Archive for July 2011
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Morning blues
“Ting ting” goes my alarm every Monday morning. I lazily put it on snooze, but after five minutes it starts off again. Irritated by the sound I get up and look into my mobile, “Oh God! The time is 5.55 ”. Immediately I get out of my bed, run towards the toilet to pick up […]
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Little misunderstandings
This was an SMS conversation between a wonderful brother-sister pair!It was the brother’s birthday. It came five days after the girl celebrated her 18th birthday and he had forgotten to wish her then. The sister sent him this message.“Let me tell you a story! There was a girl who was waiting till 11:59 p.m. for […]
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Friend indeed!
I am sure that as soon as you hear the word “school”, most of us would have a slide show of their friends’ faces in mind. Friends have played a major role in moulding me into whom I am today. Though we have a lot of people around us everyday, there are only a few […]
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Master stroke
GOLF Winning the U.S. Open is just the beginning for golfer Rory Mcllroy. SHREEDUTTA CHIDANANDA
Rory McIlroy’s best-reported exchange with Tiger Woods came in the lead-up to last year’s Ryder Cup. In the press room the day before the pairings were to be drawn up, Woods’s (who for the first time was featuring not as an […]
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Loving the diversity
SONGSTER Popular Bollywood singer Mahalakshmi Iyer loves to experiment and this is reflected in the versatility of her work. RIA SHAH
With her strong musical background, Mahalakshmi Iyer has gone places. She has sung for well known music composers like A.R. Rahman, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Jatin-Lalit. Her voice was one of those in the award-winning number Jai […]
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Rock out in July!
PREVIEW Here’s a look at what’s in store for music fans on Day 1 of JRO 2011… SAROOP OOMMEN
JRO 2011 opens tomorrow with four bands from Pune, Kolkata and Chennai. The evening will start off with Funk/Blues band Circuit (Chennai) leading into Soft Rock/Experimental Treble (Pune). The evening gains more attack with experi-metal, quirky mavericks […]
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For the love of doughnuts
CULINARY BUSINESS The doughnut craze has hit the city, and youngster Bhuvanesh Subarayan is responsible for this. KASTURI RAMANATHAN
Well, Doughnuts! Chennai boasts of an eatery dedicated to donuts now. The ‘Nuts over Donuts’ craze, as the store’s slogan says, has hit E2 – Egmore and Express Avenue. Donut House, the brain child of Bhuvanesh Subarayan, […]
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Impressive prints
CREATIVE CALLING Karan Daswani on how his five-year-old ad agency powered by young enthusiastic minds succeeded in making its presence felt. RIA SHAH
In pic: Karan Daswani (seated) with his team
Karan Daswani is the 26-year-old dosa-loving entrepreneur behind the young and successful advertising agency Fingerprints. He completed his schooling from Don Bosco Higher Secondary School and […]
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Talking gender
Cinema is a highly influential medium; and when that very medium portrays women in poor light, some ideological changes are in order… MADHURI SHEKAR
Recently, the Prajnya and InKo Centre hosted a two-day scriptwriting workshop — “Writing Gender, Talking Ideas”, as a part of the Fourth Samsung Women’s International Film Festival. Workshop participants took part in […]
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Nothing to be shameful of…
Why is the length of the skirt always considered to be directly proportional to a woman’s morality? SWATI DAFTUAR
When Constable Michael Sanguinetti in Toronto, Canada, said at a University Safety Forum for Crime Prevention that “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order to not be victimised,” his remark sparked off the idea of […]
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