Sunday, February 16, 2003

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by Peeyush Agnihotri CUPID-STRUCK girls demand it and every young heart dreams of reaching out for it. The star-studded sky, that is. Phrases like ‘reaching out for the stars’ or ‘asking for the moon’ originated more than half-a-century ago. In the past 40, odd years man has developed the technical ability to actually visit other celestial bodies and bring a handful of alien soil, either for research purposes or for the sheer romantic thrill. True, what lies beyond our Earth has always been an enigma for mankind, with the moon serving as the first signpost to understand the vast void—the space. Life on Mars! Shuttle’s armour Manned mission mishaps

The secular tradition of Muslim art
M.S.N. Menon
BEAUTY is divine. It is an attribute of God. One of the names of God in Islam is al-Jamil (the beautiful). Islam has also been ill at ease with many things beautiful. For example, with paintings and sculptures, music and dances. And the beauty of women? Muslim art has grown mostly under secular impulses.

Ecology & environment
The sacred groves of Manchar
T. Jahnavi
DEVRAIS, the sacred groves on the Manchar hills, Pune, western India, are home to several 1000-year-old vines which look like massive trees and can curl up like horseshoes. They are also home to an older tribal tradition of preserving nature and coexisting with it.

Telling the tale of towels
K.K. Khullar
WRAPPING a towel around your waist is as difficult as wrapping a sari but whereas the sari has never let down its wearer, the towel has often slipped between the navel and the knee.

Satta promises stunning reality bites!
Vimla Patil
MADHUR Bhandarkar’s new offering, a political drama called Satta, explores new vistas of filmmaking by showcasing the scary and ruthless games politicians play to capture seats of power.

Hollywood hues
Weird beard
WAITERS at the upmarket Los Angeles eatery, Jackson’s, were flabbergasted when a couple of bearded priests walked in, ordered hard drinks and then started narrating raunchy jokes to the astounded guests.