Monday, September 30, 2019

Lata Mangeshkar makes Instagram debut

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has joined Instagram.The singer, who recently turned 90, made foray into the photo-and-video sharing platform on Mon

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Wellness shots are the new hangover cure

The shot culture that was stared about 20 years ago has peaked now and is used as an antidote to pollution, sleep deprivation and many more

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My experiments with depression

After an anxiety attack at work, the writer learns how medication, in tandem with lifestyle changes, helps him cope with the problem

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My experiments with depression

After an anxiety attack at work, the writer learns how medication, in tandem with lifestyle changes, helps him cope with the problem

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Netaji does not belong to one family: Srijit Mukherji on ‘Gumnaami’

...says filmmaker Srijit Mukherji about his much-debated Bengali movie Gumnaami, releasing on Wednesday

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Carry on, Varghese master

E T Varghese literally takes theatre to the people with his outfit Rangachethana

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Rajinikanth and wife Latha roll back the years on sets of ‘Darbar’

Rajinikanth’s 167th film set for a Pongal 2020 release

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How Smartivity puts STEM to play

Smartivity leads the STEM toys market, with products that encourage creativity and design thinking

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Saying it with birds

Sustainable designers Vijayalakshmi Nachiar and Medha Bhat love Nature and her creatures and draw inspiration from them for their work

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‘KD’ is a light-hearted take on ‘thalaikoothal’: Director Madhumita

Madhumita on winning the Jury Award at the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival

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An extra day in KOCHI

A blue bus tour, a wake up cycling trip, discovering the city’s multiculturalism and its contemporaneity ... are just some of the curated experiences that tour operators are offering in a bid to keep tourists here longer

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Pregnant Kalki Koechlin plans a ‘water birth’ in Goa

‘Gully Boy’ actor and her boyfriend, Israeli classical pianist Guy Hershberg, set to become parents in December

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Remembering Viju Khote: his iconic roles in ‘Sholay’, ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ and more...

The 77-year-old actor, who passed away on Monday morning, leaves behind a legacy of over 300 films and several memorable comic appearances

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Rasika Dugal, Namit Das join Mira Nair’s ‘A Suitable Boy’

Actors join Tabu, Ishaan Khatter and Tanya Maniktala in the screen adaptation of Vikram Seth’s international bestseller

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Basking in the limelight

Malvika Thapa, winner of an all-India plus-sized beauty pageant, talks about her journey of self acceptance

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‘I don’t see reason for a F.R.I.E.N.D.S reunion,’ says ‘Gunther’ James Michael Tyler

Actor gushes about Jennifer Aniston, who played his on-screen unrequited love, Rachel Green

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A taste of Fratelli’s latest

Fratelli, the Indian-Italian wine company that takes Indian terroir to global palates, served out a fresh vintage recently

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.h.g., adapted from Hansel and Gretel is a well-executed theatre installation

The piece takes one on an individual journey through nine interactive rooms

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This Chennai band sings of Kochi memories

The Owl Monk Collective is just two weeks old, but managed to hold a full house in sway over the weekend

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Sunday, September 29, 2019

Fast proper, feast slow: Healthy Navaratri recipes you can’t miss

The season’s festivities have begun. Here we tell you how to eat healthy during Navaratri and feel light, calm and happy

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For fur settings and pawdicures

We peek into the city’s latest dog spa to understand the different steps and decisions that go into grooming your furry friends

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Director committed to Shahid, makers respected his vision: Arjun Kapoor on ‘Kabir Singh’ offer

The film needed Sandeep Vanga, says Arjun

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Girish Karnad’s last play to be unveiled this week

Playwright’s nuanced take on fall of the Vijayanagar empire

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Veteran actor Viju Khote passes away at 77

The actor is well known for playing the dacoit Kalia in Sholay

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Hany Abu-Assad to head 2019 MAMI international jury

Filmmakers Vetri Maaran and Zoya Akhtar among other members.

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Saturday, September 28, 2019

Double amputee girl catwalks on the Eiffel

9-year-old makes debut in Paris show

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Sam Clemens’ signature appears to be on Mark Twain Cave wall

In the mid-1800s, long before he took on the pen name Mark Twain, Clemens and his young pals romped around the cave near the Mississippi River on the outskirts of Hannibal.

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Stars without a fault: The benefits of star fruit

Kamrakh is notoriously sour but has got zillions of health benefits

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‘Manoharam’ movie review: Inherently good, just like its hero

Vineeth Sreenivasan is cast perfectly right in this feel-good entertainer that may lack originality, but has its heart in the right place

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From Madurai to Chennai, and 13 years later: Soori’s fascinating journey

A hungry man is an angry man, goes the old English adage. Listening to comedian Soori’s story, it is hard to imagine how he defied it

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‘Bulbul Can Sing’ review: An unchained coming-of-age melody

Rima Das’ vision gets darker as she continues to confront contentious issues of patriarchy and moral policing

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Contemporary artist Ayesha Singh’s architectural lens

Singh’s work looks at perspective and the personal in architecture

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The bridges between Carnatic and Hindustani are growing steadily stronger

Both music systems are massive, bountiful rivers with tributaries and distributaries of their own, and if someone is fortunate enough to have had exposure to both, they are that much wealthier, enriched

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A taste of Old Delhi in Mayur Vihar market

A little eatery in Mayur Vihar serves chicken korma and nihari that tastes of the Old City

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The ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’ lookbook

Stylist Uthara Menon discusses the aesthetics of the star-studded ambitious period drama

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Meet YouTube’s ‘Women to Watch’

A glimpse into the lives of the women behind the influential world of YouTube videos

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How to capture the aftermath

Works by Lakshmi Srinath in this group show of artists from Chennai and Puducherry, are arresting

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‘Ganagandharvan’ review: This Mammootty-starrer has few positives

With a script all over the place and too many characters making their appearance, this dated film fails to move you on any front

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Drama and real life

Besides teaching Tamil, L Ramraj enjoys using theatre to introduce his students to literature, social issues and more

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How did Vaani Kapoor pull off those Cyr wheel moves in 'War'?

Actor weighs in on sharing screen space with Hrithik Roshan, her gruelling 40-day schedule for 'War' and her fledgling career

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Three lakes and a reincarnation

Miraculous things can happen when people decide to take care of their surroundings

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Friday, September 27, 2019

‘BoJack Horseman’ to end with season 6

The sixth season will air in two parts with the first due October 25 and the final run streaming on January 31, 2020

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Give these guys some room

Artists like Sohel Sayyed and Shashank Azad have a willingness to customise and take their art, where it is needed

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Happy Birthday Lata jee!

We celebrate Lata Mangeshkar's 90th birthday by playing a selection of the best of India's Nightingale

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The art of blending with Shivan & Narresh

Explore the four notes of Chivas at Shivan & Narresh’s travel-inspired installations in Chennai today

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Atul Kasbekar’s guide to the high life

The photographer breaks down what luxury means to him and where he sees Indians heading

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Composer D. Imman shocked at ‘Viswasam’ BGM used in ‘Marjaavaan’ trailer

The music director of the 2019 Ajith-starrer took to social media to post about the issue, claiming he was unaware

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Comedians are livid that they can’t be offensive anymore

Ricky Gervais was very upset that people on the Internet didn’t like his jokes, so he spent an hour yelling at them and making the bluntest kind of ‘edgy’ jokes he could

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Tales from Twinkle Khanna’s new website, Tweak

Twinkle Khanna’s upcoming online venture will be the Refinery29 of India

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Join the Dandiya revelry in Thiruvananthapuram

Get on the dance floor to swirl to the beats at Dholi Taro Dandiya Night on October 6

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Between the Angry Young Man and the Patriarch, the several Bachchans we lost

As Amitabh Bachchan receives the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, a look back at some of his less mythologised roles

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Bringing Mr Dahl on stage

Shaan Katari Libby’s A to Zee Creativity is all set to showcase adaptations of ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ and ‘James and the Giant Peach’ next week

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Snapshots from Dastkari Haat Samiti’s handicraft exhibition dedicated to Gandhi

The event’s highlight is a curated collection of 25 handcrafted images depicting the freedom fighter

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RJ Kidilam Firoz plays the lead in March Randaam Vyaazham

RJ Kidilam Firoz dons the role of an abusive husband in March Randaam Vyaazham

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‘Abominable’ review: Postcards from father to daughter

An incredibly likable tale about a young girl taking a lost yeti back to the Himalayas, while reconnecting with herself. What can be more feel-good than that?

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Seniors come together to have a ball at the ongoing Golden Fest organised by Alive in Thiruvananthapuram

Open for those above 60, the fête, organised by the ageing solutions company as part of a three-day festival, includes badminton, carrom, sudoku, crossword, story-writing, painting contest and so on

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Caught between two worlds: on the recent Netflix show, The Spy

In The Spy, Sacha Baron Cohen excels as the Mossad agent who infiltrated the Syrian government in the 1960s

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‘Abominable’ review: Extremely familiar, but incredibly likeable

In taking a lost yeti back home the Himalayas, a young girl manages to reconnect with and home in on herself. What can be more feel-good than that?

