Small talk

Words worth
‘”Poetry is an insight that conveys the message of our state of mind and can easily comment on our quality of life,”’ says Kulbhushan Kushal,a bilingual poet who has penned down poetry books likes Shrinking Horizon,Rainbow on Rocks,Whirlpool of Echoes and Songs of Silence. He was in the city to attend and share his views for a seminar called Best Practices in School Education,which was conducted by Dayanand Institute of Education Management and Research at Hotel Taj on Saturday. Kushal has been awarded the Rashtriya Nirmaan award and Educational Excellence award for his contribution in the field of education and apart from his literary interests,he has also been working as Regional Director for DAV institution of Maharashtra and Goa.

Playing it right
The city will witness two shows of The Vagina Monologue,translated as Yoneechyaa Maneechya Gujgoshti by Vandana Khare today at Sudarshan Rangmanch at 5.00 pm. Originally developed by Eve Ensler as an output of her research with 200 women about their views on sex,relationships,and violence against women,it has been translated into 46 languages. Earlier,Yoneechyaa Maneechya Gujgoshti went on stage in April 2009 as a beneficiary show for a group of HIV+ women. Tickets for the play will be available only at the venue 4 pm onwards. The play will be followed by a two-day creative writing workshop at Sneha Sadan,Narayan Peth on December 19 and 20. It will exploring and expressing experiences around gender and sexuality for individuals in the age group of 18 to 25 years. Timing for workshop is 10 am to 5 pm and entry is free. For registration and more information about the workshop please call on 9921090931.