The Indian Express -- Leisure

Monday, August 11 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

If only the King had abdicated with King Creole!

One hot summer day 20 years ago, a middle-aged man is said to have spent a couple of hours playing racquetball, trying to whip an over-the-hill body back into shape for one more concert tour.

After that, the story goes, Elvis Presley sat down at the big piano at his Graceland home in Memphis, and performed two unusually beautiful versions of the soul classics Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain and Unchained Melody.

Just two minutes

History in the blink of an eye. You have to hand it to the BBC: at least it blinks. While the rest of the world snored, ignored, the British Broadcasting Corporation awoke to freedom and opportunity (apologies Nehru).

Wales museum's platinum jubilee

Prince of Wales Museum, a legacy of the British Raj, built way back in 1914 in the Indo-Saracenic architectural style is celebrating its platinum jubilee this year coinciding with the golden jubilee celebrations of India's Independence.