The Hindu :Sunday, May 04, 2003

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Searing young minds
In the three-week 24-hour Western media coverage of the Iraq war, anti-war protests and human suffering hardly found any mention. Endless images of wholesale destruction and the war machines that brought it about blurred the boundary between reality and fiction, the normal and the horrific. MEENA RADHAKRISHNA looks at how the war may have normalised violence and aggression, especially for young viewers.

Book Review

CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
Cautionary tale
Operation Black Thunder is a dismal story of political irresponsibility and administrative arrogance, says MARK TULLY.

ANTHOLOGY
Literary treasure
K. KUNHIKRISHNAN reviews a volume that adequately represents the literary tradition of West Asia.

Issues

GENDER ISSUES

Putting her best foot forward
Women are now looking beyond the 33 per cent reservation in local politics. The strong showing of women aspirants in Uttaranchal's panchayat elections has put paid to the criticism that the reservation policy would be exploited by the politically connected and vested interests, writes RINKU PEGU.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Struggle for acceptance
ANURADHA DUTT writes about the Dalits in Rajasthan villages, struggling for a respectable place within the Hindu fold.

Focus

British involvement: An anomaly?
Perhaps the biggest myth of `Iraq War II: Operation Freedom' relates to Tony Blair and the role being played by the United Kingdom. It is the myth of the well-meaning English gentleman at work, says TABISH KHAIR.

Environment

ECO-WATCH
Sariska under the sun
Sariska, Rajasthan's wildlife haven, is under threat. RANJIT LAL looks at its three major problems of disturbance.

Columns

FIRST STRIKE By Anil Dharker The puritanic mantle		THE OTHER HALF By Kalpana Sharma Who defines obscenity?

CAMBRIDGE LETTER By Bill Kirkman State-sponsored murder		ETIQUETTE By Hilka Klinkenburg Difficult client

By Laurie Baum An explosive moment		HEALTH ALPHABET By Dr. Uma Krishnaswamy Not a serious problem

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Lifestyle

EXPRESSIONS

A response to Haku Shah's art
The disarming simplicity of artist-scholar Haku Shah is deceptive, says G. RAGHAV in a commentary on a show of his paintings held recently at the Habitat Centre, Delhi.

JOTTINGS

Kerala ... back to the roots
If NICOLA-ROSE O'HARA's ancestors travelled from London to Kerala, so did she. And so began her induction into the subcontinent she had only come across in family folklore, photographs and books.

Mandu: City of joy
This trip to Madhya Pradesh satisfied `soul and body'. RITA SALDANHA writes.

Health

FITNESS MATTERS

Avoid the guilt
Though professionals believe that working mothers today will face overwhelming pressure, noted fitness expert PEG JORDAN thinks it can be tackled. Her tips to stay ahead.

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By Laurie Baum
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