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A spellbinding show...
With the release of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" published by Bloomsbury this past week, the saga of the young wizard has gone into its fifth part, and Delhi's young readers are lapping it up. ZIYA US SALAM takes the opinion of some youngsters on the secret spell that keeps them reading... .
Lifestyle

Getting into the know of things
How much do we know, how do we calculate it? As Derek O'Brien tries to explain the Knowledge Quotient with the help of Jug Suraiya, Bunny Suraiya and Vikas Singh, ANUJ KUMAR joins them in the pursuit of "factation"... .

Music and the food of love...
SPEND ANY time with Delhi's own classic rock band Parikrama and at least three things will happen. You will hear about the Parikrama plan to continue to play more and more music. You will see enthusiasm and focus burning in them despite the ...
Issues

A charter for the chartered
DEEPA VASUDEVAN describes the daily ride in the chartered buses that rule the roads at rush hour. They may be a boon to commuters, but there are times you can get martyred in a chartered... .
Fashion

Designs on designers
ANUJ KUMAR meets some of the design people who will be at the centre of the annual Lakme India Fashion Week starting soon in Mumbai... .
Cinema

A multimedia personality
WE WATCH her serials "Rozanna", listen carefully to the "Haqeeqat" of life and try to understand "Aaj Ki Baat". Meet the tag behind BAG Films... Anuradha Prasad. A postgraduate in political science from Delhi University, she worked with the ...
Happenings

Understanding elders better
WHILE THE young may give useful tips to the elderly on how to live independently, they also need to be sensitised so that they look up to them with reverence and not treat them as liabilities. Eminence and experience of the aged cannot be brushed ...
A fire more sinister...
WHEN THE normal gives way to the paranormal, the expectations go wild. Magic for AIDS awareness is one such case, as the way the deadly virus is multiplying only some tongue twisting magic mantra looks the way out of this crossroads headed ...
Entertainment

No shortcuts for the big guy
Abhishek Bachchan is not one for riding on the borrowed success of the Big Bs - whether they stand for his illustrious family name or big banner films. KANIKA DHAWAN speaks to the star son who can be both humorous and analytical abou t himself... .
Jhankaar for a better tomorrow
HIS CHARM stems from his sweetness, his appeal from his affability. If fame depended on either he would be a star. But star is what he is not. He might evoke cultured admiration and an equanimity characteristic of the hills that he belongs to, ...

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