India's Ready Reckoner

Supper Theatre at News Cafe

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evening of play readings in conjunction with News Cafe, and though
there will be no wigs or costumes we promise to deliver the madness and
mayhem that we appear to be known for.

Entry to the event is free (you lucky people you) but seating is
limited so come on time or you'll be sorry.

Luckily enough, our performance coincides with Classic Cocktail night
at News Cafe.

For details, questions and preemptive rave reviews (I mean really, why
wait till after the show?) email us at moo@blackcowcompany.com and we
shall attempt to address your issues.

Date: Friday, February 19, 2010
Time: 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: News Cafe, DLF Promenade Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj

SHAH RUKH KHAN, KAJOL & KARAN JOHAR "LIVE" ON FEBRUARY 10

2010-02-08T07:08:00.000-08:00

Exclusively from Abu Dhabi at the Global Premiere of My Name is Khan!

Experience the joy of Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol & Karan Johar on the Global
Premiere Night of My Name is Khan LIVE on February 10, 2010, right here
on Facebook!

Collect your RSVP here, and keep checking this space for updates.

HOW TO WATCH THIS EVENT ON FEBRUARY 10?

1. Go to http://www.facebook.com/businessofcinema
2. Click the Ustream tab on BusinessofCinema page.
3. Simply Play the video under Ustream tab and it will start streaming
the event on February 10 @ the below mentioned time.
4. Under this tab on the right hand side you see the Facebook bar,
where you post your questions for SRK, Kajol & Karan as your status
updates and they will reply to you via the LIVE video webcast.
5. If you are unable to see the stream, then click the "Reload" button.

WHAT ARE THE EXACT TIMINGS OF THE EVENT?

Here is the list of event start time in your cities.

UAE – 10 February @ 6.30 pm
India– 10 February @ 8.00 pm
Pakistan – 10 February @ 7.30 pm
London – 10 February @ 2.30 pm
Germany – 10 February @ 3.30 pm
Afghanistan – 10 February @ 7.00 pm
Australia – 11 February @ 1.30 am
Bahrain – 10 February @ 5.30 pm
Bangladesh – 10 February @ 8.30 pm
Belgium – 10 February @ 3.30 pm
Brazil – 10 February @ 12.30 pm
Canada – 10 February @ 6.30 am
Chile – 10 February @ 11.30 am
China – 10 February @ 10.30 pm
Fiji – 11 February @ 3.30 am
France – 10 February @ 4.30 am
Russia – 11 February @ 2.30 am
Athens – 10 February @ 4.30 pm
Hong Kong – 10 February @ 10.30 pm
Hungary – 10 February @ 3.30 pm
Indonesia – 10 February @ 10.30 pm
Iraq – 10 February @ 5.30 pm
Israel – 10 February @ 4.30 pm
Japan – 10 February @ 11.30 pm
Kenya – 10 February @ 5.30 pm
Malaysia – 10 February @ 10.30 pm
Mauritius – 10 February @ 6.30 pm
Mexico – 10 February @ 8.30 am
New Zealand – 11 February @ 3.30 am
New York - 10 February @ 9.30 am
Saudi Arabia – 10 February @ 5.30 pm
Singapore – 10 February @ 10.30 pm
South Africa – 10 February @ 4.30 pm
South Korea – 10 February @ 11.30 pm
Spain – 10 February @ 3.30 pm
Sri Lanka – 10 February @ 8.00 pm
Sweden – 10 February @ 3.30 pm
Switzerland – 10 February @ 3.30 pm
Thailand – 10 February @ 9.30 pm
Trinidad & Tobago – 10 February @ 10.30 am
California – 10 February @ 6.30 am
Florida – 10 February @ 9.30 am
Texas – 10 February @ 8.30 am
Washington – 10 February @ 6.30 am
Yemen – 10 February @ 5.30 pm

Brought to you exclusively by Fox Star Studios India &
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Bangalore Tweetup 8th Feb 8 pm RMZ Infinity, Old Madras Road,Bangalore

2010-02-08T05:03:00.000-08:00

Harshad Sharma: Photographer, Programmer, Motorcycle Tourer, Freebird. Full spectrum tweeter, expect everything from AhmedNagar, Mumbai.

Map for #hiwaytwtp at RMZ Infinity, Old Madras Road,Bangalore today 8 PM. http://lin.cr/1p6z

Where?
RMZ, Infinity
Old Madras Road
Bangalore, India

When?
Feb 8, 2010
8pm - 9pm

Palolem Goa Bi-weekly Meet-up on SATURDAY, February 13th @ 7pm

2010-02-08T04:52:00.000-08:00

This IS a South Goa meet, so let's meet at Patnem Beach.

We'll meet at 'Shiva's Place Guest House Restaurant' on the beach. Turn right once you hit the beach at the end of Beach Road. 'Shiva's Place' is the 8th Guest House. It's a 2 minute walk.
If your coming from the Palolem side, it's just after the 'Hare Rama' guest house, about 6th guest house from the end. About a 3 minute walk.

We can start with a drink or two or four, and some talk, maybe eat here or elsewhere, then some of us may head off to the 'Silent Noise' Club to continue the party. http://www.goabeachhuts.com/night_life.htm#Palolem
Howard Greenberg

Rajesh Kumar's Ambedkar Aur Gandhi by Arvind Gaur on 20th Feb at EUREKA

2010-02-06T23:35:00.001-08:00

Date:	Saturday, February 20, 2010
Time:	6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location:	Religare Arts Initiative, Connaught Place

Rajesh Kumar's "Ambedkar AUR Gandhi" directed by Arvind Gaur on 20th February 2010 at Religare Arts Initiative, Connaught Place,New Delhi.

Actors-Dr. B.R. Ambedkar - Bajrang Bali Singh,M.K.Gandhi - Viren Basoya,Rama Bai- Shilpi Marwaha,Gayakwad -Raj Sharma,Devrao Nayak -Saurabh Pal,Kedarkar- Malay Garg,Devdas Gandhi -Pankaj Raj Yadav,Sardar Patel -Shiv Chauhan,Madan Mohan Malviya -Pankaj Datta,Mahadev Bhai -Tosham Aacharya,Sarojini Naidu -Vrinda Vedi/Disha Arora,Annie Besant -Pooja Pradaan/Rachitta Juneja,Mahar : Saveree Gaur, Kakoli Gaur,Brahmin: Disha Arora,Temple Priest: Rahul Khanna
Chorus - Pankaj Raj Yadav,Shilpi Marwaha,Kakoli Gaur,Saveree Gaur,Himanshu Maggu,Irfan Khan,Shiv Chauhan,Vallari Shrivastva,Vrinda Vedi,Disha Arora,Wreicha Sharma,Shashank Sharma,Rahul Khanna,Devesh Nigam,Palak Bhutani,Suraj Singh,Pankaj Datta,Tanmay Prasad,Shalini Rai,Anish Kumar,Md. Waseem,Arvind Keshari,Tosham Aacharya,Pooja Pradaan,Ketan Kalra,Narender Thakur,Himanshu Katara,Dipesh Mohlay,Manu Chowdhay,Rahul Rai,Manoj Yadav,Sachin Saxena,Nitish,Abhay,Gaurav Mishra,Tarun,Ankit Jain,Pankaj Sandilya,Niraj,Ajay,Amit Kr. Mishra...
Credits-
Poems- Avataar Singh,Paash(पाश ),Shankar Shailendra ,Bhupen Hazarika,Bob Dylan
Music by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur with musicians - Sandy , Anil Mishra & Mohit Sharma
Group Incharge ; Viren Basoya
Production : Raj Sharma and Pankaj Raj Yadav
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EUREKA 2010
Two evenings of Performance & Exhibition by Atelier
Celebrating the 6th anniversary of the founding of Atelier presents Eureka 2010: best 2 teams chosen from AYTW 2009 (Atelier’s Youth Theatre Week) along with a professional performance and an Exhibition on the Rangyatra (theatre journey) of Atelier since 2004.
FOR DETAILS check www.atelierexpressions.com
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GANDHI AND AMBEDKAR – REVIEWS
“Ambedkar aur Gandhi” is one of Asmita’s classics…Asmita’s latest presentation, young playwright Rajesh Kumar’s “Ambedkar aur Gandhi” was marked for healthy audience response both for its content and the director Gaur’s overall production design… Never before have I seen such an intelligent post-presentation discussion between the audience and the director. It just goes to show if the theme is relevant and the presentation professionally good, the audience is waiting for it...
The cast does full justice to the playwright and were true to what the director was trying to get out of them.
Bajrang Bali Singh playing Ambedkar was excellent particularly in his last speech after Gandhiji’s death.Viren Basoya’s Gandhi, calm and collected throughout and yet emotional when he says he wants to be reborn as a Harijan. In response, the audience breaks out in a non-stop applause.
Apart from the two lead players, others who stand out are Shilpi Marwah as Rama Bai, Pankaj Raj Yadav as Devdas Gandhi, Malay Garg as Kedarkar, Raj Sharma as Sadanand and Rahul Datta as Sardar Patel.
To lend colour to the presentation, there was, as usual, excellent music by Sangeeta Gaur and some popular songs that brought back old memories.
“Ambedkar aur Gandhi”, to my mind is one of Asmita’s classics and Gaur’s best-directed presentations that must be taken around the Hindi speaking States...
-ROMESH CHANDER, The Hindu (An ongoing dialogue, 21 August, 2009)
http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/theatre/article6277.ece

