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Silence, please
Ring tones, blaring music, loud talk, smelly food… every workplace has its share of pests, says GEETA PADMANABHAN
Columns

‘Place O after L, then a V…’
Charanya Lakshmanan wonders if love or marriage can be arranged
Arts And Entertainment

The MetroPlus Playwright Award
The Hindu MetroPlus Playwright Award 2008 carries a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh for the best new English script. A panel comprising eminent theatre persons and members of Hindu will choose the winner.

* This contest is open to Indian ...


The Party in pictures
Let the festivities begin! Theatre personalities and theatre lovers alike flocked to the launch party of the third edition of the MetroPlus Theatre Fest at The Park recently. The floor was packed, spirits were high and the band played as the c rowd buzzed with discussions about the festival and the new MetroPlus Playwright Award 2008 that was announced by Mr. N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu. The stage is set and the curtains raised. it's show time, folks!
Showing Today
Get your ticket for “Dear Bapu”, a gripping epistolary drama
Seamless integration of forms
Ratan Thiyam’s “Nine Hills One Valley” is truly a “whole” and “holistic” expression of theatre. Form wise, it integrates seamlessly many artistic strains such as movement, music, words, sound, light and ...
Citizen Reviews
A selection of the feedback we received about Ratan Thiyam's "Nine Hills One Valley", which was staged at The Music Academy on August 2. This is the first of a series of citizen reviews, an interactive column that empowers the audience to critique th e plays. The author of the highlighted letter gets a free lunch for two at 601, The Park, Chennai. Watch the plays, keep sending us reviews, and win a prize.
Profiles

Chocolate hero no more
Once dubbed the next chocolate boy of Bollywood, Jimmy Shergill is now happy to follow a different path
Gender

The perfect ten
Wills Lifestyle recently launched 10 new faces to walk the ramp at the India Fashion Week
Bands and bonds
Tie a friendship band with no strings attached, says SUDHISH KAMATH
Friends forever
A look at the line up for Friendship Day
Music

Chords & Notes
This one features the winner of the Golden Voice title recipient from Zee Sa Re Ga Ma, Arpita Mukherjee in the title song. Classically-trained Mukherjee’s soft voice falls easy on the ear. The music, especially the use of the piano, adds to ...
Style

Fresh cut
Costume designer Vikram Phadnis juggles his directorial debut with fashion experiments
Television

Drama in life
The countdown to choose the winner of the Amul Star Voice of India contest begins. A report from its sets in Mumbai
Events

Trend and tradition
Fashion Festival showcases the creations of 25 designers
Interpretation of a myth
Dancer Chitra Sundaram performs“Skull” today at the Alliance Francaise
Pizza fest
Top your pizzas to suit your taste
Shall we salsa?
Canadian choreographer Katya Virshilas conducts salsa classes
Film on Gandhiji
To be screened on August 12
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