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Focussed
He often takes the path less travelled. Instead of vacationing in Las Vegas or Goa last year as his friends had suggested, he chose to set out on a trip to discover an India he had never seen before.

It was an eight-day biking trip to the ...


The party in pictures
The Hindu MetroPlus Weekend was launched with a splash
Columns

TRAINING ROOM
Go slow on the treadmill
As the speed of the treadmill increases, the ability of a person to maintain good form decreases
QUICK TIP
Best time to train

You can train at any hour and still get good results. However, doing cardiovascular training on an empty stomach, first thing in the morning, guarantees maximum fat loss. But when it comes to weight training, it is better done after eating a ...


CAMPUS HANGOUT
Leafy arbours

The huge, green sentinels of the University College standing guard over the campus have for long been the haven for generations of students taking a break from the drudgery of class. No longer.

These proud trees, once the stage of many ...


Win a prize

Readers can send in their sightings: anything out of the ordinary they have snapped. Send your photographs to metrowcontest@gmail.com titled CaughtSnapping along with a caption, your address and ...


THE FOODFILE
Tempered with love
Manuela Raquena’s Spanish cookbook promises to make gourmets of us all
TIME OUT
SPACIOUS somewhere
If you’re looking to wind down and relax during your holidays head to this charming stay on an unspoilt beach. Its closeness to the Marari beach, which comes almost close to the verandah of your cottage, is surely a balm for the ...
Beauty And Wellness

METRO WORKOUT
Dancing on air
A Tai Chi session at MedMartial leaves Liza George rejuvenated
Teen act
Priyanka Vasudevan on her tryst in front of the camera
Food

SIGNATURE DISH
Mud cake
Dark and sinfully tempting, Azad Bakery’s Mud cake is a slice of heaven. Developed around the concept of a Boston brownie (a compact cake), the mud cake is made of chocolate, mixed with a liberal dose of honey. It has a moist core and ...
Mmm…It’s mint
Make a tangy chutney with mint and cilantro
QUICK FIX
Penne with spinach and creamy sauce

Blanched penne (cooked for about eight to 10 minutes in boiling salted water) – 260 gm

Chicken julienne – 120 gm

Basil leaves – 1 gm

Salt and crushed black pepper – to ...


FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Look before you eat
Even the ‘safest’ foods can be harmful during the first trimester
Cinema

HOT FROM HOLLYWOOD
Chooses dinner over boot camp
Instead of beefing up and getting into shape for his role in ‘Tropic Thunder’ Ben Stiller went out for slap-up meals and shirked on his fitness training. Ben admits he arranged for him and the rest of the cast to go on a boot camp ...
Miscellany


Profiles

Second innings
Isha Koppikar on her new ventures
Events

YOUR WEEK
Festival of music

K.P. Udayabhanu Foundation conducts a presentation of different streams of music, seminar, discussions, workshops and concerts in honour of veteran playback singer K.P. Udayabhanu. Venue: Vylloppilly Samskriti ...


Handicrafts expo

SMSM Institute conducts an exhibition-cum-sale of Indian handicrafts. Choose from the best of crafts from across the country.

Venue: VJT Hall

Date: Till August ...


Music fiesta

Sri Chembai Memorial Trust organises a music festival in connection with the 112th birth anniversary of Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar. Nedumkunnam R. Sreedev receives the Chembai Puruskaram instituted by the Government of Kerala.

K.J. ...


Discovering India

Alliance Francaise de Trivandrum in association with the Embassy of France in India organise an exhibition of photographs titled ‘India shining, India crying, a tale of contemporary India’ by Johann Rousslot.

Venue: ...


Intimate colours

Suryakanthi Art Gallery an exhibition of paintings and drawings in miniature format.

The exhibition titled ‘Intimate Space’ features works of eminent artists like B.D. Dethan, Ajith Dubey, Arpana Caur, K.G. Subramanyan, ...


TUBE WATCH
BBC World News
BBC World News premiers the second series of the successful travelogue, ‘The Real…,’ a weekly five-part series which takes viewers on a tour to find the secret haunts and hidden hot spots of Cairo, Milan, Stockholm, Hanoi and ...
NOW SHOWING
Bachna ae Haseeno

This is the lackadaisical legend of a Casanova character who ditches two girls and is dumped by the third.

Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone appear together onscreen for the first time with Bipasha Basu and Minissha Lamba. ...
Wired In

TECHNOSTREET
Map your route
Getting around GPS navigation phones now come packed with unbelievable value additions: turn-byturn navigation, pedestrian and voiceguidance in regional languages, builtin- compass, mobile accelometer and more. JANANI KRISHNASWAMY gives you the lowdo wn


Made for India
Nokia works on a global platform, MapmyIndia is made for India. It helps you navigate through 174 cities with full details of streets, localities, sub-localities and points of interest. That apart, it has maps connecting the local towns and ...
Navigation, Nokia Style
Though GPS services can be uploaded on a lot of other handsets, Nokia rules the market. With Nokia Maps on your mobile device, you can browse maps of more than 150 countries, search locations, plan routes, and even view a route simulation. You ...


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