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TRILOK GURTU AND SELVA GANESH ON PERCUSSION AND THE EAST-WEST EXCHANGE
‘Improvisation makes music timeless’
One stroke on his hybrid East West drum kit and you can hear the echo as far as Europe, Africa and the U.S.

Percussion whiz Trilok Gurtu, son of veteran Hindustani vocalist Shoba Gurtu, has been making ...


METRO MAIL
Great importance
When the stork visits late (November 24) discusses an issue of great importance for the present day. Childbirth now is getting a bit problematic. The position of older parentage is ticklish and avoidable. Being an early bird, ...
VOICE YOUR VIEWS -- SAY GOODBYE TO ANNOYING RINGTONES
Sanity please
Etiquette is the need of the hour, say readers
Harmful

Cellphones are the cigarettes of this decade. Their use is spiralling out of control. There is no etiquette followed and annoying ringtones are deliberately used to attract attention and shock people. They make a nuisance of themselves in ...


Ban loud ringtones

Annoying ringtones could be a cause of noise pollution. They add to people’s stress.

Just as the government has banned the use of cellphones while driving, it should also ban the use of loud ringtones and insist on users keeping ...


Use discretion

Pleasant ringtones are always welcome. Annoying ones in sacred places and areas where silence is preferred, can disturb peace. People should use the vibrating mode while outdoors.

S.Pavithra

II BE(ECE) SNS College Of ...
Lifestyle

Get chatty, virtually
Asin launches Spinz.in, a website for women
Cinema

The magic flute
A German children’s film mesmerised Coimbatoreans
Gender

Tune in to the chore wars
How do you get men to overcome their legendary revulsion towards housework, the chores that they so merrily outsource to their better halves?
Wheels

Striking the right Accord
Hormazd Sorabjeegot into the eighth-generation Accord at Tochigi, Japan


Virtual Mechanic
Car and bike questions? We have the answers
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Big bash
On the superstar’s birthday
Haute December
What’s on Discovery Travel & Living this month?
Events

Mom and I
Moms and daughters have a chance to find how well they bond


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