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No `ordinary' housewife
The housewife by and large is apologetic about her place and position in society. HEMJITH BHARATAN pays a tribute to the homemakers and asks them to shed this critical outlook

Nutrition

Nutritive greens
NEARLY 2,000 years ago, the people of Persia took up the cultivation of spinach. They called it `green hand' (isfinaj) in their tongue. Its versatility, delicate flavour and healthy properties soon made it popular on both flanks of Arabia. It ...

Heritage

An antique collector's dream
This house was literally built up piece by piece. K. A. Alexander went around collecting antique pieces, which he intelligently used into his dream house. ELIZABETH NINAN walks through this newly built structure and feels transported into an archaic world.

Lifestyle

A temptress called diamond
The diamond craze is washing over the city as never before. VIJAY GEORGE finds that Malayalis are switching over to the white stone from their pet yellow metal

Arts & Crafts

A child's colourful mind
IT'S A hot and humid day. Inside the confines of Durbar Hall Art Centre, a young boy beats the heat by playfully rolling on the floor, attempting a couple of cartwheels, giggling at onlookers who point out, "He's Vishnu." Back home in Velukkara ...

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Businesslike
SUNANDA KHANNA profiles three enterprising women from the city who made a difference.

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Soaring with the Eagles
A new album, `The Very Best of The Eagles', spans the golden age of retro rock.

Cuisine

A taste of Bengal
These home-cooked dishes from the Eastern State will be relished by one and all.

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• Bridging time
• Set to chime again
• Are you shy?
• The freedom of choice

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