Big on laughter
One artiste who's made it big, and we really mean big, is the girl with a naughty twinkle in her eye, Guddi Maruti. The lady was in Pune on the night of September 24, presenting her brand of humour at the Laxmi Mata Mandir for the on-going Navratri Mahotsav. She presented a medley of items called Tasty Misal and the crowded venue resounded with laughter. Especially little children who enjoyed the show the most.

Help at hand
It was a humanitarian action to help women prisoners help themselves. A team of doctors, nurses and cancer educators from the Care India Medical Society, Pune, conducted a free screening camp for early cancer detection of 60 women inmates at the Yerawada Central Jail.

``As part of our awareness campaign, along with screening for oral, cervical and breast cancer, the inmates were also given information about preventive methods and personal hygiene,'' said T. Kasturi Shankar, project director, Save Women from Cancer. A month ago, the NGO had conducted a slide show on the same subject at the prison. The day-long programme, sponsored by the Innerwheel Club of Kirkee, received enthusiastic response of the women prisoners who were attended to individually. Caring, indeed.

Balgandharva remembered
For fans of Natasamrat Balgandharva, who strode the Marathi stage like a colossus, here's news. A slide show on the life and times of the legendary theatre personality has been organised by singer Babanrao Navdikar. The programme will screen around 300 slides on Balgandharva, and those associated with him, along with recorded commentary. The show, which is held on the 26th of every month, is free of cost. Theatre buffs can take a trip down memory lane at the Nityanand Bhavan on Sinhagad road at 6.30 p.m. on September 26.