Honda India Bike Unit To Sell 2.1 mln Units In FY12

* Honda Motorcycle expects to grow at 30 pct in FY11

* Sees sale of 1.65 mln units in FY11

* To invest 6 bln rupees in first phase of second plant (Adds details, quote, background)

NEW DELHI, March 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor Corp's fully owned Indian bike unit expects to sell 2.1 million units in the fiscal year that starts in April and will spend 20 billion rupees ($444.3 million) to boost production and expand capacity, a company official said on Monday.

The company expects to grow at 30 percent and sell 1.65 million units in fiscal 2011, Shinji Aoyama, outgoing president and chief executive of Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd, said.

"We have not entered the mass market in India because of the existence of Hero Honda. From now onwards, we can enter the segment," Aoyama told reporters.

Earlier this month, Hero Investments agreed to buy Honda Motors' 26 percent stake in Hero Honda Motors for around $851 million, with the Japanese automaker exiting its joint venture in India after more than 26 years.

The Hero Honda joint venture is India's largest motorcycle manufacturer with more than half the domestic market. The company sold 1.43 million units in the December quarter, up 28 percent from a year earlier.

Honda Motorcycle will invest 6 billion rupees in the first phase of its second plant, which is expected to begin operating in the second half of 2011.

"In order to minimize the gap with not only Hero Honda, but Bajaj too, we will have to expand capacity," Aoyama said.

Unlisted Honda Motorcycle, which made its entry in the popular 100cc bike segment in 2009, will launch a low-cost motorcycle in India soon, he said, but did not give a timeline.

The company appointed Keita Muramatsu as new chief executive effective April 1.

India is the second fastest growing auto market in the world after China and domestic auto sales grew by a third in 2010, powered by strong economic growth, an expanding middle class, and easy financing options. ($1 = 45.015 Indian Rupees)
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Proper Weight for Height and Age

The ideal weight differs according to height. Genetics also has a role to play along with dietary pattern and exercise. Proper weight for height charts help in accessing our current weight.

As a parent it is natural to keep a check on your child’s weight and height. It will enable you to know, if your baby has a healthy growth. If you compare your child’s weight, height and age with height weight chart by age, there can be minor differences. These differences are bound to be there, because genetics has a great role to play along with eating habits and exercise. As you care for your child, chances are high, that you will neglect yourself. Hence I have also given proper weight for height and age for adults as well. In this article you will find the following:

Age Height Weight For Boys * Age Average Height Average Weight New born 7.16 1 Month 9.15 2 Months 10.91 3 Months 12.56 4 Months 14 5 Months 15.43 6 Months 16.53 7 Months 17.64 8 Months 18.74 9 Months 19.62 10 Months 20.28 11 Months 21.05 1 year 28 - 29 22 13 Months 22.27 14 Months 22.82 15 Months 23.26 16 Months 23.7 17 Months 24.14 18 Months 24.58 19 Months 25.02 20 Months 25.35 21 Months 25.79 22 Months 26.12 23 Months 26.57 2 years 31 28.4 3 years 33 33 4 years 37 35 -37 5 years 40 41.8 6 years 42 46.2 7 years 44 50.6 8 years 45 57.2 9 years 49 61.6 10 years 51 70.4 11 years 52 77 12 - 13 years 58 - 62 85 - 100 14 - 15 years 63 - 66 105 - 125 16 - 17 years 67 - 70 130 - 150 18 - 20 years 68 - 70 150 - 160

Age Height And Weight For Girls * Age Average Height Average Weight New born 7.16 1 Month 9.15 2 Months 10.91 3 Months 12.56 4 Months 14 5 Months 15.43 6 Months 16.53 7 Months 17.64 8 Months 18.74 9 Months 19.62 10 Months 20.28 11 Months 21.05 1 year 28 - 29 21.76 13 Months 22.27 14 Months 22.82 15 Months 23.26 16 Months 23.7 17 Months 24.14 18 Months 24.58 19 Months 25.02 20 Months 25.35 21 Months 25.79 22 Months 26.12 23 Months 26.57 2 year 30 28.4 3 year 33 30.8 4 year 37 35.2 5 year 40 39.6 6 year 41 46.2 7 year 43 50.6 8 year 45 57.2 9 year 47 63.8 10 year 51 70.4 11 year 52 79.2 12 - 13 years 60 - 63 95 - 105 14 - 15 years 63 - 64 105 - 115 16 - 17 years 64 115 – 120 18 - 20 years 64 125 – 130

There are many height and weight chart for children, which are available. Make sure your child is eating healthy food and exercising, so that the optimum weight and height balance is maintained. There are many exercises for your child such as, running and jogging, swimming, or any sports activity. Read more on children’s height charts.

