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May their tribe increase
"I can manage to speak in English without much difficulty. I find it easier to mingle with others now." Sanil K.
Health

Raw or Ripe
COMMONLY CALLED Papeeta, Paw paw, Melon tree or Carica Papaya L, the papaya belongs to the family of Caricaceae. This delicious fruit has a characteristic odour, is wholesome, digestive, carminative, and a diuretic. Papaya is ripe when it gains ...
Personality

Raring to do more
`RETIRED' IS a term that is alien to N. P Ouseph, just turned ninety. He has now put together some of his speeches, written painstakingly, for several causes, sometimes as simple as the occasion for a colleague who was retiring, into a book and ...


Second helping
SOME TWO years ago we were introduced to "The Tiger by the River". For those who enjoyed that safari, against a backdrop of Kerala royalty, novelist Ravi Shankar Etteth has recently come out with his second novel, "The Village of Widows" ...
Opening a window
Rinki Bhattacharya hopes her book will empower women.
Webware

Word power
A doubt in English grammar or a definition of mathematical terms, Web dictionaries help you get it right.
Music

Discordant lyrics
Janet Jackson's new album has mature music. But one can't say that of its lyrics.
Eating Out

Fish fantasia
The on going Seafood festival at The Grand Hotel has an interesting mix of several fish cuisnes.
Chef's basket
Clean and marinate the scampi with turmeric powder, salt, lime and vinegar. Soft fry the scampi in 25ml coconut oil. Heat oil in a thick pan and add juliennes of ginger, garlic, green chilly and fry till brown. Remove excess oil and add ...
Land & People

Banking on women
Banks and financial institutions are wooing women entrepreneurs with many schemes. RAKHEE MOHAN finds the lack of awareness about them as the main hitch.
Insite

Walk tall and make music!
Twenty-five years after Sony introduced the world's first cassette tape player, the word Walkman has become a generic term for music on the move.

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