Archive | Life and more RSS feed for this section

A salivatingly melodious evening

A salivatingly melodious evening

Hindu metro plus ,An evening of food and music For me a traditional South Indian rasam is always flavoured with a pinch of that intensely aromatic spice , asafoetida .If someone were to tell me that it did not originate in India I would have found it very hard to believe . But that’s just […]

Read More
Kamaldeep Kaur and her creations

Kamaldeep Kaur and her creations

Hindu metro plus ,The craft and the lady behind it Being in conversation with Kamaldeep Kaur has turned out to be one of my most educational experiences I’ve had in the short span of a few hours! She was here to participate in the Srishti exhibition organized by Cctn to showcase her amazing array of […]

Read More
A marathon view from a bicycle

A marathon view from a bicycle

Hindu metro plus ,Coimbatore Marathon 2015 Any well-organised event will have a story or stories behind it . Let me lead you through a biker’s journey of the Coimbatore Marathon 2015. This is the 3rd consecutive year that we group of cyclists have worked closely with the CCF & Coimbatore Runners Association in ensuring that […]

Read More
Bali food Safari - Jimbaran

Bali food Safari – Jimbaran

Hindu metro plus , Bali Food Safari When an organization claims that it offers the number one food experience in Bali through it’s mystery dining tours,it immediately piques your interest.The Bali food safari which I stumbled upon by accident is a culinary tour for the palates put together by Australians Simon and Gael after they […]

Read More
The Shandy at Sulur

The Shandy at Sulur

Hindu metro plus , To market ,to market… The damp soil , the persistant drizzle and the less intense rays makes it ideal for farmers to grow crops that thrive in well hydrated soil. Determined to follow in their footsteps , I went scouting for organic sprouted small onions for sowing. My search led me […]

Read More
TheMasterchef Australia judges

TheMasterchef Australia judges

Hindu metro plus , Matt , Gary and George For the past few weeks Facebook has been abuzz with excitement about the World food on a plate event with the famous judges from Masterchef Australia. Now ordinarily I’m not one to go gaga over celebrities but when it came to George , Gary and Matt […]

Read More
The Batik story

The Batik story

Hindu metro plus , Batik , the happy fabric You know you’re in Batik country as soon as you land in Indonesia. It’s available for sale everywhere. The make shift shacks on the beachfront , the small road stores as well as the air conditioned boutiques all carry different kinds of hand crafted batik clothing […]

Read More
On the Negamam saree trail

On the Negamam saree trail

Hindu metro plus , Negamam [email protected] Thadam tours are run by a talented group of people who organise tours in and around Pollachi.   Being a part of the 100 saree pact last year has influenced me to take notice of the traditional weaves that are still in practice close to my home town. The […]

Read More
Let's walk and taste ,laugh and discover- heritage food trail in Coimbatore-part 1

Let’s walk and taste ,laugh and discover- heritage food trail in Coimbatore-part 1

Hindu metro plus , Heritage food walk by Divya Chandran Every year in January ,the citizens of Coimbatore come together in support of the Kovai Vizha. These week long activities this year, included a heritage food trail. It was organised by the Coimbatore chapter of Young Indians along with Mr. Rajesh Govindarajulu , a person […]

Read More
La Chaine des Rotisseurs

La Chaine des Rotisseurs

Hindu metro plus , Balliage de Bangalore   Most foodies dream of being a part of as many gourmet gastronomic experiences as possible. So when I was invited to a five course sit down dinner by a member of the Chaine des Rotisseurs, I was more than delighted to accept. La Chaine des Rotisseurs is […]

Read More