The Hindu :Sunday, June 16, 2002

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Sunday, June 16, 2002

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The Empire strikes back
Bollywood, as a phenomenon of popular culture, is now predominant across many terrains. But as the passion for Indian cinema now stretches way beyond NRI audiences, has its narratives, music and stars, and its brand really captured the imagination o f the metropolitan West? AJIT DUARA examines this issue of cultural opinion.

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PERSPECTIVE
Where hate never dies
When `Lagaan' failed to make it at the Oscars, one wondered how good its rival film was. TIMERI MURARI writes on what made `No Man's Land' worth the award.

Columns

FIRST STRIKE
By Anil Dharker
All the men's president CAMBRIDGE LETTER
By Bill Kirkman
London's day out

THE OTHER HALF
By Kalpana Sharma
The long road ahead AGAINST THE GRAIN.
By C. Rammanohar Reddy
Time to destroy n-weapons

SLICE OF LIFE
By V. Gangadhar
Hooray for howlers

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IN CONVERSATION

Winning stance
In an interview with CHITRA MAHESH, Alarmel Valli speaks about her beliefs, dance and what makes her the person she is.

Lifestyle

CULTURE

The score of originality?
'Bombay Dreams' is the only new musical of London's 2002 season, opening at the Apollo Victoria Theatre on June 19. RONITA TORCATO on what is at stake.

ART

Pigments of expression
In some ways, the titles of artist Babu Eshwar Prasad's works `negotiate' with the paintings to create a tension in the overall reading of his work, says G. RAGHAV.

CINEMA

Spring of myriad hues
The 55th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival at the French Riviera had its share of glitz and glamour. While India's `Devdas' was an eyesore, there were other entries that were certainly worthwhile. GAUTAMAN BHASKARAN reports.

THEATRE

The sacrifice
It is not easy to talk to a playwright about an unseen, unread play. But, in an e-mail interview with GOWRI RAMNARAYAN,Girish Karnad answers queries about `Bali,' premiered in its English version by the Leicester Haymarket Theatre, U.K., recently.

TIME OUT

Don't give up the ship
A holiday at sea has metamorphosed into a splendid travel opportunity for a cross-section of people, says SUMITRA SENAPATY.

PEOPLE

Reviving Sakha and his vanishing culture
Overlook Sakhaland's artificiality and you are promised an exciting experience ... a true Zulu experience, writes K.V. KRISHNASWAMY.

Health

FITNESS MATTERS

Fit, fitter, fittest
A round-up of what moves are keeping the very fit even fitter. Noted fitness expert PEG JORDAN writes.

ASK THE DOC

Focus on the eye
Problems of the eye and the intestinal tract dominate this month's column. Our panel of doctors offers its advice and suggestions.

Cuisine

EATING SMART

Power cooking
THE microwave oven came as a lucky stroke to many. Gone were the long messy hours in the kitchen, as also ugly grease marks that clung to the sooty kitchen walls. But adapting this super oven to Indian cooking was not that easy. Unlike cooking ...

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SUN SIGNS
By Laurie Baum
The week ahead

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