Events

FOOD

ROOFTOP DINING Ongoing, 12.30pm-3.30pm & 6.30pm-10pm Indchicoo, Poppys Tower, Race Course; Tel: 434-6644 CHEERS HAPPY HOURS Zip By Spree Hotel Mangala International, 340, Nehru Street, Ram Nagar; Tel: 223-2012

Enjoy rooftop dining experience, a la carte. Ongoing, 11am-10pm

Cost per head: Rs 700.

MONDAY OFFER Monday, 11am-11pm Wow Biryani, Sathy Main Road, Saravanampatti; Tel: 96261-65313 Pick your order with egg biryani, bread omelette and fish fry @ Rs 100. High Restobar, Vijay Park Inn Hotel, Roof

Varieties of fish fry available.

SPECIAL USAL & MISAL Jan 2-10, 10am-9pm Chai Cupshup, RS Puram, Nanjundapuram; Tel: 436-9848 Especially for Mumbai street food lovers. Come and like more authentic delicacies like Airport Road,

Mumbai vada pav, Mumbai bhel, sabudana vada and much more. Cost per head: Rs100. GRILL/ SHAWARMA/ BIRYANI Ongoing, 12noon-9pm Tara’s Dine-In, A1, Housing Unit Road, Nehru Nagar, Veeriampalayam Road; Tel: 351-3626 Buy 1 grill, get 1 classic shawarma free. Buy 2 grills, get 1 plate shawarma free. Buy 1 chicken biryani, get 50% off on the second. @ BAR Buy 3 large and get one small free, and avail 10% discount on total bar bill. Cost per head: Rs 350.

@ TREAT Ongoing, 11am-10pm 20% discount on the total food bill. Cost per head: Rs 200.

OFFER FOR LADIES Ongoing, 12pm-10pm Top, 4th Floor, Ramnagar; Tel: 63817-53545 Pay only for him and ladies get complimentary food. Entry for couples and girls. Cost per head: Rs 800.

BIKE RIDE

WOMEN’S RIDE Jan 10, 6am Cross Team Riders, Cost per head: Rs 250.

Alagu Nagar, Civil Aerodrome Post, Sitra; Tel: 80725-97303 Experience women’s breakfast motorcycle ride with Kadambur to FSD and Walayar. Entry free.

BONELESS BUCKET BIRYANI Ongoing, 11.30am-9pm UK Kitchen, Karupanna Street, Olympus, Ramanathapuram; Tel: 98946-10029 Calm your hunger with special boneless veg and non-veg chicken, mutton biryani and panai olai bucket dum biryani. Cost: Panai Olai Biryani: mutton Rs 899, chicken Rs 699, egg Rs 399. Bucket Biryani: chicken chukka Rs 859, mutton varuval bucket Rs 1299, veg mutton varuval Rs 719. Prior booking required before 4 hours.

COIMBATORE VIZHA SPECIAL Jan 2-10, all day Young Indian; Tel: 404-4555 ; Online

An annual event to celebrate the spirit of the city, with a lineup of events, including a floral shower for COVID-19 warriors. All the events lined up to celebrate the strength, uniqueness and culture of the city have been redesigned. THE GRAND LAUNCH Jan 2, 12pm ESI Hospital, Singanallur; Tel: 404-4555 The grand launch will witness a flower shower over ESI and CMCH hospitals as a mark of gratitude to the COVID warriors. The helicopter ride to the normal public to experience the skyline.

VIRTUAL HERITAGE TOUR Jan 3-10, 10.30am From temples to heritage sites, from oldest markets to beautiful lakes, come along with historian Rajesh Govindarajalu to uncover the hidden secrets behind Coimbatore’s rich heritage. Register: www.coimbatorevizha.com VIRTUAL FOOD FEST Jan 2-10, 5pm onwards A plethora of events online and offline to satisfy your hunger pangs. Look out for exciting vizha combos, discounts and offers at your favourite restaurants.

