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Modelled differently
Milind Soman feels fabulous at 41, which is anyway just another number as he tells MINI ANTHIKAD-CHHIBBER
Columns

MADRAS MISCELLANY
A cricket-lover's centenary...
Reader G. Subramaniam, who describes himself as a Madras cricket fan, reminds me that this year is the birth centenary of C. R. Pattabhi Raman and wonders whether I could say something about C.R.P., especially about his cricketing ...


MADRAS MISCELLANY
... and the non-centenary of a stage star
Another centenary I was reminded of - by reader M. R. Pillai - appears to be a non-centenary. According to him, this year is the birth centenary of S.K. Kittappa, the great actor and singer who graced the Tamil stage in the 1920s. However, from ...
MADRAS MISCELLANY
When the postman knocked...

Lifestyle

There goes the neighbourhood
Remember the time you practically lived in your neighbour's house, eating what they did and playing with their kids?
Profiles

The power of ideas
The Body Shop founder Anita Roddick talks about business with a soul
Cinema

CABLEWALA
Fashion shows
The fashion channel FTV is not usually not considered appropriate for family viewing in most homes in the country because of the skimpily clad women it features. But now many mainstream channels, including news channels, are playing up fashion ...
CABLEWALA
The gaming threat
Online gaming has suddenly begun to lure an increasing number viewers away from television soaps. About 18 million gamers in India are now hooked on online gaming either in their homes or in cyber cafés. After the success of the game "Don", ...
CABLEWALA
The Big hit
The Bigg Boss` on Sony TV (Monday-Thursday, 10 p.m. & Friday, 9 p.m.) has become a rage among upper class audiences in the metros. It is an Indian adaptation of the popular U.K. reality television series `Big Brother`. Arshad Warsi, better known
Music

Beat Street
This platinum selling band was here early this year as the headlining artist for the first ever Vh1 India Rock Rules series of concerts. And now the Aussie rock band returns with their first live album, in fact recorded in a single ...
Oasis unplugged
MSN India present an aural treat for Oasis fans on November 28
Travel

The green, green grass of music
PRAKASH PHILIPOSE hits a different route and traces the beginnings of Country Music and Rock and Roll
Wingtips on water
Over 25,000 birds visit the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary during the breeding season — March to July
Walk on the wild side
A camp in the jungles of the North East from December 25 to 31
ROAD LESS TRAVELLED
The journey is the end
The waterfall isn't spectacular, but the way to it is, says SOMA BASU
SANCTUARY SPOTLIGHT
Idukki National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary
Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary, which came into existence in 1976, is located at Vellappaara, about three km from Idukki district headquarters, Kerala. It is 40 km from Thodupuzha taluk in Idukki and occupies the forestland between the Cheruthoni and ...
JUST JOKING
A large two engined train was crossing America. After they had gone some distance one of the engines broke down. "No problem," the engineer thought, and carried on at half power. Farther on down the line, the other engine broke down, and the ...
Miscellany



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