August 28, 2003

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All work and no play Fourteen-year-old Aanya comes home from school at 2:00 pm, washes up, gobbles down her lunch and sets off for English language tuitions where she is expected at 3:00 pm. In her hour-long tuition session, the teacher will help her through...		Sunlit souls The summer holidays are drawing to a close and although some must be breathing a sigh of relief, there is no denying the melancholia in the air. To think that this...
Not fit for use The death toll had risen considerably when the residents of numerous villages of Dingi realized that the economic development around the area was making them pay a heavy price....		A disabled cable As if the controversy surrounding dance performances in commercial theatres was not enough to show the (mis)handling of cultural affairs in Pakistan, the government is now insisting upon keeping a ban on some international....
Sunk in oil A few years before the hundredth death anniversary of the Titanic, another ship has met a similar fate. But this time it was not an iceberg that caused it to sink, but the ship’s old age, human error that led to its grounding...		Dreams of peace Not one, but two Iraqs exist today. One Iraq, the smaller one comprising the northern parts of the country, is in peace. The other, larger one made up by the southern and central parts of the country, is in turmoil....
Code dependants When my husband and I were first married, we had a little Shetland sheepdog named Chelsea. He wasn’t the world’s smartest dog but we noticed that he understood several phrases of English, among them...		Healthy, wealthy and wise Forging ahead in the 21st century, humanity has undergone a variety of changes. Human beings have left behind a number of practices that existed for their betterment in order to keep pace with the rapid lifestyle....
Godot need not apply My A level English literature class was highly rewarding. I was once given a brief history of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. Then, as if destiny was at work, I attended a play arranged by the British Council where...		Exercise can be a headache Lately, exercise has become a headache — literally. I belong to a gym, and I run on a treadmill, pedal a bike, and lift weights. Two or three times a week, toward the end of the session, I develop a headache. What’s causing this? Would it be safe...
Fun with Hollyhocks Hollyhocks, ‘Althea rosea’, being the botanical name of the most popular varieties, are so incredibly easy to grow and so eye-catching, that they are a must for any garden. Strictly speaking Hollyhocks are perennial plants...		Eight Days A Week Koi Mil Gaya is Mollywood’s first big-budgeted attempt at science fiction. Unfortunately, it’s basically a re-hash of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. The Extra Terrestrial with a little bit of Mac & Me (itself an E.T. rip-off) thrown in for good measure...
Post Mark: Counterfeit fashion THE cover story on fake fashions was one of the most interesting articles on fashion I have read in a long time. However, I found it to be a sketchy piece...		Scream for ice cream Mango ice cream Ingredients: 3 cups mango pulp 3/4 cup sugar 2 tsp gelatine powder...