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Bhumi Pednekar: on turning climate warrior and disrupting beauty standards

Actor Bhumi Pednekar would rather use fame to champion climate warriors and disrupt beauty standards

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Paying maintenance charges

Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm

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The evolution of the balcony

Anupama Mohanram looks at how the architectural feature has developed across regions

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Small yet impactful

Gallery Space’s new showcase highlights small format artworks by emerging and established artists

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Increased police protection for ‘Joker’ opening weekend by LAPD

The decision was taken after families of the victims from ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ 2012 shooting raised concerns

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John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz join Steve Carell’s Netflix comedy ‘Space Force’

Carell is the show’s co-creator and executive producer as well

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Marvel cancels plans for live-action ‘Ghost Rider’ series

The live-action superhero drama was set to pick up the story of Robbie Reyes in an informal spin-off from Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D’

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'Hrithik and Tiger were magical together,' says director

'War' director Siddharth Anand on his new adrenalin-fuelled film, and leading men Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff

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Dress up new every day with Visakhapatnam’s first wardrobe - subscription service

Twenty-one year old Pooja Bhararia is turning heads with innovate store

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Thursday, September 26, 2019

Raga Pravesam - a journey through raga and tala

The two-day event introduced the audience to the nuances of Carnatic and Hindustani music

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Venu Madhav was led by humour always

In a short span, the late Venu Madhav created a niche for himself among the many talented comedians in the Telugu film industry

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With the Gokak agitation of the 1980s as its backdrop, the film 'Geetha' discusses the importance of language

The Kannada cinema industry is currently opposing the Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s 'one nation, none language pitch'

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Sumesh’s multi-faceted interests

Sumesh Narayanan has taken his love for percussion beyond the classical realm

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Favourite strummer is no more

A tribute to Tambura Ganesan, who passed away recently

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You have to know two to understand one language

So many stars from the South, have learnt Hindi ably and dubbed their own roles. It speaks of their professionalism and respect for a language. But that simply doesn’t mean that Hindi is superior to all other languages.

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Wind of music from Khasi hills

Tangmuri is played during important traditional festivals in Meghalaya

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There’s eggplant on my pizza

Chef Philip Abraham is celebrating his sixth Certificate of Excellence in a row from TripAdvisor, with a new menu at his seven-year-old bistro

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Humour, the ‘Crazy’ way

With Crazy Mohan’s one liners and comedy kept intact, Kathadi Ramamurthy’s ‘Honeymoon couple,’ is a complete entertainer

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Kannada should get its place

With the Gokak agitation of the 1980s as its backdrop, the film Geetha discusses the importance of language among other things

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Sujatha’s short stories on stage

Komal Theatres has chosen five short stories from the celebrated writer’s collection

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High on lyrical beauty

The Odissi performance of Madhulita Mohapatra, was featured by the SPIC Macay, North Kerala Chapter, at the Amritavidyalaya Institute campus. A reci

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Concerts usher in the Navaratri mood

At an event powered by Arun Excello, the Malladi Brothers and Ranjani-Gayatri were among the artistes, who set the tone for Navaratri

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Homage toT R Subramanyam

An event was organised in Chennai recently to celebrate the eminent musician’s 90th birth anniversary

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A slice of everything

The Bread Bar offers a wide variety of, well, breads, covering everything from vada pav and focaccia sandwiches to hummus and pita

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‘An artiste never dies’

Legendary Hindi film composer Usha Khanna was in the city to share her life’s journey through music

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Marvel President Kevin Feige working on new ‘Star Wars’ movie for Disney

‘The ‘Skywalker Saga’ ends with ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ that releases on December 30

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‘Manoharam’ revolves around an artist dealing with the changing times, says director Anvar Sadik

The Vineeth Sreenivasan-starrer, which hits the screens on September 27, is the writer-director’s second film with the actor

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How TCK brings back an old favourite

TCK by The China Kitchen is different from its mothership, but perfect for the audience it caters to — families in Delhi’s suburbia

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Reflections of society

A performance of Adayalam turned into a community event, with members of the locality pitching in to help stage the play

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Suriya finishes shooting for ‘Soorari Pottru’

Touted to be a Pongal release, the film is reported to be based on Captain GR Gopinath, the founder of Air Deccan

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Living the dream

Antony Varghese on Jallikattu, his experience at the Toronto International Film Festival and more

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‘Matrix 4 script very ambitious’: Keanu Reeves

Reeves is set to return as Neo in the fourth instalment of the francise, along with Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Best diesel-manual compact SUVs

These models have proven their popularity, thanks to their styling, city-friendly dimensions and ease of use

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‘The Last Kids on Earth’ review: The end is always near

A zombie apocalypse, monsters and wise-cracking kids — what’s not to like?

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‘Kadaikutty Singam’ to ‘Namma Veetu Pillai’: A look at the big, fat family drama

Will Sivakarthikeyan’s Namma Veetu Pillai set the cash registers in Tamil Nadu’s B and C markets ringing?

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‘Flexis are an absolute murder of urban aesthetic’

At IPF 2019, Mumbai photographer Ritesh Uttamchandani’s series ‘Afterlife’ focuses on the tumultuous class dynamics inflicted by flexis

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Time stops at Trincas

“It was a magical time: gentlemen in suits and ties and ladies in evening gowns, all decked up to eat, drink, dance and sing-along. In the 1970s and ‘

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Creating a Revolt

The RV 400 is clearly aimed at the college-going segment of the market

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Court dismisses plea seeking stay on release of Netaji-related film 'Gumnaami'

The court observed that as the issues relating to Netaji’s death remained unclear, how could the petitioner say that the filmmaker had distorted facts in the film.

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Documentary on 75-year-old Keralite who opposed demonitisation faces threat from Sangh Parivar activists

After intitial screening was cancelled, Delhi Union of Journalists screen Sanu Kummil’s ‘Oru Chaayakkadakkarante Mann ki Baat’ on Tuesday

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Music composer Koti to portray IPS officer K S Vyas

In the Telugu film Devineni, set in the 80s of Vijayawada, the composer will play the part of the well known police officer

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Ganesha in festive hues

With their diverse techniques, artists Sivabalan and Om Swami draw from the cultural ethos of their homes

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Suryapet condoles comedian Venu Madhav’s death

0-year-old passed away at a private hospital in Hyderabad due to kidney and liver-related problems

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Chennai’s new Mixed Café hopes to make healthy food quick, easy and cheap

With its range of healthy food that is ready-to-eat as well as guilt-free, Mixed Café, the new café at Express Avenue, seems promising

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Curtain call for Thiruvananthapuram-based Rangaprabhath

Rangaprabhath Children’s Theatre proves it is no child’s play as the renowned theatre group moves centre stage to celebrate its golden jubilee from October 1

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Tunes from the ‘Golden Era’

Popular Hindi film composer Usha Khanna is in the city for a fund-raising concert today

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Whose nationalism is it anyway?

Light designer, Asmit Pathare turns playwright and director inspired by Nivedita Menon’s lecture that dismantles several political beliefs says Vikram Phukan

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The most Instagrammable mosques in the world

Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque, popularly known as Blue Mosque, might be one of the most well-known and most photographed Islamic religious structures around the globe. But here are five more that give it competition

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From the notes of a travel writer

Here is what it means to jet set around the world and put down on paper the wonderful experiences you have had

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Venu Madhav, popular Telugu comedian, passes away

Popular Telugu film comedian Venu Madhav passed away on Wednesday in Hyderabad. He was 39-years old. He was on Tuesday admitted to Yashoda hospital i

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Hasan Minhaj denied entry to ‘Howdy, Modi’ due to comments on Indian PM

Comedian and host said that the organisers were honouring him for his comedy, while also blackmailing and kicking him out

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The thread that connects

Teacher-artiste Mahesh Pottabathini connects to his roots to weave a new idea on canvas

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Hooked to acting

Shriya Reddy is happy with her role in Gang Leader

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With hope in the heart

Farah Naqvi’s book focuses on the psychological issues surrounding epilepsy

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A module to empower

With parental support, vocational training brings sunshine to the lives of the differently-abled

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‘There’s no hero-giri in the show’

Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. on their new Prime Video series The Family Man, and creating a homespun government agent who banks on the system of jugaad

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The story of off-road racing in India

It is a sport that is fuelled entirely by passion and quest for glory. No national honour, or prize money to speak of. Despite this, enthusiasm is on the rise.

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It’s M.O.N.T. time

Narachan, Bitsaeon, and Roda talk about their backgrounds, the worldwide interest in Korean culture, and their fans, the MINTS

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Chennai R&B singer Nitika Kurian basks in debut song’s success

City singer-songwriter Nitika Kurian’s track ‘Phoenix’ is a smooth R&B take on coming-of-age and healing

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This Chennai exhibition features 140 Korean works of art

From paint on canvas to ceramic jars and bowls, this exhibition spans across genres and techniques

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Christopher Nolan’s aircraft ‘Crystal Skye’ spotted in Chennai

When Flight CS772 flew into Meenambakkam on Friday, September 13, 2019, shortly before 1 p.m., it scarcely created a ripple. But once the aircraft, Cr

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Woven like a painting

Gaurang Shah to unveil khadi saris with a woven replication of Raja Ravi Varma paintings at NGMA, Mumbai, to mark Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary

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From Chennai to Paris: A randonneur’s journey

When he bought his first cycle in 2016, A Rajkumar had not given a thought to randonneuring. Three years later, he is among the few Indians to have completed the 1,200-kilometre Paris-Brest-Paris endurance event

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From Chennai to Paris: A randonneur’s journey

When he bought his first cycle in 2016, A Rajkumar had not given a thought to randonneuring. Three years later, he is among the few Indians to have completed the 1,200-kilometre Paris-Brest-Paris endurance event

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Jannat Mari is Shah Rukh Khan’s brainchild: Bilal Siddiqi on ‘Bard of Blood’

Ahead of its release this Friday, Bard of Blood writers Bilal Siddiqi and Mayank Tewari discuss the challenges involved in adapting a book into a seven-episode TV format

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Uniqlo's LifeWear comes to Somerset House in London

Uniqlo, born in 1984 in Hiroshima, will enter India this year. The first store in Delhi — at Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj — to be opened in October, wil

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Oktoberfest on EMI

Millennials are now planning their holidays around global festivities

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Fitting in

High school teen comedies spark reflections about ‘outsiders’ in society

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Sandesh and soul food on JustMyRoots

A new service delivers nolen gur jolbhora and hilsa across the country, just in time for Durga Puja

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Drape it like Dolly Jain

Meet the celebrity drape artist, who is trusted by stars like Deepika Padukone

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How digital maps are built

Two crew members operate the mapping car. One drives and the other monitors the progress on a screen and enters attributes such as speed breakers

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The race to Dakar

The adrenaline rush of racing is not enough for bikers, who are itching to compete on the global stage

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What ails the Telugu film industry?

