Archive for July 2008
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Think about this
What does this picture evoke in you? Tell us in not more than 100 words. Write into nxg.nextgen@gmail.com.Three best letters will win prizes from Simple Elegance. This contest is open to only those between 15 and 20 years of age. Please mention the class/year and school or college you are studying in. Also send us […]
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Weekly Movie Quiz
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1. With “Kuselan”, how many films has director Vasu made with Rajnikanth?
A. 7
B. 5
C. 12
2. Who […]
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At her best
MY CHOICE This courtroom drama sees the Queen of Crime at her most thrilling.
Witness for the Prosecution is definitely one of the best courtroom dramas ever written. It is a short play with the usual dose of suspense and mystery present in every Agatha Christie book. The plot revolves around Leonard Vole who is arrested […]
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Interesting insight
Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha is based on the life of a Japanese geisha and provides a glimpse into the life of traditional Japanese entertainers. Geishas specialise in many forms of music and dance. The book also helps dispel the popular misconception that geishas are prostitutes. Instead, it projects a picture of a dignified […]
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Universal mystery
POETRY Bharathiyar’s poems raise many metaphysical questions. VALLABHI EY
The best poem I’ve read so far, one which had me pondering for several weeks initially and then for several years, is one by Bharathiyar. This poem became famous thanks to Illayaraja’s music for the film “Bharathi”. But I couldn’t help wondering if it reached the audience […]
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Oh boy! That’s a girl!
“See what that anna gave me” said the little girl showing my brothers a little doll and pointing at me. Both of them sniggered. I turned and gave them a ‘will you drop it guys?’ kind of a look. Then I called her and patiently explained that I was an akka and not an anna, […]
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It’s still music!
“Tell the world of Paschen”…*click*! My mom stood by the stereo with the plug in her hand and a look of utmost relief on her face. I tried to educate her about Iron Maiden, but no glory. She just didn’t understand why stray cats let loose in a crockery shop needed a name at all. […]
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A lesson in politics
In a short span of time, I have witnessed two faces of the Indian higher education system in two different states. One is from a state under the Red flag, where politics rules practically everything possible. You have to enlist your affiliation to a party the moment you get enrolled in college. After that you […]
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You Tube Picks
Greatest save
England v Brazil, Guadalajara, 1970 World Cup. Pele heads a Jairzinho cross powerfully into the bottom left hand corner, and runs off in celebration only to find Gordon Banks, who had been on the opposite post an instant before, tipping it over the crossbar with his fingertips as he dived to his right and […]
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Setting tracks on fire
ICON Setting every Indian’s heart racing is our very own Force India’s speedster Adrian Sutil. PAVITHRA. S
Formula 1 is racing its way up in India, not just in terms of the viewership but also by making its presence felt both on the track, with Vijay Mallya entering the sport with ‘Force India’, and will soon […]
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