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Summer screen sizzlers
HAPPENING Kids have every reason to smile this season, what with a fantastic line-up of films from Hollywood. SUDHISH KAMATH reports
Columns

Rebellions in the South
On May 10/11, 1857, the first shots were fired in what the British called ‘The Great Sepoy Mutiny’, what most Indian historians call ‘The 1857 Revolt’, and whose 150th anniversary the Government of India is at present ...


The postman knocked
Reader Sriram Venkatakrishnan tells me that the wives of two judges I recently mentioned in this column (Sir C. Sankaran Nair, Miscellany, April 23, and Sir T. Sadasiva Aiyar, Miscellany April 16) founded the Egmore Ladies’ Recreation Club ...
THE THINGS PEOPLE KEEP
Cheryl (pronounced Sheryl) has something to crow about. She can tell a thing or two about bird nests and insects. And she acquired this knowledge the hard way. The girl collects nests abandoned by birds that have finished rearing their young. ...
Pets Care

Call it puppy love
PET PASSION Your puppy should be house trained as early as possible
Columns

CAVEAT EMPTOR
Don’t call me
ISSUE Want to put an end to the innumerable promotional calls and SMSes from your mobile service provider? Read on to find out how
Lifestyle

That’s the coolest nut
TREND Everyman’s drink, the tender coconut water is being promoted as a healthful beverage and available in bottle, writes SHONALI MUTHALALY
Profiles

Fifty years a Jesuit
Friends, wellwishers and former students of every creed are this May celebrating Fr. Casimir Raj’s fifty years as a Jesuit. This Ramanathapuram-born, Loyola- and US-educated member of the Society of Jesus, may have taken Holy Orders but he ...
Cinema

Soha so far
CINEMA Soha Ali Khan traces her journey into filmdom
Ekta goes for a revamp
Ekta Kapoor has revamped her long-running serial “Kasauti Zindagii Kay” on Star Plus. The serial is popular among women viewers for the last six years. It is woven around two large business families — the Basus and the Sharmas ...
Stand-up comedy in Tamil
For the first time, a stand-up comedy show starts on Tamil television — “King Queen Jack” on Vijay TV, every Tuesday at 10 p.m. It features four top comedians, who can guarantee a good laugh — Y. Gee. Mahendra, a film, TV ...
Music

BEAT STREET
For fans of soft rock Beatstreet
MUSIC “Life in a … Metro” comprises songs that will grow on you
Television

Towards the summit
TV “Everest: Beyond The Limit” series on Discovery Channel
Animation dreams
Television An opportunity to make an animation film
Books

Not all black or white
BOOK Eddy Harris on the mechanics of travel writing and race relations
Travel

Journey through animal kingdom
Kruger National Park It’s the ultimate do-it-yourself wild animal viewing experience, writes GEETA PADMANABHAN
ROADLESS TRAVELLED
Where the carpet is green
KANTHALOOR An attractive basket of fruits and vegetables, says SOMA BASU
DEAL OF THE WEEK
Package: Two summer getaway packages. The one night package priced Rs. 5,999 (on weekdays) and Rs. 6, 999 (on weekends – Friday and Saturday), includes complimentary breakfast, current room taxes and a 20 per cent discount on food ...
Smooth sail to Norway
As the mercury rises, wouldn’t you want to cruise along the cool shores of Norway, Greenland and Antarctica?

That’s what Cruise Norway’s (India) coastal voyage expedition is all about. You can experience Norway’s ...
Events

Solo show
It’s an exhibition of a different kind. Artist S. Anand showcases his paintings at Ayya Art Gallery, 33, Woods Road, Royapettah, till May 16, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., including Sunday.

Though Anand’s works are inspired by Nature, he ...



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