January 27, 2005
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Dolls through the ages
 Sara, 6, lives in Hyderabad and won’t go anywhere without her doll Ayla. Made lovingly by her mother out of scrap pieces of cloth, Ayla is not only soft and cuddly, but is actually quite lovely with her embroidered eyes and pretty yellow and orange shalwar kameez....
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Salads get a dressing down
 It’s not what waiters are used to hearing, but it could become an increasingly familiar request: “Hold the salad, please — I’m on a diet.” According to nutritionists, salads may masquerade as the menu’s healthiest option: once you start totting up the calories and looking in detail at the content, they often leave a lot to be desired....
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Collectibles galore
 With a touch of different cities around the world, the living space of Mirza Ishtiaq Baig is a collectibles galore and an artist’s delight. With the facade of a British semi-detached house, its look is enhanced with a slanting straight roof and French windows....
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Missing evidence in rape cases
 A college student in America went to a fraternity party where she became intoxicated and passed out. Some of the boys carried her upstairs and sexually assaulted her during the night. When she came to in the morning, she fled....
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PHOTO FEATURE: The casual look
 It is said that clothes make men. In an age where a very thin line divides formal and casual dressing, having the essentials is more important than accumulating a wardrobe of...
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A soul full of music
 “People who have a formal education are focussed, and are more or less committed to a singular profession. But someone like me will spend his entire life learning and unlearning, moving from one thing to another...” says the silver-haired, soft, mild manner, man....
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A confused nation
 I often think about strange things. A few days ago, I was wondering about the lack of healthy political activities amongst university students. They should have a voice and need to be seen and heard. The day after I let these idle thoughts came in my mind, I got stuck in the worst traffic jam of my life....
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Enslaved lives
 I am sitting in a fashionable restaurant in a posh area. Not far from me there is an entire family with uncles and aunts, grandfathers and grandmothers, teenagers and toddlers...
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Is there a gout diet?
 Q: My husband, who has been healthy all his life, suddenly came down with gout. He tells me that his doctor says he doesn’t need any special diet. I wonder if...
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Child’s play
 Children, like plants, thrive in a fertile atmosphere and it is never too soon to get youngsters interested in horticultural or agricultural subjects and pastimes....
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Eight Days a Week
 After the stupendous critical and commercial success of Lagaan, people were looking forward to what writer/director Ashutosh Gowarikar would come up with next. As it turns out, his follow-up, Swades, isn’t quite in the same class as his earlier Oscar-nominated movie but it is still miles ahead of the average Mollywood potboiler....
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Meaty treats
 Fried chops with spicy sauce Ingredients 10 mutton chops ½ cup yoghurt 1 tsp salt 1tsp red chilli powder 1tsp coriander powder...
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