Indholdsfortegnelse for February 8, 2016 i India Today

Thirteen years ago, when we started the annual INDIA TODAY sex survey— now a trusted indicator of how Indian men and women pursue their most intimate pleasures—we were heckled, slammed, even sent court notices. Some of our field researchers were threatened and chased out of homes. Sex was then a taboo subject that no one wanted to talk about openly, and we were concerned about how accurately we would be able to map the sexual habits of Indians. At the same time, however, the issue went on to become the year’s best-seller, as did many other sex surveys in the years that followed. So Indians were interested in sex in private but wanted to pretend in public that they were affronted by it. Over the years, our surveys have brought…

The 93rd Amendment, which empowers states to provide reservation in all educational institutions, was passed by Parliament. But the private sector part was discarded. Close on the heels of the tragic suicide of Rohith Vemula at the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) —the latest in a series of nine student suicides in the varsity—comes the news of three girls belonging to the socially and educationally backward classes, students of the SVS Yoga Medical College at Kallakurichi in TamilNadu, ending their lives on January 23, after being charged exorbitant fees and “tortured”. All these deaths could have been avoided if the government had done its duty diligently and the political elite behaved with alertness and human sympathy. The sensitivities of governments, parties and upper caste society to untouchability, discriminations and other forms…

75% URBAN INDIANS SAY SEX IS VERY IMPORTANT IN A RELATIONSHIP Are you sexually compatible with your partner? All figures in per cent, rest don't know/can't say 71% URBAN INDIANS RATE THEIR PARTNER'S SEXUAL PERFORMANCE AS GOOD My Dear Hypocritical Indian, Yes, you with that post-coital glow on your face in buses and metros, checking out your pout in the rear-view mirror. You men who throng gyms for rock-hard shoulders and proud abs that your partners who hit salons for the latest bedhead styles are turned on by. You who quietly order sizzling lingerie via mobile apps from e-retailers like Zivame, Masalatoys.com and ThatsPersonal.com. You who swipe left for sex, summoning uber-satisfaction on the go and don’t mind the surchage. You chhupa rustams you. We know who you are. We…

If the recent spate of first-person accounts coupled by growing statistics are to be believed, we're presumably in the middle of a sexual revolution in India. A few weeks ago, Tinder, the US-based app that has digitally intervened to facilitate a more efficient "hook-up culture", made headlines when it announced its decision to open its only other international office right here in India, a strategic move that was definitely influenced by the 400 per cent increase in downloads over the past year, with 7.5 million daily swipes and a daily growth rate of 1 per cent and a steady, perhaps unprecedented increase in the number of female users. Never before in Indian history have so many Indians been outrightly vocal about their sexual appetites. Never before has sex been so…

19% MEN HAVE BEEN UNFAITHFUL, WHILE ONLY 10% WOMEN HAVE CHEATED ON THEIR PARTNERS Have you ever slept with someone whose name you did not know? All Figures in per cent. Rest don't know/can't say (This is for men and women) 10% PER CENT URBAN INDIANS HAVE CHEATED ON THEIR PARTNERS TO HAVE A SAME-SEX AFFAIR Let's play a game. What comes to mind the moment you hear the word marriage? Matrimonial ads detailing caste and complexion? Weddings that leave families bankrupt? More bills to pay? Jokes about hen-pecked husbands? Counselling? Meddling in-laws? Messy children and/or messier divorce? If you're among the tiny percentage that thought "happily ever after", go give your spouse a hug and/or return to your Mills and Boon. Given what we hear and see of marriage…

GURGAON THE FAKE-IT-TILL-YOUMAKE-IT CITY 30% in Gurgaon have low sexual drive (12)* 55% in Gurgaon have faced sexual dysfunction (23) 51% have faced forced sex in their relationship (20) 40% have faked headaches to avoid sex (17) 50% in Gurgaon have indulged in anal sex (22) and 46% in bisexual acts (17) PUNE THE PLAYERS 58% in Pune always have orgasm when they have sex (30) 45% in Pune give oral sex to their partner always (13) Yet 48% in Pune would like a change of partner if they get a chance to be born again (20) Only 19% would keep the same partner (63) 33% are not sure (17) Maybe because 86% in Pune fantasise about having orgies with women (33) and 62% in Pune watch porn at least…

