The Hindu :Sunday, July 13, 2003

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With drought in the driver's seat
Anantapur is one of Andhra Pradesh's poorest districts and, along with Mahbubnagar, is its most crisis-ridden one too. Yet, the worse it gets, the larger is the number of luxury vehicles that show up on Anantapur's roads. Where does the money come from? Drought is the great provider, says P. SAINATH.

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ECOWATCH
Thirst below sea level
Despite being enriched by two monsoons and four rivers, Kerala's Kuttanad region has become `a desert of backwaters' after many developmental trials, says M. SUCHITRA.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Growing old ... alone
Elderly people in India face an uncertain future. Decreasing incomes, loneliness and insecurity compound their problems. USHA RAI writes on the senior citizens' need for social security.

Focus

MEDIA

The other side of news
The widespread criticism of the U.S. media during the invasion of Iraq obscured the work done by alternative media in that country to provide citizens with the other side of the story. AMMU JOSEPH writes about Democracy Now!, a radio and television programme that is increasing its reach among the U.S. public.

ISSUES

Trapped in the trenches
Telecom companies have been very vocal in their promises to subscribers. But apparently this consideration does not extend to the vanguard — those who dig the pits to lay the lines. KATHYAYINI CHAMARAJ recounts the woes of the immigrant workers.

Columns

FIRST STRIKE By Anil Dharker Tunnel vision in Agra		THE OTHER HALF By Kalpana Sharma My fair lady

CAMBRIDGE LETTER By Bill Kirkman America is on trial		ETIQUETTE By Hilka Klinkenburg Name of the game

ROUNDABOUT By Hugh And Colleen Gantzer In search ... of the palace of lac

Urban Edge

Mumbai

Sightings

From Liril to drama

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It's now clothes

Summit in sight

Lifestyle

IMAGES

Reality ... exposed
So vast is the photographic record of life in the 20th Century, that an exhibition in London reveals that it is just waiting to be discovered, writes GAYATRI SINHA.

SPORT

Weakness for genius
Many Indian sportspersons promise their fans great things, but fail to deliver. And this is attributed to `the lack of a killer instinct'. ARVIND SUBRAMANIAN has a different explanation.

HERITAGE

Simmering cauldrons
THE art gallery right inside the Meenakshi temple in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) boasts a fine collection of metal icons and ritual artefacts. Although dimly lit and carelessly displayed, this exceptional gallery provides a rare setting for metal icons ...

EXPRESSIONS

Dialogues within dialogues
In the conclusion of a two-part article, NIRMALA SESHADRI looks at what went on behind production at the Singapore Arts Festival. She talks to three of its key members.

Health

HEALTHWATCH
Banish bronchial asthma
Dying with every breath? If this is the plight of those with bronchial asthma, says Dr. M. MUTHUKUMAR, hope lies in acupuncture therapy.

Astrology

SUN SIGNS
By Laurie Baum
The week ahead

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