www.deccanchronicle.com/rss/Sunday Chronicle/rss.xml en http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130512/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/why-design-matters Jakub is the co-founder of the arts group Centrala Designers Task Force in Warsaw, Poland and is credited with designing the world’s “skinniest house” — just 122 centimetres across at its widest point. In Mumbai recently to participate in the India Design Forum, he shared his thoughts on why Centrala Designers Task Force Warsaw Poland TO DO Sun, 12 May 2013 15:21:13 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130512/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/time-get-graphic-baby For me, design is probably more important than the power of speech. Since my childhood, I have resorted to designing as a means of expressing even the most trivial thoughts of my everyday life. I admire the works of numerous established and upcoming illustrators around the world. This helps me Ducktales Talespin Johnny Bravo Tom and Jerry TO DO Sun, 12 May 2013 15:18:55 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130512/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/sat-chit-anandsat-chit-anand On the 64 squares, he’s the master, but at home, he can’t help but marvel at the mastery of his son Akhil Anand on his life. World chess champion Viswanathan Anand’s two-year-old son is his biggest stress buster. A man of few words, but tall deeds, the wizard is quite a contrast when he’s at home Aruna Anand Viswanathan Anand TO DO Sun, 12 May 2013 15:02:49 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130512/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/home-wasn%E2%80%99t-built-day In a relationship, one is used to hearing about the seven year itch. In the case of Heather Saville Gupta’s love affair with the city of Mumbai, it was more of a four-year itch. Four years into her stay in India, she felt she had had enough. “I just felt like life was passing me by,” Heather says Heather Saville Gupta Salman Khan Shah Rukh Khan TO DO Sun, 12 May 2013 14:54:55 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130512/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/%E2%80%98my-journey-has-just-begun%E2%80%99-anil-kapoor He has been around for three decades but Anil Kapoor’s zest for life and cinema remains unfazed. With every year and every film, the man keeps reinventing himself. “It’s a slow process and not everybody has it in them to not let age and the stress get to them. It was a choice I made long ago,” he Padmini Kolhapure Madhuri Dixit Kajol Shoot Out At Wadala Anil Kapoor TO DO Sun, 12 May 2013 14:50:39 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130512/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/r%E2%80%98oman%E2%80%99ce-ocean Ever had an epiphany?  Of something that meanders through life and finds a resting place in your heart? Something that takes you by surprise, creeps up and chastens you for having preconceived ideas? Visiting Oman and its warm people is such an experience. Today, we can pack our bags, traipse the oman Muscat Trekking TO DO Sun, 12 May 2013 14:45:01 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130512/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/life-fast-lane When Beitske Visser made her karting debut at the age of five; little did she know that she was on a path to become a groundbreaker and live life in the fast lane. She recorded continuous success in KZ2 and KZ1, and won the WSK Master Series championship title. By 2012, it was time for the rising WSK Master Series championship Beitske Visser racing TO DO Sun, 12 May 2013 14:23:16 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130512/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/call-flute At 75, he has no tantrums or starry air. Dressed in a blue kurta and armed with a calm demeanour, Padma Vibhushan and master flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is a lesson in modesty. As the documentary, Bansuri Guru, made on his illustrious life journey by his son, Rajeev Chaurasia released Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia TO DO Sun, 12 May 2013 14:19:08 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130512/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/hot-spicy-jamaica Jamaica is an amalgmation of flavours. Being the third largest island in the Caribbean, its population consists roughly of 90 per cent Afro-Caribbeans and a 10 per cent  mix of other nationalities including West Indians and Chinese. I  have loved indulging myself in Jerk chicken, patty or simply a Jamaica Jamaican Meat Patty Jerk chicken with baked yam TO DO Sun, 12 May 2013 13:56:10 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130512/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/cross-court Having gone through the rough and tumble of life, on and off the field, Sania Mirza is all set to release an autobiography that encapsulates her journey to the top of the tennis world and the tough road she has had to take to get there. More importantly, she wants to get her version across in Sania Mirza Against All Odds Australian Open TO DO Sun, 12 May 2013 13:32:25 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130505/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/indie-%E2%80%98genious%E2%80%99-touch