In the city
Children's worldNadam is presenting the Chinna Kala Nadam festival on July 7 and 8, from 6 pm, at ADA Rangamandira, J C Road. This is a classical dance festival exclusively for children under 13. Over...
View ArticleA real romance on screen
Real-life love stories have always been a source of inspiration for Kannada film-makers. And of late, many such movies — like Krishnan Love Story or even the more recent Sanju Weds Geetha...
View ArticleNew venture
For the first time 'Real Star' Upendra and director Om Prakash Rao are teaming up for a mass entertainer titled Trivikrama. Grapevine has it that Om Prakash Rao, who was earlier seen in a cameo in...
View ArticleAcrobatics on the dance floor
The Upadhyay family from Udupi created quite a flutter among the art lovers in the City as they presented a show of acrobatics, gymnastics, bharatanatyam, contemporary and kathak moves at a cultural...
View ArticleA star-studded affair
The music of the film Sagar was released at a colourful function in a City hotel recently.The movie has Prajwal Devraj, Radhika Pandit, Sanjjanaa and Haripriya in the lead roles. Dev Gill, Avinash,...
View ArticleFurnish your homes
'Bed Bath and Beyond', a unique furnishing carnival, is being held at Total Superstore. It will offer a wide range of furnishing merchandise including pillows, bedsheets, bedspreads, pillow covers,...
View ArticleOf mirror work and block prints
Recently, the who's who of Bangalore gathered at City Bar to witness Prasad Bidapa presenting designers David Abraham and Rakesh Thakore. The designers set the tone for the evening with a taste of...
View ArticleThe familiar taste of home
Home-made fresh samosas, kachoris and soft gulab jamuns at 'Suruchi Foods' have become quite a rage with foodies in and around Ejipura. Most of them end up eating almost regularly at this small outlet...
View ArticleThe nostalgic touch lives on...
Although there are many darshinis cropping up in every nook and corner of the City these days, Roti Ghar in Gandhi Bazaar, one of the oldest of darshinis, still has a strong hold over its clientele....
View ArticleSample the real thing
Authentic Andhra food in the City has been given a new boost by three friends, who were outraged by the travesty that was being made of their native cuisine. Realising that most joints in the City,...
View ArticleWedding bells for Nilekani's daughter
It's a big day for Nandan and Rohini Nilekani as their daughter, Janhavi, is all set to tie the knot on July 10. And the Nilekani family is making sure that it's an occasion worth remembering. The...
View ArticleIt's an exciting start
Ganesh and Bhavana starrer 'Romeo' has had a good opening and its director P C Shekar reveals that he is in talks with a well-known hero to remake the Kannada film in Tamil. "I can't reveal the name of...
View ArticleStop! It is a one-way road!
Bangalore has seen a three-fold increase in the number of cases booked for violating a no-entry zone — in other words, driving in the wrong direction on a one-way — in the last four...
View ArticleNaan ee
Tamil (U/A) Cast: Nani, Samantha, Sudeep, Abhiram, Crazy Mohan, Santhanam Director: S S Rajamouli For once, the man with the Midas touch, Rajamouli, does not disappoint. For, Naan Ee (I am a fly)...
View ArticleRomeo
Kannada (U/A)Cast: Ganesh, Bhavana, Rangayana Raghu and othersDirector: P C SekharQuick love, unpredictable developments, ghost of a fight, a freshly situated, beautifully choreographed song,...
View ArticleBeckoning Bali
Bali is truly a tourist's delight with its amazing sea faces, ornately carved temples, omnipresent greenery and exotic seafood. The veritable display of Balinese handicraft seen through metal,...
View ArticleCentre of attraction
Gustasp & Jeroo Irani revel in the green surroundings of Central Park, set against the busy background of the original concrete jungle, New York.The laughter of kids relating to bronzed characters...
View ArticleSurvival of the fittest
HONK! There you are! I've been looking for you…you've just narrowly escaped losing your life to a cockroach! Nice luck on that one! What do you mean 'what cockroach'? Don't tell me you...
View ArticleHolding fort
The Vellore Fort, within which were sown the first seeds of our nation's freedom struggle, is one of the principal sites of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, writes Maya JayapalIn my mind, a fort is...
View ArticleTroll tales
Torn is Amanda Hocking's second book in her Trylle trilogy whose first installment, Switched, catapulted her straight into the league of bestseller writers in the genre of paranormal romance. In Torn,...
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