The Hindu :Sunday, April 18, 2004

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Sunday, April 18, 2004

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Of crabbed age and youth
It is not improbable that the age factor will come into play during the decade to come, as a forward-looking generation of leaders, relatively free of the constraints of ethnic and religious feeling, will pitch its claim in the public sphere. India certainly deserves better than a generation of ageing leaders, comments RANJIT HOSKOTE.

Arts & Crafts

ART
Inspiration from the mountains
S. RANGARAJAN goes on an artistic trek through the Smithsonian Sackler Gallery's exhibition of Himalayan art.

Personality

EDUCATION
Setting high standards
The Annamalai University, which celebrates its platinum jubilee this year, has carved a niche for itself in the educational map of the country. A.V. RAGUNATHAN looks at the growth of the institution.

PROFILE
To catch a killer
Busting myths about serial killers, Pat Brown helps investigative agencies solve crimes through profiling, writes DEEPA KANDASWAMY.

TRIBUTE

Maestro's vision
Kelucharan Mahapatra extended the possibilities of both tradition and innovation in his dance and choreography. GOWRI RAMNARAYAN remembers the Odissi guru.

PERSONALITY

A musician's musician
Weaving together two musical traditions, T. Brinda's style of singing won her plaudits from connoisseurs. But there was much more to her than just her music, remembers KIRANAVALLI VIDYASANKAR.

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INTERVIEW

`Monster' makeover
She grew up in a hick town in apartheid South Africa. Now, having won an Oscar, Charlize Theron is a national hero. She tells EMMA BROCKES about racist guilt, playing a serial killer, and the shooting of her father by her mother.

Travel

TIME OUT
Catatonic in Chartres
The beauty of the ancient cathedral as well as losing her wallet rendered SHEILA KUMAR utterly speechless in Chartres.

Happenings

REFLECTIONS
Echoes from Kerala
The use of Aramaic in Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" sets SARAH JOHN thinking of ancient language's links with India.

Health & Medicine

HEALTH WATCH

Attack on the brain
STROKE is the second most common cause of death and major disability worldwide. It is the result of cerebrovascular disease or a disease of the blood vessels in the brain. There are two types. Ischemic stroke is the most common. This happens when ...

Travel

JOURNEYS
Riding the waves of friendship
After circumnavigating the world, the INS Tarangini returns to base at Kochi next week. V. JAYANTH traces its historic voyage.

Columns

SILICON VALLEY SOJOURN Cooped up in Cupertino		FIRST STRIKE By Anil Dharker Campaign blues

THE OTHER HALF By Kalpana Sharma Is anyone listening?		BITE THE BALLOT By Mukund Padmanabhan The politics of mudslinging

CAMBRIDGE LETTER By Bill Kirkman Package deals		HEALTH ALPHABETS By Uma Krishnaswamy Risk of rubella

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