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The Asian Rome that is Delhi...
Delhiites get a fresh insight into their city this week. Courtesy German architectural historian Andreas Volwahsen whose book, "Imperial Delhi" was released this week. And the debate on who built Delhi - Edwin Lutyens or Lord Hardinge - continu es. SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY speaks to the India-lover now planning books on Kolkata, Chennai and more... .
Pets Care
More loyal than man, easier to handle too!
ANYONE WHO has read Enid Blyton will have noticed the importance given to food, picnicking and eating in all the adventures of the Famous Five. And Timmy, the canine member of the Five, always gets his share of the goodies. Down the ages, pet ...
Health & Medicine
Traditional therapies again
A PATIENT suffering from slipped disc doesn't necessarily have to go in for surgery, says Mohammad Mohsin Ali who heads New Delhi's Integrated Medical Center. Ali, who has been practicing for 20 years, has complete confidence in his abilities to ...
Lifestyle
Smile, smirk... it's a fashion show
HOW CAN labels attract women customers in droves? Hold a ramp show, make the models sport the dresses, which are for sale and get the desired results. There is no need for advertisements or marketing strategies to go in for brand promotional ...
Arts & Crafts
Still life... and moving!
New Delhi sees the first-ever exhibition of cartoons exclusively on painting by Harinder Singh. RANA A. SIDDIQUI speaks to the cartoonist who bemoans the monopoly of political cartoons in the country... .
Personality
Not a trespasser here!
R.V. SMITH meets Reginald Massey, an Indo-Anglican T.S. Eliot whose neo-romanticism smells of the Punjab and the Zamzama - that fire-breathing dragon which held even Kipling in thrall....


Nine months to perfection!
Former cricketer Venkat Sundaram is doing in print what Sachin Tendulkar is busy doing live these days. That is laying out a cricketing exhibition. If you have missed the Tendulkar show on TV, take recourse to Venkat's Cricket Coaching Handbook. It i s a handy tool, says ZIYA US SALAM... .
What's brewing, lady...
Though cooking has been traditionally a woman's arena, invariably the chef at any five-star hotel turns out to be a man. Reclaiming the women's space among her male counterparts is Manisha Bhasin, the only woman chef in Delhi. Interestingly, she tell s SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY that more and more women are opting to become professional chefs... .
Fashion
On time this season...
WHEN ONE of the leading watch manufacturing companies has to unveil its first flagship store in New Delhi, what does it do? It gives an opportunity to four budding designers to come out with swanky designs. The movers and shakers were waiting ...
Music
Two artistes, one tale
Two upcoming Punjabi singers are trying to strike a chord in the world of music. MADHUR TANKHA speaks to Micky Narula and Gunjan Singh sure of their destination, not so sure of the route....
Eating Out
Feast and prosperity at Kamakshi
TODAY'S AUDACIOUS young corporate professionals may address them as `dadaji and dadiji', but when it comes to constructive activity and physical fitness, the over-70 duo of Narendra and Jayanti Sharma - especially he - can put the ...
Land & People
The pain of parting, the joy of bonding
Tears roll down...Whether it is seeing off the relatives aboard the Samjhauta Express or embracing the Haj pilgrims at the airport, people take time off from their busy world to share, to care, to bond in the Capital, says ZIYA US SALAM... .
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