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The glamour quotient
What is this Page Three culture all about? Is it about attitude? And has Chennai arrived? GEETA DOCTOR finds out.
Lifestyle
The legacy lives on...
It was to revive a fading craft that Richard Shivaji Rao Holkar started the Rehwa Cooperative Society 25 years ago. Today, the Maheshwari weaving tradition flourishes with renewed vigour.


A riot of colour
At the Bandhini Shop, Fountain Plaza, colours of the earth come alive, in some rare combinations and traditional motifs.
Vibrant creations
Handcrafted lifestyle items and vegetable and chemical dyed garments from Gujarat are the major attractions at an exhibition-cum-sale at Gurjari till July 31.
Personality
For bright prospects
Jurgen Bunge, who was in the city recently to assess the post-graduate programme in International Business (IB) at Loyola College, talks about his experiences in Chennai.
Touch of relief
Dr. Eric Bauer, a cranio sacral osteopathic practitioner from France, was in Chennai recently, to create awareness about this time-tested therapy.
Theatre
Theatre of a different kind
"Thiraikadalodi (Akam)?", a choreo-play to be staged on August 1 and 2, at the Museum Theatre, is multilingual and multilayered.
Eating Out
A variety to choose from
It was a mixed fare at Pacifica, the multi-cuisine restaurant of the Beverly Hotel, Rajarathinam Road, Kilpauk.
Showbitz
STAR back on game track
THE CROREPATI echoes are still ringing the sound of bucks in STAR's ears. The channel is now all set to bring back the crorepati game show in a new avatar sometime around Diwali. This time, the channel also plans to export the show to other parts ...
Two sides of the coin
TELEVISION SERIALS can bring out different reactions from different people. Vivan Bhathena, new MTV VJ, rules out the possibility of acting in serials. "That is out for me, as I had a bad experience during "Yehi Tho Pyar Hain". Everything was ...
Some record!
THEY SHOWED some staying power, but their kidneys may have been affected. Ami Desai, Satpal Singh, Darshan Bagga, Bhavin Shah, Vishal Vyas and Chandan Rathod completed the AXN Viewing Marathon by viewing 48 hours of the TV show, "Ripley's Believe ...
The friends formula
THE YOUNG friends formula seems to have caught on with "Dil Chahta Hai" and "Filhaal". Music channel MTV has ventured into films with "Bas Yun Hi", produced by Bandra West Productions. It's a romantic comedy about a group of friends and 10 days ...
"Annamalai" gains from "Chithi"
THE ONLY serial with a male name among a sea of women-oriented serials, "Annamalai" is currently zooming up the popularity charts, now that Radhika has made her appearance in it. It looks like diehard "Chithi" fans were looking for one more ...
Bappi rides again
VIEWERS OF "Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai" on Zee TV couldn't believe their eyes recently. Not only does Bappi Lahiri continue to wear all those gold chains even after dropping out of the filmi circuit, but also he has become more reverential about music ...
Events
Learning is child's play
The display-cum-sale of `school supply specials' by Nav Bharat Publications Co., is an attempt to make learning an enjoyable and exciting experience for children. The sale is on till August 13.
Frozen figures in glass
An exhibition of glass relief sculptures by Hyderabad-based artist Sisir Sahana is on at the Apparao Galleries till July 31. A review.
Book fair
VISION EXHIBITION Company is conducting a book fair at Anand Theatre Complex, Thousand Lights, Anna Salai. Rare books on history, spirituality and medicine, novels, short story collections and poetry anthologies can be found at the fair, where ...
Discount sale
ALLEN SOLLY on Khader Nawaz Khan Road is holding a clearance sale. The range includes formal and semi-formal wear for men. What's more, there's a 30 per cent discount on offer. On till July ...
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