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A ‘hit’ prescription
Ajmal Ameer is on a roll, he tells Prema Manmadhan
Columns

GOING NATIVE
Home alone
Notwithstanding traffic blues and hartals, Kobayshi Fumie roots for the city and the people
Beauty And Wellness

Taking the plunge
R.Reghuramheads to the KWA swimming pool to swim his way to health
Food

THE RELUCTANT GOURMET
High on haleem
Haleem is a Ramzan speciality, but the memory of its taste lingers all year through


CHEWON THIS
Golabki
A traditional Polish dish, and a variation of the cabbage roll. It’s made by stuffing boiled cabbage leaves with a mixture of ground beef (or pork or veal, or a combination of all three), cooked rice, seasoning (salt, pepper, garlic, ...
Kara Vada
Hot from the frying pan, Kara Vadas at Venkateshwara Bhavan are scrumptious. With a crisp, slightly spicy outer coating, the vada is surprisingly soft inside. Made of a variety of dals, dopi rice, green chilli, curry leaves and ginger, these ...
Salsa with pineapple
Here’s a pineapple dish that goes well with grilled chicken, fish or pork
QUICK FIX
Hoy Farang

Finely chop the garlic. Wash and prepare all the other vegetables. Boil a saucepan full of lightly salted water. Add the vegetables and mushrooms for a few seconds. Drain and set aside. Pre-heat a wok. Add the oil and when hot add the finely ...
Cinema

Sashidharan 1950
The early period of Indian Cinema saw several successful adaptations of musicals. This happened in the South also. Tamil films such as ‘Dumbachari’ (1935), ‘Menaka,’ ‘Pathi Bhakti,’ ‘Chandrakantha’ ...
Miscellany


Travel

TIMEOUT
On the spice trail
A narrow jungle track veers away from the main road. It climbs through pepper plantations, thick, verdant forest land with a signboard suddenly taking you to a tapering dirt track. It runs close to a couple of modern terraced houses from where ...
Events

YOUR WEEK: TUBE WATCH
Saturday Night Live
Get ready for lots of laughs, surprises and great music performances. Vh1 features a regular cast of comic actors, joined by a famous guest host and musical act. The impressive line-up of guest hosts include Justin Timberlake, Tom Hanks, Ashton ...
NOW SHOWING
Subramanyapuram

The film, directed by debutant Sasi Kumar, tells the story of a few carefree youths growing up in the Subramaniapuram locality of Madurai of the 1980’s who do not miss an opportunity to fight on the streets.Due to unemployment and ...


Rally

To promote blood donation Terumo Penpol organises a rally from RMS Thampanoor to Gandhi Park, East fort.

Date: September 29

Time: 5.30 ...


Magic moments
Time: Daily shows at 6.30 p.m. Additional show at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.


Soorya film fete

September 27: ‘Gandhi My Father,’ ‘Chak De! India,’ and ‘Nivedyam;’ September 28: ‘Evano Oruvan,’ ‘Taare Zameen Par,’ and ‘Adayalangal’; September ...


Parsi food fete

For dinner, savour the tastes of Parsi cuisine at the ‘Jamva Chaloji,’ food festival.

Venue: The Terrace, The Leela, Kovalam

Date: Till October ...


Plays forchildren

Rangaprabhath Children’s Theatre and the South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur, organises a five-day children’s theatre festival, with plays and seminars.

Venue: Rangaprabhath Campus

Address: Alumthara, ...


Album launch

Rock band ‘Motherjane’ releases their new album, ‘Maktub,’ online. Interact with band members Suraj Mani, John Thomas, Clyde Rozario, Baiju and Deepu V.S as they chat with fans.

Venue: Poetry reading

Vyloppilly Samskriti Bhavan organises a poetry reading session and stages a solo play ‘Kunan’ in commemoration of poetess Balamaniamma. A host of literary greats participate.

Venue: Vyloppilly Samskriti ...


Music and dance

As part of its music and dance festival, Soorya organises a concert by K.J. Yesudas, and dance recitals by Padma Subrahmaniam and Shobana.

Venue: Tagore Theatre

Date: October 1 to October 3

Time: 6.45 ...


Veena tunes

Veena Sangeetha Sangh, Thiruvananthapuram and Veenalaya, Delhi, organises Saphta veena vandan by Maya Varma and veena concert by Prema Mallikarjun.

Venue: Vyloppilly Samskriti Bhavan

Date: September ...
People

Double trouble
It has been a hectic day and with 10 contestants to interview, Raghu Ram looks tired. He is, however, eager to talk about the reality show ‘Roadies.’

He says, “Roadies has been my baby. Surprises are what makes ...


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