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A mela
in America
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For the past three
decades, every year on the first Sunday of November, Sikhs from all
over the USA converge on Yuba City, California, which reverberates
with the spirit of sewa. A witness to the unique nagar kirtan, Asha
and Ramesh Seth recount their experiences.
OF
all the sights my wife and I witnessed during our long trips to
America, the annual nagar kirtan of Yuba City in California was
unique.
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They had a
dream...and
they realised it
Three IT engineers from
the region have brought to fruition their vision of doing sewa
for their community. Through Sahibzade, they have made
available a slice of Sikh history to the younger generation, reports Aruti
Nayar
Sahibzade:
A saga of Valor & Sacrifice’, the first of its kind depicting an
event from Sikh history, leaves one spellbound. An animation film that
portrays the events leading to the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh’s
sons, Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh, the youngest martyrs in
history, it was a labour of love for Navneet, Sukhwinder and Bakhtawar,
three IT professionals from the region.
The
irrepressible spirit of being
Ravi
Bhatia is bowled over by the
sheer poetry in bronze of K. S. Radhakrishnan’s sculptures.
THE
lush, green, meticulously manicured lawns of the India International
Centre, the focal point of the glitterati of the Capital, recently
came alive with painstakingly crafted bronze sculptors by the
well-known artist, K. S. Radhakrishnan, The occasion was the unique
exhibition of his creations which virtually converted the expansive
lawns into an open air art gallery, much to the delight of both the
regulars as well as chance visitors.
Precious
Bazaar creates a buzz
"Precious
Bazaar: Love is not for Sale" is a raunchy, daring piece of work
that first saw the light of day a year ago in Britain. Now, it has been
reworked by its creator, Samir Bhamra, from something that was
originally quite light, into something altogether more hard-hitting
and serious.
‘Punjabi
Idol would be a different show’
Shveta Pathak
WHEN
Indian Idol set Sony TV’s TRPs soaring, coming up of a couple
of more similar shows on television was quite expected. Yet another
music-based talent show was the reaction when we heard of auditions
for Punjabi Idol, to be aired on Doordarshan.
A starry family affair
Whether Abhishek
Bachchan as an actor will outshine the Big B, only time will tell but
there have been a number of examples in Bollywood when star daughters
or sons have outshone their gifted parents, writes Surendra
Miglani
Ram
Gopal Verma, who directed Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek
Bachchan in Sarkar, has said that he found Abhishek to be more
talented than the Big B. One really does not know whether time will
prove him right or not.
In
a class of his own
Today is Sanjeev Kumar’s
20th death anniversary. He had the rare ability to get under the skin
of a character. M.L. Dhawan pays a
tribute to the actor par excellence
IT
has been 20 years since Sanjeev Kumar passed away on November 6, 1985,
at a comparatively young age of 46, but he still rules over the minds
of his fans who throng the cinema halls showing his films. Harihar
Jethalal Jariwala, popularly known as Haribhai, started as an actor
with IPTA.
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