The Indian Express -- Leisure

Saturday, August 9 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

A violent chapter in a non-violent movement

For those too young to remember The Quit India movement and the heady days fifty-five years ago when the Congress Party announced open revolt against the British Empire, the mental images that come to mind are solemn reminders of an age long vanished. The heart-stirring images of disciplined volunteers clad in khadi stoutly courting arrest.

Return of the stone age

Everyone knows about gemology. It's hardly uncommon to hear some one remark, "My birthstone is ruby." But the mechanics that go into deciphering which stone is to be worn by whom are a different thing altogether. It's easy enough to go by the classification that some stones suit some zodiac signs and leave it at that.

The `real' winner

Last week, when the Russian film Mother and Son won the Grand Special Prize at the 20th Moscow International Film Festival, with a slew of other awards, including the Tarkovsky Fund Award for Best Direction, its director Alexander Sokurov was completely surprised. Indeed, Mother and Son was the last-minute addition to the list of 16 competition films.

A bunch of bananas

Peas, please me

People -- Hot property

Children for torture

Rama Jha's guide to stones

Bed wetting: Your child needs help