The Hindu :Sunday, June 02, 2002

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A Gandhian in Garhwal
Twenty years ago this June, RAMACHANDRA GUHA began a secular pilgrimage to the Alakananda Valley. His destination was Gopeshwar and his mission was to pay tribute to Chandi Prasad Bhatt, founder of the Chipko Movement. On the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5, in the first of a two-part article, he looks into the life of a pioneering environmentalist, a doer and a thinker, whose aim was to transform the relationship between people and nature.

SIDELIGHTS
It's verse Underground
This month, London tube travellers can look forward to a celebration of voices from five continents.

Watershed management: People matter
On the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5, M.S.S. VARADAN writes on the need for people's participation in successfully implementing watershed activities.

Environment

BIRDWATCH

Hunters on the wing
When you hear the deep bass hooting of an owl, you can rest assured that all is well, says RANJIT LAL.

Columns

FIRST STRIKE By Anil Dharker Whence all but them had fled		CAMBRIDGE LETTER By Bill Kirkman The academic route to amity

THE OTHER HALF By Kalpana Sharma Voices from Kashmir		MEDIA PULSE By Sevanti Ninan The decider

SLICE OF LIFE By V. Gangadhar The great divide		ASTRAL FRONTIERS By Laurie Baum Awakening a new awareness

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Action-packed life
Gopal Menon's 21-minute brutally stark film on the post-Godhra violence in Gujarat has drawn various reactions. C.K. MEENA speaks to the film-maker.

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ART

Restoring wonderment
In a visual culture that has become increasingly overrun by mass-media images, what role can the pictorial language of a distinguished painter like Badri Narayan play, asks RANJIT HOSKOTE.

Nazi into nationalism?
Nationalism and its varied aspects featured at the Canadian International Documentary Festival held recently in Toronto. Anand Patwardhan's "War and Peace" was received with warmth by the audience, says CHANDRA SIDDAN.

Health

No gender bias
Although more women than men die of heart disease each year, many doctors still believe that women are, by and large, immune to cardiac problems. DR. RAJAGOPALAN RAVI clears the misconceptions.

Cuisine

King of pullaos
EVERY cuisine has a pullao to be served on a special occasion. Rice can be as simple as steamed rice to a very elaborately prepared, richly flavoured and spiced — biryani. Here is a recipe of a simplified version of vegetarian ...

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SUN SIGNS
By Laurie Baum
The week ahead

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