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The spirit is willing
Nandini Sen ruled the ramp in the Eighties. However, she tells SHILPA SEBASTIAN R. she found peace in spirituality
Columns

TUBE WATCH
Arctic Exposure with Nigel Marven,

Nigel Marvin follows the fortunes of polar bears, reindeer, walruses etc. His affinity with the animals helps us to discover their individual characteristics and personalities in an environment of the unexplored arctic natural ...


Yuva A810

The A810 is a smaller and stylish ‘pen-based’ PDA, a first in the Yuva range. The sensitive, but small, touch screen is highly responsive. Write, scribble or draw and you have predictive Hinglish (Hindi + English) text to decipher ...


Yuva W230

Screech, mumble, and scream, do whatever, but you can be assured that you’ll be heard clear — this Yuva is optimised for voice clarity with CrystalTalk. You can talk loud and more with the speakerphone. Just like the flip star, it ...


Weekend treat

There’s a double treat for kids this weekend. On Saturday catch the Oscar-nominated “The Polar Express” will be aired on Pogo at 6 p.m. The film revolves around Billy (Hayden McFarland), who wants to believe in Santa Claus ...
Beauty And Wellness

METRO WORKOUT
Waiting to exhale
Ayesha Matthan does Yoga and returns with a smile


TRAINING ROOM
Front squats
Tone up your thighs
QUICK TIP
A good game plan

Working out even three non-consecutive days a week can benefit the busiest of persons. Following a thorough warm-up, train each muscle group with one basic exercise, of 3 sets of 10 repetitions each. The routine should not take more than 45 ...
Food

Absolute gems
South Indies has a colourful spread for Navratri


FINE WINE
Sweet on Alsace

Alsace produces the flamboyant Gewurztraminer, the aromatic Muscat, deep and rich Pinot Gris as well as other whites such as Sylvaner and Pinot Blanc


FOOD BYTES
http://superfood.blog-city.com/
QUICK FIX
Fusilli con feta alla Sicillica

Blanch the fusilli in salt water. Make a sauce of tomatoes, oregano and basil by boiling and straining the tomatoes. In a pan heat oil, sauté peppers and garlic.

A passion for parathas
Eating out More Than Paranthas gives you a taste of Punjabi hospitality at its heartiest
Roast lamb Nelson

This preparation is the perfect manna for lovers of non-vegetarian food. The lamb tastes great and is roasted just enough to capture the varied tastes and flavours, the dish encompasses. The mashed potatoes and the rice prove to be brilliant ...
Cinema

NOW SHOWING
DRONA

Junior Bachchan returns to the big screen after quite a while with this fantasy flick directed by childhood buddy Goldie Behl. Playing his bodyguard is the drop-dead gorgeous Priyanka Chopra. The film is about a boy who realises his destiny ...


BLAST FROM THE PAST
 Guide 1965
Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Kishore Sahu
Events

Word play
Scrabble celebrates 60 years
Sunday bazaar

Opus and Nimboo Design + Style in association with Zinzi are presenting the O-Show : The Sunday Bizarre Buzzaar showcasing young, talented designers from around the country with clothes, accessories, food, music and more.

Venue: ...


Dasara contest

Kirtilals is conducting the Lucky Lakshmi contest, in association with the All India Gems and Jewellery Trade federation, supported by World Gold Council where customers can participate in a lucky draw.

Date: till October ...


Inauguration

Goethe-Institut is inaugurating a DW-Punkt by Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcasterThere will be a panel discussion on “Media in India: Conflicts and Contradictions”.

Date: October 8, 6.30 ...


Seasonal movies

Seventymm is offering movies, quizzes and vidoes based on the nine themes for the festive season like Gujarati Navratri, Durga Pujp, Tamil Navratri and Bollywood Dandiya and devotional and festive movies like Durga Maa, Angne Wage Ruda Dhole, ...


Story telling

EasyLib.com is organising free a story-telling event for children aged between five and eight where Soumya Srinivasan from Kathalaya will read from “Pied Piper from Hamelin”, “Franklin is Messy”, which will end in a ...


Festive times

Wonderla Holidays Private Ltd. is having the Dasara Bash with cultural programmes, food and dance festival, live interactive games and competitions

Date: till October 12

Venue: Wonderla ...


Inside Outside

iCare Communications is organising an Interior and Exterior Show with exquisite furniture, arts and handicrafts, electronic products, modular kitchens, glass interiors, bathroom hardware, beauty and health products and more.

Date: ...


Painting exhibition

Shalini Soni is exhibiting “Entropy”: As an act of pictorial enquiry, an exhibition of paintings.

Date: October 7 to 13, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Venue: Chitrakala Parishath, Kumara Krupa ...


CAUGHT SNAPPING
WIN A PRIZE

Readers are encouraged to send in their sightings: bloopers, UFOs or anything out of the ordinary they have snapped. Send your photographs to

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People

Right chord
Francine Stock talks about Visionaries and Western classical music composers


GOING NATIVE
Made in India
The Tamil-speaking Frenchman feels at home in the city


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