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House that Stokes built
Satyanand Stokes, who brought the
American Delicious variety of apples to Himachal Pradesh, was
remembered by his descendants at Harmony Hall. For six days, Baro Bagh,
Thanedar, resounded with the sounds of Pahari music and the nati
dance
Aruti Nayar
THE descendants of
Satyanand Stokes — grandchildren, great grandchildren, cousins,
spouses of direct descendants and the extended family converged to
celebrate the centenary of Harmony Hall, the house that Samuel Evans
Stokes built in 1912. On October 14, 2012, Baro Bagh (PO Thanedhar) in
the upper hills of Himachal Pradesh, at an altitude of 7,500 ft and
about 82 km from Shimla, was abuzz with activity.
The American in
Khadi
Stoking memories
Reunion in the hills
ARTS
Blossoms in glass
The story of glass art
in China begins with two highly acclaimed Taiwanese film persons, an
actress and her director husband, who left their careers at the height
of their fame, and decided to get into making sculptures in glass
B. N. Goswamy
A
Cursory glance at the
history of Chinese Culture", I read in an article somewhere
recently, "will reflect certain famous/infamous time periods. The
first emperor of China, the Tang Dynasty for its Tang Poems and Art,
the Song Dynasty for its verses, the last Emperor of China (made
famous by Bernardo Bertolucci’s famous 1987 film on him), the Opium
war, Maoism and the Cultural Revolution".
BROAD BRUSH
FITNESS
Get some sunshine
Vitamin D deficiency can
cause osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, neuro-muscular pain, proximal
muscle pain, weakness, heart diseases, diabetes, TB and cancer
Mriganka Dadwal
WHEN
Rohit, a 32 year
old health-freak, got muscular cramps in his legs he attributed it to
too much exercise at the gym. However, when the pain refused to
subside with regular analgesics, Rohit knew it was time to visit his
physician. What followed could pretty much be your story if your
lifestyle has led you to shun the sun.
Health Capsules
Society
Celestial
memorial
Mallika Sarabhai and
Elizabeth Sombart use dance and music to honour the ‘assassinated’
women of the world
Tanushree Gangopadhyay
IF
music be the food of love play on", or so wrote Shakespeare all
those years ago. For Swiss pianist Elizabeth Sombart, it is love that
makes her play her music – a love for all the
"assassinated" women of the world, whose memory she wants to
honour with her work.
TRAVEL
Where legends thrive
Often called the
cultural capital of Assam, Tezpur is also known for its historical
sites and beautiful temples
Ranjita Biswas
THE legend of a love
story is intertwined with the picturesque town of Tezpur in Assam. The
town lies on the north bank of the Brahmaputra with the backdrop of
the Himalayan foothills in Arunachal Pradesh.
Globetrotting
ENTERTAINMENT
What’s the fuss about
cuss?
The increasing use of cuss words and expletives on the screen is a
reflection of
a growing naturalism in Hindi films
Saibal Chatterjee
Anurag Kashyap ruffled
many feathers with his edgy interpretation of the Devdas story. When Dev
D opened in India’s urban multiplexes in 2009, old-timers weaned
on more sedate and conventional takes on the Sarat Chandra classic
were taken aback by the fierce rawness of the film.
The
case of the lost children
Vivek Astri’s documentary 110002,
which describes the pain and misery of parents whose children go
missing, has been winning accolades at various film festivals
Shoma A. Chatterji
110002
is a documentary by activist-journalist Vivek Astri. The film won the
second prize at the 3rd Siliguri International Festival of Documentary
and Short Films recently. It was selected for screening at 5th Jaipur
International Film Festival and SCRIPT short film festival, Kochi
also.
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