Weight And Height Chart For Adults

We have just seen the height weight ratio chart for children and teenagers. Now you might ask yourself "how much should I weigh for my height". Let's find an answer to this question.

Height Weight Chart For Men * Height Small Frame Medium Frame Large Frame 5’1" 123 134 145 5’2" 125 137 148 5’3" 127 139 151 5’4" 129 142 155 5’5" 131 145 159 5’6" 133 148 163 5’7" 135 151 167 5’8" 137 154 171 5’9" 139 157 175 5’10" 141 160 179 5’11" 144 164 183 6’0" 147 167 187 6’1" 150 171 192 6’2" 153 175 197 6’3" 157 179 202

Height Weight Chart For Women * Height Small Frame Medium Frame Large Frame 4’10" 100 115 131 4’11" 101 117 134 5’0" 103 120 137 5’1" 105 122 140 5’2" 108 125 144 5’3" 111 128 148 5’4" 114 133 152 5’5" 117 136 156 5’6" 120 140 160 5’7" 123 143 164 5’8" 126 146 167 5’9" 129 150 170 5’10" 132 153 173 5’11" 135 156 176 6’0" 138 159 179

For more information, you can refer to correct weight for height.

Average Age - Weight Chart For Average American Men and Women

I would like to bring it to your notice, that this is an average. There are chances, that your weight may vary.

Age Weight Chart For Men Age 20 - 29 years 30 - 39 years 40 - 49 years 50 - 59 years 60 - 69 years Pounds 168 179 182 185 184

Age Weight Chart For Women Age 20 - 29 years 30 - 39 years 40 - 49 years 50 - 59 years 60 - 69 years Pounds 132 144 149 158 152

There are many weight and height conversion charts, which are available. After preparing this proper weight for height and age charts, I would like to bring to your notice, that being healthy is more important, than maintaining the correct height and weight balance. Hence, you may notice, that a person is a little overweight for his height, but has optimum health. On the other hand, you will find a person who’s weight, height and age match, but is unhealthy. Now it depends on you, what would you want to choose. Remember healthy eating and exercise is the key.

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Home Loans, Car Loans May Get Costlier, But Not Immediately

Your home loan or car loan EMIs (equated monthly instalments) may go up because of the 25 bps increase in repo and reverse repo rates announced by Reserve Bank of India.

Interest rates on various retail loans are likely to be revised upwards and the exact amount of hike and timing would depend on individual banks. The predominant view among bankers is that the hike in repo and reverse repo rates should be passed on to the borrower.

In the recent past, banks have only been focusing on hiking deposits rates. Now, it is time the focus moves to the assets side of a bank's balance sheet which might result in rate hike, say experts.

Wait-and-watch

However, for the next two weeks, banks may adopt a wait-and-watch approach before raising their prime lending rate or base rate.

While observing that rates may inch up, Ms Renu Challu, Managing Director, State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), told Business Line that her bank might not immediately increase the lending rates.

“There is definitely an indication of an upward bias in the lending rates. But for now, it is certain that rates are not going to come down,'' she said.

Mr Ramnath Pradeep, Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation Bank, said neither deposits nor loan interest rates will be increased till March 31.

Asked if the bank was planning to launch a new loan or deposit product, he said the bank has launched many such products in the past few months.

According to a senior official of Union Bank, the current ‘mismatch' between the hike in the repo/reverse repo rate and base rate would drive increase in lending rates.

“In the recent past, say from March last, the policy rates have gone up by 250 basis points while the base rates of bank have gone up by about 170 bps roughly. This will call for a hike in lending rates,'' he explained.

When asked if home loan and car loan rates would now go up, a South-based public sector bank official said, “Our bank will hold the rates. If we raise the rates any further, it would affect our growth rates apart from pushing some of these assets into non-performing category. We will maintain status quo.”

Mr P. Jayaram Bhat, Managing Director, Karnataka Bank Ltd, sees no immediate reasons to increase advance rates as of now. The decision to increase depends on the liquidity position of individual banks, he added.

