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Bangalore

Timba Roocha, a favourite with children
Similar is the nature of Timba Roocha, a genie, in a children's serial telecast by Doordarshan at 1 p.m. every Saturday. Timba Roocha appears from a wristwatch and narrates stories that are realistic and have a moral. It takes children on a ...
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    Chennai

    Avant garde Tamil poetry to the fore
    TAMIL has its own share of "avant-garde" poets, whose works invariably appear only in literary magazines (kuru patrigaigal). Many literary figures say several such poets have gone unrecognised and there is no forum to honour them. To ...
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    Delhi

    A fast emerging learning concept
    Aimed at bringing together consultants from the field of education, from both public and private sectors, researchers and policy-makers to address key issues related to the concept of e-learning, an international conference titled "e-Learning ...
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    Hyderabad

    Venus show under cloud?
    On June 8, the event, which begins at 10.45 a.m., would be visible from all parts of India for a duration of six hours and 12 minutes in case the sky remains clear. The once-in-a-lifetime event takes place when Venus passes through the disc of Sun and appears like a small spot moving slowly across the Sun when viewed from the Earth. The exceptional event last took place in 1882.
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    Kochi

    When time catches up with history
    ONE IS reminded of the metaphysical poet, John Donne's lines, "When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language", while standing in front of the Dutch Cemetery at Fort Kochi. Here, history gets ...
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    Madurai

    First Asian to enter `hall of fame'
    FOR EMINENT persons, honours matter little at one stage of their professional career, as serving the society becomes more important. Dedicated to their service, these men continue to make great contributions to the field they are associated with. ...
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    Thiruvananthapuram

    Life after television
    TELEVISION GAVE me my life and my wife, says the film actor, Jayasurya. He took his own time in narrating how he discovered Saritha, his life partner. "A few years back, her grandmother spoke to me on the phone-in programme on ACV. She also ...
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