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Denizens of darkness
As Uttar Pradesh goes to the polls, Bishwanath Ghosh revisits its biggest city, Kanpur, and speaks to a disillusioned citizenry that knows nothing is going to change — even if the mills have given way to malls.
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Controversy's child
Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on what it means to live under death threats and in a world where cultural freedom is constantly under attack.
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February 11, 2012
Mail Bag
Magic spellThe article “The rise of a global icon” made for interesting reading as it elegantly traced the history of how the bronze icon of Thiruvalangadu Nataraja — dancing image of...
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February 11, 2012
Showcase: Page 3 in the 1930s
Nayantara Pothen’s new book, Glittering Decades: New Delhi in Love and War, brings to life the capital during the British Raj and follows it through to the decades after Independence. The bo...
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February 11, 2012
Top of the pops
Every year, the Grammy try to put together about a score of songs that they think every music fan would enjoy. The reality they fail to acknowledge is that some music, no matter how immensely popul...
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February 11, 2012
Gourmet Files : The taste lingers
This has always been a mystery to me. Why does institutional food look, smell and taste as it does? Years in college and university “messes” should have made me an expert, but while I do of course...
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February 11, 2012
Chasing a revolution
Standing on the edge of a precipice, looking ahead at a boundless, rust-coloured world, the words of TE Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, describing the Wadi Rum came rushing back to me...
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February 11, 2012
It's curable
Leprosy is one of the oldest known diseases and continues to be a challenge despite a substantial fall in its prevalence in the last few decades. In spite of straightforward clinical diagnosis in m...
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February 11, 2012
Britain's got Indian talent
Over the last six years, the Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust has brought Hindustani classical and Carnatic music to the UK through its annual four-day festivals. In the age of hyper-marketing an...
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February 11, 2012
‘I am not an activist'
Land use, displacement, farmer suicide, power struggle are some of the issues that your artwork revolves around. What makes you bring these issues to the canvas?I have always been int...
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February 11, 2012
Ranthambore on the rise
Sixteen-year-old Rinku attentively sews a buttonhole under the expert eye of his teacher. He dreams of being a star batsman like his idol Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his mind wanders to cricket all th...
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February 11, 2012
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Barefoot - The other side of life
In Passing
‘I cannot change my voice'
Showcase: Closer to the magic mountain
Showcase: The Italian job
Showcase: Canons of beauty
Top of the world
Pacemaker: Can yoga harm?
Has the Kanjeevaram saree lost its sheen?
February 11, 2012
Baij's oeuvre
Six books, 500 exhibits, and a two-month long retrospective, which will travel to Bangalore and Mumbai. Delayed it might be but this only reflects on the stature of Ramkinkar Baij, who is credited...
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February 11, 2012
Spoilt for choice
There’s a lot going on in the plush DLF Emporio Mall, New Delhi and quite a bit of the action is at AUMA, Spread over 4,200 sq feet in the plush mall. The menu is simple, non-complicated with choic...
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February 11, 2012
A fool rushes in
The energetic, self-willed clowns of “C for Clown” and “Hamlet the Clown Prince” directed by Rajat Kapoor are back in “Nothing Like Lear”, produced by Rajat Kapoor's Cinematograph and the Company T...
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February 11, 2012
Hills of silver
We are on a promenade lined by Baroque statues, looking over a wooded valley. History is full of ironies. Bucolic Kutna Hora could have been as famous as Prague and even wealthier, but today it's o...
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February 11, 2012
Bridge: Watch him squirm
Most players are of the opinion that squeezes occur towards the end of the play of a bridge hand. While it is generally true, there are exceptions, as witness today's deal from a pairs tournament....
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February 11, 2012
Mirror, mirror on the wall
How you view your body and the feeling you nurture about your physical self is called body image. It may very well not be real! How do we acquire this image of ourselves? How do we improve a negat...
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February 11, 2012
Quinn on a spin
It all might just seem inexplicable and other-wordly but basically, every artist is talking about the basics. The point of departure is spelt out in the process one engages with. In the world of Ma...
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February 11, 2012
Worldspace
Checking out HolyfieldRajapaksa confirms everything is fine with the Real Deal’s ears.One of the first questions that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa had w...
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February 11, 2012
Fading of an invisible map
The fishing will be good tonight. The sea is calm, and the ghost crabs explore the incoming tide in an unhurried, almost orderly phalanx. Evenings like this are rare in the Nicobars, where the sea...
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February 11, 2012
Cambridge Letter: Rationalising rewards
Weather in Britain is a subject of never-ending interest. Commenting on the weather is always an excellent way of starting a conversation. The nature of the comment does not matter much. At this t...
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In the age of kolaveri
The Hindu Crossword No. 2673
Showcase: High on marriage
Showcase: Space for music
Showcase: Memories and milestones
Cremona, anyone?
Disorder with a gender bias
Two to tango
World Space: Abdul Kalam, rock star
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Sunday Magazine Columns
- Affluenza: Hindol Sengupta
- Barefoot: Harsh Mander
- Bridge: L. Subramanian
- Cambridge Letter: Bill Kirkman
- Fiscally Fit: Shyam P.
- Gourmet Files: Vasundhara Chauhan
- In Passing: Suchitra Behal
- Lit by Books: Nirmala Lakshman
- Media Matters: Sevanti Ninan
- Pacemaker: Yogacharini Maitreyi
- The Other Half: Kalpana Sharma
- The Shrinking Universe: Vijay Nagaswami
