Door step Vol. 1 No. 2 8 pages 13 May to 26 May 2012 Chennai FREE This Magz-paper is distributed in Adyar, Anna Nagar, Besant Nagar, Kodambakkam, Nungambakkam, Madipakkam,Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery. Fashion P3 Food P6 Music P4 Arts P7 CHEAT THE HEAT! Kalakkal cafe... From Belarus to India “The Man behind Darbuka” Case Study : “Valakku enn 18/9” F rom the opening scene to the climax, the movie exposes you in to parallel stories, which has a Nonrealistic treatment. Visuals captured in 5d and 7d SLR cameras, a very young cast, and a debutant Music Director, which makes us to appreciate the bravery of the director. Vijay Milton who has Captured the Visuals of the movie explains that, “This is my second movie with Mr.Balaji after Kadhal, he is a type of director who injects the essence of the scene in to your brain and then gives a total freedom in framing and Composing”, he doesnt explain the details in general way, which is quite different from other directors. When asked about this Director Balaji Sakthivel explains “ I am not a one man army, the credit goes to my Creative team and the Technicians am associated with, I try to explain them what I feel, and also allow them to get in to the skin of that feeling, and thus I make sure my product is etched out with a perfection” Even though he is satisfied with the response, and enjoying the pleasure of the success, he credits his directorial team and his friend P.Selvaraj, ( the script writer for his next venture) for his success. Contiuned in page 2 The Movie produced by a Director acclaimed for his fast running Commercials and Subash Chandra Bose, and directed by a person whose is remembered for his ”Kadhal” and “Kallori”. “Vallaku en 18/9” has created much hype, be it the pre release talks, support shown by many directors of the industry, and also the responses of the Audience. “DoorStep” interacts with the Team of “Vallaku en 18/9” and follows their 4 years hard- work, and also gets feedback from the fans who watched the movie. Fortnightly
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DoorstepVol. 1 No. 2 8 pages 13 May to 26 May 2012 Chennai FREE
This Magz-paper is distributed in Adyar, Anna Nagar, Besant Nagar, Kodambakkam, Nungambakkam, Madipakkam,Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery.
Fashion P3
Food P6
Music P4
Arts P7
CHEAT THE HEAT!
Kalakkal cafe...
From Belarus to India
“The Man behind Darbuka”
Case Study : “Valakku enn 18/9”
From the opening scene to the climax, the movie exposes you in to parallel stories, which has a Nonrealistic treatment. Visuals captured in 5d and 7d SLR cameras, a very young cast, and a debutant Music Director, which makes us to
appreciate the bravery of the director.
Vijay Milton who has Captured the Visuals of the movie explains that, “This is my second movie with Mr.Balaji after Kadhal, he is a type of director who injects the essence of the scene in to your brain and then gives a total freedom in framing and Composing”, he doesnt explain the details in general way, which is quite different from other directors.
When asked about this Director Balaji Sakthivel explains “ I am not a one man army, the credit goes to my Creative team and the Technicians am associated with, I try to explain them what I feel, and also allow them to get in to the skin of that feeling, and thus I make sure my product is etched out with a perfection”Even though he is satisfied with the response, and enjoying the pleasure of the success, he credits his directorial team and his friend P.Selvaraj, ( the script writer for his next venture) for his success.
Contiuned in page 2
The Movie produced by a Director acclaimed for his fast running Commercials and Subash Chandra Bose, and directed by a person whose is remembered for his ”Kadhal” and “Kallori”.
“Vallaku en 18/9” has created much hype, be it the pre release talks, support shown by many directors of the industry, and also the responses of the Audience.
“DoorStep” interacts with the Team of “Vallaku en 18/9” and follows their 4 years hard-work, and also gets feedback from the fans who watched the movie.
