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World Watch 2012

WITH a spring in the step and hope in the heart, everyone, even the most confirmed cynic, looks forward to the New Year. The dawn of 2012 brings with it anticipation as not only individuals but also nations muster strength and resources to plan and carry on, leaving disasters and disappointments behind. Just as the dawn of a day kindles anticipation, the birth of a New Year at a macro level awakens a ray of promise (and possibility) collectively.

flashback 2011
DEFINING images of the year that has just slipped away were full of force, exuberance and even fury. Be it the euphoric crowds surging to celebrate India's World Cup victory by holding aloft the Tricolour and gyrating wildly or fans of Lady Gaga, Paris Hilton and Tom Cruise cheering. In a first, the Army pitched the Indian flag at the South pole.

Tarot take on stars
 P. Khurrana predicts what is in store for the zodiac signs this year

Bollywood CalendAr 2012
 Star-studded bonanzas, technically supreme projects, creative ventures and Hollywood co-productions — Bollywood offers entertainment in myriad forms and films, says Deepa Karmalkar as she handpicks a list of hot releases of the year

COLUMNS

'art & soul: The Tower of Babel
by B. N. Goswamy

Food talk: These chops are the champs
by Pushpesh Pant



consumers beware!: A beautiful con game
by Pushpa Girimaji



globoscope: Not-to-be-missed action extravaganza
by Ervell E. Menezes



ULTA PULTA: Kapil’s cuts
by Jaspal Bhatti

BOOKS & ARTS

Breaking shackles of the past
 Reviewed by M. Rajivlochan
Pakistan: Beyond the ‘crisis state’
Ed Maleeha Lodhi. Rupa, Pages 391. Rs 495.

Effort to unravel the knot that is Kashmir
 Reviewed by Manisha Gangahar
A Tangled Web: Jammu & Kashmir
Ed by Ira Pande Harper Collins, Pages 284, Rs 699.

The Alena effect changes Naggar to art hub
Alena Adamkova has transformed the cultural life of Naggar by setting up the Helena Roerich Arts School and College. Her local brood of budding artists and musicians have made the sleepy town buzz with activity
Surekha Kadapa-Bose

Search for Mister Right
 Reviewed by Amarinder Sandhu
What did I ever see in him?
By Amrita Sharma. Penguin. Pages 191. Rs 150.

Holding up a mirror to social evil
 Reviewed by Kanwalpreet
When Faith Turned Red
By Sharad Pagare. Rupa. Pages 300. Rs 295.

Tete-a-tete
Magic of the silent act
Mime artist Niranjan Goswami describes how in Bharata Muni’s Natyashastra the finer aspects of role-playing were discussed under mudras (gesture with hands). The ancient treatise has it all when it comes to understanding the art of mime
Nonika Singh

A Daughters’ Paradise
 Reviewed by Deepti
When the Time is Right
By Buddhadeva Bose Translated by Arunava Sinha Penguin. Pages 543. Rs 450.

Short Takes
 Dalai Lama, values and reinvention
Randeep Wadehra





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