Like as the waves make towards the pebbl’d shore, so do our minutes, hasten to their end.
~ William Shakespeare
Every minute is precious. You cannot get it back. By wasting it, one is not harming others but oneself. The wise and talented use it fruitfully.
“The Value of Time”
Time is the most valuable thing on earth: time to think, time to act, time to extend our fraternal relations, time to become better men, time to become better women, time to become better and more independent citizens.
~ Samuel Gompers.
So, using your Time fruitfully is the key to success.
Mirror art that my friends are admiring themselves in.
The above is a mirror art that my friends are admiring at KGAF- Kala Ghoda Art Festival. For this week’s photo challenge on ‘Mirror‘, I thought about this festival. Below are the details about the festival written earlier during the year.
The Kala Ghoda Art Festival (KGAF 2016) will begin from 6th Feb and will go on till 14th Feb 2016. It is an annual festival that commences on the first Saturday of February and closes on the second Sunday in February.
The festival has various sections: visual arts, dance, music, theatre, cinema, literature including children’s literature. There are also workshops, heritage walks, urban design and architecture.
THE FESTIVAL VENUES
Children Lawns of (CSMVS), The Museum Mumbai Kitab Khana at Somaiya Bhavan
Children’s Literature Kitab Khana at Somaiya Bhavan
Dance Cross Maidan Dance Workshops are at Somaiya Centre, Somaiya Bhavan
Cinema The Coomaraswamy Hall and The Visitor Center at (CSMVS), The Museum Mumbai, Auditorium at Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)
Food Westside Restaurants in the district Food stalls at Rampart Road and Cross Maidan
Literature DSL Garden Artist’s Center Author’s Lounge at Serafina Seminar Hall of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Stand-Up Comedy Irish House
Street & Stalls Rampart Row Cross Maidan
Music Cross Maidan Steps of the Asiatic Society Library (Town Hall)
Visual Arts Rampart Gallery Lawns of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Gallery 7 Art Entrance Artists’ Centre Coomaraswamy Hall Cross Maidan DSL Garden Tarq for Art Walks
Workshops Somaiya Centre Artisan’s and Artists’ Centre
Theatre Horniman Circle Garden Auditorium at NGMA (National Gallery of Modern Art) C. Ghia Hall at Kaikashru Dubash Marg, Stand up comedy at Irish House at Kaikashru Dubash Marg Gallery Beyond
Urban Design & Architecture Library at Max Muller Bhavan NGMA Art Entrance Art Gallery
The following are some programmes to look out for
Children – Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun.” ~Mignon McLaughlin, journalist, and author
Creating an Impromptu 3-D forms which shall be conducted by Arzan Khambata and Sunil Padwal. They will assist you in experimenting with daily, one-time used objects to create a spontaneous 3D object. This will be at Museum Garden on 7th Feb.
Food– ‘One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well ~ Virginia Woolf
An olive oil workshop is on 6th Feb at Westside. Ranveer Brar, Chef will teach recipes from his TV show.
On 7th, you can learn to cook Canadian and Indian food with Chef Curtis Pintye at Westside.
Masterchef Sanjeev Kapoor will be at Westside on 13th Feb, showcasing his selected recipes.
On 14th, celebrate Valentine’s Day with wine and wine coolers from Elixir Benedictine
Workshops– In everything that must be done, there is an element of fun ~ PL Travers
‘The cat and the comma’- by Niloufer Venkatraman, editor in chief, National Geographic Traveller India. At the workshop, she will be giving tips on travel writing on 7th Feb.
‘Foot Forward’- Travel photography by Indranil Mukherjee will give tips about travel photography.
Dancing on Paper- An interactive session conducted by Nazia Vasi on Chinese calligraphy is on 12th Feb.
Make in India Festival –
The dance and music program for the KGAF until February 14, 2016, has been extended by three days February 15, 16 & 17, 2016. The program has been finalised in consultation with the Ministry of Culture, Government of Maharashtra.
Kala Ghoda Association’s (KGA) involvement with the Make in India program in Mumbai at Cross Maidan will include cultural music and dance programs which will be extended until the 17th of February, to incorporate the MAKE IN INDIA program.
Photo Gallery of my visit to KGAF 2014 with my friends
The book Across the Chicken Neck: Travels in Northeast India written by Nandita Haksar is a fascinating read. The author travels to different places and narrates in detail about their culture, and their past. The information given here is not available in history books that are part of our education. It is a comprehensive study of the understanding of people’s life in this region. It makes you contemplate and gives a voice to struggles of the people living in the Northeast region.
A travelogue with one of the best political writing. She uses mythology, history, sociology and anecdote to create an exhaustive portrait of Northeast India.
Travel writing is among my favorite forms of non-fiction. In the beginning, it appears to be simple but there is much depth as she progresses and you get drawn into this region which she knows so well. Her narrative is simple. Haksar was first exposed to the Northeast in 1974 when she visited as a journalist.
Nandita in her words and I quote:
This is the story of my journey, an Indian traveling through a part of the country where so many people share a citizenship but dream of different nations.”
In her chapter Through Nepal, she mentions about a place called Lumbini:
Lumbini is the birthplace of Buddha. But over the years, Lumbini had been forgotten and Maya Devi, Buddha’s mother, had been absorbed into Hindu fold. Even the name Lumbini disappeared from the memories of people. They called the village Rummindei which in time became Rupandehi.
The above is just one example of Buddhism. You come across many other descriptions about Buddhism which make this book, fascinating to read.
The cover design is attractive and showcases her travel a journey in the Northeast region. There is an absence of good roadmap which is important for readers to connect with the author on her journey.
Nandita Haskar is a human rights lawyer, teacher, activist, and writer. Her other works include Demystification of Law for Women (1986); Framing Geelani, Hanging Afzal: Patriotism in the Time of Terror (2009); Rogue Agent: How India’s Military Intelligence Betrayed the Burmese Resistance (2010); The Judgement That Never Came: Army Rule in North East India (with Sebastian Hongray, 2011); ABC of Naga Culture and Civilization (2011) and Across the Chicken Neck: Travels in North East India (2013). Her books have been translated into several languages, including Burmese, Tamil and Tangkhul.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat, India) skyline came alive with thousands of vibrant kites trying to outmaneuver each other. Kite flyers and kite makers demonstrated their unique creations and amazed the crowds with unusual wonders.
High tech kites from Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Italy and China have shared the sky with traditional kites at the International Kite Festival.
The festival that concluded recently had attracted a sizeable participation from abroad. The participants enjoyed the festival with local people and tasted Indian delicacies.
*/This post is inspired by Daily Post Photo Challenge Vibrant. A photo of something vibrant. Vivid colors, a lively portrait, or perhaps a delightfully colorful landscape, if you’re in a warmer climate. /*
