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MEMORIES OF MADRAS
When directors wore the pants
Legendary director K. Balachander on friends, filmmaking and romance

Pets Care

Pet pals

These famous song titles are reminders of the things we love most about our canine friends.

“Homecoming” — There’s always drama when you return home, because to a dog, this is an event in itself. The ...

22-year-old Niranjan Amarnath is a full-time HRD psychology student who divides his time between animal welfare and academic pursuits. Niranjan is an active PETA fundraiser who regularly organises demonstrations and writes to newspapers about ...

You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.

Robert Louis Stevenson

A cat improves the garden wall in sunshine, and the hearth in foul ...

Whiskers A few curious cats with large, expressive eyes are ready for homes where warm laps are available for them to curl up in. Call Sudhersena at 93810-50221.

(Bits and pieces from the reporters’ diary that did not make it to the main stories)

A week ago, at the celebrated Apple store in the Big Apple, it was business as usual. Geeks lined ...

Choose from Priyadarshini Rao’s Spring Collection, inspired by childhood memories. Maxis, shirt-waisted long dresses, layered tunics and stretchy churidars comprise the ‘mix n match’ wardrobe.

Venue: ...

At “Get Cracking”, a food festival that serves soups, salads and pastas and lobster dishes. There’s also a Combo Catch, comprising soup or salad, pasta, a main course and dessert. For reservation, call ...

My motto is Anbae sivam! Love all and by all means, whether online or offline. The Internet has made the world a global village. Getting to know and exchanging ideas with a membranophone maker from Alberta or someone from Jaisalmer is ...

Online friendship is sought after by workaholics whose social lives have taken a backseat. Networking websites help bring together like-minded people, cutting across all socio-cultural and geographical barriers. Slowly “pen pals” ...

Here comes the harsh truth. Online friendship doesn’t last. Their positives are exaggerated and their negatives downplayed. There is very less possibility of the truth being revealed due to the fear of rejection. But how long can one ...

We live in an electronic era. Thanks to the nuclear family boom, online friendships have become common, especially among youngsters. That’s because they need someone to hear them out, and share their thoughts and experiences with. ...

Teenagers, in spite of mingling with real-life friends, go for virtual relationships. These could lead to unwanted, unpleasant situations. Online friends are just passing clouds; one can’t share feelings in the mode of text, voice chat ...

Making new friends online can be interesting and exciting. But it should not be done, just for the sake of it or just to flaunt the number of contacts one has.

Vasupradha. M ...

With the growing popularity of social networking sites such as Orkut, Facebook, Friendster and more, the youth of today are getting into unhealthy online friendships. Interacting with anonymous people may lead them in the wrong direction. ...

In friendship, we must be able to share all information in a trustworthy manner. But, most people chatting online do not share true information about themselves, such as their name, address, profession and so on. They chat just for time pass; ...

Online friendship comes with a caveat. However, it can be used to reap several dividends. Online friendships have resulted in marriages (my brother is an example) if you discover like-minded people sitting in some part of the globe. Through a ...

Online friendship is something which teenagers are getting hooked to these days. But they don’t realise that sometimes it may be dangerous to befriend strangers. Therefore, be aware and don’t trust anyone without verifying his/her ...

Online friendship stops with exchange of words. It’s not about exchange of feelings. Nothing can replace personal interaction. It is time people quit the virtual world and had real fun with real people.

Lavanya JeyaGuru ...

Food

Balle balle
Celebrate Baisakhi with a special Punjabi meal

Books

Write stuff
Jyothi Menon draws from her personal experiences for her new book “The Angel of God”

Cinema

Time for some “Fashion”
“Fashion” on DVD and VCD now

Volkswagen Passat CC is available in Sport ...

Mercedes will upgrade the safety of its E-Class and S-Class ranges next year when a new E-Class goes on sale. Safety upgrades to both ranges cover brakes, lights, belts, airbags and driver assistance systems.

The biggest breakthrough is ...

Arts And Entertainment

Thus spake the line
Artist Trotsky pays tribute to Adimoolam

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