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14-11-2019 % CHANGE Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 40,286 ddddddddddddddd0.42 Telecom majors feel sting of top court’s verdict on AGR US Dollardddddddddddddddddddd 71.96 ddddddddddddddd0.18 Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 38,995 ddddddddddddddd0.03 Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 63.02 ddddddddddddddd1.04 Airtel posts ₹22,830 crore loss in Q2 Vodafone Idea loss at ₹50,922 cr. NIFTY 50 PRICE CHANGE Firm recognised exceptional items of ₹22,394 crore Humongous loss came despite 41.5% increase in revenue Adani Ports...... 369.10...... -1.70

Asian Paints...... 1771.85...... 1.40

Axis Bank ...... 715.90...... 4.70 Special Correspondent fore the Supreme Court and special correspondent NEW DELHI Bajaj Auto ...... 3233.30...... 27.30 also seeking other reliefs, MUMBAI Bajaj Finserv...... 9061.85...... 83.50 Bharti Airtel posted a mas­ with others affected in the Bajaj Finance ...... 4210.55...... 66.00 Vodafone Idea, India’s se­ Bharti Airtel ...... 362.50...... -6.10 sive net loss of ₹22,830.1 industry, from the govern­ cond largest telco by num­ BPCL...... 514.65...... 4.55 crore for the quarter ended ment,” the company said. ber of subscribers, reported Britannia Ind ...... 3230.80...... -38.95 September 30 due to the ‘sig­ In a regulatory filing, it Cipla ...... 451.40...... 3.50 a record net loss of ₹50,922 Coal India ...... 202.35...... -4.90 nificant financial implica­ said the group would need crore, the largest in Indian Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2734.05...... -29.10 tion’ following the recent Su­ significant additional financ­ corporate history, due to a Eicher Motors...... 21558.15. .... 205.95 preme Court ruling in favour ing to discharge its obliga­ GAIL (India)...... 121.80...... -2.05 one­time provision of Grasim Ind ...... 733.95...... -5.60 of the Department of Tele­ tions under the court judg­ ₹30,774.5 crore made post HCL Tech...... 1147.80...... 9.20 com’s interpretation of ad­ ment. “The group has an the Supreme Court’s ruling. HDFC ...... 2226.80...... 19.35 justed gross revenues (AGR). established track record of HDFC Bank...... 1273.90...... 16.35 “Consequent to the re­ Hero MotoCorp ...... 2591.65...... 2.55 For the quarter, the com­ accessing diversified sources cent judgment by the Su­ Hindalco ...... 188.50...... -4.65 pany, which had posted net of finance across markets preme Court, we have ac­ Hind Unilever ...... 2069.05...... -21.95 profit of ₹249.2 crore in Q2 of and currencies. However, ICICI Bank ...... 498.65...... 12.90 counted for the estimated IndusInd Bank ...... 1375.10...... -39.10 last year, recognised excep­ there can be no assurance of liability of ₹27,610 crore re­ Bharti Infratel ...... 208.65...... -9.55 tional items of ₹22,394.4 the success of management’s Infosys ...... 705.30...... 13.95 lated to license fee and crore (net of tax). It provided plans to access additional Indian OilCorp...... 136.85...... 3.00 ₹16,540 crore related to ITC ...... 253.90...... 0.05 for an additional amount of der on October 24, ruled in crore. “On the AGR verdict sources of finance to the ex­ spectrum usage charges up The loss was reported in cognised a charge of ₹25,680 JSW Steel...... 245.75...... -3.00 ₹28,450 crore for licence fee favour of DoT, while direct­ of the Supreme Court, we tent required, on terms ac­ Kotak Bank ...... 1597.60...... -8.20 to September 30, 2019 in­ spite of a 41.5% increase in crore as a part of exceptional as estimated based on the ing telecom operators to pay continue to engage with the ceptable to the Group, and L&T...... 1380.45...... -12.55 cluding the interest, penalty revenue to ₹10,844 crore item after adjusting the avail­ M&M ...... 578.45...... 3.75 apex court judgment and their statutory dues within government and are evaluat­ to raise these amounts in a and interest thereon of during the quarter. Compa­ able provision and potential Maruti Suzuki ...... 7247.15...... 92.55 spectrum usage charges as three months. The firm’s ing various options available timely manner.” Nestle India Ltd...... 14231.35...... -1.90 ₹33,010 crore,” Vodafone ny’s EBITDA during the payments, on satisfaction of estimated based on the defi­ consolidated revenue was to us. We are hopeful that “This represents a mate­ NTPC ...... 118.55...... 0.25 Idea said in a statement. quarter stood at ₹3,347 contractual conditions, un­ ONGC ...... 136.20...... -2.00 nition of AGR. ₹21,131 crore, up 5%. Follow­ the government will take a rial uncertainty whereby, it This estimate was based crore. der amechanism with Voda­ PowerGrid Corp ...... 188.00...... -1.25 “These provisions have ing the provisions, it said the considerate view in this mat­ may be unable to realise its Reliance Ind ...... 1462.75...... -9.55 on demands received from “Whilst the Company has fone Group,” the statement been made without prejud­ liabilities/provisions as at ter given the fragile state of assets and discharge its lia­ State Bank ...... 306.00...... -0.80 DoT till date, an estimation provided for SUC, consider­ added. Sun Pharma ...... 410.20...... -1.80 ice to the company’s right to September 30, 2019, were the industry,” Gopal Vittal, bilities in the normal course for the period for which de­ ing that no spectrum is used Ravinder Takkar, MD & Tata Motors ...... 