Archive for April 12th, 2012
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Don’t be a litterbug!
I watched in exasperation as a woman carelessly threw fruit peel on the road. A while later I saw a man carefully shredding a sheet of paper, only to let the pieces fly away in the wind. Okay, let’s forget the callous indifference to our roads. Even the pride of Chennai, the Marina Beach, is […]
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Nerdy notes
How to get baptised in geek nation….
While you are at home:
Surround yourself with insanely boring scientific journals, magazines, newspapers, old Clarke’s tables books, scientific calculators unanimously reading SYNTAX ERROR (you are the genius who outwitted the calculator) Defend your territory with R.D Sharma, H.C Verma and Yashwant Kanetkar or spend a few grand buying India’s […]
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Not so lucky
All right so, the board exams are over. But that doesn’t mean it is time to rest. There’s a lot to do. Topping the list is: which course? Which college? Which university?
Less privileged
Most students land up in some engineering course. The lucky, and of course harder working, ones get into the IITs, NITs, BITs etc. […]
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Strokes of success
YOUNG LIKE US Swimmer Adarsh Narayan’s dream is to represent India at the 2016 Olympics. RINI MUKKATH
When he was a little over six years, his parents encouraged him to start swimming. But, a decade later, Adarsh Narayan has turned his favourite pastime into a career. “Swimming came naturally to me. Once I discovered I was […]
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Take a walk!
EXPLORE Want to do something different this weekend? Join a walkathon. MANJUNATH RAVI
There are many reasons why people go on walks; but I was surprised by this unusual mail from the Maveric walkathon team: “For all the hard work you put in for us,We have something to say…GO TAKE A WALK!” This was an invite […]
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Lessons from the woods
Trekking There is certainly more to Pandiar Tiger Valley than being just a trekking destination. The lessons learnt here will stay with you forever. BHARATHI MOHAN
“It’ll be very cold there, don’t forget your blankets.” “Where is my torch??”There was quite a din; throwing, catching and last minute packing was on in full swing. It […]
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Courtroom drama
FICTION Unlike Grisham’s other novels, this one experiments with characters and pace. SAMVITHA RAM
Title: The Litigators
Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Hachette India
Price: Rs. 350
Another of Grisham’s classic law-trial-thriller style books, The Litigators is about the partners of a small-time firm ‘Finley & Figg’ and their first time in the *big leagues’, so to speak, as they face […]
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Designer cocoon
Zaarga uses the Internet to weave a unique success tale. PAYAL CHHABRIA has the details…
In the past decade, the Internet has grown a tad older. From serving as an instrument to overcoming distances, it has certainly expanded its horizons. Zaarga, the latest online retail destination, has given the internet a new avatar; that of fabricating […]
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No brainer
BIG SCREEN
Movie: Housefull 2
Cast: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Ritesh Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Asin, Zarine Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shazahn Padamsee, Mithun Chakraborty, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor
“Housefull 2”, similar to its prequel, is packed with slapstick comedy and witty one-liners. It is based on the same concept of creating comic situations due to confusion and reminds us […]
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Colours of love
Sanjana Balaraman makes her debut as a writer with Timeless. NIRANJANA JAWAHAR chats up the teen author.
Love transcends boundaries in Sanjana Balaraman’s book Timeless. The 19-year-old from Chennai describes a romantic journey of Prince William and Analeigh. While she does justice to the romance, she also gives a lot of importance to detail. Timeless is […]
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