November 25, 2004

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Beautiful women of the world A woman’s beauty has always intrigued man since time immemorial; indeed, nations have gone to war, people massacred and kingdoms abandoned for the sake of just one woman....		Childhood tasks The seven-year-old has to give a one-minute talk in class and is very sensibly preparing for it by rolling about on the floor looking like someone who has lost all his family in an earthquake....
A sacred pond Gods of mythology were above human feelings but even these supreme beings could not bear parting from their loved ones. As the Mahabharta legend has it, that when god Shiva mourned the death of his wife Satti, his tears formed two sacred pools of water....		Just a housewife In today’s fast-paced world, we witness an increasing number of women making the transformation from staying at home to choosing a career and enjoying financial independence....
A scribbler’s notebook A well-thumbed notebook contains a treasured miscellany of quotes, of favourite epigrams, passages of compelling thought rendered in poignant words....		In the arms of history “Aaj Rang Hai, Re ma, Rang Hai Ni” and an exquisite “evening of classical dance” by Sheema Kermani and her talented students has just concluded at PACC. Their aesthetic senses satiated...
An unnerving practice “Everyone does it! It’s no big deal,” says 14-year-old Asif as he reminisces about the mid-term exams he recently gave. Students seem to harbour no qualms as far as cheating is concerned....		A positive approach Kulsoom Akhtar, 24, a trainee nurse at the Sindh Government Qatar Hospital in Karachi, leaned solicitously over a young mother and her new-born baby....
Self projection Building monuments and mausoleums at public expense and naming them after themselves or their dear ones, was a royal tradition — which many of our leaders find ...		Bald spots Q: I don’t know how important you consider this, but believe me, it is very important to me. I have bald spots on my scalp, and I am...
Oh ya Fargo If someone had told me a year ago that I would soon be living in Fargo, I would have first looked it up on the map and secondly have that person’s head examined....		A soul for sale Have you ever thought about how a decoration piece feels when it is displayed in a showcase. If it had a heart how would it beat when it saw someone approaching, having a look at it and then leaving, presumably rejecting it....
Eight Days a Week Going by its promo clips, I thought Dobara was going to be some sort of Fatal Attraction clone mixed in with a bit of A Perfect Murder with Raveena Tandon doing a Glenn Close, Jackie Shroff playing Michael Douglas and Mahima Chowdhary being Gyweneth Paltrow....		A tasty feast Chicken Kabab Ingredients Chicken (cut into 12 pieces) 2 tsp ginger/garlic paste 2 tbsp curd...