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Frozen moments
When a nephew decides to
bring out a book on his aunt, he is likely to face the dilemma — how
much of the private should come into public domain? And when the nephew in
question happens to be India's leading conceptual artist Vivan Sundaram
and the aunt none other than the legendary Amrita Sher-Gil, the artist who
stirred (and continues to do so) people's imagination like none before,
the book is bound to be an extraordinary endeavour.
A long wait
The city beautiful is still looking for the coveted place it deserves on UNESCO’s ‘World Heritage List’
On the occasion of 'World Heritage Day' today, one wonders when Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, a marvel of urban architecture in synchronisation with nature, finds a place in the coveted 'heritage' list of UNESCO. A list that includes the likes of Paris, on the banks of river Seine; Cairo, with its famous mosques, madrasas and fountains, and Ibiza, with its unique cultural and historical legacy.
Class apart
Director Jag Mundhra was in the city with Rohit Roy and Jennifer Mayani to promote his upcoming flick
Apartment
Do we still need a
confirmation on how big brand Bollywood is in the West? One need not
census the audience or count the box-office collection there, "The
mere fact that Warner Bros. Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal
Media Studios are investing in Bollywood films says everything,"
comes from Jag Mundhra, a director.
Relics from the past
An antique furniture exhibition has beautiful chests, tables, mirrors, cabinets and four-poster beds on offer
A slice from India's rich past is on display at the antique furniture exhibition at Hotel Aroma-22. Ornate four-poster beds, chests, mirrors, sofas and tables procured from West Bengal, Gujarat, southern India; interiors from Haryana and Punjab find a place in this exhibition by Arvind
Bhalla.
Right notes
Only a blessed few — like music maestro Kaivalaya Kumar Gurav — are ordained by the almighty to accomplish more than their contemporaries and rather enlighten them about the magical powers of music.
Hailed as the pride of Kirana Gharana, made famous by the likes of Pandit Bhim Sen Joshi and Mashqoor Ali Khan, Kaivalya Kumar is in the city for a classical vocal recital under the aegis of Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi and Indian National Theatre at the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan-27.
Kaivalaya Kumar Gurav. Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Picks & piques
Unreal drama
Just two films hit the
marquee this week, both of indifferent quality and minor, almost
redundant thrills.
Phoonk 2
from the Ram Gopal Verma stable is
yet another failed attempt to spook the audience while Milind Uley's
Paathshaala
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an Eros International Production, is a jumbled-up, confused attempt at
social commentary.
Milind
Uley's film had topicality on its side. The education system in India
was coming in for a lot of flak because of the high stress it generates
by encouraging rote learning through unrealistic and impractical
methodology, leading to a rise in the number of suicides among the
youth.
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