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K.V. KannanManaging Editor C. Prasanna VenkateshEditor
Thus we can understand the realis-tic tune that the film sings, he pips “the inspiration behind the whole story was two news paper article, one which talked about the crux incident of the movie, and wat pinched him was, the news was in a very corner of the paper, without highlighting the seriousness of the problem, and thus he drafted this whole movie and run a long audi-tion to select the four characters of the movie”
First of his four casts was Sriram, a debutant , known for his role in a popular television program, plays Velu, a worker who comes from a rural background, he says “It was a dream come true for me, I audi-tioned for directors previous movie “Kallori” but didn’t make it, and this time after some 20 plus aud-tions. Like look test, combination test, I was finally selected, have to thank the director and his assistants for believing in me”
“My television experience was my schooling, and this 3 years as-sociation with this team was my graduation, from understanding the industry to developing myself as an actor, I felt like I was in safe hands”Mithun from Kerala, who has already acted in 3 Mollywood films, plays Dinesh, “Thanks to my Family friend, it was by accident that my profile landed in front of the director, and once I was called, and when I cleared the auditioned, it was a memorable journey, though I was the last of the cast to be finalized, to come here, and to learn Tamil, and to get associated with the director and his team, and Mr.Vijay Milton is a huge experi-ence.”
Urmila as joythi, is a acting student of Prestigious Film institute of Pune, another non tamilian actress, she feels the costume and her look so cute. She grabbed the opportu-nity to be part of this film, from the minute it reached her, “I have to say thanks to the director and his as-sistants, for this huge meaning full role, it means a lot to my career, and being a film student, I am proud to get associated with meaning full cinema, and even during shoots my co actor Sri, used to help me with the lines and dialogues, whenever I asked him during shoots,
“The team being so young, it was fun during the shoots, and as the director used to explain us each and every shot , that it in a way made us easy to perform” pips Manisha who plays Aarthi.
When asked about the criticism of using non actors, Director reasons, “When we have selected four faces after a long set of auditions that ran for nearly a year, its not just because of luck they are selected, each candidate is discussed and
filtered by my associated and as-sistants, and then I look in to him, in this process the whole review of talent, skill, body language and looks are discussed. So thus you end up selecting the right person for each roles.”
foucssing more on the visuals, Vijay Milton explains “During this film making, we decided on two things, one was the visual language, where the camera should be inbe-tween the characters ie to capture the frames by being between them and not from staying away from them, and that’s why we chose to go with 5D and 7D SLR cameras ”,
“This technique when we planned to use 2 years before, we were one of the first to try this idea, when I was told that this would not work by some people, we worked out on it and decided to go with it. maybe we are not the ones to release it first, but am happy with the output.adding to that “The second this was the Aspect ratio, to show two diff stories, we chose to go with cinemascope for one and 35mm for the other, which was our attempt to present the two diff stories.”
The music by Debutant Prasanna has got mixed reviews, and the edit-ing by Mr.Gopi Krishna, is neat, but could have been paced up a little more.Distributed by UTV Movies , aValakku en 18 / 9 is one of the movies of this year, that would be talked a lot and the people associ-ated with this, and Producers Thiru-pathi Brothers would feel proud of their work, when they look back.
Viewers review :
“Vazhakku Enn 18/9 a must watch good film. Congrats to Director Balaji Sakthivel, Producer Lin-gusamy and Subash Chandra Bose. Cinematography by Vijay Milton Excellent. Na.Muthukumar and Dhandapani lyrics suit well for the movie. Though Hero, Heroine and other supporting actors are new faces they have proved their talent in acting with the perfect work extraction of the Director. A must watch film”
by Dhuraishankar, Chennai
It is a good film, but I didn’t find much big impact like “KAdhal”, it was touchable in bits and pieces, but some where in the narra-
tion it loses that touch. Overall it is a one time watch.
by Sheik Sintha, MumbaiSriram
Urmila
Manisha
Mithun
DoP Vijay Milton
During this interview all the director and all the actors credited the Direction team consisting of A.Sivakumar, Shivalkar, D.Suresh and Sreekanth.
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Summer: the season of heat, sweat, frizzled hair and bad make up…phew!!!! It’s high time we find ways to cheat the heat which soaks us in depression. Well the only way is to learn to camouflage the season with your intelligence. Yes, we can’t do magic to change the season so let’s change things the other way round from our side. If we do slight al-terations in our wardrobe, that can make a huge difference and you’ll suddenly feel that the temperature is dropping.
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In summers avoid proper fit clothes. Loose fit gives you a relaxed feel. The keyword to be paid attention to is that the outfit should be airy. Jeans is not suitable to be worn in summers. You should rather go in for cotton or linen pants.
Like colors, surprisingly prints too have psychological effects that help us beat the heat. Bigger prints that are bold look uncom-fortable while smaller prints or plain clothes are more soothing and relaxing. So stay away from those bold prints to find more comfort.
