Words fail furious Esperantists
It is given to few people to invent their own language, but Diego Marani, an Italian translator in Brussels, may just have succeeded. It is called Europanto, a mix of German, Italian and Spanish with an English foundation, sounding not unlike a Continental version of linguistic contortionist Professor Stanley Unwin on speed.

English films bleed as censor board makes deep cuts
Steven Spielberg's gritty Saving Private Ryan may have rewritten the war film genre worldwide, but it has apparently proved a wee bit too realistic for the Censor Board here. The film has been stuck with the censors for the past two months who have insisted on a total of six cuts, three audio and three visual

Dutch designs on Indian flowers
The world's first institute to dab flowers with a touch of design is now in the city. The Holland-based Boerma Institute will hold demonstrations and workshops to give Mumbaiites some lessons in dealing with flora.

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