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Made like each other
Identical twins have long been the subject of intriguing movie plots and a topic for novels and fairy tales. But in reality, their lives are replete with diverse experiences that can be both wonderfully unique and terribly annoying. Twins can ...
Arts & Crafts

Moods and moments
Babu Namboodri's works explore mental spaces through a variety of themes and witty props
Fashion

Nail niceties
Nail art has a niche at the Bounce style lounge in the city
Eating Out

Chicken in many guises
Chawla's, the latest chicken-speciality restaurant, treats foodies to Punjabi flavours
Shopping

Gems and jewels
ETHNIC JEWELLERY seems to be growing in popularity both among foreigners and Indians. And catering to the demand for traditional and antique pieces is Ethnic Jewels, a showroom situated at 1, North Mada Street, Mylapore. The shop is celebrating ...
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Refreshing tune
THERE ARE innumerable "sing-a-song" programmes hosted by veterans and upcoming singers on regional channels. Most of them are trying to promote young wannabe singers but end up eulogising the old guard of melody makers. But something different ...


Saaksshi's success
CINEVISTAS "SAAKSSHI" (Sony, Saturday 9 p.m.) is a welcome relief from the typical saas-bahu serials. This serial has Mouli Ganguly playing Saaksshi Singh an undercover agent (Modesty Blaise?) in an anti-terrorist squad. It is a female ...
Basu is back
INDIA'S BEST known quiz master Siddharth Basu is back with "India's Child Genius" (Star World, Sunday 9 a.m.) after a brief sabbatical. Nearly 50,000 kids took a written examination and an academic panel that included three school principals ...
Bollywood turns to TV!
THE BIGGEST inspiration for our `desi' channels has been US networks. Now even Bollywood has acknowledged the reach of our serials. A recent episode of the popular serial "Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin" (Sony TV) featured Saif Ali Khan as cartoonist ...
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