Gandhi- Ambedkar debate moved, impressed the gathering …play succeeded in arousing the audience…debate received constant applause.
- Rashtriya Sahara

Politics takes centre stage...social political play about the geopolitical and social scenario in the country in 1930’s…reveals the two extreme thinking- Gandhi and Ambedkar …relation between the two despite their differences.
- Hindustan Times (Live correspondent)

Arvind Gaur’s 64th endeavour follows its predecessors- a social and political play… political dialogues on the social concerns of the time… antithetical views and the realisation that Gandhi Ambedkar’s vision was one, but means different — form the fabric of the play…issue of untouchability and the plight of the Dalits is a significant thread expressed in the play……..
- The Hindu (Preview)

Gandhi and Ambedkar attacked caste system…to stop untouchability, terminate caste system- thought expressed lively in the debate between Gandhi and Ambedkar…arguments received constant applause…war of thoughts between Gandhi and Ambedkar stirred the audience…expresses the clash of thoughts…chorus gave the play a new height.
- Dainik Hindustan

रंगमंच पर इतिहास के दो बड़े नायकों को ज्वलंत सामाजिक सवालों पर संवाद करते, समस्याओं से भरे इतिहास के उस जटिल दौर में आगे की राह तलाशते तथा वैचारिक रूप से गुत्थम-गुत्था होते देखना एक नया अनुभव है। ऐसा ही अनुभव राजेश कुमार का नाटक 'अम्बेडकर और गाँधी ' देता है। अस्मिता थियेटर ग्रुप, नई दिल्ली ने इस नाटक का मंचन लखनऊ के संत गाडगे प्रेक्षागृह ( उत्तरप्रदेश प्रदेश संगीत नाटक हैं ) में किया जिसकी परिकल्पना व निर्देशन अरविन्द गौड़ का था।
राजेश कुमार का यह नाटक विचार प्रधान है। इसका सारा ताना-बाना बहस और संवाद पर आधारित है। चूँकि यह बहस आज भी जारी है, इसलिए यह असमाप्त संवाद है। आमतौर पर हिन्दी में संवाद पर आधारित राजनीतिक नाटकों का अभाव रहा है । अरविंद गौड़ के निर्देशन और परिकल्पना की प्रशंसा की जानी चाहिए कि उन्होंने नाटक की प्रमाणिकता की रक्षा करते हुए संवादों पर केन्द्रित इस नाटक में कथा तत्वों, गीत-संगीत व दृश्यों का बेहतर संयोजन प्रस्तुत किया जिसने नाटक को पूरा गतिमय बनाये रखा।
नाटक के दो मुख्य पात्र हैं - अम्बेडकर और गाँधी। पूरा नाटक इनके इर्द-गिर्द चलता है। नाटक में ये दोनों पात्र आज के अम्बेडकर और गाँधी, जो प्रतिमाओं में कैद हैं, से अलग हैं . न महात्मा ये हैं और न मसीहा बल्कि मनुष्य हैं जिनमें खूबियां हैं तो मानवीय दुर्बलताएं भी हैं। लेकिन आज की पीढी इन्हे ' महात्मा ' और ' मसीहा ' के रूप में ही ज्यादा जानती है क्योंकि इनका परिचय बहुत-कुछ इसी रूप में कराया गया है। यहाँ पूजा भाव अधिक है। नाटक इस इमेज को तोड़ता है और नई पीढ़ी के अन्दर इतिहास को फिर से जानने-समझने की उत्सुकता पैदा करता है। इस नाटक में अवतार सिंह पाश की कविता ‘हम लड़ेंगे साथी’, ‘सबसे खतरनाक होता है सपनों का मर जाना’, शंकर शैलेन्द्र, भूपेन हजारिका व बाॅब दायलान के गीतों का बहुत सुन्दर इस्तेमाल हुआ है। दो दर्जन से अधिक कलाकार जब इन कविताओं और गीतों के साथ कोरस प्रस्तुत करते हैं तो इतिहास और अतीत का संघर्ष दर्शकों के सामने सजीव हो उठता है। गाँधी की भूमिका में वीरेन बसाया, अम्बेडकर के रूप में बजरंग बली सिंह, रमा बाई की भूमिका में शिल्पी मारवाह के साथ करीब तीस से अधिक कलाकारों से सजे इस नाटक की संगीत रचना डा0 संगीता गौड़ ने की। - कौशल किशोर, जन संस्कृति मंच, लखनऊ की पत्रिका
http://jasamlucknow.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-post.html

Fight between the thoughts expressed brilliantly in the play…Gandhi and Ambedkar an unforgettable experience…expressed the conflicting thoughts of two political stalwarts with similar aim…
- Amar Ujaala

This religion cannot be reformed but only be rejected,” exclaims Ambedkar and declares his decision to change his religion from Hinduism, while Gandhi believes “Untouchability can be erased without disturbing the caste system.” Gandhi and his followers ask Ambedkar why changing of religion was important to him and in response Ambdekar asks Gandhi and Gandhians, why Swaraj is important to them. While Gandhi says “I will not let every village in this country be divided between touchables and untouchables,” Ambedkar cries out saying “I have no country.”- It is this kind of difference of opinions and thoughts in addressing and fighting the problems of history which takes the centre-stage in Aravind Gaur’s play AMBEDKAR AUR GANDHI, written by Rajesh Kumar.
With references made to the Poona pact, Kala Ram temple entry satyagraha, round table conference and Communal award the play unfolds the limitation of Gandhi in addressing the problem of untouchability and also his failure in attacking the root of the problem. The play also voices out the dissatisfaction in Ambedkar about the efforts put by Gandhi for the removal of untouchability. The dialogue by Ambedkar saying, “Why doesn’t Gandhi fast unto death for the cause of removal of untocuhability?” summarizes the dissatisfaction and also the dialogue saying, “Efforts of Congress to address the problem of untocuhability is like getting a new dress stitched during the festive season, every year.”
-B.A. Samvartha ('Sahil'), Research Scholar,Theater and Performance Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics,JNU
http://crazymindseye.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/ambedkar-aur-gandhi/

For tickets & Details pls call- 9911013630 ,9540656537,9899650509
asmitatheatre@gmail.com
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Audience's Comments

whenever i think about the play 'Ambedkar aur Gandhi" it just force me to think about the aweso performances of asmita renowed actors as ambedkar ,gandhi and rama.....enthralls my nerves for the subject and brain neurons get activated for the script writer "Rajesh Kumar" heads down for his great and couragous effort to provide such a wonderful and appealing script and last bt nt yhe least... no doubt the script is powerful but to present it for mass is always challenging and the theatre ace "ARVIND GAUR" didnt left any stone untouched for the play..........so the result is here after seeing the play someone starts thinking again from the bottom of indian politics and some are saying "the play changed their thoughts abt gandhi and ambedkar"..... nw its your turn...... watch this play (going to be staged soon in delhi again) and decide urself "whether it cracks ur nerves and vibrate ur brain's neurons or not.............!!-- With Regards !!!
- Arvind Keshri !!

preformace is really outstading no doubt ASMITA rocks
we need this play once more ASAP
-Ajay Tyagi

AMBEDKAR AND GANDHI.... Waaooww... Just two word, AMAZINGLY AWESOME.The best play i have ever seen in my life as yet.The Director Mr Arvind Gaur's best work. This is a milestone from ASMITA THEATER GROUP
-Sidharth Yash

Just got here after the performance, new play in asmita's lap. Hope the list goes on. viren basoya and bajrang bali's performance was splendid....but to be honest the thread which has given a new dimension to the cloth of debate between gandhi and ambedkar is ARVIND GAUR, this man is a genius. seeing actors viren and bajrang under Gaur's direction taught me a life time of acting....
I am proud to be a part of this production...
- Shilpi Marwaha

Awesome play directed by arvind sir..it was d 1st time dat it was performed on 19th july..am glad i was one of d many who aw its world premier....congrats
-Ridhima Bahl

This kind of bold theatre is necessary for our Society. Thanks
-Jasveer (Kapurthala)

"Ambedkar Aur Gandhi" play with brilliant use of actors on stage.Brilliant stage acting, amazing stage chemistry between 2 awesome actors : Bajrang Bali and Viren Basoya,Congratulations to both for a superb performance.
As a theatre enthusiast I want thank Mr. Arvind Gaur for the play , which not only forces us to think but also breaks our notions about the 2 most influential people in Indian history."Ambedkar aur Gandhi" a play recommended for every individual : who is hopeful for change, the one who is not afraid to go : up the hill and against the tide,the one not afraid to fight...Hope for more shows of this play. Excellent acting by Bajrang Bali Singh as Ambedkar ,Viren Basoya as Gandhi and Shilpi Marwaha as Rama
-Shiv Chauhan

one of the best play seen so far...Great show!!!! simply mesmerising!!!!
-Nitin Gupta

Wonderful and amazing work ! great performance by all the actors ! Bajrang Bali is spell-binding...
- Yadavan Chandran ( Darpana Academy )

Anti drugs Street play on 13th Feb at IIT Delhi

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Date:	Saturday, February 13, 2010
Time:	6:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:	IIT Delhi

ASMITA THEATRE GROUP ( ASMITA ART GROUP, Delhi )
Street play on Drugs on 13th feb.at 6pm IIT campus near Wind Tunnal infront of block 2,Mechnical dept.Presented by BSW (Board Of Students Welfare )

Bangalore Mega-tweetup with Prem Panicker Feb 7, 2010

2010-02-05T23:37:00.000-08:00

Come meet the legendary Prem Panicker (formerly of Rediff, now at Yahoo!) and have a fun afternoon of food, drink, and conversation. This Sunday, 07 Feb.

