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Precious Abba... priceless as ever
It is never easy for a disciple to write about the guru. It is even more difficult for sons, still growing, still pursuing, to write about the father who is the icon of an entire generation of learners. Well, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's sons, Amaan Ali Ba ngash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, undertook the challenge. The result? A eulogy of sorts called "Abba: God's Greatest Gift To Us". ZIYA US SALAM speaks to the duo to know more... .
Lifestyle
Indian clothes, Tibetan food...
Go to Tibetan Market near ISBT not for fancy Chinese gadgets but Indian clothes at throwaway prices. Round it off with a visit to a local restaurant providing Tibetan food for Delhi's palate, suggests MADHUR TANKHA... .
Personality
Nothing fancy, just foliage...
You may have just met him at a flower show in the Capital. Now you can actually see his "children" on the terrace garden of his house in North Delhi. SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY speaks to M.G. Kohli, a lover of plants and flowers... .


The quizmaster at it again...
Adding a serious academic modulation to many a quiz show on the small screen for over a decade, Siddartha Basu is now a quizmaster of distinction. Coming out with the fifth series of BBC World's Mastermind India, this soft-spoken Delhiite tells SANGE ETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY that the show actually got its format from German concentration camps... .
Shopping
The right warp, woof... and price
AT A time when every other garment shop is selling clothes of big brands, leading to increase in the price, there is one readymade garment showroom which has brought price of its goods down by not having a brand name. Vishal Mega Mart, at New ...
Events
Special cricket, special team...
Cricket is turning a blind spot. The game is finding a new home with the visually challenged players. And now there is the World Cup to coincide with the World Disability Day. RANA A. SIDDIQUI reports on the event that has everything going for it on the human scale... .
It's children's day out...
THE CHILDREN'S Day, being celebrated this Thursday, will bring smiles on the faces of all kids, irrespective of their economic background. The occasion to celebrate the birth anniversary of our first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, ...
Learning with fun...
SUMITRA SENAPATY finds the recently organised Sajagta Learning Camp in Sattal, a superb platform for learning with adventure........
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