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A carnival of ideas
On the periphery of existenceThe tribals of Orissa are a marginalised lot. Deprived of their natural environment and traditional social organisation, they have been driven to the edge of poverty and destitution, writes GOUTHAM GHOSH. They are beginning to rise against their oppr ession. More EDUCATION
Beyond the numbersVIMALA RAMACHANDRAN writes on a study conducted in a few States on rural primary education. Statistics showed a cent per cent enrolment, but also a high dropout rate. A sustained effort is, therefore, needed by the government and society to ensure literacy at the primary education level. More
The Kesey effect Ken Kesey's gift to us has been that of original thought, of risk-taking, expanding the boundaries of the mind, says UMA MAHADEVAN-DASGUPTA. More
Culture without stringsThe International Festival of Puppetry and Animation will be held at Dakshinachitra in Chennai in March. A curtain raiser by V.R. DEVIKA. More EXPERIENCE
Rural interludeLAKSHMI SUNDARAM's trip to Pattamadai was a refreshing change from urban life. More PLACES
The skyline of contrastsIf the sights and sounds are a throwback in time, Jerusalem also sports most of the trappings of a modern metropolis, writes K.V. KRISHNASWAMY More
Nothing metaphorical about itHeadaches, facial pain and sinusitis can acutely test a medical practitioner's clinical acumen. Dr. RAVI K. VISWANATHAN looks at a diagnostic dilemma in ENT practice. More
Over and overThough a relatively minor psychiatric illness, the suffering that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder causes is immense. The patient's ability to work, study or enjoy leisure is impaired. DR. S. MOHAN RAJ examines its cause and treatment. More
Climb every mountainThe foundations of Indian mountaineering were laid by the masters and boys of a leading public school. The saga of the institution's association with the Himalayas. More
Writer's blockANURADHA ROY on the beginning of India's first literary festival. More
By Laurie Baum The week ahead
MOON SIGNS By Khousikan Out of the eight "Vasthu" days in a year, the one which falls in the Tamil month of "Maasi" has two options. It is 20th according to Vasthu books. Then why do Almanacs give the date as 22nd?
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