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Bag them
Shaan Khanna’s fascination for bags began rather early. To keep pace with her desire, she started designing them herself. Now, her bags are a rage, writes SHILPA SEBASTIAN R.
Columns

GOINGNATIVE
Home sweet home
Despite the traffic, the garbage and the tall buildings, Mona Webber will not trade the city for anything


FINEWINE
Virtual wine
“How often do you browse the Internet for information on wine?” someone asked me the other day. The answer is: not a lot.

By and large, wine websites fall into two categories. They are the sites for shoppers (for instance, ...


MYFIVE
Norah Jones

“Like a flower waiting to bloom, like a light bulb in a dark room… I’m just sitting here waiting for you to come on home and turn me on…” She somehow manages to reflect my thought every time, with her pointed ...


Those that almost made it
(Janani Krishnaswamy is a Sub Editor With The Hindu BusinessLine, Chennai)


Lifestyle

MOBILE MAGIC
Palm Centro
Killer phones Today’s mobile phones are like Swiss knives, capable of doing almost anything. The good ones even threaten to put music players, digital cameras and laptops out of business. Here’s the lowdown on some popular models
I-Mate Ultimate 6150

This sexy black brick is ideal for presentations. You won’t have to carry a notebook

Plus The supplied VGA cable and large screen

Minus No GPS, sluggish response

Price: Rs. ...


Nokia E51

It’s a shrunken E90 Communicator for the light-pocketed. Symbian OS 9.2 is a good deal-sealer.

Plus Fast operation, easy to use

Minus Average camera

Price: Rs. ...


Sony Ericsson W890i

For music, this one’s top dog with its SensMe, TrackID and Megabass features.

Plus Excellent music features, HSDPA enabled

Minus A bit boring looking perhaps

Price: Rs.15, ...


Samsung SGH-G800

One cam-phone to rule them all. Why? Because it comes with a kick-ass 3x optical zoom.

Plus The optical zoom, rich screen

Minus Bad shutter lag, rather chunky

Price; Rs. 19,760

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Old weaves’ tale
Smriti Murarka speaks of the revival story of Tantuvi nakshband saris from Benares
Beauty And Wellness

METROWORKOUT
Fighting fit
SHILPA SEBASTIAN R. tries out a new formula, Exercise and Chakra and gets a new perspective
QUICKTIPS
When you stop training…
A lot of people think that once they stop training, muscle turns into fat. That’s not really the case.

Muscle tissue and fat are totally different. When you stop working out your metabolic rate dips.

If you continue eating ...


TRAINING ROOM
As good as cardio
Peripheral Heart Action training is a form of weight training that works more like cardio
Food

CHEWON THIS
Pelmeni
One of the oldest and well-known Russian traditional foods, pelmeni is also known as ‘Siberian dumpling’ because of their supposed Siberian origin.

Pelmeni keep well, so much so that they were known as the hunter’s ...


The Raj hangover
The Colonial restaurant with its range of Raj delicacies offers a delicious slice of history
It’s a small plate
Anxious parents can take a chill pill. Here are a few truths about nutrition for children
QUICKFIX
Warm salad

SIGNATURE DISH
Chemmeen porichatu

This delicacy from Kerala is a mouth watering preparation. The marinated prawns are fresh and tender. The pastes and coconuts used add to the flavour of the preparation. The curry leaves bring in a hint of spice into the preparation and ...
Cinema

NOW SHOWING
PADRE NUESTRO

In his debut film, “Padre Nuestro” the extremely learned director, Christopher Zalla draws from his own cross-border experiences to make this suspense filled story on identity and morality.Padre Nuestro is a suspenseful drama about ...


BLAST FROM THE PAST
 HAQEEQAT 1964
Balraj Sahni, Dharmendra , Jayant, Priya Rajvansh
From the heart
Dewakar Goel on the genius of Kaifi Azmi
Television

TUBE WATCH
Run With Lions

Join Marlice Der Mervwe, a young white American woman, as she explores the land with her native African foster brothers and the pack of lions she grew up with. Listen to her relate her adventures to the bushman with whom she lives.

Man ...
Miscellany


Travel

The great escape
With its cloud-kissing cottages and multi-hued landscape, the Savoy Hotel (Taj Leisure Hotels) in Ooty, is a quiet retreat from the unforgiving heat and hustle-bustle of the city. Set against the backdrop of majestic mountains and overlooking a ...
Adventure camps
Explore the great outdoors with a variety of hikes
Events

Performance

Natyantharanga is having a solo Kathak dance performance by Sanchita.

Date: September 7,

6 p.m.

Venue: A.D.A. Rangamandira,

J.C. ...


Bangle festival

C. Krishniah Chetty & Sons offers a special range of bangles and anklets

Date: till September 7, 10.30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Venue: C. Krishniah Chetty & Sons, Commercial Street and The ...


Candle making

Doodle Den is organising a candle-making session for children aged eight and above

Date: September 6, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Venue: Doodle Den, No. 3 Curley Street, Richmond ...


Food

Spice up your Saturday with a truly foodie treat with homemade jams, preserves, chocolates, organic produce, cured meats, cheese, and more.

Date: September 6, 12 noon to 4 p.m.

Venue: Olive ...


Story time

EasyLib.com is organising a story-telling event by Divya from Kathalaya for children aged between five and eight. It will be followed by a retelling of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” by Arka Mukhopadhyay for children ...


Electronic offer

Textile exhibition

Kamayani from Delhi is presenting an exhibition-cum-sale of Indian textiles and handicrafts and saris.

Date: September 6, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Venue: Raintree, No. 4 Sankey Road, High Ground, ...


Workshop

Dr. Kannan Pugazhendi is conducting a workshop for dancers on preventing dance injuries

Date: September 6 and 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Venue: Seva Sadan, 14th Cross, West Park Road, ...


Devised performance

Logos Theatre and the SpeechMagic initiative, supported by Maya Gallery of Contemporary Art, is organising WHA - t(?)e- VER(?), an open evening of devised theatre, improv, performance poetry, performance art, open mics, open ...


Adventure

Xtrail club is organising a rafting camp at River Cauvery and cave exploration, and rock climbing at Savandurga and Ramnagaram

Date: September 6 and 7

Contact: 41130673 or ...
People

To go is to know
Getting stuck in one place serves no purpose. Theatre should travel say Renee Philippi and Carlo Adinolfi


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