CHEF’S PLATE Jan 10, 11.59am & 4.30pm Online A virtual cooking contest at your doorstep. ‘Mystery Box Challenge’ and a ‘Recipe Contest’ to showcase cooking talent. Get your knives sharpened, your mixing bowls ready and your chef hats on. Register: www.coimbatorevizha.com GIFT A DEVICE Jan 2-10, 10am Race Course, RS Puram, Peelamedu Enable distance learning for under-privileged children and help scale down the digital divide between urban and rural children. Drop off locations: Café Totaram, Race Course; That’s Y Food, RS Puram; and Oxyzone, Peelamedu.

CELEBRATING ROOTS Jan 6, 10.30am-12noon Nitya Gurukula; Tel: 404-4555; Online Some of the finest experts offer some real and practical tips and guidance on living the best years of your life in a graceful, loving and resilient manner. Connect with inner peace with Tai Chi class. Register: www.coimbatorevizha.com

AGRICULTURE & BEYOND Jan 6-7, 10am Online Watch the series of talks led by a panel of experts for Tamil Nadu Agriculture University to learn and question the latest practices of organic farming, agricultural entrepreneurship. Register: www.coimbatorevizha.com THE PITCH Jan 8-9, 11am Online Co-hosted by TiE Coimbatore, Native Lead, and CII - Young Indians and PSG STEP. Platform to bring together new start-ups and innovations from this region with prominent investors, advisors and experts from across the region and the country. Register: www.coimbatorevizha.com. thepitch

THE GAME CHANGERS Jan 9, 11am-12.30pm Online Women’s entrepreneurship summit and panel discussion of the recipe of thinking differently and the journey to success.

VIZHA MARATHON/CYCLOTHON, Jan 2-10, all day Young Indian; Tel: 90802-09817; Online Run anywhere any time. Calling all cycling enthusiasts to enjoy and explore the iconic places in and around the city. Register and get free cycling jersey. Get your running shoes on. Race categories: 5, 10, 21 and 42 km. Registration for cycling: 90802-09817. Marathon: www.coimbatorevizha.com

MIND YOUR MIND Jan 6, 10am Nitya Gurukula, Udayampalayam; Tel: 404-4555 Mind your mind for college students. Some of the seasoned experts address concerns and offer pointers to keep our mind in its best possible shape. Speakers: Dr Poongodi Bala, Dr Shree Aarth, Dr Vinod Balaji.

ART STREET Jan 2-10, 4-6pm

Competition and challenges for kids and adults. 3D-galleries to walk through and pick your favourite artwork, workshops conducted by budding artists on profound subjects, live sessions from professionals sharing their knowledge. Excellent platform for artists to showcase their talent. Register: www.coimbatorevizha.com/virtual-art-street

FITNESS

NEW YEAR RESOLUTION PACKAGE Till Jan 31, 9am-8pm Fitness One, Opp Kidney Care Centre, Puliakulam; Tel: 82207-54972 Join the community and give no excuses when it comes to fitness. Sign up for 300 days membership @ Rs 9921, and 100 days @ Rs 5121. T&C apply. PONGAL SPECIAL SHOPPING EXPO GO GLAM Jan 8-11, 10am-9pm Radisson Blu, Avinashi Road; Tel: 93448-33872 Discover the best culture and get prominence at this shopping extravaganza. Entry free.

TAMIL MARATHON - VAA TAMIZHA VAA Jan 10-24, 12am Tamil Marathon; Tel: 75502-59922; Online

World’s largest virtual run any place, any day, anytime. Bringing together runners from the Tamil community around the world and uplifting the lives of the needy. Record the run using a tracking app and preserve a screenshot and submit screenshot on the Tamil marathon website after completing run. Categories: 3km & 5km- Open/Kids (Men & Women), 10km & 21km - Open/Veterans (Men & Women). Registration fee: Rs 100, Rs 300 and Rs 500. Website: www.tamilmarathon.org PONGAL SALE & OFFERS Jan 31, 10am-8pm Sri Dharani Silks, 144A, Ramachandra Road, RS Puram; Tel: 98945-09679 Avail 10% off on all types of sarees, kurtis and salwars.

PONGAL SPA OFFER Till Jan 31, 11am-8pm Spring Spa & Salon, 20, Hozur Road, Race Course; Tel: 90474-59090 Get rid of your stress by special aromatherapy with the scents of aroma oils. Cost per hour: Rs 1500.

