2013年11月5日星期二
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bar shuts shop Chandigarh:What was probably india's only condom bar has shut
shop after it fell victim to official prudishness.The concept had generated
international curiosity. The bar, located in the kalagram complex on the busy
chandigarhpanchkula highway, was inaugurated by a woman aids patient in may
2007.It was launched with a lot of hype by the chandigarh industrial and tourism
development corporation(Citco), a semigovernment corporation. In less than three
years after it made national and international headlines for the unique concept,
the condom theme has been dumped by citco officials, though the bar drinking
area continues at the kalagram complex. Instead of condoms, the theme will now
be a village. "We are changing the concept of the bar to a village theme.The
earlier bar continues to be there but the condom concept is being
replaced.Tiwari told ians. Sources in citco, however, revealed that the
management and the chandigarh administration officials were"Too embarassed"With
the condom theme and hence got it removed. The bar was the brainchild of senior
punjabcadre ias officer jasbir singh bir, who was then managing director of
citco.When it was launched, it was decorated with real condoms in different
colours and varieties dotting the wall amid the liquor bottles.Now, the condoms
at the bar have been beats by dre
solo removed along with all souvenirs that were initially put up to go with
the condom theme. An upset bir told ians: "I feel sad that the unique condom
concept has been taken off.This is a regressive step.The concept was appreciated
by the union health ministry, un organizations and international media. "
Besides having souvenirs like cups, tshirts and caps highlighting the use of
condoms and safe sex, the bar even had a counter that offered free condoms.Even
female condoms were freely offered at the bar. When it was being opened, several
senior officers of the chandigarh administration, had reportedly tried to
scuttle the condom bar concept.None of the top officials came beats by dre
pro for the inaugugation. Pooja thakur, a woman in her late 20s with aids,
had her moment of being a celebrity when she inaugurated the country's first
condom bar in may 2007. Thakur, who has two sons, one of whom is hiv positive,
had discovered she has aids when her husband died in 2005 due to the disease.
"We at citco thought this was one social cause that we could be attached
with.There were some apprehensions earlier, but the whole concept came out
beautifully,"Bir said. The condom bar hit a high within four months of its
launch.Liquor sales combined with distribution of free condoms were on the rise
making it a successful venture despite initial apprehensions.People coming to
the bar started picking the free condoms, and even the paid condoms.Though not
in big numbers, female condoms were also being taken away from the bar by women.
While 465 condoms, including six female condoms, were picked up by people
visiting the place in the first month(May 2007), the figure rose to 873 in June,
nearly doubled to 1, 394 in July and hit a high of about 2, 200 in August that
year. A condom vending machine was also installed in the washroom of the condom
bar for paid pickings.Sales at the bar increased too after the condom bar
opened. However, citco did not pay much attention to the condom bar after bir
was transferred from his post of managing director in 2008.The vending machine
would rarely have condoms nor were free condoms available. Citco is a
semigovernment corporation to promote tourism in the union territory of
chandigarh.It runs three of the biggest hotels in the city mountview(5star),
Shivalikview and Parkview besides some of the other beats uk sale prime eateries at the
Sukhna Lake, Leisure Valley and Kalagram complex.
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