Experts divided over ICMR advisory on ‘purposive testing strategy’
Afshan Yasmeen
COVID-19 experts in Karnataka have expressed mixed views over the Indian Council of Medical Research’s latest advisory on ‘Purposive Testing Strategy for COVID-19’ that said contacts of COVID-19 patients do not need to be tested unless identified as high-risk based on age
Society
Bengaluru creative Shubhashree will guide you on how to pause and reflect to prep for 2022
Prabalika M. Borah Illustrator Shubhashree Sangameswaran shows how visual journaling helps reflect on the year gone by and set a personal planner for this year
Society
#Rewind2021: We couldn’t have gotten through this year without the kindness of strangers
Sweta Akundi We look back on a year on friendships forged in fire. Faced with the many challenges of the pandemic, we leaned on a network of unexpected bonds and the kindness of strangers. They form a strong foundation for 2022
Food
How home baker Devaki Vijayaraman found her inner masterchef
Nahla Nainar The title winner of ‘MasterChef India — Tamil’, Devaki Vijayaraman, talks about how the cooking reality show helped her find her feet in the culinary world
Ventures Theatre’s latest play ‘The Note’ is a howdunnit murder mystery
Praveen SudevanSusanto Banerjee's new play, The Note, seeks not just to thrill its audience but also to make them ponder about human behaviour
Dante meets Bharatanatyain this experimental theatre performance at Ranga Shankara
Praveen SudevanItalian theatre director Anna Dora Dorno talks about her project ‘Dante Beyond Borders’
A journal that went around Bengaluru during the pandemic, documenting thoughts on gender
Praveen SudevanSandbox Collective collaborated with Deepikah Bharadwaj, an interdisciplinary artist, for a project, which they called Rest Your Thoughts Here: The Gender Chronicles
Food
How home baker Devaki Vijayaraman found her inner masterchef
Nahla Nainar The title winner of ‘MasterChef India — Tamil’, Devaki Vijayaraman, talks about how the cooking reality show helped her find her feet in the culinary world
Karnataka
Stem cells from Puneeth Rajkumar’s eyes to help many regain vision
Afshan Yasmeen The late actor’s eye donation has already given the gift of sight to four persons
Entertainment
‘Pandemic prompted comedians to try new things’: Amit Tandon on getting into commentary and more
Praveen Sudevan Amit Tandon on his stand-up special, ‘Masala Sandwich’, getting fitness advice from Irfan Pathan and more
Cricket
Meet Anuradha Doddaballapur, a cardiovascular scientist from Bengaluru and Germany’s cricket captain
Praveen Sudevan Anuradha is also the first woman to pick up four consecutive wickets in T20 Internationals
Football
COVID-19 surge | Sunil Chhetri hands over Twitter account to 'real-life captains'
PTI Chhetri, who had himself tested positive for COVID last month, also urged fellow Indians to contribute and help those in need in whichever way possible
Society
Bengaluru creative Shubhashree will guide you on how to pause and reflect to prep for 2022
Prabalika M. Borah Illustrator Shubhashree Sangameswaran shows how visual journaling helps reflect on the year gone by and set a personal planner for this year
Society
#Rewind2021: We couldn’t have gotten through this year without the kindness of strangers
Sweta Akundi We look back on a year on friendships forged in fire. Faced with the many challenges of the pandemic, we leaned on a network of unexpected bonds and the kindness of strangers. They form a strong foundation for 2022
Food
Meet the cheesemaking monks in Bengaluru
Saraswathy Nagarajan The Vallombrosa Benedictine Congregation in Bengaluru weathered lockdown by selling 10 varieties of cheeses — from Parmesan to mascarpone — to apartments, and starting a goat farm. Now, they ship across India!