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Different strokes
Since Ganesh Chaturthi is almost here, artist Mangesh Barve has coincided his exhibition on the elephant-God with the festival. Barve has done his diploma from Sir JJ Institute of Applied Arts, Mumbai and will holds his exhibition at the Balgandharva Kaladalan from September 5 to 10. His view of Ganesh takes many forms and he feels, “Ganesh is seen by his devotees in the realistic form so I started by making realistic portraits. But then I had to satisfy my creativity and hence the abstract forms came about, which I want the viewers to understand. So, with each painting I have given an explanation of the background as well.” A consummate painter, Barve’s paintings are different and one sees Ganesh in unique and interesting ways.
Kargil rangolis
Elocution competitions, lecture series, donation drives and posters. All have been used to make you aware about bravery of the Indian Soldiers in Kargil. This time it is rangoli. Organised by the Telco Community Development Centre (TCDC) and St. Mathews Marathi Church, this exhibition displays rangolis made by Telco employees and their family members. Soldiers fighting, sharing food, helicopters and the bodies of martyrs have been illustrated.
Inaugurated by Sarla Waghmare, principal of Athel Gordon Adhyapika Vidyalaya, on September 2, this exhibition has caught the attention of around 4000 people. Anil Urtekar of TCDC said, "We don’t want people to forget the sacrifice of the soldiers. ” Pictures were taken from magazines and newspapers, sketched on a larger scale and later filled in with rangoli powder. Each took around 15 to 16 hours. Aparna Kulkarni, 20, a polio patient, has also contributed.
Many visitors have written encouraging messages and some, after visiting this exhibition, felt inspired. A donation drive, the proceeds of which, along with the messages, will be sent to the Army Headquarters in Delhi. The exhibition ended on Sunday. Certainly a creative way of highlighting a noble cause.
Dancing queen
Their aim is “to bring cultural and aesthetic awareness into the mainstream of Indian educational system.” The Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY) will go about it through a lecture-demonstration series. Their programme for September 9 will feature Bharatnatyam danseuse Sucheta Chapekar. She will hold forth on the finer points of dance at the Cummins College of Engineering at 3 p.m. This voluntary student organisation organised such a lec-dem last month and will continue through September in 15 cities in the State and Goa.
