Fearless and funny
Strain your ears for a second. Do you hear a sound? It's the heartening echo of glass barriers cracking. Females all over the world are stepping forward to take on jobs that were hitherto considered...
View Article'Lola is my first point of reference'
You may know her as the oily-haired, bespectacled, heavily-accented Keralite called 'Lola Kutty', but Anuradha Menon is much more than that. The comedian, television actor, theatre artiste and VJ will...
View ArticleSketches from a second home
Being entrepreneurs, Tanmoy Karmakar from Dhanbad, Jharkhand and Shatarupa Adhikary from Siliguri, West Bengal love the city for reasons other than the pleasant weather and cheerful people. The...
View ArticleThe wild streak
City-based wildlife documentary filmmakers believe in venturing into the most roughest of locations to get the best grabs for their film. Shooting in the wild not only entails a lot of risk but also...
View ArticleHoning their skills
St Claret College organised 'Anveshan 2017', their inter-collegiate management fest, recently. As as many 80 students from 12 colleges in the city participated in the fest. The theme of 'Anveshan 2017'...
View ArticleA scintillating event
The city recently saw a grand college fest organised by Presidency College. The two-day fest themed 'Kalopsia - Beyond Beautiful' had a potpourri of events with participation of over 50 colleges of the...
View ArticleA musical evening
BFlat will present two concerts - 'Songversations' by Ma Ja and 'The Quad', an evening of Mathangi Jagdish's original music on September 23, 9 pm onwards. There will also be an early set by 'Mana &...
View ArticleA crush on blush
Step out in the trendiest colour of the season and make heads turn. After pastels ruling the runway for a while now, it is the 'Millennial pink' that everyone is going ga-ga about.Though many are still...
View ArticleOn a curry trail
One of my fondest memories from childhood is attending engagements and weddings. Not for wearing new outfits or meeting my cousins and friends, but for that one item served during the meal —...
View Article'Bollywood songs are so much fun'
Individually they are great but together they are the best. British a capella troupe 'The Magnets' have performed at various venues across the world, including the Buckingham Palace for the Queen's...
View ArticleArt of street dancing
Dance League is presenting 'Bboy World Championship' on September 23 and 24, from 11 am at Courtyard, Phoenix MarketCity'Bboy World' is the mother of all Bboy dance competitions and is an international...
View Article'It's patience that makes me go on'
She is a popular face in the advertisement and film world. With an impressive kitty of Bengali and Telugu movies, along with many commercials for top brands, model-turned-actor Rachel White has broken...
View ArticleDestiny's child
I had no clue about what I wanted to do in life as a child. Like any other youngster, I wanted to be something at one point and something else at another. I wanted to be a pilot first but I was bad at...
View ArticleFrench connection
Krunk will present the 'FKJ India Tour' at The Humming Tree on September 21, 9 pm onwards. The French multi-instrumentalist, singer, and musician of Roche Musique holds a very recognisable groove. He...
View ArticleThe green route
It is an industry that has grown by leaps and bounds over decades. Tourism has some mind-boggling numbers to show as millions of people travel around the globe every day, for leisure or business. But...
View Article'I'm not here to fill in anyone's shoes'
Actor Kajal Aggarwal will reprise Kangana Ranaut's role in the Tamil remake of Hindi film 'Queen'. The movie is titled 'Paris Paris'.Aggarwal, 32, who is looking forward to the film, said it will be...
View ArticleStarting anew in startup city
He is a man of few words but Amaresh Ojha lets his work speak for himself. No wonder then that this small town lad from Arrah in Bihar has made the startup city his home and feels completely at ease...
View ArticleBest foot forward
It's a runner's dream to cut across the finish line, while keeping track of time and being the first to do so. With many marathons planned in the next few months, Bengalureans who regularly participate...
View ArticleIt's story time, folks!
Dasara' is in full bloom and most families in the city have dusted their collection of dolls and are showcasing them elaborately.The displays are centred around a range of themes - focussing on...
View ArticleDolling it up
Bharathi KS, a retired educationalist and homemaker, was always fascinated by 'Dasara' dolls. She picked up the habit from her mother and remembers sitting down with her to arrange the dolls during the...
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