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OUP, a haven for bookworms
THE EGYPTIANS used "Sacred carved writing" to record their civilisation. Or hieroglyphics in layman's parlance used picture signs to indicate letters. Immortalised in the Pyramids in Egypt and later Cecil De Mille's Cleopatra, hieroglyphics were ...
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    Chennai
    Going into fashion
    THE NATIONAL Institute of Fashion Technology's futuristic-looking new building is a maze. You can almost picture aspiring designers wandering around for days, brandishing their scissors and needles, looking for their classrooms and occasionally ...
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    Coimbatore
    Here comes the balloon man
    CHILDREN FLOCKED around him, pushing and jostling to have a closer look at what the man was doing. Some of the younger ones could hardly contain their excitement as they tried to elbow their way to centre of the little group. With a smile on ...
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    Delhi
    Another women-oriented serial
    The term "Kittie Party'' conjures up instant images of a gossipy and malicious group of well-heeled women playing havoc in the lives of people in and out of their social circle. However, a kittie party also functions as a meeting ground that ...
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    Hyderabad
    Saree ga ma...
    SHEER RHAPSODY! As yards and yards of chiffons, georgettes and crepes unfold, one is transfixed with the beauty of the peerless perfection of the exquisite craftsmanship, embellishing the smooth and soft five-and-a-half yard fabric into a ...
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    Kochi
    Celebrations begin
    THE DISTRICT Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) has decided to give it a go. Onam being the season of celebrations, a week-long indulgence in encouraging traditional art forms as well as a traditional beauty contest won't be out place. The ...
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    Madurai
    Now, E-world within farmers' reach
    THAT THE E-world systems such as e-mail, e-commerce, internet, browsing, voice mail and chatting are only for suave and English speaking youths living in cosmopolitan areas, it is a wrong notion. Today, e-commerce and internet have been ...
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    Thiruvananthapuram
    Telly lines up the stars
    MALAYALAM TELEVISION channels are pulling out all stops to trigger a star-studded start to the Onam week on the telly. Surya TV starts `Uthradom' day (Tuesday) with `Naadan Sheelukal', `Maveli Varumbol' and `Uthradakattu'. `Onam' is the magic ...
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