Plenty to laugh about
Monty Python's Spamalot' is the sort of play which manages to convey maximum information merely through its name — it is based on King Arthur's legendary quest for the Holy Grail, but is set...
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Theatre has always been a great way of bringing the community together and at the Ranga Shankara, one never needs an excuse to come and spend time with fellow theatre fanatics. Last week, however, saw...
View ArticleDepicting the smooth rhythm within
Contemporary dance styles of the USA could not have been better represented, as the dancers of the Brigham Young University (BYU) brought the cultural revolution of their country on a platter to...
View ArticleStories retold with grace
The students of Nandhi Bharatha Natya Kalasala put together a wonderful bharatanatyam recital as part of the 'Every Friday Cultural Evening Programme' at Yavanika recently. The event organised by the...
View Article'Old Bangalore is close to my heart'
From the alleys of Cooke's Town in Bangalore to the swinging sets of Bollywood, Dino Morea has sure had a meteoric rise. From essaying numerous roles as an actor to turning a producer, Dino says that...
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Popular actor-dancer Shobana was recently in the City for the performance of her dance-drama, Krishna, a modern re-telling of the life of the blue god. She speaks to Metrolife on Krishna, dance in...
View ArticleWhen players turn teachers
Bangalore will always be viewed as one of the original havens for independent musicians trying to leave a mark through their music. Many of these young and old artistes have even succeeded in doing so....
View ArticleWidening rift and increasing ice melt
A rift in the Antarctic rock as deep as the Grand Canyon is increasing ice melt from the continent, researchers say. A UK team found the Ferrigno rift using ice-penetrating radar, and showed it to be...
View ArticleHaniyur's hornbills
M Jayashankar, Vinesh L S & Anil H S spot a pair of Indian grey hornbills nesting on the branches of a shrub in Bangalore's Haniyur. Tracking the birds over consecutive weeks leads them to another...
View ArticleCourting the king
Conservationists have hailed the Supreme Court's recent judgement favouring translocation of native Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh. Because the lion population at Gir is more than the...
View ArticleRiding on the rails of history
Aravind V S visits the Mysore Railway Museum and is transported back in time to the glorious era when the railways began.Located behind the Mysore railway station is the impressive railway museum with...
View ArticleWhere the twain meet
Kudali village in Shimoga district is at the confluence of two rivers, Tunga and Bhadra. The famed Rameshwara temple, flanked by the rivers, makes for a spectacular sight, writes M S Dwarkinath.The...
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Making their own luckIt is not sympathy that the differently abled are looking for. Opportunities to create a future for themselves are more important. However, there is still a dearth of opportunities...
View ArticleTaking astronomy to rural schools
Galileo-Mobile. That's the name of a team of researchers that the Max Planck Institute in Germany created, to spread awareness about geography and astronomy among students. The group was formed in...
View ArticleFrom here and there
How apples came to BangaloreApple was one of the temperate crops brought to Bangalore and its surroundings simply to meet the demand from European military personnel who started settling down in the...
View ArticleMan on a green mission
Many great men have contributed to Lalbagh's growth. Among them is M H Marigowda, who was the first director of the State's Department of Horticulture. Tomorrow is his 96th birth anniversary, also...
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Aging termites go out with a bangTheir suicide mission is a sophisticated one, involving a backpack full of blue crystals and a substance that joins with them to make a poison. But these are not...
View ArticleA bird, a plane or a meteor?
S A Mohan Krishna writes about the annual Perseid meteor showers and how best to watch it. So, don't miss a date with the shooting stars on August 11 and 12, around which time the showers peak.Meteors...
View ArticleThe fault is not in our stars...
In the 1980s, space scientists realised that something was slowing down space probes, Pioneer 10 and 11, a little more than expected. Was the Theory of Relativity wrong again? As it turned out, the...
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When things go awryIn tonight's episode of Sasural Simar Ka, Simar sees someone rushing away with a bag and assuming that it's a thief, she tries to stop him. In this hustle, Simar gets pushed away and...
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