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A wordsmith... .Between the lines
Celebrated author Amitav Ghosh was in Delhi recently for the launch of his new anthology of prose pieces, "The Imam and the Indian." <145,4>ANJANA RAJAN discovers that if he is prolific with his written work, he is parsimonious in speech. Though angu ished at the climate of war this sensitive wordsmith is still hopeful of better times... .
Health
Babies, naturally...
NATURAL CHILDBIRTH is safe if a woman is in good health. Only 30 per cent women actually require doctor's attention and instrumentation at the time of delivery because she is able to give birth naturally. With this information, Nutan Lakhanpal ...


Midwife back to the centre...
Every child deserves to come into this world at a moment of his choosing. Every child deserves the warmth of mother's womb for as long as nature desires. Trying to say as much is Nutan Pandit, a self-styled modern-day midwife who believes that in mos t cases caesarean operations can be avoided.RANA A. SIDDIQUI reports... .
Lifestyle
A new mall calls...
COMPARED TO many world capitals, the `mall culture' in Delhi is quite a recent occurrence. Though the day is not far removed when Delhi got its first shopping mall, but thanks to a few business houses, the first city has a handful of such ...
Personality
Laiq: Able, willing and writing!
Not quite an alien to lovers of good words, veteran journalist Jawid Laiq has just penned down his maiden book, "The Maverick Republic". SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY speaks to the man who believes "everything is permissible" here... .
Not quite a poster boy...
He is not a pin-up boy. Nor is he a `regular' Bollywood hero. But Raghuvir Yadav is a talented artiste, a hero in his own right. Now awaiting the release of "Yatharth" he is not quite happy with the way things have shaped up for him, as RANA A. SID DIQUI and MADHUR TANKHA discover in the course of this chat in Delhi the other day... .
Fashion
Lehangas to send you on a spin
If you missed out at the Lakme India Fashion Week, don't be disappointed. Here is your chance to have a date with the latest in Indian fashion. Catch up with the Lehanga Festival in Delhi with MADHUR TANKHA... .
Sari: Style across six yards...
HER NAME is Shaina. Not Shaina the character that comes in "Kahin Kisi Roz" on Star Plus. She is daughter of ex-sheriff of Mumbai. Instead of following on the footsteps of her paterfamilias she chose fashion as a means to earn her bread and ...
Cinema
Yash Chopra: Films forever
Rachel Dwyer has just come up with "Yash Chopra: Fifty Years in Indian Cinema", a Roli publication which aims to give an insight into the life of the man who has given us some of the most beautiful films. She succeeds to a great extent, says ZI YA US SALAM... .
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