Fashion
20th Century’s sunshine sector

In the 20th century Indian fashions have swung from the traditional to the western and now seem to be going back to their roots with leading designers re-elevating the textile craftsman to the lofty status he enjoyed in the pre-British era, says Manisha Diveshwar.

• The Giant Wheel Of Time,
  by Amar Chandel
  
  
• Showcasing Sikh art in the West,
  by Himmat Singh Gill
  
  
• The archetypal anti-hero,
  by Vikramdeep Johal
  
  
• Music man with a Midas touch,
  by Dharam Pal
  
  
• Film review 1999,
  by Rajneesh K. Verma
  
  
• God of Ki,
  by Arun Gaur
  
  
• Pottery? O.K. Teapottery? Hum?
  by Shona Adhikari
  
  
• Romance of baths and bathers,
  by Roshni Johar
  
  
• What do the blind see?
  by Shirish Joshi
  
  
• Forbidden terrain,
  by Belu Maheshwari
  
  
• They write their own success stories,
  by Anuradha Thakur
  
  
• Don't be afraid to take a chance,
  by Amar Jit

• INTERVIEW: The never-say-die newsman, Paul Raffaele tells V. Gangadhar
  
  
• TIME OFF: Games that generals play,
  by Manohar Malgonkar
  
  
• SUGAR 'N' SPICE: Rice-wise,
  by Harkiran Sodhi
  
  
• NATURE: Who says hens are bird-brained?
  by Nutan Shukla
  
  
• CONSUMER ALERT: Get justice for Rs 3,
  by M. R. Pai
  
  
• YOUR OPTION: Need for tolerance,
  by Taru Bahl
  
  
• BOLLYWOOD BHELPURI: His father's son,
  by Madhur Mittal
  
  
• FEEDBACK: Tracking the march of civilisation