Pu La Deshpande. Not only did he live an enriched life full of experiences, but also brought smiles on the faces of millions of Maharashtrians. Pu La Deshpande's life was a grand celebration. Paying tribute to his life is The 13 day festival called Pulotsav 2008, the art festival organised by AashaySanskritik. The festival takes off on January 30 where queen of melodies Lata Mangeshkar will get the prestigious Pula smriti sanmani at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch. In its fifth year, the concert will host a number of events including drama, music, art and films.

Celebrating the spirit of democracy amongst the youth Lokayat, along with other activist groups and NGOs of Pune, have come up with a society called Lokashihi Utsav Samiti. This society is organising a five-day democracy festival in Pune from January 26 to 30, that will hold five cultural programmes organised on January 26, 28 and 30, where accomplished artistes like Mallika Sarabhai and Jaysi and Pranabh Mukherjee will perform. January 26 will see the musical satire play by Jaysi and Pranabh Mukherjee Girija ke sapne and a gazal programme by Ustad Sajjad Hussain Khan.

After sugar and heart related problems, thyroid disorders are among the most common ailments gripping Indians today. Yet it is the most under-diagnosed of all disorders - making thyroid a hidden disease.

The Indian Thyroid Society (ITS) has declared January 2008 as “Think Thyroid” month. The aim is to not only increase public awareness about thyroid disorders and the importance of the thyroid gland among the general public but also general practitioners and others in the medical fraternity.

1) Pentium III & Pentium I ---- Bade miyan andChhote miyan.
2) Computer infected by Virus - Pyar to Hona hitha.
3) Hard disk and Floppy disk - Gharwaali Baharwaali.
4)F1 - Guide.
5) Esc - Nau Do Gyarah.
6) Ctrl+Alt+Del - AkhriRastaa.
7) CrtlC + CtrlV - Duplicate.
8) Undo - Aa ab lautchale.
9) Super User Password - Gupt.
10) BackUp - Jaagteraho.
11) UPS - Janta Hawaldar.
12) Server -Godfather.
13) Proxy Server - Padosan.
14) Security -Nakabandi.
15) Storage - Tehkhana.
16) Storage capacity -Badhti ka naam Dadhi.
17) Computer without RAM - KoraKagaz.

It's that time of the year once again when celebrated musicians from different parts of the country make their way to Pune to pay their tribute to Pandit Vasantrao, the doyen of Indian classical music. This year Vasantotsav that is scheduled from February 8 to 10, will see participants not just from India but also from across the border.

Organised in the memory of Late Dr Vasantrao Deshpande by Dr Vasantrao Deshpande Pratishthan the three-day festival will be held at Ramanbaug High School from 5.30 to 10.00 pm.

Dandruff sticks to you like pesky, unwanted company. Even if you have washed your hair using an anti-dandruff shampoo, the dandruff makes its presence felt after a few hours. Dandruff is one of the most common hair problems. There is no complete cure for dandruff, but it can be effectively controlled by understanding its causes.

MORNING: Glass of warm water, 1/2 tea spoon of amla powder or alovera gel 1/2 hour before breakfast, tea or coffee should not be combined with bread toast, bscuits.

BREAKFAST: Idli, upma, vegetable paratha, boiled egg white without yolk, boiled pulses and sprouts. Sprouts should be avoided if someone is suffering from gastrointestinal disorder, veg toast sandwiches, fruit juice after breakfast.

My new year resolution is to add wine to my "health food" list and honestly I am going to stick to it…

My resolutions are always based on reward system, by adding something positive to create positive results. Wine has been an important part of my life for many years. But the intent of this resolution is to have wine moderately and regularly, with consideration to its benefits, locating as much supporting medical evidence as possible.

Wine and Health ... benefits are not without cautions…

Naturopathy is gaining a lot of attention as healing the natural way is what many prefer. Nirmayee, a nature cure center caters to just that.

With the help of Dr. S Rao, who has an experience of more than 18 years at Jindal Banglore, Capt. Srinivas Iyenger initiated, the nature cure center Nirmayee which was officially launched on December 19 at Koregaon Park.

The center has also launched the Colon Hydrotherapy machine, which is one of its kind in Pune. A.K. BANERJEE,an IPS officer, is also on the board of members for Nirmayee.

If a man knows not what harbor he seeks,
any wind is the right wind.

Success in living and working in today's "information Age" requires successful thinking. The good news is that everyone is capable of increasing successful thinking. Successful thinking is using any mental skill to get results. Here are 20 easy ways to get better results with your thinking.