The Hindu :Sunday, June 23, 2002

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Sunday, June 23, 2002

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Fighting hunger: Know-how to do-how
The fact that India has not contributed to realising the World Food Summit goal of reducing the number of the hungry and malnourished is a matter of concern, as there are no political, economic or technological excuses for this, says eminent agricult ural scientist Dr. M.S. SWAMINATHAN, who delivered the keynote address at the WFS held in Italy recently. He now proposes a five-step approach to ending hunger.

ANALYSIS

Things will never be the same again
If a nuclear war were to break out between India and Pakistan, this could be what might happen — a total of 2.9 million people dead, a flood of refugees, devastated cities, contaminated water systems, leukaemia and other malignancies .... A reality check by MATTHEW MCKINZIE, ZIA MIAN, M.V. RAMANA and A.H. NAYYAR.

ISSUES

The song of discord
In South Africa, a song by a local artiste, Mbongeni Ngema, is threatening to whip up strong anti-Indian sentiments afresh. EDWIN NAIDU on how the Indian community's sense of belonging has thus come under scrutiny once again.

Art

CULTURE

Art can build bridges
Curator and art historian Nima Poovaya-Smith's recent lecture, in Mysore, on `Treasures of the Mughal courts' highlighted the wonderful work created during the reign of the Mughals. JUNE GAUR analyses how such ancient work influences the modern mind.

Columns

CRICKET LORE By Ramachandra Guha The two W's		THE SHASHI THAROOR COLUMN Research and anecdote

MEDIA PULSE By Sevanti Ninan Rural revolution		CREATIVE QUEST By Rajni Bakshi Living legends

VILLAGE VISTAS By Lindsay Barnes Family norm		HEALTH ALPHABET Dr. UMA KRISHNASWAMY. `B' for breast feeding

ROUNDABOUT By Hugh And Colleen Gantzer The other side of the mountain

People

TRIBUTE
Master visionary
Narendra Nath Dutta's meeting with Sri Ramakrishna and his transformation into Swami Vivekananda are now part of legend, but less known perhaps is the influence of Reverend William Hastie on him, says JAIBOY JOSEPH.

SHOWBIZ
Sir Mick???!!!
How could this have happened, asks MUKUND PADMANABHAN.

Sport

NOSTALGIA
The dream team
When we think of great all-rounders like Vinoo Mankad and Kapil Dev, we shouldn't forget Amar Singh, says KEKI N. DARUWALLA.

Lifestyle

IDEAS
Elected silence
There are those who, far from chasing publicity and fame, choose to devote their time only to their work. PRADEEP SEBASTIAN on choices made by creators of some famous works.

Books

TRANSLATION

A vein of grief
IN English, "quiver" means both the container for arrows as well as the delicate trembling of the lips just before the eyes well up with tears. The original title of this book, Tarkash, stands for the former meaning. Ironically, when ...

Cuisine

Crunchy corn
KNOWN as makkai in India and maize in the Americas, corn has an ancient history. Important as it is to most cuisines today, it had a major and complex cuisine in the Aztec, Mayan and Inca and ancient Indian civilizations. Corn is rich in ...

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SUN SIGNS
By Laurie Baum
The week ahead

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