The Hindu :Sunday, September 01, 2002

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Gujarat: a citizen's perspective
She didn't know what to expect when she went to Ahmedabad a few months after the violence in Gujarat, but in the end, SHYMALA came to a premise that the unprecedented levels of bestiality and violence unleashed were only because criminal acts have gone unpunished over the years by various political parties that have wielded power. An account of her experiences and a reconstruction of some of the events from discussions with the victims.

Issues

GENDER ISSUES
Crime against women: Violence within and without
Even as crimes against women are on the rise, the number of policewomen available to tackle these cases is woefully inadequate. A comment by TEJDEEP KAUR MENON.

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REFLECTIONS
Fighting for tolerance
Each attempt at restoring normality after violence is like fire fighting. But why do we wait until the fire has broken out? We must stop the one who lights the flames, writes MOHINI GIRI.

ARCLIGHTS
Private faces in public places
Politicians are canny performers, especially on television. AMITA MALIK looks at who's the best.

Environment

One afternoon in Srirangapatna
IT was siesta time, in a rest house on the banks of the Cauvery. The silence of the afternoon was punctuated by the bell-like, fluid calls of a bee-eater. Not the usual chatter, but notes sounded at regular intervals. My young friend Sri Kantha, ...

Columns

CRICKET LORE By Ramachandra Guha Frank of Bangalore		THE SHASHI THAROOR COLUMN Travails of admission

MEDIA PULSE By Sevanti Ninan Peddling angst		AGAINST THE GRAIN By C. Rammanohar Reddy Globalisation and its `discontents'

ETIQUETTE By Hilka Klinkenburg Table manners		ASTRAL FRONTIERS By Laurie Baum Hour of reckoning

HEALTH ALPHABET By Uma Krishnaswamy Don't put up with it		STYLE By Diane Sustendal Loosening up

People

FACE TO FACE

Singing from the outside
Moushumi Bhowmick's songs are born of her experiences and her sense of being the outsider everywhere. But she refuses to compromise for the sake of commercial success. RUPALI GHOSH talks to the singer.

Lifestyle

ART

Canvases of harmony
In an earlier period, while guns, barbed-wire tensions, and politics appeared in S.G. Vasudev's paintings, today he is more at peace, says UMA MAHADEVAN-DASGUPTA. An exhibition of his new works, already on show at the Sakshi Gallery, Bangalore, will open in Mumbai on September 7.

Diatribe or art?
`Documenta II' at Kassel, Germany, may be viewed as something of a harbinger of art in the 21st Century. The dominant issue that runs through the exhibition is one of human displacement, writes GAYATRI SINHA.

MUSIC
A cult called fusion
Fusion music means different things to various people but it is here to stay. RONITA TORCATO details Durga Jasraj's plans to popularise this genre.

TIME OUT
Karnataka — a trekkers' paradise
An element of surprise and large stretches of wilderness are what makes trekking in this State so unique. R. LAKSHMI explores the varied trails.

Health

ASK THE DOC...

Child care
Taking care of newborns, hypertension and neuralgia are the main focus of this month's queries. Our panel of doctors offers advice and suggestions to specific questions.

WELL BEING
Networking in a nutshell
I WAS standing in line at Kinko's Print Shop on a Sunday afternoon when I couldn't help but glance at the paperwork of the gentleman ahead of me: "Minnesota Hospice Organisation Annual Convention." "Excuse me, sir," I started, "I couldn't help ...

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