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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF...A BIKE FACTORY
The making of a legend
As bike after bike rolls out every five minutes from the assembly line at the Royal Enfield factory in Thiruvotriyur, biker boy Prince Frederickcatches the action
Books

The new rockstars
Books From being people who shied away from the flashbulbs, writers now attend book signings and go on whistle-stop promotional tours
Cinema

Golden phase
Manorama has completed 50 years in the film industry. The actor talks about films and food
Wheels

Head turner
TESTDRIVE It has everything to take on its rivals. Shapur Kotwal on the new Audi A4’s luxurious design and dynamic drive


Fiesta gets a face-lift
Ford seems to have finally woken up from its Fiesta siesta. Take one look at the face-lifted Fiesta and you will realise that this car could resurrect Ford’s success in India.

The aggressive triangulated lower grille with the smart ...


MAN AND MACHINE -- PRINCE FREDERICK
Going great guns
Making a few compromises, a 72-year-old ex-serviceman keeps a 1957 Standard Ten going
Call of the mountains
WANDERLUST Drive to the Sangla valley and see the colours of Nature come alive, writes Rishad Saam Mehta
Virtual mechanic
Car and bike questions? We have the answers
Nano to enter global contest
Tata Motors’ big plans for its little Nano will see it compete for the Progressive Automotive X Prize, a US$10 million purse for a real-world car which can exceed 100mpg, or 42.5 kpl. While that figure might seem achievable if the car is ...
Thunder power
Royal Enfield launches Thunderbird Twinspark for better fuel efficiency
Music

Beat street
The saddest thing about music today is the slow death of most classic genres. With Black and White, Danny Bryant’s Redeyeband attempts to reclaim the lost glory of blues, and sure enough comes up a winner. Redeyeband has ...
Sister act
VJ Anusha Dandekar has formed an all-girls band with her sisters
Television

Akki’s glitzy avatar
Akshay Kumar will be clad in exotic outfits in ‘Fear Factor’
Events

YOUR DAY
Shop

Choose from a range of saris, dupattas, and salwar kurtas at ’KHOJ,’ Kavita Sanghi’s exhibition of textiles.

Venue: Amethyst, 14/30 Padmavathi Road, Jeypore Colony, Gopalapuram

Time: From ...


Watch

Alliance Francaise in association with ICAF screens the documentary, ’Cuba: An African Odyssey’ by Jihan El Tahri in two parts.

Venue: Alliance Francaise

Time: 6.30 ...


ROUND & ABOUT
What’s your cell no?

Every time a celebrity is called to endorse a brand, publicists would do anything to convince the media that there is a possibility of a one-on-one interview. So when a mobile network brought in Bipasha Basu for a press conference to announce ...


Timeless beauty
Of antique jewellery at NAC
Tale of love and longing
Wedding Album”, written by Girish Karnad and directed by Lillete Dubey, will be staged on July 12 (7 p.m.) at Chinmaya Heritage Centre.

The story revolves around an educated and modern middle class family with a daughter who lives ...


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