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Credit Card Price War Hots Up As Barclaycard Offers 20 Months 0% Deal

Consumers stand to benefit as lenders compete to offer better rates and longer balance transfer

Forget Isa wars: the real battle for your money is going on between credit card providers.










Barclaycard has stretched the zero interest period on its balance transfer from 18 months to 20 months, just weeks after it had lengthened it from 16 months, and just days after MBNA and Virgin Money increased their interest free periods to match Barclaycard's offer. As these companies both charge lower balance transfer fees, they immediately took top slot in the best buy charts.










Barclaycard's balance transfer fee on the new deal is 3.2%, an increase on the 2.9% that it previously charged, and higher than the 2.88% charged by MBNA and Virgin. But Andrew Hagger of product comparison website Moneynet.co.uk said Barclaycard still proves cheaper, despite the higher fee. He calculates that someone switching a £1,000 balance from a card charging 18% APR to MBNA's card would save £241 in interest once the £28.80 balance transfer fee had been deducted. But if he transferred the £1,000 balance to the Barclaycard, he would save £268 once the £32 balance after deduction of the transfer fee.










Kevin Mountford, head of banking at moneysupermarket.com, said: "This competition is welcome news for those consumers who are in a position to take advantage of this price war and consolidate any existing credit card balances on to cheaper deals. However, consumers need to be aware that most lenders are giving these deals to customers who have excellent or good credit histories. If you fall outside of this category then you may find your options are more limited. Before applying for a credit card, consumers need to check their credit profile and make sure there is no adverse information that would jeopardise their chances of being accepted."










People who apply for cards but are rejected may find that this impairs their credit records even further: lenders leave imprints on an applicant's record which shows they have made an unsuccessful application, which will deter other lenders.










Moneysupermarket.com has a personal credit profiling tool that helps people identify and apply for the most appropriate card based on their personal circumstances - without leaving an imprint.










"Despite these great offers, cardholders still need to make sure they use their cards wisely and aim to pay off the balance by the end of the promotional period. It is also worth looking at the small print at the balance transfer fees as these vary by provider."










So what next? Two year interest free periods? Mountford said: "I wouldn't be surprised to see other lenders react accordingly by launching similar deals, but with so many vying to go top of the best buy tables, we could see even longer deals emerge."



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After Policy Move, Can Home loan Borrowers Breathe Easy?

The Reserve Bank of India continued on a tightening mode – hiking key policy rates by 25 bps. The central bank raised its key lending rate, the repo rate, to 6.75% and its key borrowing rate, the reverse repo rate, to 5.75%. The CRR has been left unchanged. The RBI also raised its inflation forecast for March-end to 8% from 7%.

Vice chairman and CEO of HDFC Bank Keki Mistry and chief economist of Kotak Mahindra Bank Indranil Pan, in an interview on CNBC-TV18 debated on what this would mean for the banking industry and home loan borrowers at large.

Below is a verbatim transcript of their interview with CNBC-TV18’s Elan Dutta and Shereen Bhan. For complete details watch the accompanying video.

Q: The rate hike has been along expected lines and the direction in which the Reserve Bank is likely to move now seems fairly clear that there will be further hardening of rates. The question is are we going to see an immediate interest rate revision or will rates in March at least remain stable?

Mistry: In my view, no. The market is already factored in much higher interest rates than what actually has happened. I don’t think this quarter percent increase in rates by RBI will have any impact on interest rates in the system. If you look at the bond yield today, they have gone up by 2 or 3 basis points which is normal after a policy like this.

Q: What about deposit rates? The view is that deposit rates may not go up further from the current levels. Would you agree with that?

Mistry: The lending rates will be a function of funding costs. If deposit rates don’t go up, I don’t see any reason why lending rates will go up. You must recognize that the big question mark in what I say is oil. What I say is on the assumption that oil prices don’t go much higher from these levels and in fact start correcting and start going back in the near future to the levels that were there a month ago.

Q: Hasn’t the Reserve Bank dilemma increased? While the upside risk to inflation continue the Reserve Bank is now talking about emerging risk to growth as well?

Pan: Yes, that they are concerned about growth as well, given the dynamics of the global economy, especially, with relation to oil. At the moment we have seen that the oil prices have globally moved beyond USD 100 a barrel. There is definitely a downside risk for the Indian economy in all senses of the term.

