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Unravelling life after 9/11
Seeking to comprehend the almost incomprehensible 9/11 tragedy from America to Afghanistan, every other week a new book hits the market in Delhi. ZIYA US SALAM leafs through the latest Roli publication - "Afghanistan and 9/11" - to find out what makes this seven-author book tick... .


Where many have prayed...
"Jain Temples in India and around the World" authored by L.M. Singhvi with photographs by Tarun Chopra, is more than a coffee table book, says ANJANA RAJAN. It is a pilgrimage to times and places not all of us can reach....
Politics over prawns and mushroom
ONE WATCHES with mortification the cavalcade of the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Syed Shahnawaz Hussain whizzing past our vehicle on its way to New Delhi's Hotel Surya Crowne Plaza. Hussain represents the new generation of politicos, ...
Arts & Crafts
Bringing the past fast forward
New Delhi's Indira Gandhi National Centre for Art mounted a three-day event - `Xuanzang and the Silk Route' - this past week. LEELA VENKATARAMAN reports... .
Personality
Raju Singh is here
A DEGREE in any subject does not help if a person doing it feels passionate towards something else. That's why, a degree from Mithibai College in Mumbai did not help Raju Singh build a career but a three-year stint in music learning under Guru ...
Much more than Vivek Oberoi's father...
Suresh Oberoi has recently won the All India Achievers Conference's Award for Excellence. RANA A. SIDDIQUI speaks to the talented artiste who knows a thing or two about poetry... .
First brave child, braving the odds at 59...
Harish Chandra Mehra was the first recipient of the bravery award. Conferred on him for saving the life of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, life has not turned out the way he visualised after a brief dalliance with celebrity status, says SARTHAK SHUKLA... .
Fashion
Abreast of the trend this year...
With Indian consumers becoming more and more fashion alive, what is hip and what is not is serious business in the Indian fashion world now. Lavender is the hue of 2003 besides the universal red, white and black. And anything with embroidery looking like patchwork is happening. SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY finds out more for you... .
Drama with clothes...
IN THE mad rush of fashion designers sprouting every other day with their collections, here is an addition, albeit with a list of achievements in the fashion arena. An alumnus of Delhi's J.D. Institute of Fashion, he is Amit Kumar. Out in the ...
Cuisine
What's Cooking!
LOOKING FOR a blend of cheese and cheers? Well, just visit The Oberoi's La Rochelle and Wine Bar that awaits you with its combination of cheese deserts and wines to go with at its ongoing Special Wine and Cheese Festival. Here you can choose from ...
Shopping
Dream kitchen, pinching price...
OF LATE, the modular kitchen market has been burgeoning and a number of international players are investing to encash the growing demand. This past week, Faber HeatKraft Industries Limited in association with Italy's modular kitchen appliance ...
Land & People
An oasis of serenity...
Connaught Place is an arena of commerce, cut-throat competition, and the trappings worldliness. In the midst of this monument to Mammon rises the Ganeshji Mandir, slaking the thirst of spiritual seekers for the past half century. ANJANA RAJAN reports ... .
Events
Village mela in the heart of Delhi...
VIBRANT WITH people galore, in no way does it give the impression that Delhi is reeling under a cold wave. Alive with stalls seducing customers with colourful ware, street plays pulling crowd to state a point or two about hot topics like air and ...
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