Saturday, July 30, 2005

COLUMNS
THIS ABOVE ALL
SIGHT AND SOUND
STAMPED IMPRESSIONS
TAKING NOTE
GOOD MOTORING
AUDIO SCAN
MUSIC ZONE
FASHION
PUNJABI ANTENNA
WEBSIDE HUMOUR
FOR CHILDREN
CROSSWORD
WORD POWER
RHYME TIME
ROOTS


A fair conquest
Four women from the Indian Army set a record by scaling the Everest in the first shot. Vijay Mohan on their three-month-long arduous yet successful expedition
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HEN on June 2, 2005, nine members — five men and four women — of the Indian Army Women’s Everest Expedition conquered the world’s highest peak, they set a record of sorts.

A shot at beating hunger
Rupashree Nanda, an alumna of Jamia Millia Islamia, won a National Award for documenting the plight of the landless and marginal farmers of Bolangir in Orissa who are forced to migrate to stave off hunger. Bibhuti Mishra meets the gutsy young director
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OUNG filmmaker Rupashree Nanda’s debut documentary, the 60-minute-long Harvest of Hunger, has struck gold by winning the Rajat Kamal for Best Investigative Film at the 52 nd National Film Awards.
A scene from the award-winning Harvest of Hunger
A scene from the award-winning Harvest of Hunger
 

COLUMNS

THIS ABOVE ALL: Putting the clock back
by Khushwant Singh

SIGHT AND SOUND: Violence on violence
by Amita Malik

stamped Impressions: Star-struck youth
by Reeta Sharma

AUDIO/VIDEO SCANTri-lingual formula
by ASC

WEBSIDE HUMOUR: Sound practice
by Sunil Sharma

GENERATION X

CROSSWORD
by Karuna Goswamy

ROOTS: Happy days
by Deepti

Rhyme Time: Fury of floods

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