Above Pain and Glory
The Olympic Games are not just about victory. They are about the tragedy, the struggle and the humanity of ordinary people...

Sydney Waits...
Top Stars To Watch
The Gift Of Gold

Battle For Bengal
As political violence engulfs the state, Jyoti Basu finds Mamata Banerjee's offensive and the threat of Central intervention serious enough to reconsider his decision to bow out as chief minister after 23 years.

Lodged In A Mess
This time Jayalalitha is charged with funding the purchase of two hotels in England.

Fifth Column
by Tavleen Singh
Villages Of Woes

Kautilya
by Jairam Ramesh
Pipedreams To Pipelines

Right Angle
by Swapan Dasgupta
Responding To A Gesture

Flipside
by Dilip Bobb
Ill Timed

Ill Omens
Before Yashwant Sinha set off for the US for treatment...

Victory Bid
S.S. Dhindsa was all set to leave for Sydney...

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BOOKS
New Releases

Third Eye
Ed and Tr By Lakshmi and T.V. Subramanyam
(Srishti, Rs 145)
Translated Kannada short stories on women's issues

Home Remedies Volume III
By T.V. Sairam
(Penguin, Rs 250)
A handbook of herbal cures for common ailments.

India: A Travel Guide
By Aruna Deshpande
(Crest, Rs 295)
Information on the country's history, culture, geography and lifestyle.

Namaste America
By Padma Rangaswamy
(Penn State Press, Rs 195)
A study on Indian immigrants in American society.

The Taliban Phenomenon:
Afghanistan 1994-1997
By Kamal Matinuddin
(Lancer Publishers and Distributors, Rs 595)
Discusses the origin and future of the Taliban.

The Periphery Strikes Back-Challenges to the Nation-State in Assam and Nagaland
By Udayon Misra
(IIAS, Rs 400)
An indepth analysis of the causes behind insurgency in the two states.

The Complete Adventures Of Feluda Volume I
By Satyajit Ray
(Penguin, Rs395)
Bengal's most famous detective stars in 16 tales of great suspense and adventure

The Kitsch Queen
Anjolie Ela Menon seems happy enough to be caught by the high-riding kitsch wave sweeping the subcontinent.
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Looking Glass
Delhi: Film Festival

Mumbai: Restaurant

Munnar: Resort

Pune: Store

With the failure rate rising to a dismal 70 per cent, the Uttar Pradesh High School and Intermediate Board has some accounting to do. INDIA TODAY Special Correspondent Subhash Mishra reports on the gross irregularities in Despatches.