Colors play a vital role in bringing down the heat. In a hot sunny day seeing someone wearing a black outfit will make you feel the temperature is higher than usual. But seeing someone in a cool white linen shirt or pants makes your eyes smile with the chillness it gives. That’s the role of color in your outfit.
Don’t even think about over dressing by adding those layers in your clothing. Keep it simple, light and airy only if you want to survive the heat. But if style is more im-portant to you than comfort go ahead and have a suffocating summer. Cheers!!!
Cotton allows our skin to breath. So swap your outfits from synthetics and rayon to cheat the heat with cotton clothing. Cotton is skin friendly and hassle free. Other family members of cotton are linen and silk cotton. Soft material helps you in fighting with the intensifying heat. Welcome them all into your wardrobe and they will surely help you get through the heat.
First and foremost, a big thanks for the responce and feedback given to our Magz-Paper. We have developed this edition, and will do so the further ones, based on the feedback we get from our read-ers and well wishers!, and also pls note we are a fortnightly, so we would reach your Doorstep every alterna-tive sundays In the middle of this summer, this edition focuses on 3 art forms, we have Darbuka Siva in our Music Scene, Team of Valakku en 18/9 in our Film Focus, and we bring exclusively Artist Natasha in our Art Focus.On the other side, thanks to my food editor, for adding more purpose in to our content, by covering kallakal cafe run by Vidyasagar, and my friend Jav’ Gabs his various ideas about escaping heat this summer, our Fashion writer with her Style Pings gives tips for Cheating the summer heat , and we have uped the ante towards our interaction activities.
As i promised in the first edition, our every edition would be towards a step of adding a motive to every interaction we have with each reader through this paper, to kick start this, we open the discussion based on Country’s Football scene and our current FIFA rankings. (No offence to the CSK fans), also we would love to see more articles and responces coming in. on a business side, i wish you overload our writers email ids, and twitter handles with unlimited feedbacks, make sure they are always oc-cupied with it, also help us to figure out, in what way we can reach your homes, call, mail, tweet, to us if your home is not covered in the distributing areas, also let us know how much copies you need, if you allow us to cover your shops or offices :). PS : There is more visual treat for readers in further edition, where we talk and cover various aspects of the city, and also cover lot of ex-clusive personalities, so stay connected with us , every time when we reach your Doorstep.
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There was a timewhen he was known as the most entertaining RJ in the city. To-day, he is a famous percussionist, has delivered stunning performances in various cities, and is associated with various artists and bands. Meet Shiva aka “Darbuka
Shiva”, as he opensup about his journey for DOORSTEP’s Music Scene.
How do you relate to the city?
I personally have this theory that I have a connection to everything. When it comes to Chennai, there is just so much that I can relate to. Coming from a middle class family, I actually grew up in the suburbs. Though I don’t live there anymore, my heart still resides there. Whatever I am today is what I learnt from living in that space. I am not a party guy, I don’t have an active social life; meeting people in clubs and socializing does not interest me much. I just love going around the streets observing and interacting with all kinds of people. When I was in college I made sure that I did not leave a single place in Chennai unexplored. Of course, the music scene here is just amazing; there used to be days when I would just hang around venues right from morning whenever there were music concerts. Once I was even chased away from a venue during a band’s sound check (laughs).What I like most about Chennai is its laid-back vibe and the people.
You were well known to the city as an RJ. Tell us about that experience.
Radio was something that I was never aware of completely. It was my dear friend, singer Tanvi Shah, who introduced me to Radio Mirchi for a few jingle productions that we worked together on. When I started frequenting the studio for work,the pro-gramming team there thought I could be an interesting character if I went on air the way I am. For me it was a very natural thing, just like my music. I just had to sit in front of the Mic and talk the way I normally would. So it never felt like a job to me. That’s where I learnt about what it means to be an entertainer - once you are on the
show, you just need to entertain people, make them laugh. It doesn’t matter if you are having the worst day of your life. This was when everyone got to know me as ‘Darbuka’ Shiva.
Did being an RJ play a role in your development as a Musician?
