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Aimed to give legal studies a big push
The State Bar Council has achieved a first. They have set up an institution for legal studies in Kochi which aims to blend theory and practice of law. SUDHA NAMBUDIRI on the objectives and future of the National Institute for Advanced Legal Studies ( NIALS)
Lifestyle
On the move, dapper, but unsure of life
Tall, dark and handsome, on the mo-bike, with tie, a plush leather bag in the side carrier. These guys always did attract girls, who saw in them the ideal Mills & Boon man. But in real life, things aren't that simple or romantic, reveals JOHNY PAZHAN ILATH, who delves deep into the lives of medical representatives.
Arts & Crafts
Mesmerising canvases
FOR SEVEN-and-a-half long years, Francis Antony Kondankandath studied Carnatic and Hindustani vocal with the express purpose to paint music. The end result: he still cannot sing as well as he can reduce Raag Bilaval into colour and line. In ...
Personality
Reading habit is alive
DAVID DAVIDAR, 43, CEO of Penguin India, was recently here in Kochi to release the paperback edition of his novel, `The House of Blue Mangoes'. He was here after a period of 30 years. His connection with Kerala is that he had spent 10 years of ...


On a blind date with vision
Mr. R. Sudhir, a visually challenged executive of FACT, has been successfully using the reading softwares JAWS and OPENBOOK, which will be on display at the Ernakulam Public Library on February 5. So, happy reading to the beneficiaries, says PRIYADAR SSHINI SHARMA
Issues
Needless Jumbo tragedies
THE SAD spectacle of an animal goring a human to death and holding aloft its trophy unsettled all who saw it, live and on TV. That it was in the heart of Kochi city added to its news value, but such scenes have been enacted over and over again, ...
Music
Unassuming guy, distinct voice
Maurice Gibb was the most unassuming vocalist, but definitely a backbone of the Bee Gees. A tribute.
Chords & Notes
This album is truly unique even for a band that is constantly breaking fresh ground. Hard Candy is the band's fourth studio effort and arguably their best to date. Here they sound more mature and cheerful than they sounded in their 1994 debut ...
Sport
A new feather in MRF's cap
MRF recently bagged the FICCI award for excellence in sports promotion. K. M. Vinoo Mammen, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of MRF, speaks about what it took to get this recognition.
Green Notes
Of colours
The shrimp plant is a very colourful shrub that can enliven an entire garden with its reddish-brown or yellow-green flower spikes.
Events
How does your garden grow?
The Flower Show is to be held at Subhas Bose Park from February 5-10. Here are a few details
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