The Indian Express -- Leisure

Thursday, June 26 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

On a shoestring

The stage is generally small, colourful and complete with frills. A Rajasthani with his equally colourful pagdi in place squats on the ground and blows a bamboo whistle. The mood is set for puppets in dhoti, ghagra and choli to come to life and start hopping to the directions of the string master behind the stage.

Music, open-ended

It's almost as if that ancient civilisations of Greece and India reached a decision about their respective world views. Juan Mascaro, in his translation of the Bhagvad Gita says, "Greece and India give complementary views of the world."

For better or verse

The international attention being given to Indian English novelists of late has given writers and publishers in India great cause for excitement. One, however, wonders at the condition of Indian poetry in English, which still remains a neglected aspect of new Indian writing.

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