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Shalini Rai Narayan The Indian Express Group

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Online capers

Thursday 26 February '09

If it’s one of those boring days and you don’t know how to get through it, try this. Just key in the words ‘virtual model’ on any internet search engine and see the huge number and variety of responses that come up.
Rainbow woman

Saturday 21 February '09

Colours, in all their vibrant glory, define her and her works, which have now spread over a vivid kaleidoscope of work has been widely exhibited all over the world and the accolades ...
Cooking up a storm, at home

Saturday 21 February '09

The aromas that waft in from the kitchen of the Shekhawat home in Khadki are tinged with flavours of white wine and mozzarella cheese.
Terror-(w)ised!

Tuesday 17 February '09

When confronting terrorism, you have two options. You either give up or you fight back," was the simple yet assertive response of Zaffar Iqbal, NDTV Special Correspondent.
Against all odds

Tuesday 17 February '09

In what can be called a dancer's worst nightmare, Nirali Someshwar suffered a near fatal accident in July last year, fractured her femur bone and was bedridden for three months.
Par(a) excellence

Monday 9 February '09

I sure was in a fix. I'd just been asked to do a review of a book by Brig (Retd) Vivek Sapatnekar intriguingly-named Address c/o 56 APO: Location Unknown (Reminiscences of an Army Life).
Sans frontiers

Saturday 7 February '09

Taking charity to a whole new level, The Northern Frontier, a restaurant specialising in Kashmiri cuisine, is playing host to a charity dinner for the Bhatkya Vimukta Jati Shikshan Sanstha...
Engineering harmony

Saturday 7 February '09

The best jehad is to speak the truth in the face of a tyrant. The word has been misused throughout history by scores of rulers, for their own selfish motives,” said Dr Asghar Ali Engineer, well-known social activist and Islamic scholar.
Inspiring freedom

Tuesday 3 February '09

At first, it seemed that only students who had free classes or spare time, had assembled to hear Dr Anil Awachat speak at Muktachhanda, being held at Kimaya in Fergusson College.
A best-selling proposition

Wednesday 28 January '09

If you are not a publisher or author by profession, chances are that you'd missed the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup, on which the Oscar-nominated movie Slumdog Millionaire is based.
A sip of heaven

Saturday 24 January '09

As they supervised sowing of the little green shrub of camellia sinensis, the first tea planters, perched on rolling slopes of Asian hill stations, could hardly have imagined how ubiquitous and well-loved the brew will one day be.
Etched in stone

Sunday 18 January '09

A 19th century Krishna temple in Madhya Pradesh has a panel depicting six men offering namaz
Tapping tapas

Saturday 17 January '09

The cosmopolitan culinary influence in Pune is on a zenith, as the city boasts of cuisine from across the world. Be it Italian, French, Mexican or the good 'ol Chinese, you name it and you've got it right here in the city.
Naturally yours

Friday 16 January '09

To say that climate change is the next major world crisis would be the understatement of the year.
Crossing paths with fame

Monday 12 January '09

Sample this -- Bata Chowk, Parihar Chowk, 7 Loves Chowk, Om Supermarket Chowk, Goodluck Chowk. The one thing common with all of the above is that they are either shops or hotels after which chowks in the city have been named.
Grilling it right

Saturday 10 January '09

To say that barbeque has caught on like wild fire in city foodie circles would be an understatement.
A nightmare on all streets

Saturday 10 January '09

A doctor with a heart patient and an ambulance with a drying tank broke the queue at a petrol pump at Moledina Road on Friday afternoon, approached a dealer and burst into tears.
On the sands of time

Thursday 8 January '09

Randhir Khare is synonymous with an eclectic mix of writings — poetry, short fiction, travel, futuristic fable. The city-based writer, much awarded and appreciated, is now out with his new work, a collection of poems.
Sniff sniff, vintage no more

Saturday 3 January '09

Wine is the new beer. Everybody is having wine these days, from the connoisseur to the urban professional.
Booked for life!

Monday 15 December '08

They sell you stories of undying faith, selfless love, hope and magnanimity. Most of them spend their entire lives on pavements or by the roadside...
Falling in love? No more

Tuesday 9 December '08

They say 'Love is Eternal'. But is it? The answer to this seemingly innocuous question depends on who you are putting it to.
Musings in the Thar

Tuesday 9 December '08

I believe there's a great literary movement waiting to happen in India," says Namita Gokhale, writer and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, who was in town recently.
Sufism, revisited

Sunday 7 December '08

It's an uncontested fact that Pune is a city of divinity and home to many temples, churches and mosques.
Realty takes another blow as buyers back out

Saturday 6 December '08

The recent terror attack has dampened the already slackened demand in the realty sector.
The right moves

Saturday 6 December '08

As teenagers, we have all gone through the ordeal of feeling that nobody cares about or understands our thoughts, feelings and aspirations.
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