Chowki

Indian cusine abroad can by quite tricky, especially in a place like the UK. However, some places in the UK still dont cease to amaze me. Some of the indian restaurants present indian cusine in a whole new dimension. One such place is Chowki. On the face of it, its the usual "dal, roti, chawal, curry" fare, but the way its presented is a tad bit different. A meal consists of different pots, and food is served in them, as you please. So, for a value meal you choose a ricepot, dalpot, and a currypot. You can get your choice of curry with a ricepot or go the extra mile along with a dalpot and choice of indian bread. A normal chowki value meal ranges between 10-14 pounds per person. Get to Chowki.com to make an online reservation. Bon Appetit.

India

This cover design by artist Thota Tharani captures the true spirit of the indian flag. Simply a brilliant piece of artwork which illustrates the flavor of India. We're surging ahead, and we just wish our country moves much ahead in this world, every passing year.

SuperChor

Yet another distinctive film from Dibakar Banerjee (a la Khosla Ka Ghosla) albeit this one has a slightly different blend of humor. The best part of "Oye Lucky Lucky Oye" is the OST by Sneha Khanwalkar. She simply dazzles up the whole film with her lilting score and tracks. This film is a must-see for its innovative score.

Give me SuperChor, any day!

Body Clock

The last few months have been a lot of hard work and crazy traveling. Good on one note and bad on the other, like two sides of a coin. A nice experience but with a lot of strings attached. Traveling between countries gives you extra time, thanks to some time zones. The problem however is that though you remember the time, your body clock does not comprehend the cross of changes. While you sleep and wake up at local times, your body clock starts ringing alarm bells at its own "fixed" time zone.

This site called bodyclock.com makes it easy to calculate it.

Super Jumbo

This is one bird I simply loved flying. If you're a person who loves flying, The A380 leaves you speechless, in ways more than one.

Time To Pretend

I know I'm writing this post after a hiatus. There are folks who have been asking me why I'm on hibernation mode since Jan. As I search for time... and answers, I come across this song which just might echo the times we are going through....yes, sometimes we're fated to pretend.

I'm feeling rough, I'm feeling raw, I'm in the prime of my life.
Let's make some music, make some money, find some models for wives.
This is our decision, to live fast and die young.
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun.
Yeah, it's overwhelming, but what else can we do.
Get jobs in offices, and wake up for the morning commute.
Forget about our mothers and our friends
We're fated to pretend
To pretend

Perch presents

Perch, a collective group of enterprising youngsters, present a first of its kind festival in Chennai. Take a look at what the festival has on offer.

Under the Mangosteen Tree by Perch

Vedanth - Live in concert

This was one awesome concert in da city! For the uninformed, catch up on the CD album Mati Kahe. The track 4 based on a Purandaradasa poem - Tarakya Bindige - transports you to a totally different realm of music.

Evam presents

This time around.... EVAM has bought Five Point Someone and is presenting it at Music Academy for one last time in Chennai today at 7 pm.