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Life's about making choices
Aimlessness is out, purposefulness is in, says T. Krithika Reddy, who chats with a host of students determined to spend their leisure fruitfully by taking up jobs.
Lifestyle
Fitness, a raging fever
Fitness seems to be the new mantra among youngsters, and the mania has caught on in Chennai too.


Colourful weaves
Rang Mahal of Kolkata is organising an exhibition of exclusive Bengal cotton saris and dress materials at C.P. Arts Centre till June 22.
Arts & Crafts
Artistic expressions in wood
Walnut wood carving is slowly fading into oblivion. But there are a few artistes who are striving to keep the tradition alive. Like Gulam Mohammad
Personality
Education for self-knowledge
Swami Suddhananda reminisces on his vision for a more humane world, which has been realised in the form of schools run by the Akshar Educational Trust. In conversation...
The showman's show
HE HAS been hailed as the Showman of Bollywood. Subhash Ghai — the name is synonymous with larger-than-life characters and blockbusters such as "Karma", "Khalnayak" and "Saudagar". Ghai fans now have a golden opportunity of watching some of ...
Eating Out
Tantalising fare
It's not just the ambience that wears a new look, even the menu has been improved at Sri Velu Military Hotel, Nungambakkam.
Showbitz
Web weaves magic at box-office
THE DISASTER of "Aap Mujhe Achhe..." and "Na Tum Jaano..." may have had exhibitors wringing their hands in despair, but the "Spider- Man" spell has got some of them smiling again. The film earned Rs. 5.2 crores in its first week beginning May 24, ...
Getting Baba-er and Baba-er?
DEVELOPMENTS AROUND "Baba" are making those who want to stay abreast with them, breathless. The banyan tree that was transported to Switzerland is old hat. Now, the "Baba" team has returned to Chennai, from where it will be hitting the scenic ...
How dull can you get?
FOLLOWING A whole line of Kannada film producers who turned actors, such as Rockline' Venkatesh, Basanthkumar Patil, S.Narayan, Shilpa Srinivas, K. Manju and Suresh Gowda, it is now the turn of Sa. Ra. Govindu. Govindu, who is the president of ...
Neta in training
NTR JUNIOR is fast cruising up the lane of fame and learning ways to be politically correct. At one of the biggest muhurats in recent times, the tar's new film "Naaga" was launched at the S. V. University Grounds, with over a lakh fans cheering ...
Smut film specialist in TN
K. S. GOPALAKRISHNAN is entering the Tamil film industry to direct a film produced by Mohangandhiraman, former president of FEFSI. Gopalakrishnan's claim to fame in the Malayalam industry has been his directing three smutty movies simultaneously. ...
Hot Tips:
Which `Bhagat Singh' are you going to root for? We recommend a sampling of all the films. "Star Wars: The Attack of the Clones" is going to get you, even if it is on some distant galaxy. Courtesy: ...
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