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Sudha Chandran has shed her negative persona

She was the most hated woman on television. Shrewd and manipulative, she sashayed in designer saris and stylish bindis, which became her trademark. Now, Sudha Chandran says she is tired of being the ‘bad woman’ on the small screen and has gone in for an image change. Her new serials and shows on television are in that direction only. “The negative characters made me very popular but were getting too monotonous. I was fed up with the tearjerkers and wanted a change,” she says.

The dancer-actor is enjoying her role as a judge on the dance show “Magadheera – Dare to Dance” on Zee Telugu. Her dance career has also been on an upswing with her dance performances at different festivals. “Dance is my life and I am happy to keep my passion alive,” she says.

She will also be seen in the new Malayalam movie, “Alexander The Great” starring Mohan Lal.

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A dish made with finely chopped, or ground, raw beef and served with onions, capers and seasoning (such as Worcestershire sauce or Sauce Tartare). The meat is marinated in wine or lemon juice (which has anti-bacterial properties). Sometimes, a raw egg is added to the dish. Believed to have originated with the Tartars, a nomadic people who didn’t have the time to cook, today it is more of a gourmet food in Europe, though variants are found across the world. Because of health concerns, especially bacterial contamination, it has, however, become less popular.

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The Hindu : y>Pittstop Salon and Day Spa lets in the light and pries out your stress

UNCLUTTERED SPACES To relax you

A relatively new and eye-catching feature of Bangalore’s changing urban cityscape is the proliferation, even in the most unlikely corners of the city, of funky signages announcing the opening of salons and spas, a pointer doubtless to the burgeoning beauty business.

Recession be damned. If anything, the general economic and job crisis has made more urgent the need to look good: women and men, young and old, stream into newly opened parlours, salons and spas to experiment with the latest beauty formulas and services.

Pittstop Salon and Day Spa, on the busy New BEL road, is one amongst these new generation salons. It has an unusual and contemporary range of beauty and anti-stress products and services.

But in addition – and this is what perhaps gives it a very distinct edge – it offers these in an ambience that is truly mood-enhancing.

The salon occupies 3,000 sq ft of open and uncluttered space. In fact, apart from the facial and massage rooms, the rest of the salon is open, airy and with plenty of natural light streaming in through a floor-to-ceiling glass wall. You are lathered/massaged/manicured/coiffed even as you gaze into the branches and sun-dappled leaves of a rain tree framed by a glass wall.Massages and manicures

Pittstop’s offerings are many, although their signature items are the O3 + facials and the range of chocolate-based treatments: body massages, facials, manicure and pedicure.

The O3+ facial is designed for sensitive and mature (a euphemism for old and tired) skin in which a skilled young beautician gives your face, neck and shoulders a one-and-a-half-hour workout, so to speak, including massages with collagen serum and a thrermoprotein lifting solution for under-eye bags. The effect is felt as much within as without and lasts for days. Highly recommended, even if it costs Rs….More

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There will be auditions for guitars, keyboards and drums classes. The auditions will be held on a first come first serve basis and there is no entry fee or registration. In the evening enjoy music at a concert, Live 101, where the band Progardin will perform.

Venue: Unwind Centre, Koramangala

Date: November 7

Time: 12 noon (talent hunt) and 7 p.m. (concert)

Ticket: Rs. 100 (for concert) and a 25 per cent student concession and a cold coffee on the house with every pass.

Contact: 9686669236

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The Hindu : y>Kishen Shrikanth created a record by becoming the youngest director on the planet.NIKHIL VARMA talks to the 14-year-old who is nowworking on his second film

PHOTO: MURALI KUMAR K.THUS SPAKE KISHEN Film making involves much work and responsibility

The camera has played a very important part in Kishen Shrikanth’s life. He started acting at the age of three and became the youngest director on the planet, when he directed a feature film, “C/o Footpath” at the age of 10.

The 14-year-old has acted in more than 30 films, 300 TV series and is currently involved in the post production of his next directorial venture.

