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Finding love in the time of a pandemic

VALENTINE’S DAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, AND WITH IT COMES A HOST OF EMOTIONS. LET’S EXPLORE SOME

BARD OF BIRDS

WORDS FOR BIRDS IS AN ENGAGING COLLECTION OF ALL OF ORNITHOLOGIST AND CONSERVATIONIST SÁLIM ALI’S POPULAR RADIO BROADCASTS

Behind the Lens

ADRIN SEQUEIRA IS AN AVID PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAS WORKED WITH SOME OF THE TOP SOUTH INDIAN MOVIE STARS. STAYING HUMBLE AND TRUE TO HIS PROFESSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN HIS GO-TO MANTRA

Baked with Love

KRITHIKA RADHAKRISHNAN’S STORY IS THAT OF A PASSIONATE BAKER WHO BAKES FROM HER HEART TO GIVE YOU THOSE SCRUMPTIOUS INDULGENT MOMENTS THAT LAST FOREVER IN YOUR MEMORIES

How To Rewire Your Subconscious Mind

Happy New Year Provoke readers! I'm sure you have skimmed plenty of the usual articles that proliferate around this time of the year, about what resolutions are worth making and how to stick to them.

What Fitness Trends Can We Expect In 2022?

Here are six fitness trends to watch out for in 2022 After an eventful 2020 followed by 2021, a year of awareness, change, growth and evolution, each of us have taken our learnings from these two years.

SCALING HIGH

*HAVING SHOT TO FAME WITH A SINGLE HIT SONG, 'MASTER THE BLASTER', SINGER BJORN SURRAO TALKS ABOUT HOW LIFE HAS CHANGED

Malavalam Cinema Bevond Cliché

DIRECTOR AND ACTOR BASIL JOSEPH, THE MAN WHO MADE HIS DREAMS COME TRUE AND PAVED HIS OWN PATH IN THE MALAYALAM FILM INDUSTRY IS ALL SET TO UNLEASH HIS INGENUITY THROUGH HIS LATEST MOVIE MINNAL MURALI. MALAYALAM FILMS ARE WELL-KNOWN FOR THEIR REALISTIC APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO STORIES, ACTORS, ACTING METHODS, SCREENPLAY, MAKEUP AND CLOTHING. FILM CRITICS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO LOVE MOLLYWOOD SCRIPTS. SO WHEN THERE'S A MAN WHO GOES OUT OF THE BOX AND TAKES MALAYALAM CINEMA TO THE NEXT LEVEL. BASIL'S NEW SUPERHERO SCRIPT IN MALAYALAM, 'MINNAL MURALI' (LIGHTNING MURALI) STARRING TOVINO THOMAS AND FEMINA GEORGE, WAS RELEASED ON NETFLIX AND HAS BEEN GETTING GREAT REVIEWS. LET'S GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE FILM FROM THE CREATOR BASIL JOSEPH HIMSELF.

New Life, New Beginnings

MEET THE BEAUTIFUL MEDPRENEUR WHO IS MAKING THE WORLD A BEAUTIFUL PLACE

IT WASN'T ME WHO CHOSE THE ARTS: I WAS ALREADY CHOSEN BY IT

ONE OF SANDALWOOD'S YOUNGEST MUSICAL COMPOSERS, VASUKI VAIBHAV HAS BEEN STEADILY CLIMBING UP THE CHARTS WITH HIS MELODIES AND HAS JUST LIVED HIS DREAM OF COMPOSING MASS TRACKS WITH THE LATEST FLICK BADAVA RASCAL

AAVO PADHARO!

DO CHECK OUT THESE MARVELS ON YOUR TRIP TO THE JEWEL OF WESTERN INDIA, GUJARAT

BIG FAT LIE

Here's the greatest weight loss secret and the easiest and healthiest way to lose weight

A MIDDLE-CLASS MENTALITY AND INNOCENT OUTLOOK IS WHAT CONNECTS ME TO THE AUDIENCE

A GRADUATE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND FORENSIC SCIENCES, AMRUTHA IYENGAR'S INTRODUCTION TO FILMS WAS PURELY ACCIDENTAL. BUT NOW THAT SHE'S HERE, AMRUTHA WHOSE LATEST OUTING IS BADAVA RASCAL, IS HAPPY THAT SHE'S MADE A MARK IN THE SHORT SPAN THAT SHE'S BEEN HERE

'THE WORLD OF TINSEL TOWN IS NOT EASY'

RANJIT PUNIA SHARES HIS JOURNEY FROM BEING A MODEL TO AN ACTOR AND HIS FITNESS MANTRAS IN A CANDID INTERVIEW WITH PROVOKE MAGAZINE

APPU WAS 13 YEARS YOUNGER TO ME AND I TREATED HIM LIKE MY SON

IN AN ODE TO HIS BELOVED APPU, THE ACCLAIMED ACTOR TRAVELS DOWN THE STREETS OF NOSTALGIA, REMINISCING THE GOOD TIMES WITH THE POWER STAR

A CHANGED MAN

RANA DAGGUBATI LOOKS BACK ON HOW HIS ACTING AND ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY HAS PANNED OUT OVER THE YEARS AND CONFESSES HOW HE HAS MADE LIFESTYLE CHANGES FOR HIS MARRIAGE AND HIS OWN HEALTH IN AN INTROSPECTIVE CANDID CONVERSATION WITH PROVOKE MAGAZINE

BRINGING GOA TO BANGALORE

THIS NEWLY OPENED JUNGALOW LIKE BUNGALOW-TURNED-RESTAURANT IS THE PLACE TO HEAD TO IF YOU'RE MISSING THOSE GOAN VIBES

How much is too much?