Even though the policy looks slightly more hawkish than what we would have expected, they definitely resisted from moving by 50 basis points and continued to move by 25 basis points.

Q: This is the 8th rate hike since March 2010, given the fact inflation continues to be enemy number 1, do you now expect the Reserve Bank to move more aggressively or are you in the camp that believes the Reserve Bank should wait and watch and not move in May or perhaps even June?

Pan: I don’t think they can be more aggressive that they have to move in a very calibrated way still. They still have to move by 25 bps, assess the system and move ahead by another 25 bps. The base view that we have as of now, given the inflation dynamics that we are looking into and given the way the growth dynamics in India is panning out, we think that about 50 to 75 bps from now on is definitely on in terms of the repo rate.

The peaks of the repo rate we are expecting around 7.25 to 7.50 but I don’t think that they can be aggressive in the sense that they can move by 50 bps. I would still consider them moving by 25 bps at each step. I don’t think they would be moving higher than 75 bps as per the current assessment.

The whole problem in this assessment is that whether oil goes to USD 120 or USD 140 we really don’t know as of now. But given the fact that we are looking at oil more or less at the same average of USD 100 to USD 105 for the next financial year, 75 bps increase from now on, at the max, looks to be a fair assumption.

Q: The Reserve Bank for the very first time has acknowledged the risk to growth now. Given where inflation is and the fact that we are likely to see the rate hike cycle harden, what are you expecting in terms of credit off take and specifically growth as far as home loans are concerned?

Mistry: The most important thing in determining credit off take is going to be affordability. The cost of a house as a multiple of the annual income of our borrowers is today about 4.7 times. We believe that as long as it is in the range of 4.2 to 5.7, housing continues to be very affordable. Secondly, if you look at penetration of mortgages in India, it’s extremely low. The mortgage to GDP ratio in India stands at 8%. If you look at the Western World, in the US and UK, the ratio is in the 80’s. In some of the Scandinavian countries it’s in the 90’s.

In most emerging markets in Asia this ratio will be between 15% and 25%. What does that mean? That means the housing loans in the system can double and even if they double we will just get to the level where most of the Asian countries are. So, penetration is very low.

If you look at the demographics in India, 60% of India’s population is below 30 years of age, that’s a fact which is well known. What is not well known is that unlike the Western World where people go and buy a house when they are in the 20’s, people in India don’t do that.

When an average middle class couple get married which may be in their late 20’s they don’t go and immediately buy an apartment of their own, they go and stay with the boys family for a few years, then they get children, children start going to school, then the extended family becomes too large, they need a house and that’s the time people look to buy a house. The growth will remain strong. I continue to believe that on the housing side and I would say a similar thing even for bank credit, we should be looking at a growth which should be 20% or upwards of 20%.

Q: But for now the home loan borrowers, should they heave a sigh of relief?

Mistry: I think so. I don’t think immediately there is any likelihood of rates going up because this is pretty much factored in.

Q: The Reserve bank has been accused of being behind the curve after the raise policy, which camp do you belong to? Is it behind the curve or prudent?

Pan: They are definitely not behind the curve is my own assessment. They have proactively kept liquidity tight, therefore, ensured that monetary policy transmission has happened. Since the liquidity has been tightened, the incremental increase from the low of the cycle was from three-quarter to the current 675. Going forward, they would be increasing interest rates but they would not be very aggressive.

They have to be very cautious in terms of increasing interest rates because it clearly points out that managing growth versus inflation is also crucial from a monetary policy aspect. It is not only inflation that needs to be looked at.

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Tata Motors To Raise Passenger Vehicle Prices From April 1

Tata Motors Friday said it will raise prices of its passenger vehicles by Rs 7,000-36,000 per vehicle effective April 1 to offset rise in input costs.

“Despite continuous cost control initiatives, the company is being forced to take these increases on account of steep rise in input costs,” Tata Motors said in a statement.

Among passenger cars, Indica prices will go up by Rs 7,000-9,000, Vista and Indigo CS prices will go up by Rs 8,000-11,000 and Manza prices will go up by Rs 10,000-15,000, Tata Motors said.

Among utility vehicles, Tata Motors will raise prices of Sumo by Rs 13,000-15,000, Grande by Rs 16,000-19,000 and Safari by Rs 18,000-29,000.

The automobile manufacturer is also raising prices of the Aria by Rs 30,000-36,000 and Venture by Rs 9,000-12,000.