There will be a great selection of starters and cocktails at Moss Lounge with a special menu from @madmanweb to help you along. :)

Thanks to Prem's generosity, the food and drink is being subsidised for tomorrow's event
Pricing per person:
Rs. 300 (food only, including live barbecue)
Rs. 600 (food + unlimited domestic spirits - whiskey, vodka, white rum, foster's beer, vodka cocktails)

Directions and map are at http://mosslounge.com

Where?
Moss Cocktail Lounge
96, Amar Jyoti Layout, Inner Ring Road
Bangalore, India

When?
Feb 7, 2010
12pm - 4pm

SHAMIANA @ Natarani Amphitheater February 24, 2010

2010-02-05T23:08:00.000-08:00

Date:	Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time:	8:15pm - 10:00pm
Location:	Natarani Amphitheater, Darpana Academy

It's SHAMIANA time once in Ahmedabad as we're back with a bagful of shorts from around the world!

And with the participation of shorts from Ahmedabad gettings stronger, we're thoroughly excited about having so much choice for local content.

Can't wait to come back for this one!

Social Media Club Bangalore Meetup Feb 6, 2010

2010-02-05T20:20:00.000-08:00

Kaushal Sarda (@Uhuroo, @ksarda) moderates a panel with Vijay Rayapati (@Gizapage, @amnigos) and Pranav Bhasin (@LifeBlob, @pranavbhasin) on Indian web 2.0 startups targeting the global market.

1. Intro to by Social Media Club Bangalore by host Freeman Murray (@freemanindia). (15 min)

2. Panel discussion & Q&A. (75 min)

3. Networking. (30 min)

Where?
Jaaga
Opp: Hockey Stadium,Shanthinagar
Bangalore, India

When?
Feb 6, 2010
1pm - 3pm

Open Call for Participation in Contemporary Dance Workshops

2010-02-05T17:34:00.001-08:00

European Dance Platform New Delhi
8 - 14 March 2010

Open Call for Participation in Contemporary Dance Workshops

WORKSHOP A: Philippe Saire (Switzerland)

WORKSHOP B: Eszter Salamon (Germany)

8 March: Seminar (mandatory for all workshop participants)

9 – 12 March (11 am - 5 pm): Workshops

13 – 14 March (11am - 3pm): Work-in-progress presentation (to be
confirmed))

Deadline for submissions: 15 February 2010

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Both workshops are for dancers and choreographers, who have at least 1
year of dance or any other movement experience and are particularly
interested in exploring contemporary movement vocabulary.

WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE EUROPEAN DANCE PLATFORM?

The European Dance Platform is an initiative jointly developed by

Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan and Pro Helvetia New Delhi. It
will bring together artists from Switzerland, Germany and India for a
week of workshops and work-in-progress performances.

The dance platform seeks to provide a stage where those engaged with
contemporary dance in India and Europe can facilitate an exchange on
its current practice and discourse in the field of contemporary
choreography. It is a project designed to share ideas and increase an
understanding of each participant's notion of 'contemporary' along with
initiating a professional exchange between all participants.

Biography of Philippe Saire:

Philippe Saire was born in Algeria and is living in Switzerland.

In 1995, the Compagnie Philippe Saire inaugurated its own creative
workspace, the Théâtre Sévelin 36. Situated in Lausanne, the theatre is
entirely dedicated to contemporary dance. The Theater is host to
performances of international stature, but also programmes dance by
local companies in order to encourage their development. Amongst the
highlights of the theatre’s annual programme are the Lausanne
International Dance Festival and the Printemps de Sévelin Festival,
which is dedicated to the work of young, contemporary choreographers.
Artists in residence programmes complete the list of the theater’s
regular activities.

The Compagnie Philippe Saire has created 25 shows to date, with more
than 1'000 performances in 160 towns and cities across Europe, Asia,
Africa, the Middle East and the Americas. The Company also performs
regularly at exhibitions and art galleries, in gardens, urban spaces
and other outside venues.

Parallel to his work as a choreographer, Philippe Saire has also
created and directed several video films about the universe of dance,
often inspired by shows performed by his own company.

Biography of Eszter Salamon:

Eszter Salamon is a Hungarian choreographer living in Berlin. Following
her classical dance studies at the National Academy of Dance in
Budapest, she moves to France in 1992 and works with choreographers
such as Mathilde Monnier and Francois Verret.

Since 2001, she creates her own work: the solos "What A Body You Have,
Honey" and "Giszelle" in collaboration with Xavier le Roy for 'Le vif
du sujet' at the Festival d'Avignon and the group pieces "Reproduction"
at Podewil (Berlin) where she is artist-in-residence. She also worked
with Hungarian folk dancers and musicians at the Les Intranquilles
festival in Lyon and at the PACT Zollverein (Essen). Eszter created the
film-choreography "AND THEN" (2007) at Les Subsistances (Lyon) and the
concert-performance "Without You I Am Nothing" in collaboration with
Aranxta Martinez. Her latest work is a duo with Christine De Smedt. In
2008, she participated in 6Month1Location, an artistic research project
based on self-organisation and self-education at the Centre
Choréographique National de Montpellier.

Salamon assisted in the direction of the opera Theater der
Wiederholungen by Bernhard Lang at Steirischer Herbst (Graz – European
Cultural Capital 2003). She also staged the music of Karim Haddad in
the frame of the project Seven attempted escapes from Silence at the
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin).

PROGRAMME:

SEMINAR:

8. March 2010 (10 AM – 5 PM) @ LECTURE ROOM / India International Centre

A one-day seminar will be chaired by the cultural theorist Sadanand
Menon on current theory and practise in performing arts.

WORKSHOPS:

9 – 12 March (11 am - 5 pm) Venue to be confirmed

Workshop A: conducted by Eszter Salamon/Germany

Workshop B: conducted by Philippe Saire/Switzerland

13 – 14 March (11am - 3pm) Venue to be confirmed

Work-in-progress presentation

FILM SCREENING:

11 – 13 March (from 5pm onwards) @ India International Centre
Auditorium Film schedule to be confirmed

The workshops will be held simultaneously at different venues in Delhi.
Therefore you can only attend ONE of the two workshops. Both are free
of cost.

Outstation participants can apply for financial support for travel
costs. They will need to make their own arrangements for stay.

Please find attached the Application Form.

Kindly send your complete application to gatidance@gmail.com

For further information regarding the workshops please call

GATI: ph: 011-41825766 or mob: 09971406113

For further information regarding the overall European Dance Platform
please call:

Pro Helvetia, Pooja Varma:

ph: 011-41825637, pvarma@prohelvetia.in

Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Farah Batool:

ph: 011-23329506, batool@delhi.goethe.org

The last date for submitting applications is 15 February 2010.

The successful applicants will be notified by 22 February 2010.

Also please forward this message to others who may be interested!

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New Delhi-110013.
Ph 011-41825766

Ghalib * ing Tom Alter

2010-02-05T17:33:00.002-08:00

Watch the Rarest of Rare Combinations

TOM ALTER as MIRZA GHALIB

Tele Booking Opens for Pierrot’s Troupe’s Play

GHALIB

Feb 5, (Fri) 7:30 PM,

SHRI RAM CENTRE, Mandi House, New Delhi

Duration- 1.45 hrs

Tickets: Rs 500/-, 300/- 200/- & 100/-

&

Feb 7, (Sun) 7:30 PM,

EPICENTRE, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon

Duration- 1.45 hrs

An Old World Hospitality – Pierrot’s Troupe Joint Production

Tickets: Rs 350/- Rs 250/- & Rs 150/-

RE-LIVE THE LIFE AND TIMES

of

MIRZA GHALIB

Punctuated with:

A lot of History, Humor and Histrionics

Script and Direction: Dr. M. SAYEED ALAM
Tickets are Available at respective venues TWO days in advance and on
the show day

For Tele, Corporate, Bulk and Individual booking contact: 9810255291,
9810460366, 40506826, 29944635 AND / OR write to us at:
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Launch of Trickster City , New Delhi

2010-02-05T17:33:00.001-08:00

The launch of Trickster City
at CSDS Lawns, 29 Rajpur Road, Delhi on 12th February, 2010, at 4.15 PM
The authors and the translator will introduce the book.

(The book is available at the Penguin Stall at the World Book Fair,
Delhi.)

