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Dreams of a better future

Sunday 1 November '09

They had come here frightened and anxious about the future. Today, their eyes are bright with hope and an aspiration for a good life.
‘Why is it always bronze with me?’

Sunday 11 October '09

Boxer Vijender Singh on medals, movies and that dream Audi
Waiting for ‘Julie’

Sunday 4 October '09

The road outside Pataudi Palace is the best place to get a glimpse of Julia Roberts. Or that’s what they all think....
My Gadget

Sunday 27 September '09

I cannot live without my PlayStation, I am just hooked to it.
Girl in the frame

Sunday 20 September '09

Fashion photographer Tarun Khiwal on Richard Avedon
The Epic Returns

Thursday 10 September '09

The MI21: Mother India 21st Century Remix bears little resemblance to Mother India as we know it, except for Nargis.
The Epic Returns

Wednesday 9 September '09

The MI21: Mother India 21st Century Remix bears little resemblance to Mother India as we know it, except for Nargis.
Eight years after 9/11, a play questions racial slants

Tuesday 8 September '09

Wajahat Ali, a 28-year-old lawyer and playwright, is busy sending out e-mails to people, urging them to buy tickets for...
Break the circle

Sunday 6 September '09

You blame your under-eye dark circles on a sleepless night.
Eye for an Eye

Sunday 30 August '09

When you walk up the stairs to the clinic of eye surgeon Dr Navin Sakhuja in Delhi’s Golf Links it is impossible to ignore framed pictures of leopards and images of waves crashing off the coast in South Africa.
Immunity boosters

Sunday 30 August '09

During monsoon, the chances of your immune system going for a toss are high. That makes you susceptible to more than one ailment.
The Headscarf Goes Pink

Saturday 22 August '09

Shelina Zahra Janmohamed wore a pink silk headscarf scented with bukhoor (woodchips soaked in fragrant oil) and put on her fashionable glares.
Class act

Sunday 23 August '09

Actor Farooq Shaikh on Marlon Brando’s performance in The Godfather
In the company of artists

Sunday 16 August '09

When we entered a hovel in Katputli Colony, a slum area whose narrow lanes are strewn with garbage and where the air is filled with the stink of open drains...
Learn to sleep the right way

Sunday 16 August '09

If you wake up with an ache or stiffness in your neck, an anti-inflammatory medicine or a hot water pack will only give you temporary comfort.
OPEN SEASON

Sunday 9 August '09

The studio is the confession box, the radio listens to our dark secrets. As a reality show runs truth tests, a look at how the idea of privacy is changing in India
A place to pray

Sunday 26 July '09

Why don’t women go to mosques in India? Are they told by the clergy not to or do they just prefer to pray in the privacy of their homes? I am often asked these questions. I decided to find out for myself—without googling.
Past Perfect

Sunday 19 July '09

Conservationist and museum-owner O.P. Jain on the Ajanta and Ellora caves
The audacity of pop

Friday 26 June '09

Michael Jackson was the Barack Obama of pop music. Or perhaps it should be put the other way round....
MALE NUTRITION

Sunday 28 June '09

Men need more on their plate when it comes to a healthy diet. Read on to know what is missing
‘Burqa helps, makes me feel powerful’

Thursday 25 June '09

Maria Khan, a 26-year-old research scholar at Jamia Hamdard, Delhi, designs her own burqas.
Take NOTE

Sunday 14 June '09

A health diary will help you keep track of your well-being
The 40+ DIET

Sunday 7 June '09

If you’ve entered your 40s, it’s time to draw up a new food chart
The inner song

Sunday 7 June '09

Sunidhi Chauhan on Aaj socha to ansu bhar aye
Your living room mirrors your lifestyle

Monday 1 June '09

Your living room mirrors your lifestyle. With the right balance of space, colours and textures, it could be the best compliment you give yourself.
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