Tata Motors had earlier raised prices of some of its passenger vehicles and all commercial vehicles from January 1, 2011.

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Corporate BlackBerry Users To Be Offered Cloud Services

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM, RIM.T) will give its corporate customers an opportunity to shift back-office management of email traffic and other BlackBerry services off-site, in a move that it says will save customers money, speed the rollout of BlackBerry services and enhance security at a time when more and more employees use smart phones for corporate and personal use.

The initiative comes as RIM readies the launch of its PlayBook tablet, a major product launch that will vault RIM into the tablet-computer market to compete against Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPad.

It also comes as RIM's corporate subscriber base faces an unprecedented attack from Apple's iPhone and iPad juggernauts, as well as a phalanx of smart phones that run on Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android-operating system.

The move will be carried out in close conjunction with Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), which in October announced a major, so-called cloud-service initiative of its own, called Microsoft Office 365. As part of that initiative, companies that use Microsoft Exchange Server, which stores email, contact and calendar information, among other things, can move their Exchange servers to off-site data centers. The initiative is still in the testing phase but is expected to go live in a matter of months.

"We're embracing it in a big way, and we're going out jointly with Microsoft to all of our customers," said Jim Tobin, senior vice president of RIM's software and business services unit, in an interview.

The partnership with Microsoft involves formal cooperation on a go-to-market strategy, technology and business model, Mr. Tobin said.

Currently, most corporate BlackBerry customers maintain one or more BlackBerry Enterprise Servers on company premises. The servers allow a company's IT personnel to provision BlackBerrys, and manage an array of services and features, such as calendar and contact updates and video services, among other things.

Companies will now have the option to move this back-office infrastructure to off-site data centers and manage services remotely. RIM and Microsoft won't jointly manage off-site data centers, but Microsoft centers will connect "cloud to cloud" to RIM centers that house BlackBerry Enterprise Servers, Mr. Tobin said.

RIM's "cloud" initiative offers a number of advantages to customers, including "substantial" cost savings, as the cloud services will be less expensive than purchasing and maintaining BlackBerry Enterprise Servers, Mr. Tobin said. As well the cloud service offers increased efficiency, as back-office adjustments and changes that are currently handled in-house will be implemented at RIM's off-site data centers, he said.

Finally, the data centers will be optimally positioned to ensure devices are secure at a time when many people are using a single smart phone for work and personal use, Tobin said. "In our view, the best way to deliver protection is to aggregate security capabilities...into an area where we can provide rigorous security management," he said.

Mr. Tobin said he believes as many as 20%-25% of RIM's BlackBerry subscriber base will be using cloud services of one type or another by the end of the year. RIM, which reports its fiscal fourth-quarter results March 24, had more than 55 million subscribers at the end of its third quarter on Nov. 27.

Mr. Tobin said RIM has effectively been in the cloud-computing business for years, managing data centers around the globe that route millions of emails sent to and from the BlackBerry every day. This gives it an advantage versus its competitors, as does the Blackberry's reputation as the gold-standard for device security, he said.

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Ranveer To Shedding His Delhi Image

Ranveer Singh is in intense workshops at Yash Raj to get rid of his Delhi accent and mannerisms, since his next goes on the floors in 10 days' time Ranveer Singh is in intense workshops at Yash Raj to get rid of his Delhi accent and mannerisms, since his next goes on the floors in 10 days' time After a Yash Raj launch and a hit with his debut film Band Baaja Baraat, Ranveer Singh has a lot of responsibilities on his shoulders now. For his next Ladies Versus Ricky Bahl, produced by Yash Raj, the actor has locked himself in Yash Raj Studio and has been undergoing intense training for his role to shed his 'Delhi boy' image. A friend of Ranveer said, "It's been over two weeks that Ranveer has been practically living in Yash Raj Studio. In less than 10 days his next, Ladies Versus Ricky Bahl is going on floors. The actor is playing a cool young boy, not from any particular region, but surely he cannot be carrying the image of 'Bittu Sharma' from his debut film." The friend continues, "He has been taking workshops for his character in regard to his body language and body movements. He has also been taking diction classes to get rid of his Delhi accent. Ranveer is actually from Mumbai but everyone thinks of him as a Delhi-ite. In the past two weeks he has been practising and rehearsing for over 14 hours and only goes home to sleep. He is working very hard to change his image, so the audience can also perceive and see him in a different light." "During the making of Band Baaja Baraat he rode the Delhi buses, ate at roadside stalls, visited the local colleges, mingled with the citizens to get into the Delhi boy mould. And now he is working on the lingo and behaviour of a young cool kid of today's generation. In this film he is a con man who dupes various girls with his charm until he meets his match with whom he falls in love," added the friend. Ranveer confirmed, "I am having my workshops with my director Maneesh Sharma. I am working hard to get out of my 'Bittu Sharma' image, to get into the character for my new film."
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Munni' Booked In The Guinness Book Of World Records

