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Perseverence pays off
Director Dharani has no qualms about going slow even if the world races past him. G. PRASADfinds the man determined to deliver successes even if the wait is long
Columns

INDIA'S MEDAL HAUL AT THE OLYMPICS - VOICE YOUR VIEWS
Study and execute

Great Britain, which used to achieve modest success in all the previous Olympic games, has secured fourth place with a record medal tally of 47, including 19 golds, in the just concluded Beijing Olympics. India should take a cue and achieve ...


Encourage genuine players

Players who did the country proud by winning Olympic medals deserve a rousing welcome. Abhinav Bindra, Vijender Kumar and Sushil Kumar should be honoured suitably. The Goverment should encourage players with mettle in order to attain more ...


Scope for improvement

When our hockey team failed to qualify for the Olympic event, many had the wrong apprehension that our performances in the Olympics would be poor. That was proved wrong by the performances of Abhinav Bhindra, Vijender Kumar and Sushil Kumar. ...


More help needed

The medal haul by totally unexpected players and their enthusiastic speeches should kindle the spirit of winning in all young players across the country, be it any sport or game. Young, energetic sportsmen should have the thirst to succeed. ...


Significant

India’s gold and bronze medal haul is a significant achievement. Even though we brought back home one gold and two bronze, it is like writing a new chapter in India’s sports development. Future Olympics should produce better ...


National shame

Indians are not strong in sports because most of them are only interested in making money. That is why their performance at international level is so poor. Today only cricket is recognised as national sport and enjoys popularity whereas all ...
Issues

The pursuit of happiness
Is there an irrefutable and absolute happiness
Cinema

For a visual impact
Animations have always appealed and movies are getting an additional zing now
Television

Must see movies
World Movies will screen 50 films that you have to watch


Walk into the web world
A four-part series on Discovery Channel, starting September 8, offers insights into the Internet
Fun in a soap
A new serial mocks the usual saas-bahu travails
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Beauty talk
Gayatri Shunmugam on winning Miss Universe Singapore and her future plans
Travel

TIMEOUT
Stairway to heaven
Just one line in the guest book at Hotel Thrisangu Haven by noted actor Mammootty says it all. “True to its name” he had written when he stayed here during a visit to Kuttikanam a few months ago.

Indeed, the place is totally ...
People

Scoring a point with a bang
After Gospel albums and TV shows, James Vasanthan changes track and comes up trumps with a chartbusting score for “Subramaniapuram.”


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