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A market where nothing is sold
Lack of proper planning and political bickering has put a well-designed fish market into an eternal freezer. JOHNY PAZHANILATH probes into the reasons that have reduced this expensive project into a non-starter.
Lifestyle
It's Dandiya time again
The Gujaratis celebrate Navarathri with gusto. What adds charm to their festivities is the traditional Garba and Dandiya Raas. PRATIMA ASHER shares her exciting experience of this annual festival

Mane and Women
A simple daily hair care regime tailored for your hair type can help maintain the crowning glory.
Arts & Crafts
Goddess of all things
SHIVA, THE Destroyer in the Hindu trinity, when he heard of the misdeeds of His devotee, the demon Mahisasur, was so enraged that from his `third' eye he created a woman, `Shakti', who would destroy all evil and protect the righteous. So was born ...
In pursuit of abstraction
IT'S A frame where everything is meticulously planned, nay ordained. In a canvas crammed with activity, nothing is left to chance. The background is broken up into panels, sometimes into geometric shapes and with painstaking effort the figures ...
Personality
A maturity which impresses
Sanjeev Abhyankar, the talented vocalist believes that a divine power inspires him to sing the way he does. APARNA JAYARAMAN, who met the artiste, found him a motivation for the youngsters.
`Classical dance heals'
Alarmel Valli, who was in the city last week, talks to K. PRADEEP about the grammar of dance and some of the controversies surrounding our classical dances.
Issues
A tale of two markets
IN THE last few years Kochi has seen the mushrooming of numerous market complexes, all of them constructed at breakneck speed. But all that enthusiasm appears to fade out when it comes to marketing and operating these projects. For instance, ...
Music
To promote music
THE KOTTARAM Sankunni Nair Smaraka Kala Kendram, `Avishkar', will get off to an auspicious start with the inauguration of the light classical and light music classes at the Chottanikkara Devi Temple on October 7. This centre will primarily ...
Green Notes
Floating beauty
The thickly set rosette-like green leaves make the `water cabbage' a beautiful part of your garden.
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