167.05...... -3.55 contest DoT’s demands on ₹34,260 crore. This compris­ MD and CEO, India & South of business, and accordingly Tata Steel ...... 391.95...... -5.95 mands had not been raised, for generating non­telecom CEO, said “We are in active TCS ...... 2196.80...... 18.20 facts as well as on rights es principal of ₹8,747 crore, Asia, said. “The manage­ may cast significant doubt together with interest and income, the Company is discussions with the govern­ Tech Mahindra ...... 758.35...... 1.30 available in law,” it said, ad­ interest of ₹15,446 crore, pe­ ment is reviewing its options on the Group’s ability to con­ penalty adjusting for certain evaluating the levy of SUC ment seeking financial relief Titan ...... 1169.10...... 10.05 ding it was hopeful of relief. nalty of ₹3,760 crore and in­ and remedies available, in­ tinue as a going concern,” it UltraTech Cement...... 4003.40. .. -112.20 computation corrections, it on such income. According­ following the recent Hon’ble UPL...... 535.55...... -5.75 The Supreme Court, in its or­ terest on penalty of ₹6,307 cluding filing petitions be­ added. added. ly, during the quarter we re­ Supreme Court ruling.” Vedanta ...... 144.00...... -4.40

Wipro ...... 252.75...... -0.35

YES Bank...... 68.75...... 0.55 Zee Entertainment ...... 282.00...... -8.55 ICICI Bank, Union Bank, UCO Moody’s cuts IndiGo to go non­stop to London with EXCHANGE RATES India’s growth Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit widebody planes, offer business class except yen at 4 p.m. on November 14 Bank classify DHFL as NPA forecast to 5.6% CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL

US Dollar...... 71.77...... 72.09 We will go everywhere in the world, except U.S., says CEO Euro ...... 78.93...... 79.28 Repayments have been due for more than 90 days Press Trust of India British Pound...... 92.20...... 92.62 New Delhi JAGRITI CHANDRA and Gatwick. IndiGo could Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 66.08...... 66.37 MANOJIT SAHA NEW DELHI Chinese Yuan ...... 10.22...... 10.27 State Bank of India is also Moody’s Investors Service be leasing five to six widebo­ Mumbai Swiss Franc ...... 72.59...... 72.92 likely to mark the loan as on Thursday slashed In­ The country’s biggest low­ dy planes, which would be Singapore Dollar ...... 52.66...... 52.90 Even as a debt resolution NPA as it has started to build Canadian Dollar...... 54.11...... 54.36 dia’s economic growth fo­ cost carrier, IndiGo, has de­ used to provide daily con­ Malaysian Ringitt ...... 17.26...... 17.35 plan for troubled mortgage provisions for the troubled recast to 5.6% for 2019, say­ cided to make a major stra­ nectivity each from Mumbai Source:Indian Bank lender Dewan Housing Fi­ account. SBI, which has an ing government measures tegic shift as it plans to con­ and New Delhi. With the left­ nance Corporation Ltd. is exposure of ₹7,000 crore, do not address the wides­ nect far­flung international over aircraft, IndiGo could being contemplated, some has already provided ₹1,400 pread weakness in con­ destinations. Operating a look at connecting Singa­ BULLION RATES CHENNAI commercial banks have al­ crore for the stressed loan. sumption demand. single­aisle fleet until now, pore or Istanbul. November 14 rates in rupees with pre- vious rates in parentheses ready classified the account According to bankers, the “We have revised down the airline will venture into The answer is a small busi­ But the airline is yet to de­ as ‘non­performing’ as re­ last payment made by DHFL Retail Silver (1g) ...... 48.4...... (48) our growth forecast for In­ widebody operations to pro­ ness class and a dense eco­ cide on how big it would go 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 3663...... (3644) payment has been due for was on July 5, and hence, the dia. We now forecast slow­ vide non­stop connectivity nomy. How big the business with widebodies in its fleet. more than 90 days. 90­day period got over on er real GDP growth of 5.6% to London. The airline will class should be – we have It is going to test the lease ar­ ICICI Bank, Union Bank of counts for the October­De­ October 5. A loan is classi­ in 2019, from 7.4% in 2018,” also be offering a business sized it, we have the answer rangement, and if that India and UCO Bank have cember period. If interest or fied NPA after interest or it said. “India’s economic class option. to that,” CEO Ronojoy Dutta works, it may order 30 wide­ classified the loan as ‘non­ principal is due for over 60 principal is due for more slowdown is lasting longer IndiGo was earlier explor­ told The Hindu in an bodies or be prepared to cut Aurobindo performing’ in the current days, but for less than 90 than 90 days. than previously expected.” ing connecting London with interview. back. The airline has 245 quarter. Other lenders such days, the loan is categorised A debt resolution process Moody’s had, on Octob­ a one­stop with its A320 planes, including A320s and shares tank as Bank of Maharashtra, as SMA­2. initiated by banks to recast er 10, slashed India’s eco­ NEO planes, but it now London launch ATRs, in its fleet. Bank of India, Punjab Na­ “We have classified the loans of ₹80,000 crore of nomic growth forecast for seems to have some definite Asked about the London While IndiGo considers on USFDA tional Bank, Canara Bank, loan as NPA in the third DHFL is yet to get finalised. 