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Mystery masks the virus
The WHO's clean chit may have come as a relief, but with the recent reports on the rising number of SARS victims in India, the scare is not yet over. PRINCE FREDERICK and SANGEETH KURIAN find out how safe Chennai is.
Design Matters
Wooden wonders
UNIQUE INDONESIAN colonial furniture vie for attention with Balinese cane chairs and artefacts at an Indonesian Furniture Exhibition currently on in the city. Adding charm to the show are cotton and silk quilts in mellow and vibrant hues, with ...
Arts & Crafts
Ganesha - the style icon
Ganesha is as much a fashion designer's delight as the artist or iconographer. Stylise your wardrobe with the image of Ganesha in various ways.
Personality
Succour to battered souls
Gianna came to Chennai from Switzerland to serve the poor and needy. After 37 years of dedicated work as a nurse, she is retuning home to spend her grey years there. A profile...
Information Technology
Get away with messages
EDUCATIONISTS, SOCIOLOGISTS and other learned persons are scratching their heads over a new craze that seems to have overtaken young Internet freaks, who are fans of Instant Messaging services. It is not uncommon to find that your average `campus ...
Eating Out
Tacos, nachos and more
MEXICAN FOOD is popular throughout the world. But the kind of fare you are probably familiar with - tacos with guacamole, tortillas, enchiladas and nachos — is only a small part of this country's culinary repetoire. Drop in at Geoffrey's ...
Showbitz
Raveena and rumours
SUDDENLY STORIES about Raveena Tandon deciding to call it quits were doing the rounds while she was away from Mumbai. "I'm very much around. And much as all my well-wishers would like to see me married, I'm not tying the knot now. I was in Dubai ...


Lata sings on
ALL OF us went through a scare this past week when a section of the electronic media reported that Lata Mangeshkar was hospitalised. Technically the news was correct as Lataji did check into the swanky Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune, ...
Proud Maharashtrian
IF URMILA Matondkar is on cloud nine these days it's for a reason. Not only is her performance in "Bhoot" being raved about, the Central Government has conferred the Maharashtra Gaurav Award on her as well. Urmila is naturally proud of her ...
Comedian in a serious role
WHAT A pleasant surprise it is to watch Y.G. Mahendra in a serious role in the TV serial, "Sahana", which has some appealing classical music woven into the storyline. While one is accustomed to seeing an actor in a certain kind of role, it is the ...
Neena is different
NEENA GUPTA, the talented actress whose noteworthy performances were seen in the TV serial "Khandaan" and Shyam Benegal's film, "Mandi", also showed her penchant for direction in many of her popular TV serials. Who can forget her tactful ...
Entertainment
Fragrances for Gen Y
`MTV Plugged', a range of perfumes for men and women, was launched by the music channel with a bash on Goa's Baga beach this past week.
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