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The big, blind world
Do we see a differently-abled person beyond the wheelchair or the white cane, asks ROHINI MOHAN on the eve of the International Day for Disabled People
Fitness

Fitness for Life
Obese children carry a lifelong risk of disease


Beefcake bonanza
The first World Body Building Championship held in India evoked a fabulous response from contestants and connoisseurs alike
Heritage

Experience Ellora
THE ELLORA Aurangabad festival is kicking off on December 11. The three-day festival promises visitors an unforgettable experience. A number of India's cultural icons such as Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Jasraj, Hariharan, Prachi Shah and ...
Metro Forum

The dreaded call
Parents never say the word "kidnap". It's always simply "it", on the lines of... "Aiyyo, hang enaadhru aagbitre?" As the kids scamper off to school, a little prayer is sent up to the gods. And don't we all know the frequently-repeated instruc tions that made sure we didn't walk right into the "bad man's" trap? Don't take sweets from strangers. Don't talk to unknown people. Come inside the house before dark. Come right home from school, even if you have a cycle wheel you want to play with. Vegetable sellers, beggars, scavengers, shady automen, deep-throated uncles — they've all been made villains to drive home the point that it's a big bad world out there. As yet another child is abducted and brought back to her parents in the
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Girl power in full steam
This hip-hop band can take credit for probably the highest number of splits and reunions — and a new album too
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Brush with nature
Plant a bottlebrush and add variety to your garden
Land & People

Guiding notes
Roshan and Rithvik say music is their constant companion
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