Archive for August 2010
You are browsing the archives of 2010 August.
Clean Chennai
It was evening and I jumped out of my house for my evening walk. I walked through green lanes with gigantic trees parallel to the road; I took in a whiff of fresh air. I walked past dustbins with garbage in them (note: in them). I admired the clean roads and felt the cool breeze […]
Popularity: 1% [?]
Pedalling down ECR
One hundred and fifty cyclists hit the road Sunday early morning purely for the excitement that the experience guaranteed. TANVI SHAH
Who in the right frame of mind would wake up at 3:30 a.m, on a Sunday morning, and cycle down all the way to Mahabalipuram? Well, a little cuckoo head like moi! And, frankly, I […]
Popularity: 1% [?]
Calculated moves
YOUNG LIKE US Padmini Rout may be just a beginner, but her scores prove that she is a quick learner! RAKESH RAO
Padmini Rout is a late starter who is quickly making up for lost time. Winner of the bronze medal in the World Junior Girls’ Chess Championship at Chowata, Poland, the 16-year-old from Bhubaneshwar has […]
Popularity: 1% [?]
Too bland
THRILLER Grisham’s first book for young adults features a youthful genius who dreams of becoming a criminal lawyer. VISHALA R.
Title: Theodore Boone: Young Lawyer
Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Hatchette
Price: Rs.199
After penning several extremely successful legal thrillers targeted at adults, John Grisham now turns his attention to younger readers. His first book for young adults Theodore Boone: Young […]
Popularity: 1% [?]
Not so perfect
ROMANCE The story of a girl who grows up amid the chaos of communal riots and her confused love story.
Title: Perfect Eight
Author: Reema Moudgil
Publisher: Tranqueban
Price: Rs.200
Reema Moudgil’s debut, The Perfect Eight, deals with communal problems in India, the Partition and its consequences and focuses on the story of a girl who grows up amid all […]
Popularity: 1% [?]
Living in the limelight
NARRATIVE Anthony Bourdain on his career, life as a television celebrity, dark days of the past and, of course, his favourite topic: food.
Title: Medium raw
Author: Anthony Bourdain
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Price: Rs. 599
As the cover will tell you Medium Raw is chef–writer-traveller-reality show judge-food fanatic Anthony ‘Tony’ Bourdain’s sequel to the bestseller Kitchen Confidential. How is it different […]
Popularity: 1% [?]
Sweating it out, for a cause
Runners in Chennai gather on a Sunday morning to carry the Terry Fox legacy forward…
JANANI GANESAN
I pull my lazy self up on a cloudy Sunday morning; so blissfully perfect to remain tucked in bed. Sceptical of how many people would have turned up for the Terry Fox run, held at the IIT campus, I stroll […]
Popularity: 1% [?]
‘Working out is addictive’
KEEP FIT Arun Venkatraman, Chennai’s top model and Gladrags Manhunt 2010 first runner-up, talks about fitness, diet and staying toned! MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN
National swimming champion, MBA graduate, Gladrags Manhunt 2010 first runner-up (also winner of Best Body and Best Hair award)…Chennai’s very own super model Arun Venkatraman’s bio is impressive. A shoulder injury put an end […]
Popularity: 2% [?]
Cleaning up our mess
CAMPAIGN A group of young volunteers put their thoughts into action by getting down and dirty to clean up Tada, an eco-tourism spot. MOHAMMED RIAZUDDIN
Chennai Trekking Club (CTC) organised a massive clean-up “Save Tada 2” at Tada waterfalls. CTC is a 7000+ member non-profit group of trekking enthusiasts. It organises various outdoor activities such as […]
Popularity: 1% [?]
Model leaders
The city’s first Model United Nations proved to be a great platform to discuss world issues. NIHARIKA M.
Stella Maris College now falls under a prestigious spectrum after the SMC-Model United Nations (MUN), the first of its kind to debut in the city.
Model diplomacy
MUNs are now a very significant part of the youth culture and practically […]
Popularity: 1% [?]