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A creative mind
If what you create reflects your personality, then Salim Asgarally'a creations perfectly mirror how he is as a designer. Uncomplicated, humble and intelligent, five minutes into the conversation and you can deduce some of his traits.
Power of a simple voice
There was an era when artistes were uncorrupted by the baggage of limelight and when electronic keyboard was not the substitute for a good voice, when music meant melody and fame stood for hours of practice to mesmerise the audience.
Usha Timothy
Sound of sarangi
Sarangi is one traditional instrument that makes sounds close to human voice. Vinod Pawar, probably the lone sarangi player in Chandigarh got interested in it early in life.
Whetted by classical concerts in Chandigarh, he made up his mind to pursue it and was fortunate to learn it under Sultan Khan sahib.
"I would accompany Khan sahib for concerts across the country and abroad and learnt a lot by my association with him," says
Pawar, who played at Surtal Utsav at Punjab Kala Bhawan which is being organised by the Punjab Sangeet
Natak Akademi.
string operation:
Vinod Pawar(L) and Mohsin Khan.
Straight from the sea
Get ready for a lot more than just a whiff of the sea breeze! Chandigarh-based oriental restaurant, Purple Rice today announced its Sea Food Festival, offering wide variety of authentic and exotic sea food to titillate your taste buds.
The stage is set
As much as the plot and the protagonist, dance and drama matter to him; music is an indispensable part too. And so is the fact that it needs to involve maximum children on stage. A lot many things need to fall in place before Gursharan Singh gives a nod and picks up the script. After all, staging a play is a serious business.
"I like to work with students, so the endeavour is that maximum children can be on stage. Music and dance are integral part of the play
too."
crowd puller: Gursharan Singh
star track
No replacement
Karan Johar took to Twitter to deny the rumour over his new project, Shuddhi. Buzz is that actress Deepika Padukone has replaced Kareena Kapoor in Shuddhi.
 Thrice lucky
Hooked & booked
Jee Le Zara hero Ruslaan Mumtaz might be wooing his girl in the show, but in real life he is booked.
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