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Bollywood's dilwala
Romance is his forte and over the past four decades, Yash Chopra has captured it in every hue and shade. CHITRA SWAMINATHAN catches up with him
Sound Off

Job at the cost of creativity
S. P. Shanmuga Prathap, lecturer, is concerned about the impact of campus recruitment on students
Publishing Books

BOOKBUZZ
Hassan Fathy's 'Architecture For The Poor'. Why? Because he argued that architecture is to be linked to location and tradition, not something for mass production. I read the book as a student and it showed an alternate way of looking at ...
Interview

Still in the heart
A star down South, Madhavan is yet to prove himself in Bollywood. Will "Ramji Londonwaley" do it for him?
Lifestyle

The return of plants
An amazing range of ornamental plants ensures that living breathing art is a dramatic possibility right in your living room
Arts & Crafts

Unusual canvas
P. Panju uses the computer to express his thoughts and emotions
Cinema

A bit of China in Chennai
A three-day festival of Chinese films
Telewatch

A site for soaps
What started as a one-man forum to discuss Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin has now evolved into a 30,000 strong online community devoted to TV serials
Eating Out

The Cajun experience
Seafood took centrestage at Park Sheraton's Cajun and Creole festival


Juicy kebabs
The spotlight is on juicy kebabs at Green Park's food festival titled Kebab-e-Bahar. The festival offers a variety of succulent veg and non-veg kebabs — Gilafi Kebab, Sikandari Raan, Mewa Sheekh, Tandoori Noor Chaman, Kastoori Kebab and ...
Travel

Pondy's new Promenade
With its great location and style, Promenade, Hidesign's designer hotel, is the latest elite landmark, says MEERA MOHANTY
Ojeks, Bajais, the Indonesian way
A city where skyscrapers, flyovers and flashy cars are found alongside bamboo thickets and banana plantations
My Kinda Place - Arjun
For me it means lazing around in the Swiss countryside. More than the Swiss towns, it's the countryside that's stunning. It's a blur of green with an occasional wood structure. A few houses sometimes form a little hamlet and the hamlets turn into ...
Travel tips
* Never underestimate the importance of sleep. Carry chamomile tea bags, small candles and bath salts when you travel so you can treat yourself to a steaming `cuppa' and hot soak before turning in, to ensure you sleep well, even in strange hotel ...
Travel facts
* Ibis Accor Hotels has a chain across Indonesia. Hotel charges are around USD 35 a day. Ibis offers excellent services, with free breakfast. A modest meal costs between Rp 30,000 to Rp 50,000. * Sarinah is Jakarta's oldest mall, just off Jalan ...
Grasslands, sholas, bison
Why bother with Kodaikanal, asks SOMA BASU
Sessa Orchid Sanctuary
With more than 600 species, Arunachal Pradesh is the orchid Paradise of the country. With lush green forests, nourished by many rivers and streams, orchids in brilliant colours bloom in profusion here. Nearly 175 rare and endangered species are ...
Events

Fusion scores
National award winners from the South graced the cassette release function of Prakash Raj's film "Kanda Naal Mudhal"
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