[ad_1] “It’s pronounced ‘along’. Because clothes are always with you,” says Chennai-based Nithya Prakas of her just- launched label Alonge. “We added the ‘e’ so it is easier to find us on the the search engine,” she laughs. After completing a course in Fashion Technology from PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore, in 2007, Nithya […]
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[ad_1] Twinkle Khanna and Rosella Stephen at Crossword, Express Avenue mall | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It is often said that to be a writer, you need to be a reader. According to Twinkle Khanna, who dons many hats (author, producer, interior designer), it is much more important to be observant. “I collect stories, and […]
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[ad_1] Your smartphone can take a photograph with its inbuilt camera, but can it also print one? That is where instant cameras score brownie points. The return of all things retro may have catalysed their popularity, but it would be naïve to believe that instant cameras and films are a thing of past. They have […]
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[ad_1] Words rush into verse, tumble into rhyme and flow into poems. Ramnath could put pen to paper and come up with verse on any subject. After several years of wordplay, versification and journalling, the Chennai based multi-lingual chartered accountant, released a book of Urdu poems, Bas Yun Hi (Just Like That). It is self […]
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[ad_1] Representative Image | Photo Credit: ANI This weekend, try a Vinyasa-based yoga class, with live music. Sound gazing, a unique convergence of tranquillity and rhythm, is being led by international yoga teacher and musician Yotam Agam, who is the co-founder of the Covelong Point Yoga & Music festival. Yotam is conducting this session along […]
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[ad_1] Sterlin Nithya, Khatija Rahman, Lavita Lobo at the launch of music video Woman Of Power | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement After the dust has settled on Women’s Day celebrations, an anthem of empowerment has emerged for the common woman and her struggle for financial freedom. A music video by vocalist Khatija Rahman, composer and music […]
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[ad_1] Shreya K A photographed women at leisure, in Kerala When you imagine women outdoors, where do you see them? Is she immersed in a phone conversation while hard at work at her vegetable shop? Or is she with a friend, sharing a quiet giggle as they climb down a flight of stairs? At the […]
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[ad_1] Lakshmi Prabha smiles as she hands out bars of chocolate to the small group scattered around the auditorium at Vidya Sagar, an organisation that works with persons of disability, in Kotturpuram. The chairs have been pushed aside and trainer Sathish Kumar is moving about on his wheelchair, getting chalk lines marked on the wooden […]
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[ad_1] First Light of Dawn — Acrylic on Canvas by Narayan Lakshman | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For 10 days starting March 1, Chennai’s CP Art Centre will play host to an art exhibit by artist and journalist Narayan Lakshman. Themed the Zen of Art, the exhibition features 26 abstract expressionist works with some colour […]
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[ad_1] TM Krishna and R Sundaramurthy | Photo Credit: Thamodharan Bharath The aroma of the salty sea breeze, milky tea and freshly-fried bajjis, welcomed guests who greeted each other like old friends at the Ururu Olcott Kuppam Vizha. Overheard as the slow building crowd settled, were words of nostalgia. One could hear the beats of […]
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