The Hindu :Sunday, March 17, 2002

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Sunday, March 17, 2002

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Hitting back, in black and white
Of all the global developments that have taken place since September 11, what is most significant is the one that pertains to the legislative and political ease with which many rich countries are clamping down on immigration and curtailing human rights. TABISH KHAIR examines the issue of this attack being used as an `excuse' to strike out against `anti-globalisation', the minorities and political dissidents. More

Not okay by the U.K.
THERE is a standing joke among the Asian diaspora in Britain that you can live all your life here without having to come into contact with the English-speaking "natives" if you don't wish to. The joke, which has a touch of boast about the expats' ... More

Expatriate sensibility
"Let us `unskin the expatriate', or at least nail the creature to a bed and look at his form and features". INDRAN AMRITHANAYAGAM writes. More

PEOPLE

When nature cries
The Todas of the Nilgiri hills and their most prized asset — the buffalo — are both struggling for survival. KEYA ACHARYA on the challenges facing the community today. More

ENVIRONMENT

Guarding the green blanket
March 21 is World Forestry Day. M.S.S. VARADAN gives an account of how effectively community-based institutions are managing the forest resources. More

SPOTLIGHT

Theatre of the absurd?
Many successful film stars fail in politics simply because of their self-interest. Yet, there are a few whose passion to serve the public has made them click. V. GANGADHAR on a phenomenon that never fails to interest the commoner. More

CONSERVATION

To the Blue Mountains
In early January this year, members of the `Save Nilgiris Campaign' went back to the `Sullivan trail'. PHILIP MULLEY and DHARMALINGAM VENUGOPAL on their mission. More

Columns

CRICKET LORE By Ramachandra Guha An Eleven of fielders		THE SHASHI THAROOR COLUMN Hostages to history

MEDIA PULSE By Sevanti Ninan Direct hit		DOWN TO EARTH By Mrinal Pande Exploding earth

MATTER-OF-FACT FROM JAPAN By Gautaman Bhaskaran Keeping in step

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EXPERIENCE

Kite-flying in Lahore
The sight of a whole city caught up in a `Basant' frenzy startles an Indian ignorant of customs and traditions in Pakistan, says C. RAMMANOHAR REDDY. More

REFLECTIONS

Clash at Neemrana
A great change had taken place in the shy young writer DOM MORAES first met in a pub. More

Lifestyle

THEATRE

Transcending alienness
From March 16, Tara Arts, the pioneer in Asian theatre in English in Britain, will be touring eight cities in the U.K., with its epic trilogy `Journey to the West'. KAUSALYA SANTHANAM interviews its founder - Artistic Director, Jatinder Verma. More

Health

HEALTHWATCH
A future free of a scourge
`The Filaria Day' is being observed in Tamil Nadu on March 24 ... Lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis, is one of the most persistent and disfiguring of all tropical diseases. With concerted action with the tools available today, it is potentially eradicable, says ANURADHA KHATI RAJIVAN. More

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By Laurie Baum
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