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The last stop
Our City, so proud of its various flattering nomenclature, is also a Suicide City, where an average of five people do themselves in every day. DEBARSHI DASGUPTA investigates why so many people choose to opt out.
Arts & Crafts
Once upon a double satin stitch
The Crafts Council has taken it upon itself to revive the exquisite art of the Chamba Rumal of Himachal Pradesh.

The passionate collector
One can't help being impressed after a visit to Kamala Vasudevan's home: her collection of antiques is priceless. Her pursuit of antiques has taken her to old bazaars and temple towns where she has acquired her best collectibles.
Music
The moral of folk music
FDB, the French music group, comprises six musicians and a sound engineer. Alliance Francaise sees its recent performance in the City as a curtain raiser to its annual Fete de Musique on June 21.
Chords & Notes
GEORGE BENSON started off in the '60s as a talented blues and jazz guitarist and vocalist and built up plenty of recorded material, particularly with some big jazz names. He moved into the commercially more successful world of what might be ...
Eating Out
Global tastes on a local street
If you're a foodie, head for Church Street that houses several eat-out joints, each promising to be different from the other.
Fast foods and combo meals
DRIVE DOWN past St. Joseph's Commerce College on Brigade Road and it is impossible to miss a bright pink board announcing a little eat-out's name — Café Flamingo. Once inside the recently opened roadside café, one sees the cool and casual ...
Shopping
Feast on Chettinad's fabulous weaves
PEOPLE IN Bangalore can avail of the finest Chettinad saris at the ongoing Revival of the Kandanghi exhibition organised by the textile store, Tarunyaas. The store, promoting heritage weaves, handcrafted textiles, and ready-to-wears, has been set ...
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