2019­20 fiscal to 5.8% from answers. launch, Mr. Dutta said, “Lon­ U.S. unviable because of the Syndicate Bank and Indian quarter,” Union Bank of In­ Of this, the share of commer­ an earlier estimate of 6.2%. “If you want to do Mum­ don is not far off, it is not five amount of fuel burn, Austra­ observations Overseas Bank, which have dia MD & CEO Rajkiran Rai G cial banks’ is ₹40,000 crore. Last week, it downgraded bai­London we have to do years [down the line], it is lia is a market it is interested classified the loan in the spe­ said. Union Bank has expo­ The final report on a spe­ India’s outlook to negative widebodies and we need a coming. But we don’t want in, though it is not on the ra­ Special Correspondent cial mention account sure of about ₹2,000 crore. cial review by KPMG of from stable. Moody’s said business class — that’s one to jump the gun.” dar right now. HYDERABAD (SMA)­2 at end September, The bank has already made DHFL’s finances for the pe­ the RBI had aggressively decision we have made. If 'The airline is looking at “We will eventually be Drugmaker Aurobindo may also tag it as a bad loan a provision of 15% for its ex­ riod April 2015 to March cut rates this year, and we go all­economy, we can’t three key airports near Lon­ everywhere, except the Pharma shares declined while finalising their ac­ posure in DHFL. 2019 is awaited. more rate cuts are likely. make the numbers work. don­ Heathrow, Stansted U.S.,” Mr. Dutta added. 8.73% on Thursday after the company’s general in­ jectable formulation manu­ facturing facility in Pasha­ Union Bank posts Slowdown in auto sector mylaram here received 14 observations from the US Food and Drug Administra­ ₹1,194 crore loss in Q2 may continue: Honda tion (USFDA). The ₹395.55 at which the Provision for NPA divergence, a reason ‘BS­VI shift may spur 2­wheeler prices’ scrip closed the day was a semblance of recovery as SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Special Correspondent room Delhi), also sees some during intra­day the share Mumbai New Delhi impact on demand due to had touched a 52­week low State­run lender Union Honda Motorcycle and 10­15% increase in two­ of ₹389.70. Bank of India posted ₹1,194 Scooter India (HMSI) ex­ wheeler prices following the The fall came after the crore loss in the second pects the slowdown in the shift to new emission company, on Wednesday, quarter of the current finan­ automobile sector to conti­ norms. said the USFDA, on conclu­ cial year due to higher pro­ nue for now, mainly due to “From the customer sion of an inspection of the visioning for divergence in the current macro econom­ point of view, it is a big jump Unit IV general injectable non­performing assets. The ic factors along with the up­ in price. However, the inten­ formulation manufactur­ bank posted ₹139 crore pro­ coming switch to BS­VI tion of the industry and go­ ing facility from November fit during the same period of Rajkiran Rai norms that will lead to a 10­ vernment are clear... we 4­13 had issued a Form 483 the previous year. 15% increase in two­wheeler want this country to be with 14 observations. “We had to make ₹1,587 the previous financial year. prices. more green and eco­friend­ “We believe that none of crore provision for the di­ Total slippages to non­ “It is our strong wish that ly... In near future, we fore­ these observations is relat­ vergence, which is the main performing assets were the worst is over. Unfortu­ see that there may be a slow­ ed to data integrity issues. reason for the loss,” Rajki­ ₹4,219 crore during the nately, the market forces are down because a similar The company will respond ran Rai G, MD & CEO, Union quarter, of which ₹2,080 not in our control. All the thing was observed when in­ to the USFDA within the Bank, said. Divergence oc­ crore slipped from corpo­ economic indicators so far surance premium was in­ stipulated timeline,” Auro­ curs when Reserve Bank of rate loan book. Eight corpo­ do not look very positive for creased,” Mr. Guleria said. bindo Pharma said in a fil­ India (RBI) inspection classi­ rate accounts accounted for quick revival of the auto in­ “But over time, demand ing. But that seems to have fies loans that are ought to ₹1,700 crore slippages, Mr. dustry. We are very cautious attributes are still strong for made little difference with be classified as NPA which Rai said. Mr. Rai said the and closely watching,” HMSI the two­wheeler industry in the share opening the day the bank did not classify bank would return to profit­ senior vice presi0dent, the country,” he added. at ₹414 each as compared during finalising the results ability in the Oct.