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Campus fashion cool to change
Though campus fashion remains cool to change, despite VJs and Bollywood stars being the trendsetters, ELIZABETH NINAN finds a big difference in parental attitude towards teenage dressing.
Dance
Daring, contemporary and sensual
A fitting finale to GIM was the Daksha Sheth show. PRIYADARSSHINI SHARMA narrates how it was and H.VIBHU'S camera captures those unforgettable poses.
Health
In search of rare remedies
The Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Research Centre has done commendable work in the areas of eye ailments like retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma and dry eyes, says PREMA MANMADHAN


The physiology of marathon walking
Right footwear is as important as calorie requirement while going for a marathon walk.
Lifestyle
Jeans, an all-time favourite of youth
THE TEENAGERS of today have their own ideas about everything and dressing up is no different. Trends are no longer followed blindly but copied only when it suits. Jeans is now an unavoidable piece in a teen wardrobe irrespective of the gender. ...
Back is beautiful
A bare back can give the most sensuous look to a person. Try these tips to carry off those low-cut outfits.
Smooth operator
Speaking to a machine? No problem. Want to cut short visits by guests? No trouble. Follow the etiquette tips and operate smoothly.
Arts & Crafts
Telling it as it is
A SUB-EDITOR by day and cartoonist by night, Unnikrishnan finds politics the ideal getaway from the daily grind of human life. "I go to politics to find humour," says this journalist with Mathrubhumi, who has ample access to the day-to-day ...
Personality
Recipe for success
Kerala's new Tarla Dalal has a taste for the unusual...
Fashion
Sartorial statements
Carnatic musicians have always been conscious of their public image. GOWRI RAMNARAYAN writes about the changing sartorial tastes in the world of music.
Eating Out
Cheese chicken curry
WHAT WOULD you expect if you heard names like Slim Jim, Purple Thick or Naples Early? To one, it sounds as if they were some terms out of a gym or maybe a boxing king. Actually, they are names of different brinjals. The brinjal is known by ...
Showbitz
Nightingale sings on....
INDIA'S MOST cherished national treasure, Lata Mangeshkar spent a quiet New Year away in Pune with her family. "2002 was quite relatively peaceful for me, and I hope it continues that way," she said with her characteristic smile. The singer ...
The Rai-Rani battle
AISHWARYA WAS supposed to do a music video with Adnan Sami. When she made herself unavailable, Rani Mukherjee jumped at the opportunity. Then when Ms Rai was out of Shah Rukh Khan's home production, "Chalte Chalte", directed by Aziz Mirza, it was ...
Popular pair
LAST YEAR saw Aishwarya Rai and Kareena Kapoor fighting it out for the prime slot. But this year, Kareena seems to have lost ground. "Talaash," which opened to unfavourable reviews has the crowds talking about Kareena-Akshay Kumar pair. Says ...
Going great guns
HOW DID the reclusive Urmila spend her New Year? "I was to shoot for my new film "Ek haseena thi", but luckily the schedule was cancelled. So I spent the day with my parents, sister and brother-in-law, which was great since I hardly get to spend ...
Akshay upbeat
THE FILM "Talaash" opened to tepid reviews. But the positive response that Akshay Kumar is getting for his performance has made his year. "I'm glad that after all these years the audience has appreciated me as an actor," he says, sitting at the ...
Insite
The `mobile' maze
THE RECENT announcement of slashed tariffs by most of India's cellular phone providers, and the news that triggered it — the entry of Reliance Telecom into the mobile `maidan' with its slogan: "Roti, kapda, makaan and mobile" — has ...
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