The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 22, 2005

The delightful pink fleet
IN the 1890s, Maharao Khengarji christened the Rann of Kutch the `City of Flamingos' and was followed by Dr Salim Ali who wrote an essay, the Flamingo City. The Sewri mud flats off the Arabian Sea in Mumbai can be termed the "Flamingo ... More

LIFESTYLE

That e-mail to Santa
As Christmas approaches, our columnist shows you how to combine materialism with noble intentions! More

RESORTS & AMUSEMENT PARKS

Wilderness Resorts to set up eco-tourism chain
"Cicada aims allow tourists to experience `wilderness vacations' under a single umbrella. More

SHOPPING

Waiting for Santa
A girl shopping for Christmas goodies in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. With just three days to go, Christmas shopping has picked up momentum in the city.

Getting ready for Christmas
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ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE

Maharaja group to open amusement park in Coimbatore in April
FOR entertainment-starved Coimbatore, relief is round the corner with the Rs 25-crore amusement park `Maharaja World' set to open on Tamil New Year's day (April 14, 2006). The Erode-based Maharaja group, which is it into a wide range of ... More

SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT

One more brand bites the dust
Bengaluru? Globalisation, better lifestyle, greater opportunity and the mindset of the villager in the Hoysala period? More

ARTS & CRAFTS

Crafts mela at Shilparamam
HYDERABAD: The 12th edition of All-India Crafts mela would be held from December 23 to January 10. Jointly organised by the Andhra Pradesh Government and the Union Ministry of Textiles, the mela will be held at Shilparamam at ... More

TOURISM

Floating comfort
The recently built houseboat by the Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC) for the Karnataka Tourism Department cruising on its way to its new destination. KSINC has launched its first houseboat, constructed for Jungle Lodges ... More

Something to cherish
A group of tourists from Japan poses for photographs on the banks of Hussainsagar Lake with the Buddha statue in the background in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The tourism campaign of the State Government appears to be paying off, as is evident ... More