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Made for each other Aruna and Anand fun facts
CHATLINE Viswanathan Anand and Aruna may be poles apart, but get on like a house on fire, writes DIVYA KUMAR
Columns

METRO WORKOUT
Drill your way to wellness
SHONALI MUTHALALY goes in for an early morning PERSONAL TRAINING session on the Marina and comes out feeling fabulous


TRAINING ROOM
Get the eating right
EXERCISE You can keep catabolism at bay by eating a small pre-workout meal
QUICK TIP
How to step up the intensity
It is the intensity of a workout that will help you get the results you are looking for. Here is a way to increase the intensity at the gym.

If you generally take 60 minutes to complete your chest, shoulder and triceps routine, try ...


CAMPUS HANGOUT
The round table
Rush Hour: Early mornings and late afternoons (before and after classes, basically).

Where it’s at: At the back of the campus, opposite the cluster of bamboo trees, in the midst of a small student-planted ...
My five

Upbeat, cheerful and eminently hummable, this song is as uplifting as a hot fudge sundae, or a run on the beach. Another hit from the energetic eighties, it was written and performed by the sensational Bruce Springsteen, and went on to become ...


THERELUCTANT GOURMET
Anyway the wind blows…
EATING OUT At the breezy Kafeoke, sing to your heart’s content while sipping chocolate milkshake or try the succulent paneer at Grains of Paradise
FINE WINE
Mad about Malbecs

CHEWON THIS
Tamale
A native American food, made from corn meal dough, whose popularity now extends through Latin America, Caribbean and southern and southwestern U.S. It can be filled with meat, cheese, chilli or even a sweet filling. Tamales are a favourite fast ...
SIGNATURE DISH
Croquetas de Espinacas
Complacently plump and comfortingly familiar, these cheerful little croquettes go remarkably well with Zara’s attitude-packed cocktails. Made with creamy mashed potato, stuffed with bright sautéed spinach and covered in a crisp ...
Food bytes

QUICK FIX
Cauliflower melagu peratti

When the mustard starts to crackle, add onions and curry leaves and sauté till onions are translucent.

Toss in the boiled cauliflower, salt and crushed peppercorn.

Stir-fry for 2 minutes. Remove and garnish with fried curry ...
People

Tribute to a poet
BIG Music has re-released “Kaifiyat…a state of mind”, a tribute to celebrated poet Kaifi Azmi on his sixth death anniversary. The audio book is a collection of Urdu poems recited by Kaifi Azmi.

The poetic career of Kaifi ...
Beauty And Wellness

Packing a punch
TV Watch various martial art forms from across the globe on Discovery Channel
Profiles

A mirror image!
OFFBEAT Stephen Kabakos has made a successful career out of impersonating Elvis Presley
Cinema

Way to go
PROFILE Sought-after by the Kannada film industry, Ramya is trying to make her presence felt in Tamil too


ARASANGAM

An action thriller, “Arasangam” is Vijayakant’s 150th film. A police officer disappears. His friend, a criminologist played by Captain, sets out in search of him, and ends up saving the country. For once, logic is maintained ...
Music

On a high note
Smita on ‘Smita’, a new album in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil
Food

Main Street treats

Residency Towers, Main Street offers a la carte and buffet options. And now dining here is a feast for the senses thanks to Heather, the lounge singer’s silky voice set to tune by Ashley on the keyboards. Heather will perform every ...
Television

Comedy time
Wayne Dobie (Robert de Niro) is a shy police photographer who saves the life of crime boss Frank Milo. Things get complicated when Milo insists on thanking his saviour with the week-long company of the beautiful Glory (Uma Thurman). Dobbie must ...


Great anthems
TV Listen to legendary artistes on Vh1
Books

MTV’s youth guide
‘The State of Cool’ is about how Gen X thinks and acts
Events

Cartographic Journeys

United States Educational Foundation in India is hosting an exhibition of mixed media prints by J. Catherine Bebout, Fulbright Scholar based at MS University, Baroda. The exhibition combines the artist’s passion for travel with her ...


Zing collection

Westside has introduced its special range of apparel for Gen next in its Spring Summer Collection 2008 with great discounts on kids wear this season. Dress up your little girl in pinks and whites combined with floral, fruits and polka dot ...


For aspiring RJs
TRAINING Five-week course for wannabe RJs
Crack a code
Contest For students of engineering colleges
Fun ways to learn
Activity camp for kids at DakshinaChitra
A cause to bid for
PC company Lenovo, worldwide partner of the Olympic Torch Relay and one of the sponsors of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008, has launched its second phase of three online auctions in India as part of a global online philanthropic countdown to the ...
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 caughtsnapping@gmail.com

titled CaughtSnapping along with a caption, your address and contact ...
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