TRICKSTER CITY (Penguin, India, 2010)

Authors
Azra Tabassum, Jaanu Nagar, Lakhmi Chand Kohli, Rakesh Khairalia,
Yashoda Singh, Kiran Verma, Suraj Rai, Neelofar, Kulwinder Kaur,
Shamsher Ali, Babli Rai, Ankur Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Love Anand, Nasreen,
Rabiya Quraishy, Sunita Nishad, Saifuddin, Arish Qureshi, Tripan Kumar

Translated by Shveta Sarda

Trickster City is an extraordinary composite of writings on the city of
Delhi. They were written over a period of two years by a group of
twenty young people who live in different places in the city of Delhi,
and who have, over the last several years, sustained among themselves
and with others around them, a relationship of writing and conversing
about the city.

This book chronicles the difficult period of loss of home and
livelihood in the city through urban eviction, encounters with the
agencies of the state, love stories gone awry, the fragility of
relationships, and the sustained effort to build life in anticipation
of beauty and pleasure.

The writers draw from experiences, events and biographies, part
fictive, part documentary, to inscribe an image of the city that is
rarely available. There is a yearning in their writings for the
expression of the poetic and allegorical alongside the harshness of
everyday existence.

Trickster City is an aphoristic and playful meander by writers in
search of
a new language that expresses the profound uncertainties and delicately
realised joys of life in the city.

All the writers are are in their twenties, and live in neighbourhoods
across the city, including LNJP colony in Central Delhi, Dakshinpuri in
South Delhi and Sawda-Ghevra, a new resettlement colony at the northern
frontier of the city. They have been associated for different durations
with the Cybermohalla labs set by up Ankur Society for Alternatives in
Education and Sarai–CSDS in different neighbourhoods in Delhi.

The translator Shveta Sarda works in Sarai-CSDS since 2001.

ADVANCE PRAISE for Trickster City
Trickster City is a groundbreaking collection of writings about the
South Asian city, its authors so free in their intelligence and
imagination that they put conventional, pious analysis to shame—and
demonstrate, ultimately, that even the most pressing material
circumstances can never constrain the kind of intelligence that lives
in them.
—Rana Dasgupta

The thumbnail sketches, vignettes, stories and testimonies here invoke
an urban landscape that is only partly outside us. The chaos,
uncertainties and contradictions are us, as we negotiate the city as an
overwhelming, inescapable inner reality in twenty-first century India.
The Trickster City may well be a lovable but impossible part of our
selves.
—Ashis Nandy

Trickster City is the gentle, compassionate anti-dote to the mass of
mail-fisted representations of the ‘under-class’ that has become so
popular these days. The writers that make up this collection are almost
amazing in their restraint, their ability to distil that perfect moment
that conjures up the times they live in. Story after story evokes the
ways in which people keep love alive while a kind of terror, the terror
of being poor in a cruel city, lurks offstage, just a midnight knock
away.
If you put your ear to this book you will be able to hear people
breathing, if you touch it, you will be able to feel their fragile, but
furious pulse. If you read this book, you will be greatly rewarded.
—Arundhati Roy

This book is a reflection of the experiences, thoughts, ideas and
aspirations of the underbelly of the metropolis. These writings have
precision of thought and an optimistic determination, which looks at
the future with hope, courage and patience. The portrayal of modest
experience is matter of fact and the insights have a wisdom that only
experience can bring and no amount of education or knowledge can impart.
—Krishna Sobti

Festivals in Kerala 2010

2010-02-04T19:53:00.000-08:00

Ambalapuzha Sree Krishna Temple	26-06-2010
Ambalapuzha Sree KrishnaTemple	23-04-2010
ARTHUNGAL CHURCH	20-01-2010
Chambakulam Boat race	26-06-2010
Chettikulangara Devi Temple	21-02-2010
Chettikulangaraa Devi Temple	20-02-2010
CHETTUKULANGARA, Mavelikkara	19-03-2010
Dharmasastha Temple Viyapuram	05-01-2010
Kandiyoor Siva Temple	13-12-2010
Kanichukulangara	21-02-2010
Kaviyur Siva Temple	22-12-2010
Mahadeva Temple	28-10-2010
Mannarasala Temple	31-10-2010
Mullakkal Chirappu	16-12-2010
Nalpathenneeswaram Temple	17-02-2010
Nangyarkulangara	17-01-2010
NEHRU TROPHY BOAT RACE	14-08-2010
Panavally Odambally Devi Temple	01-03-2010
Payippattu Boat Race	25-08-2010
Pullukkulangara Ayyappa Temple	20-03-2010
Pullukulangara Dharmasastha Temple	14-04-2010
Rajiv Gandhi Trophy Boat Race	05-11-2010
Ramapuram Devi Temple	20-02-2010
Sree Krishna Temple	11-06-2010
Sree MahadevaTemple	28-01-2010
Sree Subramanya Temple	28-05-2010
Sreekrishna Swamy Temple	07-04-2010
Subramanya temple	13-12-2010
Thiruvizha Mahadeva Temple	01-04-2010
Thrikkanyattukulangara Devi Temple	18-02-2010
Valavanadu Devi Temple	19-02-2010
Vattapayithra Devi Temple	20-02-2010

Aluva Manapuram Siva Temple	12-02-2010
Ambattukavu	19-03-2010
Azhakiya Kavu,Palluruthy	16-01-2010
Azhakiya Kavu,Palluruthy	05-02-2010
Azheekkal Temple	15-12-2010
Chirangara Sree Bhagavathy Temple	23-04-2010
Chottanikkara Devi Temple	22-02-2010
Chottanikkara Devi Temple	27-02-2010
Chottanikkara Devi Temple	28-02-2010
Chottanikkara Devi Temple	03-03-2010
Chowwazhchakkavu	02-02-2010
Edaprakkavu Ambasserykavu	19-02-2010
Edaprakkavu Ambasserykavu	01-03-2010
Elavoor Puthenkavu	23-04-2010
Ellumparambu Vadakkan Chovva Temple	19-03-2010
ERNAKULAM SIVA TEMPLE UTSAVAM	21-01-2010
Gowreeswara Temple	01-02-2010
Iringorkavu Forest Temple	22-03-2010
Kalikkotta Palace, Thrippunithura	17-01-2010
Kalikkotta Palace, Thrippunithura	21-02-2010
Kallil Devi Cave Temple	21-11-2010
Kothakulangara Devi Temple	17-01-2010
Kottaram Devi temple	28-02-2010
Kottuvallikkavu	14-02-2010
Mahaganapathy Temple	01-03-2010
Mattur Neelamkulangara Devi Temple	16-03-2010
Mookambika Temple	08-09-2010
Narayanamangalam Temple	25-01-2010
Nayarambalam Subramanya Temp	30-01-2010
Nayarambalam Temple	28-01-2010
Pallathankulangara Temple	16-02-2010
Paramaara Devi Temple	15-01-2010
Pavakulam Mahadeva Temple, Kaloor	21-12-2010
Poornathrayeesa Temple	03-12-2010
Rajarajeswara temple	21-04-2010
Sankaranarayana Temple	01-02-2010
Sree Ayyapa Temple	04-01-2010
Sree Ayyapa Temple	20-12-2010
Sree Krishnaswamy Temple, Kalady	15-08-2010
Sree Narayana Temple	01-03-2010
St. Mary's Forane Church, Koratty	16-10-2010
St. Thomas Church, Malayattoor	11-04-2010
Thamarakulangara Sastha temple	14-01-2010
Thirumala Vishnu Temple	15-01-2010
THIRUVAIRANIKULAM	22-12-2010
Thonniyakavu Thalapoly	19-02-2010
Thrippunithura Town	10-09-2010
Vamanamurthy temple Thrikkakra	14-08-2010
Vypeen W. Island	26-12-2010

1000 Acre Temple ("Ayiram Acre Temple")	28-01-2010
Kali Temple Muthirapuzha	20-03-2010
Maha Ganapathy Temple	27-02-2010
Mangala Devi Temple	28-04-2010
Nedukandam Tourism Festival	26-01-2010
Sreekrishnaswamy Temple	08-04-2010

