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Chilling
chemistry
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NIXON
visited India in 1964 and again in 1967 as a private citizen. He took
note that on both occasions, the Indians had received him with minimum
of appropriate protocol. Dennis Kux in his book, Estranged
Democracies, pointed out that ‘This treatment presumably did
nothing to lessen Nixon’s preference for Pakistan, the erstwhile
ally of the United States, and his dislike for India and its policy of
nonalignment.’
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Pink City
This year’s Jaipur Literature Festival brought its share of famous faces, new voices and subcontinental concerns, writes
Perneet Singh
FIVE
years is not a very long duration, but it took just that much time for
the Jaipur Literature Festival to blossom into Asia’s biggest
literatary event as also the biggest completely free festival of
literature in the world. So, what has made this festival a huge
success?
Expressions
of an envoy
Beyond
boundaries
Serving
with cheer
From being a cancer survivor
to the founder of NGO CanSupport, Harmala Gupta derives satisfaction
in serving those afflicted with the ailment. Her efforts to improve
the lives of patients through counselling and palliative care have
earned her recognition the world over, reports Tripti
Nath
Harmala
Gupta's name has come to be closely connected with dignified
cancer care in India. From being a cancer survivor to the founder of
CanSupport, a non-government organisation providing assistance to
cancer survivors, her journey has been a long and challenging one.
World
on a strip
In Las Vegas, you can hop
from Paris to Venice, New York to New Orleans and Egypt to Morocco —
all in a day. Just walk down the famous Strip and see the world around
you in a capsule, writes Mukesh Khosla
FOR
those who find Las Vegas pulsating with energy they cannot cope
with, it is best to slow down and go to Paris. Not quite literally
though. All you have to do is to walk into the facade of Hotel Paris
in Las Vegas and, lo and behold, you are transported into the romantic
capital of Europe!
A
journey back in time
Krishen Khanna, one of
India’s most celebrated modernists, captures his experiences during
Partition in his paintings, writes Madhusree
Chatterjee
IN
his new series of works, leading Indian contemporary artist Krishen
Khanna has travelled back in time to his days in pre-Partition Lahore.
It’s
raining awards
The anxiety of organisers to
keep everyone happy has led to a proliferation of awards of dubious
worth, says Derek Bose
THE
Bollywood awards season is upon us. And as expected, Amitabh
Bachchan’s Paa and Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots are
sprinting away with most of the honours. Of course, there are some
equally (if not more) deserving films like Dev D, Kaminey, Love
Aaj Kal and Rocket Singh — Salesman of the Year in the
fray.
Creating
magic on celluloid
The focus today is not on
good cinema but gimmicks, says V.K. Murthy in a chat with Bharathi
Raghunath
BEST
remembered for his stunning camera work, V. K. Murthy, who became the
first film technician to bag the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award, is
unhappy with the current state of Indian cinema which he says is full
of gimmicks.
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