The industry struggles to cap budgets, owing to financial indiscipline and high remunerations

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‘Tis the season to dress up

What’s the best outfit for a festive occasion? What accessories does one pair it with? Hyderabad designers share a ready reckoner

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Making the jump from stage to screen

Director Aravind Kuplikar’s film Puksatte Lifu has actors from theatre portraying every character on screen

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Watch | Gully Boy goes to the Oscars

Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy is India's official entry for the 2019 Oscars. The Hindi film is about the journey of an aspiring rapper from the Dharavi slum

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Monday, September 23, 2019

History in a teacup

In the erstwhile tea trading zone of Taipei, a 130-year-old shop takes visitors on a journey from farm to fragrant brew

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War of the fries

Looking for a healthy snack? Why not grab a plate of pakodas? Read on to know why...

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Works of contemporary giants like Bharti Kher and Subodh Gupta come to Chennai

Ashvita’s throws open the doors of its new art gallery with seminal works by some of India’s leading artists

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FabAlley and Indya open their flagship offline store in Chennai

Targeted at women in their mid-20s and early 30s, FabAlley and Indya intend to focus on trend-centric fashion at affordable prices

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The standup comic takes on the comedy movie sidekick

Who wins in the noble pursuit of tickling the funny bone?

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Imman Annachi talks about his new chat show, ‘Kalla Petti’

Actor and TV host Imman Annachi is all set to travel across Tamil Nadu for TV show Kalla Petti

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Use, wash, repeat

The women of The Bartan Company go back to the basics — reusable steel cutlery and biodegradable disposables — to help Hyderabadis host plastic-free get-togethers

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KTM drives 790 Duke into Indian market priced at ₹8.63 lakh

Austria’s sports bike maker KTM on Monday launched its super bike 790 Duke in India priced at ₹8.63 lakh (ex-showroom). The bike is powered by a fou

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The Clean Beauty alphabet soup

It is clear that labels ‘organic’, ‘green’ and ‘natural’ are in. But what exactly do these buzzwords mean? For all you socially-conscious consumers out there, who care not just about what you put on your bodies, but also about how it affects the environment, here are the ABCs of clean beauty

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What is 40 seconds of action?

This campaign by WHO raises awareness on how each one of us can play a role to prevent suicide.

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Why I failed to become Siddhartha Mukherjee

On the author choosing not to become a doctor

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BPD? What’s that?

Borderline personality disorder pushed the writer to seek help within herself

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How a Kalakshetra student landed a song in Vijay-AR Rahman’s ‘Bigil’

Meet 21-year-old singer Madhura Dhara Talluri, the voice behind the ‘Unakkaga’ number in upcoming Tamil film ‘Bigil’

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A face-off of three interpreter apps for UN International Translation Day

Whether you are looking for directions or just an ice-breaker, here are apps that may help you communicate better in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi

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The Clean Beauty alphabet soup

It is clear that labels ‘organic’, ‘green’ and ‘natural’ are in. But what exactly do these buzzwords mean? For all you socially-conscious consumers out there, who care not just about what you put on your bodies, but also about how it affects the environment, here are the ABCs of clean beauty

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Meet the Chennai geologist who paddled across the fjords of Norway

It was love for standup paddling that took Kumaran Mahalingam from Chennai to Norway, and it is respect for and understanding of the outdoors that he wants to bring back

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What is 40 seconds of action?

This campaign by WHO raises awareness on how each one of us can play a role to prevent suicide.

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Why I failed to become Siddhartha Mukherjee

On the author choosing not to become a doctor

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BPD? What’s that?

Borderline personality disorder pushed the writer to seek help within herself

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Sunday, September 22, 2019

Parambrata Chatterjee is new Byomkesh Bakshi

Titled ‘Satyanweshi Byomkesh’, the film will chronicle socio-political developments of the 1970s

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Kannada film director Indrajit Lankesh roped in to direct a Hollywood film

From being a scribe to a filmmaker, the ‘Shakeela’ director now embarks on his first Hollywood venture

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'Olu' Malayalam movie review: Depth unexplored of a profound story

Soulless conversations and some weak writing drag Olu down

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge and ‘Fleabag’ take over Emmys, ‘Game of Thrones’ gets deserving farewell

HBO wins 34 Emmys compared to Netflix’s 27, at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards

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‘Believe her’: Michelle Williams urges respect for women in her Emmy-winning speech

Williams won the award for best actress in a limited series or movie for her work in 'Fosse/Verdon'

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Live updates: The 2019 Emmy Awards, as ‘Games of Thrones’, ‘Fleabag’ and more compete...

All the winners from the ongoing 71st Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles

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It is well deserved: Saif on ‘Sacred Games 2’ International Emmy nomination

Anurag Kashyap and Neeraj Ghaywan directed the second season of Sacred Games while Vikramaditya Motwane served as a showrunner

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Saturday, September 21, 2019

‘Queer Eye’ star Jonathan Van Ness reveals HIV diagnosis, surviving sexual assault

He describes himself as “an out-and-proud member of the beautiful HIV positive community.”

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Nikhil D’Souza releases his first non-Bollywood Hindi single

Indie singer Nikhil D’Souza’s ‘Sitaare’ is a soulful ode to destiny

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This brand is keeping the sari in vogue

Over the last eight decades, this family has taken on the task of conserving, innovating and furthering the rich heritage of the sari

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Here’s how you can help feed the needy

Want to help provide food to the hungry, but don’t have the time to volunteer? Here are other ways you can work with No Food Waste’s Chennai chapter

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So where do we eat?

New restaurants often start with a bang, but the moment the top chef leaves, the standard dips

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Notes from China

Being vegetarian is a struggle in China, where only about 50 million people of the 1.42 billion are reportedly vegetarian

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Love in the time of ‘Titanic’

Transgender activist Kalki Subramaniam recollects memories of watching the James Cameron epic while holding hands with that special someone in Pollachi

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Inside the life of Tamil cinema’s backup dancers

They are peripheral to the starry affair of Tamil cinema but background dancers B Sridhar and Y Nageshwar Prasad have a K’town tale of their own to share

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This Satyajit Ray film deeply impacted KV Anand

The ‘Kaappaan’ filmmaker ranks ‘Jalsaghar’ among his list of all-time favourite movies

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Lakshmi Manchu gets up close and personal with the stars

Through her new chat show beginning on September 23, Lakshmi Manchu will get stars to unveil their lesser-known secrets

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The long road to making Tamil cinema inclusive

Audio-described films make a world of difference to the lives of the differently-abled but the Tamil film industry is not so forthcoming about being part of the change

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Amitabh Bachchan bemused at Sonakshi Sinha over ‘KBC’ gaffe

The ‘Mission Mangal’ actor who was criticised on social media after the episode aired, took to Twitter to respond to her trolls

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Christian Petzold’s ‘Transit’: Yesterday once more

The 2018 film of Anna Seghers’ book by the same name takes on a brilliant conceit

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Love of theatre, lure of TV

Is talent giving theatre the respect it deserves?

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Sriram: Body beautiful, minus soul

Sriram, a contemporary dance drama based on Ramayana, was a visually compelling production that lacked emotional impact

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In search of an Odisha favourite

Even if it’s a bit of a hunt-down, it is now possible to find some good Chhena Poda in Delhi

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An unusual avatar

Padmaja Chandrashekar presents the lotus in a different perspective

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Arjun Kapoor to star in Hindi remake of Jayam Ravi's ‘Comali’

'Nerkonda Paarvai' producer Boney Kapoor has acquired the rights of the Tamil hit

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A true blue celebration of Dhrupad

Dhrupad Utsav saw the Bihar brothers and Gundecha brothers explore the nuances of an ancient form of Hindustani music

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Batman Day 2019: celebrating the foes behind the Caped Crusader's legacy

80 years of Batman and counting — 80 years of some of the great supervillains to ever grace comic books and movie screens too

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Never-before-seen graphics for Mohanlal’s ‘Marakkar’: Priyadarshan

The period drama, based on the battle exploits of naval chieftains Kunjali Marakkars, will be released early next year in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Arabic

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Bringing the hospital home

A low-cost health kit developed by Madurai engineer M Senthil Kumar is a constant companion forpregnant women in interior villages, helping them deliver healthy babies

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Friday, September 20, 2019

Best Kept Secret has a gig-heavy weekend in Hyderabad

The Best Kept Secret is out to hook crowds as it gets them to sway and scream in delight

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Indian Photo Festival 2019 : A focus on our lack of empathy

The Festival in Hyderabad addresses the fact that every form of existence is, in some shape or form, endangered

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What would you do if your favourite books or music disappeared? Thoughts on Danny Boyle’s ‘Yesterday’

This idea is stretched about as far as it can be stretched

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Riz Ahmed unmasked

Sound of Metal was a hit at the Toronto International Film Festival, and actor-rapper-activist Riz Ahmed says the movie has changed the way he thinks about acting. Now it is about looking inwards and being himself

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A vision for Braille

R Perumalswamy feels that there are not enough people talking about Braille in the city and wants to change that

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Justice Brigade, all set to help

A group of advocates, Justice Brigade, has undergone training in rescue and relief to be volunteers in times of emergency

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Neeraj Madhav’s brand new role

The actor is excited about his debut on an OTT platform via Amazon Prime’s new series ‘The Family Man’

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Decoding Sacramento’s craft beer explosion

As Oktoberfest begins tomorrow, we take a detour to the Califronian capital, which is experiencing a renaissance of its own

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‘Gaddhalakonda Ganesh’ review: Director’s choice

Harish Shankar doffs his hat to the power of cinema in this masala-laden interpretation of Jigarthanda

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Lights, action, and food

Have you been to Cine Suvai, the cinema-themed restaurant in K K Nagar yet?

