So what's next with ethnic chic? How about beadwork and print patterns from Latur?īus fuss K. Out of work for almost a century, is getting back on the rails.īy design Mirrorwork from Rajasthan, phirans from J&K. J.A down-and-out 140-year-old steam locomotive, Organisation, Temple of Fine Arts Internationals, impressed Chennai art connoisseurs last fortnight with a show of technical razzmatazz The Ramayana rave The Ramayana - An Asian Confluence, a production of a Malaysia-based Malik recently lifted Macarena for two movies.Himalay Putra has shades of songs from DDLJ and Karan Arjun. Music When Anu Malik 'composes' music, guessing the source becomes fun. YOUR WEEK Movies Naseem is a portrait of a young muslim girl's relationship with her dying grandfather in the days leading up to December 6, 1992.
Ode to Kipling A soul-tugging journey in the footsteps of KimĬHARISMA TAKES OVER A make-over that works and three hits in just one year pitches "the latest Kapoor in town" into the top leagueīroadcast Blues The Government may crack down on foreign channels through a new broadcasting billĪ Sloppy Chronicle Erraticjudgemen t mars StanleyWolpert 's portrait of NehruĪ SEARCH FOR INTIMACY Whether it's career or sex the urban middle-class couple of the Nineties is at once redefining matrimony and revarnishing the halo surrounding Indian marriagesĪ Prince and Pauper Tale Despite some new faces ABCL's first film is routine fare Quaint Tales A great grandmother brings alive the Raj with aplomb Live Canvas A celebration of painter Ram Kumar's 50-year oeuvreĭesperate Measures The Punjab Congress changes its top leadership in a bid to take on the Akali-BJP combine in the coming state elections Maim 'n Kill Thriller Peppy songs fail to redeem a tired and hackneyed plot
Now it's the turn of the Chinese to borrow a concept from India to provide free medicare to their poor. High on perks Air India's directors try to grant themselves sweeping privileges - at the airline's expense.Ĭlearing the industrial mess Supreme Court leaves polluting units with no option but to relocate.Ĭaught on the wrong foot Shoe firms are charged with misappropriating concessionary funds.Ĭhina to adopt Indian mass medicare method When China introduced the concept of 'Barefoot Doctors' after the Cultural Revolution, it was soon lapped up by most developing countries. Revelations that some of its senior officers are actively colluding with drug peddlers. Partners in crime Reputation of the Mumbai Police has taken a serious drubbing following Militants kill three in J&K bid on Farooq's life Political violence continues to rock Kashmir as militants, forced to lie low by security forces during the assembly elections, have hit back with a vengeance. Scandalous stories Books charging the PM with graft threaten to sully his reputation. Woman of letters If her husband is learning Hindi, Channamma Gowda is keen on learningĮnglish. Mehta's manoeuvres Trouble is brewing for Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela. Seshan is due to retire this month but he will continue to be "protected" even after his retirement. Seshan's safety He may be soon out but he won't be down. After the Jain diaries landed many senior leaders in a soup, no neta worth his khadi wants to figure in one, even if it is just the telephone diary of Sukh Ram. The diary dread Even the most seasoned politician takes fright at the sight of a diary these days. Now the chief ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Meghalaya have hit upon a simple solution - just push the refugees back across the border. Northeast CMs unite over migrants issue With scarce resources, and jobs hard to come by, the presence of refugees is a thorny issue in the North-east. Income-tax officers move in on Vaghela Shankarsinh Vaghela in the eye of IT Department over his MLA's three-day luxury sojourn. INDIASCOPE Dissidents score in Darjeeling CPI(M) As if the flak it has drawn for evicting hawkers in Calcutta wasn't enough, the West Bengal CPI(M) is faced with dissidence in its Darjeeling unit.