As the festive season comes upon us, so do the problems of plenty. From Satya Sai Nigamagamam, Phoenix Arena and Saptaparni to the Tajs and the Parks, fashion specials abound this week.
The jury may be out on whether a Saturday night beats a Friday night in anticipation, but live gigs by Swarvedda, All India Permit, The Non-Violinist Project and Bombay Raja, and plenty of acclaimed DJs, ensure there's no such confusion this week.
Kailash Kher will show tonite how a Padma Sri epithet is not an automatic youth-repellant. Also, a beauty contest, plenty of theatre, comedy, food, sports, art and more.
The dandia camps are starting off, a heated discussion on Rafale promises to rile, N Convention brings the best of Telangana's weavers to the limelight, and a comedienne helps trivialize all of the above.
Srinivas Mancha, Mansa Veena, Namrata Varma, Sanjoy Patra and more bring varied imagination to the galleries this week. And if displaying imagination of your own is on your mind, there's some pretty interesting workshops.
Tournaments abound in town, with cricket being the most popular. There's also shopping and food festivals, art events and more. But if what you are lookinmg forward to most is the nightlife, there's also an Alcoholics Anonymous meet.
Whether you want to dress up your home, your loved ones or yourself the coming festive season, we know just the places to get more for less. And we know lots of them.
An up-and-coming band get themselves a gig at Hard Rock Cafe, and there's Threeory if that didn't sound too enticing. Our picks for the best at the nightclubs tonite.
Sundry cricket, football and handball tournaments will keep sports enthusiasts kind of occupied, and those with valid add-on credit cards and loving, solvent spouses have plenty of special shopping destinations. Also, food, art and more.
Nishumbita, Rangmanch, Safarnama and Shudrka stage diverse plays, but Sumit Anand, Kunal Kamra, Sonali Thakker, Kautuk Srivastava, Kantri Guyz and Mahreen Syed all do the same - have you ROTFLMAO.
Rhythm, Mounira Express and Shiv Menon take stage, and a bunch of your favorite DJs pump up the volume, giving you plenty of options to pay fitting tribute to the long weekend.
Bengali, Goan, southern and biryani specials contrast with plenty of global cuisines this week, and a cooking competition at Lalitha Kala Thoranam is something your wife and mother really need to know about.