The Hindu :Sunday, February 02, 2003

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Sunday, February 02, 2003

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Gallantly armed ... for glory?
Indian expectations of its cricket team invariably oscillate between a cynical pessimism and a hopelessly unjustified optimism. But, history has shown repeatedly that anything can happen in the cricket World Cup, writes MUKUND PADMANABHAN.

Issues

SPOTLIGHT
A landmark case
The Unocal case is a breakthrough for foreigners trying to sue multinational corporations for their alleged collaboration with repressive regimes in human rights abuses. NOEL RAJESH writes.

TRENDS

Date with rape
Drug-facilitated sexual assault has become a major issue in the United States. The bottom line is that women are more vulnerable than ever. ELAYNE CLIFT analyses the preventive measures taken by the authorities.

Columns

PAST & PRESENT By Ramachandra Guha Gandhi and Rajaji		MEDIA MATTERS By Sevanti Ninan Saffron selections

THE SHASHI THAROOR COLUMN Flexing muscles		ETIQUETTE By Hilka Klinkenberg Language of flowers

ASTRAL FRONTIERS By Laurie Baum Dreams and reality		FITNESS MATTERS Skip breakfast? Watch the weight gain

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ART

An unfettered imagination
In the art world, by an unwritten rule of viewerly indolence, an artist becomes a prisoner of his own reputation. RANJIT HOSKOTE looks at one such `victim' — an abstractionist — who recently held his first solo exhibition in nine years.

CINEMA

Dance of death
One of the earliest cases of environmental pollution, the Minamata Bay incident, is the subject of a documentary by Vietnamese filmmaker, Jun Nuguyen-Hatsushiba. RUPALI GHOSH comments.

EVENT

A woman's point of view?
"Poorva", the festival and conference of Asian women directors, saw much debate on the gender balance and the question of aesthetics, reports GOWRI RAMNARAYAN.

LIFESTYLE

Prince of a secular dynasty
Unlike some in the North, this royal house in the South is battling to keep its property from falling to rack and ruin, and is an ideal study in contrasts, says KAUSALYA SANTHANAM.

CITYSCAPE
Dinner in Manhattan
In the U.S., Indian vegetarian kosher restaurants are a success, writes M. KALYANARAMAN.

Books

Remember this cookbook?
COOKING can be a passion, a hobby or a plain nuisance. Of course, with all the cookbooks that are flooding the market, a wannabe cook has a lot of help — though not always when it comes to the cutting-chopping- grinding-cleaning ...

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