Inspired by the exploits of Hritik Roshan and his friends in ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’, Pravin Shah, a city-based businessman, has packed his bags for Spain for a week during Diwali. “I have already visited Far- East and Middle-East destinations, and wanted to explore a new place during Diwali holidays. While watching ZNMD, I was […]
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43% to take off on foreign vacations for the first-time in 2011 Dipen Lathia, 46, middle class textile technician is all set to take off to Singapore. His eight-year-old daughter Diya is excited to explore foreign land for the first time. “This year my long time dream of going abroad has finally come true thanks […]
Continue readingWhen Dhrupad singing took a new pattern
A vocal quartet (two male voices accompanied by two female voices) presenting Dhrupad singing was a new pattern presented at the AIAF special classical music concerts on Sunday at Grand Cambay and at Amit Ambalal’s Haveli. Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha opened the concert with raga Amrit Varshini heralding the beginnings of the soon-to-approach New Year […]
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Three patterns of poetries – Music, Literature and Dance – merged Infusing fresh idioms into the evocative language of Bharatnatyam, Alarmel Valli, Chennai-based foremost exponent of the Pandanallur style dance form, created a seamless blend amongst three patterns of poetries, poetry in verse, poetry in dance and poetry in music during a one-half hour presentation […]
Continue readingExploration of patterns of Gujarati Ghazal at Em Pan Bane –
“Nadi Ni Ret Ma Ramtu Nagar Male Na Male, Fari Smrutipat par aa chitra male na male…”(Town – that is sportingly growing up on river bed is perpetually changing, We never know whether we will be able to ever in future again be able to see its rare glimpses) —words of ghazal by Adil Mansuri […]
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