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Life on the move
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The pastoral Bakkarwals of Jammu and Kashmir are a subset of the Gujjars of the state. They migrate and return annually from the hills of the Jammu-Poonch region through the insurgency-riddled Pir Panjal into the Valley and beyond.
The Bakkarwals of Jammu and Kashmir: Navigating through Nomadism presents different facets of the nomadic life of these people. Excerpts: |
THE
Bakkarwals are an almost entirely nomadic community of Jammu and
Kashmir who migrate annually from the hills of the Jammu? Poonch
region, through the insurgency-riddled Pir Panjal into the Kashmir
Valley, to beyond the highland pastures of the Greater Himalayas.
Bridging the
gulf
A joint Indo-Pak peace
festival — under the aegis of South Asia Foundation — was recently
organised in Amritsar and Preet Nagar. As part of the event, Rafi Peer
Theatre Group of Lahore presented a Punjabi play, Akhian Waleo.
Syeda Saiyidain Hameed reports
WE
sat under the stars and watched the play Akhian Waleo. The
venue was an open-air theatre at Preet Nagar, 25 km from Amritsar. The
play was in Punjabi, and the artistes were from Rafi Peer Theatre
Group of Lahore, Pakistan.
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Troubled waters
A man moves through the polluted waters of
the Sabarmati River on a raft in Ahmedabad. India is among the countries most at risk from climate change that could dry up its rivers, affect the crucial monsoon rains, wipe out forests and glaciers Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave
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The
first Punjabi folkstar
Harjap
Singh Aujla pays tribute to the Nightingale of Punjab, Surinder
Kaur, on her 80th birth anniversary
AFTER
Noorjehan, Surinder Kaur
has undoubtedly been the most recorded and most popular Punjabi
singing star of the 20th century.
Preserve
your trousseau
Trousseau has an emotional
value for the bride, as it is made with lots of sentiments. Preserving
these clothes in cellophane keeps them safe. Jewellery should also be
kept in separate pouches, says Banalata Bipani
THE
grandest event of your life — your marriage — was celebrated a
fortnight ago. You have returned from your honeymoon, and now you have
to go back to your career.
Jewel on the Bosphorus
Istanbul, the capital of three successive empires, the East Roman, Byzantine
and Imperial Ottoman, is a melting pot of European and Oriental cultures, writes
Ranjita Biswas
Sitting
at the cusp of Asia and Europe, Istanbul is a city with a long
history. As I stepped out from the gleaming Ataturk airport, named
after the architect of modern Turkey, it looked like a city with dual
personality. On the right was the blue Marmara Sea, its banks full of
picnickers.
INTERVIEW
Katrina’s comic act
Sreya Basu catches up with Katrina Kaif, who is back with Rajkumar Santoshi’s
Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani
AFTER
working with senior
actors like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Govinda, how was the
experience of working with a relative newcomer and contemporary like
Ranbir Kapoor?
I don’t think the age
factor is really worth considering. What is disturbing to me is, if
the actor doesn’t know his job, or is not passionate about his work.
No
child’s play
Nandita Das, who has taken
over as chairperson of the Children’s Film Society of India, plans
to focus on quality children’s movies, says Vikram
V K
Actress
and chairperson of the Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI),
Nandita Das feels that the Indian film industry, despite earning the
distinction of producing the largest number of films, has been unable
to churn out quality children movies.
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