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No takers for organic Pokkali paddy
Pokkali paddy-cum-prawn farming is an age old practice in Ernakulam District, which is not getting the kind of encouragement it deserves. MINU ITTYIPE finds out that the paddy obtained thus is organic, but there are no takers.
Health & Medicine
Jew-bilation time amidst work
Two Israeli women, who are here in Kochi for a health care management programme at Rajagiri, tell REBECCA THOMAS there's a world of difference between the way the two countries deal with health care
Heritage
Elegant despite the years gone by
The Padamugal illam is a typical example of ancient Kerala architecture. Despite its state of neglect, it retains its elegance. This illam has historic significance too, for the first resident of the house was Raja Ravi Varma's father, with the great painter himself spending some time here. NEELIMA MENON visits this place.
Personality
Life on the tracks
Genuine compassion for everybody makes K. K. Narayanan different from the rest of us. As he serves snacks aboard the train, his warmth makes him a face to remember. K.BALAKRISHNAN, on this humble being who has touched people's heart.

Make-up, his obsession
FOR HIM, home is where the art is. Literally. Kerala is where he belongs and it's here that he stays, right now in Kochi. Years back, he went to Chennai to make his mark in music. All he had with him was a letter for Dr.K.J.Yesudas from his ...
Fashion
Undressing fashion
India's love affair with fashion has begun, and the industry is poised for an elegant flight, says clothes stylist, ARCHANA NANDAL
Sport
A smash with the shuttle
Aparna Balan is going through the brightest phase of her career. Off the badminton court she may appear demure but once there she reigns supreme. STAN RAYAN profiles this promising shuttler.
Green Notes
A flowering hedge plant
Clerodendrum inerme, an evergreen mangrove plant with white flowers, is easy to raise as it is sturdy and drought-resistant.
Insite
Turn your pictures into pixels
It's time to say goodbye to traditional `wet' photography, and become a digital shutterbug. And for an amateur, who already owns a personal computer, making the switch to digital imaging involves one small, possibly pricey, step, but a giant leap in terms of technology.
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