The survival of Surat
Arunabh Bhattacharjee is surprised that no one thought of making a film on the Surat plague before he did -- a whole five years after the scourge subsided.

Charity for children
Children Living with Aids' became the core issue last weekend as Delhi's elite gathered at the American ambassador's residence, Roosevelt House, in a `Kids for Kids' fund-raiser in support of the Salaam Balak Trust, a charity that works with homeless children, including AIDS victims.

Aiming for another first
Kerala, the first state in India to claim total literacy, now intends to achieve 100 per cent computer literacy in the next five years, with non-resident Indians (NRIs) extending a big helping hand.


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