­Dec. quar­ Sales and Marketing, Yad­ For SP 125, which will re­ to the previous close of of a particular quarter. The ter. Operating profit of July­ vinder Singh Guleria, said place the company’s 125cc ₹433.40. total provision for non­per­ September 2019 increased on Thursday. model CB Shine SP, the According to Emkay Glo­ forming assets during the by 22.3% to ₹2,240 crore The company, which on price increase is about bal Financial Services, the quarter was ₹3,328 crore as aided by a 16.5% increase in Thursday launched SP 125, a ₹7,000 or 11%. The company facility is the company’s compared to ₹1,710 crore net interest income to BS­VI­compliant bike start­ claims it will also have 16% key injectable formulations during the same period of ₹2,906 crore. ing at ₹72,900 (ex­show­ better fuel efficiency. plant and has around 47 pending filings or about 30% of the overall filings. “The sheer number [of Apollo Hospitals Q2 net rises 15% on volumes observations] is on the higher side and likely to keep investors nervous un­ Healthcare services posted 15% growth in revenue til details emerge,” Emkay said. Special Correspondent care services reported 15% with continued growth of against 1,211 beds (57% occu­ CHENNAI According to its assess­ revenue growth aided by 12% volumes, revenues and mar­ pancy) in the previous year. ment, the Unit IV account­ Apollo Hospitals Enterprise growth at mature hospitals gins, it said in a statement. In Telangana region, reve­ ed for 9­10% of US sales Ltd. (AHEL) has posted 15% and 17% growth in new hos­ The revenue of existing nue grew by 11%. Occupancy and 8­9% of overall EBITDA rise in its standalone net pro­ pitals. Standalone pharma­ hospitals grew 13%, while in the cluster was 877 beds in FY19. It accounts for 50­ fit for the second quarter cies registered 22% growth that of new hospitals grew by (65% occupancy) compared 60% of total injectable ended September 2019 to to ₹2,230 crore in revenue. 19% to ₹536.6 crore. Revenue to 852 beds (63% occupancy) sales ($213mn in FY19), ₹90.60 crore. On healthcare services, in the Tamil Nadu cluster in the previous year. The oc­ with the rest being from During the period under Apollo Hospitals delivered a grew by 14%. Overall occu­ cupancy in Karnataka clus­ Unit XII, Eugia and Auro­ review, revenue increased strong performance in the pancy in the cluster was ter was 572 beds (74% next facilities. 18% to ₹2,464 crore. 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Vangmayi Parakala PLACES Three years ago, Delhi­based artist Seema Kohli made a 12­foot­tall Bar buzz sculpture of Goddess Kali. At­ tempts to bring her out have so far India Cocktail Week is on in the city, and will culminate failed. “Shows said that she wasn’t with a Cocktail Village contemporary enough,” says the 59­year­old artist of the work. Now, the Kali, among 64 sandstone sculptures and five bronzes, will be shown for three months starting this Saturday at the open­air Sun­ der Nursery premises. This is perhaps Kohli’s more for­ ceful foray into taking art out of the gallery and into public spaces. She’s been doing so already with commissioned pieces at the Delhi and Mumbai airports, at the Mani­ pal University, and hotels like the Leela Palace. In the first quarter of next year, she will unveil a 20­foot­ tall installation at the Supreme Court premises, inspired by The Tree of Life. This is also Kohli’s return to showing in her home city after feminine energy, which, the mo­ nearly a decade. The artist will ment it got into the control of pa­ open this collaboration with Gal­ triarchy, diminished. Suddenly a lery Ragini with a narrative perfor­ The energies of us Yogini was seen as someone evil, mance of her own on Saturday. The someone who you’re not to be seen entire effort, titled A Circle of Our with. Anyone with that occult pow­ Own, will speak of how her practice site, but did so at one time – for ov­ er were termed negative. The same has expanded, she says, and will City-based artist Seema Kohli is showing er centuries. That energy has re­ energy came back as the Ruhani The first India Cocktail Week (November 8 to 17) is seeing 6 specifically take a deep dive into in Delhi after a decade — and this time mained there, and I could still feel and Sufiani in the Mughal Era. Cur­ liquor brands, 38 Delhi watering holes, and five the idea of the Yogini, a carrier of it and connect with it. I’ve been to rently, we see them emerging as va­ international bars come together to offer discounts on their feminine energy. she’s taking her art out of the gallery 15 such sites in Madhya Pradesh, rious women in power, like CEOs cocktail menus and do special experiences. For instance, A glance into the artist’s over Odisha, and Chhattisgarh. His­ and leaders. today, Havana Social from Bangkok will do a pop-up at Ek three­decade­long practice shows er] performances in six universities Is it tough to translate torically, they were very vi­ Bar, while The Pontiac from Hong Kong will do the same at her deep engagement with the con­ in the U.S., at the NGMA Bengaluru, these scriptural and brant. Yoginis would stay here, Are you saying then that this Public Affair. cept of cosmic and spiritual histo­ Kolkata Creativity Centre, Royal academic references into do their dhyaana. My point is energy manifests only in “India is ready,and we wanted to help grow the F&B scene,” says Rakshay Dhariwal, the Managing Director of ries: “There was a time I was talk­ Opera House, Kochi Biennale, Ven­ your paintings and that the Yogini wasn’t just a women? Pass Code Hospitality (that owns PCO, ATM, Pings, PDA, ing about the amalgamation of both ice Biennale. The earlier perfor­ sculptures? mythical subject. We are told No, it can be in anyone — any hu­ Jamun and La Latina). He adds that it’s the overall [male and female] energies. Then, I mance was called Unending Dance While I do take a lot of now that they used to fly man, plant, animal. But this form of landscape that indicates this – Michelin star chefs have spoke of only the womb, the idea of of Light, also based on the idea of scriptural reference, I around or that they had an­ energy just cannot be negated. It is come