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Call of the crafts
Art promoter Jaya Mani tells KALA KRISHNAN RAMESH that the business of the arts has to be governed by ethics
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THE RELUCTANT GOURMET
Asian attractions
The best restaurants in Asia? The recently launched “The Miele Guide” takes a brave but voter-influenced attempt to name them


CAMPUS HANGOUT
It is great being indoors
What’s to love: Well, which college can actually boast of an indoor stadium of its own? So more than anything, students say it is a certain pride that makes them want to hang out here.

The history behind this hangout is quite ...
Beauty And Wellness

METRO WORKOUT
Falling in line
NIKHIL VARMA does a Mr. Bean and gets entangled in his own feet at kick boxing


TRAINING ROOM
Chinning for a stunning back
Do it if you want a sculpted torso
QUICK TIPS
Mind-muscle disconnect
You often hear people saying they are unable to develop their abdominals (or some other muscle group) despite doing hundreds of crunches or reps. This is because of the mind-muscle disconnect during training; research confirms that the inability ...
Food

Season’s best
festival Spaghetti Kitchen is all dressed for Christmas. The meal is festive too
On the food trail
Deals Buffets, hampers and cheesy pizzas galore
It boosts appetite
Oak Room is novel in terms of its setting and there is an inexhaustible range of dishes too
QUICK FIX
Zen Xia Jiao

Mix all the ingredients separately and stuff it into the flat dough and fold it like dim sum.

Steam it for five minutes in the dim sum basket with banana leaf.

Serve hot.

...
SIGNATURE DISH
Triple chicken sampler

This big-enough-to-share appetiser platter features a trio of sensational flavours — spicy chicken wings, complete with marinara sauce, celery sticks and bleu cheese dressing, Sesame Jack Chicken strips served with the famous Jack ...


X’mas treat
Maison Des Gourmet offers some of the “most exotic Christmas goodies from around the world” this festive season. There are over 10 varieties of chocolates and cookies which include the caffarel milk choc santas (Santa shaped milk ...
Cinema

Movie screenings
Classics at Bangalore Film Society this weekend
BLAST FROM THE PAST
Sadhna 1958
Vyjayanthimala, Sunil Dutt, Leela Chitnis
Events

Tale of two cities
Multiple City, the new anthology on Bangalore, is an interesting mix of original writings and translations
For gals
Fazal Dress Point, an exclusive fashion store for women, offers its new collection Nirali. It’s a trendy collection of exclusive designer wear based on a semi-stitched suits range and consists of some of the latest trends in Indian Fashion ...
YOUR WEEK
Food bazaar

Olive Beach is having their Gourmet Bazaar with a large array of festive breads and baked goodies, chocolates, dips ad sauce and more.

Date: December 20, 12 noon to 4 p.m.

Venue: Olive Beach, No. 16 Wood Street, Ashok ...


Ceramics

Sumanth Kumar, Amrita Dhawan and Deepika Talwar are exhibition their range of beer mugs, spoon holders, tea-sets, vases, plates, bottles and sculptures.

Date: till December 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Venue: Alliance ...


Art exhibition

Brothers Purnendu, Krishnendu and Dibyendu Dey are presenting an exhibition of paintings and sculptures.

Date: till December 26, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Venue: Chitrakala Parishath, Kumara Krupa ...


Jewellery

Ramya Tolani is exhibiting “Wild Fleur”, jewellery made from semi-precious stones

Date: December 20, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Venue: Raintree, No. 4, Sankey Road, High Grounds, opposite ITC Windsor ...


X’mas carnival

The Lalit Ashok is having a Christmas Kids Carnival with fun, goodies and a buffet offering pancakes, pizzas, Christmas condiments, roast turkey and more at Rs. 2,100 plus taxes per person with unlimited beer and wine or Rs. 1,200 plus taxes ...


Christmas tunes

Opus is having its Christmas Special with the best of Opus in 2008 on December 20 and on December 21, “Megha” will performDJ Arshin will spin and Krissmass Kroaknight with Carlton Braganza

Date: December 20 and 21 ...


Play reading

Sandeep Shikhar will be reading from his Hindi play “Treadmill” on December 20 and is having a writing workshop from December 22 to 24.

Date: December 20, 4 p.m.

Venue: Centre of Film and Drama, 5th Floor, ...


Exhibition

Craft activity

Doodle Den is having a Christmas craft activity for children aged seven and above (unless accompanied by an adult) making stars at Rs. 175.

Date: December 20, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Venue: Curley Street, Richmond ...


NOW SHOWING
MERRY CHRISTMAS

Witness history unfold as NDTV Lumière gives you a feel of nostalgia with “Merry Christmas”, a true story set during World War I. “Merry Christmas” deals with the soldiers of French, German, and Scottish troops who ...


TUBE WATCH
Aaj Ka Arjun

This action packed drama stars Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Prada in the lead and Amrish Puri, the wicked Zamindar, who kills Bachchan’s sister. And the story is about how the hero avenges his sister’s death.

Life In cold ...
Wired In

Sony Ericsson K850i 
Motion sensors are nothing new for Sony Ericsson. The W850i already sported a feature similar to the one on the Nike+iPod kit. Referred to as a pedometer, it’s mainly a sensor used to measure the amount you walk. However, the K850i ...
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GOING NATIVE
Home and hearth
Chef Lin loves Indian delicacies but isn’t confident of cooking them


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