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Derring do!
Former Major Swaraj Roy has transitioned from Army commando to successful entrepreneur with his own adventure sports company, says Shiv S Kumar
Columns

TRAINING ROOM
Building muscle and burning fat
Protein and amino acids will help increase fat loss during cardio-vascular sessions


QUICK TIP
Abs workout? How often?
How often in a week should you train your abs? The general rule is that abdominal training (to tighten up and maintain) need not be done more than twice a week. Each workout should have one exercise for the upper abdominals, one for the lower ...
METRO WORKOUT
The beat, the feet! Viva! Viva!
Priyadarshini Paitandy gets into the groove at a SALSA class and comes out ready to dance the night away
My Five -- Prince Frederick

This theme song was salvaged from the ruins of Martin Scorsese’s film “New York New York”, which bombed at the box-office and is believed to have caused Scorsese’s drug addiction. This song is the best thing to have ...


GOING NATIVE
“Chennai is my second home”
PEOPLE Pastor Evans West is so fluent in Tamil that he holds a Tamil service every Sunday
THE RELUCTANT GOURMET
Cool, hot and exotic
If life gives you ugly berries, make sorbet
QUICK FIX
Grilled greens and chickpeas

Marinate the vegetables with salt, pepper, cumin seeds and soya sauce. Keep aside.

Heat a heavy pan. Pour in olive oil when it is hot. Add garlic, chickpeas and leeks. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.

TIME OUT
In the land of lotus eaters
The name is the clue. Spice Village is not just a hotel. It is a quiet extension of rainforests and rolling plantations, a dream destination of what travel and relaxation can be.

For anyone who comes to Spice Village, strategically ...


CHEWON THIS
Refried beans
Beans stewed and then mashed, a staple of Mexican, Latin American and South and Southwestern U.S. cuisine. It’s traditionally made from black of pinto beans (not red beans). The raw beans are soaked overnight, cooked, drained of most of the ...
Eating well late at night
Make sure that hunger is really what’s fuelling your mania to munch
Signature Dish
Possibly the best idlis in the city: light, fluffy and delicious. Murugan Idli Shop’s delectably plump idlis are what made this restaurant famous, even though they also make scrumptious uthappams and tasty vadais.

Join the queues to ...


Great guitar riffs
He has the perfect voice not only for pop-rock but also for rustic semi-classical refrains. He has composed ‘Only Love’, a song on world peace that he launched at the Islamabad Olympic torch relay. Najam Sheraz, Pakistan’s own ...
TECHNOSTREET
Musical mobiles
These five audio phones are wailing in your ear that it’s time to bin your MP3 player. Should you heed their siren song?
SONY ERICSSON W960i
Walkman this way; talk, man, this waaay-eee, with SE’s touchscreen smartie

Price: Rs. 28,995


SAMSUNG MUSIC ICON SGH-F210

MOTOROLA MOTORAZR 2 V8

APPLE iPHONE 16GB TBC
The godly-phone would like to play you some songs from its new album. Quick: head to the bar…


CAUGHT SNAPPING
Win a Prize

Readers are encouraged to send in their sightings: bloopers, UFOs or anything out of the ordinary they have snapped. Send your photographs to

caughtsnapping @gmail.com

titled CaughtSnapping along with a caption, your address and ...
Music

Song for the Super-Kings
Big Music has recently announced the release of a music album for the IPL Cricket team, The Chennai Super-Kings. It has now recorded a song “Cricket Se Tujhe Kya Mila”. The song is a light-hearted take about the mass-hysteria ...
Events

Notes and nostalgia
The Schlitt show at YMCA took the audience on a trip down melody lane


YOURWEEK
Starry night

In aid of Cancer Research and Relief Trust, Indian Overseas Bank and Satrangi present 70’s Ke Sitare featuring songs from movies of 10 popular actors of the 1970s. Call 9884778073 for tickets.

Venue Chinmaya Heritage ...


TUBE WATCH
The Final Showdown
The game gets nastier and temperatures soar in Kuala Lumpur for the final episode of MTV Hero Honda Roadies. The teams need to kiss an iguana, shave their heads bald and do other weird tasks to complete the episode. The team that performs maximum ...
Exhibition

To conclude the Month of Images, Alliance Française of Madras invites you to three evenings of discussions with Indian photographers — P. Saikrishnan, Nathan and Joel Suganth.

Venue Alliance Française of ...


SUMMER SPECIAL
Fruit festival

Savour the season’s best mangoes at GRT Grand. Indulge in Chef Seetharaman’s Mango Batty, Aam ka Sandesh, Mango Decadence Glace, Aam ka Kheer, Blue Berry and Mango with Boston Cream. The festival is on at Copper Point and Any Time ...


Canstop initiative

Canstop has several events lined up for World No Tobacco Day (May 31) – a Rock Show (May 24); a Photo Exhibition at the Alliance Française from May 30 to June 6; and a theatre evening titled “Smoke Signals” on May 30. ...


Now Showing
Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie tumble back to C.S. Lewis' fantasy world to help Prince Caspian battle his uncle, the evil King Miraz in this latest Narnia flick. The Narnia franchise is getting bigger and better. ...
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