Small talk

Frozen Moments
An exhibition of photographers capturing human emotions is organised by Sushma and Sunil Naik, parents of Sushant Naik, a Goa based photographer. The exhibition is in the memory of their beloved son whom they lost a year ago in a road accident. Sushant was blessed with this rare quality to blend ideals with aesthetic expressions. He was sensitive towards the human issues and how strongly he felt about the traffic and civic issues is reflected in his photos. A photograph of tri-color flying at half-mast after sunset at the collector8217;s office was the last click through his camera. 8220;Sushant always desired to have exhibitions of his photographs in Mumbai, Goa and Pune,8221; said his brother, Sumeet Naik. Vishwas Mehendale, the first anchor of Doordarshan inaugurated the exhibition. It is organised by Suresh Tilekar, secretary of Balraj Sahani of Sahir Ludhianvi Foundation and will be open till December 16 at Balgandharva Rangamandir.

Musical mystery
The full moon, cool breeze, candlelights and some dim lighting and the amalgamation of Sufi and classical Indian music. Imagine the musical magic in the air with two talented artists performing together who are genetically endowed with great sense of music. Runa Rizvi, the brilliant singer daughter of the legendary gazal singer, Rajkumar Rizvi created a euphoric melody at the concert. And to add to the enchantment, Abhijit Pohankar, a multitalented keyboard player and a son of a great vocalist Panditt Ajay Pohankar, made the notes dance on his dynamic fingers. An ace Tabla player, Amit Chaubey, disciple of Ustad Zakir Hussain,shore up the duo filling with peaceful yet enthralling tunes at The Osho International Meditation Resort. This concert, Sufi Grooves, got the audience grooving for the instrumental jamming, the Jugalbandi of Tabla, percussion, guitar, vocals and keyboard compiled with ethereal voice of Runa. The audience was sent in trance by the ecstatic delight they experienced here. Soothing Sufi songs like, Tose naina lage piya sawarein and Tere bin nahi lagada dil mera dholna created a rapturous effect on the audience. The trio also paid homage to Mumbai terror attack victims by the especially composed musical track on peace. Few songs were also in Punjabi but as Runa said, 8220;Music knows no language bar8221;, and the cosmopolitan crowd enjoyed the show. The audience had the pleasure to hear some new compositions and intelligent improvisations in classical music. The performers had the listeners swinging and up on its feet, applauding. This was indeed an unforgettable concert as every music lover was unraveling the musical mystery

Fashion furore
When it8217;s about fashion trends and designer launches, fashion stores in Pune almost imminently get the shutter bugs clicking. Exquisite wraps to sleek evening wears, the designer collections at Araliya, the fashion store at Koregaon Park won hearts as ladies couldn8217;t help trying out the houte couture. Launching collections of highly acclaimed designers like Delna Poonawala, Manish Arora as well as cell 11.11 and designer jewellery range by Jewellery Project, on December 13, the evening saw the fashion lovers of the city making their way to the gates of Araliya. The launch showcased Delna8217;s diamond couture and resort wear range as well as Manish Arora8217;s autumn winter collection along with some exclusive handbags and silver purses by the latter. While colorful stripes and polkas dominated the resort wear, the diamond couture range took its inspiration from colours of precious stones.