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Life through lines
Cartoonist and illustrator Paul Fernandes tells AYESHA MATTHAN that art is the best way to start and end a dialogue
Columns

The woods are lovely...

An unpaved road flanked by rubber trees winds its way through the 120-acre Riverside Estate plantation. As we steadily make our way into the recesses of the estate breathing in the fresh mountain air, a sense of tranquillity settles over us. ...


Samsung Innov8 

This phone packs an awesome 8-megapixel camera phone incorporating top of the range camera technologies you might expect in an entry level point and shoot. But it lacks touch capability. The phone has a 2.8-inch LCD screen, runs on Symbian OS ...


 Nokia 5800 Xpress Music

Nokia’s first touch phone is snazzy, with a rich interface and flashy 3.2-inch touchscreen is positioned to challenge the Apple iPhone. Except the UI, you might actually find a lot of similarities with most Xpress Music phones in terms ...


MORE THAN A PHONE
LG Cookie
Style statement Camera phones, multimedia phones, business phones… the range is simply mind boggling. Janani Krishnaswamyprofiles some of the latest offerings in the market
NOW SHOWING
THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN

This warm, magical film is about North African immigrants in the south of France. “La graine” is their French word for couscous, rolled semolina wheat granules. It is the dish around which the plot thickens in this film. Slimane is ...


CAMPUS HANGOUT
Canteen capers
What’s to love: The canteen is always teeming with youngsters obviously because of the yummy food you get here.

Well, junk food in particular, but at least the students aren’t complaining! Also, this isn’t just a ...


MY FIVE
Pink Floyd

It’s hard to pick a favourite Pink Floyd track because they all seem to be crafted to near-perfection. But this one stands out. Truly a timeless classic, this is part of the legendary album ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ ...
Beauty And Wellness

TRAINING ROOM
One arm reverse grip pressdown
Exercise For those who want sculpted arms


QUICK TIPS
Getting a six-pack

How does one train and eat to develop a six-pack or eight-pack abs? There are no tailor-made programmes for body and muscle shape are genetically determined. Even with champion bodybuilders, abs vary: there are some with six-packs, some eight ...


METRO WORKOUT
Step right up
NIKHIL VARMA takes a WALK and discovers a whole new world
Food

Just playing around for a meal
Xtreme Sports Bar with its sporty ambience serves all manner of delicacies covering a wide gamut of genres and flavours
SIGNATURE DISH
Ham and Egg sandwich

It is a sandwich modelled in continental style, with pieces of ham slapped between submarine bread with eggs and cheese. The cheese plays a key role in imparting a warm buttery taste that adds to the flavour of the ham and eggs combination. ...


QUIK FIX
Croquetas de espinacas

Sauté onion and garlic add chopped spinach and cook till the water evaporates and mixture is dry. Season with salt and pepper. Boil potato with the skin on. Drain out the water when the potato falls off a metal skewer when pierced and ...


CHEW ON THIS
Baba ghanoush

A popular dish in the Middle East, especially Syria, Lebanon and the Palestine, baba ghanoush consists of mashed eggplant (aubergine) mixed with seasonings. The eggplant is broiled or roasted before it is peeled, making the pulp soft and ...
Cinema

BLAST FROM THE PAST
Anhonee1952
Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Agha, David, Achla Sachdev, Om Prakash
Television

ING Chhote Miyan

The episode opens with two new anchors Mansirat and Saloni. Juhi and Kapil shoo them away and take their place back as hosts to welcome the judges and the guests. The hilarious and talented kids try to outsmart each other with new gags, jokes ...
Style

Fringe benefits
The fringe is back with everyone from singer Rihanna to Deepika Padukone sporting it


THERELUCTANT GOURMET
The joys of simplicity
In these days of economic meltdown, eating in seems to be cool and eating out, an extravagance
Miscellany


Events

Story telling

EasyLib.com, an online library in the city, will organise a free storytelling event for children aged between five and eight, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The story will be narrated by Kavita Kannan and the session ends with the children making a ...


Workout

JUMP! is introducing trampolines in Bangalore for a “low impact workout, gentle on the joints and great for circulation.” Age and gender no bar. There will also be chu chus and intermediate classes on Mondays and Wednesdays (Batch ...


Book Reading

Toto Funds the Arts is organising a reading by Trina Nilina Banerjee and Mariam Karim-Ahlawat.

Venue: Crossword Bookstore, ACR Towers, Residency Road

Date: January 8, 6.30 ...


Organ recital

St. Andrew’s Church is hosting an organ recital by Dr. Richard Marlow. He is former Director of Music and Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Venue: St. Andrew’s Church, 27, Cubbon Road

Launch

There will be a launch of the book “The Cosmic Detective- Exploring the Mysteries of our universe” by Mani Bhaumik.

Date: January 7, 6.30 p.m.

Venue: Crossword

Piano & Jazz

The International Music and Arts Society is organising a Jazz Piano Recital by Sharik Hasan. The artiste is based in Paris. Tickets will be available from January 5 at the venue.

Venue: Alliance Francaise

Music

Veena Doreswamy Iyengar Memorial Trust presents a vocal recital by Anil Narasimha. He will be accompanied by Ajay Narasimha on violin and Anoor Ananthakrishna on mridanga.

Venue: Ananya Sabhangana, ...


Jewellery

Prreeya is showcasing Victorian styled earrings, necklace sets, bangles, kadas and jhumkas in one gram gold. The designs also offers jewellery in American diamonds, kundan work, minakari and silver.

Date: on till ...
People

GOING NATIVE
Fashion wise
Designer Megan Ryley left New York for Bangalore to explore the couture industry and has not regretted her decision


Payal Rohatgi unplugged
Slices of what happened on the sets of Dil Kabaddi


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