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In photos: Mawlynnong, Meghalaya's immaculate village

 

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Kamal Haasan commends Vijay’s statement on Subasri incident

Actor-politician also released a video condemning the government’s apathy towards such cases

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World Car-Free Day celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram to highlight the benefits of cycling

The event, organised by Indus Cycling Embassy, will be held at Manaveeyam Veedhi on September 22 (Sunday) as part of a global initiative to spread awareness about an eco-friendly lifestyle

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What hill stations can learn from Mawlynnong’s upcoming plastic ban for tourists

What hill stations in the South can learn from the upcoming plastic ban for tourists in Meghalaya’s immaculate village, Mawlynnong

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The motif to paint: Artist Mahesh Shyam takes forward a legacy of Gond art

Artist Mahesh Shyam hopes people are drawn to his canvas not just because of its colours or size , but because each of his works tells a significant story from his Gond ancestors

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What’s so special about Manipur’s Longpi pottery?

This black stone pottery is winning hearts for its elegant design, eco-friendly make and smart functionality

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'The Zoya Factor isn't just a comedy, it can be a genre of its own,' says director

Abhishek Sharma on adapting Anuja Chauhan’s popular novel into a desi romcom and making people laugh

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On Mi Terro’s T shirts crafted from discarded milk

After cork, we look at Robert Luo and Eesen Sivapalan’s LA-based startup, Mi Terro’s recent experiments to T shirts from dairy protein

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S.V. Ranga Rao: The adored giant of silver screen

The biography of S.V. Ranga Rao highlights his unique repertoire of roles

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Thursday, September 19, 2019

‘The Zoya Factor’ review: A rickety ride, but Dulquer Salmaan steals the show

Despite the plot being centred on the heroine, it’s the hero who runs away with this chick flick

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Freeze frame

The month-long Indian Photography Festival 2019 in Hyderabad will showcase some of the best photographs from India and across the world

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‘Rambo: Last Blood’ review: Violent, gory, easily forgettable

Co-written by Sylvester Stallone, Last Blood is abound in stereotypes

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Burning question: Should CBFC stop ‘censoring’ content?

The Central Board of Film Certification’s recent run-ins with filmmakers has resulted in an uneasy relationship between the two. What does this mean for India’s loyal film audiences?

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‘The Zoya Factor’ review: Not all about eve

Despite the film being centred on the heroine, it’s the hero who runs away with it

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Charges framed against Sunny Deol, Karisma in chain pulling case

Actors challenge order

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Sati’s tale with a twist

Dramatic portrayals and perfect teamwork were the high points of ‘Daksha Yagam’ at Kalakshetra Kathakali Festival

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Singing the glory of Ganga

Many interesting stories about the river enhanced the concert’s appeal

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Abhivaadan divas: In memory of the Master

Students of Kalasadan celebrated the birth anniversary of Guru Mani with a group performance

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Abhinaya steals the show at Kalakshetra Kathakali Festival

Through sensitive expressions and movements, the artistes conveyed the mood

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Portraying realistic stories

Award-winning director Chetan Mundadi is busy with his latest project, a film on autism

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September Music Season: Young musicians regale

The September Music season, hosted by Rajalakshmi Fine Arts, Coimbatore, also featured the concerts of up-and-coming young musicians. In the junior sl

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Spreading Hugz in Coimbatore

Here is an app that helps you send a message of love or friendship, along with a treat

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‘Music without spirituality is meaningless’

Ustad Waseem Ahmed Khan on maintaining his gharana’s parampara and his views on music

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Ragini Khanna: Independent streak

After her critically acclaimed performance in Shanker Raman’s “Gurgaon”, actor Ragini Khanna has appeared in recently released Zee5 original “Posham P

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A FARMER in the den

As a farm keeper Urmila Krishnan discovers a community that’s choosing to protect, preserve and live with nature

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In step with the times

‘Dreams Unlimited’, a curated dance festival in Thiruvananthapuram, featured six productions that showcased a range of new themes

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Walk on the wild side

Two films that tell us what it means to go against the grain

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Conjoined by guilt

In “Tara”, Sohaila Kapur and Divya Arora delve into the devious forms that patriarchy can take in our society

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Sreekanth Hariharan on working with AR Rahman

He croons for Vijay-Nayanthara-starrer ‘Bigil’

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T.S. Shriram: The mridangam star

Remembering young mridangam artist T.S. Shriram whose life was cut short two years ago.

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There are no overnight stars in classical music: Umakant Gundecha

In a candid conversation, the Gundecha Brothers discuss the challenges of experimenting within the classical idiom

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Vasanth’s ‘Sivaranjani and Two Other Women’ wins Best Film Award in Japan

Titled ‘Sivaranjaniyum Innum Sila Pengallum’ in Tamil, the film stars Parvathy Thiruvothu, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli and Kaleseewari Srinivasan

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My five...

Elvin J Paul, a postgraduate in Physics from Cochin University of Science and Technology, sends in his top five movies

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This Italian entrepreneur builds wood-fired ovens all over the country

Marco Cappiotti also tells us why making these ovens is no small feat and how India’s pizza appreciation has evolved over the past few years

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Asif Ali on his ups and downs in Mollywood

The actor has finished shooting for Arun Kumar Aravind’s 'Under World' and will also be seen in Nisam Basheer’s 'Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha'

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‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’: from erectile dysfunction to homosexuality

Ayushmann Khurrana will romance Jitendra Kumar in this modern-day gay romance

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IPRS provides funds to ailing composer Vanraj Bhatia

We strive to help our music fraternity, says chairman-lyricist Javed Akhtar

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Indian designer’s glass jewellery at the New York Fashion Week

Designer Hasna Sal designed jewellery for Australian designer Daniel Alexander

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Why ‘Kaappaan’ is crucial for Suriya?

With recent films having failed to live up to the industry’s expectations, Kaappaan has to brave stiff competition to re-establish the actor’s top tier credentials

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Maruti Suzuki XL6: Which variant to buy?

Retailed via Maruti’s premium Nexa dealership network, the XL6 is available in a total of four variants

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Slacklining from the finest nose in Lonavala

If you are an ardent highliner, head to Duke’s Nose Point near Lonavala in October. And bring your own gear

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Stars of the 2019 Frankfurt motor show

This year saw big débuts from international players, along with hybrid cars

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Once upon a time in Mexico

Sunny days, boozy evenings and a whole lot of museums, cathedrals, shopping and hot chocolate in between

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‘Captain Marvel’ make-up artist to transform Kangana Ranaut into Jayalalithaa

The multi-lingual ‘Thalaivi’ is being directed by Tamil filmmaker Vijay

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When snow-capped mountains beckon

With Article 370 revoked, the Kannada film industry looks at Kashmir again

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Aditi Rao Hydari makes Malayalam comeback with ‘Sufiyum Sujathayum’

The film is directed by Naranipuzha Shanavas, and Jayasurya is expected to play the male lead

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The face of many a product

Model Hari Nair has done over 500 commercials and has even been featured with film stars

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Inspiration in pretty, little packages

From selling bookmarks at college stalls to a full-fledged gift shop, Karuna Jerome has come a long way

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Unmistakable in every way

Seasoned musicians from the Hubert Laws Quintet share insights from their art and life

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Singer Hriday Gattani on his association with AR Rahman

Hriday Gattani, who has sung for AR Rahman in Gurinder Chadha’s Blinded by the Light, on how he found his calling

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Shelly Jyoti: Beyond the call of duty

Artist Shelly Jyoti’s exhibition using Ajrakh on Khadi, is back in the city, and includes new work that propagates the idea of using textile as a medium to revive an interest in the symbols of nationalism

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Shelly Jyoti: Beyond the call of duty

Artist Shelly Jyoti’s exhibition using Ajrakh on Khadi, is back in the city, and includes new work that propagates the idea of using textile as a medium to revive an interest in the symbols of nationalism

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How Banner Film Society has been taking good cinemas to film lovers in Thiruvananthapuram for the past 15 years

Launched in 2004, Banner has been active in both introducing the world of cinema and promoting a culture of film appreciation in the city

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An Indian autumn at Pingyao

Founded by iconic Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke in 2017 with film historian Marco Mueller as its artistic director, PYIFF hosts retrospectives each year that zoom in on classics with special historical, cultural and aesthetic values

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Malayalam cinema's smiling villain is no more

Sathar’s career spanned over 4 decades and numerous blockbusters

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Shyam Ramsay wrote a new blueprint for the Bollywood horror genre

The filmmaker, part of the famous Ramsay Brothers, who produced a series of cult horror films, passed away at the age of 67

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Common language not possible in India: Rajinikanth

Actor-politican weighs in on Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s proposal of ‘one nation, one language’

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What to shop for on World Bamboo Day 2019

Reusable kitchen towels and T-shirts to edibles and dinner sets. A guide to what’s new with the golden grass

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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

My home, their art, all digital

This online gallery helps you satisfy your craving for art from artists such as Ramesh Pachpande, Arpita Basu or Phan Thu Trangeven, even before making an investment

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Under the Kutch sun

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law team behind fashion label Twenty Nine is blending traditional weaves with contemporary cuts

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Rock band U2 to perform maiden show in India on December 15

Bassist Adam Clayton said the group is looking forward to bringing a dash of Dublin to India.

