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Teen hero to the rescue
COMING UP
Movie: Dragonball Evolution
Cast: Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung, Chow Yun-Fat
Release date: August 07
Based on the hugely popular Japanese manga, this is the story of an ordinary teenager Goku who embarks on a daunting journey to find seven elusive Dragonballs. He discovers his destiny as the Earth’s protector. But the magical world he is […]
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Corporate mentors
AIESEC The Annual Stakeholders Dinner threw a lot of emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship.
The Annual Stakeholders Dinner, hosted by the local chapter of AIESEC, recently was held at the Park Sheraton. HR managers and representatives from over 60 companies, like Cognizant, ABN-AMRO, Perot Systems to hotels like the Raintree and GRT were present. Also present […]
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Uniforms are cool!
Like every schoolgirl, I hate my uniform. It’s a churidhar and kurta, whose dupatta has to be pinned neatly. And we even have to plait our hair into two. It makes us look so bad and that’s the main reason why I hate it! Even a drop-dead gorgeous supermodel would look like a “not-worth-a-second-look” kinda […]
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Reliving the past
MEMOIRS Story of a young thing who loses her memory – how does she deal with it? SHEBA SAMUEL
Title: Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
Author: Gabriealle Zevin
Publication: Farrar Strauss Giroux
Price: 756
Imagine. You wake up one day and stand in front of the mirror. The reflection looks a bit like you but may be it’s tall or […]
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Enjoyable clash
BIG SCREEN
Movie: Modhi Vilayadu
Cast: Vinay, Kajal Agarwal, Kalabhavan Mani, Santhanam
Rajan Vasudev (Kalabhavan Mani) is a multi-millionaire who has more enemies than friends. Uday (Vinay), his son, is always followed by his housemate Madhan and his bodyguard Alsen. Rajan’s enemy hires a terrorist to kill Uday. Meanwhile, both friends fall in love with L.R. Easwari (Kajal). […]
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Nightlife beckons
It was half past 12 in the night and the road looked deserted, except for a few vehicular movements. I was walking in the middle of the road, wearing a white dhoti and a yellow T-shirt. Prince Charming (No doubt, it’s me) looked like a drunken monkey. I realised that I was walking on the […]
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Breakthrough Act
V.V.S. Laxman
January 4, 2000, Sydney Cricket Ground: A tall, slightly diffident-looking 25-year-old walked out to open India’s innings just after lunch. thinking to himself while marking his guard, “this might be my last chance.” India had already lost the first two Tests at Adelaide and Melbourne, and stared at certain defeat and a series whitewash […]
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Wind, water and adventure
SAILING To feel the wind on your face and sun on your back is exhilarating. HUSSAIN M. BHANVAGARWALA
Anticipating and fighting the elements to stay on your craft and ahead of the competition is truly exhilarating. As was once quoted “Sailing is like cycling while playing chess.” Sailing is demanding both physically and mentally and is one […]
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Bowled over!
YOUNG LIKE US Vishnu’s passion for tennis is sure to pay off. KAMESH SRINIVASAN
He listens to Tamil songs when he is playing tennis around the world. Vishnu Vardhan could have become a singer himself but for his prowess in tennis. The new champ on the Indian tennis horizon, 21-year-old Vishnu has touched a new level by […]
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