Definitely, yes. Although I believe that I am not a musician. As of now, I am an artist who derives inspiration from a lot of things and tries to express that through sound. I really don’t know what I will be doing next. Being an RJ let me interact with so many people in the city; they would share so much with me and at times even treat me as a part of their family. Because of that, I got to know what people look for, what turns them off and what hooks them. All these experiences helped me look at my work from an audience’s point of view. I also met a lot of interesting people who I worked with, and some very interesting listeners during those days.
Tell us about Artseek?
Artseek is a platform for promoting contemporary art in any form. Simply put, it’s a place where ideas turn to reality. I remember how much I had to struggle when I had offbeat ideas that I wanted to work on, like Yodhakaa and La Pongal. There was nobody around to say, “Yeah, it sounds like a great idea, let’s make it happen!” So it was an uphill task for someone like me who had to struggle very much to survive as a musician and also feed my artistic needs. That’s why I made it a point to set up a team which would say “Yes!” to an interesting idea and work on all the aspects of making a small idea into an inspiring work of art that would reach people all around the world. But this is just a start; there is a long, long way to go, and we are ready for that trip.
How has Artseek evolved as a business and what role do you play, other than that of a musician?
Artseek, from being a one-man-army, has now become a team of songwriters, musicians, dancers, painters, designers, music managers, cinematographers, and others who contribute to various ideas and also multi-task, depending on what we are working on. We have grown into a completely open-minded creative space where you can get anything done.As far as my role is concerned, I try to be involved in everything - from picking the right ideas to strategic planning, from signing deals to choosing paint color for the office,and sometimes painting it myself. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not, but I have my own way of doing everything. So I monitor almost everything that happens in Artseek, and I love doing that.
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How is the response from the city towards the present Band and Non-Film Music Scene?
In the recent past it has been really good. Knowing the amount of people who follow our music and our bands helps me figure out if we are doing something right or not. People are now open to newer styles and experiments; they don’t brush off anything without giving it a shot. That’s a great environment for people like us who don’t take the tried and tested path. We have created a fol-lowing for ourselves, and made careers for people in the alternate music scene, and it’s growing. We don’t need to depend upon the so-called ‘commercial film work’ anymore to sustain ourselves as musicians. We have our own space and our own following. So the growing number of people who appreciate and follow new ideas is a great thing for musicians like us.
Favorite actor: There are lots... Roberto Benigni is one definitely.
Favorite band : Again there are too many... Buena Vista Social Club for sure.
Favorite singer: Anthony Daasan (who performs with us in la pongal)
Favorite Musician - All the folk musicians around the world. I think their expression is the purest I have seen so far.
Favorite place in chennai where you always spend: My house and the area where I grew up, now I have moved from there and I don’t get to spend enough time there.
Favorite restaurant or eateries in chennai:
Am not a big fan of fancy and happening restaurants. I like Samco, ID at Sathyam and Karpagambal mess, I go there whenever I need good food.
How did you learn to play so many instruments?
As I said before, I don’t consider myself a musician; I am a creative artist. I did not learn music and even in the future, I don’t intend to. When it comes to learning anything, there are a set of pre-written rules and guidelines, which I don’t think I can handle. But I like the idea of spending time with instruments and learning themon my own, just like the way a kid learns to walk. I play my instruments my own way without the whole ‘right thing-wrong thing’ philosophy. I try to be as natural as possible with my music and my instruments. Every single time I pick up aninstrument, I want to be as excited as I was when I picked it up for the first time in my life. If I lose that excitement, I will surely stop playing.
Would you like to say anything to your fans that are now identifying with your music rather than your RJ persona?
I don’t think I am star enough to have fans; maybe we could call them fol-lowers of my music.I would really like to thank every single one of them from the bottom of my heart for all the support they have given to our coffee table ideas, which went on to reach lots of people. After all, they make our lives and our work worth it, and give us a feeling of contentment.
I always felt the need to work on the urban Tamil expression for music, whichcould deal with the lighter side of life and include some honest songwriting. Also, there was no Tamil band creating urban Tamil music with colloquial Tamil song writing. When I first thought about this concept, I came up with just the name ‘Jaazthee’, which means “too much” or “more than enough” in Tamil. But it all came together only when I met Sean Roldan, a trained Carnatic singerturned Blues musician. Now we have three albums’ worth of songs on all kinds of things from Chicken 65 to the heavy philosophy of freedom. I am very thrilled to take this music to our audience. We call it ‘Tamil Pop (Corn)/ Rock (Muthu) music’.
