The Hindu :Sunday, January 12, 2003

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Sunday, January 12, 2003

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Passage ... back to India?
Twenty million strong and perhaps more widespread and heterogeneous than any other, the Indian diaspora is a force to reckon with, as reflected in the belated, and official, attempts to reach out to its members this year with the observance of `Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' on January 9. RAJESH VETCHA and T.L.S. BHASKAR examine the contentious issues that affect the sense of belonging.

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LIFE
Old, alone and far away
LAKSHMEE SHEELA SUNDAR writes of the dilemma faced by the first generation immigrants to the United States.

Rejuvenating weary spirits
The Asian Social Forum, held in Hyderabad recently, was a celebration of protest and anger, a shout for the oppressed and the deprived. MARI MARCEL THEKAEKARA comments.

REFLECTIONS
Kabul hobbles along
As a visitor, THOMAS T. ABRAHAM looks back at the days spent in Kabul as an experience in time-travel ... .

Environment

ECO-WATCH

Death of an estuary
The dredging operation currently on in the Adyar estuary, Chennai, is a classic example of a fragile piece of natural heritage losing out to frenzied urbanisation, says S. THEODORE BASKARAN.

Columns

FIRST STRIKE By Anil Dharker Raelian fantasies		THE OTHER HALF By Kalpana Sharma Problems truly Asian

CAMBRIDGE LETTER By Bill Kirkman Back to the future		RURAL DIARY By Pushpa Surendra Serpent's egg

HERBAL EXPLORATIONS By Sheela Rani Chunkath A healthy ritual

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ART

Subtle, yet powerful
Jehangir Jani's recent installation, `Lazarus and Anarkali', is on show at the Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore. RANJIT HOSKOTE looks at this constellation of sculptures that addresses the entire range of human senses in shockingly subversive and deeply moving ways.

CINEMA
Path of the sword
In the ultimate analysis, `The Warrior' is a visual essay on violence and its addictive spirit, writes UMA MAHADEVAN-DASGUPTA.

Health

HEALTH WATCH
Can't count sheep?
Sleep disorders, described even in literature, are a common problem, say Dr. S.S.K. AYYAR and Dr. SURESH KUMAR, in the first of a two-part article.

WELL-BEING

It's 'beach resort' Ayurveda
Most tourists who visit Kerala, `experience Ayurveda' from `fly-by-night' centres that appear to be exploiting the gullible, says Dr. G.G. GANGADHARAN.

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Two writers, one narrative
What is valuable in Out of God's Oven are the opinions of some of the most talented people, whom the authors — Dom Moraes and Sarayu Srivatsa — interview. BILL AITKEN writes.

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By Laurie Baum
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