Charm of the 'charpoy'
Can there be creativity and craftsmanship in the humble charpoy? At its simplest, it comprises just a frame of bamboos and the weaving of ropes. It can be found in the slums of Mumbai, jhuggies of...
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The just-released 'Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola' created a lot of buzz owing to its unusual title. Rajiv Vijayakar engages Imran, Anushka, Pankaj and Vishal in a conversation about the film.When the film...
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It has all the markings of a ferocious battle, off screen. A fight to protect traditional bastions from smart calculations to make a fast buck, or a revolution whose time has come, depending on which...
View ArticleThe kitten makes way for the cat
Scarlett Johansson doesn't like making pat statements about herself. She tends to pepper her insights with swear words, self-deprecation or a short, raspy laugh. But, during a recent interview, there...
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Their classical tunes mesmerised music lovers across the world. But, when it came to film music, India's finest maestros failed to strike the right chord, notes Ranjan Das Gupta.When Pandit Ravi...
View ArticleAncient Egypt, here we come
Fiction writers make up stories of fantastic people and places, and strange lives and beliefs, to enthrall their readers. However, historians have something even more powerful — Egyptology....
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Action-packedMarcus Chaplin is the Captain of the USS Colorado, the most powerful nuclear submarine ever built. When ordered to fire four nuclear missiles at Pakistan, he defies protocol and demands...
View ArticleHot films, cool locales
If we head to Manali after watching 'Jab We Met', we plan our holiday to Switzerland even as we are watching 'DDLJ'. Exotic locations featured in song picturisations and dream sequences of movies...
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Mr Majestic — The tout of bengaluruZac O'YeahHachette, 2012, pp 290, 550Hot on the trail of the gorgeous Madhuri, Hari finds himself playing the toughest game of his life against Bengaluru's...
View ArticleConfession hour for Lance
During his battle with the US Anti-Doping Agency last year, Lance Armstrong went to extreme lengths to disparage the agency, a quasi-governmental organization charged with policing banned drug use in...
View ArticleTale of Leo and Abby
Messi and Wambach, named the world's best, represent two sides of the sport — glitzy and uncertain.What a striking couple Lionel Messi and Abby Wambach cut at the world player of the year...
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Taking correct decision is a tricky area
During the course of a chess game, play can be focussed at the centre, on the King side, on the queenside or sometimes there could be threats all around the board, depending on the position. Where...
View Article'I am a guy who can't say no to golf'
Despite winning three majors, Irishman Padraig Harrington still belives his best is yet to come.Gloria Grahame stole the show in the 1955 hit film Oklahoma with the tune "I'm just a girl who can't say...
View ArticleA grand season opener
Star names will be eager to kick-start the year with a peppy performance at the Australian Open .With another Australian Open about to begin on Monday, the addition and subtraction continues at the top...
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The best of the industryThe 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be aired live on January 14 at 6.30 am on VH1. The repeat will be aired at 9 pm. This time, the awards will be hosted by popular actress...
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A process of discoveryActress Manisha Koirala says that her ongoing treatment for ovarian cancer in New York has helped her get in touch with her spiritual side. She also reveals that she is planning...
View Article'We have friends here'
Mick Smith and his family have been in the City for two and a half years now. They frankly admit that they love the culture here and despite the fact that they've had to adjust quite a bit to the way...
View ArticleUnfolding the love for paper
There are plenty of seemingly random objects that people like to collect — keychains, bookmarks, pencils, badges, knives, etc. But whether there is a formal name given to the hobby or not,...
View ArticleFood and frolic with family
The Tamil community in the City will be celebrating Pongal, one of the most important festivals marked in their calenders, today. Not everyone follows each and every custom associated with the...
View ArticleFace to face with a challenge
Actor Hrithik Roshan is shooting for his next film Krrish 3 amid tight security. He feels it is totally justified as it will help in guarding his superhero image till it is revealed on Deepavali later...
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