The Indian Express -- Leisure

Saturday, June 21 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

A whiff of the past

The gullies of Mohammed Ali Road are a crowded and hectic place, and amidst the shouting hawkers and jostling crowds, one immediately notices the lonely attar-wallahs, seated in their shops beneath colourful masjids and crumbling tenements.

A medley of vegetables

Mumbai is probably better known for its Pav Bhaji than Gateway of India or its crowded beaches. Pav Bhaji, that is `Bread with Vegetables' literally, has put Mumbai on the gastronomic charts of India through `Bombay Pav Bhaji' stalls in most cities.

Are women luddites?

When I was young I loved Dr Who, but I always wondered why Dr Who couldn't be a girl. Eventually he got a female assistant, but she remained the assistant. Studies around the world show that girls and boys perform equally well at maths and science until reaching puberty, when being perceived as feminine becomes extremely important to girls.

Basuda, auteur of "sensitive" films dies at 62

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