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It's all in the eye...
Some people believe in `bhoot'. Others scoff at apparitions. But in parts of India there are people who still brand some women as witches. They provide the subject matter of Archana Mishra's book, "Casting the Evil Eye". ZIYA US SALAM speaks to the author who undertook the difficult role of a participant observer to put together this book... .
Personality

With Vivek to win...
CHASTE HINDI and Sanskrit shlokas roll off with ease from the mouth of this man who has more than `paanch' facets to his life and the characters he has portrayed. Rajesh Vivek is the big guy in question. Much before the famous Coke advertisement ...


Formula for the fast lane
FOR HIM life is a journey between fast forward mode and slow motion. Narain Karthikeyan - the fastest Indian on wheels is in slow motion these days as he is on a whirlwind tour of India, refreshing himself before the crucial June 22 round at ...
Man of action, man of spirit
ANJANA RAJAN speaks to Group Captain O.P. Sharma, whose "Tulsi Ramayan in Action: Intellectual Renewal for Role Effectiveness" is to be released this coming week... .
Music

Total pop with Daler Mehendi...
BOUNDARY LINES are artificial demarcation lines for this King of Punjabi pop. His riveting music is enjoyed not only by the domestic audience, but also by a large number of music lovers across the border in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well. In his ...
Eating Out

Indian theatre with Thai food
`MUJHE PAYE bahut pasand hain,' Habib Tanvir, even at the age of 80, cannot resist the lure of this spiced mutton curry. He describes himself as a food-lover but he cannot cook anything. Tell him this and he takes it as an attack on his culinary ...
Entertainment

The show is going places... and how!
Good old Dharampalace in Noida is set to keep pace with the latest multiplexes. Scheduled to turn into a three-screen theatre, it will also run regional films. RANA A. SIDDIQUI reports... .
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