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Bowled over by fantasy
The Academy honoured a celluloid work of pure fantasy for the first time in 76 years, indicating that the Oscars are being freed from some age-old prejudices, writes GAUTAMAN BHASKARAN.

Interview

For spiritual and social cause
RELIGIOUS DISCOURSES lend a distinctive touch to the Chennai cultural scene and a discernible trend seen in the last decade is the increasing popularity of exponents in English to cater to the cosmopolitan taste of the metropolis. The ...

Film Review

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

On Location

Truly commercial
ONE CAUGHT up with an upbeat Sarathkumar on the sets of "Aei". The actor was brimming with optimism looking forward to the release of a string of films, the first of which will be "Gambeeram". At Kushaldass Garden, director Venkatesh was busy ...

Personality

Factors that can mar a performance
With the memories of the music and dance season still fresh, leading artistes talk to KAUSALYA SANTHANAM about the problems they face in putting up a performance and the manner in which the programmes can be fine-tuned.

Music

Aesthetic twists
THE EXPERIENCE of sukham in sangita calls for superior faculty of perception both on the part of the musician and the audience . In every raga and songs of great vaggeyakaras there is an abundance of rakti. If in raga alapanas and rendering of ...

Soar like the Eagle
IF YOU are tired of the same old struggles, it's time to take some lessons from the eagle. Perhaps you have learned to walk in the Lord, even to run. But God desires to teach you to flyIn this live recording at the 14th annual St. Louis Women's ...

Extolling the Celestial Flautist
Sruti Laya, Australia - Tamil Devotional - Kannan Amudhu - Arvind Rangarajan-CD, price not indicated. ARVIND RANGARAJAN, a financial system consultant, based in Sydney, Australia, for many years, has with determination pursued his ...

Dance

Rich dance repertoire
Dancers paid homage to Lord Nataraja of Chidambaram in varied styles. The second and concluding part, by NANDINI RAMANI.

Places Of Worship

Minister, mentor and philanthropist
Numerous were the good deeds that Sri Govinda Dikshitar did for the benefit of Chola kingdom, including Kumbakonam. N. V. R. SWAMY writes...

When the railway played spoilsport!
THE YEAR 2003 was the 150th anniversary of the Indian Railways and the Chennai division of the Southern Railways celebrated "Railway Week" in April. It was also named the "Year of the Passenger". But there was an occasion years ago when the ...

The transformation of Kumara
KANNIMANGALAM IS a tiny village in the small town of Nemmara at the foot of the Nelliampathi Hills in Palakkad, Kerala. Nemmara is famous for its annual Vela festival. Kannimangalam has two rows of houses and a population of around 300 ...

Immortalised in stone
KUMBAKONAM — IT is a magical place, nestling in the green Cauvery delta, majestic with looming temple towers that resound with melodic temple bells. The soaring tower of Sri Sarangapani temple casts a benevolent eye over the town. Built by ...

Masi Makam at Mahabalipuram
MAMALLAPURAM, THE historic port city of Pallava rulers, better known as Mahabalipuram, is a tourist spot with its shore temple, numerous rock-cut images and "Pancha Pandava Rathas" in stone, which are actually temples dedicated to different gods ...

Tribute

Master of sophisticated cinema
The youngest of the Anand brothers, Vijay Anand, who passed away recently, began his career in 1957 with "Nau Do Gyarah'' and excelled in directing slick crime thrillers. A tribute.

Miscellany

Kanchi Acharyas visit school

Spiritual works released

Fusion music

Monument for a great scholar

Book on Navagrahasthalam

Radha Kalyana Utsavam