41% URBAN INDIANS WERE SEXUALLY ACTIVE BEFORE THEY TURNED 18; 15% EVEN BEFORE THEY WERE 15 Do you want your partner to be a virgin before marriage? All figures in per cent, rest don't know/can't say (This is for both men and women) 38% COUPLES WOULD PREFER TO PART WAYS IF DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR SEX LIFE FOR 64% URBAN INDIANS THE PARTNER’S VIRGINITY IS A SERIOUS ISSUE Rajat is a 28-year-old managem ent professional in Bengaluru. He's had, what is called, a col o urful romantic life, but hadn’t found ‘the one’. So when he met a woman who felt right, he opted for an arranged marriage. Now the tricky part—he discovers she's a virgin which freaks him out. For him, this sig n ified a fundamental cultural difference with…

It’s almost 10 on a frosty morning in Jaipur and the air is sharp as a scalpel. The thunderous claps of dandiya sticks jolt you as you enter the courtly embrace of Diggi Palace. The azure sky is bedecked with hundreds of puppets suspended mid-air, gently swirling like dervishes. The crowd intuitively veers to the left, as strains of Hindustani classical music beckon from the front lawns. More than a thousand have gathered, and it feels that at any moment the venue may burst at its seams as more trickle in; the scramble to look for a place to sit has been replaced by a jostling for a place to stand. Young girls are standing on their toes in the far corner on the right, hoping to catch a glimpse…

“I am just thinking - why am i being repeatedly attacked? Who r the masterminds? What do they want? What do they achieve?” @ArvindKejriwal FIRST AMONG EQUALS: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal got it all 2012 A shoe was hurled at him at a press meet meant to expose the “nexus” between Reliance Industries, Congress and BJP. 2014 The road show in Varanasi was the worst, when eggs to black ink to stones were hurled at him by crowds. 2014 A man claiming to be an Anna Hazare supporter punched him on the neck at a rally in Haryana. 2014 Lali the auto-rickshaw driver garlanded him and then smacked him at Delhi’s Sultanpuri, knocking the glasses off his face. 2015 Eggs and stones thrown at him again at a Delhi election…

VAISHALI BANERJEE Country Manager, India Platinum Guild International Since its inception in 2000, Vaishali has spearheaded the Indian operations for Platinum Guild International with the mandate of developing the platinum jewellery market in India. She comes with a strong experience of market orientation, audience analysis and an understanding of lifestyle, beauty, luxury in India along with a passion for jewellery. ROHIT CHAWLA Photographer Leading contemporary photographer, Rohit Chawla, started his career in advertising at JWT where he spent close to two decades before starting his own design and film production company. His solo exhibitions include Wanderlust, Tribute to Raja Ravi Verma, Klimt--The Sequel, Free da! --The Homage, Fine Art of Food and the more recent, the Wearable Art Collection, which opened at the Volte Gallery in Mumbai. The central theme…

Fantasy and beauty collude in an extraordinary creation that seems to leap right out of a fairytale. The Cape Cod Zebra Pegasus extrapolates the melange of two ancient and highly demanding arts: engraving and Grand Feu enamelling. The latter is expressed through the miniature painting of the zebra and the cloisonné technique featured on the wings. Interpreted as four one-of-a-kind creations, each playing with different shades of colour, Cape Cod Zebra Pegasus flaunts a motif borrowed from an Hermès silk scarf. It all begins with a 22-carat gold plate crafted into three different layers to create the first depth effects between the zebra and its wings, followed by the engraving work where the graver reveals the details of the feathers on the wings, which are then enamelled using the cloisonné…

Design inspires more than what meets the eye. It is the fundamental creative spur that directs everything in this world. From convenience to jewellery designs, it shapes the way we live; the way we communicate. A mix of creativity, craft and storytelling, design manifests most beautifully thorough its interpretation of jewellery, transforming simple metal into a thing of beauty. Every piece of jewellery piece owns a story; vintage design depicts heritage; as an eternity band conveys commitment . While the intensity of its desire remains unchanged, it’s narrative is contingent on design, which in turn, takes cues from trends. WGSN, a leader in fashion trend forecasting and analysis has developed trends for three consumer tribes: Post-Urbanites, Fable Seekers and Data Believers. For Post Urbanites, the material world comes into sharp…

