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A blast of cinema
With dance, music and filmi dialogues, it was a trip down memory lane for Bangaloreans at Garuda Mall. The mall recently concluded a fest, dedicated to a hundred years of Indian cinema, with a splendid...
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Rustic flavours and aromas
For those non-vegetarians who like exploring unique and authentic food styles, Huliyappa's Donne Biryani is a place one would like to try out. Located on CBI Road, this eatery will compel one to come...
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The taste of the sea
Fish lovers can gorge on some lip-smacking prawn and fish delicacies at 'Prawn Crunch', a small eatery on Indiranagar 80 Feet Road. The menu includes all that one could possibly desire —...
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Not the real deal
Bangalore may boast of being a cosmopolitan city, especially in terms of cuisine — it has plenty of international choices, giving food-lovers ample opportunities to treat their taste-buds....
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A question of safety
There is no dearth of vehicles on the roads in the City and the increasing number of private taxis are only adding to it. There used to be a time when hiring taxis was considered to be an expensive...
View ArticleHelp needed for helpline
The safety and security of women seem to have finally caught the attention of the authorities after the gruesome Delhi gang-rape. The Bangalore City Police announced a new 24-hour helpline number for...
View ArticleTsunami no match for human spirit
Disaster movies have the unique ability to let you into the lives of survivors, what they went through and how and whether they came out of it. This one is no different. The Impossible is based on a...
View ArticleSerenity personified
Searching for virtue in abject laziness? Or looking for the antithesis of the much-touted adventure-filled holiday? Or simply wanting to hone your skill of doing nothing?Come to Kasauli. Bring with you...
View ArticleThe great escape
1. Granada, SpainClacking castanets, tapping heels, strumming guitars as flamenco dancers swirl their skirts, and the snow-capped Sierra Nevadas tower behind the mighty Alhambra. It's a formidable...
View ArticleMy favourite '13'
It was late evening on the 12th when I went into my doctor's clinic for a check up. She had just returned after visiting her mom who was ill and was shocked to see me because my baby was already 18...
View ArticleDamned either way
I had the good fortune of having a house help whose work was excellent and who was honest as well as sincere. She was a little erratic about timings, but then, which of us is perfect? Also, as her...
View ArticleUnseen Macau
While museum hopping in the fascinating island destination of Macau,Susheela Nair realises that there's more to the place than just tourist hotspots and casinos.As I looked out of the hotel window in...
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Patriots & PartisansRamachandra GuhaPenguin2012, pp 334 Rs. 699Not many historians delve deep into contemporary events as Ramachandra Guha does. While offering a critique of the present, he never...
View ArticleOf power, sex & sleaze
SethjiShobhaa DePenguin2012, pp 290 Rs. 250This is one more in the kitty of Shobhaa De's many works of fiction, with the difference being that it focuses on a politician, known throughout the novel as...
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The last warSandipan DebMacmillan, 2012, pp 589, 299A modern day version of Mahabharata, The Last War is a page-turning account of brothers in arms and families at war. In the gritty expanse of India's...
View ArticleFrom the heart
Two men did India proud at the Oscars, 2008. One was the internationally acclaimed music director A R Rahman, dubbed the Mozart of Madras, and the other was sound designer Resul Pookutty, until then...
View ArticleThe 'Zero Dark Thirty' controversy
It's frustrating that the wide release of Zero Dark Thirty in theatres has been delayed further. It doesn't give any of us — audience, journalists, critics — a chance to see for...
View ArticlePushing Psy style
A small monument has been built in the Gangnam district to honour Psy, the South Korean rapper whose viral hit 'Gangnam Style' has helped feed the district's ambition to become a centre of fashion,...
View ArticleWarli wonders make a comeback
Mono-coloured, rhythmic, reminiscent of pre-historic cave art, descriptive of changing seasons and forms of nature, Warli paintings are the most treasured heritage of one of the largest tribes in...
View ArticleCarnatic's new comrades
Earlier this season, as the Coke Studio fever caught on Indian music lovers, a bunch of nondescript music enthusiasts made headlines across popular social networks and music circles.Raising even...
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