2011-08-07 12:36:53
In the area that lent its name to one of the oldest, local, classical music gharanas, Mohammad Rafi cooks Khichda, while further up, Ustad Mahmood guards a secret recipe for Nalli Nihari. They may not be musical maestros like their namesakes, but, as
2011-08-07 10:26:40
A pop up library, a table of food serving up a plate of Crabe Farci A La Creole, a printmaker studiously engraving pieces of linoleum, with a first-cut board up for all to view -- works of art aren't the only things one gets to see in the private art
2011-08-07 10:24:13
Behind the music, colour and spirit of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon held every January, lie a maze of nuts and bolts that are tightened each year, taking the event beyond its festive origins. Meet the organisers who are making the marathon
2011-08-07 10:03:45
A new book on MF Husain by photojournalist Pradeep Chandra talks of the artist in the present tense. Sunday MiD DAY speaks to the author about the reverence for his lifelong muse that refuses to die
2011-08-07 09:35:24
Here's what you need to keep in mind if you want to be a successful indie musician and still make your way to a mass TV show
2011-08-07 09:31:23
After a dark decade that saw Hindi film tracks loot iconic music channels of indie talent, and reality shows hog primetime slots, channel heads are now working overtime to conceptualise shows that showcase, groom and promote local talent
2011-08-07 09:24:09
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean xbox 360 1-2 players
2011-08-07 09:17:21
As Harmony Art Foundation launches its latest exhibition, founder Tina Ambani speaks about how she was drawn towards art
2011-08-07 09:13:10
In Christina Kim's label Dosa, which makes its debut in the city this weekend, Jamdani fabrics get a dressy makeover, khadi masquerades as stylish tunics and Rabari work from the Rajasthani gypsy community makes a colourful splash
2011-08-07 09:05:51
Yes, karaoke is embarrassing. But when money's on offer, it may not be that bad.
2011-08-07 09:00:08
Unlike big players, a few Indian publications that cater to a small audience, defy great odds to remain in print. These include a newspaper for the blind, the only Sanskrit newspaper in the world, and a Bundeli tabloid run by fearless women journalis
2011-08-07 08:52:40
How did indigenous music from the villages of the Tangkhul Naga make it to the stage? Do we still care about August 15 in modern India? NCPA's Fresh Pix film festival answers all your questions with a select list of award-winning indie films
2011-07-31 10:13:02
As the fad of personalised gifts spills over to cakes, it looks like the plain ol' Black Forest is dead. Available on the stand instead are 3D dessert stories starring quaint characters, designer bags, branded shoes, baby rattles and sometimes even a
2011-07-31 09:54:47
If you care for the environment and have done some work in that field, register for the BYEE programme. You can participate in a week-long environmental trip to Cologne
2011-07-31 09:52:13
Clogs caught on almost as soon as they hit the ramps last year, and designers predicted they'd be a hot Spring-Summer 2011 trend. Now, sizzling singer Beyonce has been sporting the StarShip Enterprise on her feet in her latest video, and Mumbai's sho
2011-07-31 09:50:08
A city workshop will teach photographers and dancers how to communicate with each other and hone their art while working together
2011-07-31 09:45:32
The story of the elephant that travelled to Vienna, is just one of the plays at Pratibimb, the Marathi theatre festival at NCPA. Others include a play that was first staged in the 1970s and another in the 1940s
2011-07-31 09:38:51
I Am Kalki, a new graphic novel that describes the 10th avatar of Vishnu, predicted to be born in the future to end the Kali Yug, took some detailed research by a team of writers, who scoured old Sanskrit texts like the Puranas and the Kalchakra Tant
2011-07-31 09:34:17
Sita's Ramayana does away with the all-pervasive male voice and lets the women do the talking, in a bid to offer a fresh perspective to the age-old mythological tale. Then again, author Samhita Arni has been doing precisely that since the age of 12,
2011-07-31 09:24:16
HP Beats Audio, now available on its Pavilion series of laptops, will introduce you to a previously-undiscovered level of thump and treble in your favourite track, albeit only when you plug in speakers or headphones
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