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Miniature marvels
Bonsai, a fascinating art, writes S.S. KAVITHA
Face Facts

Save your skin from the sun
Tips to keep the skin shining and smooth when the temperature is rising
Down Memory Lane

A bouquet for CRN
A lecturer who held everyone spellbound
Metromail

Meticulous
Meenakshi carnival is meticulously portrayed, highlighting even trivial but tasteful events. Its climax vibrates resonance of fertility, sender equality, the Advitha cult, especially the devotional belief en masse, as the perpetual culture of ...
Heritage

Historical hillock
Hills that boast of history and religion
Personality

Real concern
Hema Malani on her experience as a woman in the film industry
Cinema

New faces
It's May, peak summer season at the box-office. Tamil cinema's summer biggies have all been released with only "Anniyan" expected to hit the screen by May end or early June. Meanwhile, a plethora of small budget films with debutants and ...


Sister act
Every aspiring actor will wish that he had a sister like Ekta Kapoor, the czarina of soaps. Her Balaji Telefilms, the most successful television production house in India, continues to make films to promote the career of her younger brother ...
Will he bloom?
Will Orlando Bloom ("The Lord of the Rings", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Troy") become the next superstar in Hollywood? The answer lies in the boxoffice performance of "Kingdom of Heaven", opening worldwide, including Chennai, this Friday. The ...
Tearjerker
Remember that Sean Penn classic "I am Sam" about a mentally challenged man fighting for custody of his seven-year-old daughter, and in the process, teaching his cold hearted lawyer (Michelle Pfeiffer) the value of love and trust? Well, director ...
Telewatch

Hip and happening
Though the "Mamiyaar-Marumagal" tearjerkers bring good TRPs, it now seems that the cotton sari-clad middle class heroines are slowly being edged out by the salwar/jeans-wearing younger heroines. "Idhu Oru Kadhal Kadhai" (Vijay TV, 8.30 p.m., ...
Sport

Chris Cairns unplugged
New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns dispels some misperceptions about himself and the way he played the game
Green Notes

An eco-friendly fuel alternative
The seeds of Pongamia pinnata yield an oil which is used as a bio-fuel for automobiles
Travel

Quaint caverns
You can play hide-and-seek here, says SOMA BASU
Trekkers' paradise
Experience the magic of the mountains

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