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A thousand cheers
At least two generations of Bangaloreans have grown up on Prabhat Kalavidaru's ballet, Cinderella. HEMA VIJAY profiles the group that has seven decades of history behind it.
Know Your City

Always in a `hurry-burry'
Looming large at the back of my mind is a phrase writ in letters of raven black, the one phrase that runs through the heads of millions in this City: "No time". No time, no time. Where does it disappear, d'you think?
Sports

Marathon man turns to aerobics
Arockiaswamy Jayaraj is the new health guru in town. The reputed runner has gone that extra mile with his aerobics classes at Cubbon Park. Going by the looks of it, it is a huge draw.


A flight for sport
With the peace process on track, good times are set to return to Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Airlines is pitching in with big support to make the country a hotspot for sport-loving visitors.
Kannan calls the shots
BOWLING IN Bangalore has made rapid strides and there is a growing band of aficionados from College kids to Corporate big wigs, who have taken up this sport in a big way and Bangalore also had the distinction of conducting the National ...
Lifestyle

Hair-raising feats
His children gleefully swing from his plaits while a couple of gas cylinders dangle like gigantic hair clips.
Personality

A poem that moved a Clinton
Being a poet and an activist are not contrary pursuits for Anasuya Sengupta, whose poem bowled Hillary Clinton over enough to mention it in her bestseller.
Issues

Who wants to be `right-thinking'?
Don't reprimand your child if she tells you that a chalk is meant for throwing at front-benchers. It's not wrong, but divergent reasoning, said experts at a recent seminar in the city.
Eating Out

To munch away...
Care for a patty or a burger with lots of filling? Drive down to Munchies that offers a wide range of lip-smacking snacks.
Showbitz

Perfectionist?
IT'S NOT always that Bollywood beginners land up with the right kind of roles for acting. But for Perizaad Zorabian, things have come her way, more so in clinching some good offers that promises to highlight her acting talents. Mumbai ...
Best team?
THE BEST Actor may soon act in the Best Director's film! Aparna Senwho was adjudged the best director at the 50th National Film Awards, is likely to rope in this year's National Award winning Best Actor Ajay Devgan for her next project, we hear. ...
Smart move
FORMER MISS India Neha Dhupia is bombarded with questions from the paparazzi. Reason? Her debut in Harry Baweja's Qayamat. Giving ample scope for conservatives to spin tales, the former model is more than excited about her role, which ...
More sizzle
MALAIKA ARORA, the popular MTV host, is said to have glamorised the thin-look image on the small screen and in her item numbers on the big screen. Amrita Arora, Malaika's sister, however, was dubbed "pretty and simple" in her debut Nau Do ...
Green Notes

A decorative indoor plant
The succulents Euphorbia pseudocactus and Euphorbia Tirucalli can be raised either indoors in a sunny area or outdoors.
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