Mani shankar

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Smart, wise & super cool

“What’s the difference in being smart, being wise and being cool?” — a teenager.

The ‘F’ word

“I get hurt, disturbed and angry with all men when I see injustice done to women. Why are women so discriminated against? Why can’t they be treated equal to men? I rage within, I seek an answer.”
— a teenage girl.

A true liar

“My dad has an uncanny ability to read my mind like a book, especially when I am trying to get away with a bluff. How is he doing this? Is there anything I can do to escape detection?”
— a teenager.

Soul-stirring quest for self

Self Portrait by V Ramesh

T his is a review of a master painter’s work, not by an art critic but by a film writer and director. Aficionados, please pass by without reading. I don’t pretend to understand art from a holistic perspective.

There’s no Mr Perfect

Your column on Mr Right was an eye-opener… but what is the harm in hoping, wishing, praying… while you are going through a not-so-perfect relationship? — a teenager

Battle insecurity to win in love

In love as in life, they say who blinks first loses. So how do you avoid blinking first in love? — A teenager.

Dump true love,forget Mr Right

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I hunt every moment for true love, and ask — can it really be so hard to find? — a teenage girl.

Think young to feel young

You missed the point. That’s the point. There’s nothing to be gained in thinking yourself to be young — at your age. No. that’s simply not done. If you are over 50, then remember this — you will not become younger by doing the following:

Be the ruler of your kingdom of mind

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This is the last column in the series on fear. Any discussion on subliminal mental processes can quickly sound complex and difficult, so I will try and wrap it up as simply as I can.

Negate negativity and mind your mind

We started off a few weeks ago trying to figure out why certain fears that got stuck inside our heads couldn’t be shaken off, wouldn’t come out and couldn’t be pulled out either. We understood that these fears were secretly controlling our lives much like a puppeteer controls his puppets unseen from above.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.