Aarti Bajaj Less than 20 days to go, and the journey flashes by my mind’s eyes million times a day. Wild Dreamer Productions, which started with one wild dreamer, today boldly and proudly endorses the fact that more then 500 amazing wild dreamers have come in direct contact with the production house in just the past two years. Constructive approach…
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Annual Festival of New Zealand Carnatic Music Society from June 1 Venkat Raman The expression, ‘Music can move Mountains and God, cause downpours on lands that are barren, ignite the energy centres of the human body and invoke levels of spirituality among people,’ has been proved beyond a shadow of doubt over the ages. Of these, Indian Classical Music in…
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Venkat Raman Hundreds of Tamil film music enthusiasts are expected to participate in an online ‘Tamil Karaoke Singing Contest’ for the Indian community on either side of the Tasman. Organised by the Auckland based ‘Rambutan Media Works New Zealand Limited,’ the Contest is stated to be the first of its kind to be held in this region. The singing challenge…
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Dorothy Winstone Centre, May 25 at 630 pm Venkat Raman Nobody is giving away anything, rehearsals continue with veterans perfecting their skills and as the show nears, some whispers reach our ears: “This would be a show with a difference, at a scale so high that even the organisers doubt if they would be able to repeat it.” Loyalty is…
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Dorothy Winstone Centre, May 25 at 630 pm Venkat Raman Hundreds of hours of selection of songs, musicians including vocalists and instrumentalists, stage settings, lights and sound have been invested to produce one of the finest tributes to Rahul Dev Burman (R D Burman) in Auckland later this month. Again, the best attribute of ‘Suneheri Yaadein Pancham Magic’ coming under…
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“If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.” Geena Davis. After almost 15 years of research on Meera’s life, my biggest risks and challenge in making ‘Meera,’ the production was to bring a story of ancient 16th Century India, to now. A story from East to West: To make sense of this intense love story between a mortal and an immortal…
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‘Café Oro’ has the Mediterranean ambience and more Venkat Raman Auckland, April 19, 2019 It is less than a month since the precincts of ‘Café Oro’ opened at 371 West Coast Road in Glen Eden (West Auckland) but it has already become the place of choice for working men and women, businesspersons, elders and a host of others in the…
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‘Hotel Mumbai’ recounts gruesome days of November 2008 Nevil Gibson Mass shootings of innocent people have been on everyone’s minds over the past few weeks. Social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, have been heavily criticised for their role in spreading various video material. On the other hand, they have also enabled communities throughout the world to share in…
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Dorothy Winstone Centre, May 25 at 630 pm Venkat Raman From Shammi Kapoor to Rajesh Khanna and Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar to Kumar Sanu, scores of actors and singers have given lip movement of their voice for his lilting music, while millions of people around the world continue to be mesmerised by his creativity. Such is the greatness and…
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The cultural heritage and creative talent of the people of Uttarakhand will come to the fore at an event scheduled to be held in Auckland next weekend. ‘Baduli 2019,’ a music programme organised by the Uttarakhand Association of New Zealand (UANZ) is scheduled to be held on Sunday, April 21, 2019 from 11 am at Avondale College, located at 51…
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