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A village by the sea
PERSONALITY Heroic villain An informative and entertaining biography of a daredevil Pathan.
THE ASIAN TSUNAMI 
An eye in the skyDespite natural disasters striking the country each year, focus among official agencies is often sadly lacking. That deficiency may need more than just an infusion of technology to rectify, says N. GOPAL RAJ. THE ASIAN TSUNAMI 
Let Nature's defences beThe lesson from the tsunami disaster is as clear as it can be. The Coastal Regulation Zone needs to be further strengthened, says PANKAJ SEKHSARIA, looking at the situation in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. EXPERIENCE Giving aid Travelling along with an NGO to give aid to victims of the tsunami, TIMERI N. MURARI finds that there is an endless list of needs to be fulfilled.
EARTHWATCH Volcanic fury Excitement over watching Mt. St. Helens has not abated. It is all about the cycle of life, says SHIELA IYER.
IN THE NEWS 
Whither justice?"Amu" is a powerful indictment of the riots that convulsed Delhi in the wake of Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984. NEETA LAL talks to Shonali Bose on the making of the film. INTERVIEW 
Ultimate survivor`Becky Sharp is like me — a survivor.' Mira Nair, the director of "Monsoon Wedding", tells GEOFFREY MACNAB what attracted her to `Vanity Fair'.
PERSPECTIVE 
Selling exoticaWhy don't writers/film makers realise that we don't need to showcase either India's heritage and diversity or its squalor and poverty as something exotic, writes VATSALA VEDANTAM. THEATRE Drama empowers NEHA PRASAD attended a unique theatre festival that tried to find solutions to social problems. CINEMA Turning inward GOWRI RAMNARAYAN writes about two Canadian films, screened at the IFFI 2004, which gave viewers something to think about. WALKABOUT IN OZ Australia Fair S. MUTHIAH discovers the diverse nature of the population of Australia. The first in a series of articles. SPOTLIGHT 
Canine watchA series of stamps on Indian breeds of dogs will be released at the fifth national dog show of the Kennel Club of India, in Chennai, today.... S. THEODORE BASKARAN looks at these indigenous breeds. EATING OUT 
Roma's kitchenBirds twitter in the tall old trees, while butterflies flit among the flowers, all lending a decided languor to this aroma-laden atmosphere ... . RUPA GOPAL writes. GARDENING 
The Crane flowerAGATI, Sesbania grandiflora, is also called Bakapushpa in Sanskrit. In the South-Western parts of Maharashtra, Vandelia erecta is called Vaka-pushpi. Baka and Vaka stand for a kind of heron or crane. ...
HEALTHWATCH 
Annual maintenanceAn annual check-up is not a luxury to be undertaken only if you have a bit of spare time. It has to be actively scheduled into your life, says Dr. SANJIVA WIJESINHA.
MOON SIGNS By Khousikan
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