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All good things must come to an end and it was indeed a spectacular closing ceremony with India becoming the overall champions. Paving the way was the Indian girls squash team that won the crown in squash events, which was held at the Gymkhana Club squash complex from19-26 August 2006. In the women’s final, two Indian teenagers, Joshna Chinappa was the gold medallist and Dipika Pallikal won the silver medal. The two top-seeded Indians had overcome their anticipated opponents, Tehani Guruge and Nirasha Guruge, the expertise from Sri Lanka in the previous round in individual events. Despite the two cousins being tipped for gold by local authorities the competition proved to be too much for them. Squash as a whole has not garnered much attention at SAG due to the lack of gold medals and this turn of events will probably see the sport remaining in the shadows for the foreseeable future. Joshna Chinappa was the most experienced player from India thanks to her wins at the previous SA Games, ...

By: Aamna Mahboob. "Aye mehndi ke ye raat aye" (today comes the henna night) "gori karat singhar" (the girl prepares herself for her wedding)…… This is one of the most popular "mehndi songs" sung on henna day, on the first day of a wedding in Pakistan. Friends, family members of the bride, relatives and neighbours gather on henna/mehndi raat (night) at the home of the bride's parents. Friends of the bride or expert beauticians apply henna on the bride's hands and feet. The word Henna has its origin in the Arabic word Al-Hinna and is used as an art form that is applied to the body. This is known as Mehendi, which is a beautiful form of temporary body decoration. Mehndi is a traditional form of decoration for both men and women in countries such as India, Morocco, and Pakistan. Henna grows in hot climates and is found in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Iran, Syria, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan and other North African, Asian and Middle Eastern countries. Henna is...

Mirror Life By Aamna Mahboob Now the world has become a global village, every one is interested in what is happening around the world. It is not only fascinating for adults but for youngsters as well -they want to know about their neighbouring countries and their cultures. The British council in Sri Lanka initiated a global school programme to help Sri Lankan schools and teachers establish a sustainable partnership with UK schools through which they could conduct mutually beneficial curriculum based projects. "From Sri Lanka around 44 secondary schools and eight primary schools have already established links with UK schools," said Head of the project, Deepthi Wijesinghe. She added that it is eye opening for students because they will know how global issues impact their lives and drives culture around the world. The workshop on Global Linking took place in Sri Lanka for the second time this year. Sixteen students from twelve schools from different areas of Sri Lanka partici...

SPORTS By: Aamna Mahboob. Suspense comes to end after Australia's David Palmer (pic on left) beat Gregory Gaultier in the final of the Al-Ahram World Open Squash Championship, played out on an all-glass court on the Giza Plateaux in Egypt, with the country's world-famous pyramids providing a stunning backdrop. Palmer, celebrating his 40th appearance in a PSA Tour event final, dug deep and hauled himself back into the match, winning the third game by the same 11-9 margin. In the Semi-final Palmer defeated former champion Thierry Lincou and Gaultier made a upset after defending champion Amr Shabana in dramatic semi-finals on the all-glass court set alongside Egypt's famous pyramids of Giza Thursday. Palmer, the 2002 champion, it was his third appearance in the final but for Gaultier, the fast-rising 23-year-old who has never before progressed beyond the event's third round and who today celebrated a career-high world No7 ranking, it will be his maiden appearance i...