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DELHI
Exhibition
 Hungarian
graphic artist Gabor Gyarfas insists on using traditional techniques instead
of falling prey to the armchair pleasures of computer designing. The exhibition
of his posters titled Pop to Classic therefore appears more like
an exhibition of topical paintings. Most of the 35 works on display are
film-based-from a Woody Allen movie to a French comedy-while some commemorate
events like the Trianon and the World Day of Savings. On at the Hungarian
Cultural Centre, 1/A Janpath till March 27. Call (011) 301-1152.
Restaurant
 In
a quiet corner of The Imperial Hotel, Delhi, stands San Gimignano,
a new 28-cover restaurant that serves Italian food in elegant surroundings.
Chef Eraldo Colazzo of Rome proudly announces that "even the seeds
for the salad vegetables used here" came with him from Italy and
have been sown in a farmhouse outside the city. Try the Pollo Scarpariello
(chicken breast sauteed with garlic, fresh herbs and artichoke hearts
and served with cardinal sauce) or Rotelle al Tonno Siciliano (wheel pasta
served with a traditional Sicilian tuna sauce with capers, mixed corns
and olives). Meal for two, with a choice of a starter, a main course dish
and a dessert: Rs 3,000 plus taxes. For reservations, call (011) 334-1234.
MUMBAI
Accessories store
 A
new Italian-tiled store in Bandra, Watches of Switzerland, beckons
with some of the world's top accessories brands. So step into shopping
dream if you can shell out Rs 5,000 going up to Rs 7 lakh for watches,
up to Rs 25,000 for sunglasses and just as much for leather accessories
and pens. For something more affordable, settle for the Spring and Summer
2001 Swatch Collection. A useful asset, apart from an unobtrusive staff,
is a state-of-the-art watch service centre. At Link Corner Building, Linking
Road, Bandra (W). Call (022) 640-2511.
BANGALORE
Concert
 On
Sunday, April 1, hard rock band Deep Purple will perform live at
the Bangalore Palace Grounds from 7.30 p.m.-the only Indian stop on their
Asia-Pacific tour. Deep Purple Live is to be powered by 3,00,000 watts
of sound and lights. Tickets of Rs 250 each available at several outlets
in Bangalore. For details call (080) 552-6622 or 331-6683.
MUMBAI
Exhibition
 Paritosh
Sen's caricarturish oeuvre-his podgy people in cubist backgrounds-form
the bulk of the works at the artist's retrospective show at the NGMA,
Mumbai. But for those who know little of Sen's pre-stylised years, the
exhibition offers additional insight-miniature-format watercolours done
in the 1930s that imagine historical moments like Akbar discussing Hindu
philosophy with his courtiers or Shahjahan inspecting a building construction.
The show is on till March 31. Call (022) 285-2457 between 11 a.m. and
6 p.m. for more details.
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