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Wednesday, May 6, 1998
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The embodiment of divine love
It's 2.00 pm on a blazing Saturday afternoon. But an efficient air-conditioner at the NCPA's rehearsal room (overlooking the sea), shuts out Mumbai's trying heat and allows for a few moments of tranquillity. Not for long, though. As director Janak Toprani (of Rashoman-fame) and the Vasavadatta cast busy themselves, giving final touches to the play -- with just over a week left, before the curtain goes up.
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Painting of his own will
At 74, Ramkumar is freer today than when he first started painting -- five decades ago. "Now, I paint for myself and take liberties as there is no compulsion to sell or complete a painting. This is freedom," he says. Freedom from economics, at last -- a subject he has been shackled with since a long time.
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Bollywood back to Kashmir's romance
After a long gap of 10 years, Bollywood is back at its favourite location. Hundreds of villagers watched and local schools declared a holiday to watch a film team from Mumbai in action in Gulmarg yesterday.
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Expressions
What man has made of man' lamented Wordsworth in a poem. Indeed we make fools of ourselves, and others, as the artistic community has witnessed recently with all the bans and protests. Perhaps it occurs not to this lot to direct energy and efforts to promoting positivity rather than fighting negativity.
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