1st Muchilot Kavu	07-01-2010
Adukkaden Tharavad	29-10-2010
Bhadrapuram Arathil Temple	28-03-2010
Chattiyur Ara Bhagavathy Temple	07-02-2010
Chittikkot Harijan colony	06-03-2010
Chittikkot Harijan Colony	06-11-2010
Iyvor Paradevatha temple	09-01-2010
Kalarivathukkal Bhagavathy Temple	21-03-2010
Kannangattu Bhagavathy	31-01-2010
Kannangattu Bhagavathy temple	28-01-2010
Kannankattu Bhagavathy temple	05-01-2010
Kannankattu Bhagavathy temple	03-02-2010
Kayappoyil Kayabhagavathy Temple	24-04-2010
Kizhakkara Chamundi temple	01-03-2010
Koroth Nagabhagavathy temple	15-02-2010
Kozhichil Bhagavathy temple	26-12-2010
Madaayi Thiruvarkkattu Temple	21-03-2010
Madaayikottam	31-01-2010
Madapilly Someswari temple	05-01-2010
Mambalam	28-01-2010
Manolikkavu Thira Festival	18-02-2010
MATTUMMAL, KUTHIRUMMAL.	10-03-2010
Mavicheri	23-01-2010
Mavila Pathayapura Kaleeswaram	12-05-2010
Mavilakavu Daivathar Temple	14-04-2010
Meloottu Maddappura	27-12-2010
Muchilottu Bhagavathy temple	01-01-2010
Muthappan Madapura Annual festival	17-10-2010
Naddhyarkottom Temple, Kairalam	04-03-2010
Narambil Bhagavathy temple	18-01-2010
Neelankai Bhagavathy temple	31-12-2010
Original Muthappan Shrine	17-12-2010
PARASSANIKADAVU Muthappan	02-12-2010
Parassinikkadavu Muthappan Madapura	26-10-2010
Parol Sree Bhagavathy temple	27-02-2010
Perumudikkalkavu Bhagavathy Temple	09-02-2010
Perunkali Bhagavathy temple	06-11-2010
Puliyoor Kaali Temple	18-04-2010
Puliyoor Kali Temple	07-12-2010
Puthiya Bhagavathy temple	08-02-2010
Puthiya Bhagavathy temple Eripuram	27-11-2010
Rudramandalam Bhagavathy Ara	23-02-2010
Sree Krishna temple Kadaladi	29-01-2010
Sree Krishna Temple Thrichampara	20-03-2010
Sree Rama Swami Temple	13-04-2010
Thaliparambu Rajarajeswara Temple	12-02-2010
Thekken Kariyathen Temple	14-01-2010
Vaaniyillom Someswari Temple	04-05-2010
Vayalichery Bhagavathy temple	23-01-2010
Vayanattukulavan temple	28-01-2010
Vayanattukulavan temple	01-03-2010
Vayanattukulavan Temple	25-02-2010
Vayanattukulavan temple	01-03-2010
Vishnumoorthy temple	27-02-2010

Anantheswara Sidhi Vinayaka Temple	13-04-2010
Durgalaya Nema Vishnu temple	16-08-2010
Gulikabana Mangalpadi	10-06-2010
Hossankudi Ayyappa Temple	09-01-2010
Hossankudi Ayyappa Temple	20-08-2010
Kottiyur Mahadeva Temple	26-05-2010
Kowwal Azhivathukkal	01-11-2010
Madiyankoolom Kshethapalan T.	11-01-2010
Mahalingeswara Temple	28-01-2010
Padannakkattu Valiya Veedu Tharavad	29-10-2010
Parayil Paradevatha Vettakkaran T.	07-02-2010
Pullor Sree Mahavishnu temple	10-12-2010
Sree Anantheswara temple	11-12-2010
Sree Gopalakrishna Temple	01-03-2010
Sree Subbaraya Deva temple	08-11-2010
Sree Thali Neelakanteswara Temple	07-03-2010
Thrikkannad Thryambakeswara Temple	04-03-2010

Aanayadipazhayidom Narasimhaswamy Temple	08-01-2010
Adinad Sakthikulangara Devi Temple	26-02-2010
Aryankavu Dharmasastha Temple	16-12-2010
Aryankavu Dharmasastha Temple	25-12-2010
Aryankavu Dharmasastha Temple	26-12-2010
Ashraamam Sree Krishna Temple	06-04-2010
Cheriyazheekkal Kasiviswanatha Temple	25-05-2010
Chothithirunaal Thazham Durga Temple	04-03-2010
Dharmasastha Temple	02-02-2010
Duryodhana Temple, Malanada	26-03-2010
Kalkulath Sankara Narayana Temple	15-02-2010
Kodimoottil Bhagavathy Temple Maidan	07-03-2010
Manikanteswara Temple	20-04-2010
Mulamkandakom Temple	23-04-2010
Ochira festival	17-11-2010
Ochira Temple	15-06-2010
Ochira Temple	07-09-2010
Perumon Kaali temple	24-03-2010
Poredam Siva Temple, Chadayamangalam	13-03-2010
Punalur Kali temple	20-03-2010
Puthiyathrikkovil Vishnu Temple	19-01-2010
Siva Temple	11-04-2010
Sree Subramanya Temple	20-03-2010
Sree Subramanya Temple, Umayanellur	19-03-2010
Thirumullavarom Mahavishnu Temple	30-03-2010
Thirunakkara Temple	10-07-2010
Thrikadavur Mahadeva Temple	22-02-2010
Umayanellur Subramanya Temple	21-03-2010

ILAMPILLY Sastha Temple	21-02-2010
Karippadathukavu	19-02-2010
Keezhoor Siva temple	11-12-2010
Koothattukulam Pooram	02-02-2010
Mahadeva Temple	22-02-2010
Mahadeva Temple	18-10-2010
Mahadeva Temple	19-11-2010
Mahadeva Temple	29-11-2010
Neelamperoor	08-09-2010
Palamoottu Dharmasastha Temple	02-02-2010
Panachikad Saraswathy temple	08-10-2010
Sree Karthiayani temple kumaranellur	13-11-2010
Sree Krishna Swami Temple	14-01-2010
Sree Subramanya Swamy temple	18-04-2010
Thaliyil Devaswom	14-04-2010
Thirupuram Mahavishnu Temple	03-12-2010

Erakkathil Devi Temple	31-01-2010
Kunnathuparadevatha Temple	06-02-2010
Kusavankottam Vettakkorumakan Temple	24-03-2010
Madiyan Kowwal	04-01-2010
Mahi Church	14-10-2010
Mananchira	11-12-2010
Mananchira Ground	13-01-2010
Meethalkavu	04-02-2010
Meledathu Temple	15-04-2010
Mudakkai Devi Temple	04-02-2010
Peedikaparambu	20-02-2010
Ramathkavu	04-03-2010
Sree Kurumba Vettakkorumakan Temple	19-01-2010
Sree Narasimha Parthasarathi Temple	07-02-2010
Sreekanteswaram Siva Temple	06-02-2010
Thali Mahadeva Temple	14-04-2010
Thali Temple Chalappuram	28-10-2010
Thandorekavu	03-02-2010
Vadakara, Theru Ganapathy Temple	14-04-2010

Kaliyattakavu	16-05-2010
Kannenkavu Temple	15-01-2010
Kolady Tharavadu Shrine, Ponnani	18-12-2010
Kulangarakavu,Vattamkulam	17-01-2010
Malamakkavu Ayyappa Temple	13-11-2010
Navamukunda Temple	25-02-2010
Perumukku Devi Temple,Karakkad	14-02-2010
THIRUMANDHANKAVU POORAM	23-03-2010
Thirumittakkode Siva Temple	12-02-2010
Vairamkode Bhagavathy temple	14-02-2010
Vairamkode Bhagavathy temple	19-02-2010
Vettathukavu Devi temple	27-03-2010

Aamakkavu, Devi Temple, Nagalassery	14-03-2010
Adi Kesavapuram Temple	16-10-2010
Athipetta Mangottukavu Tharur	25-05-2010
Chamminikkavu Aloor	16-02-2010
Chathamkandamkavu Devi Temple	27-02-2010
Chinakkathur Pooram	28-02-2010
Chithali	25-08-2010
Devi Temple	22-02-2010
Elavathukkal Devi Temple	20-02-2010
Erumayur Kummatti	09-04-2010
Erumayur temple	14-05-2010
Grand Mosque Festival	11-02-2010
ILAMBALLOOR Devi Temple	23-04-2010
Kalleppully Devi Temple	22-02-2010
KALPATHI RADHOTSAVAM	14-11-2010
KAMBATH CHALLA	10-01-2010
Kannambra Temple	14-04-2010
KANNAMBRA VELA	24-05-2010
Karukaputhur Ekadeshi festival	26-01-2010
Karukaputhur Pooram	27-02-2010
Kattiriri Puthiyankom	12-04-2010
Kattussery Puthiyankam	30-03-2010
Killikkavu Bhagavathy Temple	25-04-2010
Kizhakkanchery	25-12-2010
Koduvayur	24-08-2010
Koduvayur Temple	22-12-2010
Koyalmannam	14-04-2010
Kumaramputhur	14-04-2010
Kuttavakkavu Karukaputhur	16-02-2010
Madappallur Pooram	22-05-2010
Madappullikkavu	19-02-2010
Mahalakshmi temple	12-03-2010
Mandath Devi temple	07-04-2010
Mangalamkunnu Pookkottukavu	07-03-2010
Meenkulathi Bhagavathy Temple	15-01-2010
Meenkulathikavu	19-02-2010
Meenkulathikavu	15-05-2010
Meenkulathikavu	24-05-2010
Mulayamparambu Bhagavathy Temple	17-02-2010
Mulayamparambu Bhagavathy Temple	27-02-2010
Mullemparambu Mezhathur	29-01-2010
Nemmara Vallangi	23-04-2010
Ongallur Kadaparambathukavu	23-02-2010
Palakkizhiukkavu	07-03-2010
Panthalakkalkavu	22-02-2010
Parakkad Bhagavathy Temple	22-02-2010
Parikkanchery Bhagavathykavu	08-04-2010
Pariyanampetta Valiya Aarattu	19-02-2010
Perumkulam temple	27-02-2010
PULLANIKKAVU TEMPLE	16-02-2010
Puthanalukkal Vela	11-02-2010
Puthussery Kummatti	20-01-2010
Puzhakkalkara Kummatti	06-01-2010
Puzhakkalkara Kummatti	27-12-2010
Sree Annapoorneswari temple	14-10-2010
Sree Krishna temple	12-03-2010
Sree Krishnaswamy Temple	29-04-2010
Sree Mahadeva temple	12-03-2010
Sree Varadarajaswamy temple	12-03-2010
Sreekrishna temple	01-09-2010
Subramania Temple	30-01-2010
Thirunellayi Gramam	25-04-2010
Thootha	14-05-2010
Thrippallavur Siva Temple	24-03-2010
Thrippallavur Siva Temple	13-10-2010
Thrippatta Kulappully Pooram	14-03-2010
Thrithala Mosque Fest.	21-02-2010
Uthrathikkavu,thiruvazhiyode	20-03-2010
VADAKANTHARA, PALAKAD TOWN	12-03-2010
Vadakkanthara Temple	14-06-2010
Vadakke Muthassiarkavu	12-03-2010
Vallangi Temple	03-04-2010