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Cosplayer artiste Akshay Churi on his rendezvous with superheroes

The Mumbai-based animator and cosplay artiste has been a Batman, Iron Man and Genji from the video game Overwatch

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Smarter ways to avoid getting fined

The meme-filled panic around the traffic fine hikes now has a digital solution

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Public art is interesting with maths and geometry: Sculptor Kalyan Rathore

Bengaluru’s well-known sculptor Kalyan S Rathore whose art is installed all over the city, says he now holds workshops and classes to showcase art as seen through maths and geometry

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Christopher Nolan shoots for ‘Tenet’ near Gateway of India

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker and actor Robert Pattinson are in Mumbai for close to 10 days

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Radhika Apte to act with Charlie Hunnam in ‘Shantaram’ series at Apple

This will be the first international production for Apple TV Plus, which acquired the rights to the novel in 2018

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Poetry in silver

Jewellery designer Sumit Sawhney’s latest collection The Temple Bride, draws from temple carvings while introducing a contemporary touch to it

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Come, lets all shop

A new initiative by Big Bazaar makes the shopping experience an inclusive affair

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Animated messages on Cancer

Coimbatore’s Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology and Research has taken the digital path to spread vital messages on the subject

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Brad Pitt asks NASA astronaut on phone call if he spotted India’s Chandrayaan-2

The actor is doing promotions for ‘Ad Astra’, and was talking to American astronaut Nick Hague, who is currently on the ISS

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A story of valour and bonding

Sravan Gajabhinkar’s short film 1947 – Two Soldiers is a heart-warming tale of armed forces and their families

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Tips to find your ideal driving position

This is not just important from the point of view of comfort, but also from the perspective of safety

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Of fire temples and the Parsi way of life

A heritage walk introduced participants to the history of Zoroastrianism and its imprint in Hyderabad

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Desire in the domestic space

Happily Ever After, a five-part mini-series directed by Aditi Banerjee, tells the story of the inner journey of three relatable women

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Vijay Deverakonda’s next titled ‘World Famous Lover’

The ‘Dear Comrade’ star has four heroines in his latest: Raashi Khanna, Catherine Tresa, Aishwarya Rajesh and Izabelle Leite

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First look of ‘Mann Bairahi’, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film on Modi, revealed on PM’s birthday

Actors such as Akshay Kumar and Prabhas presented the poster on their social media profiles

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Veteran Malayalam actor Sathar passes away

Sathar, who made his debut in Malayalam movie Bharyaye Aavashyamundu , has acted in over 300 movies, including Tamil and Telugu films

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Travel through time with Lego Jurassic World and Superhot

A zany recreation of Jurassic World as told by Lego, and action-puzzle hybrid Superhot offer adrenaline rushes

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Canvases to reflect

Emerging artists from across the country raise their voices for social issues through art

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Monday, September 16, 2019

Stars from the comic world

Animator and cosplayer artiste Akshay Churi on his rendezvous with superheroes

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The tricky business of organising a race

Race directors reveal the work that goes in long before you’ve crossed the finish line

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The tricky business of organising a race

Race directors reveal the work that goes in long before you’ve crossed the finish line

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Watch | Pulikkali: Kerala's 'play of the tigers'

Pulikkali is performed on the fourth day of Onam

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No flex board to market Mammootty-blockbuster ‘Ganagandharvan’

It remains to be seen how many will follow director Ramesh Pisharody’s decision to dump it

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Career chatter trumps real conversation?

My son and his friends (in Class XII now) have a good laugh at the standard verbiage around stress — whether I bring it up or his teachers at school d

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More than just black and white

The experience of a person who has learnt to manage bipolar disorder with all its ups and downs

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Career chatter trumps real conversation?

My son and his friends (in Class XII now) have a good laugh at the standard verbiage around stress — whether I bring it up or his teachers at school d

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More than just black and white

The experience of a person who has learnt to manage bipolar disorder with all its ups and downs

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NASA gets 2 Emmy Awards for interactive programming of Mars mission

NASA’s 2019 Emmy video submission showed how the coordinated effort between NASA and SpaceX brought the historic Demonstration Mission 1 to an audience of millions

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Robert Downey Jr. will be back as Iron Man in ‘Black Widow’

The Scarlett Johansson movie is set before the events of ‘Avengers: EndGame’

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Bring your own bags

Hyderabad gets its first zero waste grocery store and encourages customers to bring their own non-plastic packaging

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‘Game of Thrones’ wins big at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards

The show won 10 awards going into next week’s main event — bringing HBO’s award tally to 25 Emmys

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A new documentary charts late sculptor S Nandagopal’s legacy

The Mythic & the Magical, a retrospective documentary, shows National award-winning sculptor, the late S Nandagopal’s inspirations, influences, and artistic explorations

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Nayanthara’s next titled ‘Netrikann’

The film marks the debut of director Vignesh Shivan as a producer who is launching his own production house, Rowdy Pictures

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HMT museum, where the legacy will remain forever

Have you ever wondered about the mechanism that allows wristwatches to function without batteries? How and why do they go ‘tick-tick’ when their hands

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Mark Ruffalo demolishes Boris Johnson’s Brexit comparison with The Hulk

British PM recently likened the UK breaking free from the European Union to the the angry green superhero’s style

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Why Nachiket Barve makes lehengas with pockets

The celebrated fashion designer Nachiket Barve discusses the future of functional and clever fashion, and why inclusivity is important

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Is Suriya a rogue or a rebel in ‘Kaappaan’?

Suriya discusses playing an SPG officer in Kaappaan, releasing this Friday, and how he deals with the pressure to be politically correct

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‘Palasa 1978’ doesn’t advocate violence, says actor Rakshit Atluri

The Vijayawada-born actor sports four looks in the film, as his character moves from an 18-year-old to a man touching 60

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Kamal Haasan says, ‘battle for Tamil will be bigger than Jallikattu’

Actor-politician responds with a video message to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s exhortation on the use of Hindi across the country

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A creative outlet

Meet Asha Hari Nair, a self taught artist, who is passionate about all types of art and craft

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Vidya Balan starts shooting for ‘Shakuntala Devi - Human Computer’

Vidya Balan plays Shakuntala Devi, the mathematical wizard, who was known for her ability to make incredibly swift calculations

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Sunday, September 15, 2019

The first rush of creative work

The graduating batch of the Raghu Rai Center for Photography has a group show up

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Emmy 2019: 'Leaving Neverland' wins best documentary

Beyonce, whose 2018 Coachella festival concert film Homecoming went into Saturday's ceremony with six Emmy nominations was beaten in all categories.

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Checked and found worthy!: The Kandangi sari gets a GI Tag

Kandangi weavers are jubilant as they hope the recent GI Tag to the distinctive cotton sari will bring back its fame

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Google Doodle celebrates B.B. King’s 94th birth anniversary

King won 15 Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987.

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A whiff of colonial India in 'Tagore’s Post Office'

Amateur artistes attempt to interpret Tagore’s deceptively simple idea that is essentially a debate between life and death.

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TIFF awards: Jojo Rabbit wins People’s Choice Award

Taika Watiti’s provocative and factious takedown of fascism beat Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story

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Paulo Coelho praises Nawazuddin Siddqui in ‘Sacred Games’, actor has a fan moment

Celebrated author Paulo Coelho has recommended Sacred Games to his Twitter followers and lauded actor Nawazuddin Siddqui’s work in the Netflix India

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‘The Hustlers’ review: It’s all about the female gaze

Through the peephole of Lorene Scafaria’s camera, a world pirouetting on and catering to male pleasure, becomes a joyous playground for women’s empowerment

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Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’ only Indian film in The Guardian Best 100 list

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs Of Wasseypur has become the only Indian film to feature in “The Guardian” list of 100 Best Films of the 21st century.

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Saturday, September 14, 2019

Should we be sleeping on a silk pillowcase?

