Giving shape to Kolam artisans’ craft

Edit The Hindu 21 Sep 2016
Their creativity in making bamboo articles is inversely proportional to their abject poverty and backwardness ... “We did conduct a couple of bamboo workshops at Kala Ashram for Kolam artisans on behalf of the Utnoor Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) until a decade ago,” recalled Kala Ratna awardee and Ashram founder Guruji Ravinder Sharma, himself a sculptor ... This is one aspect which cannot be ignored ... ....

The cat among the art

Edit The Hindu 20 Sep 2016
Reshmi Shekhar turned her fascination with doodling into a profession with her design studio, Curiosity kills The Cat. The architect-turned-artist hides a cat in each of her quirky artworks. Reshmi, who graduated from RV School of Architecture, talks about her inspirations and more in this free wheeling interview. Excerpts. Since when have you been doodling? ... The most enriching exhibit so far has been at Kala Ghoda last February ... Keywords....

Vasai marathon offers Rs 35 lakh in prize money

Edit The Times of India 20 Sep 2016
MUMBAI ... Organised jointly by the Corporation and the Vasai Taluka Kala Krida Vikas Mandal, the marathon gained national status in 2012 and the upcoming race promises to be bigger and better, it was announced ... Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App....

'Hunn mein set haan' entertains audience

Edit The Times of India 20 Sep 2016
CHANDIGARH. Department of cultural affairs, Haryana and Deed-ny Deedar presented a play named "Hunn mein Set Haan" at Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, Chandigarh. The play "Hun mein set haan" is written by Veena Verma and directed by Baninderjit Singh Bunny. The assistant director of this play was Vivek Roy Khanna. The play showcased the life of Punjabi youth who move out of their home to another country in search of destiny i.e ... RELATED....

Creating awareness on drug menace

Edit The Times of India 20 Sep 2016
CHANDIGARH. To highlight and create awareness about the menace of drug addiction, a social and spiritual event "Shaam-e-Roohani 2016" was organized at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16 on Sunday night. The audience at the event comprised eminent educationalists, principals of colleges, schools, industries' chiefs , doctors and senior retired officers from the Tricity ... Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App ... RELATED....

Manas joins Trinamool, mum on quitting post

Edit The Times of India 20 Sep 2016
Kolkata ... The politician, however, didn't spell out whether he would resign as a MLA ... "The party leadership will decide on it," he said ... Asked if he had informed Rahul Gandhi about his decision to join the Trinamool, he claimed his four-times-a-month interaction with the Congress high command was now blocked by " kala pahar" (great barrier) C P Joshi (AICC general secretary) and "Jogai-Madhai" (read Adhir Chowdhury and Abdul Mannan)....

EXCLUSIVE: This experience has to be between Saif and me - Kareena Kapoor Khan on her pregnancy

Edit Pinkvilla 20 Sep 2016
You aren't active on social media. But doing a FB chat was your idea... I think if I was on Twitter or Instagram, then you guys wouldn't have had a job. I would be giving my answers and clarifying on twitter. Everything is on social media. People like Saif, me and Ranbir are supporting you. Facebook chat wouldn't have its value ... I didn't ever plan this ... He finished Rangoon, Kala Kanti and now next week he leaves for Chef for two months. ....

Soulful notes end classical music festival

Edit The Times of India 19 Sep 2016
CHANDIGARH. Concluding day of 11th Brahspati Sangeet Samaroh witnessed a scintillating vocal recital by Sulekha Bhatt at Tagore Theatre on Sunday ... She has also been awarded the "Sur Ratna Award" by Pt Bhatkhande Lalit Kala Shiksha Samiti Raipur. This event was jointly organized by Sangeet Natak Academy, North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala and Brahspati Kala Kendra ... RELATED....

Thotti bards left short-changed

Edit The Hindu 19 Sep 2016
First, they lost patronage of the dominant Gond Adivasi community, and later they were ignored even by the government — which now prefers kala jathas — in spreading messages on governmental programmes ... It was after the Telangana movement that the kala jathas came into prominence, and the subsequent government apportioned all awareness programmes to them, said Kudimetha Bhumaiah of Kasipet ... Dasru ... ....

ADGP Deswal launches book

Edit The Times of India 19 Sep 2016
PANCHKULA. During the launch of his book "Travel. Here-There-Elsewhere" at the police officers' mess, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP Human Rights and Litigation), Haryana, Rajbir Deswal said ... Vice-chairman of Chandigarh Sangeet Kala Akademi Madhav Kaushik said ... RELATED. From around the web....

Turning to theatre to inculcate spirit of nationalism

Edit The Hindu 19 Sep 2016
The event will see street plays being performed by student groups from across the city using the power of theatre. Celebs to be part ... Actors like Anupam Kher, Sudipto Sen, Manoj Tiwari, Manoj Joshi, Nitish Bharadwaj and directors, writers like Chander Prakash Dwivedi and Advaita Kala will be part of the initiative ... ....

M.I.A adds Jamaican flavour to new album

Edit Jamaica Observer 19 Sep 2016
ENGLISH rapper M.I.A adds Jamaican flavour to her fifth studio album AIM, which was released on September 8 via Interscope/Polydor. The 12-track standard version features five songs recorded in Jamaica ... M.I.A’s other albums are Arular (2005), Kala (2007), Maya (2010), and Matangi (2013) ... ....

SJCC students show off their talent for Fresh Face 2016

Edit The Times of India 19 Sep 2016
It might have been a Saturday afternoon and the college closed earlier than usual, but the talented bunch at St ... COLLEGE SPIRIT ... WINNERS ... Vandita Rai's sizzling moves to Sia's Cheap Thrills ensured she was the first runner-up, while Heera Appachu's sizzling Kala Chashma (this year's dance anthem, we think!) act earned her the second runner-up position among the girls ... RELATED ... Recommended By Colombia ....
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