to the country, he himself has launched a bar a year which then evolved into Shakti. But feminine energy, but not in this have also gone through a thropomorphic heads like such a contemporary subject. I’ve from 2014 onward, and restaurants look to create bar now, I’m more about the fragments specific form of the Yogini, which complete personal involve­ snakes — this is all very silly. I only given them a form — just as menus that are as strong as their food offerings. Besides, that comprise and complete the the current performance deals ment with this subject ov­ feel that they had height­ they were given at one time in or­ people today are open to visiting some of the top bars idea of Shakti — how she operates, with. In this one, I’ll be talking er the years. A lot of ened intuitive powers. der that people can understand. while travelling abroad, and they’re asking for cocktails what are the means of operation.” about how the Yoginis came into these ideas are our tra­ when they come back home. As she sits at her long, wooden, existence, what the concept even ditions that developed Most of your work has You distil these ideas into The spirit of the hour will soon be tequila, though gin is paint­splattered desk in her Rajin­ is. into our culture. It was focused on the paintings, murals, sculptures, still the highest demanded amongst the 25- to 40-year age der Nagar home, the artist talks important for me to religious, cosmic and film, and now narrative group, he says. With sustainability entering kitchens, “say about how the exploration of ener­ How long did it take for you to contemporise it. It’s spiritual energy performance too. How easy, or we are using oranges in a dish, we save the shavings to use gies must be looked at as a contem­ write and formulate this really all about the res­ through history... not, is it for you to alternate them in infusions,” says Rakshay. “It helps the environment porary concern, and how people narrative? And what were ponses to the energies This is such an between mediums? and it brings down costing.” are quick to slot and label her work. your references? that are around us. I elaborate I don’t find it difficult to move my The Cocktail Village, a culmination of the week, is a host Edited excerpts. These are fragments I have consoli­ have also been travell­ subject. image to a different medium be­ of experiences across a 20,000 square foot area. There’s be dated over about two years. I’ve re­ ing to many dead sites And be­ cause it’s the image that dictates it. 24 participating brands that will set up stalls for alcohol- This is the first time you will ferred to the Kal Bhairav Tantra, across India to under­ cause there I’m doing its job. I’m also just a me­ related experiences, some of which are Greater Than, do a narrative performance in the Kali Kaula Tantra, Sapta Ma tri­ stand this. is not much dium to take it further. Also, there Hendricks, JW Gold, Kahlua, Kettle One, Monkey 47, Simba. In addition, there’ll be music to with the Peter Cat Delhi. Where else have you ka by Shivaji Panikkar, and till the knowledge about it, eve­ are collaborations I do with sculp­ Recording Co., Boxout Soundsystem, DJ Kan-iand more. performed? time I was talking about Shakti, the What are dead sites ryone slots it: ‘oh this is very tors, just like any other artist I first moved to narrative perfor­ works of Ramakrishna Paramham­ exactly? traditional’; ‘this is Hindu art’. would. It is the vision that matters, The Cocktail Village, 1AQ, Mehrauli; November 16, 17; 2 p.m. to 10 mance in 2002. That video has still sa, and of course [religious histor­ I mean temples that don’t But that’s not it. It’s time for us and how you see your images com­ p.m.; ₹499; book at Insider.in not been shown. But I’ve done [oth­ ian] Madhu Khanna. currently do any rituals on to be more fluid. I am talking about ing forward. PRODUCTS

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PERFORMANCE FOOD MUSIC CUISINE FILM Sitar and tabla Thai special Eastern melodies Sushi special Italian film Kirana Gharana Music Academy presents Sabras The Spice Route celebrates Loi Krathong, a Boustan, an ensemble of musicians featuring Asian cuisine Oishii Wok has introduced a new Italian Embassy Cultural Centre will screen Music and Dance Festival 2019, a two-day annual Siamese festival with a Thai menu featuring a Shailendra Wakhlu (guitar), Rahul Sharma Sushi menu in in both vegetarian and non- Cronofobia, an Italian film this evening. Directed event. This evening’s event will see a sitar recital range of appetizers, main course options and (tabla), Delphine Moulet (flute) and Ejaz Hussain vegetarian variants. The veg menu has signature by Francesco Rizzi, this psychological film talks by Mehtab Ali Niazi accompanied by Saptak desserts, curated by chef Veena Arora. On till (sarangi) will perform this evening. They will rolls such as Maki, Edamame, Avacado, Uramaki about a relationship between two different kinds Sharma on the tabla. This will be followed by a 22nd November, there’s Thord Mun Pla (Thai fish present musical compositions based on Indian and Tempura. The non-veg menu offers Tuna of self-imposed strangers, a lonely man and a solo tabla performance by Ustad Rafiuddin Sabri, cake), Yum Som-O (Thai pomelo salad), Phad ragas, with the strains of a guitar and middle Maki Roll, Salman Maki Roll, Coast of Cali, Katsu rebel woman, who find a way to communicate and a vocal recital by Naresh Malhotra. Phed Kung (Fried prawns), and more. eastern melodies. Chicken, Tokyo Chicken and Philly Rainbow Rolls. and figure out what they can do to feel better. Venue: LTG Auditorium, Copernicus Marg Venue: The Imperial, Janpath Venue: Amaltas Hall, India Habitat Centre Venue: DLF Phase 4, Gurugram Venue: 50-E, Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri Time: 5 p.m. onwards Time: 12:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.; 7 p.m. - 11:45 p.m. Time: 7 p.m. Time: 12 noon - 11 p.m. Time: 7 p.m.

