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Don't dump them in the attic
"Before and after" is essentially an off-key marketing mantra chanted by obesity clinics and hair loss salons. A low-profile institution in the City, Ickpac, sings a refreshingly different tune by breathing life into virtually dead objects. ATHREYA c hecks it out.
Arts & Crafts

Following one's own art
Kathakali isn't exactly karaoke and there are still a few brave souls coming together to keep this difficult art alive.
Music

The woman behind the choli
There is a sober side to Ila Arun, masked as it may be by her filmy image as the rani of raunch.

Back with a bang
After the success of their first self-titled album, Channel V popstar girls are back with a sequel.
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A forum for the cause of sports
The newly-formed Sportsmen and Sports Associations' Forum could well be an old wine in the new bottle. But Satyanarayana, who floated it, claims that it can deliver.
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The hit pair
ASH AND Oberoi are a hit pair — screamed the headlines of several film magazines. This was taking it a bit too far, or so, Salman Khan would have thought! Even while one gulped all the news of producers queuing up in front of the lead ...
Land & People

Bearing the kavadi
One of the most sacred festivals for the Muruga devotee is Adi Krithikai, which was celebrated with fervour yesterday.
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Bite of the Cobra
Did his Tehelka experience shape the plot of Bunker 13? Aniruddha Bahal insists that the creative writer and the firebrand journalist in him don't collide with each other.
Entertainment

Films Division is cyber-savvy now
THE FILMS Division of India has launched its revamped website developed by Recreate Solutions, a London-based IT Services company. The new Films Division website has over 220 hours of video and audio from over 700 movies with a searchable ...
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