For most, Belgium is the land of chocolates, diamonds and Tintin. But thanks to Rajkumar Hirani’s PK, Bollywood buffs now know it also holds the gorgeous little city of Bruges (we suggest watching David Mamet’s In Bruges for a better view); and India’s growing football fan base will tell you that Chelsea players Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois come from there. Meanwhile, in Belgium you’ll be told, rather embarrassingly, that action star Jean-Claude Van Damme is also from the country. It’s a surprise then that beer, which is one of Belgium’s oldest traditions, dating back almost 3,500 years, ranks rather low. In fact, the Belgian beer culture is now in the inventory of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Flanders. When at Brussels Airport we inform the immigration officer that we…

Everyone is a victim of time. Film stars fade away and when they’re on stage as fragile, frail people to pick up a Lifetime Achievement Award, you hardly recognise that this is the same person that made your heart skip once. Handsome, sprightly defence personnel become old bent back figures recalling their lost glories. Corporate biggies are viciously thrown out once they’re in their 60s. Women flood Facebook with pictures of their wedding finery, trying to see the connection between the past slender frame and the now not so slender frame. We all have to fall in the pit of the minutes ticking away. Only one species stands tall and defies this logic— our beloved netajis. Come his 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, he keeps going and going. Political survival…

The NSG’s vulnerabilities and unpreparedness are exposed in Pathankot “In a nation where life is cheap and Parliament proceedings are sacrificed at the altar of rhetoric, things are unlikely to improve until there is a terrorist-driven catastrophe. Only then will the eyes of our leadership open.” Rampant Negligence Your cover story (Eyes Wide Shut, January 25, 2016) is frightening. It is unimaginable that more than five years after the Mumbai tragedy, we were so poorly prepared to tackle the horror at Pathankot. Obviously, all those resolves and decisions to modernise our anti-terror outfit were mere exercises on paper, mere propaganda. The guest column, by G.K.Pillai, is a sad commentary on how both the UPA and NDA governments have botched up all the good decisions that were taken to “speed up…

GUARDIAN ANGEL Rajasthan’s visiting culturati have a new guardian angel, CM Vasundhara Raje. She shunted out a DCP in Jaipur because he agreed with a local SHO that the Jaipur Lit Fest should look for an alternate location since the existing venue, Hotel Diggi Palace, was congested and only had a single entry and exit. The festival stayed at the venue and was even inaugurated by Raje. It was no isolated incident. Last November, she removed an SHO who had misbehaved with an artist for flying an art installation, a styrofoam cow, during an art summit. She also apologised to the artist. Earlier, she shifted IAS officer Umrao Salodia out of the Jawahar Kala Kendra and replaced him with a professional art consultant and curator. FISH WISH Agriculture and farmer…

63% will not marry a woman if she's had a sexual experience before marriage; 77% said so in 2004 69% men expect their wives to be virgins; 72% said so in 2004 21% men say the breast is the most sexually attractive part in a woman’s body; 43% said so in 2004 23% never give oral sex to the partner; down from 44% in 2004 What would you do if your partner refused to have oral sex with you? Refuse to give oral sex 28 16 Refuse to have sex 61 1 9 Tell her that it is important for you 22 31 All figures in per cent 2003 2016…

It’s odd, isn’t it, that despite almost a century of modern packaging of love as an everlasting emotion—in films and novels and other paraphernalia of intimacy—we seem to be at a point where the packaging survives, but the package itself is empty. There is no dearth of shops that sell the trinkets of affection, and we continue to flock to films that tell barely credible stories of the permanence of the love-feeling. And yet, the INDIA TODAY Sex Survey 2016 suggests that the fantasy of permanence is slowly fading. The survey also says the power of the illusion wanes most significantly in small-town India. What should we say about the steel that, seemingly, pierces the soft tissues of the heart? How does love end? And, why is it that all…