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Karishma Upadhyay films that can be watched by every one. My daughter who The actor talks about love In just this calendar year, is eight­and­a­half has barely stories, what gets him high we’ve seen Nawazuddin Sid­ seen any films of mine. I shot diqui showcase his range as for this film, almost imme­ and Molière’s influence on his an actor that would take oth­ diately after finishing Sacred cameo in Housefull 4 ers a lifetime. Regardless of Games Season 2. I felt the the politics of Thackeray, need to do a light film. I had there’s no denying that the done too many intense films actor capturing the magne­ back­to­back. So, now I am Versatile actor This week’s release tism of the late Balasaheb doing three of these light Motichoor Chaknachoor is Siddiqui’s last Thackeray, slipping effort­ films. These were just so theatrical outing for the year lessly into the late politician’s much easier to shoot. They * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT skin. In Ritesh Batra’s utterly didn’t require a lot of pre­ charming Photograph, Siddi­ prep. All I had to do was land qui’s eyes as he talks about qui played Rafi, a shy, strug­ up on set and deliver dia­ his process. “Before I start gling street photographer. logues,” he admits. shooting, the character is This summer we saw him re­ just in my mind; it’s an ab­ prise his role as the much Romance his way stract. It’s while I am on the feared Ganesh Gaitonde in Motichoor Chaknachoor, set that the character starts the second season of Sacred which also stars Athiya Shet­ to take shape and that pro­ Games and, more recently, ty, is a rare romantic come­ cess is so fascinating. Some as the exorcist Ramsey Baba, dy in Siddiqui’s filmography. times ‘he’ becomes who I complete with a garland of It’s not for the lack of want­ had imagined and some skull, in a cameo in Housefull ing to make romances. The times I fail. That sense of sa­ 4. In Tannishtha Chatterjee’s problem, though, has been tisfaction when I manage to directorial debut Roam the wide gap between Siddi­ create the character exactly Rome Mein that’s currently qui’s and Bollywood’s idea how I had imagined him to on the round of film festivals of romance. be, is the biggest high for circuit, he plays a self­righte­ “The way I see romance is me.” ous, old­fashioned chauvi­ very different from the typi­ How, then, one wonders, nist hunting for his sister in a cal Bollywood love story. does dancing to ‘The Bhoot foreign land. For the last 60 years, we’ve Song’ in Housefull 4, chal­ been seeing a good looking lenge him as an actor? “In Family fun boy, wearing great clothes, theatre, there are many dif­ This week’s release Moti- woo a beautiful girl and they ferent forms. In Parsi choor Chaknachoor is Siddi­ sing songs. These days, theatre, everything is larger qui’s last theatrical outing for these love stories have a so­ than life; body language is the year. He describes this cial issue and that’s called exaggerated, much like Mo­ romcom about a middle­ ‘content­driven cinema’. My lière’s (Jean­Baptiste Poque­ aged man looking for a bride idea of romance is very dif­ lin) plays. Even if you don’t as ‘a fun, family film’ and ferent…it might or might not tar Pradesh to the arc lights his reasons for picking a film, how much I can push myself understand French, the bo­ that also sums for his reasons work at the box office but it of Bollywood is a well­docu­ he insists. “I start from a as an actor. This is why I love dy language and actions of for wanting to be a part of is what it is. People might mented one. His years of place of not believing that I being in front of the camera,” the actors are so over the this film. have thought Photograph struggle in Bollywood ended can’t play a certain kind of says Siddiqui. top that the audience had no “Most of my films have was too slow but that’s the with Anusha Rizvi’s Peepli character but when I am of­ difficulty understanding gotten the A­certificate. I kind of romantic films I want Live (2010) where he played fered film where I am re­ Dramatic connections what is going on. For me, think families started think­ to make. I have seen love a journalist. It’s been almost quired to play that character, Seated in a non­descript this role in Housefull 4 ing that my films would be stories like that in real life.” a decade since and a lot has then I take it up as a chal­ banquet room at the Sun n’ meant exploring this form very intense or violent. I de­ Siddiqui’s journey from changed in the 45­year­old’s lenge. Every time I sign a Sand Hotel, Juhu, there’s an that I hadn’t since my cided that I want to do some the fields of Budhana, in Ut­ life. What hasn’t, though, are film, I find myself exploring unmistakable glint in Siddi­ theatre days,” he explains.