The beauty-scape is encouraging us to invest in these luxurious bedtime buddies to keep our skin young and acne-free

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Why ‘By Stanley For Stanley’ is a must watch

Filmmaker Monika Meleń on why her 2017 documentary is important in fighting stigma the differently-abled are subjected to

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Varun Tej sheds his lover boy image for ‘Valmiki’

The actor plays an older, rugged gangster in the soon-to-release ‘Valmiki’, the Telugu remake of ‘Jigarthanda’

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‘Pasamalar transformed me’

... says Arunachalam ‘Pad Man’ Muruganantham as he recounts watching the Sivaji Ganesan-Savithri epic 35 years ago in rural Coimbatore

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Top 5: From 'Kumbalangi Nights' to 'Super Deluxe'

Abhimanyu S Nair, a BDS student from Thiruvananthapuram, writes in his top five movies

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Bard of Blood: When Mandawa turned into Afghanistan

The makers of web series Bard of Blood are a long way away from home, as we spend a day living in their make-believe world

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Why Jayam Ravi considers ‘Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri’ an important film

We asked the ‘Comali’ star to discuss four films that he loved watching in his childhood

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Road to the Emmys

Indian-American composer Siddhartha Khosla on his first Emmy nomination for This is Us, and using Indian influences

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‘Entry of Netflix/Amazon Prime can spur growth in Tamil web series space’

It is a question of when and not if, says Chidambaram Natesan of TrendLoud, on the changes that are set to affect the vernacular digital content we consume

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Geetu Mohandas’ 'Moothon' receives a warm reception at TIFF

Nivin Pauly ventures into uncharted zones in a quest to find oneself in the film

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Laughter the best medicine

The show ‘Doctors Do Comedy’ has medicos doing stand-up acts on stage

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Get Sabyasachi at a bargain on Rewear

Join the circular fashion tribe at Rewear, a new re-commerce site that helps buy and sell pre-owned designer clothing

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There was once an idyllic village

Starting as a whatsapp group of concerned villagers, Siruvani Vizhuthugal is now cleaning water bodies and replanting native trees at Madvarayapuram on the foothills of the Western Ghats

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R Parthiban interview: ‘Otha Seruppu needed an excellent performer’

Imagine watching a film shot in a single room, and looking at just one man for its two-hour runtime. Actor-director R Parthiban himself finds it unimaginable, yet he is breaking all conventions in Tamil cinema to bring us Otha Seruppu Size 7 — a film which he refers to as his “headmaster piece”

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The magic of MGR

Madurai-based Tamil linguist C Rajeswari presents fascinating insights into the minds of fans of the superstar-turned-politician through a series of 100 books

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The magic of MGR

Madurai-based Tamil linguist C Rajeswari presents fascinating insights into the minds of fans of the superstar-turned-politician through a series of 100 books

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'Ready or Not' review: Here comes the bride

A fun horror comedy with clever banter, bloodbaths galore and whacky characters to boot

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Weaving avian influences

Fashion brand Ethicus brought to the city saris inspired by the birds of Coimbatore

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Watch a story with Vikram

An hour with Vikram Sridhar in a room filled either with children or adults will convince you that storytelling as a performance has a future.

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Friday, September 13, 2019

Space for all seasons

A multi-dimensional incubation centre, Octo Spaces is an avenue for arts and innovation

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James Gunn reveals full cast of DC’s ‘The Suicide Squad’

Margot Robbie will return as Harley Quinn, Viola Davis as Squad mastermind Amanda Waller, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, and Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag

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Online film ticketing system by month-end, says TN Minister

But exhibitors, managers of ticketing websites are sceptical

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'Girgit' hero apologises for scenes mocking lawyers, judges

Lawyers’ body files plaint seeking action against social media posts

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All those faraway stories

Part of a film collective, filmmaker Naveed Mulki captures the pluralistic essence of Mattancherry through a short film, A Letter From India

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Fingers that danced

A show by students of Kochi’s Gregorian Public School wins a world record

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The best of British television

From ‘Normal People’ to ‘Dracula’, here are four shows to add to your 2020 watchlist

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Nikhil Chopra is camping at the Met

Performance artist Nikhil Chopra is traversing the Metropolitan Museum of Art, tent and sleeping bag in hand, exploring questions of identity and Land Water Sky

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Zomato launches original streaming content, to compete with Netflix and Prime

‘Zomato Originals’ will feature 18 original shows and over 2000 videos, and can be accessed on the food delivery app

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Journey through Hansel and Gretel’s story in real time

The audience plays protagonist in this Switzerland-based Trickster-p’s immersive production and in a way influences the proceedings

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Meet The Family Man, Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpayee balances middle-class life with spycraft in his Amazon Prime début, The Family Man

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Did the gulls lose their way?

Slender-billed gulls that made an unscheduled pitstop in Coimbatore caused a flutter of excitement

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Nigella Lawson on India, influence and Instagram

Nigella Lawson on curating her first dinner in India, her relationship with social media and why meetings are stopping her from expanding her empire

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Moving past salsa

With 25 dance workshops spread over two days, the sixth edition of the Latin Festival Madras promises to be one big party

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Surfing the K-wave

Riveting plotlines, good-looking actors, latest fashion... many in the city are now tuning into Korean series

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Age no barfor humour

Cartoons have a language of their own, says veteran cartoonist SD Phadnis, ahead of his exhibition in Bengaluru

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Ritu Dalmia: Conquering Italy with kadhi

Standing between two cultures, trying to explain one to the other, Ritu Dalmia is now expanding her reach with two restaurants and a catering arm

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Play a game to access your food at this Ibiza restaurant

How a restaurant in Spain has made futuristic, virtual reality dining a thing of the present

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‘Gang Leader’ review: Fun, watchable, but nothing special

The film rides on a thin storyline and entertains in parts, but never really rises to its full potential

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In praise of middlebrow television

Everyone has a go-to show to watch when they’re scarfing down Chinese takeout

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A fiery and festive treat at this Rajasthani food festival in Visakhapatnam

Feast on the lal maas and daal baati churma of Rajasthan at the food festival at Novotel, along with some lesser known delicacies

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The medicine men of Kerala

May Jacob is on a mission to document Kerala’s ancient, traditional healing practices

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Sai Chand’s debut book ‘Care Of’: To the family, with love

‘Care Of’ is a book by Sai Chand, released to celebrate Gopichand’s birth anniversary on September 8

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Toronto International Film Festival 2019: All about mothers

The mother is a force to reckon with in several films this year at TIFF

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The popular ‘Modern Love’ column from NYT is now a web-series

The show is helmed by ‘Once’ and ‘Begin Again’ director John Carney, and stars the like of Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, Dev Patel among others

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series about Targaryen clan in works at HBO

The pilot of the new prequel is set 300 years before the events of the flagship series that tracks the beginnings and the end of House Targaryen

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Women in Cinema Collective to launch film society in P.K. Rosy’s name

For democratic discussions on cinema

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Sudershan Shetty brims with poetic memories

In “Pieces earth left behind”, Sudershan Shetty weaves Kabir’s couplets into his reclaimed wooden structures

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Four dancers, two continents, one show

End of the Wall employs technology to bring together two pairs of dancers from India and Israel for a performance

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A song of life

“Bulbul Can Sing” gives a voice to teenagers who find their true selves through love, loss and pain.

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I find my own self by performing different characters: Tikam Joshi

Tikam Joshi, the recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi award for acting this year, reflects on the aesthetics of acting and the changing face of theatre

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The image is threatened...

Renowned filmmaker Govind Nihalani was in Bengaluru for the platinum jubilee celebrations of his alma mater, Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic College. He said the age of science and technology had opened so many vistas that without the exercise of restraint, the impact on creativity can be frightful

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Artisans unlimited

Sibanand Bhol of Collective Craft says it is not expensive to create bespoke handcrafted pieces.

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For an equal footing

Equal, the biennial festival of Rangashankara consolidates ideas for a just world from diverse voices and art forms

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German band Erfindenker loves to hook kids with tailor-made songs in their interactive concerts

The four-piece collective was in Thiruvananthapuram for a concert at Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School as part of their ‘Hitzefrei’ global tour

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Zila Khan: Seeing the one world with two eyes

Singer, actor and curator, Zila Khan says she wants to present music in a versatile way

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A dose of pure laughter

Hindi cinema cannot boast too many full-length comedies compared to the South. Of course, the list may vary depending on taste

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Revisiting ideas

Folk and classical are distinct, but not devoid of each other, remarks Shatavadhani Ganesh in a lecdem on the overlaps in these two sensibilities

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Simple and engaging

As artist Chithkala Ramesh evoked memories in her first solo exhibition TI/ME/LINE, the visitors revelled in nostalgia

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Soulful and sacred

Atmalaya School of Dance dedicated its festival of dance to Sister Nivedita

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Wide choice of kritis and brilliant raga portrayals

Senior musicians offered an aural treat for the rasikas at the September Music Season held in Coimbatore recently

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The battle of genres in the music world

Articulation is the key in the times of changing economics and tastes

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‘Happiness Begins’ for Jonas Brothers

‘Sucker’ has set the stage for sibling revelry with the Best Pop award and a sell-out tour

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Good dialogue, but weak plot

Many unconvincing moments hampered the flow of story in ‘Tiruvadi Saranam’

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Ann Mary Jesudas and her relationship with food

Culinary enthusiast Ann Mary Jesudas talks about her experience at Le Cordon Bleu Paris and her love for choux pastry

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Kathadi’s ‘Honeymoon couple’ is back

Kathadi Ramamurthi is reviving the rollicking play in memory of Crazy Mohan

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PM Modi lauds Varun Dhawan’s ‘Coolie No. 1’ team for plastic-free sets

The actor had earlier posted a picture taken on the sets, with the cast and crew using only steel bottles

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Paatima's ₹1 idli, made completely by hand

Octogenarian M. Kamalathal, in Vadivelampalayam on the outskirts of Coimbatore, makes the idlies in the old-fashioned way... and all for Re. 1

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Creating the new LaLiga anthem: with the heartbeats of babies!

