beautiful mind dutiful life Dr M. S. Randhawa was a multi-faceted personality whose passions extended from agriculture to the arts. In a life lived full and well, he pursued these with zeal and accomplished much. Reeta Sharma recalls the man who was instrumental in setting up the PAU A majority of us are born to lead a routine life, chasing existence. Others more gifted, leave inventions or creations for fellow beings. Yet another category is that of people with a vision. They implement this vision with perseverance and leave their footprints for future generations. M.S. Randhawa belongs to this category. It was the night of India’s freedom after 200 years of British rule. An artist’s impression of M.S. Randhawa. Portrait by Mehar Singh. Oil on canvas.

Moving frames
MANY people in Punjab and Chandigarh know one aspect or the other of M.S. Randhawa’s personality. It is sad that this hero of Punjab remains unsung. It was heartening to know that Mukesh Gautam has made an hour-long film on his life to pay a tribute to Randhawa, whose death anniversary falls on March 3.

Fusion notes
Two artistes from Michigan have combined the guitar and sitar with computer and vocals and showed how classical Indian music can be experimented with. Subhra Mazumdar reports
ROBERT Newcomb is a classical guitarist and sitar player; Stephen Rush plays the laptop computer and sings along. Enthusiastic crowds in India came to the concerts of these two artistes from Michigan out of curiosity but remained rooted to their seats, transfixed by the sheer quality of the presentation.

School dumps Michelle
Hollywood actress Michelle Williams, may have won accolades for her performance in the BrokeBack Mountain but her high school has disowned the star, because of the gay theme of the movie.