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G PRASAD returns bemused after a session with ICL India Captain R. Sathish’s tricks on and off the field.
Columns

FINE WINE
Wine memories

“What is the best bottle of wine you have drunk?” asked a reader in the mail the other day. It is a question I have been asked before and it never fails to leave me stumped for an answer.

I guess the kind of response they are ...


BLAST FROM THE PAST
Andha Naal 1954
Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, ‘Javert’ Seetharaman, P. D. Sambandham, Suryakala and T. K. Balachandran
Yanaa’s singing

We know her best for the “Babuji zara dheere chalo…” item number where she rode atop a buffalo but the new and improved Yanaa is now a singer. Please note the Gupta appendage has been dropped for good just like a certain ...


CAMPUS HANGOUT
Tree that sets the mood
What’s to love: The sprawling St. Joseph’s College campus offers ample hangouts for the students. But the most favourite of them all is the shade giving tree bang opposite to the Arrupe Library.

And why? Well reasons too ...


So, where’s your bottle?
With packaged water bottles becoming the norm, have we forgotten that water also flows from the tap
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 bestklick@gmail.com titled CaughtSnapping along with a ...
Beauty And Wellness

Are you eating enough?
Lactating mothers should be careful about their own nutrition


The bitter-sweet saga
Experience Come winter, it’s orange eating time
FITNESS FOR LIFE
Posture perfect, at your desk
Body basics Workstation blues? Walk, flex, stretch and let ergonomics do the rest
Weight and watch
Far from being a sign of prosperity, a paunch is unhealthy and unattractive.
Every breath you take
Discover the benefits of pranayama
Food

QUICK FIX
Miloni tarkari

Wash and dice all the vegetables nicely. Mix them all except spinach and cauliflower.

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan/ vessel. Crackle jeera, add curry leaves and chopped onion and sauté till onions turn golden brown in colour. ...


SIGNATURE DISH
VAZHAPOO KOLA BONDA

After removing the stalk, Vazhapoo (plantain flower) is sliced. A paste is made with crushed garlic, ginger and saunf, kadalamavu (gram flour) and little amount of dalda.

Boiled potatoes are smashed and made into balls along with the ...
Issues

The debate continues...
Be it the terror strikes in Mumbai or the depiction of crime, the question is whether it needs to be glorified on the silver screen
Music

Jazzing it up
Oscar-winner Herbie Hancock experimented with different genres
Events

Vocal concert

M. Dinesh, a student of Sri Nadha Dweepam Trust will present a vocal concert.

Venue: Sri Mantralaya, Sri Ramapuram, Royarthoppe, Srirangam.

Date: December 14.

Time: ...


Kalanjali craft

An exhibition and live handicrafts and handloom demonstration from Uttar Pradesh is on. North Eastern cane and bamboo items, terrakotta pottery, wood carved items, Jaipur dress materials, Jaipuri Lace bangles etc are on display.

Dance

The Rasika Ranjana Sabha will present Bharataanatyam performance by R. Krishna Preetha, a student of Shrishti Dance School. She is a disciple of Charulatha Jayaraman.

Venue: FGN hall.

Date: ...


Theatre

Thanjavur-based South Zone Cultural Centre and the Rasika Ranjana Sabha, Tiruchi, are collaborating to present a drama titled ’Jeshta Kumara’. The drama, directed by Koothapiran, will be staged by the Chennai Nava Bharath Troupe. ...


Diamond and antiques

The on going diamond and antique festival is showcasing the highest collection of diamond, antique, real and polki stone items. More than one lakh diamond stones are on display. People can also reset their old diamond ornaments.


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