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Ann of tinsel town
Ann Augustine is the new star on the Mollywood firmament. Saraswathy Nagarajan discovers that it is Ann's sunny disposition and lack of pretensions that help her shine as an actor

Columns

Sound sense
It's been two years since Resul Pookutty brought home the Oscar. He recollects the magic moment and narrates how life has been since

Two unlikely top-class athletes at the Paris Olympics of 1924 are the subject of this British film. Eric Liddell runs for the glory of God and Harold Abraham runs to overcome the prejudice of being Jewish. The film shows the personal struggles ...

Beauty And Wellness

Breathe easy
Research shows that yoga's spiritual balance may boost health

Exercise physiologists have said that traditional abdominal exercises such as sit-ups and leg raises involve the hip flexor muscle or iliopsoas more than the abdominals. An effective abdominal workout can be achieved only when the rib cage ...

Food

Mithais from Bengal
Want to try making Bhappa Doi or the good old rasgulla? Here's how…

Rava idli is a variation of the popular South Indian breakfast item, idli, made with rava (semolina) or Bombay rava.

It is a speciality of Karnataka and the popular restaurant chain, Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR) of Bangalore claims to have ...

She's starred in The Fighter, now Amy Adams has a real fight on her hands. The 36-year-old star has come out punching for Hollywood's new mums and the pressure they are under to lose their pregnancy pounds. “I felt the pressure after I ...

Liv Tyler has told how her critically acclaimed performance in new movie The Ledge owes much to a harrowing visit to a real jailhouse. The 33-year-old actor plays a battered housewife whose husband ends up behind bars in The Ledge with filming ...

The Heroes hottie Hayden Panettiere insists she's no closer to deciding whether convicted murderer Amanda Knox is guilty of her crime or not despite playing her on screen. Hayden, 21, plays Knox in a TV movie about her trial and conviction for ...

A nne Hathaway may have a few issues playing Cat Woman in Chris Nolan's new Batman movie — because she's allergic to them. A source close to Anne says she is a big animal lover but has something of an issue when it comes to felines. ...

Television

Behind the scenes

Cinema Karyangal, Amrita TV's show that takes the viewer behind the camera into the magical world of movies and gives us glimpses into the people and processes that make cinema, will now be telecast on Saturdays at 9 p.m.

Join host ...

Arts And Entertainment

Date with beauties and a cause
New age calendars are now clubbed with fashion. It's not so much about dates any more, says photographer Subhash Maheshwar. His limited edition calendar clubs environment and fashion

Travel

Green acres

W hen chasing tranquillity on a holiday, one rarely chooses a hotel right in the middle of a bustling tourist town. But at Hotel Kodai International, I was surprised to find the promised space and privacy right in the heart of the hill ...

Events

Cane crafts

Exhibition and sale of home decor products made of cane. Check out magazine stands, laundry baskets, paper trays, umbrella stands and much more.

Venue: Sarwaa, Shanker's Road, Sasthamangalam

Date: Till January 30

Time: 10.30 ...

‘Fandango' food fete featuring a variety of Indian and international cuisine. January 29: Concert by Soul Burn; January 30: DJ Zakir.

Venue: Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Kovalam

Date: Till January ...

Kerala Chitrakala Parishath organises an exhibition of paintings by amateur artists.

Venue: Museum Auditorium

Date: February 1 to 6

Time: 10 a.m. to 6 ...

Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment organises a seminar on the challenges in the conservation of Ramsar wetland sites in Kerala.

Venue: Sastra Bhavan, Pattom

Date: February 2

Time: 10 a.m. ...

Jayasree Balavedi conducts its 41st Jayasree Youth Festival. Competitions for school children on dance, music, literature, acting, painting and so on. Last date for registration is January 31.

Venue: Rangavilasam Palace, East Fort; ...

Iniyum Marikkatha Bhoomi – a solo act by Ashitha Ashraf, based on three poems by O.N.V Kurup.

Venue: Vyloppilly Samskriti Bhavan

Date: January 31

Time: 6.30 ...

Pluto is so far away from Earth that it is but a mere pinprick of light even when using our most powerful telescopes. Locked in a gravitational dance with its largest moon, Charon, this frozen outpost is simply the first discovered body in an ...

People

Culture and cuisine
Chef Brent Savage on cooking traditions Down Under, techniques that influence his food and being a guest on Master Chef Australia

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