INCREASED RISK OF CARDIAC ARREST SENDS PANIC WAVES IN THE FITNESS INDUSTRY

Gawky Goose Kitchen & Bar

THE NEW HOTSPOT FOR HAUTE DRINKING, GASTRONOMIC FOOD AND GLIMMERING INTERIORS, GAWKY GOOSE KITCHEN & BAR HAS BECOME AN INSTANT CROWD FAVOURITE FROM THE TIME IT OPENED DOORS IN 2021.

The Pet People Cafe

Pet lovers seem to be on the rise everywhere and to cater to these pet paw-rents is this plant-forward cafe with a guilt-free, cruelty-free and vegan friendly menu curated by Master Chef Abhijit Saha.

Meet Arjun Doney and Tara, the accidental YouTubers

MALAYALI COUPLE ARJUN DONEY AND TARA'S FUN VIDEO SKITS FEATURING THEM AND THEIR TWO LITTLE KIDS ARE INSPIRING MISOGAMIST YOUNGSTERS TO TRY MARRIAGE AND EVEN THE UNTHINKABLE, AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE

Pick Your Dish

NEW RESTOBAR IN CHENNAI, NGHT MRKT GIVES YOU THE OPTIONS OF HANDPICKING DISHES FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF CUISINES

KRYOLAN MAKE-UP IS A SCIENCE

THERE IS ONLY ONE REAL PROFESSIONAL MAKE-UP MAKER. THERE IS ONLY ONE KRYOLAN. IN 1945, BERLINBASED CHEMIST ARNOLD LANGER DEVELOPED HIS VERY FIRST MAKE-UP FORMULA, MARKING THE BEGINNING OF ONE OF THE GLOBE'S MOST SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL MAKE-UP BRANDS OF ALL TIME. 76 YEARS ON, KRYOLAN IS FAMOUS THE WORLD OVER FOR PIONEERING AND MANUFACTURING SUPERIOR MAKE-UP PRODUCTS THAT NEVER FAIL TO DELIVER - FOR EVERY KIND OF MAKE-UP ARTIST. OVER THE DECADES, ARNOLD AND HIS FAMILY HAVE CONTINUED TO MAKE SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH-AFTER BREAKTHROUGHS, ALLOWING ARTISTS IN FASHION, BEAUTY, THEATER, FILM & TV, SFX AND BODY ART ACHIEVE THEIR CREATIVE GOALS.

THE REAL - LIFE HERO

JUSTICE K CHANDRU, THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE SUCCESSFUL FILM JAI BHIM' WAS HIS REAL-LIFE INCIDENT WHILE HANDLING RAJA KANNU AND SENGANI CASE AS A LAWYER IN THE YEAR 1993. HE HAS ALSO RAISED VOICE FOR DOWNTRODDEN AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. THE FILM JAI BHIM IS RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS AS IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE POWER OF HABEAS CORPUS PETITION AND HAS SOME DISTURBING SCENES - INCLUDING THE ONE HOW THE PEOPLE FROM THE VILLAGE TREAT RAJA KANNU AND POLICE OPPRESSION AGAINST THE MARGINALISED TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. THE FILM LEADS SURIYA AND MANIKANDAN HAS PERFORMED THEIR BEST AND LOOK SO REALISTIC THAT IT HAS CAUGHT EVERYONE'S ATTENTION. JAI BHIM IS ONE OF THE HARDHITTING FILMS OF THE YEAR 2021. THE SPOTLIGHT WAS ON THE REAL HERO, FORMER JUSTICE K CHANDRU WHO WAS APPOINTED AS HIGH COURT JUDGE BY APJ ABDUL KALAM. LET'S MEET THE REAL MAN BEHIND THE ROLE.

Everything You Need to Know About Your Heart's Health

Your heart is the one that keeps you alive and kicking every second of your life. Here's what you need to know about that most special muscle in your body called heart

Swap to Stay Sauve

STAY STYLISH WITH THE LATEST IN TRENDS IN FASHION WITHOUT ADDING TO THE LANDFILLS AND WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK EITHER

THE GIRL WITH THE MILION-WATT SMILE

THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE NADIRSHAH DIRECTORIAL EESHO OVER ITS TITLE HAS BEEN RAGING IN KERALA THE PAST FEW WEEKS, BUT ITS LEAD ACTRESS, NAMITHA PRAMOD, IS NOT BOTHERED AT ALL. BUT THEN, SHE HAS NEVER BEEN ONE TO GET STRESSED OVER CONTROVERSIES, AND KEEPS AWAY FROM THEM CONSCIOUSLY, SHE SAYS. THE PAN SOUTH ACTRESS KNOWN FOR MULTIPLE HITS IN MALAYALAM AS WELL AS TAMIL AND TELUGU FILMS LIKE NIMIR AND CHUTTALABBAI, COMPLETES 10 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY THOUGH SHE IS ALL OF 25. NAMITHA SPEAKS ABOUT HER LOVE FOR CINEMA, DANCE, HER FOUR-LEGGED FURRY ‘SIBLING' POPO, SOCIOLOGY (YES!) AND MORE IN AN EXCLUSIVE CANDID INTERVIEW FOR PROVOKE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE

SKIN IS IN!

SKINCARE DOS AND DON'TS THAT MAY HELP YOU COMBAT YOUR SKIN WOES

Cooking from The Heart

MEET CHEF, CULINARY CONSULTANT, DAUGHTER OF ACTOR ARVIND SWAMI, ADHIRA SWAMI'S KITCHEN TAKEOVER CURATED AT ON THE ROCKS, CROWNE PLAZA

Going Back to the Basics

IT'S NOT JUST THE FOOD, IT'S AN EXPERIENCE. WHILE THE FOOD DOES THE TALKING HERE, THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE OF DINING AT FARMLORE IS A CLASS APART.