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The right spot to relax
The Botanical Garden, situated in the heart of Pondicherry town, beckons people to chill out during the sweltering summer, says DEEPA H. RAMAKRISHNAN
Health

Try this nut for nutrition
How convenient it would be if we could fingerprint people when they are born and say, `Ah! Good genes. Lucky you! You can eat whatever you want.' Or, `Poor kid. Better not eat that doughnut.' However, we are not that lucky. But what can help us ...
Food For Thought

Spice of life
Oregano is a herb that flavours food and has therapeutic properties
Fitness

Perk up, ladies
It is as important for women to exercise as it is for men
Interview

`I disagree with video aesthetics'
Shubha Mudgal and Muzaffar Ali on the kind of melody that is indeed music to their ears
Heritage

The festive fervour is intact
The Thirukameshwarar temple car festival was proof of community participation
Fashion

Chill pill
Learn to stay cool when the mercury soars
Cinema

An eye for horror
It has been a long and eventful journey from "Masoom" to "Naina", says Urmila Matondkar


Dream locales for films
Gone are the days when an entire film was shot inside a studio. Today keen attention is being paid to locations what with audiences becoming increasingly discerning. Besides, the success of a film also depends on production that has a global ...
Big and bubbly
"Bunty Aur Babli", produced by Yash Chopra and directed by Shaad Ali, is being touted as one of the big releases this summer. Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan are coming together for the first time along with Rani Mukherjee in the film, ...
Right mix
Satyaraj is one of the biggest survivors in Tamil films. He is as busy as ever with a release every three months! His films are made on a shoestring budget of Rs. 1.50 crores to Rs. 2 crores. The idea is that distributors who buy his films do not ...
Kung Fu special
Chinese Kung Fu films made in Hong Kong have started flooding the Indian market. The latest is "Kung Fu Hustle", which was released yesterday. The film stars popular Chinese action hero Stephen Chow and has superbly choreographed Kung Fu scenes. ...
Dog's day!
Walt Disney's "Air Bud" is at last releasing in India. Ideal for kids, the film is all about a young boy and a talented stray dog, a golden retriever named Buddy, becoming friends. Buddy is an amazing dog with an ability to play basketball. He ...
Webware

Compete with the best
Check out these career options
Cuisine

Pizzas and more
The Hot and Cold fest which is on at Mass Classique offers pizzas, cakes, pastries, milk shakes and juices
Nutritious and tasty
Prawn salad and chicken vindayi make a delightful and filling meal along with rice
Green Notes

A dash of gold with Duranta
Duranta, especially the yellow-green variety, makes an attractive border or a topiary specimen
Events

Parallel films
Ability Foundation, a cross disability NGO based in Chennai, will be holding an International Disability Film Festival. Called AbilityFest, this first-of-its-kind festival will take place in Chennai between July 7 and July 11, 2005. It will ...


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