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The king of couture
Amidst the fashion fever, JJ Valaya takes time out to rewind with ANUJ KUMAR


A new space
With the industry split, crafts on the fringes get mainstream fashion space. P. ANIMA reports
Sport

Giants on board
No need to divide your loyalties between ICL and Tests, Kapil Dev advises fans
Columns

My Five -- Aparna Narrain

I think that this is The Beatles’ best work. The lyrics truly bring out the pathos of a person’s situation when he is completely alone in the world. The line, /waits at the window, /wearing the face that she keeps in a jar /by the ...


CAMPUS HANGOUT
A world of their own

This place is truly the students’ den. Tucked away from the prying eyes of teachers, a touch far from the scenic greenery, the girls of Jesus and Mary literally let their hair down here. The basement is special also because of its ...
Lifestyle

Advance to dance
Classes at Bhoomika
Beauty And Wellness

METRO ROOM
A time perfect
The centuries old Waltz, finds Nandini Nair, is perfectly suited for our times


QUICK TIP
Heavy and light
How often have you heard someone telling you to use light or heavy weights in your workouts. Now, how do you categorise them? Junior Mr. India and trainer Senguttavan offers a tip: “A weight that allows you to execute 6 repetitions in ...
TRAINING ROOM
Seated leg tucks
Tone up your abdominal muscles
Food

FINE WINE
The heart of the matter
The use of wine as medicine goes back at least to 2100 BC, when it was illustrated by a Sumerian Pharmacopoeia, etched on a clay tablet in Nippur in cuneiform script. The uses of wine as sedatives, antiseptics and as an ingredient in other ...
THE FOOD FILE : THE TIPSY TAILENDER
Beans of flavour
Here are some scrummy coffee brews, now in town
CHEWON THIS
Tom Yum
A soup of Thai origin, which is very popular in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia also. With its distinctive hot and sour flavour, it is usually made of prawns or seafood, and sometimes chicken.

The basic broth is made from stock to which ...


CHEF'S CORNER
Cooking the cream
Pannacotta is a simple dish but full of flavour
Cinema

BLAST FROM THE PAST
 Reshma Aur Shera 1971
Sunil Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Rakhee, Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Jayant, Amrish Puri, Ranjeet, Padma Khanna
Behind the scenes
Seasoned actor Ranjeet on the making of “Reshma and Shera”
Virtues in technicolour
Sriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra’s “Ram” till October 26
Music

Chords & Notes
Imagine Kunal Ganjawalla and Sunidhi Chauhan doing playback for dogs! Roadside Romeo is here and it is enticing. Sunidhi Chauhan has given her sensual best for Laila in “Chhoo Le Na”. Jaideep Sahani has used words ...
TECHNO STREET: PLUG AND LISTEN ON THE GO
One for all Sony MEX-BT3600U
Car audio systems You no longer need to spend long hours transferring music from your laptop to a format that’ll run on your car. Janani Krishnaswamytunes into the latest car audio systems in the market and tells you how to get an optimized wir eless music experience while you’re at the wheel.
One for all Sony MEX-BT3600U

USB, Bluetooth and a quick-search interface that lets you browse your MP3 media and support for hands-free through the car stereo. What more do you need? Plug in your pen drives in the front panel and browse music files via an LCD interface or ...


Clip and call Motorokr T505

How would it be if you can get music and calls, all with the clarity and loudness of your car stereo? Here’s a Motorola that has been designed just for that. It’s the first Rokr for cars. Motorokr T505 lets you take and make calls ...


Wherever you go Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go

Take it wherever you go - at home, in your car or on holiday – the Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go can be used virtually anywhere: as an active subwoofer in the car, it guarantees a rich bass foundation, the Velocity 2Go is a small, compact ...
Profiles

On a turning track!
Wasim Akram says “Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina” is not a distraction for cricketers
Events

For the sheer love of Ammi
Rita Ganguly’s biography of Begum Akhtar will be launched this Monday in New Delhi, reports Anjana Rajan


YOUR WEEK
Vocal Music

Hindustani Vocal recital by Neeta Mathur, disciple of Krishna Bisht and Gokulotsavji Maharaj.

Venue: Epicentre, Gurgaon

Date: October 22

Timings: 7.30 ...


Vocal Recital

Carnatic classical vocal recital by Bombay Jayshri, as part of the IIC experience.

Venue: IIC

Date: October 21

Timings: 6.30 ...


Music In The Park

Performances by Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Mohan Veena) and Rashid Khan (vocal).

Venue: Nehru Park, Chanakyapuri

Date: October 19

Timings: 6 ...


Paintings Exhibition

Crispy Crepes

Fresh, crispy and healthy crepes filled with fillings like fresh mushrooms, cheese, spinach, assorted bell pepper, ricotta etc.

Venue: Urban Café, N-4, Greater Kailash-I

Date: Till October 31

Timings: ...


The IIC Experience

‘Pabuji ka Pad’; this exhibition is dedicated to the legacy of Komal Kothari, eminent ethno-musicologist and folklorist. Narration by Sugna Ram Bhopa (ravanhatta) and Man Bhari Devi (vocals) and Thali dance by ...


NOW SHOWING
KARZZZZ

This remake of Subhash Ghai’s cult thriller of 1980 is all set for inevitable comparisons. With slight changes in the climax to suit the contemporary times, this Satish Kaushik film has its share of hit music and a name that sells ...


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