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BOOKS: Overuse of taboo words blunts their emotional edge
Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find, sings a happy Bard, in one of his poems. “My words are dull; O, quicken them with thine!” invites Queen Elizabeth, in King Richard ...

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PEOPLE: Representing change
The Indian High Commissioner in Singapore, S. Jaishankar, dwells on the changing perceptions of India amidst economic growth, the Indo-US nuclear deal and terrorism fears.. Ask him what he finds is the most significant aspect of his job as an ...

LIFESTYLE: Float kindly light
On a full-moon night every November, the waterways of Thailand come alive with twinkling lights riding on pretty little floats.. The air is rent asunder with the sound of firecrackers and the sky erupts in a kaleidoscope of colours. Young and ...

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL: Fjord fusion
Mighty cliffs and a turquoise-blue sea cradled gently between them.. We were on a ferryboat travelling on Sognefjord, the longest fjord in Norway and the second-longest in the world. The dictionary defines a fjord as a long, narrow strip of sea ...

FOOD & CUISINE: Recipe for a bride-to-be
Urban women still think the answer lies in learning how to cook.. Nidhi Modi is just 21 but she already knows the recipe for becoming the perfect bride: learning how to cook. “You may not know anything in the world but if you can cook even ...

HEALTH: Exercising with asthma
Fitness expert Bharat Savur answers readers’ queries. After I was diagnosed with asthma, I stopped going to the gym as I was worried about becoming breathless during exercise. Did I do the ...

CINEMA: Movies, masti and magic
...at the 16th international film festival in Damascus.. I’m at the 16th international film festival in Damascus. And movies are the last thing on my mind.In the life of an itinerant film critic, there’s one unalterable fact: like a ...





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