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my city desidictionaryDabba: Delhi-speak for an objectthat just doesn’t work. Eg: This TVdoesn’t work, it’s a dabba!

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With Diwali around the corner, organisations in bigcomplexes have started conducting fire drills to ensure thatall safety precautions are in place. Only in Delhi!

Hi,A very hpy morng 2 papa,mum-my & my dear sister.i miss u alot, i physicaly present at PWLlast night bt mentaly at homewith u.I want 2 say that u both rthe best parents in all over theworld. I am proud 2 b your son.

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Viky

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Rajan

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Shona

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Rohit

My Most Caring Wife,Wishing u a very very beautifuln happy anniversary my sweet-heart. Its been a while since ucame in my life and made mesuch a nice person n gave me alife worth living for. U r my in-spiration, my smile and myhappiness. I'll be always besideyou till d end of our lives myjaan..!I love you....:)

Urs Loving Hubby

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CG

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Urs Loving Hubby

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Ur Motu

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Aman

Hi,Happy Diwali to all the readers,may the lord Ganesha bringprosperity to all my Dil Sefriends and their families thisDiwali.

Your friend, Karan

PHOTO: ZABEEH AFAQUE

Dear Diary,

Delhi is a place where we canfind occupation with competi-tion, luxury with dissatisfaction,humble people with jerks andNew Delhi with old Delhi. Mostof us, in spite of living in Delhi,have never been to old Delhi,especially Chandni Chowk,Jama Masjid and many more ofsuch historical parts of theCapital. I agree that it is one ofthe most overcrowded areas inthe city, but it’s still fun to visitthe area. The chat shops, andthe stalls selling kulhar waalilassi, are awesome. Along withthe traditional saree shops,many small things presentthere, reflect the past of ourcity, thus touching our hearts.

Most importantly, the Red Fortthere acts as a red jewel. OldDelhi is a must visit place!

Ashna Banga

Dear Diary,

With the launch of the Metroservices in the city ofBengaluru, our metro cities arefinally coming of age. Thenewer entrant always learnsfrom the experience of the olderplayers, just as Delhi learntfrom the experience of Kolkata.Hopefully, Bengaluru can makethe best of the combinedexperience of the two citieswhere the Metro runs, and takethe Metro usage to the nextlevel of capability for intra-citytransport. -Ashish Rai

metropolitandiary

FOR A COLOURFUL FEST

Vaishali Bhambri■ vaishali.bhambri@hindustantimes.com

Do you break out into acold sweat at thethought of makingrangoli on Diwali? Does

your rangoli always end uplooking like a smudgy messcompared to your neighbours?Take a deep breath, there’s aneasier way out. Markets acrossthe Capital are flooded withready-made rangoli optionsand other colourful decora-tions to make things easier.

From stencils, netapparatus, different types ofcolours to printed rangolistickers, you can use variousmethods to make easy andbeautiful rangoli designs. “A lotof customers used to ask forstencils to make rangolidesigns, so we thought ofintroducing them at our shop,”says Rajan Khanna, of FancyBangle Store in CentralMarket in Lajpat Nagar.

The stencils come in two

varieties - made of cardboard(R65) and net (R40 onwards).From fancy designs totraditional ones, such as thefeet of Goddess Lakshmi, andhappy Diwali messages, thereare plenty of stencil designsavailable. “The net stencilsshould be used carefully orelse the design can get messedup very easily. Since the stencilis small and the colour wouldseep in slowly, one should takeextra precautions whiledesigning,” says the owner atRaj Pustak Bhandaar in themarket.

Also a hit this year are theready-made printed rangolistickers. Available in squareand circle shapes for R15 andR10 respectively, these stickerscan give the look of a powderrangoli design. “These stickersare selling the most,” saysRajesh Kumar, of NandaniCandles shop in Sadar Bazaar.Check out the varieties ofrangoli colours - kumkum andgrained. The price ranges fromR15 (for six colours) forkumkum and R10 for a singlecolour for the grained one.

The markets are alsobuzzing with other homedecoration materials like fancyBandhanwars, artificialflowers, ganesha idols andother new stuff.

The city markets have

a variety ofrangoli

stencils withinnovativedesigns to

choose from

Cloth chandeliers thatare available forR100 onwards

These stencils are readily available in popular city marketssuch as Lajpat Nagar and Sadar Bazaar

A new innovation thisyear, this gel-basedcandle also acts asa lantern

Cardboardrangoli stencil

The net rangoli

stencils

■ Artificial Carnation andMarigold flowers andgarlands (Price: R50onwards)

■ Pearl and crystalBandhanwars and blindsfor decoration purposes(R75 upwards)

■ Mirror bells and starshaped hangings (R25 perpiece)

■ Innovative candles -lantern shape (R150),flower and lady birdshaped diyas (R25 perpiece)

■Teracotta figurines withglass work in shapes ofGanesha and elephants(Price: R50 onwards)

OTHER COOLDECORATIONS

■ STENCILS: Differentpatterns are made oncardboard. All you have todo is keep the stencil on thefloor and put colour through the design.

■ NET STENCILS: The patternis finer and can even be ofgods and goddesses. But,making it is a little trickier,as there is a lot of detailing.

■ STICKERS: These are readymade printed rangolis,which ensure that there’s alook of powdery rangoliwhen you stick them on thefloor. In short, they are nofuss rangolis.

CHOOSE YOURRANGOLI

If making complex rangoli designs gives you jitters, then city markets offer an easy way outReady-made

rangolisticker

The kumkum rangoli colours (above), grained colours (below)

A view of the crowded Sadar Bazaar area ahead of Diwali

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