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Wedded to music
In a couple of months singer Manjari will get married. She tells K. PRADEEP that it will not change things as far as her music goes
Columns

CAMPUS HANGOUT
Panoramic encounters

What’s to love: Perched atop a hillock in Kesavadasapuram, the Mahatma Gandhi College or M.G. College, as it is popularly known, resembles an old castle with its tall clock tower staring at you majestically as you enter through ...


My Five

When four rock gods come together and conduct a musical experiment that is as clear as a pellucid lake with every instrument’s sound falling like clear drops of rain into it you have a phenomenon called ‘Echoes.’ The video ...


Apple surprise

A lot was expected from Apple: the iPod Nano, iPhone Nano, and the rumoured iPhone Elite or Pro, an iPhone with a physical keyboard. None of these came true, but Apple did come up with a surprise with a splendid update for its 17-inch MacBook ...


Viennese gourmet
Casa Bianca conducts the city’s first ever ‘Chicken Schnitzel fest’
FINE WINE
What Indians drink

What do Indians like to drink? It seemed at first like a simple enough question when someone asked it the other day. But do we really know?

The problem is not merely that we don’t have anything remotely close to a proper survey on ...


What makes Will feel shy

Will Smith is classed as one of the hottest men on the planet right now — but he still gets shy stripping off for a nude scene. The ‘Seven Pounds’ star says, “Just having all your clothes off in front of a group of ...


Make-up, my last priority

Since finishing her stint on ‘Friends,’ Lisa Kudrow tries to stop fans from recognising her by dressing down. The quirky blonde has not taken any care of her appearance since the show ended – but she doesn’t mind if she ...


Jim missed Prisoner visit

Hollywood hunk Jim Caviezel has said how he never got to meet veteran actor Patrick McGoohan before following in his footsteps as ‘The Prisoner.’ McGoohan died on January 13 at the age of 80, while Caviezel was busy promoting a new ...


Royal style queen

Socialite Paris Hilton is desperate to get some first-hand tips from her new style icon, Brit beauty Kate Middleton. Paris Hilton looks up to Kate in the fashion stakes and is so desperate to move in royal circles she wants to befriend Prince ...


Kim’s a winner

The credit crunch may be hitting retailers hard but not so celebrity ones it seems. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has told how her LA boutique Dash is booming despite the economic climate. “Our store, thankfully, is doing really well ...


METRO WORKOUT
Sculpting the body
Maithri Srikantfinds that Body Art women’s gym works wonders for the contours
TRAINING ROOM
Cable crossovers
Combined with dieting and cardio, it helps strengthen chest muscle fibres
Indulge

One-hour detoxifying massage with complimentary foot massage or head massage. (Rs.2,800)

With any signature treatment, get a complimentary facial treatment. (Rs. 4,350)

RASA signature facial with complimentary full face threading. ...


Mr. Perfect

Ashmit Patel is obsessed with dhotis, if people on the sets of the movie ‘The Flag’ are to be believed. Now from what we hear, Ashmit took his villager look for the movie rather seriously. So much so that, he learnt the art of ...


WIN A PRIZE

Send in your sightings: bloopers, UFOs or anything out of the ordinary you have snapped. Send your photographs to metrowcontest@gmail.com titled CaughtSnapping along with a caption, your address ...
Beauty And Wellness

Pamper yourself

Relax your mind, body and soul at Jiva Spa, Taj Green Cove. A wellness spa, Jiva Spa’s programmes are designed to pamper and indulge, heal and nourish, restore and rejuvenate oneself.

The treatments are divided into Indian ...
Food

Rainbow of goodness

Heat up the oil and add garlic to it. Add mushrooms and the stock. After a minute add broccoli and baby corn to it. Stir well adding soya sauce and then the white pepper. Add the bell peppers, sliced green chillies and finally the ginger ...


QUICKFIX
Chicken breast with orange sauce

Rinse the chicken breast under running water, pat and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat a frying pan, add half tbsp butter. Put the fillets in the pan with fatty side down and fry for five minutes. While one side is being cooked, coat the ...


SIGNATURE DISH
Tender coconut soufflé

This cool dessert with its delicate, tantalising flavours is God’s Own Country’s addition to the menu of must-eats in India. Creamy and sweet, this soufflé is meant to be savoured spoon by spoon. Put a spoonful in your mouth ...


Worth the money
So you thought natural is cheap? Try the supermarket prices
Cinema

Double bonanza

It’s a double bonanza as Rosebowl brings two blockbusters to the mini-screen.

Catch Farah Khan’s magnum opus ‘Om Shanti Om’ starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone on Sunday at 4 p.m. The ...


Horror hero
Emraan Hashmi wanted to act in a horror film to move away from drama
Danny doesn’t boil
CHAT Director Danny Boyle is unfazed by the flak he has received for romanticising life in the Mumbai slums in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
Television

Slumdog Crorepati

The much-feted movie that won 10 Oscar nominations has finally come to town! Based on Vikas Swarup’s novel ‘Q and A,’ the film tells the story of Jamal, his brother Salim and the orphan girl Latika. Jamal appears on ...


Save the earth
See interesting experiments to save the planet
Arts And Entertainment


AND THEN THERE WERE THREE
Haunting tale
METROPLUS PLAYWRIGHT AWARD 2009


Asking tough questions

Annie Zaidi suffered from a curious case of writer’s block. An accomplished journalist, poet and short-story writer, Zaidi found herself utterly unable to write a poem or short story for six months. “It was as if some switch was ...


Spurred by science

Ajay Krishnan took 10 days to write ‘Touching and Moving.’ “I penned this play much faster than my earlier five,” says this Bangalore-bred, Mumbai-based playwright. ‘Touching and Moving’ is a play about a ...
Events

Magical evenings at Nishagandhi

The Nishagandhi festival is on. January 24: Jugalbhandi by Jayanthi Kumaresh and Pandit Ronu Majumdar (6.45 p.m.); Jasrangi Jugalbhandi by Sanjeev Abhyankar and Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (7.45 p.m.). January ...


Samudra fete

The 10th Samudra contemporary dance festival is on. January 24: ‘Moving as One’ documentary by Muriel McGlone and Coralie Winn; ‘Cosmic Dance of Shiva’ performance by Samudra. January ...


Culinary delights

Feast on a variety of cuisines at the food fete organised as part of the Nishagandhi festival.

Venue: Sooryakanthi Fair Ground

Date: Till January 26

Time: 6 ...


Lecture

Enchanting Kathakali

Kerala Tourism organises Kathakali performances as part of the Nishagandhi festival.

January 24: ‘Santhanagopalam.’ January 25: ‘Thoranayudham.’ January 26: ...


Koodiyattam

Workshop on Koodiyattam concludes. Lectures on ‘Kuttiyattathinte Pazhama’ and ‘Contemporary theatre view on Kuttiyattam.’

Venue: Centre for Koodiyattam

Date: January ...


For the rivers

Students pour water from River Ganga into the Karamana river as part of a campaign by the School of Bhagavat Gita for protection and preservation of rivers

Venue: Kundamankadavu

Date: January ...


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