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The Great Indian... Really
Amir Khusro is not the flavour of the season. He is simply timeless with his message of wit and brevity. ZIYA US SALAM writes about the mystic-musician who has found favour with author R.K. Das as "The Great Indian".
For A Cause

All for the cause of Polio
AS BUSHRA, a teenage girl, takes a few steps, her face beams with confidence. Till recently she was suffering from a disease so common in North India but so unheard of in other countries. Her hip was contracted and one of her legs was shorter by ...


In aid of AIDS
WITH AIDS assuming menacing proportions in our country, NIS Sparta, National Institute for Information Technology and the United Nations Development Programme have come up with an innovative initiative. Taking advantage of the wide reach of NIIT ...
Heritage

Tracing the history...
RETURNING FROM a journalistic tour of Pakistan a couple of years ago, I had wondered if it was possible to look at the history of India and Pakistan from a dispassionate perspective. Finally here comes an opportunity. Vision Books India has ...
Personality

A nice man to know
RANA SIDDIQUI speaks to Mukesh Rishi, the Bad Man of Bollywood to discover he is more than a shade different in real life.
Malkit's magic... yet again?
THE GUINESS Book record holder for largest selling Bhangra pop, Malkit Singh is popping up with yet another pop album. After entertaining Punjabi music lovers with his famous `Tutak Tutak Tutian' and `Gurh Nal Ishq Mitha' numbers, Malkit comes ...
Beyond The Wall... Nation's pride
When Dhanraj Pillay moves, it is like a river in spate. When Rahul Dravid bats, you can go to sleep knowing that nothing, absolutely nothing will get past. Two books by Vedam Jaishankar and K. Arunugam say as much and more, reveals ANUJ KUMAR.
A new script
HE KNOWS how to remain in news. It was Hawala breakthrough first, then a stint at Mid Day and now "Hard News", his monthly newsmagazine: glossy, trendy yet hard - true to its name! Sanjay Kapoor is at work again. In the colourful-picture ...
Issues

Life beyond the veil
Want to have a glimpse of the world behind the veil? Then read through "Status of Muslim Women in India". It removes a few myths, says S. ZAFAR MAHMOOD.
Fashion

Fashion, a cause
A DISORDER in the dress sometimes reflects extraordinary art. For those who take pleasure in disorder, it becomes a visual treat. La Pashmina this past week unveiled its Winter Collection 2003 in a well choreographed ramp show, at the sprawling ...
Eating Out

Winter treat...
YOU WOULD agree that winter is that period of the year when people prefer sitting out for a grub in the Sun rather than the confines of the interiors. Bearing this in mind, The Grand hotel in New Delhi has let its doors open for its customers at ...
Variety is the buzzword
OF RESTAURANTS that one has heard of often, some proclaim spice as their strengths while others beckon you for the sake of the traditional. Rarely do you find a call being made to the "chicken hearted", rarely do you get a chance to have a date ...
Cuisine

Food with a wordsmith...
"I am vegetarian all right, but am adventurous when it comes to food - pastas, Thai or Continental, anything nice will do, but I like to end my meal with curd rice!"
Entertainment

Of crime and criminals
INDIAN TELEVISION'S first popular crime-based show, "India's Most Wanted" showed us that crime and criminals too can be small screen edutainment, or rather infotainment. Till the host himself became a crime accused, the biting reality bytes, the ...
Chand eclipsed in East Delhi
CHAND IS no more shining over Trilokpuri and apart from those, who used to cook their daily bread in that very light, nobody seems concerned about the celluloid eclipse enveloping the area since last year. "It was March14th. I remember the day ...
High on hope
SELLING VODKA through a hairdresser? Senses intact, Vodka giant, Absolut has launched its products in India through a short film, "Mulit" based on the story of a hairdresser, who accidentally invents a unique haircut and falls in love with the ...

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