'I like it when people don't believe in me'
Bollywood actor Ileana D'Cruz was in Bengaluru — a city that feels like home, she says — for the launch of La Sanza's lingerie collection. In an interview, she spoke about her...
View ArticleFood for thought
With increasing health awareness leading to a surge in popularity in food cultivation, Bengaluru now houses many urban farmers who have their own kitchen, terrace or plot gardens, which boast of varied...
View ArticleA rustic setting
It's menu doesn't run to pages together — in fact, it's only displayed on one of the walls — at Jayanagar 4th Block's Gramina Thindi. The little eatery at the busy junction near the...
View ArticleA true Italian bite
With eateries opening up by the day in Bengaluru, one can safely call the city a foodie's delight. Among the latest hotspots in the city is 'Pizza Stop', an eatery at Indiranagar, which offers Italian...
View ArticleAn oasis of green
The first thing that strikes you about Koramangala 'Social' is the generous expanse of foliage that covers the place. In a city which is fast losing its lung space, this comes across as a pleasant...
View ArticleThe nobility of the lyrics
The internet may be divided over whether singer-songwriter Bob Dylan deserves the 'Nobel Prize in Literature 2016' or not but the reality is, as Dylan sang, The Times They are A-Changin'. The...
View ArticleInvoking Sahasa Simha with special effects
NagarahavuKannada (A) **Cast: Ramya, Diganth, Sai Kumar, Rajesh Vivek, Ravi Kale, Mukul DevDirector: Kodi RamakrishnaCashing in on the 1972 cult classic, in which late Vishnuvardhan had reprised the...
View ArticlePopping in unhealthy bites
It's hard to resist the temptation to dig into a pack of potato wafers, bite into a juicy burger or a pizza. Add to these, the many alluring advertisements for junk food and it is no wonder that...
View ArticleHighlighting young artistes
Smriti Nandan is presenting the '30th Devnandan Ubhayaker Yuva Sangeet Utsav' on October 22 and 23. Founded by late Lalita Ubhayaker, a vocalist of the Agra gharana and a philanthropist, the Utsav...
View ArticleFascinating tales from the roads of Punjab
How about enjoying your meal in a typical 'Punjabi style dhaba'? Styled with ornamental glass bangles, the walls decorated with 'dhols' and 'matkas'(pots) and a few posters of personalities like Daler...
View ArticleA theatrical experience
Nestled in the busy streets of Outer Ring Road is the latest Mediterranean and Asian restaurant 'Flechazo', which means 'love at first sight'. And do you actually fall in love when you walk in?Well,...
View ArticleA touch of innovation
Funky names always catch ones eye and so did 'Hungry Hippie', a fairly new resto-cafe located in the food hub of the city, Koramangala. The interior is creatively done up with upcycled furniture and...
View ArticleNo prison blues
You wouldnt think from the nondescript arch on a sidewalk behind the Jayanagar Shopping Complex that this is the entrance to the Central Jail Restaurant Bengalureans have been going gaga over on social...
View ArticleFocus on quality education
K S Institute of Technology (KSIT), Bengaluru, in association with the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi, organised a technical talk on 'Governance, justice and paradox in...
View ArticleAn encouraging platform
APS Evening College of Arts and Commerce recently organised a talent day for the students. Prof Hemavathi S from the department of history welcomed the gathering. Prof C M Hanumanthrayappa, principal...
View ArticleCreating 'her' story
Behind every successful woman is a tribe of other women who have her back' — one is inclined to agree with this in the wake of an increase in female participation in the workforce, across...
View ArticleSilhouettes out of saris
Three years ago, communication professional Nagashree Shreyas dipped into her mother-in-law's wardrobe of saris to fashion herself an anarkali and a few dresses."You could hardly tell that the...
View ArticleLaugh out loud
The schoolchildren are in disarray as the show kicks off with clown Flubber declaring: "Rule #1: Make some noise; rule #2: make a noise; rule #3: laugh!"And one can imagine the roar of delight that...
View Article'I am not addicted to social media'
Actor Tisca Chopra, who recently had Twitterati in splits with her reply on the public platform to a man who proposed marriage to her, says, "It was an off-the-cuff remark. I just happened to see it...
View ArticleInside the creative zone
Costume designing requires you to build things from scratch, whereas styling is all about curating and achieving a certain look," says Poornamrita Singh, who, along with designer Arjun Bhasin have...
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