A home away from home
Each community has its own way of celebrating Christmas. For the innumerable expats living in the City, the traditions from their homeland are often brought back to life in India, in whatever way...
View ArticleUnheard voices of women in hearth and home
Mamma you don't come to my school, let papa attend the PTA meeting' 'Mamma you are so old-fashioned you are always clad in those boring sarees' 'Mamma you can never understand my lessons' 'mamma you...
View ArticleA Medium to End Violence Against Women
The Equal Community Foundation programme includes personal development activities that cover gender equality issues, writes Suchismita Pai. The global edition of the 'New York Times' termed it a 'lad...
View ArticleSpicing literature with melody
It is certainly an arduous task to balance music on the one hand and literary pursuits on the other. But K S Vaishali, a Hindustani classical vocalist and a successful academician has emerged...
View ArticleBiryani for the vegetarians
The delectable biryani is not just for the non-vegetarians. You can make a variety of vegetarian biryanis. Radhika D Shyam tells you how.It is no surprise that one of the interesting tales about the...
View ArticleAdd sparkle to your jewellery
Gold or silver jewellery has its own sentimental value apart from its own inherent 'Value'. As everyone is aware ornaments made from precious metals or using other metals is always the darling of the...
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Platinum rimmed glassesElvy Lifestyle has introduced a series of Platinum rim glasses under the Celebration collection. The latest collection at Elvy brings out products that create ideas of gracious...
View ArticleFashion fix
Vibrant collectionLabel, Ritu Kumar, has launched an exciting range of Cocktail line that comes as an array of stylish clothing to brighten up the Christmas and winter blues.The collection is a...
View ArticleMastering the road less-travelled
Venturing down an untried career path is never easy. But with enough grit and determination, the impossible can be made possible, writes Meera VijayannWhen Shwetambari Shetty decided to quit her...
View ArticleNo spectacular rise this!
Rise of the Guardians 3DEnglish (U)Director: Peter RamseyCast: Voices of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, Jude LawA beautifully animated film, Rise of the Guardians features an...
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Luxor: A jewel in the crown of Egypt
What amazes the visitor is the sheer grandiose design and aesthetics of the temples of Luxor, derived from the Arabic word Al Uqsor, which the ancient Egyptians offered to the pharaoh and god. They...
View ArticleThe allure of Alcatraz
Carved by natural and human forces, Alcatraz Island, in the heart of San Francisco Bay, is a national parkland with bay views beyond compare. But this is not what attracted us to this island....
View ArticleRuin wandering
Rachna Bisht Rawat wanders among the twilight-dappled ruins of Chittorgarh fort, lending her ears to the many stories the ruins have to relate.Under my toes, the stones burn. It is as if the fire still...
View ArticleSimple ways of life
It was almost three decades ago and I have only very hazy memories of the trip. We, a batch of university students, accompanied our Anthropology professor to a remote tribal village in northern...
View ArticleWaste people
Mother Earth refused to take our dump. Landfills filled full and mountains of garbage threatened to flood back to drown us in our own muck. Then Bangalore sat up and groaned under its load, implemented...
View ArticleBehind the scene
BlasphemyAsia Bibi with Anne Isabelle TolletVirago Press 2012, pp 137350Can a hot exchange of words near a well between two women lead to one of them getting into the death row? Apparently, this is...
View ArticleTricks of the trade
The last manVince FlynnSimon & Schuster2012, pp 433499In his latest book, The Last Man, Vince Flynn continues to describe the counterintelligence community as being an angry world, full of...
View ArticleBefore Sherlock
DANGEROUS WORK: DIARY OF AN ARCTIC ADVENTUREArthur Conan DoyleUniversity of Chicago Press2012, pp 3681957A riddle: What does Captain Ahab have in common with Sherlock Holmes? Answer: Both characters...
View ArticleBook Rack
Lifelines-New writings from BangladeshEdited by Farah GhuznaviZubaan, 2012, pp 192, 325This book is an enthralling collection of stories, tracing the journey of individuals as they reshape their...
View ArticleSuperstar's story
The book includes plenty of conversations and anecdotes involving the star, giving readers a satisfying sense of the life of the superstar, writes Hema Vijay.From bus conductor to superstar, Shivaji...
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