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Faceless survivors
Bishakha Datta's "In The Flesh" gives an intimate glimpse into the lives of commercial sex workers, and raises several thought-provoking questions about their rehabilitation. ELIZABETH ROY writes...
Heritage
Giving a bit of yourself
IN A curious coincidence, on the eve of the recent breaking of the story on the ``organ sale racket'' in Mylapore, I was at a talk on `Life after Death' by Dr. M. K. Mani, one of the pioneers in nephrology in India, a strong advocate of ``cadaver ...


That English sporting legacy
TO BE launched on Wednesday at the British Council with an introduction and reading by the author is Ramachandra Guha's latest cricket book, "A Corner of a Foreign Field", interweaves an anecdotal history of Indian cricket with the social and ...
When the postman knocked
READER V. Gopalan of Adyar writes that though there were ``initially some hiccups at Ananda Vikatan when `Kalki' Krishnamurthy started Kalki (Miscellany, July 22), Vasan never allowed them to affect his personal relationship with ...
Lifestyle
Trendy collection
Stori, a new brand of men's apparel, was launched in the city recently. A report.
Fit for a bride
Designer duo Erum Ali and Harpreet Narula recently launched their bridal line in the city.
Arts & Crafts
Rich tapestry of forms
The allusion to the Sama Veda provides the focus for the paintings by T. Kaladharan, which are on display at the Vinyasa Art Gallery till August 28.
Eating Out
Scrumptious spread
The prawns were yummy and the chocolate dessert simply irresistible at Tangerine, the restaurant on Murray's Gate Road, Alwarpet.
Showbitz
NDTV to have separate channel
PRANNOY ROY'S public appearance on August 19 at the Taj in Mumbai, to deliver the Subhash Ghoshal Foundation Lecture, 2002, created quite a stir in the star-struck city. The speech was full of humour and realistic comment on the present state ...
Cashing in on cricket
THE ENDORSEMENT controversy may have got cricket boards and players in a knot, but the current cricket season is still great fodder for youth channels on TV. MTV India is presenting MTV Full Toss, a series of short, sharp cricket trivia ranging ...
Life after 'Friends'
THE FINANCIAL security provided by the nine seasons of 'Friends' seems to have given its stars the opportunity to work for the love of it in the future. Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer ...
'Kitty Party' begins with a spat
NOT JUST Ekta Kapoor, but just about anybody makes serials beginning with the letter 'K' or so it seems. Numerology has made Manish Goswami change the spelling of his new soap 'Kitty Party' to 'Kittie Party'. Both Goswami and producer Asit Modi ...
'K' happenings in the TV world
AMONG SOME other 'K' happenings of interest was the anchor swap witnessed between 'Khulja Sim Sim' and 'Kya Masti Kya Dhoom' on August 16, when Sonali Bendre and Aman Verma switched places to celebrate the first anniversary of their respective ...
Channel rivalry touches new low
BUZZ HAS it that Raj TV was so incensed about a profit raking morning show being transferred from their channel to WIN TV, that they instigated the arrests of the rival channel's top officials, who were immediately let out on bail. Who's watching ...
Events
Interactive session
Does mediation really bridge the gap between writers and audience? That was the topic discussed by the Culture Café Writers' Club, at the British Council recently.
Programme for the mind
WE ARE familiar with the sixth sense which gives us an edge over animals. But have we not often wondered how some people are more creative than the others, and how they manage to turn a disadvantage to an advantage? M. B. Nirmal, founder-chairman ...
Accent on comfort
At an exhibition-cum-sale at Seating World, Kilpauk, one can choose from an arresting variety of furniture for both homes and offices. On till September 2.
Cultural show
THE RENAISSANCE Artists and Writers Association (RAWA) is a cultural wing of Ananda Marga founded by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar to bring about renaissance in all spheres of human existence by promoting art, music and literature. It has been actively ...
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