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Nosy, but nice
As my eyes roved over the home page of my Facebook account, I sensed someone staring at it over my shoulder. I didn’t need to turn back to know that it was my little brother. He always did that. Being an older brother, I have always envied my friends who were younger siblings or the […]
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Trash the test!
There was an announcement from the government that there would be a common entrance exam for all students. This came as a shock for some and joy for others. The shock obviously came from IIT alumni and well-wishers of our nation, and joy from those hundreds of students who easily get more than 1100 in […]
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It’s still a fight
I am a physically challenged girl and have been disabled since birth. I have completed my Masters in Mass Communication at the Women’s Christian College in Chennai. I now work as a Copy Writer in an ad agency. All this would not have been possible without my initial education. However, getting into a school proved […]
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Contenders on field…
EURO2012 With Euro 2012 in full swing here’s a look at some of the key players of the teams and their strengths and weaknesses. SRIRAM J.
HOLLAND
Might be the second best team after Spain coming into the Euro 2012 finals. Having lost to Spain in WC 2010, they would definitely seek revenge and would like […]
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The sound of a qawwali
TIME OUT The final resting place of saint Nizamuddiun Auliya and poet Amir Khusrau is a cultural hub, finds SUDARSHANA SRINIVASAN
I follow the sounds of a harmonium, tabla and dholak being tuned and someone exercising their vocal chords. The invisible singers launch into a qawwali. I quicken my stride and turn into the gali […]
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Scrabble sweethearts
CHICK LIT A techie’s take on romance. K. PAVITHRA
Title: It’s your move, Wordfreak!
Author: Falguni Kothari
Publisher: Rupa
Price: Rs. 250
We’ve heard about online love through social media. Ever heard of an online connection through Scrabble? That’s what Falguni Kothari’s debut novel, It’s your move, Wordfreak!, is about.
What happens
Alisha Menon, 28, and Aryan Rajaram Chawla, 25, decide to […]
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An epic enigma
THRILLER Jenny’s quest for justice makes for an intriguing read. VANESSA BAGDY
Title: The Redeemed
Author: M.R. Hall
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Price: Rs. 299
The third book in the Coroner series is, like the earlier books, a psychological thriller with the plot centred on Jenny Cooper, also known as the coroner.
Web of deceit
The story opens with the death […]
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On the case
ACTION Loaded with twists and turns, this one is a head spinner. PRAGADISH KIRUBAKARAN
Title: The Drop
Author: Michael Connelly
Publisher: Hachette
Price: Rs. 595
Michael Connelly’s The Drop is the 15th novel featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch. Bosch is reaching the end of a long career so when there is a chance to work on a sex-related murder […]
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Bleak future
SCI-FI What will life be like in a world that has exhausted all natural resources and relies on technology? SHREEVARSHINI
Title: The Windup Girl
Author: Paolo Bacigalupi
Publisher: Hachette India
Price: Rs. 395
Artificially created human beings, mutated elephant-like animals, genetically modified food that is the sole source of energy and other consequences of warnings ignored is what The Windup […]
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Desi divas
Pop stars come and go, but RINI MUKKATH takes a look at a few women who have managed to make it big in the otherwise dormant Indian pop music scene.
(In pic: All-girls band Viva)
In the past three decades, there have been many a female pop singer in India trying their luck at being an […]
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