Aranmula Vallamkali	27-08-2010
Bhagavathikavu	29-03-2010
Edappavur Bhagavathy temple	05-01-2010
Edappavur Bhagavathy temple	26-12-2010
Ezhumattur Panamattathukavu	20-03-2010
Kadammanitta Devi Temple	14-04-2010
Kidangannur Pallimukkathu Devi Temple	20-02-2010
Madathumpadi Devi Temple	11-03-2010
Mahadeva Temple	24-02-2010
Orippurath Thattayil	20-03-2010
Pallimukkath Devi Temple	11-03-2010
Pannivizha Devi Temple	28-01-2010
Parthasarathi temple,Aranmula	08-01-2010
Parthasarathy Temple Ground	26-01-2010
Pulladu Bhagavathy Temple	20-02-2010
Sabarimala Arattu at Pampa	29-03-2010
Sabarimala Sastha Temple	24-05-2010
Sarangakkavu Venmani	20-02-2010
Sree Bhagavathy Temple	20-02-2010
Sree Parthasarathi Temple	27-08-2010
Sree Vallabha Temple	17-02-2010
Sree Vallabha Temple	16-07-2010
Sree Vallabha Temple	07-08-2010
Thelliyurkavu Devi Temple Vennikkulam	21-02-2010
Thirunellurthanam Eraviperoor	28-02-2010
Valamchuzhi Temple	24-01-2010

Aaryaasala Temple	07-10-2010
Aryasala Bhagavathy Temple	07-05-2010
Attukal Devi Temple	28-02-2010
Balasubramanya Temple	28-04-2010
Kariyam Devi Temple	20-03-2010
Kottenkulangara Devi Temple	24-03-2010
Navayikulam Ulsavam	13-04-2010
NEDUMANGAD DESEEYOLSAVAM	09-03-2010
Padmanabhaswamy temple	04-11-2010
Parthasarathi Temple	13-03-2010
Pazhavangady Ganapathy Kovil	11-09-2010
Puthenchantha Murugankovil	29-03-2010
Rameswaram	21-11-2010
Sarkkara Devi Temple	23-04-2010
Sasthavattom Dharmasastha Temple	25-04-2010
SREEKANTESWARAM SIVA TEMPLE	12-02-2010
Sreekanteswaram Siva Temple	13-12-2010
Sreekrishnaswamy Temple	01-09-2010
Thali Temple	14-01-2010
Udaya Marthandeswaram Siva Temple	12-02-2010
Ullur Sree Subramaniya Swami Temple	29-03-2010
Valiyasala Temple	15-02-2010
Varkala Temple	21-02-2010

Aaneswaram Siva Temple	12-02-2010
Aarangottukara Mullakkal	01-01-2010
Aarangottukara Mullakkal	31-12-2010
Aareswaram Murugan Temple	20-11-2010
Aayiramkanni Devi Temple	20-02-2010
Adupputty Church	28-10-2010
Anchery Muthappan Kalam	10-02-2010
Annakulangara Devi Temple	02-02-2010
Arattupuzha Temple Ground	28-03-2010
Arigiri Temple	26-01-2010
Aruvayi Chiravarambathukavu Devi Temple	21-02-2010
Avittathur Siva Temple	19-01-2010
Ayyankulangara Bhagavathy temple	11-02-2010
Ayyappankavu	02-02-2010
Chattukulam Siva temple	21-12-2010
Chembuchira Siva Temple	23-02-2010
Chembuthara Kodungallurkavu	19-01-2010
Cherpu Peruvanom Temple	25-03-2010
Chirakkal Bhagavathy temple	13-01-2010
Chowwannur Kallazhi Devi temple	05-02-2010
Desamangalam Kottipparakkal Pooram	27-02-2010
Dhanwanthari Temple	17-12-2010
Dhanwanthari Temple	17-12-2010
East Kumaramchira	22-02-2010
Edathirinji Subramaniya Temple	26-02-2010
Enkakad, Wadakanchery	21-12-2010
Eyyal Bhagavathy Temple	14-05-2010
Guruvayoor Temple	14-12-2010
Guruvayur Temple	19-02-2010
Guruvayur Temple	01-03-2010
Guruvayur Temple	06-03-2010
Harikanyaka Temple	23-03-2010
Ittirimuthappan Temple Chulliparambil	18-01-2010
Kadavallur Sree Rama Temple	23-04-2010
Kaikkulangara	10-01-2010
Kaikkulangara	28-12-2010
Kaikkulangara	31-12-2010
Kalamandalam	16-10-2010
Kalamandalam Koothambalam	15-08-2010
Kalanilayam	09-10-2010
Kaliarode Mosque, Chelakkara	25-02-2010
Kandamkulam Sasthamkovil,Methala	22-11-2010
Kannambuzha Devi Temple	18-02-2010
Kannambuzha Devi Temple	28-02-2010
Kannapuram Temple	11-03-2010
Kapplengad Devi Temple	20-02-2010
Karthiayani Temple, Kizhoor	21-11-2010
Karuvanthala Devi Temple	20-02-2010
Kattakampal Bhagavathy Temple	25-04-2010
Kerala Kalamandalam	18-09-2010
Kerala Kalamandalam Cheruthuruthy	09-11-2010
Kerala Kalamandalam, Cheruthuruthy	16-10-2010
KERALAKALAMANDALAM	26-01-2010
Kizhakkumpattukara & Cherur	25-08-2010
Kochanamkulangara,Iringapuram	14-01-2010
Kodugallur Devi Temple, Kodungallur	19-03-2010
KODUNGALLUR DEVI TEMPLE	14-01-2010
KOODALMANIKYAM TEMPLE	25-04-2010
Kottappuram Boat Race	29-08-2010
Kottappuram Siva temple	14-01-2010
Kottekkad Catholic Church	17-10-2010
Kozhimanparam Devi Temple	03-03-2010
Kumaranchira Devi Temple	18-02-2010
Kumaranchira Devi Temple	20-02-2010
Kumaranchira Devi Temple	28-02-2010
Kurumakkavu Kumbalangad	26-01-2010
Kurumalikkavu	20-02-2010
Kuttanellur Bhagavathy Temple	01-03-2010
KUTTIANKAVU TEMPLE,MINALUR	12-02-2010
Machad Village	22-12-2010
Mahadeva temple	21-01-2010
Mahaganapathy temple Kakkad	07-03-2010
Mahavishnu Temple	08-04-2010
Manalarukavu Devi temple	12-02-2010
Manathala Mosque	27-01-2010
Manathala Nagayakshi Temple	22-01-2010
Mandaram Kadavu Arattupuzha	13-02-2010
Mangad Devi Temple	18-02-2010
Mangad Devi Temple	28-02-2010
Mangad Devi Temple, Kottappuram	05-03-2010
Mangalam Ayyappankavu	02-02-2010
MANIMALARKAVU,VELUR	20-02-2010
Mosque Festival	13-01-2010
Mosque Festival, Vattekkad	16-02-2010
Mullakkal Devi Temple	24-01-2010
Narayanankulangara Devi Temple	23-01-2010
Nattika Beach	25-12-2010
Nethilakkavu Ezhamkallu	19-02-2010
PAINKAL Bhagavathy Temple	13-05-2010
Palakkaparambil Vemballur	26-02-2010
Panchavadi	05-11-2010
Panchavadi Sankaranarayana Temple	12-02-2010
Panorkavu Bhagavathy temple	12-02-2010
Parakkottukavu	09-05-2010
Paramekkavu , VELA	01-01-2010
Paramekkavu Temple	20-06-2010
Paramekkavu, VELA	31-12-2010
PATHIRAKKOTTUKAVU, MUNDATHICODE	24-01-2010
Pidikkaparambu temple	26-03-2010
Pokkulangara Bhagavathy Temple	21-02-2010
Poonilarkavu Devi Temple	21-11-2010
Poothrikkovil Mahavishnu Temple	30-03-2010
Punkunnam Ayyappanvilakku	16-12-2010
Puranattukara Mahavishnu temple	25-12-2010
Puthiyakavu	23-01-2010
Puthur Cheeroth temple	23-01-2010
Sankaranarayana Temple	10-08-2010
Sankarankandath temple	22-12-2010
Sankarankavu	23-01-2010
Sankarankulangara Devi Temple	25-03-2010
Sankarapuram Temple	09-05-2010
Sastha Temple	02-03-2010
Sastha Temple	13-07-2010
Siva Temple	17-02-2010
Siva temple	22-12-2010
Siva Temple Kuttmukku	15-02-2010
Siva Vishnu Temple	24-06-2010
Siva Vishnu Temple, Muthuvara	12-02-2010
SNEHATHEERAM SEAFOOD FEST	14-04-2010
Somasekhara Temple	13-10-2010
Sree Bhagavathy temple	12-11-2010
Sree Chidambara Temple	30-01-2010
Sree Karthiayani Temple	28-02-2010
Sree Krishna Temple	26-02-2010
Sree Krishna Temple	07-03-2010
Sree Krishna Temple	17-12-2010
Sree Krishna Temple Kuttankulangara	10-01-2010
Sree Krishna Temple Premises	16-11-2010
Sree Krishna Temple, GURUVAYUR	03-11-2010
Sree Krishna Temple,GURUVAYUR	17-11-2010
Sree Kurumbabhagavathy Devi Temple	20-02-2010
Sree Kurumbakkavu	13-02-2010
Sree Mahadeva temple	26-12-2010
Sree Rama Temple	22-03-2010
Sree Rama Temple	24-03-2010
Sree Rama Temple	23-09-2010
Sree Rama Temple, Ekadeshi	02-12-2010
Sree Rama temple,Kadavallur	26-01-2010
SREE RAMA TEMPLE,THIRUVILWAMALA	11-03-2010
Sree Sivasubramanya Temple	11-11-2010
Sree Subramaniya Temple, Methala	21-03-2010
Sree Subramanya temple	11-12-2010
Sree Subramanya temple,Kuzhur	17-11-2010
Sree Vadakkunnatha Temple	12-02-2010
SREE VADAKKUNNATHA TEMPLE	17-07-2010
Sree Venkitachalapathy Temple	04-07-2010
Sreekrishna temple, GURUVAYUR	03-11-2010
St. Antony's Forane Church	24-10-2010
Subramaniya Temple Chirakkekode	14-04-2010
Subramanya Ancient Cave Temple	11-11-2010
Subramanyaswamy Temp.	26-02-2010
Thanikkudam Bhagavathy Temple	13-04-2010
Thayamkavu Sastha temple	02-03-2010
Thechikkavu Sastha Temple	02-03-2010
Thechikkottukavu	11-02-2010
Thechikkottukavu	12-02-2010
Thichoor Siva Temple	14-04-2010
Thiruvanikavu Temple	26-02-2010
Thiruvanikavu,Machad	23-02-2010
Thiruvanikkavu Temple	20-02-2010
Thiruvanikkavu,Mullurkara	13-01-2010
Thiruvanikkavu,Wadakanchery	19-01-2010
Thrikkulasekharapuram Temple	17-02-2010
Thrikkumaramkudam Subramanya Temple	30-01-2010
Thriprayar Arayanparambu	09-02-2010
Thrissur Town	22-04-2010
Thrissur Town	24-04-2010
Thrissur Town	23-05-2010
Thrissur Town	26-08-2010
Uthralikkavu Wadakanchery	02-03-2010
VADAKURUMBAKAVU,THIROOR	18-02-2010
Valarkavu temple	01-03-2010
Varakkara	13-01-2010
Varavur Palakkal Bhagavathy Temple	21-02-2010
Vazhalikkavu	01-03-2010
Velappaya Siva temple	12-02-2010
Venganellur	29-11-2010