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DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Indian bowlers put the team in the driver’s seat Bangladesh’s decision to bat first backfires; Shami, Ishant, Umesh and Ashwin do the damage Amol Karhadkar didn’t get it. Ishant started SCOREBOARD INDORE the last session by scalping Mohammed Shami was stun­ Liton Das off the first ball. Ja­ ning with his trademark deja then made his only nota­ BANGLADESH — 1ST INNINGS seam position. Ishant Shar­ ble contribution of the day Shadman Islam c Saha b Ishant ma was inspiring up front. with a throw on target from 6 (24b, 1x4), Imrul Kayes c Ra­ hane b Umesh 6 (18b, 1x4), Mo­ Umesh Yadav was unstoppa­ the boundary line to send minul Haque b Ashwin 37 (80b, ble with his fierce pace. And back Taijul Islam. Umesh 6x4), Mohammad Mithun lbw b R. Ashwin was exceptional, then wound the innings up Shami 13 (36b, 1x4), Mushfiqur as always. with a full ball shaping away Rahim b Shami 43 ( 105b, 4x4, No wonder then that Ban­ that was too good for last 1x6), Mahmudullah b Ashwin 10 gladesh’s brave decision to man Ebadat Hossain. (30b, 1x4), Liton Das c Kohli b bat first on a hard deck Despite India picking up Ishant 21 ( 31b, 4x4), Mehidy boomeranged as India took the last five wickets for just 10 Hasan lbw b Shami 0 (1b), Taijul firm control of the opening runs, the innings could well Islam run out 1 (7b), Abu Jayed day of the first Test. have been even shorter had (not out) 7 ( 14b), Ebadat Hossain b Umesh 2 (5b); Extras With the pace triumvirate India held on to its catches. (lb­3, w­1): 4; Total (in 58.3 and the lead off­spinner in overs): 150. prime form, Ravindra Jade­ Regulation catches FALL OF WICKETS ja’s accurate left­arm spin Captain Kohli gave Mushfiqur 1­12 (Kayes, 5.6 overs), 2­12 was hardly required as India a reprieve at third slip off (Shadman, 6.6), 3­31 (Mithun, bundled Bangladesh out for Ashwin before Rahane 17.6), 4­99 (Mominul, 37.1), 5­ 150 in a little over two ses­ grassed three catches at first 115 (Mahmudullah, 45.1), 6­140 sions at the Holkar Stadium. slip off Ashwin. While the (Mushfiqur, 53.5), 7­140 (Me­ first of the three, a cut by lef­ hidy, 53.6), 8­140 (Liton, 54.1), Rohit goes early ty Mominul was a difficult 9­148 (Taijul, 56.4). Despite losing Rohit Sharma chance, the other two — one INDIA BOWLING early, Mayank Agarwal and Deceived: Mahmudullah’s attempted heave off R. Ashwin proved fatal. * R.V. MOORTHY each off Mushfiqur and Mah­ Ishant 12­6­20­2, Umesh 14.3­ Cheteshwar Pujara’s unbro­ mudullah — were regulation 3­47­2, Shami 13­5­27­3, Ash­ ken 72­run partnership stea­ A breakthrough was inevit­ his short stint before being the duo did give a glimpse of catches by Rahane’s high win 16­1­43­2, Jadeja 3­0­10­0. died the ship as India able all through the opening trapped in front by Shami. their skills. standards. INDIA — 1ST INNINGS reached 86 for one at stumps. spell and the relentless pres­ The tiny Mushfiqur, imme­ Even Bangladesh took a Mayank Agarwal (batting) 37 With more faith in its bat­ sure from the pace duo final­ Useful partnership diately after surviving a se­ cue from it as Kayes dropped (81b, 6x4), Rohit Sharma c Liton ting order than an inexpe­ ly paid off with Kayes offering It was followed by Bangla­ cond chance in the slips, a sitter at first slip off Abu b Jayed 6 (14b, 1x4), Chetesh­ rienced bowling unit, Bangla­ Ajinkya Rahane a regulation desh’s only positive session danced down the wicket to Jayed when Mayank was on war Pujara (batting) 43 ( 61b, desh chose to bat after Virat catch in the cordon off of the day, with captain Mo­ send Ashwin into the sight­ 32. 