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LOOKING
GLASS
DELHI
Restaurant
There
are few things as enjoyable as reading a book over a steaming cup of coffee.
So Poonam and Shekhar Malhotra (owners of Full Circle publishing house
and the New Age store in Khan Market of the same name) have opened Cafe
Turtle above the store. Sip on espresso, cappucino (Rs 40 a cup),
tea, hot chocolate, soups or ginger fizz while you dig into the veggie,
some-of-it-home-made menu. Includes croissants (Rs 40), kiwi meringue
(Rs 70), cinnamon rolls and other snacks. "We want to be as fresh
and wholesome as possible so we won't use anything canned or tinned or
frozen," says Poonam. The 50-cover cafe also sells various varieties
of packaged tea. For more information, call (011) 465-5641.
Play
 When
two men perform Romeo and Juliet, what do you get? For the answer
to that question, watch theatre director Roysten Abel's latest play, Goodbye
Desdemona starring veteran Barry John and talented young actor
Adil Hussain. Abel's play Othello, A Play in Black and White bagged
the Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1999. After an
exclusive preview in Delhi earlier this year, Goodbye Desdemona too
travelled to Edinburgh before going to Amsterdam. It's on at India Habitat
Centre from November 4-6. For further information and tickets, call (011)
468-2222.
CALCUTTA
Music
"We
own over 1.5 lakh titles. We also have the copyright to over 70 per cent
of Indian music ever recorded," claims Sanjiv Goenka, vice-chairman,
RPG Enterprises. So the Gramophone Company of India Ltd, a division of
RPG, has thought up a CD-on-demand scheme to capitalise on the
collection. Go to Hamaracd.com, pick your favourite Indian music tracks
from a list of 10,000, and order a CD online with songs of your choice.
It will be delivered anywhere in India within five days, all for Rs 375.
NRIs must wait though: overseas deliveries aren't happening yet.
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