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Da Vinci Code
Professor Bulent Atalay's lecture on Leonardo da Vinci reveals how the artist and the scientist were one
It threatened to turn into a monologue on maths. More science and less art. But soon enough, things began to fall in place, as renowned author, physicist and scholar, professor Bulent Atalay from USA, delivered a lecture ‘Leonardo's Universe’, organised by Chandigarh Lalit Kala Academy at the Government Museum-10, the line between science and arts fused, the connection between Fibonacci numbers and works of great masters revealed.
That funny bone!
Rajiv Thakur, winner of best actor in a comic role for Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo, gets candid
If you thought trends are synonymous to fashion industry and Bollywood, which are the trendsetters in making and breaking relationships, Rajiv Thakur, winner of Best Actor in a comic role for Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo zeroes-in on comedy as a genre that has seen more trends than any other.
Rajiv Thakur
Flying high
Ronit Roy talks about his comeback into mainstream cinema after a long gap
The movie has to have some substance to it when it's nominated to the Cannes Film Festival, is produced by Anurag Kashyap and has a few A-list television actors. Udaan proved it all as it won a lot of critical acclaim post release but to Ronit Roy, who plays the role of father, what matters more is audience appreciation and acceptance. "During all these years in the industry, I have always known the fact that audience's reaction to the movie is the final verdict. The movie if well-received by critics is an add on," says Ronit in a telephonic interview. He says it was the conviction of the director Vikramaditya Motwane in the script that the actors also believed in the movie.
Voices that matter
A colloquium on Contemporary Voices organised by Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi had litterateurs sharing their views on the current scene in literature as well as the languages
How do you define literature? Isn't mother tongue beyond a conglomeration of spoken words? What is the role of art in globalisation? It was a confluence of language, literature and the literati at the colloquium on Contemporary Voices organised by the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi on Saturday. "This is just one of the events of Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi; we keep having them from time to time. We visualised the event as a colloquium where we tried to bring in experts on all the major languages of the region — Hindi, English and Punjabi. Tomorrow we have a discussion on Urdu literature and the current scenario," Manju Jaidka, chairperson, explains the concept.
On the sleeve
Along with his team, Preet Arjun Singh has launched Karma Republic, a store that offers t-shirts with social messages
In an area of 12X5 feet, where there isn't space enough to even stretch your arms, constant preparations are made to bring about a small-scale revolution. Young minds gather, plan and execute activities that would instil a feeling of patriotism in people.
Of herbs & flavour
 Sofrito, a new Mediterranean Lounge and Bistro, opened its doors for the city folks on Friday. Causal and spacious, Sofrito, that opened in Sector-9, is a place where one can walk in, pick up a book (they have a lovely collection on lifestyle, sports and travel) and chat with the chef while he is busy preparing your favourite dish behind the show kitchen.
Colourful Mediterrrean spread at Sofrito
In the groove
The trio, Psycobaba aka Akhil Arora from Dehradun and DJ Sameer and DJ Rohit from Chakra:Vu band rock at Zinc Lounge, Sector-26, on Saturday night. The jam-in session is to promote ‘progressive house music’. As for Psycobaba, he has been an avid listener of electronic music, which eventually led to his encounter with psychedelic music in 2004, when he first visited the hills of Manali.
Psycobaba on a console
More than looks
Pre-requisites for the glamour industry? Good looks, good looks and good looks! But when we met Alisha Diddi, 23, north India brand ambassador for Zaira Diamonds and brand ambassador for Deiva, a bridal wear brand owned by Bollywood designer Amit Kashyap, we changed our opinion and added another one to the list - grey matter!
On wings of fantasy
Three films released this week and expectations were quite high given the great press that has followed all the three films right through their making , post production and test screenings. Lamhaa, Rahul Dholakia's effort to encapsulate the Kashmir problem in mainstream theatrics fails to evoke the intense interest and pathos he generated with his distinctive first feature Parzania. Of the other films released this week, Vikramaditya Motwane's Udaan, fresh from it's stellar showing in Cannes, is strongly poignant while the third one Tere Bin Laden, Abhishek Sharma's interestingly driven satire has a fair share of freaked out fun moments!
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