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Ambassador of the arts
Rukmini Devi Arundale had varied interests besides the arts, ranging from environment protection to animal welfare to education. GOWRI RAMNARAYAN sketches a profile of the visionary whose year-long birth centenary celebrations begin on March 1.
Arts & Crafts
Hues of harmony
Akhilesh Verma's passion for colour comes through in his series of paintings titled "Apsaras", on show at Apparao Galleries, till March 1.
Tribute
Time to celebrate
THE KALAKSHETRA Foundation is launching Rukmini Devi Arundale's birth centenary celebrations with a festival of dance and music (March 1-5) at the Bharata Kalakshetra auditorium. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Vice-President of India, will inaugurate ...
Cinema
That's entertainment
"MY BIG Fat Greek Wedding" and "Catch Me If You Can" are absolute must-see for those who crave for good entertainers. Both these films, one produced by Tom Hanks and the other in which he stars along with Leonardo Di Caprio, are releasing this ...


Winds of change
HAS BOLLYWOOD run out of ideas? Last year's great invention the urban Hinglish (Hindi- English) movies are going bust, as "Freaky Chakra", "Let's Talk" and "Bus Yun Hi" have sunk without a trace. Now the very same critics who used to rave about a ...
Playing second fiddle
THE SAYING `patience and persistence pays' has proved once again true with the growing importance of actor Sriman in Tamil films. Sriman's father, Telugu producer Prakash Reddy, refused to launch his son in Telugu films a few year's back. So with ...
Humming a lullaby
LAST WEEK, the big surprise at the `Unity Of Light' concert by A. R. Rahman was the public appearance of `Chinnakuyil' Chitra after a long time. Chitra became the proud mother of a baby girl ,Nandana, recently. Said a beaming Chitra: "The ...
Sport
Making a master move
Aarthie Ramaswamy has seen a series of successes in the world of chess. Having acquired the third GM norm at the recent World Junior Championship in Spain, her goal now is to earn the IM status.
Events
Striking design sense
WELL-KNOWN artist Raza has called each of Indira Broker's saris a work of art. And indeed, in her trademark tussar saris, the Pune-based designer merges colour, texture and hand block design "in perfect harmony like words do in poetry!" It is ...
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