Recorded in Madrid, Paris and London, music composer Lucas Vidal’s new sound identity for LaLiga features the heartbeat of 90 foetuses

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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Breakfast at Kamalaathal’s

Though this paati has gone viral via social media, it is business as usual at her home in Coimbatore. We drop in to try her signature, fluffy ₹1 idlis with spicy sambar

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Rajinikanth flexes his muscles in new ‘Darbar’ look

The Pongal 2020 release is directed by A.R. Murugadoss

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‘Bombay Rose’ and ‘Sing Me A Song’ incite overwhelming nostalgia at TIFF

Directors Gitanjali Rao and Thomas Balmes deliver unique films that shine with the promise of humanity

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Kampai tries to be too many tings at once

Hit and (mostly) miss, Kampai seems to have forgotten the concept of shokunin

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Fight temptation…

…by binge watching shows and indulging in that luscious brownie, says Zeenat Aman

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In AN experimental mode

Vasishta Simha, known for his edgy portrayals says he does not know if he picked cinema or cinema picked him

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Amboseli National Park-The other Kenyan destination

Amboseli National Park might not have the exciting global appeal of Masai Mara’s wildebeest crossings, but its diverse landscape has plenty to offer

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The tale of Begum Samru and the church she built

With the release of the period drama, Beecham House, the magnificent church Begum Samru built in the Uttar Pradesh hinterland, returns to public memory

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Tips to correctly calculate your car’s fuel efficiency

Real-life fuel efficiency figures of cars rarely match those provided by the manufacturer. How could they? While our cars are driven in the hustle and

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Diljit Dosanjh postpones Houston show after FWICE’s objection

Singer and actor posts on social media that he loves his country and will always stand for the greater interest of the nation

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Jason Momoa, Oprah and Samuel L Jackson: Here’s what to expect from AppleTV+ this November

Tim Cook has just unveiled new collaborations at the Steve Jobs Theater in California. And yes, Oprah’s on board!

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Forum Purple Run: Hues of purple

A run to be held this weekend intends to raise awareness on mental health

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Rinky Sharma, the urban songbird

Rinky Sharma, an Indie singer, is getting Hyderabad to sing along to her bewitching original tunes

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Mirnalini Ravi to debut in Telugu cinema with ‘Valmiki’

She made her mark in Tamil films with ‘Super Deluxe’

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Shooting star

A known name in wedding photography circles in Hyderabad, Siddhu Soma wants to mentor emerging photographers

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He now goes solo

Darshan’s nephew, Manoj, who has shared screen space with his uncle, now makes his debut as a leading man

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This car has a garden on its rooftop

The 16 sq ft garden patch perched atop advocate K Suresh’s purple car attracts much attention

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The one and only Bawarchi

Salman Mansoori of Bawarchi at RTC X roads on why it is important for diners to know they don’t have any branches

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Chennai’s sustainable hotels

City hotels, particularly along the IT expressway, are doing their bit to reduce the carbon footprint of the hospitality industry

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Rewinding to reinvent the sari

Anuradha Pegu, Mridulika Madiraju and Somya Tambi weave the best of tradition, craftsmanship and innovation into their collection of saris they bring to Crafts Council Tamil Nadu’s Srishthi 2019

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Master of melodies Vidyasagar is back

The composer, who gave Malayalam and Tamil cinema scores of hits, is back after a two-year interval

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A peek into miniature car collection as a hobby

Meet the men, who travel the world, scour nondescript stores and keep a hawk-like watch online, all to procure some of the world’s greatest cars in miniature

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The bicycle yogis

A group of Hatha yoga teachers will embark on a 4,000 km trip from Kanyakumari to the north of the Himalayas this month, teaching village school children yoga for free

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Streaming giant Netflix inks multi-year, exclusive deal with Karan Johar

Dharmatic to produce range of new fiction, non-fiction series and films exclusively for the digital service

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JJ Valaya on ‘Tabriz’, his Persia-inspired couture collection

The New Delhi-based designer is back after a three year hiatus with a Swarovski collaboration that combines motifs from Persian hunting rugs and Art Deco patterns

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All for the earth: Dr Tejaswini Monogna will represent India at the Miss Earth pageant inThe Philippines

Hyderabad-based Dr Tejaswini Monogna will represent India at the Miss Earth pageant in The Philippines

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Lost in translation: Why are Tamil filmmakers coming up with silly movie titles?

We see another trend that is fast catching up. That is the use of popular lyrics for movie titles.

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Praanya is a bundle of talent

Seven-year-old Praanya will debut with Nani in Gang Leader

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Rewinding to reinvent

Anuradha Pegu, Mridulika Madiraju and Somya Tambi weave the best of tradition, craftsmanship and innovation into their collection of saris they bring to Crafts Council Tamil Nadu’s Srishthi 2019

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Buying a used Ford Endeavour

Demand for used Endeavours is quite good and asking prices are still well above ₹25 lakh

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On all things guitar

Learn to play the guitar with Sahil Jagtiani guiding you online

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In full swing

Nepathya’s 12th annual Koodiyattam festival presented two plays unabridged over 14 days

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The bicycle yogis

A group of Hatha yoga teachers will embark on a 4,000 km trip from Kanyakumari to the north of the Himalayas this month, teaching village school children yoga for free

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I have just been diagnosed with diabetes. Can I eat idlis, dosa, or rice three times a day?

Diabetologist Dr V Mohan questions our readers have about diabetics

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I have just been diagnosed with diabetes. Can I eat idlis, dosa, or rice three times a day?

Diabetologist Dr V Mohan questions our readers have about diabetics

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Everyman’s guide to burnout

On the heels of the World Health Organization declaring it an occupational phenomenon, it’s time to take it seriously

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Everyman’s guide to burnout

On the heels of the World Health Organization declaring it an occupational phenomenon, it’s time to take it seriously

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Karthikeya: Never a dull moment for me

After the success of ‘RX 100’, Karthikeya Gummakonda hopes to makes more waves with a negative character in ‘Gang Leader’

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Gourmet and healthy

Childhood friends Midhila and Akila turned their love for food into a healthy gourmet venture

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Nani is gung ho over Gang Leader

Even as his ‘Gang Leader’ is set for release, Nani moves on to his next with Indraganti

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We have not abided by any stereotype in ‘Bard of Blood’: Emraan Hashmi

Bard of Blood stars Emraan Hashmi, Kirti Kulhari and Vineet Kumar Singh on venturing into the digital medium, ahead of its première later this month

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Feast fit for a king

The Onasadya is traditionally served on Thiruvonam, the most important day of the festival

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How this 43-year-old cycled 1,200 km to Paris in 90 hours

Your body and mind take you a long way in an endurance sport; strategy makes up for the rest

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How this 43-year-old cycled 1,200 km to Paris in 90 hours

Your body and mind take you a long way in an endurance sport; strategy makes up for the rest

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Monday, September 9, 2019

A quick, one-pot gajar ka halwa

High heat. Low time. No water. OPOS inventor B Ramakrishnan shared his mantra for quick, easy cooking at a packed FICCI FLO event, conducted with military precision

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A two-in-one solar panel technology

Praneeth Pillarisetti and Harsha Vardhan Reddy are at the forefront of a solar panel that can generate electricity and heat water

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Buttermilk popsicle, anyone?

In sultry Chennai, every season is popsicle season. Once a treat for children, these frozen delights are all grown up now. Try a savoury buttermilk version, chunky with kara boondi. Or go old school with seasonal fruit, freshly made and frozen

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Guilt-free at Soneva Fushi

Island life at its best with friends, a catch-up with Good Earth’s founder Anita Lal, and lessons in healthy eating

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‘AV 30’: GNR Kumaravelan on his fascination for cop subjects

Director GNR Kumaravelan has just signed his next film with Arun Vijay playing a policeman

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The great Indian story: Bharatbala on his ‘Virtual Bharat’ initiative

Director Bharatbala chats about his latest initiative, ‘Virtual Bharat’, that comprises a 1000-film journey across the country

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Luxury silks woven over 25 years

An exhibition of luxury silk that was almost lost to us, but has now been reinvented with current skills and tools

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Luxury silks woven over 25 years

An exhibition of luxury silk that was almost lost to us, but has now been reinvented with current skills and tools

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Ivory, gold and ruffles this Onam

This year, Kerala designers get adventurous with the classic Kerala sari. Expect an edgy Onam

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How to get rid of body odour?

How to get rid of body odour without the chemicals in anti-perspirants

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Watch | The Big Fat Company shows us theatre comes in all shapes and sizes

When Bangalore-based Anuradha H.R. realised plus-sized women don’t get enough lead roles in theatre, she founded the Big Fat Company (BFC) in 2017.Whe

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Smell well

How to get rid of body odour without the chemicals in anti-perspirants

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What is Prehabilitation?

Prehabilitation builds muscle strength to prevent injury of to recover from a surgery faster

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What is Prehabilitation?

Prehabilitation builds muscle strength to prevent injury of to recover from a surgery faster

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When you know you’ve had enough

The different cases of burnouts in office

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Sudeep is all set for this fight

Fans are waiting with bated breath for Pailwan, which will be released in 3,000 theatres across the globe

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Nishkarsha in a digital avatar

At a time when the Kannada audience was treated to family dramas and romance on screen came the film Nishkarsha. Expectations were high as it was dire

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When you know you’ve had enough

The different cases of burnouts in office

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Bye bye, baby blues

A young mother opens up on how she found support from her family to deal with post-partum depression

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Bye bye, baby blues

A young mother opens up on how she found support from her family to deal with post-partum depression

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Sunday, September 8, 2019

‘Gumnaami’ movie trailer screened before Forward Bloc leaders

Director Srijit Mukherji explained to the AIFB leaders that he has sought to project all three theories over Netaji Subash Chandra Bose’s ‘disappearance’ in a balanced manner

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Akshay Kumar to play Prithviraj Chauhan in biopic titled ‘Prithviraj’

The film, to be produced by Yash Raj Films, is set to release on Diwali 2020

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How this meet-up in Hyderabad and Pune celebrates all the pages of cookbooks through potlucks

Cookbook Nook founder Meha Desai brings the community-driven movement from Pune to Hyderabad also says there’s ‘a commitment to fun’ here

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AT TIFF, Indian women filmmakers tell three real stories

Geetu Mohandas’ Moothon, Shonali Bose’s The Sky Is Pink and Gitanjali Rao’s Bombay Rose showcased

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Tamil actor, cinematographer and director Rajasekar passed away

One of his earliest roles was in the Bharathiraaja movie ‘Nizhalgal’ where he featured in the popular song Idhu oru Ponn Maalai pozhudhu and rose into prominence as an actor as well.

