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A soldier first
SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY strikes up a conversation with S. Muthiah about a little known Army general, Inder Singh Gill, and how he was “Born To Dare”
Arts And Entertainment

The weaves of tradition
‘Song of the Loom’ was a heartfelt effort but lacking in dramatic relief
Columns

My kind of place

With riyaaz, recordings and shows round-the-clock, there’s hardly any time for holidays. Unlike other jobs, when you are into the world of swar and taal you never experience stress. So I have never had a planned holiday or vacation, or ...


METRO ESSAY
Is Chennai conservative?
It depends on what constitutes conservatism
Profiles

Making his own music
Singer Raghu Dixit believes in being different
Cinema

CABLEWALA
Glamour and glitz

What happens when the best competes with the best? A face-off with your favourite television stars “Mr & Ms” starts today on Sony TV (Monday-Thursday 10 p.m.). Ace director Madhur Bhandarkar and actor Sonali Bendre are the ...


A super hit

NDTV’s primetime blockbuster epic “Ramayan”, produced by Sagar Arts, the family that introduced mythology on television, has become a rage all over the country. It has the Indian audience hooked and tops the TRP ratings. It ...


Kollywood strikes gold

In the first quarter of 2008, Tamil films show a record output with nearly 31 releases, out of which only one film will recover its cost! But nobody is bothered because there is a boom in Kollywood. Superstars, who were charging Rs. 3 crore, ...
Travel

Pench mark for adventure
Sujatha Padmanabhanspends a day in Kipling’s land and enjoys encounters of the wild kind


TRAVEL TANGENT
Cookscape!
Discovering Australia, Captain Cook’s way
Just joking

A man goes out and buys the best car available, a Turbo Beep Beep for $500,000. He takes it out for a spin and, while doing so, stops for a red light. An old man on a moped, both looking about 90 years old, pulls up next to him. The old man ...


Travel quip

Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will.

Lawrence ...
Avenue of the giants
Dasu Kesava Rao is awe-struck by the unbelievably tall and enormous redwood tress in northern California
Ancient cures

The Kerala Ayurveda Wellness Centre at Koramangala promises to offer a spa experience with its exotic Ayurvedic treatments and holistic packages.

The various packages at the wellness centre have been designed to transform an ...


WEB-SIGHT
Bon voyage, don’t forget to blog
Click on www.travelpod. com to share your experiences while on the move
Chill ka pill!
Head to the Chilka lake for a long distance view of birds and a gorgeous sunrise
Events

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The Indo-Australian Chamber conducts a workshop on business opportunities in Australia in the fields of home textiles, fabrics, leather, coir and handicrafts. The fee for members of the Chamber is Rs. 1,250 per head and Rs. 1,500 for ...
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