Tabla, 5 December 2008

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    22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 171/09/2008 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 2008 •H 9 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS
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  • Article
    Lock icon O Mumbai!
    264 1 A Singapore-based Mumbaiker pens a poem for the city she grew up in At the Taj Just under the chandelier Strewn were the dreams. I gazed at them closely. Were they Hindu or Muslim? Hundreds of promises, thousands of desires Some born yesterday, some age old Glared at
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    Lock icon JASMINE’S ‘CHINDIAN’ AND PROUD OF IT
    9 1 PHOTO: JOSEPH NAIR
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon My 6-floor dash to safety
      483 2 S’pore-based Indian’s first-hand account Mr Rahul Welde, a senior executive at a multinational corporation based in Singapore, was staying at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel on the night of Nov 26 when gunmen stormed the hotel. The 40-year-old Mumbaiker recounts his escape: “At 10pm I
      boys PHOTO COURTESY OF MR WELDE  -  483 words
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      Lock icon MUMBAI MOURNS
      28 2 In memory of those who died and in search of answers, Mumbai has seen protests and candle-light mournings since the attacks. PHOTOS: AP, THE STRAITS TIMES
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      Lock icon Mumbai wants answers, accountability
      233 2 THERE is no doubt in any Mumbaiker’s mind that, despite last week’s tragic events, the city will quickly get back on its feet. Celebrity publicist Dale Bhagwagar, who represents Bollywood stars like Shilpa Shetty and Vivek Oberoi, told tabla! that the bustling city’s legendary resilience will
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      Lock icon S’pore’s first terror victim ‘She was so strong’
      209 2 LAWYER Lo Hwei Yen had flown to Mumbai on Nov 26 to attend a business seminar. But the one-night trip ended up making her a victim of terror. She was taken hostage by the attackers at the Oberoi Hotel and, despite communicating
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    • One’s a rising star, the other’s trying to save an ailing bank
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        Lock icon Sonal’s on Obama’s team
        367 4  -  PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg SHE is one of the agents of change the only Indian among the 15 chosen by American presi-dent-elect Barack Obama to be part of seven working groups. India-born Sonal Shah was asked by Mr Obama to be part of the Working Group on
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        Lock icon Vikram’s woes at Citi
        399 4 HE CAME in as an agent of change. But his methods did not work and today he is a fallen star. Mr Vikram Pandit took over the reins of Citigroup last December, eight months after he joined the banking group. It was left to him to
        PHOTOS: AFP, AP  -  399 words
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      Lock icon Lone ranger starts shooting
      936 6  -  India’s naval action off the coast of Somalia proves that it is finally flexing its muscles as a military power C. RAJA MOHAN INDIA’S spectacular mus-cle-flexing against Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden in recent weeks has drawn worldwide attention to the nation’s naval capabilities
      PHOTO: IANS  -  936 words
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      Lock icon Anyone for mee siam?
      343 6  -  CHENNAI CHATTER Parvathi Nayar FOODIES rejoice! Singapore cuisine had a tasteful airing in town recently, thanks to the efforts of Ms Balveer Kaur, wife of the Singapore Consul General in Chennai, who is taking an active role in promoting all things Singaporean here. Most recently, it
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      Lock icon Yale’s India connections
      591 8 In 1718, a donation of Indian textiles helped fund the school. Now, it sets up the India Initiative HAVE you ever wondered how the world-famous Ivy League university Yale got its name? Check it out and you will find there is an India connection. Yale was originally
      PHOTOS: YALE UNIVERSITY  -  591 words
    • regional roundup
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        75 8 3 killed in train blast THREE people were killed and over 30 wounded, some of them critically, in a powerful explosion on Dec 1 inside a passenger train in Assam, officials said. A police spokesman said the blast went off inside a carriage of an Inter City passenger train
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      • Article
        Lock icon KARNATAKA
        92 8 Cheating doctor gets the ‘snip’ A 30-YEAR-OLD dentist from Bangalore cut off her lover’s penis when she realised that he was cheating on her. The victim, a doctor, runs a clinic in Mysore. He has been admitted to a private hospital in Bangalore. The dentist and the doctor had
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        Lock icon TAMIL NADU
        117 8 All is forgiven THE state’s first political family buried the hatchet as the estranged grand-nephews of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Kalanidhi and Dayanidhi Maran, were welcomed back into the fold at the DMK headquarters on Nov 30. The Marans posed for photographs with their uncles, M.K. Azhagiri and
        glasses) PHOTO: DINAKARAN  -  117 words
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        Lock icon MAHARASHTRA
        75 8 Sachin’s guard accidentally shoots himself SACHIN Tendulkar’s security officer fired his pistol accidentally and hurt his left hand on Nov 29 in the compound of the cricketer’s residential building. While others ran away assuming that terrorists had struck once again, it was Tendulkar who rushed the guard to hospital.
