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Portrait of an artist Dream on canvas
Rateesh T. tells Nita Sathyendran that he draws inspiration from his environment
Columns

METRO WORKOUT
All over fitness
R. Reghuramis in hot pursuit of ‘tennis ball’ cricket at Poojapura ground


TRAINING ROOM
One arm dumbbell preacher curl
For those who want sport their biceps
QUICK TIPS
Less is more

A common misconception is that if you have been training for some years, you can safely do high-volume (several working sets) workouts or spend hours in the gym. But the renowned trainer and CEO of Labrada Nutrition, Lee Labrada, says that a ...


SIGNATURE DISH
Sharjah

Frozen milk blended with the pulp of banana and garnished with Horlicks and nuts. That is the Sharjah! A concoction that has many takers. No one is sure why it is called so. This tastes like a home-grown mocktail that is nutritious and slakes ...


FINE WINE
The globalisation of wine

If Oscars for wine movies were instituted, ‘Sideways’ would walk away with the best feature film award. For the documentary category, I suspect ‘Mondovino’ would be a strong favourite.

Shot with a basic hand-held ...


HOTFROMHOLLYWOOD
Cartoon capers

Jim Carey has revealed he owes his talent for comedy stunts to Roadrunner’s cartoon nemesis Wile E Coyote. The rubber-faced funny man says the classic cartoon inspired him to risk life and limb in order to get laughs. “For me ...


HOTFROMHOLLYWOOD
I’m a bad student

By his own admission, Daniel Craig was and still is a bad student. The 007 hunk had a nightmare trying to learn Russian for his role in ‘Defiance’ – and was on the verge of giving up because he found it so hard. “It was ...


HOTFROMHOLLYWOOD
Posh spices up Xmas

The credit crunch certainly didn’t affect the Beckham household this Christmas. Pals close to Posh and Becks say they have splashed out on ultra expensive gifts this year. “Victoria was determined to make this Christmas extra ...


HOTFROMHOLLYWOOD
Kerr wants Bloom as groom

Orlando Bloom’s romance with Aussie supermodel Miranda Kerr is under strain over marriage demands. ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star Bloom has been stepping out with his Victoria’s Secret sweetheart for almost a year and ...


Ghajini

In the Hindi remake of the Tamil film of the same name, Aamir Khan stars as multimillionaire Sanjay Singhania who suffers from anterograde amnesia after a brutal attack. With this amnesia, how he takes revenge for the murder of his girlfriend ...


WIN A PRIZE

Send in their sightings: bloopers, UFOs or anything out of the ordinary they have snapped. Send your photographs to metrowcontest@gmail.com titled CaughtSnapping along with a caption, your address ...
Lifestyle

Wild about cheese
For Tina and Mansoor, it is not just their cheese, but a way of life that they want to share
Beauty And Wellness

Date to relish
Combine dates with walnuts and make muffins that are irresistible
Food

QUICK FIX
Mango pannacotta

First boil the cream gently on a medium heat, add mango juice and mix well with a whisk. Melt gelatin and add to the mixture, mix well. Transfer it to glass bowls. Serve chilled garnished with fresh mango. Serves five. ...
Television

New year bytes
Variety shows on Surya TV


TUBE WATCH
Food Lovers Guide To The Planet – India

Embark upon a journey of culinary delights. The series will share secrets of authentic Indian cooking.

Air Force One, Zee Studio, Monday, 10.30 p.m.
Profiles

Tastes of the Dragon
Author and chef Kylie Kwong talks about about mapping a country through its food
Jiah jives
The actor talks about ‘Ghajini’
Travel

TIMEOUT
Holiday in the hills

Two decades ago, honeymooners Abdul and Zeena fell in love with the place they were staying in. Owned by a Parsi, it was a five-room lodge on half-an-acre facing the valley at Kodai’s famous Coaker’s Walk. The newly married couple ...
Events

Rock the party
Join in the fun at New Year parties in the city


Khadi silk fete

Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board organises the All-India Khadi Silk Fete. A variety of silks including Kancheepuram, Bangalore, Pochampally, Kanta, Balucheri, Tussar and Benares silk are available.

Venue: ...


Sahasranama japam

Sree Sahasranama Japa Mandali conducts various programmes to celebrate 21st anniversary. December 27: Ashtapadhi songs by Alappuzha Kannan Bhagavatar (9 a.m.) December 28: Unchavruthi (7 a.m.); vocals by ...


All about food

Centre for Innovation in Science and Social action holds ‘Annam,’ a National festival on food and biodiversity. Exhibitions on traditional food; health and food; tribal food; Agrobiodiversity; R&D; food processing and ...


Bibliophile’s paradise

Kerala Balasahitya Institute organises ‘Thiruvananthapuram Book Festival.’ Daily showing of ‘Kathasarita’ series of films on famous novels.

Venue: Kanakakunnu grounds

Pakkannarkali

People

Bond unlimited
Ruskin Bond arrives with yet another book for kids, ‘The Parrot Who Wouldn’t Talk and Other Stories.’ He tells us what keeps him going


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