The 15th September issue of StageBuzz Ezine goes International with a vast range of new writers from India and Abroad

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The 15th September issue of StageBuzz Ezine goes International with a
vast range of new writers from India and Abroad
Must Read in http://www.stagebuzz.info

The Music and the Muse
Kumar Gandharva belongs to the class of artists whose echoes linger on
in the aural memories of millions all over India, reminiscences
Prateeksha Sharma, much like Kabir, he was a man detached from his
times, the institutions of his times ... Read More.. in http://www.stagebuzz.info

GLOBAL INDIAN VIEWPOINT
DEGREE OF DEMOCRACY
Former BBC Researcher looks back at India from London
What flabbergasted a lot of Indians abroad, during the debate on
reservations, was the fact that both Houses of Parliament passed the
93rd Constitutional amendment unanimously (invalidating a Supreme
Court judgement on the issue!) Read More.. in http://www.stagebuzz.info

Education without Art
The Sahitya Academy each year awards Indian writers with a taamra-
patra and a cash amount of Rs 40,000. If the copper is turned into
gold by the Academy, the authors would gain something, but, adds Dr.
Bharat Gupt jocularly, they would lose little if the cash is
substituted by paan-supaari (betel leaf and areca nut). Read More...
in http://www.stagebuzz.info

Form! Grace! Poise!
There was a breath of fresh air in the dance world at The Habitat
centre auditorium reports Preminder Singh. Bindu Juneja breezed in
with a quality performance after an absence of more than12 years Read
More...

COMPETITION ViRuS
As one bleakly contemplates the prospect of yet another theatre season
at the university getting under way, Keval Arora recalls a theatre
programme organised in 2001 as a classic instance of how infectious
this virus called ‘competition’ can be. Read More... in http://www.stagebuzz.info

ARUNA VASUDEV FETED FOR CONTRIBUTION TO GROWTH OF ASIAN CINEMA
Eminent film critic Aruna Vasudev, who recently stepped down as
director of the Osian’s-Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema
(OCFF) was felicitated at a function held here for services to film
criticism and the growth of Asian cinema reports BB Nagpal Read
More...

HOLLYWOOD DIARY
Hollywood Ten: Those who forget history, are condemned to repeat it!
In 1947, Republican US Senate and House clamped its stranglehold on
Hollywood under the infamous ‘Red Scare’ and appointed “House
Committee on Un-American Activities” (HUAC) reminds Naveen Gupta Read
More... in http://www.stagebuzz.info


Victoria’s Secret-a quiet little Pakistani film
Almost overlooked by the fanfare over Ramchand Pakistani, the other
Pakistani film screened at the recently concluded Osian film festival,
Victoria's Secret did not arouse much media hype - It holds one’s
attention nevertheless, and though it is a low budget film it augurs
well for the future of Pakistani cinema Read More...

Na! Na! NO!
Not NANO!
Sustainable Development is the need of the hour

Gayatri Keswani Proposes a Policy of Pause and Ponder. The answer,
according to her, lies in using our natural resources wisely, instead
of madly using the land resource for industrialization. Read More...
in http://www.stagebuzz.info

Featured Poet -
Shumita Didi

Book Mark
Courtesan of Storms
N.V. Subramaniam

Coming Next Issue:
K.B. Khushalani's essay on Utility of Honesty in Trade
Won a Gold Medal early last century. The essay is still relevant
TODAY!