Articles of Interest in the July 2010 issue of StageBuzz
Manohar Khushalani
Articles of interest in the July issue of StageBuzz
Who designed the Sil Batta
and why should we care?
When my mother-in-law came to Delhi from Calcutta, Says Anisha Shekhar Mukherji, she brought with herself a stone-grinder – a sil batta . The sil was part of the household goods given by her family, to start her new life as a married woman. A few days ago, in the absence of my cook, I ground fresh coriander and garlic chutney on the same sil-batta. I was struck by a thought. Who designed the ubiquitous sil-batta, that indispensable part of every Indian kitchen even today? Read More...
Politically Correct? Sudhir Mishra's Film at the Habitat Centre
Divya Raina reviewed the film “Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi” during a Retospective
The film is being shown at the IHC on 3rd July '10. It paints a rather wide canvas, in the sweep of time (the 60s, 70s and particularly the time of the infamous Emergency) and the many significant points it covers, tellingly and economically. We reproduce the review published earlier Read More...
Also Read Shumita Didi's interviewed of Sudhir Mishra during the retrospective
Confronting Corruption - Part II
The governments in the US and many European countries are very concerned, about the problem of tax-evasion. Many of these governments have been pursuing some of the Swiss banks and Swiss Government regarding the secrecy surrounding the issue. In the developing countries, too there is rampant corruption.
Former BBC Reporter Krishan Tyagi's 'out of the box' solution published in Stagebuzz in December last year has created a lot of interests and he has received numerous queries world over. Tyagi has revised his original article and answered all the questions in FAQs at the end . Read More...
Growth and Development of Bengali Theater in Kolkata between1770 and1880
Calcutta in 1800, the Indian jewel in British dominated colonial India saw the growth of the first public theater in India, informs Gouri Nilakantan. The rise of Bengali theater in the 19th century was the direct offshoot of the British occupation in Bengal. Bengal especially Calcutta, under the influence of the British saw the emergence of many societies and centers of learning and thus the environment of the city of Calcutta was conducive for intellectual growth. Read More...
International Day for Elimination of Torture
Artist Suchi Khanna's moving stories on Canvas
On the occasion of International Day for Elimination of Torture, an exhibition was held at India Habitat Center by painter Shuchi Khanna. The artist tells the striking and heart wrenching stories through her paintings. Using mainly oil and mixed medium, her works are not the State of Art but they are all depicting stories of a House of Memories called “Sudinalay”. Pallavi Mishra reports on the artist's work. Read More...
Making Difficult Decisions
Last month I made the difficult decision to end a five-year relationship, confides Sharon Moist. The truth of the matter, however, is that I really should have ended this relationship three years ago, when I first thought about it. Unfortunately, like most people, I just kept thinking that if I did something different or tried harder, things would work out. Sadly, that was not the case. So, let me share with you the steps I took to make this decision and get through the process: Read More...