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Arms and the man
For Vice Admiral Harinder Singh, life has taken full circle. Aggressive, affable and ambitious, he believes that rarely has he sailed in troubled waters. In Kochi for almost a year and a half now as the Chief of the Southern Naval Command, he has now put in his papers for reasons that are purely `personal'. Humble yet dignified, polite yet prudent. With elan, he fields questions from VIJAY GEORGE and SUNIL NALIYATH, in an exclusive interview for The Hindu Metro Plus. Excerpts:
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C.V.Raman's gift to Kochi
INDIA'S legendary scientist and Nobel laurate Sir C.V.Raman, if alive, would have argued for the revival of Kochi's 47-year-old chemical company. But then, what has Sir C.V.Raman to do with Kochi's sinking chemical company? Interestingly, the ...
Heritage
Rewind to old Kochi
Heritage Day is on April 18. PRATIMA ASHER looks at an old sketch and map of Kochi and goes back to old days, rummaging through rare books. The details therein are indeed charming
Lifestyle
Job? No, it's a `super hobby'
If burnout is your secret fear, you can be rid of it. DR K SANKARAN tells you how


Freedom beckons them
Tourism in India is not the same as in the USA, Africa or Europe. Backpackers who come here generally stay for a long time, just travelling freely. Freedom is their main motivation, says CAROLINE
Cinema
Go, for the novelty of it
Aankhen, the latest Amitabh Bachchan film to hit the marquee is a thriller in the real sense of the term. Adapted from a Gujarati play by debutante director Vipul Shah (who also had directed and acted in the play) is a novel attempt in the ...
Lonely debut
PRAKASH PARAYATH meets K. N. T. Shastri, director of `Thiladanam'
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Enter Net Telephony
Everyone is talking about Internet Telephony. Here's how you can do it yourself - for free
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