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Are we ready for medical tourism?
The private healthcare industry is quietly facilitating a revolution to enable India to emerge as a health destination. Yet there are the sceptics.

Spotlight

ISSUES
Water bomb?
There are more than just political disputes between India and Pakistan. The Baglihar issue shows that the differences over water resources may be no less intractable.

MAIL BAG

Environment

ECO-TOURISM
Reefs get a relook
Nature is the selling point of the post-tsunami tourism strategy in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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ENVIRONMENT
Wetland-wise
Can India learn from the London Wetland Centre's attempts to make children environmentally conscious?

Columns

THE OTHER HALF By By Kalpana Sharma Is this what we call progress?		CAMBRIDGE LETTER By By Bill Kirkman Assessing public mood
By V. Gangadhar Dreams of livelihood		ASK THE DOC Ear and throat trouble

Sightings

Bina 'retires'?

People

PROFILE
Breaking the mould
If you think real estate is still an all-boys club, meet Silicon Valley venture capitalist and social activist Malini Alles.

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DIALOGUE
Line, gesture, rhythm
`Pravahi', a documentary Arun Khopkar has just made on Bharatanatyam artiste Alarmel Valli, is all flowing currents and frontal representation.

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INTERVIEW
Finding a parallel in wars
Alexander Cockburn, acclaimed journalist, political commentator, activist and Coeditor of CounterPunch, a popular political website, has been a sharp critic of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Recently in India, Cockburn spoke about the war in Iraq and the parallels with the Vietnam War. Excerpts.

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PERSONALITY
Tonal quality
A freewheeling chat with Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt on things musical and unmusical.

Lifestyle

OFF-TRACK
Dream locales in Lanka
Chandran Rutnam markets his country to international film makers as the perfect alternative to shooting in India.

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LEISURE
Shopping? Serendip beckons
If this is what you yearn to do, Colombo is the right choice.

Health

HEALTHWATCH
Safe heart
ICD therapy saves thousands of people from Sudden Cardiac Death each year and is likely to become the first line therapy for those at high risk.

Astrology

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MOON SIGNS
By Khousikan

Mesha	Rishabha	Mithuna	Kataka
Simha	Kanya	Thula	Vrischika
Dhanus	Makara	Kumbha	Meena

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