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Karnad and the King
Girish Karnad's fascination for Tipu Sultan comes through at a book-reading session in the city. SHONALI MUTHALALY reports
Arts & Crafts

Promising talent
A group of young artists are exhibiting their work at Artistic Art Gallery
Personality

Stempel of love
Former Consul General for the U.S. John D. Stempel talks about diplomacy, his life in Chennai and the affairs of his heart
Issues

BRIDE and prejudice
Is there a gender bias in matrimonial columns? Read on to find out
Cinema

Taut thriller
THE TRADE is jittery with last week's much hyped `real life romance' on big screen between Aishwarya Rai and Vivek Oberoi in "Kyon Ho Gaya Na" turning into a damp squib at the box-office. So the industry is keeping its fingers crossed about the ...


A rollicking comedy
TOP DIRECTOR Priyadarshan has dumped his favourite star Mohanlal and is ready with his Onam release "Vettam" with Dileep in the lead. According to Priyan: "`Vettam' is a rollicking comedy and will be my last film in that genre. I am planning to ...
Arjun arrives!
CAN THE "Okkadu" team of Mahesh Babu, director Gunasekhar and music director Mani Sharma recreate the old magic with "Arjun" releasing worldwide today? "Prince" Mahesh Babu, one of the most popular Telugu actors, needs a hit desperately after the ...
Director's special
DEEP IN Theni in the Tamil heartland, more than a year back, director Bala and actor Vikram landed up for a film shoot without a proper script! They just sat around for a couple of days discussing various stories before Bala decided to pack up. ...
Metro Forum

More about ABC
One of the major factors apart from those cited in the informative article "Milestone in ABC Annals" (August 5) for the survival of the Ace Basketball Club for 50 years was its excellent performance on the field and the dominance of its players ...
Packed with nutrition
Till today I had always shuddered at the thought of eating the slimy okra. But after reading "Ode to okra" (August 5), I have begun looking at the vegetable with new respect. I was surprised to learn that it belongs to the hibiscus family and is ...
Well placed
It was a good idea to place "The diet dilemma" and "Potful of goodies" (August 7) adjacent to each other. In "The diet dilemma", Dr. Gita Arjun has covered all categories of women and analysed their need to follow a proper diet according to their ...
Big in Hollywood
This is with reference to the article "Walking tall in filmdom" (August 10). Ashok Amritraj, the youngest brother of tennis legends Vijay and Anand Amritraj, is like Manoj Night Shyamalan, a successful Hollywood film producer. Ashok Amritraj's ...
Sport

On a new pitch
It's the beginning of a new life for the genial Javagal Srinath who has transformed himself into a coach at 34
DID YOU KNOW
Three Indians - Ramanathan Krishnan (1954), Ramesh Krishnan (1979) and Leander Paes (1990) - have won the Junior Wimbledon singles title.
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Madras was the venue of two Davis Cup encounters between India and ...
Shopping

Accent on practicality
Mumbai designer Rachana's collection in gold is on display at Trendsmith
Publishing

A place among the best
"INDIAN WRITER Anushka Ravishankar delivers hilarious alliterating nonsense phrases for each of the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet. From `Anteaters Adore Arithmetic' and `Odd Otters Order Only Onions' to `Zebras Zoom Zig-Zag', the author has ...
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