Filmi fundas
'You have to be ready for criticism'Actress-writer Kalki Koechlin believes that commercial and independent cinema co-exist in a healthy way in the Indian film industry. The 29-year-old has been part of...
View ArticleFace to face with pathbreakers
Kristu Jayanti College is one of the very few colleges in the City that hosts various activities in an effort to give maximum exposure to the students. And Vichaarmanthan, is one such interactive...
View ArticleLaying the right foundation
It was an amalgamation of creativity as well as intelligence at Nirmaan, the two-day fest organised by the civil engineering students of BMS College of Engineering. There were many competitions and...
View ArticleAll the world's a stage
Theatre seems to be a popular interest among students of the various colleges of the City. However, there is a different level of seriousness when institutions actually have a theatre club designated...
View ArticleStories through frames
Chakachak, a film written and directed by Sai Paranjpye, will be screened on November 17, 4 pm at Dance Studio, Alliance Française.It is a children's film championing the cause of a healthy,...
View ArticleTwo eras on stage
Face to Face', a unique production was performed at Khicha Auditorium, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, by the dancers of 'Jyotsna Shourie's Dance Centre', recently. The ornate stage, the foggy effects and the...
View ArticleMellifluous voices win hearts
The adage 'Music is food for the soul' came true at the musical event that was held at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall, recently. Pandit M Venkatesh Kumar and the Hindustani vocal singer Girija Devi...
View ArticleCelebrating a century of cinema
A giant film roll with pictures of cinema artistes from all around the country greets visitors at the entrance of Garuda Mall. A hundred years of Indian cinema will be celebrated at the mall till...
View ArticleA rhythm divine
Antara Artists Collective presented performances by three very reputed artistes — kathak dancer Rajendra Gangani and sitarists Ustad Rais Bale Khan and Ustad Hafiz Bale Khan at the...
View Article'I make a living doing it my way'
Gary Lawyer's visit to the City this time around came at a time when the weather had taken a turn. The downpour had caught him off-guard. Nonetheless, performing here is something he looks forward to,...
View ArticleA sad state of affairs
The floors of the buses plying in the City are so dirty that those who travel by these on a regular basis have been having a hard time. Added to that, a spell of rain is enough to make the journey a...
View ArticleSuitable workplace for a diversified workforce
So, why is diversity important to today's organisations? I am often asked this innocuous but critical question. In my response, I always quote Stephen R Covey who famously said "Strength lies in...
View ArticleSoS worth a dekko
Hindi (U/A)Director: Ashwani DhirCast: Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt, Juhi Chawla, Vindu Dara Singh, Mukul Dev If Bollywood reports are to be believed, Ajay Devgn has reportedly spent 80...
View ArticleA tad long ode to love
Jab Tak Hai JaanHindi (U/A)Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka SharmaDirector: Yash ChopraTwo women, two accidents, six songs and a case of amnesia... And then good sense prevails upon Katrina...
View ArticleBULLETIN BOARD
BASE's training programme for NEET 2013BASE has announced a new programme to train students for NEET 2013. NEET Intensive is an intense classroom programme for students, currently in Class XII / PU II,...
View ArticleDo e-books foster a love for reading?
The digital environment in general and the Internet in particular have substantially influenced the reading process. Readers in the digital era tend to exhibit aliteracy, promiscuity, lack of repeat...
View ArticleFlying across borders for an MBA
A new programme is helping give flexibility to executives who want to upgrade their skillsOn a Thursday evening, Shuhei Otsuka boarded a flight at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. He arrived in Singapore about...
View ArticleComputer training for all
The DreamConnect Computer Education programme provides students from government and corporation schools a chance to get exposure to IT for free, says Sonali BhatiaIt's a computer training programme...
View ArticleDecide where to study, first
Dear Madam,I have completed my PUC. I want to take tests like SELT, TOEFL and IELTS. How can I apply for them?What is the basic qualification to take them?SnehaDear Sneha, TOEFL/IELTS are the English...
View ArticleDoes online education work?
Enrolling for an online programme has its pros and cons. Krishna Kumar talks of the prosOnline education has been in existence in some form or the other, for sometime now. But does it really work? Let...
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