Bejoy Nambiar’s David had a soundtrack that was sung by indie singer and songwriter Siddharth Basrur, and was quite unlike the usual Hindi film soundtrack in its melancholy and ambivalence. It also recast a folk song into reggae, retaining the flavours of the original. Indie musicians today are Don 2 Yuva Bejoy Nambiar David Siddharth Basrur Delhi 6 Slumdog Millionaire Billa 2 Kadal TO DO Sun, 05 May 2013 12:15:02 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130505/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/brazilians-love-get-fishy   The blending of cultures results in fusion in the kitchen. In early 16th century,  under  commander Pedro Alvares Cabral, the Portuguese colonised the northeast part of Brazil. They imported African slaves for manual labour and many of them stayed on. Since then, I believe much of the region’s Brazil portugal Africa diced tomatoes Onions garlic coconut cream TO DO Sun, 05 May 2013 11:52:41 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130505/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/%E2%80%98kom%E2%80%99araderie-kids In a nondescript village in Churachandpur district, near Imphal, a mother pleads with her five-year-old twins to stop fighting. She’s quick to explain that her children are home because there is no fuel in their neck of the woods, and hence no transport available to get them to school. The soft Imphal Mary Kom Priyanka Chopra International endorsements Page 3 parties TO DO Sun, 05 May 2013 11:38:49 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130505/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/dancing-damsel%E2%80%99s-dream-swirl Dancer Rukmini Vijayakumar is riding high on her new film with none other than superstar Rajinikanth, which is also rumoured to be going to Cannes this year. The dancer, who will be seen playing Rajini’s sister in the mythological movie Kochadaiyaan, gets chatting with us just after getting done Rukmini Vijayakumar Rajinikanth Cannes Kochadaiyaan TO DO Sun, 05 May 2013 11:24:03 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130505/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/%E2%80%98i-am-most-unromantic-man%E2%80%99-ajay-devgn Ajay Devgn has had a lot to deal with in the recent past. Besides shuttling from one shooting location to another owing to his back-to-back film commitments, the actor has also had to battle controversy spurred by the debacle of Himmatwala. However, the unfazed Ajay seems to be braving it all much Ajay Devgn Singham Prakash Jha’s Satyagraha unromantic man TO DO Sun, 05 May 2013 11:14:54 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130505/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/carving-out-old-grandeur Who wouldn’t want to pick up a piece of glorious world history and place it in their drawing room? I have always been a great appreciator of the craftsmanship of period furniture. So the style of furniture that I do has to be classic and timeless. When I set up my own workshop, I realised that craftsmanship furniture Victorian French empire style Michael Amini Roger Horchow TO DO Sun, 05 May 2013 11:02:02 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130505/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/illustrate-point I am a person of ideas. I wouldn’t work on any assignment without spending considerable time understanding the product or till I realise my vision of the same. I always wanted to start something of my own and the opportunity came a year ago when I quit my job as a graphic designer for a TV company computer Photoshop Alan Fletcher TO DO Sun, 05 May 2013 10:59:03 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130505/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/mistress-history After penning books on diverse topics like food, travel, health, happiness, beauty, power of mind, Mughal history, Saddam Hussein, Indian army and a lot more, author Tanushree Podder is back with her third fiction novel Escape From Harem. The book is a glimpse into the mysterious world of the Jahangir Shah Jahan Saddam Hussein Nur Jahan TO DO Sun, 05 May 2013 10:48:12 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130505/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/lifestyles-rich-and-famous Having money is all about unique experiences and top-end luxury — so it could be a high-end Christmas meal, or driving a different supercar every week for a year, or just inundating your partner in rose petals. If you have money, it’s all yours and for a steep price. There is definitely a demand Taj mahal Petra Chinese World Heritage site TO DO Sun, 05 May 2013 10:34:37 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130505/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/gourmand-excursions-sans-waistline-expansions What do you do if stuck on a desert island? Starve. What do you do if stuck on a dessert island? Glut. Pick your dessert island right and you may yet look starved. Mauritius’s most hedonistic retreats have employed French pâtissiers who proffer sugar-slashed pâtisseries, viennoiseries and chocolat Mauritius French Monte-Carlo strawberry jam TO DO Sun, 05 May 2013 10:29:57 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130428/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/sweet-date-every-month In the case of any traditional cuisine, the time