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        Lock icon KERALA
        97 8 Fort Kochi beach cleaned up THE Fort Kochi Tourist Home Owners’ Association joined hands with the Cochin Corporation Health Department, the Indian Navy and the Police Department on Nov 30 to clean up the remaining area of Fort Kochi beach, most of which had been lost due to soil
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    Lock icon ‘I’ll give birth only in Singapore’
    619 9 Two complicated but successful births give foreign mum confidence WHEN Hungarian-born American Orsolya Arcuri was expecting her first child, her joy was short-lived as serious problems threatened her pregnancy. Excited by her husband’s posting to Singapore from the Philippines in July 2004, she was
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    Lock icon 400,000 health visitors
    88 9 MS ORSOLYA Arcuri is one of the more than 400,000 international patients who travel to Singapore every year for its excellent, safe and trustworthy healthcare. In Singapore, where the healthcare system was ranked the best in Asia by the World Health Organisation, international patients enjoy a high
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    Lock icon They’re ready...
    204 9 WHILE delivering babies is often a straightforward affair for any medical establishment, the National University Hospital (NUH) gears itself to handle high-risk obstetrics or complicated childbirths too. Ms Arcuri was one example. Besides NUH’s team of highly-trained medical staff being on hand to monitor her closely, the group
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  • Article
    Lock icon On pre-eclampsia
    122 9 THIS is a disorder that occurs only during pregnancy and the postpartum (after childbirth) period. It affects both the mother and the unborn baby and occurs in 5 to 8 per cent of all pregnancies. Pre-eclampsia is characterised by high-blood pressure and the presence of protein in the
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon In full bloom
      692 10  -  Singapore’s world bowling champion Jasmine Yeong-Nathan is proud of her Indian-Chinese parentage AYESHA KOHLI LIKE she mixes it up on the bowling lanes, Jasmine Yeong-Nathan likes to keep people guessing about her racial background. The recently-crowned world bowling champion says “nobody gets it right”. “People think I
      PHOTOS: JOSEPH NAIR  -  692 words
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      Lock icon India, his last frontier
      299 11  -  AirAsia’s ambitious boss wants to spread his wings across India SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg TONY Fernandes is not a man who misses out on an opportunity. Even if that opportunity comes up at a funeral. Which is how the 44-year-old chief executive officer of Malaysian budget airline
      PHOTO: THE BUSINESS TIMES  -  299 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Indian teachers visit S’pore
      132 11 INDIAN educators spent three days in Singapore recently to get an insight into Singapore’s education system. Their trip was sponsored by the Singapore Tourism Board as part of a familiarisation trip for educators and to promote Singapore to their students. They visited various schools from universities
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    • singapore news
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        Lock icon Why money won’t be pumped in
        112 11 THE global financial crisis may be forcing other countries to spend billions to stimulate their economies, but Singapore cannot follow in their footsteps because of its small economy, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In bigger economies, consumption can be boosted when their governments
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        Lock icon Record high HIV cases
        94 11 THE number of people diagnosed this year with the Aids-causing virus looks set to hit an all-time high, fuelled partly by record numbers getting tested. In the first 10 months of this year, 382 residents were found to be infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),
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        Lock icon Yoga practised here secular
        84 11 IT IS the 10th most popular sport here and the yoga industry is said to be worth between $15 million and $25 million a year. But while yoga may have its roots in Hinduism, the version practised here has no religious overtones. Last week, Malaysia’s National
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        Lock icon Electricity bills to fall 25%
        106 11 ELECTRICITY tariffs for households will be cut by about 25 per cent for January to March. Households will pay 22.93 cents per kilowatt hour for the next quarter, from the current 30.45 cents following October's sharp 21 per cent spike. This will be the first
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      Lock icon IT’S ONLY words
      323 12 “Chidambaram is a visionary and extremely intelligent. I have full faith in him.” Chairman of the Videocon group V.N. Dhoot, on finance minister P. Chidambaram taking on the home minister role “In the last one or two years, the brand endorsement market had doubled in value. SRK,
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      250 12 Rs2,000 Monthly amount offered to 1,200 workers after Dunlop India suspended work at its Sahaganj plant in the Hooghly district due to the global downturn 12%Share of private homes in Singapore bought by Indians in the third quarter of this year. It places them in 4th spot, after
