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Protein power LENTIL IS a nutritious legume that provides most of the protein in a typical Indian meal. Lentils are native to the western rim of Asia and they are among the oldest of cultivated food crops. The legume soon spread east and west, becoming a ...
Grand tank of Temple CityLast month we introduced a new column "Namma Madurai" to give our readers a quick peep into the landmark places and also some forgotten sites in and around Madurai. With the Chithirai festival dominating the peoples' mind this week, we thought of hig hlighting the Mariamman Teppakkulam, which lies just five km East of the Meenakshi Temple. All excitement may be focussed on the celestial marriage of Meenakshi and Sundareswar inside the Temple but the Tank is no less an important venue.
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Worthy collectionS. Saravanan's numismatic collection boasts of some very rare coins. From the punch-marked coins of the Mauryan period to commemorative coins, he has 450-odd with him.
one step at a time The bend-it-any-way dancer Prabhudeva has recently turned director. CHITRA SWAMINATHAN catches up with him
Making a splashKANIHA, FORMER Miss Chennai, made her debut in "Five Star" and is back in Aethiree." She has won over the audience with her portrayal of an orthodox Iyer girl, Gayathri, living in the Mylapore area of Chennai. She falls in love with a self- ... 
Will "Arul" strike gold?AS THE mercury soars the summer boxoffice in Tamil Nadu comes alive. The summer of 2002 and 2003 was dominated by "Gemini" and "Saamy," the two blockbusters starring Vikram who went on to become the `Numero Uno' of Tamil cinema. Now will his 2004 ... 
The `M' mantraTHE HEAT is on, as Bollywood unleashes its summer boxoffice releases with "Main Hoon Na" this Friday. The much-hyped Shah Rukh Khan action musical, directed by Farah Khan, is releasing in Chennai in four theatres. It is SRK's first action movie ... 
Remake rajNEARLY 60 per cent of Telugu films are remakes from Tamil and other languages. Purists in the industry say these films lack the local flavour. Some of the remakes are "Nenu" (Kathal Kondein"), "Kushi Kushiga" ("Engal Anna"), "Seenu Vasanthi ...
Sun-loving plants The Rose Moss Plant is also called the Sun Plant because it depends on the sun for flowering
Forgotten fort Vattakottai: Elegant and steeped in history, says SHALINI UMACHANDRAN
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