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Get out of the way, guys: Pierce Brosnan bats for female Bond

Brosnan, who has four Bond films to his credit, called the prospect of a female Bond exciting

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Saturday, September 7, 2019

Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker’ wins Golden Lion trophy at Venice Film Festival

Directed by Todd Philips, Joker features Phoenix in the role of iconic DC Comics villain ‘The Joker’

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Liquid nitrogen is a good hair solution

...explains celebrity hairstylist Savio Jon Perreira while also discussing how he helped revolutionise Bollywood’s hairstyles

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This Kannada film made Santhana Bharathi question the conventionality of Tamil cinema

Actor-director Santhana Bharathi discusses four films that left him moved, broken-hearted and emotional in this weekly series

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Why Rohini Rau loves Robin Williams

She credits the late actor and his movies for influencing her life and career choices

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A wig maker’s tale

Veteran wig maker B Natesan takes us through the process of making one, and why he feels his is a thankless profession

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‘Ittymaani: Made in China’ review: a celebration of the formulaic

Kunnamkulam, as the myth goes, is known for its duplicate products which rivals the original. It is perhaps apt that Ittymaani: Made in China is set f

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Mahima Nambiar: ‘I’m a puppet to my directors’

The ‘Magamuni’ actor made an accidental foray into the film industry. But she is fast learning the tricks and adapting to the trade

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Taking to the skies

Madurai brothers Rodney and Benjamin Augustus Dodd who hold courses in flying in New Zealand, want to make the recreation more accessible

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‘It is a joy to write for children’

Reena I Puri, Executive Editor of Amar Chitra Katha, tells us why the comics hold appeal across generations

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Actor Siddharth interview: Greed leads to bad things

Sivappu Manjal Pachai star Siddharth opens up on the problems crippling Tamil cinema and discusses playing a cop for the first time in his career

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Like her father, Gond artist Japani Shyam narrates nature’s stories, but in her own style

She continues to work in the tradition handed down to her by the celebrated Jangarh Singh Shyam, and her first solo exhibition opened recently at Gallerie Ganesha in New Delhi

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Maharaja Ram Singh II of Jaipur was a radical pioneer of photography

It would be fair to claim that Ram Singh’s portraits of the women in his zenana are the most comprehensive record of women in seclusion in South Asia

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Eat, pray, repeat

Childhood memories of wanton gluttony come to the fore today, the first day of the September Bandra Feast

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The Dance of Textures in the Mouth

Gone are the days of too much refinement. Today, it’s all about finding a fine balance, whether in cooking or life

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Kiran Dembla’s birthday gift came in a pack of six

It was not easy, but it wasn’t impossible either, says fitness expert Kiran Dembla on her new look

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Kiran Dembla’s birthday gift came in a pack of six

It was not easy, but it wasn’t impossible either, says fitness expert Kiran Dembla on her new look

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Friday, September 6, 2019

‘Brother's Day’ review: just another mass entertainer

The film starring Prithviraj is not an utterly drab watch, yet you feel it could have been more original and engaging

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They are ‘bum’ chums of babies in diapers

Root and Soil is the brainchild of two new moms who were on the look out for safe oils to use for their infants

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Stamped, sealed and delivered

Significant milestones in world history are captured in postal stamps and you can see some of them at the ongoing Shantipex 2019

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‘It Chapter 2’ review:A clowning glory

It Chapter 2 is flawed, but still lives up to its predecessor with plenty of scares and humour

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‘Chhichhore’ review: Noble thoughts, trite humour

An attempt to normalise failure is lost in anachronistic gags and disjointed narrative

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‘Sivappu Manjal Pachai’ movie review: An interesting take on the male ego

The movie isn’t devoid of issues, but the writing is effective to a large extent

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With some cookies, please

Hyderabad now has an uber-chic tea room

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How does your garden grow

City dwellers can create their own little sanctuary of green with help from Beruru

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With ‘WHO AM I?’, High Kicks is exploring a woman’s world

The dance ensemble’s newest production explores her tough choices, but with clowns

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‘Jodi’ review: Pairing gone wrong

Lame in all departments, the film fails to appeal

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Eco-friendly Onam celebration at Kerala State Institute of Design

Onam festivities that also celebrated Nature

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Festival special at Hanveev

Check out the Onam collection

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Blend of the traditional and the modern at World of Weaves handloom exhibition

The exhibition showcases works by select designers

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Check out Visakhapatnam’s first tree-house cafe

Bae’s Cappuccino, city’s first tree-house café offers strong coffee, favourite appetisers and a cosy space to enjoy them in

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Irresistible residue: Ruchika Wason Singh creates environmental consciousness through Chinese paper

Ruchika Wason Singh on how environmental conscious she has become after working on handmade Chinese paper on theme revolving around garbage

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Social media influencers have evolved: they could be 21 and living in Bhatinda

Meet the people who are telling the average consumer what to wear and eat and drink

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Journey of the Parsi petal with Ashdeen Lilaowala

Ashdeen’s floral bouquet takes its cue from Japan this season, as seen on Gara saris, blouses and kimonos

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Shachee Shah on her micromosaic and woven gold jewellery

Shachee Shah’s distinctive jewellery is wearable art

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In films like ‘Iewduh’, the place it is shot in becomes the film itself

Shot entirely in Shillong’s crowded, bustling, local market called Iewduh, the film at one level is all about taking the camera, rather adventurously, to places Indian cinema has not gone before

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Turning 33: Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla celebrate with a show

33 years later, fashion designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla credit their continued success to their forever muse — India

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Things to consider before adopting a pet

Veterinarian Deepak Patil explains how climate, city and a person’s schedule are important factors in a pet’s life

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‘Zombie’ review: Assault on the senses

This Yogi Babu-starrer is what you get when you stitch together unfunny parts into a full length feature with an unfunny cast while hoping that the two negatives somehow cancel each other out.

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Long live Feluda and his avatars: The detectives of Bengali cinema

With ‘Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo’, a new detective has been added to the glittering ranks of Charminar-smoking, dhoti-wearing sleuths

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'Love Action Drama' review: This Nivin Pauly outing lacks substance and a solid script

The film is kept afloat at least for some while by the combination of Nivin and Aju Varghese, who both had gelled well in ‘Oru Vadakkan Selfie’.

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Mysore Sandal Soap turns 100

Mysore Sandal Soap is one of the great contributions by Sri Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV and Dewan Sir M. Visvesvaraya. Even after hundred years, it continues to be the favourite soap of many

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The Great Bead Story: Beads are a fashion statement and a window to cultures

A popular fashion accessory, beads play a significant role in archaeological studies, providing a window to cultures and civilizations

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No haircuts at this barbershop, only music

Chennai-based Organised Chaos, considered India’s first barbershop quartet, on how it stumbled upon the genre, training at Nashville and what it sounds like when four voices become one

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Unlike Hodor, I like to talk a lot, says ‘Game Of Thrones’ actor Kristian Nairn

The 6’10” actor-music producer returns to India — but is in Hyderabad for the first time — for his Rave of Thrones DJ-ing set

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Interesting visual narrative of Ganesha

‘Vande Vinayakam’, a Mohiniyattam group presentation led by Mini Pramod Menon, showcased stories about Lord Ganesha

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Proficiency on display

Amrita Jayakrishnan’s Kuchipudi recital stood out for its content and presentation

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Thursday, September 5, 2019

Fashion influencer Ferragni steals the show

Fans thronged Venice to see her

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Gouda to go...

Artisanal cheese-maker Namrata Sundaresan brings her brand Kase to the Gourmet Bazaar

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Culinary experiences in a glass

Smoking ingredients, purées, sous vide, infusions, emulsions, fermentation — techniques bartenders are increasingly using to create cocktails in a growing collaboration between the bar and the kitchen

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Maruthi Kalari Sangham to demonstrate Kalaripayattu as part of Onam celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram

The performance students puts women artistes at the forefront, says Kalaripayattu guru Ajith Kumar

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Rasam gazpacho and couscous on a leaf

The traditional Onasadya is served with a modern twist at Atelier by Ambrosia

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Trial by twirling: Asavari Pawar brings the “The Golden Paayal” to Delhi

Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of vanity, dance and remorse, Asavari Pawar’s “The Golden Paayal” has an Indian polish

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Retrieving lost ground at Sangeet Piyasi in Kolkata

Female artistes held sway at the annual conference of Sangeet Piyasi, in Kolkata

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Puppets have no ego: Anupama Hoskere

Anupama Hoskere gives us a fresh insight into the art and craft of puppetry

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We need to go with the scent of the soil, says ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’ cinematographer Raman Ratnavelu

Ratnavelu ups the ante with the big-budget to-be-released Telugu film

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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ female writer exits sequel amid pay disparity

Adele Lim has stated that women and people of colour are treated like ‘soy sauce’ in Hollywood

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Writer-director-editor Vikas is now ready to play the leading man in 'Kaanadante Mayavadanu'

The Kannada romance-fantasy is about a man who dies, and prays for a second chance at life

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‘Enai Noki Paayum Thota’ will not release on September 6, as originally announced

‘Sivappu Manjal Pachai’ will release in its vacant slot, with Gautham Menon and team still hoping to release ‘ENPT’ on Saturday

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Promising talent

Up-and-coming musician Ahi Ajayan performed in Perumbavoor recently

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