Agony Aunts are, undoubtedly,
capable of captivating the interest of readers and probably successful in
contributing their mite to the readability and saleability of a magazine. But do
they actually provide an antidote to the emotional, mental and physical ailments
of the respondents, asks Gitanjali
Sharma
More
dope on the dope scam
K.R. Wadhwaney
SUNITA
Rani, an uncut diamond of Indian athletics, has been more sinned
against than knowingly sinning. She has been a victim of circumstances
in the jungle raj of Indian athletics in which high and mighty
officialdom rules over the innocent lives of athletes who undergo
pains for social climbers to earn glory.
ARTIST'S FORUM
Art &
culture can help heal Gujarat
V. Gangadhar
"HATRED
spreads more easily than love, particularly when the state and certain
sections of the media incite people," laments noted kathak dancer
Kumudini Lakhia, director of the Kadamb Centre for Dance, Ahmedabad.
She added that artistes of Ahmedabad and the rest of Gujarat were
united in fighting the communal menace.
ACHIEVER
Success on
the slopes
R.C. Ganjoo
SKIING
is a passion and the first love of Hafeeza Hussan. And her favourite
playing field—Gulmarg. "Till I am alive, I will never stop
skiing. I have been on these slopes for the last 25 years," says
Hafeeza, who is the first Kashmiri woman to represent India in first
Winter Asian Games held in Saparo, Japan, in 1986.
Stress
test
V. K. Kapoor
ARE
you under stress. Do you feel pressurised at work? Complete the
burnout inventory below and find out. For each statement below, write
a T if that statement holds true for you and F if it doesn’t.
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