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Beyond their wildest dreams
The main objective of the modernisation drive in the city zoo is to prevent zoochosis, an abnormality that captivity engenders. Moved into habitats that just about resemble their natural homes, animals would behave normally and indulge in their basic inclination to explore and forage, writes PRAKASAM K. UNNI.
Arts & Crafts
Mirroring beauty of life
The painted flowerpots that line her small garden may just escape the eye. But no way can one miss the stained glass paintings at the entrance to her house. Big terracotta pots, again painted, are kept near the doorway. It's an artist's home, ...

The art of copying
To self-taught painter Vinod Mayoora, Raja Ravi Varma is not only a passion but also a means of livelihood. After spending eight years of his life as a travel executive with a leading firm, Vinod realised that he needed to take the artist in ...
Personality
No wastage of space
Engineer Rajenesh has avoided corridors in his home. Yet, the rooms do not run into each other.
Class act
Children at Vithura on the outskirts of the city seem to say, "If Peter Brook can, so can we." They staged the Mahabharatha at their village and on the museum grounds in the city.
Issues
Man's worst foe
The stray dog population in India is increasing day by day and is currently estimated to be 25 million. The dubious distinction of being the `stray dog's paradise' undoubtedly goes to India.
Active and passive voices
True empowerment of women lies in the reconciliation of the discipline enforced by tradition and the freedom presented by modern life.
Sport
The Kerala in-swinger
Will Tinu Yohannan's success inspire more Kerala youth to make it to the national cricket squad?
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Baked delights
There is nothing as appetizing as the aroma of a freshly baked meal. Baking pasties and pastry is not time consuming as it is made out to be. With a few well-planned hours in the kitchen, you can produce a scrumptious and sumptuous spread. The ...
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