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Bowled over
Lekha Washington tells SUDHISH KAMATH about how the IPL changed her life
Columns

Only work, no play?
Drawing attention to the plight of child labourers

Retro evening
Sujan Daniel and The Live Martini will add lustre to this evening (9.30 p.m. onwards, High Time GRT Grand, T. Nagar) with their own brand of classic rock and retro music, Jazz, Blues, Funk, Rock n Roll and Reggae and Rock. They will play the ...
Guess Who

Last week’s answer: Renuka Chowdhury Nisha Nambiar of Alandur wins a gift voucher worth Rs. 2,000 from Sting

Frothy family fare
Girish Karnad’s “Wedding Album”, staged recently, examined the impact of modernity on a middle class family
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 contact ...

The best jodi is…
Finale of Jodi No. 1 today
Breaking myths
On the BPO sector
Music monitor
A computer speaker system from Bose
My Five

When it comes to a mastery of metaphor, Fiona Apple is a tough act to follow (I thought it was a bird, but it was just a paper bag. Two stanzas later: I thought he was a man but he was just a little boy). ...

GOING NATIVE
At home in Chennai
Nigerian Samuel E. Nkpadobi’s relationship with the city has survived some rough times
METRO WORKOUT
Courting yoga
Is it badminton? Or, is it YOGA? PRINCE FREDERICKdiscovers it’s a bit of both.
TECHNO STREET
Go digital
Optical zoom, mega pixels, LCD screens, pre-set shooting modes… taking pictures has never been so easy. JANANI KRISHNASWAMYchecks out four models
TRAINING ROOM
The vitamin effect
Sportspersons may require more vitamin supplements than others
Beginner’s shooter Fuji FinePix A820
This Fuji is designed as the perfect camera for beginners, because of its combination of sharp lens and cutting-edge image processing. It features a sharp Fujinon 4x optical zoom lens with a maximum 7.6x digital zoom, an 8.3 mega pixel CCD sensor ...
QUICK TIP
Feed your need
There are plenty of diets that claim to reduce body fat and build health and lean muscle. But how good are they really?

Experts say that you need to set out your goals first and then evaluate the calorific needs, based on expenditure. If ...

Slim & stylish Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T300
At casual glance, this looks very much like the T200, but this 10 mega-pixel Cyber-shot is by far the slimmest. Packed with the features common to the T-series, it comes with a 3-5-inch screen with an anti-reflective AR coating for high ...
Point & Shoot Canon PowerShot A590 IS
This chunky 8 mega pixel zoomer is loaded with features and packed with value. It has 4x optical zoom, an Optical Image Stabilizer and a 2.5-inch LCD. It comes with a unique face select and track option where you can prioritize from among 35 ...
TIME OUT
How to get there

Le Waterina is less than an hour’s drive from Chennai, near Sriperumbudur. It’s located opposite the Nokia facility on the highway to Bangalore. Once you cross the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial, take a U-turn after Nokia and get on to the ...

THE FOODFILE -- THE RELUCTANT GOURMET
Bend it with broccoli
Gyms across the city are constantly thinking of ways to make health food look and taste more interesting
FINE WINE
Marrying oak with wine
During a recent visit to Grover Vineyards near Bangalore, where the winery’s new barrel room was inaugurated, I found my mind dwelling on a process that alters the basic complexion of wine: oaking. In an age where wine-making has undergone ...
CHEWON THIS
Lutefisk
Norwegian dish, made of dried cod soaked in lye (caustic soda) for several days. Also known as lyefish among Norwegian-Americans who serve it for Thanksgiving or Christmas. It is lightly boiled, steamed or baked and served with bacon drippings, ...
QUICK FIX
Elaneer payasam
Serve the whole deal
Eating whole grains is a great way to improve digestive health and reduce the risk of lifestyle disease
SIGNATURE DISH
Phuket Fish
A favourite in this quiet, cheerful restaurant, this dish consists of sliced fish, crisp with corn flour and stiff egg whites.

Deep fried and tossed with a spicy chilly sauce, it’s a poster food for the glorious world of Indian ...

Food Bytes
Her favourite sandwich when she was growing up was a peanut butter-banana sandwich with marshmallow cream slathered on it. So it’s hardly surprising that she has such an array of delicious peanut butter crammed recipes: ranging from Double ...
Beauty And Wellness

Stay fit
Road show for teens
Sport

Football fever
Be part of the GO Sports Football League
Champion at the wheel
International wheelchair champ Boniface Prabhu is set to take off on a fresh tennis season
Events

YOUR WEEK
Father’s day

Residency Towers is hosting both lunch and dinner with a lucky draw and surprise gifts for dads. The menu will be dad’s favourite food.

Date:June 15

Time:Noon to 3 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. to 11 ...

Book launch

Landmark, in association with Penguin Publishers will host the launch of Go, Kiss the World by Subroto Bagchi. The book is an eclectic mix of inspirational writings with personal anecdotes.

Date: June 17 ...

Down melody lane

Satrangi presents “Unforgettable Salil Da”, a programme based on the songs composed by the legendary Salil Choudhury. Singers Surojit, Pramod, Usha, Anand, Abhishek, Shruti and Dinesh will bring alive melodies from films such as ...

Training teachers

The Centre for Montessori Training conducts a comprehensive teacher training programme that will also help one start a school. For details visit www.cmtcindia.org

Time: 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 ...

SUMMER SPECIAL
Tango with Mango

The mango is being feted by chefs from Sheraton Chola at an exciting mango fest. The promotion will showcase mangoes from across India. Choose from refreshing coolers such as Cantaloupe melon and Alphonso cooler, Mango and roast cumin ...

NOW SHOWING
SUMMER 2007

This one has no big name or banner to recommend itself. Yet this Ashutosh Rana-Gul Panag-Sikandar Kher starrer is being talked about because of the topicality of the subject. It talks of agrarian crisis, particularly highlighting the ...

TUBE WATCH
King Khan’s story
If you think you know everything about the King of Bollywood… think again! ZoOM, pays tribute to Shah Rukh Khan, with a brand new show, ‘The Rise and Rise of Shah Rukh Khan’.The eight-part series recreates the rise of Khan, from ...
Go Punjabi!
Sample Punjabi fare at Deccan Plaza
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