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Kalakkal café is located within Vidya Sagar (formerly Spastics Society of India). So what is the Kalakkal (awesomeness) behind this? It’s just simple ideas with big impact on way of life. People at Vidya sagar are using this as a model to show how restaurants and cafes can help disabled relax and have more fun with just minor tweaks. The Chennai food scene is littered with cafes.
However most of these places are not accessible to the disabled.
To the uninitiated, like a few of us from Chennai Food Guide, this con-cept was something that took us by surprise. Every 2nd and 4th Satur-days, their physical training room is converted to a makeshift café. It’s got artwork, a user friendly menu and even a live band. What we thought was a café run by and for the disabled, turned out to be more of a happening place for disabled and non-disabled to catch up with friends, old and new and to engage in good conversation.
We spoke to Anuradha who pa-tiently explained the whole concept. They want to give a chance for the disabled to mingle with everyone.
In their own words, ‘It’s an all inclusive café and an experiment in di-versitea’.
What are these tweaks? They have sloped areas near the entrance for wheel chair accessibility. Their menus have pictures of the differ-ent food items and have larger fonts for readability. They have a couple of menus which have Braille in addition too. The tables are a bit elevated, so that the arms of the wheelchair can slide through. A crude contraption like a spoon bent near the neck and has a big pvc handle helps a few patrons to eat their meal too. We met Santhosh, who wants to start his own business soon, Deep-ak’s who landed a job in the sports department of a well respected newspaper firm, after finishing his Masters in journalism, Is he opting for work from home option? Not a chance he says, he wants to be in a
buzzing office environment.Patrons include 5 month olds to 80 plus who just love hanging around with good company in the warm Chennai evenings. Restaurant own-ers must visit this place to find out how simple changes will go a long way to not only help their business, but also provide a better experience for their guests. Friends can just hang out here and enjoy the food and live music. The food is sourced from Winners bakery, Alwarpet and is very affordable.
Making new friends in this day and age would seem quite easy with a click of a button, but for some they have to make that extra step forward. They have taken a step forward in friendship, shouldn’t re-ciprocate with a step towards them?
By now one must have tried all the milkshakes and talcum powders to fight the super hot summer to no avail. So, after meticulous research the following strategies have been devised.
1) Hibernate:
Shut yourself in from the heat and sleep like a polar bear. This way, you can pass through the hot Agni days and come out fairer. Don’t forget to wire yourself to glucose for the energy to sleep.
2) Refrigerate:
Buy one of those huge refrigerators they have at 5-Star restaurants and woolen jackets. Now, wear them and take your place in the cold seat. Keep lots of chocolates in the fridge so that it doesn’t turn into a morgue.
3) Rusticate:
Basically get yourself dismissed from this environment, spend a couple of Lakhs and tour Switzer-land. Sleep on the snow and put
some side your pocket for the return journey.
4) Litigate:
File a lawsuit in the High Court of Madras naming the conspirators as Global Warming and Humankind. Make the press notice this. Become a Page3 celebrity and attend con-claves in Air-conditioned lounges.
5) Mitigate:
The only option of mitigation here is fooling your mind. Walk out in the noon sun and say to yourself – “What a wonderful day it is, it just burns beautifully and the sweat is so refreshing”
6) Negotiate:
Gather people who are suffering from the heat the way you are in a common forum. Sit down and dis-cuss ways out of this heat. By the time you can conclude and decide a single common initiative the mon-soons would have arrived.
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7) Foliate:
Cover yourself up in green leaves. It’s better than cotton wear. If peo-ple look at you oddly, then claim that you are supporting vegetarian-ism or you are a part of an afores-tation movement. Feel the breeze slide through you - as natural as it gets.
8) Gesticulate:
Turn your palm towards your face. Now, push your palm all the way down almost trying to touch your wrists. Now go back to Position 1. Continue doing this at a pace of 80 movements per minute. You now have your own hand-fan. 9) Medicate:
Use Drugs. Those that are available at your local drugstore to avoid the rashes the heat brings on. Always consult your doctor before your pharmacist, though.
10) Kiss-Me-Over-The-Garden-Gate
It’s got nothing to do with the heat. I was just losing track of rhyming words due to the extreme heat that takes a toll on my creativity. By the way Kiss-Me-Over-The-Garden-Gate is an annual plant with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers, com-monly found in Southeastern Asia and Australia. Just for your Infor-mation.
