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The importance of being Uppi
BLAST FROM THE PAST Accident 1985 Shankar Nag, Anant Nag, Arundhathi Nag Ramayan at the click of a button Missed an episode of Ramayan, the mythological series currently on at NDTV imagine? Or just want to show the surpankha episode to your child again? Just log onto BIGFlix’s broadband website
Beauty And Wellness
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METROWORKOUT
Get fit with Fitlinxx
SHAILAJA TRIPATHI TANEJA has an encounter with a novel hi-tech work-out FitLinxx
TRAINING ROOM
Workouts are important as you age
Weight training prevents muscle and bone loss, and osteoarthritis
| Food |
QUICK TIP
Health food
One of the best health foods/drinks you can buy at the supermarket is skimmed milk powder. Compared to whole milk, it provides a lot more of protein, fewer carbohydrates and almost no fat.
Though milk is an excellent source of protein, ...
The language of wine
At a wine appreciation event, a woman asked the Frenchman doing the talking why the language of wine was so western. “I can’t associate with many of the adjectives used to describe wine,” she said. “They are all so ...
MeatloafA highly versatile and popular food, especially in the U.S. Made from ground meat mixed with seasonings (traditionally beef, but veal, pork or lamb may be added), it gets its name and shape by being baked in a tin shaped like a loaf of bread. ...
FOOD BYTES
Going green
Plantains can be used for cooking at any stage of ripeness
QUICK FIX
Chilgoja falliChef Rishi hails from Benaras and is the Sous Chef at Masala Klub, Taj West End. His career has spanned eight years, and he has worked with the Taj Group for six years. He specialises in Indian cuisine and loves experimenting with seafood, ...
Oriental delights
Dine on a mix of Thai, Vietnamese, Korean and Chinese at Mugen
Chocolate fondantYour meal at Olive Beach is incomplete without a heavenly helping of desserts, which are a forte of the new menu. If you are in the mood for something truly sinful, order a Chocolate Fondant - one of Olive Beach’s signature dishes- a ...
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MY FIVE - THOSE THAT ALMOST MADE IT
The Police
My Five is a personal list of the five greatest tracks in popular music
Rammstein
The song that made Rammstein one of the biggest names in metal, this became a cult classic after its inclusion on “The Matrix” soundtrack. The combination of synthesizers, lots of guitars, lots of drums, and an authoritative voice ...
Judas Priest
If you could listen to only one metal song for the rest of your life, Painkiller would be a strong contender for it. Heavy metal overlords Judas Priest took the Black Sabbath formula of “fast, loud and in your face,” improved on ...
The Buggles
Few songs can claim immortality the way Video Killed The Radio Star has: it was the first song ever played on MTV, and is one of the defining cultural icons of its era. And a truly exceptional song; this might be a wistful tribute to a bygone, ...
Eminem
Forget the expletives. Forget the allegations of everything from homophobia to misogynism. Eminem is probably the most misunderstood artiste of all time, and this angst-ridden epic plays a vital part in presenting his side of the story. This ...
| Television |
Ready for action
World Movies is airing classic westerns in July
TUBE WATCH
Sunday BrunchThis week Sunday Brunch brings you the alternative rock band Radiohead from Oxfordshire, England that exploded onto the scene in 1993, with the angst-packed Gen-X anthem “Creep”. Radiohead has only gotten bigger since, with albums ...
A green message
A week of environment programmes on CNN
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Wild child
Bear Grylls is a natural survivor and loves being stranded in inhospitable terrain
| Travel |
Hideaway with a viewOn top of the world: that’s the feeling atop the rock at the highest point of Nature Zone Jungle Park, Pulippara, Munnar. At your feet lies the town of Munnar, Kurunchithanni and the exotic view plays hide and seek as the mist wraps around ...
| Events |
Melody time
Saras is presenting Sur Sandhya, an evening of musical extravaganza with performances by Sairam Iyer from Mumbai, Archana Udipa, M.D. Pallavi, Chandrika Gururaj, Fayyaz Khan and orchestra by Shabbir who will delve into the nostalgia of old ...
Dance recital
Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha is having a Bharathnatya recital by Rithi Ramji from Chennai, disciple of Nagapriya Karthikeyan
Date: June 29, 7 p.m.
Venue: Thirumala Vidya Niketan Hall
Contact: ...
Film screening
Pedestrian Picturesand Lankesh Prashashti are screening Mangesh Hadawale’s “Tingya”. The film which will be followed by a discussion on the current agricultural crisis faced by farmers in Karnataka, provides an intimate ...
Crystal clear
Feast your eyes on these crystals, from the Czech Republic at “Bohemian”, an exhibition-cum-sale showcasing some of the finest Bohemian crystals. From wine glasses, champagne flutes, goblets, decanters and jugs, tea cups, dishes, ...
Orchestral tunesDockers San Francisco and The Bangalore School of Music (BSM) are presenting the Bangalore School of Chamber Orchestra, cellist Reimer Seidler of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra from the USA and the BSM Junior Orchestra. The BSM Chamber ...
Latino danceStudio 5678 is conducting a two-month basic to intermediate level Latin dance workshop for adults with weekday and weekend batch.
Date: June 28 to August 28
Venue: Koramangala and Vasanthnagar
Contact: ...
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