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Intuition
can work wonders
D.C. Sharma
AN
optimist when turned down for a job, considers the experience as a
benefit. He believes that something more favourable is going to happen.
His child-like innocence and faith puts him in tune with the intuitive
flow.
UNORTHODOX VIEW
The Semitic
obsession against idols
M.S.N. Menon
THE
Jews call idols an "abomination". They have an obsessional
hatred against all idols. A pathology? Yes. How is one to explain it?
Yahweh, the Hebrew God, was the archetypal
tribal deity. He drank blood. Human sacrifice was rampant among the
Jews.
Trauma
centres on highways must for mishap victims
B.K. Sharma
ROAD
accidents kill a large number of people. The British Medical Journal in
its May, 2002, issue called it a ‘war on the roads’ and ‘toxic
complacency’. According to a WHO report, one million persons die and
10 million get injured every year in road accidents.
Season
your food with smiles
I.M. Soni
WHEN
do members of your family get together to talk with each other ? Your
reply is, seldom, if ever. In this
fast-moving world, everyone is busy with his or her own life. Then, of
course, there is the television.
Hollywood hues
Gripping
yet predictable
Ervell E. Menezes
SANDRA
Bullock seems to have graduated from the simple girl next door, afraid
of getting romantically involved, to a seasoned private eye who teaches
her new assistant Ben Chaplin a thing or two not only about the
detective business, but takes the initiative in the game of love too.
From
impulsive brat to mature actor
Arun Roy
FARDEEN
Khan’s stars are on the ascendant. In a career marked by sharp twists
and turns, he has managed to keep afloat without a single superhit to
his name. Now, with two releases Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein
and Om Jai Jagdish in quick succession, he has his
best chance to consolidate his position.
Dancing
her way to stardom
Vimla Patil
TUCKED
away in a non-descript area in Mumbai’s Mahim, lives a simple family
which has a pet dog called Mogli. The dog, says its owner, Ishaa
Koppikar, is one of her dearest possessions. However, Ishaa has little
time to look after or play with Mogli.
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