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Life is a song
Meeta Pandit tells ANJANA RAJAN that following her passion makes hard work fun
People

Bridge of food
Canadian Chef Cameron Stauch has learnt how to speak India’s food language
Columns

TRAINING ROOM
Tall claims and the real truth
Exercise There are no shortcuts to burning fat or building muscle. Perseverance is the key


QUICK TIP
Weight training and bone growth
Can exercises help people increase their height? And a related question, will weight training stop bone growth?

There are some who say yes, but scientists disagree. Height is genetically pre-determined and nothing can be done to alter it. ...


METRO WORKOUT
Brew up some health!
Cooking is not about eating, it’s about working out, finds Nandini Nair
THERELUCTANT GOURMET
Knead for bread
FOOD The passion for baking bread seems to be slowly, but insidiously, infecting the world
Say cheers!
BEVERAGES Things are getting better for the lovers of hard drinks
CHEF CORNER
Turning vada into a burger
Food Station The American burger is passe. Time to try a South Indian one instead
Lifestyle

Fit as a fiddler
And you thought classical musicians just sat and made music? Fitness is as important for them as for the rest of us
Cinema

SARKAR RAJ

Ram Gopal Varma sullied his reputation with “Aag”, a take-off on “Sholay” that never was. Here is time for redemption with “Sarkar Raj”, a sequel to his own “Sarkar” that brings the Bachchan trio ...
Music

Chords & Notes
Bollywood music would not have been what it is, if not for the versatile Asha Bhosle.” For the singer who began her career in 1943, with versatility unmatched, this tribute – Asha Bhosle, Bollywood Queen Of The ‘70s – by ...


Swinging sense
ChatDJ Akhtar talks to Mangala Ramamoorthyabout his musical journey
Hello tunes
Shibani Kashyap is due to sing for a Pakistani tele-serial
Sport

Seriously successful
CRICKET Gautam Gambhir shares the IPL experience with VIJAY LOKAPALLY
Food

A toast to Italy!
Try your favourite pizza with a glass of Peroni beer
Thin crust pizza
Pizza is often treated as a stop-gap option, unhealthy in the long run. That’s where these thin crust pizzas score. Made in a traditional Italian hearth oven, they are said to retain the nutrients. This info may be low on a hungry ...
Style

All that bridal shimmer!
Designer A.D. Singh launches his bridal wear showroom in New Delhi
Books

Indian basics
“Know Your India” is full of general information on the country
Booked for the summer
Get familiar with Krishna and Hanuman
Travel

Relax in the wilds!
My experience of riding an animal has not been great. Once a horse threw me off its back and a camel refused to suffer my weight. So this time when the challenge of riding an elephant came my way. I was a bit nervous but a journalist just ...
Men of the moment
They used to freeze our cherished moments, but today photographers at tourist spots are an endangered species, finds Mohd Asim Khan
Goa calling!
Kenilworth Beach Resort, Goa, beckons with its summer packages
Events

Malaysian feast

Get a taste of Malaysian delicacies like Nasi Putih (white Rice with pandan leaf), Nasi Minayak (ghee rice), Gulai Ayam (chicken Curry with potato), Sotong Sambal Bawang (squid cooked with chilli and onion), Ikan Goreng Mamak (deep fried fish ...


Sarod recital

By Debojyoti Bose, as part of HCL Concert series. He will be accompanied on the tabla by Sovon Hazra.

Venue: India Habitat Centre

Date: June 12

Timings: 7 ...


Book Discussion

‘Indian Army: Vision 2020’ by Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd.), Director Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS). Chair: Major General Dipankar Banerjee (Retd.), Director, Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies.

Venue: ...


Samanvaya

An exhibition of paintings, sculptures and prints by fine arts faculty of Pearl Academy of Fashion. Participants include Usha Patel, Anupam Mondal, Kunal Sinha and others.

Venue: Visual Arts Gallery

Date: June 9 to ...


The Virgin Rosemary

Joseph Harper and Sammy Loren of The Virgin Rosemary will present the Freak Fork Extravaganza. It is a music that has sprung from many soils – from the sidewalks of Chicago to the mountains of Kentucky – that will now resonate in ...


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