Irulam Sitha Devi temple	02-01-2010
Kalpatta Mariyamman Devi Temple	01-04-2010
Malayalathamma Siva Badhrakali Temple	18-02-2010
Pazhoor Mahavishnu temple	09-03-2010
Valliyurkavu Bhagavathy Temple	15-03-2010
Veliyambam Kotta Siva temple	06-02-2010

EUREKA 2010

2010-02-04T18:00:00.001-08:00

Start Time:	Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 5:45am
End Time:	Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 9:45pm
Location:	Religare Arts Initiative, Connaught Place

EUREKA 2010

Two evenings of Performance & Exhibition by Atelier

Celebrating the 6th anniversary of the founding of Atelier presents Eureka 2010: best 2 teams chosen from AYTW 2009 (Atelier’s Youth Theatre Week) along with a professional performance and an Exhibition on the Rangyatra (theatre journey) of Atelier since 2004.

Feb 20, 2010 - Ambedkar aur Gandhi by Asmita Theatre
Feb 21, 2010 - Double Bill (Rome Juliet aur Andhera by Ankur & )

Dont miss the EXHIBITION on the Journey of Atelier Theatre since 2004 curated by Kuljeet Singh, the creative director of Atelier.

FOR DETAILS check www.atelierexpressions.com

Pseudorealism Once Again February 15, 2010

2010-02-04T08:51:00.000-08:00

Start Time:	Monday, February 15, 2010 at 10:00am
End Time:	Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 7:00pm
Location:	Museum Gallery, Mumbai

After the success of Devajyoti Ray's previous show at New Delhi, 21ST CENTURY INDIAN ART now organises the second major show of Devajyoti Ray's recent works.

We request the pleasure of your company at Museum Gallery from 15th to 21st February.

The show will have 22 recent art works of Devajyoti Ray and 12 limited edition digital prints

workshop the art of building Hand Made classical guitar - Bangalore

2010-02-04T08:48:00.000-08:00

anybody interested in learning the art of building Hand Made classical guitar (Premium Quality)? Workshop will be on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 to 6 for 8-10 consecutive weekends in Bangalore. Interested can write me at varun25dec@gmail.com

Are you a creative talent looking for a place to showcase your work? Get in touch and lets see how we can help you to promote what you do: creativecontacts@ymail.com.

www.twitter.com/ccindia

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=40520267856&ref=ts

The Indian Penal Code (IPC)

2010-02-04T06:46:00.000-08:00

The Indian Penal Code (IPC) prescribes criminal prosecution for
"wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot" (section 153);
"promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion" (section 153A); "imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration" (section 153B);
"uttering words with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person" (section 298);
"statements conducing to public mischief" (section 505 (1), b and c); and
"statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes (section 505(2).
Section 108 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in addition, allows an Executive Magistrate to initiate action against a person violating section 153A or 153B of the IPC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_India

Royal Mysore Walks

2010-02-04T04:46:00.000-08:00

A unique walking tour company that offers you theme based guided walking tours. An experience to remember in the City of Palaces as you walk the thoroughfares and alleys that created history and get to observe and absorb the city step by step..

To Do in Mysore
http://www.royalmysorewalks.com/todo.html

Email: explore@royalmysorewalks.com
(Email is the preferred way to reach us)
http://twitter.com/wineye

Mobile: 96320 44188

Snail Mail: #22, 17th Main,
JP Nagar 2nd Stage,
Mysore 570 008
http://www.royalmysorewalks.com

WORKSHOP ON MARMA THERAPY & KALARI

2010-02-04T04:10:00.001-08:00

MASSAGE By Ranjan
Mullaratt

Thursday, 25 February 2010: 12pm ā€“ 4pm
Friday, 26. February 2010: 12pm ā€“ 4pm
Saturday, 27. February 2010: 10am ā€“ 2pm

Marmas are energy points or the sacred points in the body. There are
108 Marmas associated with the nadis and charkas of yoga and are for
balancing body and mind. Different ailments require different but
specific massage techniques. The speed, force, number of strokes, type
of medicated oil/paste used and the mode of massage varies depending on
the personā€™s physical strength, age and ailment. It is not an
exaggeration to say that the techniques of Marma therapy, a timely
touch, slap or a gentle blow on a marma point can save a dying man.

This three-day practical workshop will introduce participants to the
art of Kalari massage and cover some of the marmas which are helpful
for improving flexibility, alertness and treating injuries related to
sports and dance. The workshop will include a theoretical overview of
the Tridoshaā€™s, the 108 vital points (marma points) in the human body
and the different oils, pastes and herbs used by Kalari gurus.

Eligibility: This workshop would be beneficial for professional
dancers, athletes, martial artists, aerobic trainers, yoga
practitioners and other physical training instructors.

Ranjan Mullaratt Ranjan is the founder and artistic director of KAPA
(Kalari Academy of Performing Arts) in Bangalore. Ranjan has undergone
rigorous training in Kalaripayattu from his childhood as a student of
the eminent master Sri. Balan Gurukkal, at P K B Kalari Sangam, Kerala.
At present he conducts regular classes as well as showcases
performances at national and international fora. Although his training
has been traditional, Ranjan has succeeded in subtly blending
Kalaripayattu with classical and contemporary dance forms. These
newly-evolved dance forms are a natural part of Kalari's evolution,
from being a pure martial combat used to settle differences in battles
to the death, to an art meant for self-expression and keeping fit.

To register for the workshop please contact 9971406113 or 011 41825766
or email gatidance@gmail.com.

