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Smooth SAILING
Surgeon Rear Admiral Nirmala Kannan has many firsts to her credit. PRIYADERSHINI S. says she's an inspiring role model
Beauty And Wellness

For young hearts
Health Lack of exercise increases heart risk among kids, says study
Food

Spicy fare to remember
Spicy, a take away counter on Kuravankonam road, offers ethnic and Chinese dishes


THE RELUCTANT GOURMET
How about some dotcom sandwiches?
The Internet gives you countless ideas about the wonders you can do with two slices of bread
CHEW ON THIS
Röschti

Röschti is a Swiss dish consisting mainly of potatoes. It was originally a common breakfast eaten by farmers in the canton of Bern, but today is eaten all over Switzerland. Many Swiss people consider röschti a national dish. Made ...


Taste of China
Chinese food fete at Vivanta by Taj
Issues

Matters of the head
What's good for your heart is good for your brain
Cinema

NOW SHOWING

Johnny Depp returns as lovable pirate Captain Jack Sparrow in the fourth film of the Pirates franchise. This time around Jack sets off on a journey to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. However, King George III, the Spaniards, and a host of ...


LIGHTS, CAMERA, CONVERSATION
A Super Man
A summer action movie (and a superhero saga at that) can be fun too – well, who knew!
Music

MY FIVE

Starring ageing silent-era movie star Gloria Swanson as Norma and a young Hollywood screenwriter William Holden as Joe, this is noir at its bleakest and decadent. Featuring some of the most memorable dialogues, sharp editing and gorgeous black ...
Television

TUBE WATCH

It's a travel show on India where the bizarre and the unusual rule; an India where history comes alive in the most unexpected ways. In this episode host Malishka introduces us to the quirky and the wonderful in Udaipur, ...
Miscellany


Travel

A walk in the woods

The trees at Biligiri Rangana Hills are perpetually in a state of bliss. In pairs and frozen, they look like they were caught in the middle of a dance by the sparse traffic that passes through the rough, virgin forests they call home. Situated ...
Events

Fine art

Gallery The Creant conducts ‘Trayati' – an exhibition of paintings by N.N. Rimzon, Sajitha Shankar, Bhagyanath, Razi Mohammed, K.P. Reji, Zakkir Hussain, S. Prasanna Kumar and Pradeep Puthoor.

Venue: Kerala Lalitakala Akademi ...


Sale

Continuing Education Sub- Centre, Government Women's College holds an exhibition-cum-sale of products made by students of the centre.

Venue: Government Women's College, Auditorium

Date: Till May 22

Time: 9 a.m. to 7.30 ...


For seniors

The Ocean collection

Classic steps

Up-and-coming artiste Gayatri E.S., a disciple of Kalamandalam Vinodini, performs Bharatanatyam.

Venue: Vyloppilly Samskriti Bhavan

Date: May 21

Time: 6.30 ...


Kathakali

Prahladacharithram featuring Kalamandalm Manoj and Margi Suresh in the lead roles.

Venue: Theerthapada Mandapam

Date: May 23

Time: 6 ...


Ethnic treats

Kudumbasree Mission and Tourism Department organise ‘Kanji-Puzhukku Mela' food fete. Varieties of kanji, puzhukku, and other ethnic eats. Browse through stalls selling Kudumbasree products.

Venue: Kovalam Tourist Village, Onnam ...


Reel India

Soorya's film festival. May 21: Love Sex aur Dhoka; Shikkar. May 22: Natarang, Karyasthan; May 23: Udaan, Chitra Soothram; May 24: Metropolis at Kolkata, Penpattanam; May 25: I am Kalam, Oridathu Postman; May 26: Aidondla Aideu, Sakudumbam ...


Artistic vision

Wired In

TECHNOSTREET
The pathfinders
GPS APPS Here are some free and inexpensive navigation apps that will get you to your destination in an innovative way
Events

Aiming high
Launch of Arrow's showroom
People

A room of one's own
Shortlisted playwright Aditya Sudarshan on his second play The Green Room and on how art is all about finding an independent voice
The real and the unreal
Abhishek Majumdar, shortlisted for the MetroPlus Playwright Award, on why he focussed on the Kashmir issue
Scaling heights
The biography of Autar Singh Cheema, the first Indian to reach the Everest summit, traces the life of the unsung hero
Power of popcorn
Karan Johar entered our lives with his happy-sad stories of big Indian families. He stays on in our drawing rooms as a TV host who knows how to keep us hooked



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