YOGA

YOGA TEACHER’S TRAINING - LEVEL 1 Jan 21, 10am-7pm Adiyar Yoga, 1521, Orange Building, Trichy Road; Tel: 88258-85788 Get internationally certified to become a yoga teacher under the guidance of Sri Soham Guriji. Course fee: Rs 75,000 (2 months)

FREEDOM TO HEALTH/ POWER VINYASA Till Jan 30, 7am-8am Yog With Meeta Centre; Tel: 98795-45059 Online Unravel the grace in your body as you align breath and movement. Practice yoga asanas and techniques with Meeta Shah. Asanas, Pranayama, deep relaxation technique, diet guidance, yog nidra. Call for details. EXPO

HI LIFE COIMBATORE Jan 9-10, 10am-8pm Vivanta-Coimbatore, 105, Race Course Road; Tel: 98204-96202 Expo for jewellery, accessories, home décor, furnishings and much more with top designers from all over India.

ART

ONLINE ART CLASS Ongoing, 10am VV Design Studio; Tel: 81484-07465 Online Online art class for students from India, Australia, Canada, California and US for all age groups with professional artist R. Vigneshraj. One to one and group classes available.

WORKSHOP

NATURAL SOAP MAKING Ongoing, 10am-5pm Dyaa’s Art & Craft; Tel: 95850-86240 Online Workshop for basic and advance topics in soap and cosmetic making. Fees: Soap making Rs 6500, Cosmetics Rs 2500. Online one to one student session also available.

PENCIL LETTERING & CALLIGRAPHY Jan 24, 11am-1pm VV Design Studio; Tel: 81484-07465 Online

Learn virtual pencil lettering for beginners and adults in Google Meet. Age: 7-20 years. Entry: Rs 499.

CONTEST

MOTION POSTER Jan 25, 10am SGA Cars, Sowripalayam Road; Tel: 80587-73366 India’s first motion poster video contest by SKODA SGA to show all their skills. No age limit. Last date for video submission: 20th Jan, 2021. Entry free.

EDUCATION

OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMME Ongoing, 9am-7pm Ze Bancairo; Tel: 86106-44583 Online Opportunity programme for upcoming bank, insurance and RBI exams with interactive sessions, personal guidance, updated solving concepts, activity based classes and much more. Register for lifetime course and get additional discounts on the course fee. Course fee: 100 days Rs 5000, 50 days Rs 3000, 30 days Rs 2000.

SPORTS

21 DAYS RESOLUTION CHALLENGE Jan 1-21, 12am-11.55pm Run & Ride 2 Fit; Tel: 94088-07065 Online

Run, walk, cycling any time, anywhere to form a habit of long-term commitment towards health. Category: run, walk, cycling (any one, both or all 3). Ticket: Rs 249 and Rs 649. Distance: Any Distance as per your choice/target Register: https://bit.ly/RESOLUTION2021 NEW YEAR RESOLUTION CHALLENGE Jan 1-Feb 10, 12am Champion Athletes Club; Tel: 98909-75766 Online

Run, walk, cycling any time anywhere all over India to motivate, encourage everyone stay fit and healthy. All finishers will get customised memento and e-certificates. Registration Link: https://www.townscript.com/e/new-yearcycling-and-running-challenge-202011FDGFFDG

MAHATMA 10K RUN Jan 3-21, 5am Omega Events; WhatsApp: 80977-12656, Online

Run, walk, jog, cycle at your own place, gym or treadmill. Get unique medal by courier. Share screenshot of your Timing App and WhatsApp on above number.

TRAVEL

DUBAI SHOPPING FEST Jan 12-17, 10am-5pm Emperor Traveline, 32A, Bhashyakaralu Road East, RS Puram; Tel: 450-6000 Start the journey of your lifetime with a perfect honeymoon. Package starts from Rs 45,399 for 3 nights, and Rs 56,979 for 4 nights. Get free upgrade to water villa and child travels free. Travel period till 23rd Dec 2021. Call for package details.

