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  Painting Day at Ranga Shankara A "Painting Day" is organized at Ranga Shankara on Sat, 9 Jul between 2 PM and 6 PM. Thisevent is open to all children above 5. Children should come with brushes and crayons; RangaShankara will provide paper and paint.The art pieces that will emerge from the Painting Day will be exhibited at Ranga Shankara forover a month.The Painting Day will open the AHA! International Theatre for Children Fest '11.Date: 09 Jul ‘11 Venue: Ranga Shankara Time: 2 pm to 6 pm Age Group: 5 to 12 years You bring: Pencils, erasers, brushes, palette (to mix…

When my daughter visited Bangalore, she went by herself to get a lot of shopping done. This morning, I went to her room here in the US, to see something, and found out what happens to (at least the print edition) of Citizen Matters after it is read....This pleased me intensely, as the whole Citizen Matters team is a great one for recycling and re-using, and what better use of paper than to recycle it and make containers?So Citizen Matters is useful to the public....when it's being read, and afterwards, too!  ⊕

Started in 2010 by Sweta and Vishal Gupta, Mandi was started to provide a fine dining experience for vegetarians in Indian, Chinese and Italian cuisine. Mandi fine dining. Pic: Uma Swamy. A special attraction is the buffet serving more 40 items for Rs. 199/- per person (including taxes) and the 50 plus items buffet at Rs. 299/- The restaurant, that can seat about 140 persons, has a private dining area for small get-togethers. While it’s usually business visitors who come in at lunch time, families frequent the place in the evenings and weekends. The space has large seating capacity. Prior…

 TASVEER (supported by RBS Private Banking)cordially invites you to Recorder of Life, Beauty and TruthBy Late. T.S. SatyanDetails of the ExhibitionDate: 15th July to 5th August, 2011Time: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm (Sunday Holiday)Venue: Tasveer, The Gallery at SUA House, 26/1,Kasturba cross road, Bangalore -560001For further details contact: Gaurav Jayaprakash +91 9886451705 (Relationship Manager)For Press enquiries contact: Megha - 9830994976meghag@perfectrelations.comT. S. Satyan was born in 1923 in Mysore and was also educated in this glorious capital of a princely state. He was among the first to take to photojournalism and for most part of his professional life remained a freelancer…

Yes, we are talking about the jamuns, the ooty apples and the lychees who made a colourful entry on fruit carts recently. Pause on your way back home to pick them up else you may miss out this season! ⊕

Its chic and very Ooh La La.  For croissants and conversations. Pic: Uma SwamyWe are talking about The French Loaf that inaugurated its latest outlet at Aurobindo Marg, J P Nagar, 1st Phase, near Indira Gandhi Circle.  People can choose among a variety of The French Loaf's specialty items such as croissants, pastries, pies and doughnuts. Those wanting a quiet tete-a-tete can enjoy the air-conditioned indoor or the outdoor seating arrangements.Located near  Sarakki Gate, on the Kanakapura Main Road, Sri Raghavendra Davanagere Benne Dose Hotel is a favorite of the dosa connoisseurs of the area.  Mouth water benne dosa beckons.…

  Girish Karnad's "Bikhre Bimb" at Ranga ShankaraGirish Karnad's hugely successful play, "Bikhre Bimb" (in Hindi) will be staged at Ranga Shankara, on Sun, 29 May '11.Bikhre Bimb is among the most successful plays produced recently in India. The play has seen more than 100 shows and has been invited to all the major festivals of India. Arundhati Nag's masterly portrayal of two characters in a skillfully conceived plot has won her accolades and since its opening, Bikhre Bimb has been invited to, and performed at, all major theatre festivals in the country. It won the awards for best playwright, best…

Think about libraries, and what comes to mind are long, dusty rows of somewhat mangled books, and grumpy librarians. But new generation libraries in Bengaluru are far different. These libraries are not too high-brow, nor are they content with being collectors of classics or most popular reads alone. They engage with readers, consider their preferences while expanding collections, and are easily accessible with online book catalogues and door delivery options. Suman H M, 19, second year degree student at Jyothi Nivas College, has been a member of Just Books library for the last one year. "They are convenient as I…

If you are a history buff, then these temples just outside Bengaluru will be of great interest to you. A temple built by kings of five dynasties or the famous temple where two deities emerge from a single stone and the birthplace of Sir M Visveshwaraiah - all this within 60 kilometres from the city. Two deities in one stone, Ghati Subramanya Ghati Subramanya temple. Pic: Usha Hariprasad. Here Lord Subramanya and Lakshmi Narasimha are carved from the same stone, facing opposite directions. Lord Subramanya is facing east while Lakshmi Narasimha is facing west. To get a clearer view of…

  It's rare to find a book written for one city, that can be used as a ready reckoner for several others! But that's the case with "Just Look Up....to see the magic in the trees around you", a very handy booklet written by Sadhana Ramchander, and published by Blue Pencil Creative.The book may be aimed at children...but it is very useful for adults, too, who'd like to look around them at the common trees in the cities.Many "handbooks" or field guides are rather unwieldy to take along with one on one's outings; especially if they are hardbound. Sadhana's book is…