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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF... RAMAKRISHNA MISSION STUDENTS’ HOME
Home Shanti Home
The 102-year-old charitable home provides free lodging and education for 630 orphans and destitute boys. DIVYA KUMARwalks in and is playfully mobbed by the knee-high brigade

People

Adept actor
Benjamin Gilani believes that while the notion of theatre as elitist is natural, artists try to make it as accessible as possible

Columns

Goodfoodline
Chopsticks and curry...the world’s love affair with Asian food” was the topic of the discussion organised by The Asia Society in Mumbai, recently. It was a delight to be on the panel with Madhur Jaffrey (who flew in from New York for ...

I am a mother of two and I wish I could talk about violence in cartoons and addiction to the medium with a straight face. But truth is, among other cartoons I have also begun watching Dragon Ball Z and Ben 10 with my son. You have to check out ...

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give to our children. One of these is roots; the other, wings. At Chutti TV, we try to give both. No period in history has been more child-oriented than ours. But in today’s busy ...

Cartoons today are full of violence and children who begin to watch them from a very young age become desensitised to violence. Even in the milder comics such as “Tom and Jerry” and “Mickey Mouse”, the real ...

Switch on the television at any time of the day and tune into one of the many channels for kids and you can see the cartoon characters screaming and indulging in violent acts. Gory images and irritating dubbed voices can hardly soothe minds. ...

I feel that the topic should be “Cartoons and adults”. Most soaps/serials revolve around evil and unethical subjects. So I recommend cartoon channels for adults too. Toons such as Oswald and Noddy show discipline, good deeds, ...

Kids today have easy access to the television. Cartoons such as “Winnie the Pooh”, “Tom and Jerry”, “Mickey Mouse” and “Donald Duck”, which once were popular, are now considered dull and boring. ...

Kids relish and devour cartoons. With a surfeit of 24-hour cartoon channels invading our homes it’s the other way round — cartoons are starting to devour the kids. The impressionable minds are inundated with increasingly violent ...

Cartoons are both a good source of entertainment and relaxation, especially after children return from school. However, the time spent watching cartoons must be restricted. Youngsters should be encouraged to play outdoors.

S. P. ...

My five-year-old son’s vocabulary has improved from watching cartoon films. In fact, he has a unique way of understanding and perceiving words through cartoons. In his dictionary, sword is He-man’s weapon, web is what Spiderman ...

Scenes have changed from the time when kids used to sit before the television for hours watching “Tom and Jerry” or “Ducktales”. Now they prefer watching wrestling to cartoons and computer games to outdoor games. In ...

Cartoons bring success and joy into children’s lives by making them learn more and remember what they have learnt. And it’s fun all the way.

Sunitha Muppala

Valasaravakkam ...

Plenty of cartoons are on air and all have both positive and negative repercussions. Positive first. Children learn to communicate effectively, turn more inquisitive and better their awareness about current issues. Negative: violent cartoon ...

It is nice that today many Indian toon characters are being created. This way children will get to known about our mythology, history, art and culture. Beware don’t let this interest (watching cartoons) become an obsession. It will then ...

Cartoons relax children, expand their imagination and enrich their creativity. They also bring out the child in adults.

T. S. Karthik

Valasaravakkam ...

Cartoons portray an unreal world. A world of superheroes. As a result children fail to appreciate the simple things around them.

Nisha Mary Jacob ...

Cartoons are how children retreat from the real world, and into a world of fun. They inspire kids and kids inspire cartoons. Many a time you find children drawing or painting popular cartoon characters. Parents must thank these shows for ...

Now it’s a shift from “show time” to “war time”, even in the toon world! The big question is if they are good for the children. As long as the kids know that the heroes are fighting evil, and the heroes manage to ...

Profiles

Mission accomplished
Interview Seasoned writer Andrew Whitehead says that talking to people brings out the best stories

Cinema

Of the wandering minstrels
“Eleven Miles” offers an interesting insight into the life of the Bauls

Wheels

Diesel duel
FACE-OFF The Hyundai Getz diesel is here to take hatch performance to the next level. Giving it some serious competition is the Swift diesel. The two battle it out for top spot.

Hero Honda’s latest 150cc model, the Hunk is cosmetically a big leap forward from the X-treme. Power output from the 149.2cc four-stroke single is 14.2bhp at 8500 rpm. The Hunk features twin gas-charged rear shock absorbers and is Hero ...

Tata Motors has taken its commitment to safety further by offering the top-of-the-range Indica DLX Turbo with ABS and dual front airbags. However, the price of the car has now gone up as a result, and it will cost Rs. 4.76 lakh, ex-showroom, ...

Music

Virtual concert
Log on to www.in.msn.com and listen to hot number

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