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      157 12 It's time to get myself an MBA during this global financial crisis. I® Your Future. Our Priority. UNIVERSITY^ BIRMINGHAM Rank 26th in Good Times University Guide 2008 University of Birmingham EFMD L EQUIS ACCREDITED 71 Accredited by Association of MBAs Longest Birmingham MBA provider in Singapore Over 600 Birmingham MBA
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  • PERSONALITY
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      Lock icon Man who had Indian PM’s ear
      1097 13  -  tabla! talk with with Patrick Jonas interview. patrickj@sph.com.sg AN ARRAY of photographs greet you as you walk into Dr Sanjaya Baru’s office. In all of them, you see him with India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at meetings with dignitaries. But there’s one which holds
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      Lock icon Money, money, money
      705 14  -  Cash crunch, frozen credit limits, stratospheric salaries for stars... is Bollywood recession proof? TANVEER BOOKWALA popcorn. Bollywood News Service BOLLYWOOD has always been the Indian audience’s escape from the grim and harsh realities of life. But with the economic meltdown and the fallout from the Mumbai attacks,
      popcorn. Bollywood News Service; money. PHOTO: BNS; PHOTO: DHARMA PRODUCTIONS  -  705 words
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      Lock icon Konkona doesn’t beat around the Bush
      540 15  -  Konkona Sen Sharma is no fan of the US president, but that didn’t stop her from taking on The President Is Coming MAULI SINGH Coming! Bollywood News Service KNOWN for taking on unconventional roles, whether it is in arthouse or Bollywood films, Konkona Sen
      Coming! Bollywood News Service; PHOTO: BNS  -  540 words
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      Lock icon Simbu to play a priest in his new film
      263 15 AFTER a quiet year at the box-office, Tamil cinema heart-throb T.R. Silambarasan (above) is set to hit the screens this month with his new film Silambattam. Simbu, as his screaming fans like to call him, will play a Brahmin priest in
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      Lock icon Amitabh’s gun comment backfires
      299 16  -  Big B’s remarks about sleeping with a gun after Mumbai mayhem draws flak SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg BOLLYWOOD superstar Amitabh Bachchan is getting flak for disclosing on his blog that he slept with a loaded gun under his pillow on Nov 27 after the Mumbai terror attacks
      600-plus people agreed THE NEW PAPER, THE STRAITS TIMES, IANS, STAR TV, INDIA FM  -  299 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Actors lose family and friends
      172 16 TWO Bollywood actors lost friends and family in the Mumbai terror attacks. Ashish Choudhary’s sister Monica Chhabria and her husband Ajit were killed by the terrorists when they were dining at the Oberoi-Trident hotel. The actor told NDTV that he and his family are devastated.
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      Lock icon Director’s tour of Taj angers film fraternity
      257 16 RAM Gopal Varma (right) won’t be winning any popularity contests in Bollywood. The film-maker, known for his gritty movies about the criminal underworld, took what is now being called in the Indian media as a “disaster tour” of the ravaged Taj Mahal Palace
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      Lock icon What other Bollywood stars say
      188 16 “It’s really sad that Mumbai has become so unsafe. I wait with my heart in my mouth until Esha and Ahana (her daughters) are home. We desperately need more security.” Actress-politician Hema Malini “The NSG should be applauded. The media should be praised. Certain politicians
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      41 15 If you have something to say, please do drop us an e-mail at tabla.com.sg. It doesn’t have to be sweet, but do try to keep it short. No more than 100 words. Type in 'tabla mail' under subject. tabla: a w
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  • EDUCATION
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      Lock icon Sir dances like Michael Jackson
      363 17  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of the three Indian schools here, to play reporter and photographer (This page will be rotated among the schools. Next week, NPS) SIDDARTH SRINIVASAN, Class 9 WHAT would be
      Manoharan shows his fancy PHOTOS: DPSIS  -  363 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
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        Lock icon Fairies, ants and butterflies
        111 17  -  RAN A FATIMA (Kindergarten teacher) THE kindergarten kids also had a great time on Children’s Day, dancing in coordination with each other to the feet-tapping tunes of songs and rhymes. Thanks to the efforts of the parents, the children were dressed as fairies, ants, butterflies, sailors
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      • Article
        Lock icon Cricket in Malaysia
        147 17  -  SAI POGARU, Class 10 THE second edition of the KAF International youth cricket tournament was held recently in Malaysia and I was thrilled to be part of it. Teams from countries like India, Thailand, Australia and, of course, Singapore and Malaysia took part in the three-day event.
