Creating History
Aamir Khan steers away from mushy romance in lush locations in his first production, Lagaan. The formula-busting period film on colonial arrogance, backed by good acting, promises to give Indian cinema a classy makeover.

Governance On
The Hold
Absent ministers, coalition politics and an unwell prime minister paralyse all decision making at the Centre. With business sentiments diving and industrial growth rate receding, the alarm bells have begun to ring.

Super Clinic Inc.
Patients will be treated as customers with some companies hoping to revolutionise the Rs 60,000-crore private healthcare market. They are setting up a chain of neighbourhood health clinics that will provide quality medical care.

Fostering Ill-will
The arrest of Jayalalitha's foster son may be linked
to the sour relationship.

Crescent Classroom
An organisation has given madarsa education in the state a communal slant.

COVER STORY: LAGAAN

The 10 best Aamir's performances

	QAYAMAT SE QAYAMAT TAK (1988) Aamir's dream debut, a modern day tale of first love, made him an overnight superstar.
DIL HAI KI MANTA NAHIN (1991) Journalist who's Clark Gable in a remake of It Happened One Night.
	DIL (1990) Lothario with a heart courts a rich, haughty beauty.
	JO JEETA WOHI SIKANDER (1992) This coming of age saga with all the action on bikes was loosely based on Breaking Away.
HUM HAI RAHI PYAAR KE (1993) Romance inspired by the blockbuster Sound of Music.
	RANGEELA (1995) Streetsmart Munna courts and wins the heart of the girl next door who's a would-be star.
	RAJA HINDUSTANI (1996) A regressive story about a taxi driver's divorce battle with a rich woman. Aamir's biggest hit to date.
GHULAM (1998) Aamir plays a boxer with a conscience—Brando On the Waterfront.
	SARFAROSH (1999) Bold, honest cop defies stereotype of corruption in uniform to fight cross-border terrorism.

MetroScape

Pak Unplugged
Fresh-faced youngsters were cheering through qawwalis, pop songs and poetry reading at India Habitat Centre, Delhi. The occasion? A week-long workshop, "Rehumanizing the Other", was all about promoting neighbourly feelings in a period of bad press.
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Looking Glass

Mumbai Exhibition:
"Potters in Peril"

Chennai Coffee Bar: Barista

Bangalore Resort: Angsana Oasis Spa and Resort

The Delhi Government's campaign to clean up the Yamuna was impressive but needs to backed up by measures that can weed out the root causes of the pollution. INDIA TODAY's Special Correspondent Sayantan Chakravarty reports in Long Drive