“When I was acting, I was very curious about the finer aspects of cinema. I used to talk to the directors, the assistants and camera persons about camera angles, shot selection etc. Those sessions not only enhanced my knowledge of the industry and the technical aspects of making a film, but also increased my confidence levels.”

Kishen feels that the story is the most important aspect of any movie. “You need a strong storyline for a good movie. You can be technically perfect and yet make a bad movie.

The movie, ‘C/o Footpath’ is based on an incident that occurred when I was seven years old. Once when I was going to school, I saw a group of street children and felt that they also deserved to be educated and should go to school. I decided to make a film that chronicles the life of a child, who lives on the streets and eventually manages to secure education. I believed that it would serve as a source of inspiration to those children.”

The movie, released in Kannada received great reviews and over the past few years has bagged many awards and platitudes from across the world.

“I was helped by many people in the making of the movie. I was honoured when stars…More

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Pallavi Prasanna Madyastha will give two classical Carnatic recitals at two different venues.

Venue: Hanumagiri Sangeetha Mattu Samskrutika Sabha, Nagarbavi

Date: November 7

Time: 6 p.m.

Venue: Indian Institute of World Culture, Basavanagudi

Date: November 8

Time: 6 p.m.

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TGI Friday has revamped its menu with big bold flavours.

Some of the dishes include creole slow-roasted chicken, southwest burger, Texas BBQ chicken flatbread,

Caribbean seafood and chicken rice, tex-mex spicy braised lamb, Jamaican jerk lamb skewers, stir- fried Thai chicken noodles and many others.

TGI Friday is located at No.1, Airport Road.

Call: 25210570/71.Brunch menu

The Sunday brunch at the Olive Beach now comes at Rs.1,500 (plus taxes). The new menu takes you on a culinary journey through Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Morocco and more. Open between 12 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. Call 41128400 for reservations

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Choe Khor Sum Ling, a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation and Study Centre, is organising a two-day workshop on “How to Meditate”. The workshop will be conducted by Khangser Rinpoche. The teaching is open to all and is free.

Date: November 7 and 8

Venue: Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre, Domlur Layout.

Contact: 41486497, 99869 44153

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Balraj’s lines and words have a reputation for their cutting quality

Photo: Murali Kumar k.ARTISTIC Balraj

There is a reason K.N. Balraj is both a cartoonist and copy-writer. The art of turning a punch line on its head requires not only a bold hand but also an out-of-the-box mind.

The wife telling her indolent husband to think out of the idiot-box, in one his cartoons, could well be Balraj. Move over jokes, its now time for jokes on jokes at the Indian Cartoon Gallery at Midford House where Bajraj’s works are being exhibited till November 14.Simpler lines

In the cartoonist’s words, the exhibition titled “Life in Black and White” is a tribute to simpler lines and sharper meanings. Balraj’s cartoons move out of the political arena to explore the less cartooned territories of relationships, business, and popular culture in the country. In his signature style of subverting a popular witticism, Balraj delivers tongue-in-cheek commentaries on the mall-nourished, “I did not have a single meeting in 48 hours” lifestyle that we all lead.

Watch out for Balraj’s birdies: they can chat up on fidayeen and jetlag and then are afraid to cross the road. Balraj’s simple cartoons are easy to relate with, and are guaranteed to earn a chuckle.

Balraj enjoys the unique reputation of being published on both the editorial and the advertisement sections of newspapers. His cartoons have appeared in the Bangalore Mirror, The Caravan and Deccan Herald. Advertising agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather and J.W. Thompson have repeatedly called him to tap his literary and artistic prowess for their clients.

The cartoons on display at the IIC are also on sale for Rs. 1,000 each (framing Rs. 500 extra). The exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For details call: 41758504.

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Rajib Bhattacharjee’s solo show “Some Reflections on Urban Space” curated by Akumal Ramachander is on.

Venue: Gallery Time and Space, Lavelle Road

Date: On till November 15

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