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Pensioner's Paradise lost?
As we celebrate World Elders' Day tomorrow, we must ask why so many senior citizens are being murdered in our city. ANAND BALAJI reports on a disturbing trend that makes Bangalore's sobriquet, Pensioner's Paradise, laughable.
Personality
As sharp as ever
Should old age come with cynicism, hopelessness, and resentment for all things contemporary? Not if one is Nittoor Sreenivasa Rau.

His experiments with truth
He is probably the last of the true Gandhians, acting on his beliefs and believing in his acts. H.S. Doreswamy has done it all, being arrested during the Freedom Movement as well as fighting against the Kaiga nuclear plant.
`I am a Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, and a Jew'
Gandhiji's unshakeable faith in universal brotherhood is reflected in his fascination for the hymns from the Bible, the Koran, and the Gita.
Theatre
A test of tolerance
Gereth Armstrong's portrayal of Shylock is a sensitive actor's way of seeking an answer to a fundamental question: How many societies can be complacent about racial and religious violence within their communities?
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CHORDS AND NOTES
SYMPHONY OF Culture, a Banglore-based organisation, presents Sangam, a saxophone-clarinet jugalbandi featuring Kadri Gopalnath and Narasimhalu Wadavati. The album is a live recording of a concert in Shantiniketan. Both these artistes hail from ...
Eating Out
You name it, they have it
THE SAGAR hotels which serve only vegetarian fare, are now a common phenomenon in our city. Most of them are bright and airy. They open early, are affordable, and are often so full that one has to wait for a table. But these restaurants have ...
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