REPUBLIC DAY SPECIAL

R-DAY RUN & RIDE Jan 26, 12am Run&Ride2Fit; Tel: 94088-07065 Online To honour and celebrate the 72nd Indian Republic Day, join together for run, walk or ride from any place anywhere. Rewards: Unique physical medal, e-certificate, t-shirt and voucher. Ticket: Rs 349 & Rs 649. Register: http://bit.ly.REPUBLICRUN2021

R-DAY RUN-RIDE-WALK Jan 26-31, 12am Jaipur Fit; WhatsApp: 99825-81451 Online Virtual event to achieve fitness goals in 2021. Run inside home or outside as per your convenience and government guidelines on any one day from 26th Jan - 31st Jan 2021. Run with App or watch, to track your run and submit data with proof on WhatsApp. Participation Fee: Rs 99. Register: http://bit.ly/3nw4XAm

SALE OFFER

INAUGURAL OFFER Ongoing, 10am-8pm The Mattress Hub, 427, Vivekananda Road, Ram Nagar; Tel: 81900-53786 Zerina complete bedroom furniture set, including queen size cot with storage + 4-doors wardrobe + dressing table + night stand/side table @ Rs 1,02,900. Stop worrying about your kid rolling off the bed while asleep. Book one for toddlers safety with new in-house product. Visit the store for more information.

Homely hospitality

EXPERIENCE WHOLESOME, NATURAL, LEISURELY STAY AT THE GRAND REGENT BY SMITI JAIN NARAYAN

The Grand Regent in Coimbatore offers a wonderfully serene and leisurely stay experience to travellers, in a home away from home with all comfort, thoughtful facilities and fresh wholesome food.

The full-fledged hotel is situated on Avinashi Road, just 3 km away from the Railway Station and Coimbatore Bus Station, making it easy for visitors to the city with close proximity to all prime areas of Coimbatore, be it business hubs or shopping centres or other useful locations being in the heart of town.

The hotel offers all facilities on a sprawling resort-like property spread out over two acres with serene surroundings, 27 well-appointed rooms, multiple banquet halls, 24-hour front desk, free Wi-Fi access availability, well trained staff, high-hygiene kitchens churning out freshest, wholesome, best-quality food, and all safety protocols in place.

Apart from a most comfortable stay, The Grand Regent also offers many banqueting facilities making it the perfect venue to host business and social functions, official events, private ceremonies, conferences, dealer meets and other gatherings with big or small groups.

When it comes to banquet facilities, The Grand Regent offers a choice of several Banquet Halls suitable for all requirements and functions, which can also be customised to specifications. It is the perfect venue for weddings, social gatherings, corporate events and high-end exhibitions. It can host from the smallest meetings of 4-5 persons, to large gatherings of up to 1000 to 1500 persons.

The food at The Grand Regent deserves a special mention as they take great care to source only the freshest and purest whole ingredients, which are then hand-pounded and ground in-house to ensure purity, hygiene and highest quality of spices, flours, masala pastes and powders for use in the dishes. The fresh flavours released by this process give an authentic taste and relish to the prepared food, making it wholesome and pure, with no artificial flavours or colourings.

They offer different multicuisine options and Indian specialities of North and South, signature seafood, delicious and wholesome vegetarian and non-vegetarian fare, with stringent quality control at every step of the preparation process, to give it a homely purity and taste. Ramesh Chandra Kumar General Manager

Food & Beverage at The Grand Regent is always impeccable with all varieties, catering to all tastes.

Symphony their multicuisine restaurant offers Indian and global cuisines, buffets and a la carte options. Fishing Net as the name suggests, is a seafood speciality al fresco restaurant with barbecue, coastal cuisines and daily, fresh catch of the day. Rathna is a pure vegetarian restaurant serving piping hot meals and many choices. The bar named Courtyard is fully stocked with Domestic and International beverages, the best wines liquors and cocktails and accompanying snacks and mains, all in a wonderful woody Chettinad ambience. Other thoughtful amenities like a fully-equipped business centre, health club, salon, gift shop, optical store, leather footwear shop – all make The Grand Regent a very comfortable place to stay, work from, host events, and leisure stay. Stay at The Grand Regent, a complete hotel in serene surroundings, wholesome home stay experience, and the purest, freshest, highest quality delicious food. Once you experience their homely hospitality with all facilities, you will surely come back again and again!

708, Avinashi Road; Tel: 429-4455, 429-4444 M: 98940-44125 | www.thegrandregent.com

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