Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Tuesday, November 26, 2002
Metro Plus Hyderabad
Published on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
News Update

Features
Magazine
Literary Review
Life
Metro Plus
Open Page
Education
Book Review
Business
SciTech
Entertainment
Young World
Quest
Folio

Group Sites
The Hindu
Business Line
The Sportstar
Frontline

Home


Unearthing the White Mughals
The interesting tale of James Kirkpatrick, the British Resident of Hyderabad and his Hyderabadi Begum Khair-un-Nissa, helped William Dalrymple to reconstruct the lives of the `White Mughals'- British officers who assimilated themselves into Indian li fe. His narrative non-fiction work makes history much more accessible and enjoyable to the generalist reader. USHA RAMAN converses with the author and offers a peek into his latest book.
Lifestyle
Sport a new look
The Wills Sport Fall/Winter Collection introduced at the Wills Lifestyle Store in Secunderabad includes garments in warm colours and fabrics.

Wear `fabric of dreams'
Dazzle this season draped in brocade. The style gurus have pulled it out of antiquity and placed it right there, in the middle of the fashion map. The royal textile that weaves history in its warp and weft is now looking completely contemporary.
Personality
Journey into the roots
Rini Dhumal's `Ancestral Tapestry' is a novel allegory of her past. At the culmination of the search, she has a work, which is a limited edition of 50 bound books; each containing 16 etchings and one wood cut numbered and signed by the artist with a corresponding text.
Finding a foothold
Bitten by the acting bug since his school days, Rohit chose acting over academics. This self-made actor is one of the new aspirants, trying to establish himself in the Telugu film industry.
Fashion
Winsome duo
Tapur and Tupur Chatterjee, the twin lights of the modelling world, talk about themselves and their careers in fashion.
Cinema
Of terrorism and patriotism
THIS IS out and out an action drama, but laced with some sensible, sentimental stuff. Basically it is a contemporary terrorist-oriented theme, Arjun is the actor, story and screenplay writer and director of this film.Arjun plays the saviour ...
Green Notes
The 'changeable rose'
`Hibiscus mutabilis' is a large shrub and its showy flowers make it a colourful space filler.
Events
When history came alive
The Darbar Hall of Women's College, Koti was the perfect setting for William Dalrymple's talk on his latest book, `White Mughals.'
Silken landscapes
The art exhibition organised by Usha Lexus showcases the works of two local artists -- Susheel Kumar and Charu Gupta.
Forthcoming Events
Miscellany

Read City News

Metro Plus      Chennai      Hyderabad     
See the earlier stories
Lead | Life Style | Fashion | Music | Personality | Eating Out | Madras Miscellany | Issues | Arts & Crafts | Information Technology | Shopping | Heritage | Miscellany |

News: Front Page | National | Southern States | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Index | Features: Magazine | Literary Review | Life | Metro Plus | Open Page | Education | Book Review | Business | SciTech | Entertainment | Young World | Quest | Folio |

The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription
Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | Home |

Comments to : thehindu@vsnl.com   Copyright © 2002, The Hindu
Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu