A humming word

Farewell Song is a translation of Shesher Kobita by Rabindranath Tagore, set in the backdrop of Calcutta and Shillong.  Amit Rai, a city-bred boy, belongs to an aristocratic family. A polished man, Amit is well versed in the poetry of Robi Thakur and N. Choudhury. Labanya, whose home is the deodar trees and her house library at Shillong, has dedicated herself to learning and is sunk deep in philosophy, literature and her father’s wise words. Amit courts women and like a petals of flowers, he makes a pot pourri of the women he likes. While, like Arjuna, the Pandav price, Labanya doesn’t waver from her thoughts painted with her morals. She rejects advances of any kind from her father’s students, too. However, when Amit’s haughtiness brushes against Labanya’s simplicity, he is soaked in the hills and trees of Shillong, and she is painfully drawn to him.  They weave their love story with their conversations, rather, beads of literature, and that gravitates them...

When BR Choprq's Mahabharat was released, the roads were smeared with silence and the residents of houses became the citizens of Hastinapur for a solid hour,followed by discussions till the next week. Shilpa Kala Vedika, Hyderabad, turned into Hastinapur in December 15. As the auditorium, stung with mosquitoes and a good sound and light system, was packed with netizens clicking videos and pictures of the important narratives of Mahabharata, eloquently narrated by Bhu-Mata (by the talented Meghna Malik) and dialogues set in rhyme that created an indelible impact: the stellar performances, the rapidly changing sets, the rhythm of the dialogue and the powerful monoglue glued us for three hours, with a ten-minute break in between.  But this Mahabharata belonged to Duryodhan, who challenges the rules of politics and caste especially when he saves the day taking Karna in.. defying the rules of caste politics ..and giving him a kingdom. Duryodhan is unabashedly pr...

Writer's fest Definition: an exhibition of art and artists of the written word where pearls of wisdom are strewn into discussions and panels. Women's Writer's Fest - First edition- was a fest focussing on women literature and feminism. Not the feminazi kind but the kind which is elegant and strong. The free for all event was hosted Ficci Flo and Shepeople.Tv at The Park, Somajiguda from 11 am to 4:30 pm, today. Albeit it stretched to an hour and a half, people were not complaining. I attended the session from 2 pm onwards. The fest was an amalgam of strength, simplicity, style, and panache. The physical strength was the session by Mickey Mehta, who hosted the session "Reverse your Universe" spoke about the myths about healthy eating. Should we really eat six eggs a day? Is industrialized milk really healthy? He is a solo-prenuer and his marketing skills prove that. His focus on fruit and vegetables than powders and pills was refreshing. Volga's session...