'It's important to stay relevant'
As a child, UK-based dancer Tamsin Fitzgerald remembers attending ballet classes and being mesmerised by what she saw. She found so much life and energy in the dance moves that she decided, almost...
View ArticleA menace on two wheels
Traffic in the city has always been a problem. Earlier cab and autorickshaw drivers were seen as the culprits for making travelling on the roads an ordeal. But citizens are now lamenting about...
View ArticleA fun sojourn
The balmy weather of Bengaluru was the first thing that attracted Vaibhav and Roshni when they landed in the city. Fresh from the hot and humid Bangkok, Vaibhav says the weather in the city was a...
View ArticleReminiscent of a glorious past
It was in 2011 that Ambika Jain and Divya Kapur Bindra launched their label Dabiri which specialises in traditional Indian wear. With the use of intricate detailing, interesting patterns and new...
View ArticleA hiphop evening
The 'Hum Hip Hop Project' is on at The Humming Tree on November 5, 9 pm onwards. The evening will present the album launch of Su Real, 'Twerkistan', which will be supported by 'Smokey the Ghost' and...
View ArticleThe name of the game
Have you ever noticed how you unknowingly form a pattern while typing an SMS? Well, this was the idea that struck Bengaluru-based Arpita Khadria a year back and led to the invention of an innovative...
View ArticleDoorway to a new life
Bengaluru often witnesses people coming up with different ideas and turning them into something worthwhile for others. Shruti Ravi, the 27-year- old architect is one of them. She started a project to...
View ArticleChatting in your mother tongue
Mobile phones have helped connect people even in some of the most remote corners of the country, and apps that help you type in regional languages have found several takers. Now, in a recent...
View ArticleA therapy with chocolate
Chocolate makes everything better' said an unknown person once upon a time. Passing through many generations with this saying, Nivedita Prasad and Uma Raju took it literally and decided to become...
View Article'It's challenging to do every character'
Actor Sonam Kapoor says the work on her long-gestating film "Battle for Bittora" has finally started."We had bought rights of 'Battle for Bittora' two years back on my birthday. We are trying to make...
View Article'The script is the hero'
There's really no role that Upendra has worked on whether as an actor or as director. Most of his work reflects reality and comes wrapped ​with an underlying message. In his latest release,...
View ArticleNew sheen for metal
For second-year electrical-engineering student Anirudh Sharma CA, tabla happened by coincidence. From when he started learning to play the tabla in the third standard, there has been no looking back....
View ArticleA ride of a lifetime
It was a pleasant day in Bengaluru city yesterday to pick up your bicycle and go for a ride. Making the experience a different one were some Bengalureans who took part in 'Bicycle around the Ooru,...
View ArticleWith a pinch of salt
Beliefs, myths, customs, superstitions, traditions — call them what you wish but there is no denying that some practices are an inherent part of our culture. Handed down from generation to...
View Article'Soldiers are no less than gods'
Ravi Varma, a Jaipur-based organic farmer, has spent close to 80 days on the saddle, biking for close to 16,000 km and collecting messages of gratitude for the soldiers at the border."I'm depending on...
View ArticleMessage on a bicycle
Gone are those days when the traffic ( and stress) was on the manageable side and didn't leave one searching for all possible alternatives to get from point A to point B. But Shariq Rahman and Benny...
View Article'It doesn't take time to settle here'
The charm of Bengaluru often makes people stay on for longer than they intended to. Roshan Sethi from Dimapur, Nagaland, came here for his further studies after completing his initial schooling in his...
View ArticleFraught with danger
The drowning of Kannada actors Raghava Uday and Anil Kumar in Thippagondahalli reservoir during the shooting of 'Masti Gudi' brings to the fore the lack of safety measures taken during the filming of...
View Article'I was a national level swimmer'
Always passionately involved with what she does, actor Vedita Pratap Singh has been successful in winning many hearts with her impressive performances, both in the television industry and movies. She...
View Article'Wear one colour, head to toe'
Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee, known for his exquisite bridal wear collections, is currently hosting the seventh season of the show 'Band Baaja Bride'. Actor Deepika Padukone swears by his creations in...
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