Citygritty — Pune

Mujumdar’s punchy speech rounded up what an ideal forum should be like. He recalled the time he had asked cartoonist R K Laxman as to why the common man he portrays never speaks. Laxman replied that he is a typical representative of the middle-class in India – that sees, hears and understands everything, yet is dumb and doesn’t speak. The ECF, however, has gone one step forward and provided this middle-class with a voice which is being heard with awe and respect by the administration. Now that the KCF has got this vital key to success, everybody’s waiting to see the effect! From our side, here’s wishing them the best of luck.

Sing-a-sing-a song
Remember those bubbly Hindi songs like Lara Lappa, Lara Lappa? They may not have much in the lyrics department but were foot-tapping anyway. Now Survihar, a cultural organisation, brings to town the aptly-named Anokhe Bol, a programme consisting of recorded Hindi songs with just such lyrics.

Says Prakash Kamat, president, “There are many songs where the words do not mean anything but that have become popular due to their catchy lyrics and tune. Some of them, like Lata Mangeshkar’s Babdi Bobdi Bam Bam from Khazana are as interesting though they may not be very popular. The idea behind the programme is to bring these frothy fun-filled songs from the golden musical era of the 1950s and 1960s to song-lovers for the first time”.

The two-hour programme will consist of 26 different songs and will be held at the Amphitheatre, Fergusson College, at 6.30 p.m. on October 11, without an entry fee.

Jazz on their mind
For all you jazz fans out, Crayon, a city-based band, will present `All That Jazz’, an evening of jazz and fusion music, from 9 p.m. onwards on October 10 at Ten Downing Street. The band has Nikhil on drums, Jayant on lead, John on bass guitar and Sanjeev on vocals. The event, managed by Jaws Events, is part of the Thums Up Live Thunder series, which earlier featured bands playing Sting, Eric Clapton and Dire Straits. Entry is free. Jazz buffs can look forward an evening of entertainment.

Joshi takes over
With the fifth Akhil Bhartiya Navodit Marathi Sahitya Sammelan being inaugurated in the city on October 24, Mohan Joshi, president, Pune Shahar Jilha Congress Committee, shall take the microphone as the chairman of the reception committee. The two-day meet will be presided over by noted poet Suresh Bhat, and is targetted at the new breed of literary writers.