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Sunday, March 20, 2005

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NIMHANS shows the way
Though mental health is not given its due within the medical education system, there is one institution that has not lost sight of its commitment to public health. BAGESHREE S. highlights the work done by NIMHANS, and the Department of Psychiatry on the occasion of its golden jubilee.

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LAHORE DIARY
An effusive warmth
VINAY GANESH SITAPATI worked as an intern in a Pakistani law firm recently. Along with his experiences as an Indian student, he explores the sights and sounds of Lahore.

COMMENT
Dangerous liaisons
No religious minority can possibly be ignored if Iraq is to see peace in the coming days, says SHELLEY WALIA.

Book Review

Deft prose
SHASHI THAROOR's new collection of essays, Bookless in Baghdad, is, as is to be expected, wide ranging, extending from analyses of literary figures to impassioned defenses of Tharoor's own works, and from incisive short pieces on culture ...

Spotlight

LIFE

Misery in the heights
Was it a disaster waiting to happen? Large-scale deforestation may have been a factor in the destruction caused by inclement weather in Jammu and Kashmir, says LUV PURI, looking at the plight of the Gujjar/Bakerwal community.

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VIGNETTES

Temple of the tigers
The felines nod off in the warmth of the sunshine, oblivious to the incessant clicking of cameras and apprehensive touches of the visitors ... RATNA KAPUR writes about a unique abode in Thailand's jungles.

Columns

CAMBRIDGE LETTER By Bill Kirkman Why this storm?		THE OTHER HALF By Kalpana Sharma Inspiration from Pakistan

SLICE OF LIFE By V. Gangadhar Cook up a storm		ASK THE DOC... Skin trouble

Sightings

The reality

Tokyo cancelled

Dharmendraspeak

People

Dare to be different
With innovative illustrations and text, Anushka Ravishankar's Tiger on a Tree has won international acclaim. NIMI KURIAN talks to the author.

What's in a name?
The family name is important but it's his hard work that has got him into the limelight, Ayaan Ali Bangash tells NEETA LAL.

Lifestyle

THEATRE

On centre stage
A DIRT track winds its way across Punjarasanthangal village, Kanchipuram district in Northern Tamil Nadu, to the half-constructed proscenium in the middle of seven acres of what were once probably fields. In early March, it is still `winter' ...

THEATRE
For art's sake
KAUSALYA SANTHANAM talks to Hanne M. de Bruin, who has devoted herself to the revitalisation of Kattaikuttu.

FOOD TALK
Dhabas of Amritsar
After a kulcha, crunchy with oodles of butter on the outside, attack the gulab jamun instead. Then, try a kebab ... . GUNVANTHI BALARAM on the ...

FOOD TALK

Secrets of Russian cooking
IN Russia, much has changed in recent years. But, fortunately, Russian cooking has remained the same. It remains rich and hospitable, and customarily preserves the age old traditions of natural cuisine. Here are recipes of various dishes, both meat and vegetarian.

DESTINATION
It's spectacular below
Each formation leaves a visitor awe-struck. Every rock has a story to tell. SAVITHA GAUTAM on Patal Bhuvaneswar, in Uttaranchal.

Health

HEALTHWATCH
A question of colour
It is a minor skin problem yet it is considered a social evil. Dr. G.R. RATNAVEL writes about treating vitiligo.

Astrology

MOON SIGNS
By Khousikan

Mesha

Rishabha

Mithuna

Kataka

Simha

Kanya

Thula

Vrischika

Dhanus

Makara

Kumbha

Meena