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Hisssss story
Anees is deeply passionate about snakes writes BHUMIKA K.In fact, he is worried that the Bangalore snake population is fast dwindling
Columns

METRO WORKOUT
The fun way to keep fit
SHILPA SEBASTIAN R. has good fun at Dana Kolker’s acrobalancing class


FINE WINE
Napa and the sense of community
Having meals with owners and representatives of wineries tends to proceed along familiar lines. Bottles of wine are opened with every course and you are walked through the repast with tasting notes, viticultural practices, wine-making techniques ...
TECHNO STREET
 Nokia 3110 Evolve
The Finnish phone maker’s first green baby comes with bio-covers — materials made from plants that are 50 per cent renewable. It’s also packed into a 60 per cent recyclable box. The highlight is not the phone itself, but the ...
 Samsung Blue Earth
After doing a not-so-green job with the E200 Eco which was just a phone made out of corn, Samsung has finally gotten round to thinking ‘green’ — the Blue Earth is a touchscreen phone that can generate the power it needs to make ...
 Apple iPhone
While a ‘green’ version of the iPhone is still to come, there are more than 20-odd apps that’ll make your iPhone greener. The built-in GPS carbon tracker app will calculate your carbon footprint to the nearest decimal point. ...
Beauty And Wellness

Incline barbell front raises
It helps train muscles of the shoulders and chest
QUICK TIPS
When you stop training…
There is a widespread belief that once you stop weight training, muscles will turn into fat. This is a myth. With extended layoffs, the muscles may become loose and slightly weak. The rate at which the body expends calories may dip, making it ...
Food

Eggy treats for Easter
Whip up these sweet-toothed recipes
Bon buffet
The Oberoi’s Le Jardin offers the best of a buffet and a la carte menu so that you tuck in only as much as you need
Cinema

BLAST FROM THE PAST
 Andaz 1949
Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Murad, Cuckoo
Summer of ‘70
The Brazilian film, The Year My Parents Went On Vacation, looks at cataclysmic events through the eyes of a football-crazy child
Events

Weekend events
The Pyramid Spiritual Trust is organising a one-day introductory workshops on “The Science of Meditation”. The workshop will be held on April 5 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Pyramid Valley, near Harohalli, Kanakpura Road. Contact ...
Cool ideas this vacation
Play sports, make jewellery or learn drama during your holidays
YOUR WEEK
Orissa celebration

Orissa Cultural Association is celebrating “Utkal Dibas” (Orissa Day) with performances to the songs of Mohammad Sikandar Alam and Tansen Singh, and singing by Nazia Alam and P. Roomesh Kumar.

Date: April 4, 6.30 p.m. ...


Writing workshop

Still Waters is having a weekend workshop on creative writing, covering novels, plays, short fiction, poetry and screenplay writing.

Date: April 12

Contact: Book launch

Reliance TimeOut is presenting the launch of Manuela Requena’s “Sangria – A Recipe for Love”.

Date: April 4, 12.30 p.m.

Venue: Reliance TimeOut, Cunningham Road

Contact: ...


Art exhibition

The Big Picture, a fund-raising art exhibition by the India Foundation for the Arts will feature 57 artists and 63 works, curated by Abhishek Poddar.

Date: April 5 to 8, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and April 10 to 15, 10.30 a.m. to 6 ...


Vegetable fest

A Brinjal Festival has been put together by Sahaja Samrudha Association for India’s Development, Jaivika Krishi Society, and others.

Date: April 5, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Venue: MHS Hall, Lalbagh, Double Road gate ...


Electronic music

Goethe-Institut is presenting electronica band “Mouse on Mars” who will perform with The Bobbleheads featuring Archana Prasad and Tanvi Rao.

Date: April 4, 9.30 p.m.

Venue: Goethe Institut, No. 716 CMH ...


Storytelling

EasyLib.com is hosting a story hour by Kathalaya for children aged five to eight.

Date: April 4, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Venue: No. 972 H, 1st A Main, S.T. Bed Layout, 4th Block, Koramangala

Contact: ...


Theatre for children

Ranga Shankarais presenting Vibhawari Deshpande and Padmavati Rao’s “Gumma Banda Gumma”, an adaptation of the German “Max und Milli” to inaugurate Summer Express workshops.

Venue: Ranga ...
People

Raising the bar
Argentinean bartender Mariano Velo says people the world over behave the same way when drunk


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