`Bengal Needs A Change Of Image'

So, the Net in India is about portals, if you are talking about Rediff.com, indiatimes.com or satyamonline.com and indiaworld.com. Or maybe it is about online shopping, considering the new sites that hawk their wares at www.indiamart.com, www.indishop.com or www.fabmart.com. Or it is about news and information, if you look at the efforts of newspapers in the Web arena. But along with galloping net subscriptions, new sites are sprouting up for Indians by the day. This week, let us take a look at the new entrants to the Indian corner of cyberspace.

www.nazara.com

A new venture from Mitter Infotech, this site claims to be your one-stop entertainment site. The site is extremely well-designed, and has lots of graphics thrown in for good measure. Entertainment in India seems to be almost entirely about films, so you have screensavers of your favorite actors _ at this time, four of them _ plus a large number of wallpapers for your dowdy desktop.

The site makes a pitch for you to register with them, and offers several prizes to win. You gain access into its chat rooms (addas) or can play games at the Games Zone. You can c