COVER STORY: The tyranny of self perception
Self esteem — or how important we think we are — is one of the most crucial ingredients of our personality....
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Addiction to connection
As I opened the door, I was startled to see my banker friend walk into the entrance and yell, “but what about the shirt?” Naturally I assumed he was talking...
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Among the boycotters
It’s almost 8 o clock on a warm, breezy, Wednesday night. I’m sitting in a taxi on my way to Clifton. The taxi’s engine purrs gently, sounding surprisingly well-maintained....
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Living in fear
Khahi, a city near Shikarpur, once a business hub of the Hindu community in Sindh, is now deserted. “The city was known for its flourishing business of cotton and cloth materials...
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Fit for life
A person’s nutritional needs vary throughout their life-cycle in view of the changes in body composition, along with variable physical stresses....
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Liberty toast
Are we going to win this war?” President Bush asks Tony Blair before the breakfast table is set. “Slowly but surely,” comes the reply from the British prime minister....
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Parents vs peers
During a ninth grade class discussion on John Wyndham’s, The Chrysalids, the talk was focussed on the character David’s adherence to his father’s flinty principles....
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Bohra Bazaar bonanza
Right in the middle of the chaos called Saddar, surrounded on all four sides by traffic and encroachers shouting mad — stand the three sisters, hand in hand — ...
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The gift of sight
Built in serene rural surroundings away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the Al- Ibrahim Eye Hospital in Malir has an ideal location, but its remoteness is also a handicap....
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Caring for the genius
Like you, I also thought a genius was literally a whiz kid. Doogie Howser, MD came to mind. And others like Isaac Newton too appeared far-fetched, albeit real....
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Water on the brain
Q: Shortly after our baby was born, the paediatrician said its head was larger than normal. He ordered a brain scan, and it turns out he was right....
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We just don’t click any more
Those of you with little interest in accessing high-resolution material while browsing the aisles of your local supermarket probably missed out on last month’s launch of third-generation (3G) mobile-phone technology....
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EIGHT DAYS A WEEK
Eik Aur Eik Gyarah is the latest teaming of Govinda and director David Dhawan. But the team which gave us such fun fare as Coolie No.1 and Hero No.1 seems to have run out of steam entirely....
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Party food
Chicken with sweet potatoes
Ingredients:
8 skinless chicken thighs
2 large sweet potatoes
1 cup orange juice...
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