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Making Maya on screen
Maya Chandra, who's given a racy twist to staid government communication, is in the news for her documentary on Rajkumar, finds BHUMIKA K.
Columns

TIMEOUT
Call of the valley

B eating my hunger pangs, I finally reached Hotel Elephant Valley's Hill View restaurant and the plate of quickly-prepared pasta with onions and thick tomato sauce looked exotic. I shoved in a spoonful while the smiling waiter pointed towards ...


My five - K.S. Lakshmi

With stirring guitar chords and lyrics that sear your soul, this song not only catapulted the Minneapolis alternative rock band to stardom, it was also instrumental in highlighting one of the most swept-under-the-carpet issues of our times: ...


Kallu Mama's next move
Saurabh Shukla, who loves to try out new things in filmmaking, on his next project involving students from IIT- Madras
BLASTFROMTHE PAST
Deedar 1951
Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi, Yakub
Tome Raiders
EBOOK READERS Here's the lowdown on six of the best ebook readers
TRAINING ROOM
Pecdeck flye
These moves focus on the Pectoralis Major
Go green

Nature Admire organises an awareness programme on nature on June 5 and 6 at Makalidurga, near Ghati Subramanya. It is open for families, groups, seniors, children and others. Call 9845079414 or email: natureadmire@ gmail.com

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Music concert

Rajamahal Vilas Sangeetha Sabha presents a Carnatic vocal recital by Manasi Prasad. She will be accompanied by Nalina Mohan on the violin and Manjunath B.C. on mridanga. This monthly music concert on May 30 is at the Raghothaman Memorial ...
Food

Richly Kabul
Sultans of Spice harks you back to the Mughal times


QUICK FIX
Hummus 'n' olives

First slice the bagel into two and toast it. Spread hummus on one slice and add roasted bell pepper and onions. To this add the sliced olives and slices of tomatoes and lettuce leaf and cover with the second slice of ...


Little delights

P!ng, a Dim Sum restaurant in Koramangala, offers a journey through the fascinating world of dimsums at the “Dim Sum Festival” to be held across June . Guests will savour dimsum varieties from China, Vietnam, Tibet, Malaysia and ...


Going peanuts
Here's how to make a flavourful sauce using peanuts, pepper and garlic
CHEWON THIS
Masgouf

A traditional Iraqi dish, Masgouf is an open cut fish grilled and spiced with salt, pepper and tamarind. While keeping the skin on, it is then brushed with olive oil. Traditional garnishes for masgouf include chopped onions and tomatoes, as ...


Food Bytes

Do you have a foodie wish list? A desire to drink French wine by the Seine, perhaps. Or to learn how to cook cassava and play the djembe in Africa. Or, perhaps, it's simpler. Like an ambition to master chocolate cake.

Take a look at this ...


Choc full of notes
As with music, so with food, Pandit Tejpal Singh of Singh Bandhu fame sets his standards high
Diet dilemmas
How do you zero in on the diet that suits you best? Here are a few pointers
Cinema

Reel and real
Anil Kapoor on awards, life in films and beyond, in a freewheeling chat
Profiles

Drummer as a warrior of ideas
Life has not been just a song and dance, but a walk on the other side of the road says balladeer Gadar
Events

YOURWEEK
Puppy adoption

Let's Live Together, an NGO, is organising an adoption camp where nearly 30 Indian puppies will be available for adoption. On sale will be the NGO's merchandise including a puppy calendar 2010. All proceeds from merchandise sales will benefit ...


Chocolate making

Active Canvas presents a chocolate-making workshop, that teaches the basics of making five types of chocolates. Participants will be taught to melt and temper, taste and compare, mix and match, dip and mould, wrap and gift. The fee is Rs. 800 ...


Book launch

Penguin presents Sudha Murthy's “The Bird With Golden Wings: Stories Of Wit And Magic”. There will be a reading from the book and a chance to meet the author.

Date: May 29

Time: 6 p.m.

Venue: Crossword, J.P. ...


Talk on cinema

Samvedana will host “Cine Manthana”, an interactive session with well known film and theatre personality T.S. Nagabharana with a talk on “Cinemarangadallina Nanna Anubhavagalu”. Entry free.

Date: May ...


Traditional paintings

Orissa India Craft (OiC) hosts an exhibition of traditional Orissa paintings — the Pattachitra — for the first time in Bangalore.

Date: May 28 to 31

Time: 10.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Venue: Karnataka Chitrakala ...


For kids

Nicktoon Ninja Hattori launches a ‘back to school' range for kids. Children get to dance, play games and enjoy an evening of complete madness.

Date: May 29

Time: From 5 p.m.

Venue: Landmark, The ...


NOW SHOWING

It is a fantasy adventure based on a popular video game of the same name. Directed by Mike Newell it stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Dastan, a street urchin in the Persian Empire. He takes on a villainous nobleman played by Ben Kingsley to get hold ...


TUBE WATCH

Mattel presents the movie premier of “Barbie In a Mermaid” tale on Pogo. It is the story of a beautiful, intelligent and brave mermaid, with the best of animation techniques. Barbie stars as Merliah, a champion surfer from Malibu, ...


Things to do…
A gourmet bazaar, a book launch and more
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GOING NATIVE
Space for all
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