Humour from Israel

Tumbhi.com,an online talent showcase platform for aspiring artistes such as photographers,writers,actors,and music composers recently announced additions to their board of mentors with celebrated poet and lyricist of Rockstar fame Irshad Kamil and Kiran Khalap,ad man and author of the novel Two Pronouns And A Verb. Some of the other stalwarts who mentor talent through Tumbhi include Anurag Kashyap,Pankaj Parashar,Javed Siddiqui,Prashant Godbole to name a few. At the event,Irshad Kamil recited some of his shayari while Karan Khalap read excerpts from his book. It was followed by the screening of the short film Shor made by Neeraj Ghaywan and produced by Tumbhi.com.

Rise of the Poets

Finnish band,Poets of the Fall gave their maiden performance in Pune on August 25 at Hard Rock Cafe. In an electrifying performance that had fans screaming for encores,the band played hits from their albums like Carnival of Rust and songs from their new album,Temple of Thought. The band,comprising vocalist Marko,guitarist Olli and Captain,on the keyboard,have visited India in the past but this is their first all India tour,in cities such as Bangalore,Delhi,Pune,Hyderabad and Kolkata. “The Indian audience is always a pleasure to perform for; they are wild and never hold back,which is great,” said vocalist Marko before the concert. “We always have a great time here and go back with some great stories about the people. The last time we were here,we saw a monkey go into someone’s house and scare a person there who then came out screaming in his underpants. We only get to see that here,” he said. The band members also enjoy Indian food such as Palak Paneer and Biryani on their visits to the country and are looking forward to trying out new things.