" Munni Badnaam Hui" has entered the Guinness Book of World Records. Over 1200 people danced for three minutes on the song, led by Malaika Arora Khan, in Melbourne, Australia .

The event was organised by Indian Film Festival 2011 director Mitu Bhowmick Lange. Malaika also received a certificate for setting the record. The earlier record was set in Singapore when over 1008 people danced on a song.

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora are in Melbourne for the Indian Film Festival as Dabangg was screened on the opening night.

Over the weekend, an attempt was made to break the world record for the largest number of people who danced to a song doing the same steps together at a public place.

Over 1,200 people danced to 'Munni Badnaam Hui' at the Melbourne Park beating the earlier record, set in Singapore when 1,008 people danced in public.

The Guinness Book adjudicators were present. Says Malaika, "The Guinness people were very strict with the rules."

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Dress Code For Holi

Wearing old white clothes on Holi is passe. With people becoming increasingly fashion conscious, hot pants, backless blouses and off-shoulder tops in vibrant colours have taken a front seat.

"Yes, there has been a drastic change in the people's perception towards Holi, especially the younger generation. They want to have fun but not at the cost of losing the glamour quotient," Delhi-based designer Riddhima Chauhan said in an interview.

"Bollywood plays a major role in inspiring these youngsters to go for the trendy way and what could be a better option than showing the sexy curves in figure-hugging dresses," she added.

Holi songs in movies like "Mohabbatein", "Waqt - Race Against Time" and "Action Replayy" started this trend where Kim Sharma-Shamita Shetty, Priyanka Chopra and Neha Dhupia respectively brought a revolution in the dress code for Holi.

Style divas are constantly spotted in body-hugging short dresses to skin hugging tights and transparent fabrics at Holi parties and adding glamour to the celebration of colours.

"Light coloured tunics matched with multi-coloured pajamis or ankle length trousers, with chiffon dupattas, are some of the trends which are in vogue. Not only young girls but also married women are trying to get away from their traditional look; so the demand for saris with halter neck and backless blouses has increased," Delhi-based designer Meera Gupta said in an interview.

Mumbai-based designer Digvijay Singh, said: "It is one festival that youngsters look forward to and they leave no stones unturned to flaunt their best side."

He also felt that people don't mind showing skin on Holi.

"Skin show is something not too many mind on this occasion. No matter what you wear, eventually you will get drenched," he said.

For Deeksha Aggarwal, a young girl pursuing her B. Com (H) from Delhi University, it's all about how you mix both the cultures together.

"With the changing times, skin-revealing garments are no longer the point of discussion. And this is the reason why I am going to wear a Rajasthani lehenga that I will team with a stylish and sexy choli. I will not only manage to keep my parents happy but will also set a trend," she said.

Raj Kumar from Mathura, a place known for its grand Holi celebrations, said: "Holi is a traditional affair here. Women dress up in Rajasthani lehenga-choli and contrary to the belief that white is an obvious choice for the day, women prefer colourful clothes."

"The women who come to play Lath Maar Holi from Barsana wear bright and vibrant colours," added Raj Kumar who has witnessed the changing trends in clothes over the years.

And what about the traditional whites?

Mumbai-based designer duo Nidhi-Divya Gambhir said: "We prefer going the traditional way but with our own contemporary twist to it. Stick to whites, play around the sheer factors... It's traditional, fun and yet sexy."

So what should trendy people wear this Holi?

"Holi means a splash of colours, so why stick to the basic white? Colours like raspberry, bubblegum pink, coral, mauve, and electric blue are surely going to make you feel special this Holi. Side cowl, trapeze and tulip can be the best accessories this time," said Divya Gupta, owner of clubwear brand Yell, which offers a special Holi collection.

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