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When success was special
The recent Olympics at the YMCA grounds in the city saw the enthusiastic participation of differently-abled children from at least 50 institutions in the city. PRINCE FREDERICK writes...
Four Frames
Coming home
THE MOST happening industry in the world is entertainment. People worldwide spend billions of dollars for various forms of entertainment. According to a recent survey, the new age entertainment that is raking in the moolah is `Live Shows'. ...


Re-invention
THE BOX office verdict with regard to the recent Pongal releases proves that Vijay's career is not doing too well and now the industry is waiting anxiously for the shoot-out between the rivals for the number one slot when Vikram's "Sami" takes on ...
Tasting success
THE SANKRANTI results are out, and Mahesh Babu's "Okkadu" is the clear winner. The film had a bumper opening and is a bigger hit when compared to Junior NTR's "Naga". The film carries excellent reports and Mahesh can heave a sigh of relief that ...
On a roll
JYOTHIKA IS on a roll, as she seems to have regained her lost crown as Number One with "Dhool" proving to be the biggest blockbuster in recent times. Said Jyothika: "I am on cloud nine, because at a time when people wrote me off, "Dhool" has ...
Arts & Crafts
Skeins of life
"Sites of Recurrence", an exhibition of feminine art, features embroidered panels that have been worked using traditional seams, motifs and colours. On show till February 17 at Dakshinachitra.
Personality
Poignant memories
ON JANUARY 30, 1948, Mano Bakthavatsalam (she is today the president of Women's Voluntary Service) was back home from college when she learnt of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The world seemed unreal. "I could not believe that the Mahatma ...
Cinema
Noteworthy contribution
The French film fete presented by Alliance Francaise and the French Embassy is a tribute to the film magazine "La Cahiers du cinema", which has reviewed many a celluloid masterpiece for the past 50 years.
Sport
Picking up the cue... and how!
Vidya Pillai's triumph at the National Snooker Championship is sure to inspire many sportspersons in Tamil Nadu to take to the game of the green baize. Here is a tale of hard work and the will to succeed...
The wait was worth it
Long years of toil have finally paid off for Chennai's N.R. Indu, who recently won the National table tennis championship.
Events
Vision for world peace
THE GANDHIAN Integrated Forum Trust (GIFT) is observing Sarvodaya Fortnight from today (till February 12). Today, the trust will hold a peace rally (at 3.30 p.m) from the Voluntary Health Service, Taramani to Gandhi Mandapam. From 4 p.m. to 5 ...
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