Archive for November 2009
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Waste of earnest efforts
BIG SCREEN
Movie: Kurbaan
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi
With the promotional team spilling us everything about the movie, there is no surprise when Eshaan locks Avantika after she finds out about the true colours of her neighbours. Instead, we were waiting for the clichéd cupid love to get over and the movie to really […]
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Making a splash
SPOTLIGHT With his striking looks and passion for acting, Rajneesh Duggal is aiming big in Bollywood. AJULI DASGUPTA
Tall and handsome, the sexy dude seems to have made quite a splash in tinsel town. Having made his debut in “Apun Ka Choice” with co-stars Adah Sharma, Rakhi Sawant and Anjori Alagh, Rajneesh Duggal shifted arenas from […]
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Reality bites
Even after reading many self-development digests and hearing a lot of motivating speeches, using ‘Mind Power’ talents, and swearing ‘Yeah man…come on let’s do it’ in front of mirrors, I felt success was out of reach, and, you know what? I’m writing this article with an important examination day after tomorrow. So, I’m bossed around […]
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Pot-pourri dreams
Well this one is about dreams, not just mine; it’s about the dreams of the average Homo sapien. All of us have had dreams, either realistic or unrealistic. We all love to dream, it’s like a passport to utopia with zero restrictions! Dreams are one of the most magical elements of life that transcends borders, […]
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Ode to genius
In the history of newspapers there have been maybe four or five good comic strips; so saying that ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ is the finest comic strip ever won’t be an overstatement and it’s really a shame that it’s so difficult to quantify this strip’s greatness.
Unstoppable
Calvin and Hobbes ran from 1985 to 1995. Bill Watterson drew […]
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Unravelling the truth
MYSTERY Set in old Delhi it brings back beautiful memories and a plot that needs to solved…soon. SHAKTI SWAMINATHAN
Title: The englishman’s cameo
Author: Madhulika Liddle
Publisher: Hatchette
Price: Rs. 295
A coffee-loving detective, a ravishing courtesan and an unsuspecting poor man and an ever lasting friendship. Madhulika Liddle’s, The Englishman’s Cameo set in Shahjahan’s quaint Dilli is a refreshing […]
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Confrontations…
DRAMA A family’s future is about to get messed up as an invitation arrives… DHANYA SRINATH
Title: Cloud 9 minus one
Author: Sangeetha Mall
Publisher: Harper Collins
Price: Rs. 199
After a great month of reading modern-day classics like Kane and Abel, The Prodigal Daughter, The Odessa File, Flight of Eagles, Sons of Fortune and Paths of Glory, I […]
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Compelling read
CRIME A well- sculpted story that will keep you hooked! NANDHITHA HARIHARAN
Title: The Dead Room
Author: Chris Mooney
Publisher: Penguin
Price: £6.99
The book starts with the protagonist Darby McCormick trying to cope with the special SWAT training she is undergoing. Her toughness and smartness are emphasised in the beginning of the book. A mother and her teenage son […]
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Take charge
Staying away from home is an experience that teaches you to be accountable. ROHINI MANIAN
If anyone had said to me in the summer of 2009 that I would be doing economics at Harvard, I wouldn’t have believed it to be possible. Yet here I was from mid-June to mid-August in a secondary summer school program […]
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Don’t “kid” around
VOICE IT Children losing their innocence is one thing but losing out on their age…is totally unacceptable. SMRITI RAGHUNANADAN
The beach is where one goes to catch up with old friends, enjoy the breeze, experience the peace and tranquility… While doing all this fun stuff, you don’t want to see anything unpleasant; something that might disturb […]
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