any action against non-local Indian citizens : Ibobi State Govt sees eye to eye with JCLIPS on ILPS
IMPHAL, May 21: Stating that there is no difference of opinion between the State Government and the Joint Committee on ILPS (JCILPS) on enforcement of Inner Line Permit System in Manipur, Chief Minister O Ibobi has cautioned that the Government would rea.....
State lad tops Nagaland Class X Board exams
IMPHAL, May 21: Helaluddin Shah s/o Md Islauddin and Sanarembi of Borayangbi under Kumbi AC has topped the HSLCE 2013 conducted by the Nagaland Board of School Education, results of which was declared in the intervening night of May 20 and 21. Helaluddin.....
More eviction
IMPHAL, May 21 :The State Government has decided to evict encroachers for expansion of roads in Imphal and greater Imphal areas. The State Government has initiated necessary procedures to evict encroachers as it feels that many roads in Imphal and grea.....
KSO suspends strike, blockade
IMPHAL, May 21 : Respon-ding to the assurance of Chief Minister O Ibobi to carry forward the backlog of 474 ST posts in the ensuing recruitment of 2000 numbers of Manipur Police Constables, and also to take immediate action regarding the backlog of 28 dif.....
CM convenes meet
IMPHAL, May 21 :Chief Minister O Ibobi today convened a meeting of the delegates who would be visiting Myanmar along with him and discussed about their forthcoming foreign trip. The delegation which would be led by the Chief Minister would take part in.....
Rabies fear stalks Phumlou village
IMPHAL, May 21: Besides report about three persons succumbing to suspected cases of rabies after the victims were reportedly bitten by dogs, locals of Phumlou village under Imphal West district are gripped with fear. According to a reliable source, atl.....
Shirui Lily Fest Showcases Rich Culture Of Tangkhul Community Cultural extravaganza marks week long fest
UKHRUL, May 21: Cultural items, display of Tangkhul traditional cuisines and attires, flower show, painting competition and entertainment programmes marked the concluding day of the district level Shirui Lily Week-2013 today at Shirui village under Ukhrul.....
Pledge taken to protect human lives, values
IMPHAL, May 21: Like in other parts of the country, pledges were taken to protect human lives and values as Manipur too joined in the observance of 22nd national anti-terrorism day today. The observance is held to commemorate the death anniversary of f.....
NGOs say no to oil exploration
IMPHAL, May 21: Twenty-four NGOs including student organizations and human rights defenders today submitted a representation to Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh urging him to take steps to halt the ongoing oil exploration process and extraction works in the h.....
CSOs raid Hotel Centre Point
IMPHAL, May 21: Volunteers of different civil society organisations today raided Hotel Centre Point at MG Avenue and pulled up its manager. Volunteers of 16 civil society organisations including CLK, IPSA, KEL, ACOAM Lup, PANDM etc raided the hotel and.....
PM corrects age to 80 in RS poll papers
Guwahati, May 21: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Congress Rajya Sabha candidate from Assam, has filed a fresh affidavit correcting his age to 80 prior to scrutiny of the nominations today. The Prime Minister submitted the fresh affidavit two days a.....
Oklahoma tornado Many children among 91 feared killed
MOORE, OKLAHOMA, May 20: At least 91 people, including 20 children, were feared killed when a 2 mile wide tornado tore through an Oklahoma City suburb, trapping victims beneath the rubble as one elementary school took a direct hit and another was destroye.....
MKS condoles
IMPHAL, May 21 :The Maram Students’ Union (MKS) has condoled the untimely demise of its former Education Secretary, R Graceson Rangnamei, a second semester student of MA at MU. A statement issued by the MKS said the union would cherish his associatio.....
‘Go Green Fortnight’
IMPHAL, May 21 :Aimed at promoting greenery, atleast in and around their deployment areas, and furthering its undeterred efforts of preserving the bounty of the nature, the Assam Rifles under a specific roadmap worked out by the IGAR (S) Maj Gen UK Gurung.....
ZU condemns
IMPHAL, May 21 : Condemning the abduction and killing of Poushingdai Gonmei, a cadre of NSCN-IM by the ZUF on May 18, the Zeliangrong Union, Bishnupur, Sadar Area Zone has appealed to all concerned armed groups operating in Zeliangrong areas not to resort.....
Painting competition
IMPHAL, May 20: A State level cooperative painting competition would be held on May 29 by the Department of Cooperation, Govt of Manipur at the premises of Registrar of Manipur Cooperative Societies, Lamphelpat on the theme Cooperative as a means of livel.....
BSNL network
IMPHAL, May 20: Telephone exchanges including GSM mobile, WLL and Broadband connections of BSNL would be disrupted at BSNL installations at Hiyangthang, Wangoi and Mayang Imphal Exchanges, due to sudden breakdown of OFC route near Pishumthong Ningom Leika.....
