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The prose of duality Krishna Ashok evolves his artistic language through faceted and fragmented forms of cubism
SOUND OFF ‘Blame yourself’ Techie Ashwanth Gnanavelu is furious at people’s disrespect for public transport and lack of civic sense Next Issue The topic for the next Voice Your Views column scheduled for January 16 is “Big cars, small roads.” Send your responses before January 10 by post to The Hindu, MetroPlus, 859/860, Anna Salai, Chennai-2 or email ...
So, who needs mom?He cooks, cleans, drops the kids at school and even sings lullabies. GEETA PADMANABHAN on the metamorphosis of men, who are now taking on tasks their fathers resolutely avoided As we confront time Does looking good make women feel empowered? 
The Mush RegisterMy father wanted me to be a fulltime magician. I tried to fulfil his desire, but ‘flew’ off course. Magic became secondary to flying. However, I never lost sight of my father’s wish and knew I would one day fly back to what ... HER 2007 WHAT WOMEN WANT ASHA S. MENON A significant year What was the year 2007 like for women? We ask women who work in different fields, including those who work for women’s rights. 
Girl childrenThe number of girl children attending schools has increased. Various programmes such as free cycles to girl students have helped. The gap between the school attendance of boys and girls has reduced. Government agencies and NGOs organised more ... 
Landmark judgmentsEnsuring rights and better amenities (water supply, food and hygienic conditions) in all women’s prisons in Tamil Nadu by the Madras High Court, following the filing of a writ petition, is a milestone. The judgment pronounced by Justice ... 
Freedom and responsibilityKiran Desai winning a prestigious international award made me happy and the Taslima Nasreen incident left me sad. Why can’t we sit and discuss issues instead of condemning someone or filing unnecessary cases? Writers should also be ... 
New poetsWe have seen many new young, Tamil, women poets this year. Publishers are still hesitant to publish poetry because the Government has started discouraging public libraries from accepting them, because many people have started writing poetry. ... Labour rights The implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in some districts of rural Tamil Nadu had a positive impact on employment and wages of women agricultural workers. This apart, the picture of women workers is particularly grim. In ... Maternal health The improvement in rural maternal health services in Tamil Nadu was impressive in 2007 due to the sound implementation of the national and state government’s rural health programmes. For example, in Vellore district, the deliveries in PHCs ... On the field In football the girls are doing well. So we have decided to start academies for coaching girls from various districts. Tamil Nadu gives at least two players every year to the national team, therefore, I hope in 2008 we get a sports hostel for ...
This is the sort of album you can put on when you come back home from work, and let it calm you. The composer, Donald Walters a.k.a. Swami Kriyananda of Ananda fame, may be a spiritual guru who talks about knowing god, but it is the simplicity of ...
Hit the road MTV is back with another reality show
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