Colour connectSunday, June 16, 2013,11:48:04 AM
Sarang Joshi is exhibiting his Japanese landscapes paintings titled ‘The Land of Rising Sun’ at Malaka Spice. The exhibition displays paintings of Japan’s beautiful gardens, bamboo forest, bridges, pagodas, golden temple and its autumn beauty. He feels that Japan is a country of vibrant colours....
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Fix and matchMonday, June 10, 2013,09:56:02 AM
Flipping through Balkrishna Bapu Acharya and Moro Vinayak Shingne’s Mumbaicha Vrittanta, (An Account of Mumbai), published in 1889, I paused over one of my favourite passages. It goes under the general heading of Thuggery....
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Mannequins on the moveMonday, June 03, 2013,10:21:49 AM
It was reported a few days ago, that Ms Ritu Tawade, the BJP corporator from Ghatkopar, had proposed banning lingerie- clad mannequins from shop-windows and roadside stalls because “two piece clothes which barely cover the body have led to pollution of minds in today’s generation.” ....
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Beyond birdsMonday, May 27, 2013,09:45:02 AM
There’s plenty going for children these days. There’s burgers and ice-creams, Shinchan and Doraemon and play stations which induce them to compete, overtake, defeat and kill. ....
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Colour melangeSaturday, May 25, 2013,09:26:33 AM
The Colourfesto paintings and photography exhibition will present works by Hemangee Raut who’s an artist born in Palghar, she is currently working as a graphic designer in Pune. ....
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Songs of KabirWednesday, May 22, 2013,09:17:58 AM
The musical event, Suno Bhai Sadho, based on the writings of saint Kabir will feature well known tabla wadak, musician Dhananjay Kharwandikar who has given music to compositions by Kabir. Singer Kavita Kharwandikar has sung the songs. ....
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Sing songWednesday, May 22, 2013,09:17:58 AM
Moon Beans, a young band from Pune, plays classic rock to pop and folk rock.With some brilliant female and male vocals thrown in, the band promises a mix bag of all genres. ....
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On canvas Tuesday, May 21, 2013,09:01:16 AM
Hari Apte, a retired marketing professional has now turned towards his long desired hobby — painting. Apte was inclined towards painting since a very early age and has spent 35 years pursuing it. Landscapes and still life are his major interests. He composes his own still life pieces.....
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A tale of two prettiesMonday, May 20, 2013,09:09:36 AM
FD Zone, a collaboration between Films Division and independent documentary filmmakers like Avijit Mukul Kishore and Pankaj Rishi Kumar, is the brain child of FD’s director, V S Kundu. Under its aegis two documentary films are screened every Saturday afternoon, of which at least one ....
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Art in townWednesday, May 15, 2013,07:56:05 AM
Artist Sujata Chouksey has exhibited in Pune a number of times and is glad to be back in the city yet again. Showcasing at Darpan Art Gallery with watercolour artist Manoj Shinde, Sujata will have over 25 paintings ....
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Sing song Saturday, May 11, 2013,10:08:21 AM
Delhi Sultanate and Begum X aka Miss Samara C are one of the most compatible MC and singer combination. Begum X’s high energy performance and her vocals that combine jazz, blues and rocksteady flavours complement Delhi Sultanate's MC'ing and deejay style. ....
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Screen shotsFriday, May 10, 2013,08:30:41 AM
A film festival is being organised on the occasion of 100 years of cinema by Aashay Film Club, V Shantaram Foundation and Shantshri Media. The four-day festival starting today will be inaugurated by filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar in the presence of Kiran Shantaram and Prashant Prathabe. On....
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Summer playThursday, May 09, 2013,12:38:43 AM
Here’s a summer camp where children can dabble in science experiments, story writing, learn to recycle waste materials, learn etiquette-manners, dance, fitness and much more. The summer camp is being presented by Phoenix Marketcity in association with Zee Q. The summer camp will ....
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Tune in Wednesday, May 08, 2013,01:15:49 AM
This month’s edition of Songwriter will feature Rohit Vasudevan of Highway 61 and opening act Keith & Sikander. Rohit believes in celebrating life through music, words and has been penning down lyrics plus composing sincehis schooldays when he started writing about ....
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Movements of Bhakti Monday, May 06, 2013,08:59:06 AM
A member of the audience rose spontaneously after the incomparable Alarmel Valli’s moving performance based on the 15th century Telugu saint-poet Annamacharya’s songs, to express sadness that the five-day Mudra festival at the NCPA was ending. In so doing, he was speaking ....
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Environmental play Wednesday, May 01, 2013,08:41:50 AM
We all know that pollution is a global issue and people are doing their bit to spread awareness about it. In a spirited manner, Artsphere, Kalyani Nagar Resident Association, and Cosmica have come together for the first time to stage a play based on the environment at Joggers Park. ....
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People over the worldMonday, April 29, 2013,01:32:23 AM
Everything at a screening of a National Theatre play at the NCPA is ersatz. The NT’s magnificent stage is, and is not before us. We are and are not there. If we delude ourselves momentarily that we are, we are quickly disabused when the genuine London audience laughs at an inside joke that only they....
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Art of fighting Saturday, April 27, 2013,08:52:07 AM
The ancient martial arts from Kerala, Kalaripayattu, is a rare combination of martial training, physical culture, self-defence practice and physiotherapy treatment. In Malayalam, the place where Kalaripayattu is imparted is called Kalari, a revered area in par with the sanctum....
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When a street cobbler watches passersby with a hawk’s eye, it is not to see whether the crease of a trouser or the fall of a sari is right, but to observe the condition of footwear. It’s a matter of professional interest. Likewise, while reading the recently published memoirs of the legend of ....
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