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Brit-e days
Today, there are innumerable opportunities for all those who want to study abroad. So much so that you have representatives of foreign universities coming all the way to India to brief students about their universities. One such seminar was held at Hotel Pride, Crystal Hall on November 2. The Vice Chancellor Professor Tarrant and Mr Sweeny of The University of Huddersfield, London, furnished the participants with all the information they need to study at their university. They gave away CD-Roms to the participants which provides all the information regarding courses offered, as well as what their stay is going to be like. All their post-graduate courses in England are of one-year duration. More information could be provided by Susan Forrester, International Admission Tutor, at the British Education Fair, on November 5 and 6 at the Pride Hotel, organised by the British Council. During the two-day education fair, representatives from over 40 leading British Universities and colleges for undergraduates, postgraduate and further education courses will be present.
Life’s a catch
You feel life’s passing you by, and you aren’t even 25 as yet. A hectic pace, the perennial rat race, stress, no peace of mind – are these what characterise your existence these days? Addressing these problems is M.K. Angajan from the Vedanta Academy, a disciple of A. Parthasarathy, in a series of seminars every Sunday at Hotel Pearl, starting from November 8. Formulated for youngsters between 14 and 25 years of age, these one-and-a-half-hour-long lectures are based on principles and values enshrined in world scriptures. But have been tailored by Angajan (still in his twenties) to appeal to his young audience, using popular parables and anecdotes. Nirvana in your reach, huh?!
Get back
“It is good to be back,” says Sanjay Joseph as Ezee Meat came back from a long sabbatical to perform at Jazz Garden on Saturday, October 31. And boy! was that a show. Only a week’s practice and the quartet of Michael Perreira (vocals), Sanjay Joseph (lead guitar), Jack Pannicker (bassist) and Nikhil Sohoni (percussions) were back to rock Pune. And they did it the only way they know how to. The eight month hiatus was necessary for the quartet. With the death of Rishi Joseph (Sanjay’s younger brother and original drummer) the band had moved away from each other. “I needed time to deal with the whole scene,” says Sanjay, “And it has done a whole lot of good. It feels good to be back.” Launching off into a superlative Bryan Adams’ Somebody and a whole lot of Van Halen and other rock and roll classics, the band was back! Bharat Navami was all around the place making sure that the music was good and the usual ambience of Jazz Garden added to the evening and even managed to offset the rain gods who wereplaying truant. And there was this maniacal looking man called Nikhil Sohoni who was brilliant on drums. Percussions and passion that Sohoni put up, took the honours on the day.
Natural encounters
“You need not travel to far-off, scenic spots to capture the beauty of nature on canvas.” This seems to be the message behind Landscapes, the art exhibition on display at the Balgandharva Kaladalan. Artists Satish Deshpande, Pranesh Joshi and Vija Raikar have chosen well known city spots like the campus of the University of Pune and the Agriculture college Seeking to depict their encounter with nature there. The changes wrought in the same spot by the cycle of seasons and the play of light and shade, point to the trio’s skill and powers of observation at painting these scenes. The exhibition on display from November 2 to 5 between 10 a.m to 1 p.m and 4 p.m to 8 p.m should interest nature and art buffs alike.
