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Fashion, Akbar style
Akbar Shahpurwalla was in the city recently to launch his menswear store Gabbana. SUDHIR SYAL catches up with the designer
Arts And Entertainment

Mythology goes pop
A dramatic, storyline, emotion, packed dialogue, eminent actors, good acting, loud music… ‘Maya Ravan’ was a grand spectacle
The Things People Keep

The things people keep
Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are’ is just one side of the truth. ‘The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree’ is the other. Whether we realise it or not, we tend to see the world through our ...
The Reluctant Gourmet

You’re paying for it, after all
Yesterday, I was denied water. I could, of course, have bought a bottle. But silly me, I was under the illusion that paying 15 times the cost of a cup of lousy tea entitled me to a glass of water.

The slick coffee pub on Khader Nawaz Khan ...
Cablewala

Dance, Dance, Dance

Indian television, thanks to the influence of popular cinema, now has programmes that focus on song and dance. Youngsters are hooked on dance competition programmes in all languages. Jaya TV has now come out with “Dance Machi ...


Confessions of a serial kisser!

Emraan Hashmi is the fastest rising star in Bollywood, with a huge female fan following. The self confessed serial kisser of tinsel town rarely gives television interviews. But Zoom TV, the entertainment and lifestyle channel, has managed to ...


New Faces on 3K

“Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal,” popularly called 3K, a series on school life on Vijay TV (Monday to Thursday at 8 p.m.), is giving other serials a run for their money, as it has taken the youth audience by storm. Set in a school ...
Profiles

Coffee with Karan
Karan Johar doesn’t mind endorsing the products he wears
Cinema

Calling the shots
Anil Kapoor turns producer with “Gandhi My Father”
Music

Remix king
Adding a punch to old melodies and training DJs, Bally Sagoo has his hands full


Chords & notes
This double cassette album is surely meant for the discerning listener, though that need not mean you have to know your ragas well. With Ustad Vilayat Khansahab’s wizardry in high dose, these renditions have the power to make everyone feel ...
Food

Sizzling kebabs
Treat your taste buds with a variety of kebabs at Raintree Hotel
Books

Desi defenders strike
Superhero unwinds tales of fantasy, unbelievable feats and great abilities
Travel

Here today, gone tomorrow
Ranganathittu A short-stay home for over 25,000 migratory birds during the nesting season, writes KAUSALYA SANTHANAM
On a mystical expedition
BADRINATH Take a trip to this pilgrim hub, and find your senses rejuvenated
Romance by the Taj
Oberoi Hotels and Resorts offers an opportunity for couples to rediscover togetherness.

At the Oberoi Amarvilas Agra, located a few hundred metres from the Taj Mahal, enjoy a champagne breakfast, a spa treatment complete with flower bath, ...


My kind of place -- JAVAGAL SRINATH

Whether I get to see the animals or not, forests are the best getaways for me. The intriguing sights and sounds cannot be experienced elsewhere. Holidays mean relaxation and to relax you need absolute calm. In the urban jungle, however much ...


ROAD LESS TRAVELLED
Waiting for the wild
Keeriparai If you are lucky you could spot a leopard. If not, trek in Nature’s company, says SOMA BASU
TRAVEL DEAL
Sri Lankan Airlines offers monsoon package that includes two nights in Colombo and three nights in Singapore (Rs. 22,599) or Thailand (Rs. 20, 599) or Malaysia (Rs. 25,199). The rates are inclusive of YQ taxes, return airfare, transfer and bed ...
Just joking
Getting away from their high-stress jobs, a couple spends relaxing weekends in their motor home. When they found their peace and quiet disturbed by well-meaning, but unwelcome, visits from other campers, they devised a plan to assure themselves ...
Events

Ethnic reflections
Mirrors made of wood and terracotta will be on sale at The Heritage, A-7, Anna Nagar from today. The range priced between Rs. 750 and Rs. 10,000 includes mirrors embellished with Ganesha and Egyptian motifs and masks.

The motifs include ...
Madras Miscellany



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