The loyalty of Karna has neither been questioned nor emulated Madurai R Muralidharan After the global tour of my production ‘Silappatikaram’ in 2010, I was asked by performers, teachers and students from various parts of the world about my next production. “Karna,” I replied. It took me more than eight years of research and development to bring this production into…
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New Zealand’s finest female fashionistas for the annual event Lucy Wyndham As excitement builds for the New Zealand Fashion Week this August, the bar is high after the 2018 spectacle which showcased some incredible up and coming talent. The fashion industry in New Zealand is thriving and we cannot wait to see what is on offer this year. Global recognition…
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Meenakshi (Meena) Iyer Music is all about transporting people, speaking a language which languages fail to express, Lata Mangeshkar, the famous playback singer has said. The RAGA Concert by popular sisters Ranjani and Gayatri was a memorable concert presented on the last day of the Sangeethothsavam by the New Zealand Carnatic Music Society (NZCMS). It was truly a fitting finale…
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Aarti Bajaj and her Team to perform later this year Venkat Raman Following its phenomenal success in Auckland, ‘Meera,’ the legendary 16th Century Princess-turned ascetic, will arrive in Wellington later this year. Aarti Bajaj, Producer and Director of the Show, who heads the Gold Coast-based Wild Dreamer Productions, said that ‘Meera’ will go on stage, and that details of the…
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Venkat Raman While the modern world is striving to achieve empowerment of women and gender equality in polity, economy and the society, these were prescribed and practiced in Hinduism thousands of years ago. Hindu mythology and scriptures depict Woman as the Source of Power, according to her the Supreme status. A woman forms the core of the Universe; man and…
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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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