14% URBAN INDIANS HAVE SLEPT WITH SOMEONE WHOSE NAME THEY DID NOT KNOW What sort of sexual fetishes and fantasies do you have? DOMINATION, SUBMISSION AND ROLE-PLAYING 42 FILMING THE ACT 19 SEX WITH STRANGER 12 SEX IN PUBLIC 10 VOYEURISM 9 All figures for both sexes, in per cent. Rest don't know/can't say. (This is for both men and women) 45% URBAN INDIANS HAVE ACTED OUT THEIR FANTASIES WITH THEIR PARTNER AND 18% HAVE DONE THE SAME WITH OTHERS Reading sex surveys is a way of satisfying your inner pervert while pretending to be studious. As in so many other fields, INDIA TODAY has pioneered this trend. Sex surveys are hugely popular. Today, no self-respecting publication can get through the year without doing at least one. Research companies have…

1 Why do traditional ways score higher over 'tools' in creating the mood? Normal humans already have natural 'tools’ to facilitate and enrich sexual health like particular erogenous zones and certain body parts. 2 What then is the need for sex toys? The most important reason for this greed for variety and experimentation is the restricting institution called monogamy. Much of the animal kingdom is polygamous and heterogamous. Many anthropologists believe that man, too, was made to be so. But man-made laws have made their own dierent rules. 3 Why are caress (57%) > massage (21 %) > dressing up (12%) > setting the scene (6%) > sex toys & erotica (4%) in that order of prevalence? Intimacy reduces steadily as we go down the list; from intimate caresses to…

FROM KOLLYWOOD TO HOLLYWOOD The export of Indian acting talent continues. After Irrfan Khan, Om Puri, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone, now Dhanush will star in an international film. The National Award-winning actor will feature alongside Uma Thurman, Gemma Arterton, Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips) and Seema Biswas in Iran-born, Francebased author and director Marjane Satrapi’s The Extraordinary Journey Of A Fakir Who Got Trapped In An Ikea Cupboard. Now that’s one way to upstage your superstar father-in-law. MRS BAAHUBALI, ANYONE? Baahubali star Prabhas has set some New Year resolutions for 2016. He wants Baahubali: The Conclusion to be a huge hit. And the 36-year-old actor wants to get married. The hunt is on with co-star Rana Daggubati posting on Twitter that the bride “should know basic sword fighting, archery and…

BREEDING HERITAGE ANIMALS AND FOCUSING ON FRESH, LOCAL INGREDIENTS, SUVIR SARAN REDEFINES FARM-TO-FORK EATING He could charm the coconuts off a tree. You’ve never seen such a rakish, dimpled high priest as Suvir Saran but high priest he is, and his religion is food. Good food at that. His mantra is simple and he believes in instilling healthy eating patterns early on in life. That, according to him, is the biggest trend that people are veering towards and this year we are likely to see more and more people jumping on to the healthy, nutritious food bandwagon as they embrace responsible eating. It was his desire to see people eat clean, simple produce that prompted him and his life partner Charlie Burd, to set up American Masala Farm, the 68-acre…

Hope and optimism reign when it comes to luxury in 2016; especially close on the heels of a disappointing 2015. With a major clampdown on extravagant spending by the Chinese government last year, the impact was felt most in markets like Hong Kong where luxury watches and jewellery sales fell dramatically. However, the luxury consumer, travelled to cities like Tokyo and Paris as well as the United States where luxury sales actually rose. So as Asia continues its economic growth, led in most part by the Chinese consumer, here are five trends that will impact luxury spending. SPEND ON LUXURY TRAVEL CLIMBS An average of 24 per cent of discretionary purchases among affluent consumers across Asian markets is spent on hotels and airline tickets. When asked about what is the…

REJUVE THE SPA, THE LALIT, CHANDIGARH WINTER TREAT → Hot Stone Massage Pitched as a relaxing and powerful stress relieving winter treatment that uses hot lava stones to release muscular stress and restore balance to vital energy points, the hot stone therapy promises to melt away tension, ease muscle stiffness and increase circulation and metabolism. The direct heat of the stones, kept at key pressure points in the body, relaxes muscles, allowing the therapist to access deeper muscle layers. Krishna S Semwal, the spa manager, says, “This treatment provides a very healing and effective experience. The hot stones have a sedative effect that can relieve chronic pain, reduce stress and promote deep relaxation. During winters, patrons complain a lot about stiff joints and muscles. We generally recommend them this treatment.”…

