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Cut-'n'-paste a city
Bangalore-based artist Avinash Veeraraghavan creates imaginary cities from familiar idioms and images from everyday life, writes HEMANGINI GUPTA
Festivals

Sankranthi suggi at Halli Mane
The idea is to keep our culinary flag flying high
Health

Keeping lipid levels low
Exercising and eating smart can cut down lipid levels in blood
Cinema

A Vaada to keep
Zayed Khan seems to be handling his newfound celebrity status with grace
Metro Forum

Blow hot, blow cold
Around the time the tsunami wreaked havoc in the Indian Ocean, a few other insignificant events also made headlines. One was the news that it had snowed in the United Arab Emirates and that there were reports of grass growing in Antarctica. Though th ese two phenomena were more or less ignored by the media, climate experts and environmentalists were quick to offer them as proof that the earth's climate was changing. They pointed out that these events were in sync with the Malidivian Government's claim that the islands were sinking due to rising oceans. To further substantiate this claim, the British Government now plans to erect a new 10-mile flood barrier across the Thames to save London if sea levels rise. So is the climate really changing
Music

Brian goes solo
Brian McFadden, alumnus of Westlife, goes solo


Arundhati on stage
THEATRE ACTOR Arundhati Nag is set to make her comeback on stage next week with Iti Ninna Amrutha. The play is translated from Javed Siddiqui's popular Urdu play, Tumhari Amrita, by Jayant Kaikani. Directed by M.S. Sathyu, it casts ...
Sport

HI-FLIERS aim to soar high
The Premier Hockey League which kicks off today at Hyderabad, promises to usher in a new era in Indian hockey. How will our Bangalore Hi-Fliers fare?
Scrabble fun
Scrabble enthusiasts scramble to participate in the forthcoming tournament in the city
Green Notes

Poisonous beauty
The desert rose thrives in places where there is summer rain and dry winter

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