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  • RELAX
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      93 18/19 THE BEST I COULD BOOK SIGNING BY SUBHAS ANANDAN GRAB this rare chance to meet well-known criminal lawyer Subhas Anandan, who is the author of a book titled The Best I Could and hear his stand on the legal system and the cases he has
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      Lock icon what’s on
      733 18/19 A FESTIVE SELECTION OF ART Check out the works of Indian artists Dhiraj Chjoudhery, Aditya Basak, Sekhar Roy and J.M.S Mani. When: Till Dec 6,11am to 5pm (Fri), 2 to 4pm (Sat) Where: Artmosaic Gallery, Mica Building, 01-02, 140 Hill Street Contact: 6336-6406 or log on to www.artmosaic.com.sg
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
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          Lock icon THE NAMESAKE
          66 18/19 9pm STAR MOVIES Ashoke (Irfhan Khan) and Ashima (Tabu) leave Calcutta for a new life in New York. They have a son, Gogol (Penn), who is torn between his Bengali roots and his American birthright. As Gogol attempts to find his own identity, he begins to see the
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          Lock icon ANURANAN
          82 18/19 9.30pm VASANTHAM (Bengali) This film is a study of adult interpersonal relationships as it traces the growing bond between Rahul Bose and Raima Sen who are married to Rituparno Sengupta and Rajat Kapoor respectively. These are two yuppie couples who find comfort in each other in Kolkata’s corporate club
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      • saturday
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          69 18/19 4pm VASANTHAM Love is the essence of life and that is the message of this movie. Ajay (Ajay Devgan) falls in love with Pia (Kajol). They get married and everyone sees them as an ideal couple. But things gets complicated when they have to face other
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          Lock icon MIRUGAM
          76 18/19 9pm VASANTHAM Ayyanar (Aadi) is the terror of his village. But he softens when he meets Alagamma (Padmapriya). Struck by her beauty, he manages to marry her. But she revolts against his brutality. However, she changes her mind after learning of his pathetic background and tries to put him
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        • Article
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          21 18/19 10pm OKTO This movie sheds new light on one of the biggest health problems facing the United States: obesity.
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      • sunday
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          Lock icon SIVAPATHIGARAM
          54 18/19 5.30pm VASANTHAM Professor Elango (Raghuvaran) and his daughter Charulatha (Mamta) return to his village. He summons a student from Chennai, Sathyamoorthy (Vishal), to join him in his research on folk songs. Meanwhile, poll fever grips Tamil Nadu as general elections are announced. But candidates are murdered one after another
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      • monday
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          Lock icon ANTHONY KAUN HAI
          36 18/19 1 lam SONY ENT Master Madan (Sanjay Dutt) is a ruthless assassin who targets Champ (Arshad Warsi), an ace conman. But is Champ really the prey or is there something more to it?
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          Lock icon JANA
          40 18/19 11am VTV This movie begins in a remote village Thamaraipadi, where Ajith is working. Sneha, daughter of Radharavi, falls in love with Ajith and returns to Mumbai with his photograph. She eventually comes to know about his past life.
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      • tuesday
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          Lock icon YUGAA
          38 18/19 11am VTV The story is about a scientist who stays at Kollimalai Hills to find ways and means to tackle the rocks that will fall from the moon and destroy Earth. He faces problems in his mission.
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          Lock icon VANAJA GIRIJA
          37 18/19 2pm VTV In this story, the heroines (Ramki and Kushboo) are sisters. In order to take revenge on Visu, the sisters marry Visu’s two sons to create problems in the family and tear it apart.
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          Lock icon JAI SURYA
          54 18/19 5pmVTV Jaisurya is actually two people without the benefit of punctuation. Surya benefit of Surya (Arjun) is a confidence trickster, and like all film has all film heroes, has a heart of gold. His companion in his larks is Baby (Laila). They are streetsmart and come out on
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          Lock icon RAJA KAIYA VACHA
          38 18/19 Mn VTV Prabhu is a petty thief who steals for a living. After falling in love with Gowithame, he looks for a proper job to impress her. Watch as he wins her trust and love.
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      • wednesday
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          Lock icon JAI SANTOSHI MAA
          29 18/19 11am SONYENT This film is about the impact of frenzy worshipping of a goddess (played by actress of yesteryear Anita Guha) on the minds of Indians.
