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There was a time not so long ago when I used to get a bit worked up when I hear that a new Indian designer is coming out with his line for men.

I think my fears stemmed from the fact that, barring just a few designers, what our guys came out with that time either meant for the circus or made a normal guy look like an abnormal ‘girl.’

For some reasons best known to them, they always chose to make effeminate creations for men – ultra fitted ones for instance – that looked really stupid on those who wore them. On them, they would then attach things that made them look even more girly. Overall, the creations used to bring utter gender confusions on the runway.

Thankfully, I saw changes happening when the first menswear week was held last year in Delhi. To be frank, I went there with preconceived notions that, first they will be boring, they would be unwearable to the extend that either they will be girly or will look like circus outfits. But when it began, I realized that designers mean business. And the vent was good.

So, while it was happening I also realized that it was a good event for men in general – not just for those who wear them or those who make them… but for some of those guys who hang around the lobby like souls without salvation (guys looking for modeling breaks).

Jokes aside, this event provided modeling opportunities for many new male faces. Guys usually are kept aside at regular fashion weeks as they always cater to women. Lakme Fashion Week started devoting a day for men swear for the last few years and then a dedicated men’s wear started happening in Delhi. Good for male models.

So good collections, good shows and good opportunities for male models. Not bad guys… let’s see what happens this time for men at the men’s wear week!

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Posted by Vinod Nair on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 10:01 pm 
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    ‘The Samaritan’

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    PLS Reply:
    July 13th, 2012 at 5:41 am

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  • Dr.Yogesh Sharma

    Killings
    should not be Adored

    Nation celebrated Eid-ul-Zuha on Saturday, October 27, 2012, with
    extraordinary enthusiasm and fervor. Politicians, bureaucrats, media etc., were
    vying with each other in throwing Mubarakbad
    to Muslims as if they were participating formula racing. Almost all the
    newspapers and electronic channels were showing the pictures of helpless,
    innocent, voiceless, to be slaughtered goats, camels, buffalos, with the first
    sun ray. This animal sale/purchase was being held on the main roads and
    highways causing massive traffic jams. Similarly Eid namaz was also read on the
    roads and most of the roads witnessed traffic jams. Administration remained
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    talk very highly about animal rights and
    non-violence, millions and millions of animals are butchered to celebrate a
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    In this country even insects, rats, frogs etc., are not allowed to be
    killed even for medical and research purposes. The gangs of animal lovers are
    there to make big hue and cry on even minor harassment to animals. But on mass
    killing all remained silent. After the festival of Eid-ul-Zuha all the drains,
    sewers were filled with blood and flesh of animals. Road were littered with
    animal skins and bones. Every where cities were stinking. The most dangerous
    part of all this is that deadly bio-medical waste breeds deadly deceases and
    viruses. Even for deadly dengue virus this bio-medical waste is the best place
    to breed.

    But all these secularists, media, NGOs and activists are very vociferous
    in defaming Hindu festivals, like Dipawali (Noise Pollution), Holi ( Color
    Infection), Durga Statue Immersion ( Water/River Pollution) but they are all
    silent on this mass killing of animals, noise pollution and traffic jams (Namaz
    On Loudspeaker on high decibel and Namaz on Roads), Bio-Medical Pollution
    (Animal Killings).

    If this type of animal killing continues that day is not very far when in
    India
    goats, camels, buffalos etc., will be endangered animals. So adoration of
    killing must be stopped in the national interest.

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