Singer Mridula Warrier on the Kerala State Film Award, reality shows and her band

Singer Mridula Warrier on the Kerala State Film Award, reality shows and her band

“I had almost decided not to sing the track,” says Mridula Warrier while talking about the song that won her the award for the Best Female Singer at the 53rd Kerala State Film Awards. The song ‘Mayilppeeli ilakunnu’ from Pathonpatham Noottandu, has been composed by M Jayachandran, who also won the State award for the […]

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International Tiger Day: A wildlife photography exhibition in Visakhapatnam on June 29 and 30

International Tiger Day: A wildlife photography exhibition in Visakhapatnam on June 29 and 30

An image of a purple heron in flight with a catch at Mangalajodi that was captured by photographer K Bhaskar Rao. | Photo Credit: K Bhaskar Rao Lions in the African grassland, Kenya’s wildebeest migration, a royal Bengal tiger at dusk, spectacular flights of migratory birds of Odisha and many other images of wildlife shot […]

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Tyres turn into colourful playgrounds in Anganwadis of Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh

Tyres turn into colourful playgrounds in Anganwadis of Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh

Children playing at a playground created with discarded tyres under Project Play, the brainchild of young IAS officer Dhatri Reddy, who is the Assistant Collector (UT) of Anakapalli district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The sun beats down on Sabbavaram, a mandal in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh, about 22 kilometres from Visakhapatnam. Here, under […]

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Drawing inspiration from cityscapes are Urban Sketchers in different Indian cities

Drawing inspiration from cityscapes are Urban Sketchers in different Indian cities

A splash of red here, a dab of white there, some fine lines in black, followed by a sweep of blue…. At the end of two-and-a-half hours, the watercolours on the white paper take on the shape of the heritage building of P Orr and Sons in Chennai. A work in pen and ink focusses […]

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Mutton soup is the signature dish of RL Cafe a Kudumabashree outlet in Thiruvananthapuram

Mutton soup is the signature dish of RL Cafe a Kudumabashree outlet in Thiruvananthapuram

Spicy and hot mutton soup is the signature dish of RL Cafe, a Kudumbashree outlet, on the DPI-Poojapura Road in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo Credit: Sreejith R Kumar Although it is drizzling, a little curbside Kudumbasree outlet, almost opposite Akashwani on the DPI-Poojapura Road in Thiruvananthapuram, is surrounded by customers. The aroma of ginger, green chilli […]

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Kerala inspires  Masque, the award winning Mumbai restaurant’s, new menu.

Kerala inspires Masque, the award winning Mumbai restaurant’s, new menu.

The traditional puran poli  as a tart, filled with the flavours of seasonal vegetables found in the ambati curry. String hoppers with meat curry reinterpreted and served with fried shallots flavoured kahwa broth? These and many more re-imagined versions may just be some of the offerings at Masque, Mumbai when it reopens in Augustafter a month long break […]

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Food and Travel show host Rocky Singh is on a culinary journey across Kerala

Food and Travel show host Rocky Singh is on a culinary journey across Kerala

Rocky Singh in the backwaters of Kerala | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Rocky Singh is on another culinary road trip through Kerala. Food connoisseurs, and friends Rocky and Mayur Sharma (Rocky and Mayur) have been unravelling little-known food joints, popular cafes and dishes across the country, through their TV show Highway on the Plate, and […]

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Cyrus Broacha’s guide to getting through the Indian monsoon

Cyrus Broacha’s guide to getting through the Indian monsoon

Our research is in. And by research, I mean data. Oh, and, don’t worry, we didn’t turn to AI Instead, we just asked some 13-year-old genius in Bengaluru, who had free time in between start-ups. The data I speak of revolves around how to improve this column. We have just three main areas of concern. […]

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Unlike the ‘sober curious’ West, Indians are raising their glasses more now

Unlike the ‘sober curious’ West, Indians are raising their glasses more now

It’s a Sunday evening, and the bar is full. There are more women than men, unusual for India, where gender stereotypes and taboos have long defined social drinking. Everyone is dressed down, and instead of the crowded partying that marked nightlife of a generation (or even a few years) ago, here at Sidecar in Delhi’s […]

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