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Godly indulgence: What makes the deities' diet

Food is an important part of culture, and religion too has not been able to escape from its richness. This has resulted in special foods for gods,…

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Book review: Healthy herbs

Quality of Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants, Volume 1, Published by ICMR, 2003 Rs 600

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Website review: www.nandiniherbs.com

With contributions from various sections of the herbal industry, this interactive site will fill up the void in giving this sector a big boost. …

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Anti-activism law

The ultra-conservative American Legislative Exchange Council is championing a new law that will endanger activists supporting environmental, …

Russia: Old habits die hard

Filmmaker Sergei Klado and TV journalist Irina Malikova have won Russia's first-ever human rights film award for "The Lizard Effect", which …

Chernobyl: Apathy kills

Secret police documents released in Ukraine reveal the Chernobyl nuclear plant faced problems even before it exploded in 1986 - the world's worst …

NCERT textbook: An excercise in multi-culturalism

The new National Council of Educational Research and Training (ncert) textbook on mathematics for class 1 is a welcome change from the earlier …

Bold strokes of pain - children depict the Muthanga episode

In these days of global and domestic wars, to which many grown-ups respond by simply shrugging their shoulders cynically, children react more …

Ultimate reality TV

Forget Survivor and Fear Factor. Thanks to embedded media you can now watch and read about the exploits of your favourite journalist in the midst …

Scientific research - Mutual admiration cycle

Scientists seeking the spotlight are adversely impacting the quality of scientific research, says a recent article in Nature magazine. Scientists …

Iraq war: Shifty stance

US-based magazine Editor and Publisher surveys of us newspaper editorials show that a majority of the top newspapers oppose any attack on Iraq …

Word wars: Language copyright

It's becoming harder to exercise one's freedom of expression, even in the land of liberty. When at & t used the phrase "freedom of expression" in …

SUV ads: Dangerous city animals

If an alligator could drive, what vehicle would it choose to go to a party? None other than the Tata Safari.The query in the latest Tata Safari …

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