Saturday, February 13, 1999
Power, Pen & Patronage
Marathi litterateurs are on the horns of a dilemma today. They have never faced a situation where they are required to break their silence on issues of State funding and subsidising their activities and to come out openly in support of, or opposition to, a peculiar expectation of the rulers.
The bard is back in business
The oxygen-starved love scenes between Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in the movie Shakespeare in Love -- nominated for 13 Oscars, including best picture -- are fueling a trend that is turning the 16th century bard into a pop icon, and his works into a renewable film franchise.
The home-coming: Jonathan's taste buds helped him find kin
Jonathan's epic journey to trace his biological parents began at a chat show in Sweden. A Shell company employee, Jonathan, in the show `Child Talk', telecast on Swedish television network, had emotionally spelt out his desire to be reunited with his original parents in India.
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