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A free spirit
Nandita Das who was in the city recently says social issues influence her choice of roles in films. GOWRI RAMNARAYAN talks to the actor-activist
Columns

The Parsi arrival
Referring to my mention of Mary Clubwala in Miscellany, February 25, reader Fred de Silva says that he knows that she was a leader of the Parsis in Madras, but wonders when the Parsis first arrived in the city and whether they were always ...


The School Rajamma built
Celebrating its Golden Jubilee is Padma Seshadri, an infants’ school that has graduated into three secondary schools with a reputation for excellence in education. Every reader will know that from Day One it was Mrs. YGP who has been ...
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Anecdotal sculpture
Nandagopal’s 16 sculptures are the result of a year’s labour, created for a special show at Gallery Espace, New Delhi
Columns

CABLEWALA
“Chak De” on TV!

Sony TV has pulled off a coup. It is holding the television premiere of the most talked about film in recent times "Chak De! India" on Easter Sunday, March 23, 8 p.m. The path-breaking film features Shah Rukh Khan as the coach of a women's ...


Simran rules
Simran is all over Tamil television now. Last week, she had back to back premieres of her “Simran Thirai” on Jaya TV and “Super Stars” on Sun TV. Simran is the first TV personality to have two shows running in two rival ...
New family comedy
Star World premieres the much-acclaimed and often controversial cartoon series “King of the Hill” today (March 10), at 5.30 p.m. It will be aired on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 5.30 p.m. and on Thursdays at 8.30 p.m. ...
Music

Beatstreet
The six numbers in the Chaitanya Mahaprabhu CD are scored for Pawan Kumar’s film “Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu” directed by Gufi Paintal. The music is mainly by Ravindra Jain with two numbers by Surya Raj Kamal.

This is a ...
Food

Mama Mia!
It’s a treat of Italian dishes at The Raintree till March 16
Television

Action and adventure
Edge-of-the-seat thrillers on STAR Movies every night
Books

Following the flow
For Vijay Singal, the writer of “Ganga – A Divinity In Flow”, the Ganga is a symbol of life and an emancipator of mankind. The recently published book, by Vision India with a foreword by Amitabh Bachchan, is full of ...
Travel

The other side of Nature
Kutch Walking in a desert was never so fascinating like in the Rann, writes Mangala Ramamoorthy


A concrete reminder
OUT AND ABOUT Though Germany has embraced the best of the new world, the Berlin Wall still stands as a witness to the turbulent times
‘Togethering’ tourism
TREND Group travel is enjoying a revival with tour operators offering several fun packages. GEETA PADMANABHAN reports
My kind of place

Even if you are a hardcore travel buff being a jet-setter could leave you longing for home and leisure. But the flip side of being in a field that virtually keeps you on your toes is letting the traveller or the explorer in you take over when ...


Westward Ho!
TRAVEL Get to know Britain better if you are planning a trip
Chill out at Goa
The Kenilworth Beach Resort and Spa has come up with a spring package valid till March 31. The package costs Rs. 36,000 per couple for deluxe and garden view rooms while single occupancy package comes at Rs. 30,000 (Rs. 8,000 for a third adult). ...
To Down Under
Singapore Airlines announces special offers to visit Australia. Travellers from India can visit popular destinations such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide with these offers. It entails a return economy class all-inclusive price ...
Events

It takes two to Salsa
Dance A Salsa album in Hindi? Yes, that’s what Giju, a U.S.-based software engineer, has come up with
For women
Contest Share your brave moments with the world on Fropper.com
Oriental treat
An East Asian cultural evening at DakshinaChitra on March 14


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