My mother’s heart aches every time she knits a fluffy woollen sweater for another new grand niece or nephew. “My fingers are getting arthritic. Who knows if I’ll be able to knit another one?” she complains, sitting in the buttery sunshine of a Kolkata winter, the ball of wool rolling on the bedspread. The question she doesn’t ask hangs in the air, “When will I get to knit something for your children?” My grandmother carefully preserved my mother’s clothes so my sister and I could wear them as children. My nephew still wears my old sweaters and long out-offashion corduroys. But in my coming out, my mother fears, that carefully nurtured thread of continuity is somewhere snapping. Coming out in India is really about marriage. In fact, the standard coming…

Netaji Subhas Bose’s only child Anita Bose Pfaff, 73, an economist based in Augsburg, Germany, spoke to Sandeep Unnithan about the declassification of documents by the Indian government. She hints at a division within the Bose family over her father’s final moments and asks for a DNA test to conclusively prove that the remains at the temple in Tokyo belong to Netaji and bring them back to India to end the controversy. Q. How satisfied are you by the declassification of the Netaji files? A. Many historians and scholars had been campaiging for the declassification for several years and it was high time it was done. Now having seen some of them, I find it hard to understand why a selected few were classified at all. Q. Is the declassification going…

Dec 15, 2015 Speaker Nabam Rebia disqualifies 14 Congress MLAs a month after Leader of Opposition, Tamiyo Taga, moves for his impeachment. Jan 6, 2016 Gauhati High Court stays the disqualification of the 14 Congress MLAs who had revolted against CM Nabam Tuki. Jan 13, 2016 Gauhati High Court dismisses Rebia’s petition challenging his impeachment. The Dec 16 Assembly session stands valid. Jan 14, 2016 Rebia goes to Supreme Court, where the matter is referred to a 5-member Constitutional bench. Jan 24, 2016 Union Cabinet recommends President’s Rule. Jan 26, 2016 President’s Rule is imposed a day after Pranab Mukherjee asks why it’s needed.…

1 MYTH More women think love is important for sex REALITY Men 32.1% Women 22.9% 2 MYTH Men think sex is more important in a relationship than women REALITY Men 36.3% Women 40.4% 3 MYTH Men do not face forced sex in their marriage/relationships REALITY Men 19.8% Women 20.1% 4 MYTH Men are more adventurous in bed than women REALITY Men 7% Women 8.6% 5 MYTH Men are more into filming the act, women are shy REALITY Men 16.6% Women 21.7% 6 MYTH Men are less embarrassed about acting out their fetishes with their partners REALITY Men 15.7% Women 14.9% 7 MYTH Men are more turned on by a woman's breasts or her bottom than other attributes of her appearance REALITY Face, eyes, hair 24% Breast 21.2% Bottom 10.5% 8…

26% URBAN INDIANS FEEL MONEY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON FOR CONFLICT IN A MARRIAGE Do you have equal say in sexual matters? All Figures in per cent. Rest don't know/can't say (This is for both men and women) 46% WOMEN LIKE THE MAN ON TOP AS AGAINST 37% MEN 32% URBAN INDIANS WILL OPT FOR COSMETIC SURGERY IF IT ENHANCES THEIR SEX LIFE What makes a modern marriage perfect? One might argue that there aren't notions of a perfect marriage. What is important in a relationship is love, respect, equality, trust, humour, communication and sex. My partner and I need to share similar opinions about these factors to have a certain level of compatibility. All these factors matter equally. If I trust my partner but don’t find him funny…

1 2003 Moral Signs 85% women first had sex only after marriage. 2 2004 Male Insensitive 40% men say condoms affect pleasure and should not be used. 3 2005 Looking for Pleasure 34% single men say they do not know what an orgasm is, yet nearly 70 per cent claim to have masturbated. 4 2006 The Locked Closet 37% single young men have had a homosexual experience. 5 2007 Have Wife, Will Have Sex 76% husbands say it is their right to have sex with the wife. 6 2008 Starting Early 28% say they have had sex before the age of 20. 7 2009 I Watch, So I Try 62% tried a position they saw in porn films. 8 2010 Women in Love 57% of women who admitted to a…

