Street talk
Taking causes to the common man. That’s what most street theatre groups in the tricity are doing. We look at how they are faring, funding and more
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Safdar Hashmi, who, with his Jana Natya Manch, formed in 1973, led the movement of Indian street theatre, had once commented that, ‘If street theatre has any definition in India, it is the anti-imperialistic tradition of our people forged during the freedom movement. In other parts of the world, it is the peoples
'struggle for a just social and economic order’.
City Entertainment Network believes in hitting hard against social maladies |
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Textile treat
Students of NIIFT-Mohali have brought back from their Madhya Pradesh tour a treasure of crafts and curios
In the heart of India lies this land of contrasting and vibrant handicrafts—Madhya Pradesh. Radiating an aura of skill, dexterity of craftsmanship and desire to create, this land calls for the best in inspiration when it comes to arts and craft.
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The group Tatvaansh learnt the delicacy and the artistry of weaving a Chanderi fabric, beedi rolling, woodcraft and stone carving.
Photo: S. Chandan
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Come September, come Zune
With the latest buzz surrounding the new media player Zune, we talk to city
geeks about trends in I-pods
Even before a product hits the market, it becomes the talk of the town.
Thanks to gizmo freaks clued in for the latest updates in the technology sector.
Whether it’s the buzz about Microsoft’s Tegra-based Zune HD media player’s
upcoming September launch or Shah Rukh’s penchant for state-of-the-art
technology, tech lovers know it all.
Spade work
Net worth
At this time when everyone is talking about the spiraling vegetable
prices, let us see if we can produce our own vegetables. Yes, we can,
even when we are living in high-rise buildings. With a little planning
it can work. Thanks to media exposures, by now you all are sufficiently
aware of the fact that fruits and vegetables are being ripened and
coloured.
In place of pesticides, use mosquito nets to protect your kitchen garden
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Geek speak
RAM-bo!
DO your computer cause problem while opening number of applications and doing multi-tasks at a time? If yes, the reason for all these problems is low memory. If you want a lightning fast computer than the best thing that you can do with out spending a lot, is upgrading the RAM. This is the most easiest, quickest, efficient and cost effective way to enhance the performance of the system.
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GizmOH!
I for music
Would you prefer to carry an I-pod to a hi-end music phone packed
with various features?
I & I-pod
I am a music buff. So, I always prefer an I-pod over any kind of phone. I haven’t come across a single phone that offers a good sound quality. In fact, I-pods are much better when it comes to better ear-phones and sound quality. Lastly, phones which are loaded with hi-tech features are made keeping business is mind and not music.”
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A midsummer night’s cream |
A rare flower that bloomed from the leaf of a cactus in the Sularia’s garden in Sector 18 of the city recently. The common name of the plant is Orchid Cactus and its scientific nomenclature is Epiphyllum Hookeri or E. strictum. It gets a toothed, star-shaped creamy or yellowish-white flower that is 25-cm-long with a red tinge and pale green outer segments. It generally makes a nocturnal appearance in mid-summer. Photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
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Lage raho,
push-up bhai |
Sunjay Dutt visits a gym for a talk show on health in Thane on Sunday. PTI photo |
Jealous Faces
The more time you spend surfing this social networking website, the more jealous your partner feels, says a new Canadian study. The study also finds that the need for popularity drives young people to disclose more personal information on Facebook than they normally would reveal.
Season of Bloom(berg)
Shilpa endorses New York City mayor for
re-election
Shilpa Shetty is neither a US citizen nor a resident of the Big Apple, still city mayor Mike Bloomberg is going ‘ga ga’ these days. Seeking re-election, Bloomberg is hoping to garner more votes from the large Indian-American community in New York, as Bollywood actor Shilpa has endorsed him.
Music to the ears
Shruti does not believe in restricting talent
Notwithstanding the box office failure of her debut film Luck, Shruti Haasan has co-directed a music video for her father’s Tamil film Unnaipol Oruvan.
Shruti’s father legendary actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan is producing the film in Tamil and Telugu. It is the remake of critically acclaimed Hindi movie A Wednesday.
Crash course
Aishwarya’s phone crashes as ‘speedy recovery’ SMSes flood her
The cell phone of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was recently down with ‘flu-like symptoms’ got crashed with messages flooding from her well-wishers, who presumed it to be swine-flu, according to the actor.
Bollywood drift
Another Bangalore babe makes it to B-town
After Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma, another actor from this city is all set to conquer the Hindi film industry. Priyamani will make her Bollywood debut with Mani Ratnam’s Ravan.
Baabarr beats
The cast and crew of Baabarr, an upcoming Bollywood film based on the saga of nexus between the police and the underworld, unveiled the music album of their movie on Saturday.
The entire team of Baabarr launched the music of the film, which has been composed by Anand Raj
Anand, the producer and director of the movie also introduced Soham Shah who has made his debut in this movie.