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          Lock icon FRIENDS
          26 18/19 llam VTV Vijay, Surya and Ramesh Khannan value friendship above everything else, even family. For this reason, Surya resists the advances of Vijay’s sister Vijayalakshmi.
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          Lock icon ATHU ORU KANAA KALAM
          48 18/19 2pm VTV KALAM This movie is an emotional and gripping tale of a youth tale of a youth (Danush) who falls in love with his domestic helper (Priyamani) but ends up in prison for an accidental for an accidental crime. Will the couple reunite?
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          Lock icon EYARKAI
          47 18/19 5pm VTV Kutti Radhika plays Nancy from a small port town. She falls in love with the captain of a visiting ship. He promises to come back in a year but doesn’t. Shaam plays Marudhu, a sailor who visits the town and is attracted to Nancy.
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      • thursday
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          Lock icon RANGA
          59 18/19 8amVTV Ranganathan (Rajnikanth) is dejected because he can’t find a job. He runs into Raju (“Karate” Mani), a career thief. While Ranga advises Raju to give up his life of crime, Raju tries to talk Ranga into giving up his ideals and joining him. Both succeed Raju reforms while
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          Lock icon POOCHO MERE DIL SE
          71 18/19 11am SONY ENT Gayetri marries Rajendra Thakur and they have a son, Rocky. One day, Rajendra disappears. When Gayetri finally finds him, Rajendra refuses to recognise her or admit that he is Rocky’s father. Gayetri brings up Rocky on her own and he becomes a police
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          Lock icon MAANBUMIGU MANAVAN
          53 18/19  -  9pm VTV Compiled by Surendar Kaur Compiled by Surendar Kaur MANAVAN Shiva (Vijay) is a young college student who takes the law into his own hands to fight injustice. When a friend is gang-raped in the campus and her husband is buried alive, Shiva takes action without waiting
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      Lock icon QUIZ
      184 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Who was the first Nobel laureate to win the Bharat Ratna? a) Rabindranath Tagore b) Amartya Sen c) C.V. Raman 2. Which of these is the former name of Patna? a) Pataliputra b) Purushapura c) Patan 3. Which was the summer capital of British Bombay Presidency?
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      Lock icon Sooni’s direction is spot on
      250 20  -  GAURI GUPTA TWENTY years and as many commissioned scripts later, acclaimed screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala is wearing a new hat. That of a debutante director. Her film, Little Zizou, is premiering at the Asian Festival of First Films 2008. A woman of many talents, Sooni’s work
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      Lock icon MOVIE THIS WEEK
      142 20 OYE LUCKY, LUCKY OYE Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra, Archana Puran Singh The story follows the journey of a gawky lower middle-class 15-year-old Sikh boy, Lucky (Abhay) who becomes one of India’s master thieves. When Lucky meets Gogi Bhai (Paresh) a bandleader who is also a
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  • Page 18/19 Miscellaneous
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      307 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Sahib’s address 4 Thing from Melmac 7 End of a Hawaiian volcano 10 Kramden’s workplace 13 Chinese dynasty of 2,000 years ago /14 Besmirch 15 Type of attack 17 Mel of the Polo Grounds 18 Unbiased 20 Be a hustler 22 Country’s Haggard 23 NFL scores 24
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      96 18/19 SUDOKU 2 3 7 2 8 4 1 8 2 3 8 4 7 1 7 3 The objective is to place the digits 1 to 9 only, once in each of the small 3x3 squares. At the same time, you must create a row of unique digits going across
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      644 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz 1. C.V. Raman 2. Pataliputra 3. Mahabaleshwar 4. Desert 5. Goa 6. Tipu Sultan 7. Karnataka 8. Hockey 9. Ekalavya 10. Rabindranath Tagore sudoko 6 2 8 1 5 4 7 9 3 7 9 5 2 6 3 1 8 4 1 3 4 7 9
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  • FOOD
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      Lock icon Get jaded? Not here
      340 21  -  SHEELA NARAYANAN with the restaurant. sheela@sph.com.sg IF YOU’RE headed to Jade Of India, take friends. It’s not called a multi-cuisine restaurant for nothing. North and South Indian to Indian-Chinese, vegetarian and non-vegetarian are all available at this Race Course Road restaurant. taurant. Jade is part of
      Curry. PHOTOS: JADE OF INDIA, TABLA  -  340 words
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