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Election fever -- zero degrees centigrade
No huge cut-outs, no posters, no huge garlands -- the election, this year, has been a dull, dreary process.
more For the alternately able!
A specialised new magazine hits the stands.
more Beauty, naturally!
India, says Kamala Das, knows more than the West about the art of shringar.
more The politics of youth
Anger, cynicism and helplessness...
more The forgotten fishermen of Kasba
Governmental apathy and their own lassitude has nearly destroyed them.
more For whom the priests chant!
The DMK government insists that hymns in Tamil Nadu temples will henceforth be in Tamil. The devotees are none too happy about this change of language.
more Roots
Anglo-Indians from all over the world gathered in Bangalore recently. After the obligatory bow to nostalgia, the "issues", both cultural and emotional, were raised...
more The ancient art of computing
Not so very long ago, computer programmes were punched on ordinary carboard cards, recalls Shashi Warrier.
more Songbird in Springtime
For over half a century, millions of Indians have let M S Subbulakshmi's sonorous voice act as their bridge to God.
more A call to the faithful
Ramzan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, is considered holy by the community. During this period, a small corner of Bombay takes on a festive mantle -- transforming into a shopping fair that attracts Muslims from all over the city.
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