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He simply rocks
Afsal, like his songs, is full of life. Fast songs are fun to sing. But to turn it impressive the singer needs to get into the skin of the song. And for the fun-loving, vivacious, Afsal, this comes quite naturally. His ability to belt out ...
Columns

THERELUCTANT GOURMENT
Back to what grandma did
FOOD It’s comforting to know that home cooking still celebrates local vegetables and lesser known spices


My five
My Five is a personal list of the five greatest tracks in popular music
QUICK TIPS
Spend quality time in the gym
Science says that it is not the amount of time you spend in the gym that counts, but the intensity.

Eight-time Mr. Olympia champion Lee Haney of the United States refers to it as ‘quality over quantity.’ It should also be noted ...


GOING NATIVE
Completely at home in Kerala
People Rose Kuruvinakunnel, from the Philippines, is a true blue Malayali
CAMPUS HANGOUT
The magic of CC at UC

The Hangout: The Cricket Court (CC). Roofed and bordered by age-old trees and its thick foliage, the Cricket Court is, undisputedly, the most sought after hangout at Union Christian College, Aluva. In the campus dialect, the place is also ...


CAUGHT SNAPPING
WIN A PRIZE

Readers are encouraged to send in their sightings: bloopers, UFOs or anything out of the ordinary they have snapped. Send your photographs to metroprize@gmail.com titled CaughtSnapping along with a ...
Beauty And Wellness

TRAINING ROOM
Heavy weights or a light routine?
Exercise Overdoing your training routine will only lead to stress


METRO WORKOUT
Going the yoga way to good health
VIDHU JOHN’s tryst with yoga at LIFE YOGA CENTRE leaves her relaxed and rejuvenated
Cinema

There is hope yet
Director of ‘Hope And A Little Sugar’, Tanuja Chandra, plans to do a commercial film next
'Just rumours'
Harrison Ford insists he never wanted to make his love affair with Calista Flockhart part of his latest Indiana Jones adventure. Former “Ally McBeal” star Flockhart was rumoured to be playing Ford’s love ...
Music

Born to rock
Catch the iconic boss, Bruce Springsteen, as he rocks up your morning on Vh1 Sunday Brunch on May 4 at 11 a.m. on Vh1. Bruce Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks, poetic lyrics, and Americana ...
Food

QUICK FIX
Barbequed pork with caramelised orange

Fine chop the onions, garlic, celery and sauté it to light brown colour in oil. Add the remaining ingredients and boil, till it reduces to one third. Strain well and keep it aside.

SIGNATURE DISH
Crab Soup

A bowl of crab soup before dinner or lunch can really whet your appetite. The flavour is crab, the meat bits floating in your soup is crab and the flavour too, because the soup is made with crab stock.

The eggy flavour also hides ...


Food Bytes
A nectarine wedge. A smudge of cheese. A slice of ham. And there you have a perfect summer appetiser. Dagmar’s full of fresh, quirky ideas such as this. She lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with her husband Fredrik and three cats called Yoshi, ...
Television

It’s happy hours
Travel the world sipping Jamaican Rum and Belgium Beer
Books

Merchant of Madras
Ameen Merchant says that ‘The Silent Raga’ stems from what he has always known
Events

Violin concert

Carnatic violin concert by Sangeetha Kalanidhi Padmashri M. S. Gopalakrishnan, Dr. M. Narmada and G. Suresh Kumar will be held under the aegis of Nadabrahmam with Padmabhushan Umayalpuram Sivaraman on the mridangam.

Venue: Tass ...


Visible Invisibilities

A painting exhibition ‘Visible Invisibilities’ by Anjanayelu G. and Vinayak Bhattacharya and curated by Oindrilla Maity, will be on till May 16.

Venue: Gallery OED, Kochi

Date: May ...


Violin Thrayam

Violin Thrayam, Carnatic violin concert by Sangeetha Kalanidhi Padmashri M. S. Gopalakrishnan, Dr. M. Narmada and G. Suresh Kumar under the aegis of Sree Poornathrayeesa Sangeetha Sabha.

Venue: Kalikota Palace, ...


Sale

Indradhanush from Bangalore is holding an exhibition-cum- sale of exclusive hand block printed sarees in crepes, raw silk, tussars, chiffons, georgettes and supernets.

Venue: BTH

Date: May 9 - ...


Exhibition

Felicitation

Kerala Fine Arts Society will felicitate Kavalam Narayana Panicker on turning 80. On May 6 at 6. 30 p.m., Sopanam, Thiruvananthapuram will stage Kavalam’s ‘Theyya Theyyam’.

Venue: Kerala Fine Arts ...


Painting exhibition

Expressions 2008, an exhibition of paintings by Ashok Kumar and Udayakumar.

Venue: Chitram Art Gallery

Date: May ...


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