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Sunday,
April 18, 2004
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Fruits of labour, a bitter harvest
For the past two years, India has replaced Brazil as the
largest producer of fruits in the world. But what is the use of
producing 4.64 million metric tonne of fruit, if we are going to waste
70,000 crore of the produce annually. This produce perishes due to lack
of infrastructure and post-harvest management, writes Aruti
Nayar
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karma theory teaches most Indians to do their karma and not bother about
the fruit of their effort. Perhaps that is why the government expects
our fruit growers to remain stoic in the face of all apathy. Or else why
is it that in a country that is the largest producer of fruits at 4.64
million MT, out of the world’s total production of fruits at 45.37
million MT, thereby accounting for 8 per cent of the world’s total
production, consumers cannot enjoy the fruit of the producer’s labour? |
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Encounters
with magic
A.J. Philip
I
do not know why the magician’s eagle eye fell on me and he asked me to
come on stage. When I hesitated, he himself came down to my seat in the
front row and gently pulled me to the stage. This was at a Russian magic
programme at the BHEL township in Bhopal years ago.
Devoted
disciple, chosen successor
Today is the 500th birth
anniversary of Guru Angad Dev
Roopinder Singh
HE
polished the Gurmukhi script, took further the concept of sangat,
pangat and langar devoted himself to teaching children how to read and
write. Guru Nanak hand-picked him to be his successor, over the claims
of his sons, knowing that he alone would be the right person to lead the
fledging faith.
Shimla
awakens to spring
Once again we can feel
the fresh shoots of grass blades under our feet. All the trees are
covered with tender leaves. The Rhododendrons are bursting
into flames, the plum trees are laden with delicate white blossoms —
looking like a bride all dressed in white to go to the altar, and
the cherry blossoms are like a poem in pink, says Shivi
N. Sekhri
IN
East Berlin, Isaw a ballet put up by small children in which the advent
of winder and snow was depicted by a fairy, dressed all in white with a
silver wand in her hand and swish....the whole scene turned snow-white
and all the kids went into a deep and peaceful slumber.
Hazards on the highway
H. Kishie Singh
IT is
not enough to build roads. You have to build safe roads. Though the
National Highway 1 has been widened and resurfaced but its alignment
stays as it was during the days of Sher Shah Suri. Congestion, confusion and chaos reign supreme on the
road, which runs through towns like Panipat, Gharaunda, Kurukshetra and
Samalkha.
The art and life of Kelucharan
In a glowing tribute to her guru,
Kelubabu, Sharon Lowen unveils interesting,
lesser-known facets of the dancer and the man.
KELUBABU,
as the great Padma Vibhushan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra was respectfully
called by audiences and students around the world, was one of the most
distinguished figures of the past century in the revival of classical
Indian performing arts.
Remembering
Khurshid
Pran Nevile
CELEBRATIONS
of singing legend K.L. Saigal’s centenary cannot but revive memories
of Khurshid, a singing star of the 1940s who attained fame and
popularity after teaming up with the maestro in Ranjit’s hit Bhakat
Surdas (1942). A charming
personality with extraordinary acting talent, Khurshid was also an
accomplished singer.
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