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Breaking the sound barrier
The rock band Queen's rousing tribute, Radio ga-ga, was a reaffirmation of the fact that there are people who still love it, despite other mediums of entertainment. TV almost displaced the radio for a while, but the arrival of FM in the City i s attracting a new generation of radio buffs, and more youngsters are wired to the radio now, discovers NIKI NIRVIKALPA.
Music
Chords & Notes
Music, one is told, transcends physical boundaries. But this can sound like another of those hollow truisms at a time when musicians from across the border are shooed away from concert halls in our cities. It is against this backdrop that ...
Heritage
Mansion gets a makeover
Even as lovely old buildings are being pulled down to make way for unimaginative concrete structures, the Manickyavelu Mansion is being refurbished to accommodate the National Gallery of Modern Art.
Personality
See what she has achieved
What does it take to win a Young Achiever Award? An expensive education? A management degree? Sangeetha G.N. doesn't have either. She is also visually challenged. And she is an achiever.
Issues
Lamenting a lost summer...
Even as you are sweating out this summer, slip back some four decades to a time when Bangalore was naturally air-conditioned. With the mercury soaring higher year after year, one cannot even imagine distant summers minus fans and ACs.
Eating Out
Fuelling the tummy's needs
KEVIN P. GEORGE is a busy man. After his stint with the Taj Group some years ago, he started his own restaurant in Koramangala and called it Paprika. But then he winged his way to Germany to get further culinary training, and came back some ...
Shopping
Make a splash in your home
IF FENGSHUI consultants tell you to install a water source in a corner of your home, you needn't go through the trouble of renovating the house. Just visit Ripples Fountains, that showcases many a beautiful fountain, tempting you to take one ...
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