1 Sexually inactive or secretly active? 64% people were virgins at the time of marriage 2 Pornography prudes? 43% people have never watched pornography (58% in Delhi have never watched porn) 3 Not getting any (self) help? 60% people say they do not masturbate (53% men, 66% women) 4 Blowing it off? 53% people say oral sex is not important to them (46% men, 60% women; 67% in Kolkata is the highest) 5 Masters of monogamy? 68% people are not sexually attracted to anyone other than their partner 6 Just not that into it? 19% people said they wish they had "very less" sex 7 Keeping it hush-hush? 70% people have never engaged in casual sex. (66% men; 91% in Mumbai, 82% in Delhi) 8 The one and only? 43%…

There is something cyclical about Manish Nai. His studio in Dahisar, a karkhana where he works with wood and metal frames and columns of jute (next door to the clanging and hissing of otherworldly metals in a constant state of evolution) seems an apt milieu for his very tangible conversions into the abstract that define him as a sculptor and artist. The Prudential Eye Awards held in Singapore on January 19, acknowledged his contemporaneity by naming him one of the best Emerging Artists in the Painting category. This has as much to do with his preoccupations with recycling material, from jute, the material of his father’s erstwhile trade, and burlap, to newspaper raddi and used clothes, the humble elements of which cities are constructed (what cultural theorist Girish Shahane calls…

This is the crossover month. You are not quite comfortable with the 2016 tag, yet 2015 seems like it upped and left a long time ago. As we make plans for the coming year and look for exciting ways to spend our wealth, Spice goes window shopping across the globe and brings you the mood and the madness that is likely to define this year as part of our trends issue. Our cover story focuses on a man who straddles two worlds; he is Indian but has lived in the United States long enough to call it home. Chef Suvir Saran represents a growing breed of food enthusiasts who are looking to create goodness and wealth as they buy and consume locally and give the term healthy eating a new…

Much like the first stirrings of desire, it springs up on you when you least expect it; overwhelming with beauty, magic and sensuousness. What more can you say about a bower of wanton love, cosseted by pine and slate, that offers glimpses of hills festooned by silver snow cones? That it’s Gulmarg’s first luxury resort. That it looms solitary and stunning at an elevation of 8,825 feet in the Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas. That it represents the finest of Kashmir that has made royals and minstrels gasp in verse and clichés. Enter The Khyber Himalayan Resort & Spa and the first sensory awakening is an olfactory stab of sharp pine and warming kahwa. Minutely designed in an all-wood interior, the cavernous lobby is a artful orgy of Moorish…

The House of Harry Winston has tapped into a timeless feminine ritual as inspiration to design this jewellery watch. Historically, refined women were supposed to read the time discreetly. The jewellery-watch was a secret that revealed itself only to the delicate hand that opened a finely gem-set or enamelled case. With the Jeweller’s Secret, the house has redesigned a powder compact into a pocket watch that is both dazzling and intimate. Adorned with 752 diamonds, 48 pink sapphire cabochons and five rosy-pink pearls, this pocket timepiece is not just an object of desire, it practically redefines the narrative. The artistic creation doesn’t just promise an enchanting union of pearls, diamonds and pink sapphires but also introduces a new gesture. Every time you open the timepiece in order to read the…

There is a reason for cheer for beer lovers in City Beautiful. The Great Bear, a new microbrewery offering widest possible range of freshly made beer, has opened shop in the Sector 26 market. Depending on the personal preference, each beer has different levels of alcohol content, taste and texture. There’s Golden Ale, Weiss (wheat), German Bock, and brewer’s special with each boasting of its own peculiar flavour. Enter the place and it seems you have been transported to an industrial warehouse of large-scale beer factory. And it comes together when the warehouse has to make do with all the available wreckage. The table tops are fitted over old style sewing machine tops and plumbing pipes. Non-drinkers can also enjoy the place as there are a host of mocktails on…

Post the one hour performance, when most people have walked out, a young engineering student approaches the dimly lit corner where stand-up comic, Vasu Primlani is having this interview. For a long time he talks how he has always wanted to be a comic. He keeps repeating certain things, like the fact that he can be really “witty”. He is drunk. But he is sweet. He then says he was recently beaten up badly in his hostel. So badly that the doctors had to put a rod in his left leg. “I am gay you see,” he manages a smile. Vasu Primlani had herself chosen the dark corner for the interaction. “I have been under the spotlight for too long, it can be blinding,” she said, while continuously sipping water…