Thu24052012

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Tamils wake up to English

In Tamil Nadu, more and more students, particularly from the poorer sections of society, are opting for English-medium schools as they believe it will give them better career prospects. SWATI DAS analyses the trend and finds out the aspirations and challenges associated with it

Beyond squares rectangles

It’s time to turn the table in your house into a work of art.Nikki Utpaul looks at what people are buying these days

Live it up

While designing a modern farmhouse, one now takes care of porches, wide wooden floors and beautiful fireplaces. Ekta Alreja Kapoor examines the new trend and revisits some of the old favourites

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The road less travelled

Times are changing and so are the destinations where Indian travellers now prefer to go. No more cliches, they are going off the beaten track and turning into explorers. AJAY KHULLAR and SIDDHARTH TEWARI explore the changing moods of Indian tourists

The tea drinker’s club

Tea culture is fast changing in the country. From being a common, middle class addiction, it has now graduated to being a lifestyle spa drink. Antara Bose reports on a boutique phenomenon that is assuming the proportions of the wine industry

Organic Awakening

Organic is what India of the past stood for. Health was our USP. It's time to turn back the clock and switch to a way of life that has always been ours. Eram Agha tells us more about the nature’s blessed peck that can rejuvenate us

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Life’s a circus

How are acrobatics and juggling any different from managing twists and turns of daily living? But as the popular saying goes, the show must go on. The paint on the face must not wear off even if the blisters on the feet hurt. Eram Agha has more to say

India’s Happy Hour

Wine clubs in the country are not just about sit-ins and sampling, they are also responsible for a certain wine awakening. So much so that India is set to become the 10th largest wine consumer in the world by the next year, says Nikki Utpaul

Good things come in small doses

Hatchbacks are an assurance to the Indian car buyer who no more stops at something that is simply under his budget. He wants design, luxury and efficiency. Rahul Devrani analyses the trend where compact cars serve with style

Musical fusion

Moving away from Bollywood masala songs, people are now embracing various genres of world music. So, has the era of fusion finally arrived in India? Rheek Chakraborty  analyses the trend and believes we have still a long way to go

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Found in translation

Readers get to read stories from diverse cultures and traditions because of translators, but we tend to take them for granted. Eram Agha talks to a number of well-known writers and comes out convinced that things are finally improving for translators

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