The Indian Express -- Leisure

Monday, July 7 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

Starry, starry afternoon

First there was Mandira Bedi whom nobody knew. She was joined by Kitu Gidwani, whom everybody knew. Both were destined to become prima donnas of the afternoon.

Farewell, my lovely

Britannia no longer rules the waves. As the last governor, Chris Patten, watched from Her Majesty's yacht, the Britannia glided "away from the glass canyon of Hong Kong" for the last time.

He makes music wherever he goes

Mahesh Raju Naik has provided background music for approximately 5,000 TV episodes since 1983. Not just for Hindi serials, but Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Gujarati as well. "This is definitely not something that happens everyday," insists 37-year-old Mahesh. Practical and outspoken, he firmly believes he has made a unique contribution.

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