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Where
music is in the air
It is that time
of the year when Chennai resounds with strains of Carnatic
music, classical arts performances and even Hindustani concerts.
Aficionados, artistes and sponsors team up to offer a feast to
music lovers.
T. S. Raman on the unique Chennai
music festival, an occasion hard to come by elsewhere |
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Though veterans like Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan remain a major draw at the music festival, newcomers too get a chance to prove their mettle.
Photo by A.J. Philip
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Chinese
way to progress
Maj
Gen Himmat Singh Gill (Retd), who visited China recently on an
invitation from the Chinese Writers Association, Beijing, writes about
the many facets of the country worth emulating
A
fine dining experience
Les Ambassadeurs is recognised as a symbol of the art and
technique of grand hotel cuisine and offers a treat to all the five
senses, writes Inder Raj Ahluwalia
Royal let-down
Ervell E. Menezes
Based
on Antonia Fraser’s
novel on the ill-fated French Queen, this film attempts to give a
contemporary story of the woman behind the "if there’s no
bread, eat cake," statement.
Story
for the season
It’s a Wonderful Life is popularly regarded as the
ultimate Christmas classic. Vikramdeep
Johal pays tribute to
the film on its 60th anniversary
Kangana
arrives with a bang
Subhash K. Jha
Bollywood
actress Kangana Ranaut is
on cloud nine after bagging the best actress award for her role in her
debut vehicle, Gangster - A Love Story, at the Asian Festival
Of First Films in Singapore.
Mom’s
turn now
He’s
played a son to his father
in more films than one. Now it’s mom’s turn. Jaya
Bachchan has so far not had an opportunity to play screen mother to
son Abhishek in any film barring the Bengali film Desh where
Abhishek put in a very special appearance as Jaya’s NRI son.
‘Thank
God, I quit Umrao Jaan’
Saroj
Khan the master
choreographer of Bollywood films, who had opted out of doing Ash’s Umrao
Jaan, saw the picture with director Vipul Shah in Chandigarh.
Lage
raho for justice
Movies like Munnabhai and Rang De might act as reel
catalysts but we need real-life people to take on the role of fighting
for social justice, observes Shakuntala Rao
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