Archive for September 2009
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Aokigahara - Gateway to afterlife (A short story)
We’ve got everything here that point to us being a death spot. Perhaps we should just promote ourselves as ‘Suicide City’ and encourage people to come here.
- Mayor, Aokigahara
Must have been young age;¦must have been a rush of blood. He couldn’t attribute any other reason for espousing her. Now he had started despising her. She […]
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Lenseye
Shades of the wild: Leopard-like cat.
G. Md. NADEEM, Accountant.
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Testing times
When I entered the training room that day, the most maddening thing that I had to remind myself was that I was there to train others and not vice versa. Teaching was not a problem, but, somehow, teaching “big” freshly passed out naughty guys from college was what seemed to be my problem then. Those […]
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A masterpiece
BIG SCREEN
Movie: Unnai Pol Oruvan
Cast: Kamal Hassan, Mohanlal
How great is a film when you walk out of the cinema hall actually debating if a remake is better than its original? For that matter, how magnificent is a movie in which you have two legends of Indian cinema who appear to be competing against each other […]
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Sensible sizzler
SPOT LIGHT Newbie Maradona Rebello is all set to shock and impress the audience with his bold debut. PAVITHRA RANGAN
He is caught in a psychological matrix of gender confusion imposed on him by a ruthless system; a wretched path chosen by his mother. Muddled and disoriented, he finds himself kissing a man one drunken night. […]
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To internet addicts
Have you ever sat in front of your PC monitor for hours together doing things that are utterly unproductive? Well, I have and it won’t be an exaggeration to say that it went right into my list of “The top 10 stupidest thing I have ever done.” Why? Because – ‘Once you are out of […]
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Breakthrough Act
Shane Warne
When big, blonde Shane Warne debuted against India in Sydney in 1991-92, his match figures of one for 228 were scarcely indicative of the wrist-spin revival he would script later in his career. Warnie’s Adelaide outing against India was fruitless too, and the signs of greatness took some time coming. The 23-year-old toured Sri […]
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Triumph of the underdog
WINNER Not only was his entry unexpected he completely upturned the charts, the rankings and the court in general. RAAKESH NATRAJ
Juan Martin del Potro’s triumph at the US Open was treated with the kind of tumult, bewilderment, chaotic cheering and prophetic optimism which is generally reserved by Wall Street for city-sized alien spaceships smugly parked […]
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Let the voice be heard
EXPRESSIONS Sisters Sneha and Shwetha start Sa a website dedicated to women. ZARA ABRAHAM
Feminism makes itself heard in yet another dimension of public awareness. Also known as the Internet! In a fascinating display of technology assisting a concept that predates it. Culture in India is such that women were not treated with as much respect or […]
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Dream big
WATCH OUT Having a vision is one thing but making it happen is another. Krishna Bhupal did just that. AMINA SAMREEN SHALAHUDDIN
Oozing confidence and charisma is Krishna Ram Bhupal, Director Projects of GVK Industries. His baby, GVK One, is the newsmaker in the malls sector in Hyderabad. Apart from the best of brands, he also brought […]
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