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All REVVED up
Shashi Deshpande has her own review on reviews and reviewers. BAGESHREE S. was present when she let off steam
Health & Medicine

Cheers!
Drinking a toast is a great way of breaking the ice in a social gathering. The practice varies in different parts of the world
Personality

A space with a voice
Arundhati Nag's grand dreams of Ranga Shankara will be realised in August this year
Metro Forum

Is politics too dirty?
They make the right noises about upholding the country's democratic principles and make fashion statements that respectable news channels rave about. They are sometimes viewed as the only hope of Indian politics. Even as most youngsters don't find it in their schedule to vote, entering politics is written off without thought. While in Kerala, Delhi and Kolkata, politicos are born in canteens and classrooms, politics is a bad word in most campuses in our city. University elections are all low-key , minus the hype, slogan shouting, loudspeakers, campaigning, overt bribing and garlanding. Youth wings of established political parties merely serve as vote banks here. As Mani Ratnam's Yuva hits the cinemas, dealing with the theme of students in po
Music

Music on the MOVE
This week, Pop Scene reviews an album ideal for listening in the car


Mall melodies
A music festival is on at Bangalore Central Mall
Sport

Thirty-plus and going strong
The Association of Cricket Umpires Karnataka (ACUK), the forum for umpires to interact and upgrade themselves in their field, completes three decades this year
A passion for netball
Netball is not a high-profile sport, but there are those who take it seriously and give their best despite lack of proper publicity. N. Madhu, national player, tells us why he loves the game
Green Notes

Fragrant frangipani
A frangipani tree in bloom will fill the air with its gentle fragrance
Events

On the GREEN path
COINCIDING WITH World Environment Day, Eco-Watch, Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development, will conduct a series of programmes on June 4 and 5, at Kanteerava Stadium. This unusual programme has been organised in collaboration with ...

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