Friday, March 19, 2010

The Master Stroke...

Otherwise wavery, hands of Syed Haider Raza turn firm with a divine capability when they hold a brush to draw lines on canvas. Otherwise weary, eyes of Syed Haider Raza sparkle with a spiritual light when they concentrate on shiny white canvas. Otherwise busy in watching the Shlok’s painting exhibition, art-lovers turn sculptures, immobile, to store the moment into their eyes forever. And otherwise a common white paper, the canvas at Jawaharlal Darda Art Gallery, turns into a masterpiece of contemporary art when the universal ambassador of Indian style of painting fills the hues of life into it. Raza paints the ‘Bindu’, as the birth and sustainer of creation and existence and moves towards shapes, geometry and colour and onto two dimensional depictions of space, sound and time. Nagpurians experience the once in a lifetime affair. Thanks to Jawaharlal Darda Kala Akademi, for bringing Padma Vibhushan Syed Haider Raza to the city on March 12

Introductory piece of a report of inauguration of Shlok's Art Exhibition that was organised at Nagpur from March 12 to 14.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

‘Just believe in yourself and go for it!’

With three state-level silver medals for acting; a state award for best playwrite, hundreds of floral bouquets and countless rounds of applause this year;
Shweta Pendse, no doubt, is a shining star of Nagpur's cultural scenario. Majhiya Mana, a Marathi play written by her, was a record-breaker in both State festivals (Rajya Natya Spardha, and Kamgar Natya Spardha).
Shweta’s proficient playwriting skills won several awards, not only for her well-studied script, but also for other brightly depicted characters.
Being a student of biotechnology and Chemistry, Shweta attended national science seminar and presented award winning research papers. On the other hand, she kept learning Kathak, and Indian Classical Vocal, and performing on stage, and much more... Besides, she is a calligrapher. She knows Art and Fashion Jewellary Designing and making, and much more... She is a wildlife photographer, a state-level debater, an acclaimed anchor and much more.... She sings, she paints, she writes, she acts and still much more.... An energetic, responsible, self-motivated, result-oriented professional; Shweta not just tried hand, but also acquired recognition in each of these fields.
What inspires her? Clare Boothe Luce’s famous quote: "Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, " She doesn't have what it takes", They will say ," Women don't have what it takes."
It IS indeed the current scenario. Single mistake and they generalize it!!!, she says. "Though women have proved themselves in different leading sectors today, the society still concentrates on where a woman goes wrong whenever she steps out to do something, instead of being helpful."
The view is more sarcastic than encouraging or supportive.
May be because of this Women, in spite of having talents in them don't dare to come forward and explore the horizons for them.
I believe, A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.
“Had I kept thinking on whether ‘I really will be able to write a play and present it....’, I wouldn’t have ever seen this day,” she said.
“Just wanna say to all women- You have it in you dear eve....don’t think. Just believe in yourself and go for it!,” says Shweta!