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Material girl
Seamless drapes and yards of mystique... as Bollywood's ace designer Anna Singh makes her Chennai foray, T. KRITHIKA REDDY examines the fabric of her career
Lifestyle

Floral decor
Here is an opportunity for you to learn the art of Ikebana. The Ohara School of Ikebana will conduct classes from August 26 at Sakura Bhavani Mansion, No. 3, Fourth Lane, 3rd Floor, Nungambakkam High Road. The art of Ikebana took shape in the ...
Personality

Cut of class
For Nayana Karunaratne, hair dressing is not just about cutting, but styling


`Try this out for a change'
Why not sons-in-law stay with their wives' family instead of the other way round, asks Vasantha Srinivasan, retired lecturer
Issues

To earn their daily bread
A three-month baking and confectionery training programme is being conducted for economically deprived students
Cinema

It is raining, man
Bobby Deol returns with yet another "Barsaat"
Music

A lesson in breakbeats
Veteran DJ Wes Smith had music lovers screaming for more
Eating Out

Vegetarian flavours
For the Chinese, food is not just for the stomach, it's also for the soul. Shanghai Club, the Chinese restaurant at Chola Sheraton, celebrates the Arhat way of life with what it calls `divine' vegetarian fare. Arhat means the `perfected one' or ...
Travel

Rafting in a raging river
If you are the kind who likes to get soaked in the rain, go river rafting on the Bharathapuzha river, writes ANAND SANKAR
My kinda place Gopika
Most of my scenes in the film "Autograph" were shot at my favourite holiday destination — Alleppey. I was extremely delighted to be working at this beautiful place called Kumarakom, where I usually go to relax with family. I think that ...
Restored to peace
You'll fall for the beach, says SOMA BASU
DEAL OF THE WEEK
Attractions: Set amidst the backwaters of Kerala. Luxury rooms, half day sightseeing trips to Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, Jew Town, St. Francis Church. Visit to the spice market and Chinese fishing nets. Half a day shopping trip using ...
TRAVEL TIPS
For those memorable shots
A camera is a must when you are taking a holiday. Here are some tips on photography. * Make a list of all the equipment you need — tripod for long exposures, spare batteries, lenses, filters and extra film rolls or memory if its digital. ...
SANCTUARY SPOTLIGHT
Silent Valley National Park
Locally known as Sairandhrivanam or `the forest in the valley', the fragile tropical evergreen forest, probably the last of its kind, is home to nearly a thousand varieties of flowering plants and over hundred orchids and many rare herbal plants. ...
Events

What you won't see on TV
`Best of INPUT' will feature 20 forthright `public' films from 17 nations
Bollywood's badshah in city
King Khan will join golfers in the city at a Tag Heuer promo
In contact with colour
The Kontakt Lenz 2005 workshop focussed on the latest trends in contact lens
Artistic and meaningful
Artist Farhan Mujib's lecture "Sacred Word" will trace the evolution of calligraphy
Evening of surprises
As Gary Lawyer crooned, LG Electronics promo for plasma TV got under way...
For a special occasion
August 22 is celebrated as Madras Day. And on the occasion of the 366th year of Madras Day, ITC Hotel Park Sheraton is putting up a special counter at the dinner buffet at its restaurant, `The Residency', from August 22-28. The non-vegetarian ...
Celebrate Onam
Experience Onam in Chennai at DakshinaChitra from August 26 to September 4
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