The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 24, 2003

Touch wood
Shakti Ganapati furniture doesn't believe in superfluous style, rather the creations thrive on quality and craftsmanship. Indeed this is real honest-to-goodness wood. More

Not just aesthetics
Studio Infiniti, in Chennai, is a boutique with a difference. It retails products that constitute home interiors — tiles, electrical switching systems, bathroom fittings, kitchen accessories and paving blocks. More

AIRLINES

The sky is the limit
A chance newspaper advertisement was all it took to change the fortunes of the 12 Jharkhand tribal students selected for the State-sponsored scholarship in commercial flying. Now the only way to go is up. More

Testing times in the air
What's important to the successful functioning of an airline is, people training and fair terms of employment. And for that you don't need to privatise, you just need to give the public sector a chance. More

HEALTH

Health awareness at a click
Today the Internet provides lucid and detailed medical information, helping patients to make informed decisions and the doctor need not be the final authority on any illness. But the Net has its own disadvantages in this area. More

TRAVEL & PLACES

The cosmopolitan manager
An all-India character prevailed in the corporate world so that even the typically Maharashtrian or Tamil salesperson, staff or officer felt he was part of a larger, modern and inclusive culture. More

CINEMA

Oh, for that hearty laugh!
While action and adventure films from Bollywood are becoming slicker by the day, and our song-and-dance socials and tear-jerkers now recognisable export material to the West, our comedies are so bad, they want to make you cry. More

DOMESTIC TRAVEL

The hills go on forever
Mizoram is not a place to go with a set agenda of visiting this park and that museum. Rather, it is more than rewarding to just unwind in the midst of the cool greenery, and soak up the feel of the region. More

A walk in the clouds
The Indian army offers visitors to their base, at Nathula, a customary cup of hot and rejuvenating tea. Sometimes, even across the border, the Chinese soldiers offer fruit juice or other non-alcoholic liquid refreshments. More

PEOPLE

The music of life
I was alone and was feeling a little nervous. Though fond of music, ask me about a raga or tala, and I'm stuck. To me music is just that tonic to reach out to the stars. But I knew about his interest in rummy! More

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