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Food Review: The ABC Juice of the JHC Canteen

Food Review: Apple-Beetroot-Carrot-Ginger Juice The Apple-Beetroot-Carrot-Ginger Juice, commonly known as the ABC Juice, is one of the healthiest juices available in the Jai Hind College Canteen. The juice is freshly prepared right before the customer and is served in a disposable plastic glass. As far as presentation goes, the chef adopts a minimalist approach as no fancy garnishing is seen. The juice has a deep crimson shade, thanks to the beetroot. A serving of this juice is approximately 250 ml, which is quite decent. This juice goes well with a bowl of Un-junk Bhel which is quite popular among fitness enthusiasts. The procedure for preparing this juice is anything but complex. All one needs is a blender and the ingredients for a glassful of ABC goodness. The ABC juice, just like all other juices, is served cold. Hence, there’s no aroma that hits you before the first sip. As far as the consistency of the juice is concerned, it is thick and pulpy. The vegetables in t...

Reviewing 'Dangal'

DANGAL Aamir Khan’s recently released ‘Dangal’ has been the talk of the town for a year. Believed to be bordering the same storyline as Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’, the movie has been greatly looked forward to. ‘Dangal’, a movie on wrestling, shines as a modern feminist movie. Portraying female strength and a modernist thinking, it makes its place in new age cinema. It is a sports drama film based on the true story of a man called Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters, Geeta and Babita. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, ‘Dangal’ has Aamir Khan starring as Mahavir Singh Phogat, and Fatima Sana Shaikh as Geeta Phogat, Zaira Wasim as young Geeta, Sanya Malhotra as Babita Phogat, and Suhani Bhatnagar as young Babita.  While Pritam composed the music for ‘Dangal’, the lyrics were given by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Kripa Shankar Bishnoi, who is a coach with the Indian Women’s wrestling team, gave rigorous training to Aamir Khan and the other cast members for the wrestling scen...