**The last date for registration is Friday, 19. February 2010**

Start Time: Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 12:00pm
End Time: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 2:00pm
Location: D-36 Basement
Street: Nizamuddin East
City/Town: New Delhi, India

25 Reasons We Still Need Superman : Asian Video Art Touring Festival

2010-02-04T04:09:00.001-08:00

As part of Sarai's ten year celebrations, this traveling video art show
will be curated by Tim Crowley on the 8-9-10 February 2010. Tim Crowley
is an independent curator from the United Kingdom and is presently
curating his show all over Asia. After completing a successful stint in
China, he will now be showcasing his video show in India, starting off
with Delhi at Sarai.

If you are in Delhi on these dates, do come and join us in our
celebrations.

Start Time: Monday, February 8, 2010 at 4:00pm
End Time: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 6:00pm
Location: Sarai-CSDS
Street: 29- Rajpur Road , New Delhi

Dastangoi Performance @ SARAI , New Delhi

2010-02-04T04:08:00.003-08:00

Dastangoi is a lost art form of storytelling in Urdu. At its zenith,
these stories entertained audiences with tales of war, magic,
deception, adventure etc. The performers, Dastangos, were mimics,
narrators, actors who use to recreate and mould stories spontaneously
while performing.
Mahmood Farooqui, an actor and a writer based in Delhi, revived
Dastangoi under the guidance of the leading scholar of the Dastanic
tradition, S. R. Faruqi. He collaborates with Danish Husain in his
venture of reviving Dastangoi, as an art form.
To celebrate Saraiā€™s ten years, Mahmood Farooqui and Danish Husain will
give a Dastangoi performance on 9th February 2010 at 6:00 in the
evening.
If you are in town, please come and join us in our celebrations.

Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Sarai-CSDS
Street: 29- Rajpur Road , New Delhi

Ten Years of Sarai : 12 February 2010

2010-02-04T04:08:00.001-08:00

12th February
Ten Years of Sarai

Opening
Introduction to Sarai.
Venue: Sarai Interface Zone
Time: 2:00 pm

Tinker.Solder.Tap
Amitabh Kumar/ Bhagwati Prasad will present the graphic novel.
Discussant: Lawrence Liang and Pao Collective
Venue: Sarai Interface Zone
Time: 2:15 pm

Tea

City as Studio
Introducing the City as Studio process.
Saraiā€™s new associate fellows will introduce their works.
City as Studio digital platform goes public.
Venue: Sarai Interface Zone
Time: 3:15 pm

The City as Studio Exhibition Series
Presentation of a year long exhibition design.
Venue: Sarai Interface Zone
Time: 4:00 pm

Tea
(CSDS Lawns)

Launch of Trickster City (Penguin, India)
Readings by the authors and the translator.
Venue: CSDS Lawns
Time: 4:15 pm

Tea

Welcome
Shail Mayaram, Director, CSDS
Venue: Seminar Room
Time: 5.30 pm

Release of the Hindi Translation of
Disenchanted Night: The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth
Century
(Betilism Raat) (Vani Prakashan)
Readings by Sanjay Sharma and introduction to translation programme by
Ravikant, editor of the series.
Venue: Seminar Room
Time: 5:45 pm

Launch of Sarai Reader 08: Fear (Sarai-CSDS)
Venue: Seminar Room
Time: 6.15 pm

The Melodramatic Public: Film Form and Spectatorship in Indian Cinema
(Permanent Black, Ranikhet, and Palgrave, London)
Ravi Vasudevan introduces his forthcoming book, with image and short
excerpts.
Venue: Seminar Room
Time: 6.30 pm

Pirate Modernity: Media Urbanism in Delhi (Routledge, London, New York,
Delhi)
Ravi Sundaram introduces his new book with image and short excerpts.
Venue: Seminar Room
Time: 6:40 pm

Seepage (Sternberg, Berlin/ New York)
Raqs Media Collective introduces their new book, with image and short
excerpts.
Venue: Seminar Room
Time: 6:50 pm

BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies (Sage, India)
Introduction to a new journal on film and cultural studies by Ravi
Vasudevan.
Venue: Seminar room
Time: 7:00 pm

Ashis Nandy on Saraiā€™s Decade
Venue: Seminar Room
Time: 7:15 pm

Looking Forward
Venue: Seminar Room
Time: 7:45 pm

Refreshments
8:00 pm onwards

Time: 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: 29- Rajpur Road,
Street: Civil Lines , New Delhi

M.I.F.F. 2010 : Open Forum & Seminar

2010-02-04T04:05:00.000-08:00

Venue National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA). Mumbai

http://miffindia.in/Home.aspx

Creating Documentary culture

Speakers: - Rahul Jain ā€“ Guwahati

Ms. Mayura Amarkant (MET)

Ms. Jeroo Mulla head of media Sophia College

Fr. Lawrie (Xavier Institute of Mass Communication)

Ms. Jane Swamy (Dean, Xavier Institute of Mass Communication)

Ms. Priti Chandriani

5th Feb-Friday - Open Forum

Pitching ā€“ Getting finance for Global projects.

Speakers- Ms. Lucia Rekaki, Greek

Mr. Nilotpal Mazumdar, SRFTI, Kolkata

Ms. Beena Paul, Trivandrum

Mr. Ramakrishnan (NFDC)

6th Feb ā€“ Saturday - Seminar

Empowering the Documentary Film maker:

Pre Lunch: - 10.30am to 1.00pm

a) Re-defining the Documentary.

Speakers:- Mani Kaul, Anand Patwardhan, Bishakha Dutta

b) Working environment of the Documentary filmmaker.

Speakers:- R V Ramani, Miriam Menacherry, Ms. Deepa Dhanraj

Post Lunch:- 2.00pm to 4.30pm

c) Establishing the credentials of the Documentary filmmaker.

Speakers:- Beena Paul, Reena Mohan, Jabbar Patel, Krishna Mohan,
Madhushree Dutta.

d) Creating a mechanism for government accreditation of Documentary
filmmakers.

Speakers:- Jt. Secretary (Films), Ms. Neelam Kapoor, Mr. Manoj
Srivastava, Jahnu Barua, Kuldeep Sinha, Jagadish Banerjee

7th Feb- Sunday Open Forum

Taking Documentaries to the audiences ā€“ National & International

Speakers: - Ms. Rada Sesic, Abroad

Ms. Gargi Sen, Delhi

Mr. Rajat Barjatia- Rajshree

R. Seshan -Nautanki.

Mr. Cyrus Dastur ā€“ Shamiana

8th Feb-Monday

Single Window Clearance for Documentary Films.

Speakers: - Mr. Nikos Nikolaidis, Greece

Mr. Manoj Shrivastav ā€“ CEO- ESG, Goa

Mr. Shivanandan ā€“ Police Commissioner / Representative

Mr. S.S. Kshatriya ā€“ Municipal Commissioner /
Representative

Mr. Kuldeep Sinha, Chief Producer, Films Division

A Filmmaker from Industry

9th Feb-Monday:- 12:30pm to 1:30 p.m.

Meet the Jury : V Packirisamy, Member Secretary

3rd Nazariya Women Flim Festival March, 2010

2010-02-04T04:00:00.001-08:00

Nazariya is an initiative of DRISHTI (www.drishtimedia.org) to introduce
alternative perception in our society by screening documentaries and short
films that reflect a broader reality of the people in our society. Nazariya
acknowledges the possibility of another point of view, another version of
truth, another way of viewing. Nazariya is an attempt to reach out to newer
unreached audiences through films.

1. Objective
The principal objective of the non-competitive Nazariya Women Film Festival
is to promote and encourage awareness, appreciation and understanding of
women's issues through films. Our mandate is to present the most sensitively
made, powerful and pertinent films produced. We invite entries from across
the globe. We select films on the basis of theme, quality and originality.

2. Dates of Festival
1st Week of March, 2010

3. Deadlines
Submission deadline is 15th February,2010 for the selection process.

4. Festival Procedures
Because of the number of entries received, not all entriescan be screened
during the festival . A prescreening committee comprising of young
volunteers of Nazariya will prescreen each entry to determine which works
are selected for screening during the festival festival.
5. Publicity materials
Please send stills of the films (minimum 5), photograph of the director
(minimum 3)

ENTRY FORM
Please click the link below

http://www.drishtimedia.org/WFF%20film%20submission%20form.html

For more information, Please visit

http://nazariya.elementfx.com/
--
In Peace,
Ateet Barot,
Film Festival Co-ordinaor,
Dristhi

--
In Peace,
Gaurang Bharti Raval
Drishti
www.drishtimedia.org

Chennai tweetup CCD Isphani Center Feb 4, 2010 7 pm

2010-02-03T22:57:00.000-08:00

Where?
CCD Isphani Center Chennai, India

When? Feb 4, 2010 7pm - 9pm

Updated
Tip : - Do not go to this center for any meetups
The experince was terrible

We would never consider @cafecoffeeday for a tweetup, for get-together etc. For nothing happens over coffee!!

It was made by an Area Manger! N now @cafecoffeeday says there is no such policy!

they asked us for cover charge for meeting up there. after one hour. n it wsnt crowded!!

Tweet up @cafecoffeeday Ispahani center, #chennai was a mega #fail. Manager Shiva was rude& asked us for a cover charge

http://twitter.com/cafecoffeeday

read about the experience here
http://desibawarchi.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/coffee-tweetup-a-rude-shop-manager/