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Olive Green effect

Olive Green effectIn times when the best of environment conservation strategies are crumbling under the weight of apathy  and lack of effort, Chandimandir Cantonment in the heart of Panchkula is an example.
Aditi Tandon reports.


In Chandimandir Cantonment, the Army rank and file work overtime to give nature and its manifestations their rightful due and the greens smile at you from massive distances

Treat for dosa lovers
T
HE Indian cuisine has been as diverse as its culture, languages, regions and climate. A long range of dishes has evolved over time. Working on this philosophy, a food plaza in Hyderabad has recently introduced 104 different varieties of dosa. They have already patented 27 of them.

Silvassa, ideal getaway
Woodlands or Silvassa showcases eco-tourism at its best, finds out Ervell E. Menezes as he takes time off to renew his bond with nature.

Here prayer stems from the heart
Inderdeep Thapar
visits the Dargah of Hazrat Sher Shah Wali at Ferozepore where the devout, cutting across faithlines, come to worship

Southern splendour
The release of Mumbai Express and Chandramukhi at the same time is a bonus for fans of Kamalahasan and Rajnikant, writes V. Gangadhar

Fifty years on, the Ray lingers
The master’s debut film still flickers as bright as ever as it prepares to travel one more time to Cannes, writes Saibal Chatterjee

COLUMNS

TelevisionBaby’s day out

HOLLYWOOD HUES: Damp squib
by Ervell E. Menezes

Food Talk: Hot favourite
by Pushpesh Pant

CONSUMER RIGHTS: E-shoppers’ stop
by Pushpa Girimaji

NATURE: Keeping track
by Shirish Joshi

ULTA PULTA: Net loss
by Jaspal Bhatti

Bridge
by David Bird

BOOKS

OFF THE SHELF
Jinnah and Indian nationalism
V.N. Datta
Jinnah’s Early Politics: Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity
by Ian Bryant Wells. Pennanent Black.
Pages VIII+269.

A well-stocked literary kitty
Rajdeep Bains
The HarperCollins Book of New Indian Fiction: Contemporary Writing in English.
Edited by Khushwant Singh. HarperCollins India. Pages 208. Rs 295.

Tale of a Bhutanese woman
Kamaldeep Kaur
The Circle of Karma
by Kunzang Choden. Zubaan-Penguin Books.
Pages 316. Rs 295.

From the battlefield
Rajendra Nath
The War, Worry and the Way Out.
by Lt Gen K.K. Nanda.
Lancer Books. Pages: 381. Rs 650.

In defence of the Dragon
Parshotam Mehra
China’s Use of Military Force: Beyond the Great Wall and the Long March.
by Andrew Scobell. Cambridge
University Press. Pages xiv + 299, Price not stated

interview
‘Ghettoism can be dangerous’

Power and consent
Satinder Kaur

Who wants democracy?
by Javeed Alam.
Orient Longman. Pages XIX+143. Rs 175.

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