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HEART IN HERITAGE
Deborah Thiagarajan speaks to KAUSALYA SANTHANAM on making India home, founding DakshinaChitra and her efforts to preserve our rich heritage
Columns

My Five

Anthony Minghella has succeeded in translating the poetry of Michael Ondaatje's Booker prize-winning novel The English Patient onto the silver screen, a daunting task considering that the novel is so multi-layered. Set before and during World ...


CHEWON THIS
Black Forest gateau

Schwarzwälder kirschtorte is a dessert from South Germany popularly known as Black Forest gateau. Made of several layers of chocolate cake, with whipped cream and cherries between each layer, it is decorated with additional whipped cream, ...


MY GRANDMA'S RECIPE
How to make...Polla vadai
A savoury for rainy days
Food

THE RELUCTANT GOURMET
Grill drill
‘Teppan by Benjarong' serves Japanese cuisine exactly the way you like it
Tofu times
Easy to cook, yummy to eat. Here's a simple way to toss up stir-fried noodles with tofu and peppers
Chinese flavours
Treat yourself to Chin Chin's new menu
Cinema

NOW SHOWING
RAKTA CHARITRA

in this two-part biopic on Paritala Ravi. The film focuses on the rise of Ravi from a Naxalite leader to a politician.

The tri-lingual (Tamil, Telugu and English) has Vivek in the powerful title role. Shatrughan Sinha plays Ravi's mentor ...
Travel

TIME OUT
Take it easy

There is something captivating about the endless blue sea; the thunderous rhythm of the waves crashing on the cliff below prompting you to curl up on the ‘charu kasara' (the traditional planter's chair) and stare at Nature's splendour to ...
Wired In

TECHNO STREET
Learning on the move
Student life ain't easy. What with the cut-throat competition, long hours of study, project work, peer pressure, debates. And to achieve academic excellence you'll need processing power and a battery that can survive a hard day's studying. These lapt ops are currently top of their class.
Events

Music and more
It's celebration time at Goethe Institut


YOUR WEEK
Art show

Hotel Ambassador Pallava organises an exhibition of three-dimensional artworks by award-winning artist Revathi Rajeevan.

Venue: La Galerie D'Expression, Hotel Ambassador Pallava

Address: Montieth Road, Egmore

Date: November ...


Treasures from Benares

Amethyst presents Time & Timelessness, an exhibition of the Varanasi weavers project by Upasana-Auroville. Choose from saris, dupattas and jewellery.

Venue: Amethyst

Address: 14/30, Padmavathi Road, Jeypore Colony, ...


Festive collection

Evoluzione organises an exhibition of designer haute couture for Deepavali. Choose from the exclusive festive collections of Manish Arora, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Anamika Khanna, Varun Bahl, Pankaj and Nidhi Ahuja, Abraham and Thakore, Rajesh ...


Terracotta treat

Dollar Creations introduces a wide variety of embroidered designer kurtis and salwar suits for the festive season. Terracotta pots in earthy colours and textured with gold and silver finish are also available.

Venue: C.P. Arts ...


Theatre night

Evam and Radaan present the award-winning play ‘The 39 Steps'. Tickets are available at all Landmark outlets, www.indianstage.in and www.galatta.com/39steps

Venue: Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall

Address: Harrington ...


TUBE WATCH
ICONOCLASTS

Howard Schultz joined Starbucks Coffee company as director of operations and marketing in 1982, when the Company had only four stores. Schultz is the co-founder of Maveron LLC, a venture capital group.

Norman Lear has enjoyed a long ...
Health

Germs: home truths
Factors at home could be making you ill. Here's what you should do to stay healthy


Age is just a number
When physical abilities decline with age, strength training and a supportive environment can help make daily chores easy



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