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Changing colours of Onam
Onam, the harvest festival, has lost its zing. These days, it is not so much about the coming together of families. Like our lives in the fast lane, it has become a fast-paced festival, writes AMBIKA VARMA.

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NINE MONTHS after the birth of her second child, Jane Pope, 33, had already regained her svelte pre-pregnancy figure. Thanks to a strict regime of diet and exercise, the London-based nurse lost five stone and was back to a size 12. ...

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Ethnic chic
New motifs such as mirror work have added lustre to Kerala's traditional kasavu set-mundu and sari, this Onam.

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Surfing the channels
Malayalam channels have unwrapped their special Onam programmes that cater to viewers of every age group. The following are some of them: ASIANET Asianet's repertoire of programmes contain a blend of music, feature films, film-based ...

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What is cooking?
The making of the Onasadya...

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Discount festival
MOST OF our traditions have been lost over the years. Theyhave been replaced or at least blended with consumerism and commercial culture. Today, Onam is not much of a private family affair. The ambience of togetherness has changed to a show of ...

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