Dreams turn into reality
The stunning finalists of 'Max Miss Bangalore' recently walked the ramp for a programme in the City. Poised, glamourous and stylish, the girls were beaming with confidence.The 16 finalists showcased...
View ArticleCrisp snacks to feast on
There's something simple and heartwarming about Raj Vada Pav, located on Hennur Road, in Kalyan Nagar.The place serves good food at reasonable prices and that is what makes it popular. It is owned by...
View ArticleFor those a traditional palate
Started by K Ramakrishna Prabhu in 1954, New Krishna Bhavan is a family restaurant that focuses on maintaining the quality and flavour of item that it offers. The food is extremely filling and tasty...
View ArticleA platter of delicacies
Ganesha Habba isn't just about colourful idols, ceremonies and family time — it's about food as well. On the two days of the festival, kitchens in the City get busy. Homes as well as...
View ArticleThe pinch of sky-high prices
The hike in diesel price by Rs five per litre and the decision by the government to give only six domestic LPG cylinders per annum to each household have left the common man in deep trouble. The...
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'They're charging almost double'
The woes of the ordinary man only worsened on day-two of the indefinite strike, declared by the KSRTC and BMTC drivers, conductors and mechanics. With talks between the KSRTC employees' union and...
View ArticleDeceit in time of debt
Arbitrage is a movie that takes you deep into the world of business where vain promises of riches are made to investors who often end up losing everything. This thrilling drama, the first by Nicholas...
View ArticleMisses bull's-eye more than it hits
In Special Forces, a title released last year in Europe, a French journalist falls into a Taliban trap, leading her government to dispatch an elite commando unit to her rescue. The journalist, Elsa,...
View ArticleLengthy tale takes the fizz out of 'Life...'
Set in the modern-day gated Sunshine condominium, Sekhar Happy Days Kammula's Life Is Beautiful takes a peek at the lives of its six protagonists on the threshold of adulthood and its inherent...
View ArticleBrilliance thy name is Barfi
As an admirer, one could safely say if you needed another reason to fall in love with Ranbir Kapoor, watch Barfi or Bh'fi as he calls it. As a critic shackled to the job, however, one is duty-bound to...
View ArticleCarving out a bit of history
Not far from the city of Nasik in Maharashtra, is a fair-sized green hill called Trirashmi. As you approach the hill, you can see a dark grey gash marring the face of the hill. Climb a few hundred...
View ArticleDeserting the bedouin
Yearning for a glimpse of the nomadic way of life, yoginder sikand travels across the Sahara, only to find that city life has taken its place.The bus chugged down the clogged thoroughfare, over the...
View ArticleUnhappy ever after
When my TV was taken away for repair, I hit rock bottom. Watching drops of condensation fall down the window before coming to rest on the decaying wooden sill could keep me occupied for hours. I merely...
View ArticleSuper bloopers
Being an ardent English teacher, I can vouch for the importance and relevance of each and every punctuation mark and letter in the English language. Indeed, an omitted punctuation mark or letter can...
View ArticleBasque in history
Kalpana Sunder explores the delectable history of the French fishing port, St Jean de Luz, and finds out what makes this place an ideal spot for a seaside vacation.There is a quiet corner in France at...
View ArticleSky train to Tibet
Sky TrainCanyon SamWestland2012, pp 348350Sky Train, a compelling book by Canyon Sam opens to its readers the trauma of Tibet after the Chinese invasion and military takeover in 1959. The book lucidly...
View ArticleInheritance of discord
The book of answersC Y GopinathHarper Collins2012, pp 337499Is our corrupt, demented world, our country, our kalyug, awaiting salvation from a book of solutions, a magic wand?Journalist-author C Y...
View ArticleBook Rack
Islam, south asia & the cold warA G NooraniTulika Books, 2012, pp 469 875Islam, South Asia & the Cold War is a collection of articles written by A G Noorani over the last 25 years. The book is...
View ArticleScoops of history
The autobiography of acclaimed journalist Kuldip Nayar — 'Beyond The Lines' — is a treasure trove of information on major events and personalities, notes M K Chandra bose.Among the...
View ArticlePoems say it all...
I stumbled on a slender, little known book of love poems recently that turned out to be quite extraordinary. A book of poems that a husband and wife wrote to each other through a 30 year period; from...
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