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Raghu’s raga route
Little did Dixit know that his Maadeshwara song would catch the imagination of Kannadigas in such a phenomenal way. Call me an urban folk singer, he tells DEEPA GANESH
Columns

No more hungry nights
For hungry souls there is now a website that takes them through eating options in the city


BLAST FROM THE PAST
 Pakeezah 1972
Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Nadira
Step by step
Guru Munna Shukla, Kathak exponent, on Pandit Lachhu Maharaj’s choreography for films
Phones for the super rich
Style statement Fashion brands and automotive giants are joining hands with handset manufacturers to corner a share of the luxury handset market. Designers are gearing up to meet the needs of the fashion conscious merging pricey high-grade materials with unique designs. Janani Krishnaswamyscans the market and tells you what’s in
Uber-deluxe Motorola Aura 

Motorola, after collaborating with Dolce & Gabbana to market its Razr phone in an all-metal ‘white gold’ finish, teamed up with designer Alexander Amosu to sell diamond studded Motopure headsets. It has now decided to build a ...


Devil calls on Prada?  LG Prada 2.0

This phone is the much anticipated successor of the original Prada. The first generation phone made history as the first full touch-screen phone and a ’powerful aesthetic pioneer’ as LG calls it. This one has an almost identical ...


METRO WORKOUT
Huff, puff, pant…
NIKHIL VARMA was surely inspired at the Inspirations gym and took a serious go on the treadmill
NOW SHOWING
DIL KABADDI

The film captures the changing equations among urban couples with a comic touch. Debutant Anil Senior has got some trusted names in the multiplex circuit in form of Irrfan Khan, Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma and Soha Ali Khan. Rahul Khanna ...


Fight Masters – Kung Fu Inc,

Visitors see the commercial face of Shaolin – a band made famous through block busting martial arts movies. Behind locked doors, well beyond the reach of tourist cameras, lies the real Shaolin Temple.

In The Lap of Luxury – ...
MY FIVE

One of the best works of thrash metal ever. This is a great song by Dave and Co. with its lightning speed solos, great drums, and cool lyrics. It is from the classic Megadeth album “Rust in Peace” featuring other great songs such ...


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 caughtsnappingblr@gmail.com titled CaughtSnapping ...


Virtual sports
Playgroundonline.com offers everything from fitness wear to information
Lifestyle

Popular choice
The Hangout: It used to be Lolita’s Paratha Point until it was shut down recently. In its place stands a new popular joint- Like Way.

The Location: Literally a hop, skip and jump from the college ...
Beauty And Wellness

TRAINING ROOM
One arm dumb-bell row
It helps swimmers and rowers strengthen their back


QUICK TIPS
A mood booster

A properly structured workout with weights over a period of weeks will not only make you fit, but also vitalised, happy and less stressed.

A study at the VA Medical Centre in Sacramento, California, found that regular training with ...
Food

Loaded with richness
The Moti Mahal offers enough for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians


SIGNATURE DISH
Steamed baby corn in tomato sauce

The dish is a true Chinese delight. The baby corn is fresh and combines well with the tomato sauce. It is also a healthy preparation as only traces of oil is used. It does not include many side vegetables and can be whipped in a very short ...


THE RELUCTANT GOURMET
Not the creamy layer
Did you know that in India soya cream masquerades as regular cream and is used in almost every cake, mousse and souffle?
CHEW ON THIS
Drunken shrimp

Chances are you may have tried this dish on the menu at your local Chinese restaurant, but the prawns were probably cooked.

The original version — said to be Shanghainese — serves up the shrimp not just uncooked, but live! ...
Television

Heart of the matter
As CNN realises India Means Business, journalists Andrew Stevens and Mallika Kapoor share their thoughts with us


The fave show
Everyone’s favourite zip code is back
Miscellany


Events

Healing workshop

Dance performance

Natyapriya, Dr. A.A. Dass and Josephine Rosario are presenting the Bharatanatya Arangetram of Alexandra Jovita Dass

Date: December 6, 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.

Venue: St. Joseph’s Boys High ...


Musical evening

Priyanka C. Prakash is presenting a concert, accompanied by Soumya Ramachandran and Bala Bhagavat.

Date: December 6, 5 p.m.

Venue: H.C. Khincha auditorium, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Race Course ...


Guitar classes
Venue: Active Canvas 343, 10th A Main, 3rd Cross, 1st Block Jayanagar

Contact: 41609122 @activecanvas.in. ...


Classical Concert

Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira is presenting a concert by Anjali Sriram, accompanied by C.N. Chandrashekar on the violin and C. Cheluvaraj on the mridangam

Date: December 6, 6 p.m.

Venue: Sri ...


Weekend theatre

Rangasampada is staging Devanooru Mahadeva’s “Odalaala”, directed by C.G. Krishnaswamy and Dr. K.Y. Narayanaswamy’s “Kalavu”, directed by Pramod Shiggaon.

Date: December 6, 3.30 p.m. ...


Wild walk

People for Animals is organising “Walk on the Wild Side”, where you can find out that Bangalore is home to the slender loris, cobras, jungle cats, owls, monitor lizards, egrets, pangolins with eminent wildlife experts who will ...


Concert

The Kalâ Premi Foundation and the Rotary Bangalore West present a concert of Carnatic classical music by Ganakala Bhushana and R.K. Padmanabha with C.N. Chandrashekar on the violin and C. Cheluvaraj on mridangam.

Date: ...


Theatre jam

Maraa and Guruskool’s Sunday is organising “Theatre Jam” a space to perform in the city with solo performances, dancers and discussions, music and bands and more.

Date: December 7

Venue: Active Canvas, No. 343, ...
People

GOING NATIVE
The drama out there
French street performer Claire Denieul feels there is immense scope for active street theatre in India


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