Tintin’s new voyage

The Belgian boy detective’s ever-popular adventures are now available off the video shop shelf in an array of Indian languages. Saibal Chatterjee reports. Herge’s art had heart

Young India yeh hai
This is the story of a breed of young Indians that was not born into a cosmopolitan culture but has the determination to not just earn its bread in the emergent global village but also to imbibe its culture. Varun’s proficiency in English gives him access to information as well as keeps him in touch with contemporary ebbs and flows in art and philosophy. David Devadas looks at the vibrant power of today’s youth.

Pottering with art
Harry Potter has new fans in Ahmedabad. They have not limited themselves to buying Potter books. They are young artists who paint Potter and the characters the book carries and have recently arranged an exhibition of paintings at an art gallery in Navrangpura in the city.

Huqa Pani from Pak
Ali Zafar is the new singer on the music scene today. This young Pakistani has come out with a melodious debut album Huqa Pani, recently released in India by Universal.

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