KRF denies
IMPHAL, May 21: The Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF) has denied having any knowledge on the alleged abduction of Nepali youths from Gopibung, Mahavir and Shantolabari areas under Kangpokpi PS. Terming the allegation as baseless and false, a statement iss.....
Dispute resolved
IMPHAL, May 21: The dispute between Rangshong, Chief of Awang Longa Koireng and Rengsutsong Koireng was settled under the laws of Satang Area Chiefs' Association at the residence of H Gelmol village chief on May 20. A statement issued by the SACA said .....
New students' body floated
IMPHAL, May 21: Along with announcing formation of a new students' organisation christened Reformist Students' Front (RSF), its general secretary BCY Atiqur said that RSF was formed to take up issues related to rights of the student community. Affirmin.....
Sunday Sentiments
By : Urmila Chanam
Fashion with me
Let me tell you a secret. Women look at other women, while men also look at women! Research indicates women dress up for other women. To think about it, it holds true in my case- the reason is simple-men generally admire you if you look good irrespective of what you wear or how you do your hair but women are more crtical. And their standards or expectation out of you are relatively high. So unless a woman throws an appreciative glance over your ensemble, you aren’t quiet sure you look good!!
Enter the world of fashion with me, the kinds that don’t quite peep out of Vogue or the Cosmopolitan but that you find on the streets everyday, if you are looking. I have a penchant for style and it’s got nothing to do with Paris Fashion or the international stalwart brands. I see style in the way you do things, the way you walk across the street, in the way you hold your head, the way you tie your hair, smile and dismiss others misgivings. There is a style in being a good person and in being ‘liked’ for it. There is nothing as fashionable as a girl with clear and radiant skin, irrespective of the skin tone, with healthy, shining and luscious hair that she wears long or in a ‘bob’. Along with a well toned body, she has all it takes to make heads turn.
There are fat women who can get away with wearing ‘jeggings’ teamed with a spaghetti top and slim women who don’t! Then there are those perfectly figured women who wear seemingly perfect clothes but lack a style quotient. There are women who stand out wearing the most sombre and muted colours like actress Nandita Das, and women who pass off as elegantly in an engine-red saree like Vidya Balan in Award functions. Then there are women who have all the physical attributes of a ‘siren’ but they still don’t quiet make an impression. Style is a very complex concept, really.
I find women who wear more than one pair of earrings on their ear lobes very appealing. There is this friend of mine, Dianne, at work who is half Bengali and half Goanese- she sports three pairs of tiny diamonds on her ears and every time I look at her, it doesn’t fail to capture all of my attention! It’s so feminine! Then there are girls who wear a lot of clips on their hair, fan- shaped clips in suede and velvet sprinkled with sequins or bow- shaped clips in plastic. These are clipped onto their fringe, or the side of their head, cleverly ornamenting their hair and their face, with ease and charm. Well, I must admit I am certainly one of them. I could go out without my favourite diamond earring but not without my clip! Beautiful hands, feet and nails are another fashion statement you cannot quite disregard. Long, supple, well- moisturised hands with very long, well- manicured nails painted most artistically with beautiful shades of nail varnish speak of a sophistication that a dress alone could never. Then there are those women who steal all our attention with the way they speak to you. This is super stylish and most appealing. A soft, gentle voice, well modulated backed up with intelligence and wit, is in ‘fashion’ always.
On an impulse I set out to photograph beautiful stylish woman on the streets of Bangalore one day. I wasn’t keen on the ‘model’ types I was more interested in the ordinary women. My only concern was what would I tell them, and would I get their consent? I worried that they would check on my identity and would certainly want to know where these pictures would be published. With women, one can never be too sure, can they? But surprisingly, as I stood adjusting my camera and a beautiful girl happened to cross the street, just when I was worrying if I should speak to her first, she smiled at me broadly and waved! I took a picture- click! She was evidently not only ‘okay’ with me taking her picture, but she was happy! Women love to dress up and get photographed!
I photographed almost 13 women in 2 hours time that day. I did this for understanding woman and their style and not for publishing them, if you ask me. I loved that experience. I learnt that women really care about how they look and go to great lengths to get her ‘look’ just right. Someone photographing them or paying them a compliment comes to them as appreciation of their efforts and a reassurance that they look ‘okay’ after all. You can never remain a woman’s enemy if you tell her she is beautiful. None of these women who I photographed asked me why I am photographing them and who I was! Most of them giggled out of sheer delight, one hugged me, one even told me, “You are doing a great job!!”( I don’t remember telling her what I do for a living),only one of them volunteered to take my picture.
And know what, I forgot to ask her what she did for a living!
The writer is a humanitarian, campaigner and journalist with World Pulse & Voices for Human Rights and she can be reached at - urmila.chanam@gmail.com
Charu
"I dress up 2 impressed Men first. Myslf. Then othr women.'Cause you can't please women." ~ E. Taylor. Looks is importnt, bt more than dat, presentable is most importnt. I guess the writer must have both the traits. othrwise... Nice reading.