of the year has a major influence as to which all dishes are appropriate or possible to make. Much of this is typically dictated by the natural world — what fruits or vegetables are in season, for instance. There are also many festivals throughout Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu Alphonso mangoes Ganesh Chaturthi festival TO DO Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:32:32 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130428/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/ethically-speaking Creating fashion that is sustainable is my motto in life. My brand O Layla represents my belief in ethical sourcing and sustainable fashion. Our signature line re-invents the glamorous version of ethically sourced village handicrafts and recycled waste materials. As the desire to experiment with Rajasthani meena O Layla TO DO Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:20:34 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130428/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/khan-make-difference British architect Asif Khan designed the award-winning Coca Cola Beatbox Pavilion for the London Olympics last year. At Design Miami 2012, he unveiled an architectural installation Parhelia, replicating the effect of ice halos, in conjunction with Swarovski Crystal Palace. In Mumbai for a talk at Asif Khan Coca Cola Beatbox Pavilion London Olympics TO DO Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:16:31 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130428/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/detachment-key-liberation There is a joke doing the round on social media circles about a young monk asking a senior monk if he can use email. “Yes,” replies the senior monk adding “as long as there are no attachments”. In life, we develop attachments right from the moment we are born. Our first attachment is towards our Attachment pain security love TO DO Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:36:25 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130428/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/blame-it-vanity Till then, Anees Salim hadn’t approached any Indian literary agent. Having been “rejected ceremoniously” by several literary agents of leading publishers abroad, he resorted to a new technique — craft, if you like, of the kind that is a feature of his novels. He created an email id in the name of Anees Salim If Vicks Mango Tree Book Blind Lady’s Descendants TO DO Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:19:00 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130428/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/ferrari-ki-sawari It’s a video that has left many asking the following — what were the parents thinking? Why would someone let a nine-year old get behind the wheels of a car that’s built to do 0-100 in 3.6 seconds with a top speed of over 300 kilometres an hour. Also, weren’t they worried about their little darling Nisham Amal Ferrari Ishan TO DO Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:04:20 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130428/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/flashy-cars-our-cool-dudes Flamboyance is their middle name. The men in blue (or just about any shade now, thanks to the IPL) are certainly leading a happy life, driving around in their monster acquisitions. Here’s a look at some of the mean machines owned by the Indian cricket team. Hummers, Bentleys, Audis, Beamers... Hummers Bentleys Audis Beamers IPL Sourav Ganguly TO DO Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:49:18 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130428/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/deconstructing-relationship As a filmmaker, he’s at the top of his game, while she’s got a highly awaited project in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Meet Anurag Kashyap and Kalki Koechlin — Bollywood’s non-“it” couple.  Age no bar Anurag: I think the 11-year age gap between Kalki and me helps us balance each other out. Kalki: I’m Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Anurag Kashyap Kalki Koechlin TO DO Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:31:51 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130428/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/vijay-verma-ki-kahaani Vijay Verma’s account of himself in Bollywood would make a perfect movie script in itself. A boy with a strict Marwari upbringing, growing up in Hyderabad, enters films despite all the odds. Now, the film, Monsoon Shootout, produced by Anurag Kashyap, has been chosen for the Cannes Film Festival Vijay Verma Anurag Kashyap chittagong FTII TO DO Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:26:12 +0530 TODO http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130428/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/baton-exchange Arjuna awardee Mercy Kuttan belongs to the crop of golden athletes from Kerala who were responsible for that oft-repeated headline in the sports pages, Kerala girls dominate. Along with P.T. Usha, M.D. Valsamma, Shiny Wilson and others she formed a formidable force not only at the national level Ashwini Nachappa P.T. Usha Athletes P.T. Usha’s academy TO DO Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:18:32 +0530 TODO