Street play
Mythology in the classroom. It was reel meeting the real when small-screen folk icons ‘Vikram aur Betaal’ landed in a tricity school for street children
It was 'colourful' way of doing hip hip hurrah! Channel Colors turned one and for the birthday bumps they got, not the starlets or the screen fraternity together in some usual glossy do, rather teeny little faces with expectant eyes. As part of their celebration campaign, Shukriya India, spread across 20 cities, the channel along with the 'folk icons' Vikram and Betaal, assembled at Sikhya; The School of Learning-46, for a cake and candle ceremony on Thursday.

Dance like a Russian
Move over salsa. A Russian is here to teach you how to dance
Laugh, learn, share and grow. And amidst all this, sway to the tune of the Kalinka song or imitate those graceful moves of Ballet, more so, get introduced to modern Russian dancing style. All in name of learning! Taking the concept of thematic learning a bit further, The British School-8, Panchkula, have come up with TASEC, an after school enrichment centre that will have activities for students to build their intellect and creative side, outside the classroom teaching. And what better way than dance? "If you ask me, I'd say every child loves to dance. Conducting Russian dance workshop will help them improve their cross-cultural knowledge as well as provide them a creative let out," says Geetika Sethi, director, The British School.

Romancing Urdu
Here is acclaimed Urdu poet Nafas Ambalavi for you, introducing himself through his couplet. A medical practitioner by profession and with a strong poetical passion, Ambala- based Dr Kamlesh Kaushik, better known by his pen name Nafas Amabalvi among the literary fraternity, is a poet of delicate fancy and mature observation. His creations are marked with emotional intensity expressing love, joy, despair and socio-cultural connotations as "Qatre ko samundar se kabhi kam naa samjhna, qatre ke bina koi samunder nahin hota." A sought after poet in mushairas, Nafas is a man of many talents. He has established his credentials as an actor, singer, playwright and poet by winning awards at the KU Zonal Youth Festivals way back in 1985.

Crafts collage
This statement is sure to get some acceptance from both the sexes, especially from the men. Whenever a woman looks at her closest spilling with clothes, she sighs and says, ‘I wish I had another red kurta, a green churidaar or a crochet top’. Enough is never enough for them. Now, what has this got to with the exhibition Karigari Craft Bazaar at Lajpat Rai Bhaiwan? A quick round in the hall will get you the answer, which brings in 60 craftsmen from different states showcasing their stuff.

Bag a bargain
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