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The man, the maestro
Politeness personified, Ghulam Ali was in India this past week. RANA SIDDIQUI speaks to the ghazal king about his long musical journey.
Down Memory Lane

The great Moghul treasure
THE MOGHULS kept their treasure at the forts in Agra, Delhi, Lahore and Gwalior. In his `Sign of Four', Sir Arthur Conan Doyle mentions the looting of treasure by four Englishmen from the Agra Fort during the Mutiny of 1857. Some of themwere ...
Lifestyle

I, proud to be Mr. India
IS INDIA actually shining? Meeting Sunil Maan, the latest man to don the Grasim Mr. India crown in Mumbai early this month, is a tale perhaps in this direction. For the first time in the decade-old history of this pageant has a "man from rural ...
Personality

Old anew...
ANJANA RAJAN meets Tessa Jowell, Britain's Minister for Culture, Media and Sport, who shares her thoughts on heritage conservation.
Issues

Oomph-mati and more
Channel V head Amar Deb tells SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY why Generation Young should watch its shows.
Fashion

The heat is on
FDCI Executive Director Vinod Kaul tells ANUJ KUMAR that the Lakme India Fashion Week is poised to become a serious platform for the evolving Indian fashion industry.
Music

Aiming for a hit
HE MIGHT not be singing to the tunes of the film industry but he is well versed with the ways of Bollywood. Little wonder then, that he lets the clock tick well beyond schedule at the Opus Lounge, a resto-bar in Vasant Vihar. Maybe he can even ...


`Feel-good' tracks
THIS IS again an attention-grabbing blend - India and Pakistan. Or rather, Indian and Pakistani. But the coming together happened across many seas in Montreal, Canada. Rupinder Magon of Indian origin and Qurram Hussain from Pakistan joined ...
Chords & Notes
THE BEST part of the album is that it does not borrow tunes of Hindi film songs and try to fit narration of the birth of Lord Ram making it sound outlandish. Sharma Bandhu in their music, song and pravachan try to be as close to the semi ...
Eating Out

The Chinese way
IF ONE thought traditional artefacts and architecture suited the insides of a museum best, one should visit China Garden restaurant in Greater Kailash M-Block market, to get a taste of Nelson Wang's latest recipe for success. The restaurant, ...
Sweet temptations
BAGUETTE IS the new pastry shop at The Imperial. Another in New Delhi's list of decadent temptations. The French baguette is recommended and they even have brown walnut bread if you are looking for something a little different. Chef Bruno Cerdan ...
Travel

Spain for tourists
TOURISM TO the Western countries suffered a decline in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but tourism officials of a European nation recently stated that statistics showed signs of recovery over the past year, expressing confidence that ...
Kiwi calls
WANNA HOP with Kiwis, love to jive with Maoris or relax in the serene surroundings and the warmth of hot water springs? The leisure land called New Zealand is calling. "We have something for everyone. From adventure tourism to breathtaking ...
Love, and more besides
The personal hospitality of Pakistan has no parallel, though India's hospitality industry might be more luxurious, feels SYED SAIF MAHMOOD, who was in the Indian SAARC Law delegation to Pakistan.
Events

Beyond stereotypes...
My woman in "Page 3" is not just a pretty jewel on the arm of a man. She fights.

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