The Hindu :Sunday, April 30, 2006

Online edition of India's National Newspaper Sunday, April 30, 2006

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Boom time for medicare
As medical tourism looks set to expand further, India must make use of the opportunity while ensuring that it does not create a health divide.

Arts & Crafts

IN CONVERSATION
Coming home to one's world
Gulammohammed Sheikh on sorting out his India through art and the intrusion of politics into a once-insular field.

TRENDS
The great Chinese art bazaar
After being ignored for years, Chinese artists are making it big in the international market.

Reflections

REMINISCENCE
At home with the Malgudi man
A long-cherished dream to visit R.K. Narayan's home in Mysore comes true.

MUSINGS
Wandering voice of books
Can e-books ever replace the real thing? Not likely!

Travel

VIGNETTES
Pottering through the past
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history.

Health & Medicine

HEALTH WATCH
A reason to smile
A beautiful smile is just one of the many benefits of orthodontic treatment.

Travel

ECO-TOURISM
Silent sentinels
The mangroves of Choroa Island in Goa are a birder's paradise.

Columns

LEVEL PLAYING FIELD By By Mike Marqusee Growing complicity		THE OTHER HALF By By Kalpana Sharma Voices from Nepal

CAMBRIDGE LETTER By By Bill Kirkman Echoes in the land Down Under		INDIA BEATS By Smita Jain Everything is possible

SLICE OF LIFE By By V. Gangadhar Pocketful of money		ASK THE DOC Pain in the back

By Dr. R. Narasimhan Pregnancy and asthma		POSTCARD FROM SWITZERLAND By Meena Menon Indian summer