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Jhoola… and all that jazz
Even though the kind of music Amit Heri plays is multi-dimensional, he tells BHUMIKA K. that he fashions it as one cohesive stream
Columns

THE FOODFILE
Simply delicious
Incanto has an exhaustive menu, and is high on taste


QUICK FIX
Spicy spaghetti

Put the pasta in four litres of salted boiling water and cook for 10 minutes (or according to the instructions on the package). At the same time, heat a large Teflon pan. Pour the olive oil in and gently sauté the onions for about a ...


FITNESS FORUM - METRO WORKOUT
Run for fun
Nikhil Varma discovers the joys of running on a rainy day
TRAINING ROOM
Dumbbell extension
For firm triceps, try this
Weight training for sportsmen
Weight training is successfully used by all sportsmen to strengthen and condition their bodies for superior performance. However, there are some coaches who still argue that hitting the weights may decrease physical output of sportsmen while ...
THE FOODFILE -FINEWINE
More fragments from a wine diary
Last week, a dozen of us, all friends, attended a two-day foundation course of the Wine and Spirit Education Trust based in London and conducted here by the Mumbai-based KBR School of Wine. It turned out to be, as instructor Matthew Castle ...
CHEWON THIS
Akuri

It consists of eggs, chopped chillies, onions, garlic, ginger and tomatoes cooked together on a frying pan until lightly set, but not dry.

Akuri is a traditional breakfast dish of the Parsis, and is usually eaten with pav or bread. ...


Lazy Sundays
The Leela Palace offers a dim sum and sushi brunch
Food Bytes
What do you think rockers live on? A steady diet of caviar, champagne and bad behaviour? Not this “Punk Rock Martha Stewart”.

She eats, and will teach you how to eat everything from soy cutlets to homemade ravioli stuffed with ...


TECHNOSTREET
Time and again
Here's a collection of time machines that err...tell time
DARK KNIGHT
With Nabucco Rivoluzione, Raymond Weil is all set to consolidate its position in the world of watchmaking. Forged in steel and titanium to ensure resistance and endurance, and powered by a savoir-faire Valjoux 7753 tri-compax movement that ...
BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL
For those who’ve loved Tommy’s skeletal automatic watch collection, this one here, is a must-buy. Inspired by the signature ‘H’ design, this timepiece goes a step further to create a sturdy masterpiece that’s elegant ...
ART WORK
The Titan Nebula Calligraphy collection is strictly for art lovers. Crafted in 18k gold, diamond-studded and crowned with a sapphire glass crystal, these wrist bracelets are the best way to wear your favourite lines beautifully engraved on your ...
IN THE ARMY NOW
Talk Army ancillaries and few match the ingenuity of Victorinox. The 125th anniversary Infantry Vintage Jubilee Edition is inspired from U.S. Army Dodge trucks and comes in olive green or special red. The chronograph’s second hand can even ...
Television

Mysterious species
Watch Discovery Channel’s feature on the Colossal Squid
Action awards
AXN honours best Indian action films
Miscellany


Events

YOURWEEK
Wood art

Eka is presenting “Poetry in Wood”, carvings on wood with a 3D illusory effect in frames and wall art, with motifs inspired by nature, divinity and Indian art by Charuhas Pandit and Bhagyashree.

Date: Till May 24, 10 ...


Book tour

Citibank presents the Landmark Jeffrey Archer Tour, where the author travels to six cities in India. He will also be in Bangalore where he will share his experience of writing his latest international best seller “Paths Of ...


Film screening

Bangalore Film Society is presenting Jim Jarmusch’s “Stranger than Paradise” and “Permanent Vacation”.

Date: May 16 and 17, 6.30 p.m.

Venue: Ashirvad, 30, St. Mark’s Road cross, ...


Filmmaking workshop

FilmCamp.TV is having a one-day filmmaking workshop for those aged 17 and above where participants will write a script, storyboard, shoot and edit it using Sony cameras and Mac computers provided.

Date: May 17, 8 a.m. to 8 ...


Tango classes

Lourd Vijay’s Dance Studio is starting new batches in Argentinean tango to be conducted by international instructors, Luba from Russia and Luigi from Spain.

Date: May 16 onwards, Tuesdays and Fridays, 8 to 9 ...


Play reading

International Music and Arts Society is presenting “Pushkin’s Last Poem”, readings from a play written by Achala Moulik, with music. Tickets priced at Rs. 99 are available at Café de la Liberte.

Date: May ...


Talk

Smriti Nandan Cultural Centre is presenting a talk on “A New Perspective on Consciousness” by Arun Madhavan, a theologian.

Date: May 16, 6 p.m.

Venue: Smriti Nandan Cultural Centre, Nanda-Deep, No. 15/3, ...


NOW SHOWING
99

This is a story inspired by real events — two men in two cities are bound by a common feeling of always being stuck at ’99’. Touted as a hilarious ride, the film has Kunal Khemu, Soha Ali Khan and Cyrus Broacha in the lead ...


TUBE WATCH
Warriors – Spartacus

Was Spartacus the dimple-chinned freedom fighter of Kubrick’s famous movie? This movie reveals Spartacus as he really was – a brilliant leader of a guerrilla band, but a flawed and indecisive human being. Anthony Flanagan stars as ...
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