Architecture in the limelight
Ethos', an organisation focussed on architecture, has completed ten years since its inception. And to make the anniversary special, 'Ethos' organised all-India architecture quizzes for professionals...
View ArticleSimple and tasty fare
Crisp dosas and soft idlis make for the perfect evening snack and that is the reason why AVR Dosa, located in Koramangala 6th Block near the passport office, is always crowded with people of different...
View ArticleChinese with Indian touch
Cuisines from all over the world are relished by Bangaloreans, the most popular one being Chinese. 'Sri Shakthi Chinese Fast Food', located in N R Colony, behind Sri Ram Mandir, specialises in Chinese...
View ArticleLow-key affair for Aaradhya
The princess of the Bachchan household — Aishwarya's one-year-old daughter Aaradhya — had a low-key and quiet birthday celebration. The Bachchans have been fiercely private about...
View Article'I'm the biggest foodie ever'
Just like any other normal 24-year-old, Parineeti Chopra is bubbly and full of life. She loves her food, and loves the attention that she gets. Metrolife got talking to this young actor when she was in...
View ArticleEnough room for discrepancy
The coming winter will see a hike in the prices of unsubsidised LPG cylinders and from then on, the prices will change every month. Bangaloreans point out their concerns regarding the hike in price and...
View ArticleSome dreams are not realised
Bannada KodeKannada (U/A)Director: Krishna BelthangadyCast: Baby Suhasini, Yathiraj and Rohit Kumar KateelThe world of Lakshmi, daughter of an alcoholic and a maid, is idyllic — despite the...
View ArticlePredictable teen romance
Bus Stop (Lovers Adda)Telugu (A)Cast: Prince, Sri Divya, Khanna, Hasika, Muralikrishna, Rakshita, Sai Kumar Pampana, Rao RameshDirector: MaruthiGenX's youthful romance and parental pinpricks that seek...
View ArticleBeware of the policemen
GuruKannada (U/A)Director: JaggeshCast: Gururaj, Rashmi Gautam, Shobhraj and othersJaggesh set out to turn his son Gururaj's fortunes following not-so-impressive returns of Gilli and Sankranthi.The...
View ArticleA trying & testing rom-com
Poda PodiTamil (U)Cast: Silambarasan,Varalaxmi Sharatkumar,VTV Ganesh, ShobanaDirector: Vignesh ShivanBilled as a romantic comedy, Poda Podi flatters to deceive. It doesn't tickle the funny bone...
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Charmed by Wayanad
What strikes a visitor touring Waynad district, Kerala, is the region's natural beauty endowed with hills, valleys, forests and plenty of green cover. There are tea, coffee, rubber and spice...
View ArticleOlympic city
Two words best describe Athens — must see. On all the four days we spent there, our legs were sore from all the walking and our hands numb from the cold, but our spirits soared. The lovely...
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India's lake district
On a recent visit to Nainital, Sanjay Austa finds the hill station to be the most beautiful in India, mostly due to the shapely Naini Lake that doesn't fail to elicit a gasp of wonder.Many years ago,...
View ArticlePushkar: Beyond the camel
Pushkar, with its burst of colour, unfettered facets of holiness, and a heady mix of India and the west, unravelled itself in quite an intimate manner when I impulsively accompanied a Dutch designer...
View ArticleAs you read it
If you read the newspapers minutely, I'm certain you have come across many headings that shock you and some that make you grin. Here are a few that have mystified me. It's sharing time.'Head injury...
View ArticleBusiness in the desert
Ashis Dutta relives his experience at the Camel Fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan, which hosts one of the largest animal fairs in the world every year."How much does that camel cost?" I asked pointing to a...
View ArticleBollywood thriller
The survivorGregg HurwitzSphere2012, pp 352395It's a tradition: every summer in the western book-reading world, publishers bring out thrillers. The astute observer will note that the lists of 'books to...
View ArticleA grave story
Chronicle of a corpse bearerCyrus MistryAleph2012, pp 247495This book is as much a love story as it is a look at the underbelly of Parsi society in the form of the Khandias or corpse-bearers. Their...
View ArticleBook Rack
Who let the dork outSidin VadukutPenguin, 2012, pp 256, 199With just 12 months to go before the 2010 Allied Victory Games in New Delhi, there is pandemonium. Preparations are months behind schedule....
View ArticleRowling's round two
In 'The Casual Vacancy', Rowling infuses a certain sense of Slytherin realism, in Pagford, the setting of this novel, writes Revathi Siva Kumar.The biggest strength and the weakest flaw of The Casual...
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