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Soul Curry
The 19th century English Composer Frederick Delius said, "Music is an outburst of the soul." Last week hundreds of music lovers from Thane experienced this outburst first hand. Like in the past, the 12th Padmashree Nataraj Gopikrishna Mahotsav held last Friday and Saturday at the Gadkari Rangayatan was an absolute treat for lovers of Indian classical music. Right from the start, the energy of the show touched the soul of those present. The inaugural performance was a Kathak performance by …
Expressions of Love
Love and music are inseparable twins. Love is expressed best through music. Likewise, one of music’s biggest sources of inspiration is love. Last Saturday, about 60 students of Indian classical music experienced the awesome combination of love and music at a programme organised by the city-based group called Music Circle. Renowned classical singer Rajashree Pathak was accompanied by tabla maestro P Mukundraj Deo in her rendition of thumri, which is a rich form of classical music that is romantic and …
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Dance of the Gods
Dance is a form of communication that brings out the innermost feelings. Indian classical dances are in fact dances of the mind and soul, more than of the body. Its exponents believe that it is an art form that has descended from heaven to earth. In fact Lord Shiva’s Nataraj pose speaks volumes about the role of classical dance in India. No wonder then that on Monday 27 June 2005, the Gadkari Rangayatan was packed with 800-odd dance lovers from …
Gender Bender
Nurturing any kind of gender bias is detrimental to the health of the society. On the other hand, promoting gender equality in any sphere is a sign of an unbiased, forward-looking society. According to Kofi Annan, the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations and 2001 Nobel Peace Prize winner, "Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance". Last week Thane took …
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The Women Tribe
On March 07, about 40 tribal women from Yeoor and their children thoroughly enjoyed their evening playing games and having fun. They were participating in the programme specially organised for them by city-based NGO Sevadham on the eve of International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrated on March 08. The special guest of the evening was Suhasini Joshi, the famous film and TV actress who lives in Thane. Joshi was an apt choice for the programme celebrating women’s day because she is …
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An Encouraging Act
Doing well in life is part hard work, part talent and part opportunity. Ask winners of the third one-act play competition organised by Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). The contestants of the competition would agree that being at the right place at the right time made all the difference. Titled "Thane Mahapour Karandak Ekankika Spardha", (Thane Mayor’s Trophy for one-act play), the competition saw participation by 40 teams from Thane and neighbouring suburbs. The preliminary round was held on January 31 …
There’s room for learning
It’s exam time and though temperatures have been lower than normal, the anxiety level among students is registering an increase. Exam preparation is now in full swing and at such times, what students need the most is their own space, where they are free from all kinds of distractions – which, unfortunately, is rarely found in urban homes where real estate is measured in square foot. But there’s good news for students of Thane because the TMC Education Department, in …
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When the soul dances
The evening of December 3rd was, in many ways, an unforgettable one for lovers of classical dance. The Gadkari Rangayatan, which staged the 11th Padmashree Nataraj Gopikrishna Sangeet Mahotsav, was jam packed with Kathak enthusiasts. City-based Shree Ganesh Cultural Academy organises this annual programme in recognition of Dance Master Gopikrishna’s immeasurable contribution to the art of classical dance. Manjiri Deo, veteran dance teacher from Thane, who founded the Academy, was a student of Gopikrishna. Last Friday, when she performed on stage, …
This happens only in Thane
When Bal Suranchi Mehfil gave their first performance in the last week of May, nobody had anticipated that the all-child orchestra will be received so well. Today, the group is receiving invitations to perform not just from around Thane and Mumbai but from cities all over Maharashtra – Pune, Nasik, and Ratnagiri to name a few. The orchestra is unique because it has 60 child artists from Thane city, aged between five and 15 years, working in harmony, to pack …
Spreading the Wisdom of Yoga
Ghantali Mitra Mandal (GMM) is known for helping people relax through Yoga. On January 26 however, the GMM members and their friends, families and associates found themselves relaxing. And causing them to relax was 72-year-old veteran TV anchor-cum-writer Mohini Nimkar. Nimkar, who is remembered for her long career as an anchor with Doordarshan from 1973 to 1993, was invited by GMM to stage her solo-act play Hasya Dindi, a light Marathi comedy that everyone present thoroughly enjoyed. "What a nice, …
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