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May 1, 2000 |
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 Go Delhi : Art Four
blue-chip artists get together for Point -- Counter
Point, a show of drawings. Manjit Bawa's got his balloon-like
forms, K.G. Subramanyan has crayon sketches, A. Ramachandran has created a
jumbled trans-species and
Arpita Singh has done watercolours, like the buxom lady tethered by
Lilliputians. Interested? Head to Gallery Espace before May 13. Telephone:
(011) 683-0499. Restaurant The
Buck Stops Here at the Ansal Plaza is a trendy "art cafe"
with a delightfully fresh look. Quotes by Ernest Hemingway and Voltaire
are painted on the walls -- a bit like a Parisian cafe. A ceiling in
shades of pink, mauve and yellow, and thin muslin curtains add to the
cheerful ambience. Photographs, paintings and curios displayed are for
sale and change regularly. The food, though western, has a strong Oriental
and Indian influence. The boneless lamb cooked in Indian spices is a
must-try. Sumptuous desserts such as Blueberry Pie and Spiced Pears in
Berry Sauce make for a perfect end. A meal for two costs Rs 650 plus
taxes. Call (011) 625-7696/7. Kipling
and Co Arts in Kalakshetra Colony presents old pieces of furniture
evocative of the classical colonial era and priceless antiques hand-picked
from all over India. A library-cum-bookshop on the first floor has
antiquarian books, reprints of classics and coffee- table tomes. There are
also small gift items ranging from ceramics to pottery and wrought iron.
The owners plan to open their second showroom in Delhi soon. Telephone:
(044) 447-4538. Vindhya's
offers cuisine from Bengal, Orissa, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Food's good. Meal for two
averages Rs 600. For more details call (022) 616-4040. Sankars, the new 2,000 sq ft store on Madras Bank Road, is the latest rendezvous for book lovers in the city. Partly because the owners encourage people to hang around even if they don't intend to buy. Sankars is known for its bookshops at Bangalore's five-star hotels and airports in south India, so this one's a first for the chain. Telephone: (080) 558-6868. Pune
has many sobriquets: Oxford of the East, Pensioner's Paradise, it Capital
of Maharashtra. Find out why in Pune: Queen of the
Deccan (Elephant Design; Rs 1,500), a book on the city's
development down the ages. Co-authored by Jaymala Diddee and Samita Gupta,
it boasts of some rare pictures of the old city and contains interesting
information on the history of the peths that still remain from the time of
the Peshwas, of the cantonment area and various market places. The visuals
are provided by photographer Sandesh Bhandhare. |
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