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Meet the pro
J.J Chakola hopes to bring home some special presents this festive season, he tells Rayan Rozario
Sport

Parting shot
He changed the face of tennis in Tamil Nadu. Meet V. Narayanan, who steps down as head of TNTA
Columns

I hate zeroes
That Kareena fainted on the sets of Karan Johar’s untitled production has become staler news than her size zero obsession.

The girl has decided to put on some fat; we are sure it means just a couple of kilos (of course, she says it ...


GOINGNATIVE
One with the Kovai crowd
The Fenners look upon the city as one that promises to grow tremendously in the near future.
CAMPUSHANGOUT
Catching up at the cafe
Advantage: The café is spacious and one can easily lose oneself there. It is difficult for the faculty to ferret you out.

Rush Hour: Lunch hour. Join the queue to grab your ‘masala dosa’, the lunch time ...


Is There Baseball In Heaven?

Two old men had been best friends for years, and one of them suddenly falls ill. His friend comes to visit him , when the dying man’s friend asks, “Listen, when you die, do me a favour. I want to know if there’s baseball in ...
Beauty And Wellness

TRAINING ROOM
Chinning for a stunning back
Do it if you want a sculpted torso


QUICKTIP
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 ...
METROWORKOUT
A personal experience
A painstakingly thought out and planned workout leaves you feeling tingling and energetic from head to toe, says K. Jeshi
Food

CHEWONTHIS
Stroopwafel
A wonderful Dutch treat: two thin wafers with a delicious caramel filling. The traditional way to eat them is to place them on top of a cup of piping hot coffee, tea or cocoa.

The stroopwafel softens up, and the filling melts, turning it ...
Issues

Passport to nowhere?
Saina Nehwal caught in red tape before an international event reflects the sorry state of affairs in sports
Books

Write up a steam
Have a passionate love story to tell? Here is a contest for you.
Cinema

Sajid’s doing a John
Very, very difficult. Even to imagine. Director-comedian Sajid Khan is all set to spoof John Abraham’s “Dostana” act for an awards function next month. You know which one this is. The yellow briefest-of-briefs one! Just to make ...


Lens view of Kovai
An opportunity to capture the essence of Coimbatore through short films
Music

All about feelings
Abbas Ali Mirza on his debut album
Television

Amazing adventures
Nat Geo will telecast “Alive” a series that showcases “remarkable survival stories,” say the makers.

The series will be telecast on National Geographic Channel every Monday night at 9 p.m.

The series begins ...
Travel

Old world magic
USP: For both enthusiastic tourists and those who are looking for solitude

“Yeh nayan daray daray…” Hemant Kumar’s intoxicating voice is soporific. It is raining, there is a crackling fire, and I am ...
Events

Konangal

The film society is screening ’Come and See’, a film by the Russian film maker, Elem Klimov. Klimov explores the horrors of war in this classic. His prowess is in the visual poetry he captures on camera. The movie will be screened ...


Solo woman art show

Kasthuri Sreenivasan Trust presents its 14th painting exhibition in the series Kaleidoscope 2008. The artist Shyamala Guruprasad is from Hubli, Karnataka. She is a self-taught and experienced artist and enjoys developing upon the theme of ...


Christmas tree decoration

Oxford bookstore plans a jolly afternoon for kids over the week-end. There will be Christmas tree decoration, along with singing in the Cha Bar. Children can enjoy the nachos and pizzas, introduced especially for this festive season. The ...


Exhibition-cum-sale

Pehchan from Delhi specialises in Aari and other embroidery work. It is organising an exhibition-cum-sale that showcases embroidered and hand-painted designer wear, crochet and jaal cutworks with net that includes stretch churidars, ...
People

Happy days
Teen throb Vanessa Hudgens on how life changed after ‘High School Musical’


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