Now cool down!
(The writer is now sipping some ten-der coconut and does free-lance work
among a busy schedule of sleeping and eating. Feedbacks on @javeeth )
We have all been enchanted by places that lie far away from home. They hold a deep fascination in us by creating a departure from the known to
the unknown. On this challenging exploration is Natasha, an artist from Belarus who has sub-merged herself in a new culture and country in search for a unique personal style and expression on her canvas. Having completed the equivalent of a Bachelor Degree in art and specialisation in Interior design Natasha worked through an assortment of jobs. They ranged from developing content for the Minsk government website, working in a furni-ture design firm to animation. Exposure to India
Her first brush with India was at her grandmoth-er’s village near Minsk. India – a faraway land was introduced to them through the commercial box office hits of Bollywood. The Cold War of the Soviet had banned American films, making way for films from a young and free India, post-colonial rule. Soon Raj Kapoor and his movies were a part of their vocabulary. They were like a fairy tale, a world very differ-ent to her yet similar in so many ways. The dresses were different, so was the language. Sitting in a theatre in the cold, damp winter of Belarus what struck her most were the tropical landscapes and weather.
It was when she did a pencil sketch of Rekha, the famous Indian actress, that her mother noticed a talent in her and put her in art school. She re-members being attracted to the flat colours and intricate patterns of tradi-tional Indian art. InIndia
Her thirst to learn more about Indian art pushed her to take up a scholarship and travel to India to study Visual Art for four years in Kalakshetra, Chen-nai. This wasn’t an easy decision or transition. To leave familiarity and the security of work was difficult. What was more demanding was learning a new language and getting accustomed to the food. When she first arrived in India she was taken aback by the poverty and wondered if all of India was like this. As she travelled across from Bombay to Chennai many of such preconceptions were dissolved. While she immersed herself into Chennai’s environment and culture she also visually absorbed the colourful buildings, flower sellers, and temples.
Natasha was in the search of a personal voice and language in her art. Hav-ing been trained in Western art she felt her world grow larger as she began to explore the various facets and eras of art in India. She moved between the elegant murals of Ajanta and Chittanavasal to the bold two-dimensional
From Belarus to Indialines of Kalamkari and Madhubani. Their subjects and scenes were an extension of the community’s sacred beliefs and traditions. She too feeling nostalgic started to reminiscence about some of her own Christian traditions and beliefs.
Now almost at the conclusion of her four years one can see the impact and influence of Tanjore and other South Indian art traditions in her work. In ‘Vasilisa’-a portrayal of a strong yet sad girl, she explores Byzantine folk-tales from her country, and iconizes their central character similar to how the Gods are represented in Tanjore Paintings. Natasha has made use of the Tanjore technique, in gold and stone-work, on the window that Vasilisa is looking out of and the two mythical creatures on each side. This painting is the foundation of her synthesis of oriental and western art.
Not confined to one medium Natasha has also worked with Ceramics and Printmak-ing. ‘Matrioshka’ – an offering of religion and a symbol of the universe, is a ceramic sculpture where she tries to draw a paral-lel between the roles of symbolism in both traditions.Both cultures have a rich tradition of symbols that are used to communicate concepts and values. The famous Russian wooden dolls were the inspiration for the form of this sculpture. It has been four years since Natasha left Belarus for India. She hopes to continue liv-ing and working here, still eager to learn and share. The evolution and growth seen in her work show us how sometimes it’s important to push and penetrate beyond familiar bound-
aries in order to aspire and evolve continuously.
Sabrina SrinivasWriter is based in Chennai Sabrina is a freelance visual artist who studied in
Kalakshetra, and specialises in Painting and Ceramics. For further infomation regarding her work visit www.sabrinasrinivas.blogspot.in
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was celebrated in MGR Film and Tv institute on may 3rd . Minister for Information “Thiru K T Rajenthra Balaji” was the Chief Guest who distributed Endowment Awards to Best Students.Noted director Abavanan,Director Vasanthabalan Cinematographer Vijay Milton, were the dignitaries who graced the occasion.
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Chess Summer Camp
Wanna play indoor games, during this summer, a camp for school students. Conducted by Mr.Rangan of T.Nagar Chess Academy For details contact G.Ramakrishnan 99529-67044.
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