Small Talk

Glamour fever!
Style ruled the roost at the ‘Glamour 2010’ annual graduation fashion show held by the INIFD,Deccan,at The Pride Hotel on Saturday.Forty-nine designers from the institute presented their creations in seven different categories. INIFD,Deccan director Amit Agarwal and M V Akolkar were encouraging attendees at the event. Hamza Bohra and Suchit Khurd,representing the ‘Barbie Doll’ group,scooped up the best designer and best presentation on ramp awards.

Idol worship
The 69th death anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore and the centenary of his seminal work Gitanjali will be commemorated at an event titled Gitanjali o Nobel Puraskar,organised by the Surajhankar Music School of Rabindra Sangeet based in Pune. A discourse,along with songs and recitations,based on the background of the writing of Gitanjali and the subsequent events leading up to the Nobel honour will be performed by the students,teachers and members of the music school. The programme will be held on August 8,from 7-8.30 pm at The Sawai Gandharva Smarak,Shivajinagar.

Street smart
Street plays retain such rustic,hard-hitting punches in their bellies that they can transform and revolutionise any social message. The Swatantra Theater Group is on a mission to create awareness about the unholy nexus between the piracy ‘industry’ and terrorism,through the medium of nukkad natak. The play,which is titled Mission Against Piracy,wants to make the general public aware of the dangerous and little known pitfalls of purchasing pirated CDs and DVDs. As Abhijeet Choudhary,the director of the play,says,“We don’t realise that we are supporting terrorists and killing ourselves and our brethren across the world.” The group has been approaching colleges and institutes,companies and malls,and,since August 2,they have staged the play wherever they were granted permission. The troupe will be touring around the city till August 15. For details,email swatantratheatre@gmail.com.