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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Vol. 5 No. 23
LOUNGE THE WEEKEND MAGAZINE A practice match in progress inside Central Jail No. 1 in Tihar Prisons.
LINKED IN >Page 9
THE NEW TOAST OF THE TOWN
Historically looked upon as the cake’s poor cousin, the good ol’ bread has its moment >Page 5
FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT A ‘Globe and Mail’ exclusive report by the only journalist allowed on the shoot of Deepa Mehta’s ‘Midnight’s Children’ in Sri Lanka >Pages 67
CELL CRICKET As the IPL buzz dies down, India’s favourite sport crosses the barrier to provide hope and solace inside Tihar Prisons >Pages 1011 LUXURY CULT
RADHA CHADHA
BEIRUT: A CITY OF CONTRASTS
I
am watching a Lebanese bride posing for a bevy of photographers at the poolside setting of my hotel in Beirut. She is so lovely—and the photographers so many—that for a moment I think she is a local celebrity. Her fashionable white wedding gown is daringly cut—what Kate Middleton walked down the aisle in is nun-like by comparison—this one is so off-off-shoulder that the bodice seems to be held up solely by magic. Her tiny waist is scrunched up with a decorative belt. She throws back her head... >Page 4
THE NEW HAUZ KHAS VILLAGE
A guide to the new landmarks and hot spots of south Delhi’s eclectic designer village >Page 18
LEARNING CURVE
CULT FICTION
GOURI DANGE
THE HOLIDAY GROUND RULES
W
atching your children defying every rule and spinning out of control, even if they’re having fun, is not easy. This level of excitement in children is rather high-frequency, and can be a bit too much for everyone around. What can you (and other parents) do for such holidays with the extended family/friends? You could prepare your children by telling them a little about what to look forward to, and also tell them that many usual rules... >Page 4
R. SUKUMAR
DON’T MISS
in today’s edition of
THE ANTICHRIST NEW YORKER
I
reread Michael Moorcock’s Behold the Man last weekend. Apart from size—it is a slim novella—it was the plot and the brilliance of Moorcock’s writing that encouraged me to read the book again (the same reasons ensure that I have a well-thumbed copy of James Cain’s Double Indemnity). Moorcock’s book was written in 1969 and would have probably been banned had it been written in India and about an Indian god. It’s a deviant little story, of a marginally dysfunctional individual, Karl... >Page 15
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