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BAKRE, an artist who has spent the greater part of his life abroad, came home (to coastal Murud, Janjira) where he has lived a secluded life except for three exhibitions between 1983 and now.
Sadanand Krishnaji Bakre's retrospective is currently on show at the Son et Lumiere (22160086) after a show at the Jehangir art gallery which was, interestingly enough, set up by the first baronet at the collective urgings of the Progressive Artists Group that Bakre co-founded with Ara, Souza, Gade, Raza and Husain.
All of whom made it BIG, Gade and Bakre excepted. At 82, Bakre has no regrets.
His oeuvre consists of personalised sepia-toned drawings (early period) landscapes and portraits painted in dazzling colours
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SCRABBLERS of the world unite! The fifth All India Open Scrabble Tournament will have for the first time an international division. More eventually since the event is in January, but for the time being, know ye that the first prize is $1,000 with $500 going to the runner-up, $250 to third place, $150 to fourth position and $100 to the fifth. Another $100 will be awarded to the highest ranked resident player outside the top-five ranking.
Organised by the Juhu Parle Gymkhana Club and Mumbai Scrabble Club, the AIOST already has confirmed participation from Cecil and Marie Fernandes (Oman) and, from the United Arab Emirates, Mangala Bhandarkar and Charles Carneiro, according to the organisers.
The competition will take place at the JVPGC in the 'burbs, and the organisers are doing their best to get good room rates at a nearby hotel. There's a registration fee of $20-$30. Early birds get a discount. E-mail: mumbaiscrabbleclub@hotmail.com for details.
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WE don't know if the Dieter Kohnlein Quartet from Deutschland will be pottering around Bharat Desh, but Dana Gillespie and the London Blues Band who played at the International Jazz Yatra (with the guys from Germany) will be covering Mumbai, Goa, Pune, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad,Cochin, Chennai and Bangalore for the first time in an all-India tour. Actually, Dana has been performing in Mumbai before, in solo acts at five-star clubs.
WHILE the chiffon-pearl set sashays into five-star hotels for entertainment, the khadi kurta brigade (and invitees) are meeting today and tommorrow (December 1-2) to launch a Desh Bachao Desh Banao Abhiyan at Palghar in District Thane. This is a follow up to the two-day summit in Delhi where 1500 delegates from 15 states participated and as many as 5000 good souls attended a rally including 50 cycle rickshaw wallahs!
RONITA TORCATO
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