7x4); Total (for one wkt. in 26 Kohli lost a rare toss. But with Umesh. minul Haque and the expe­ screen and followed it up While none of the Bangla­ overs): 86. Ishant and Umesh on the ball Six balls later, Ishant rienced Mushfiqur Rahim with a delightful square cut Shami then bowled a fiery and then trapped Mehidy Ha­ desh batsmen could capital­ FALL OF WICKET right from the word go, the snared Shadman, with a full­ coming up with a 68­run off the next ball. spell to rattle the Bangladesh san with a fuller one the next ise on the chances, Mayank 1­14 (Rohit, 7.2 overs). left­handed openers Shad­ er one that took the edge to partnership. Both had their However, Ashwin finally lower order. ball to leave Bangladesh reel­ would be hoping to seal the BANGLADESH BOWLING man Islam and Imrul Kayes wicketkeeper Wriddhiman share of luck, with Mushfiqur broke the partnership when He used the crease well to ing at 140 for seven at tea and fate of the game with yet Ebadat 11­2­32­0, Jayed 8­0­ struggled to put bat on the Saha. Mohammad Mithun seeing catches being Mominul shouldered arms to jag one back in to Mushfiqur Shami’s wait for a hat­trick another big first­innings 21­1, Taijul 7­0­33­0. ball. looked shaky right through dropped in the cordon, but a delivery that held its line. and knock down his stumps was prolonged, though he hundred. Toss: Bangladesh. Ashwin echoes Kohli’s views on Test venues The pitch wasn’t unplayable: Mominul

Off­spinner reveals that the players are ‘wary and excited’ about day­night game Special Correspondent Indore Amol Karhadkar game­time with the pink Mominul Haque was in the INDORE ball, were “wary and excit­ line of fire on Thursday, on A day after Virat Kohli reiter­ ed” about their maiden Test and off the field. Despite a ated his preference for res­ under lights. forgettable debut as Test tricting Test cricket in India “The pink ball Test is a captain, he tried his best to to five centres, R. Ashwin welcome sign. As a Test­play­ put on a brave front during echoed his captain’s senti­ ing country, it was necessary the post­match media ment. for us to play a day­night interaction. “Every other nation has a Test. The office­going crowd He owned up to the deci­ certain pattern of playing which couldn’t catch the ac­ sion to bat first on a peppy Test cricket. They do know tion can now do so,” said Holkar Stadium pitch against how the venue behaves, how Ashwin. the odds, then took the the pitch behaves, how the blame for being dismissed at games pan out. That’s peren­ A challenge an inopportune time and nially how Test cricket works “Obviously, it’s a challenge even urged the Bangladeshi in most parts of the world,” to play with the pink ball. media contingent to “not ask Doing his bit: Mominul Haque, leading Bangladesh for the first time, did the repair job in Ashwin said. Hopefully, the Test match too many negative ques­ the company of Mushfiqur Rahim. * R.V. MOORTHY “Even in India, it was no will be a historic moment tions”. exception. But, of late, with Told you, skip! Mohammed Shami is delighted after and be the start of many playable at all or else Mush­ When pressed about “Mushfiq and I had a good a lot of cricketers coming nailing Mushfiqur Rahim. * R.V. MOORTHY more to come. Credits India’s attack fiq and I wouldn’t have electing to bat that surprised partnership. Liton also got from different parts of the “I haven’t even bowled a In the midst of all this, he scored the runs. The pro­ even the Indian camp, Mo­ into the rhythm. I think I country, the sport has grown “The understanding of a something that the decision­ single ball with the pink ball. gave credit to India’s unre­ blem is that when we are minul said: “If we had start­ should take the blame for and gone to every nook and particular venue and keep­ makers will have take.” Obviously I just saw it. Some­ lenting bowling attack, that playing the World’s No. 1 Test ed well, the question getting out at the wrong corner which is a great sign. ing it that way will help the About the day­night Test, times I don’t understand if proved to be too good for the team, we have to be mentally wouldn’t have been asked in time. If I would have stayed Hence we are playing Tests players. Whether or not Ashwin admitted that the In­ its orange or pink, still com­ visitors. more stronger,” Mominul the first place… Whether we on, it could have been diffe­ in various venues. that’s the right thing to do is dian players, due to lack of ing to terms with that.” “The wicket wasn’t un­ said. win or lose, I take the blame. rent.”

QUICK SINGLES Lanka to tour Pakistan for Tests Injury­time goal saves India Tsitsipas seals last-four spot LAHORE Test cricket will return to Pakistan after more than a decade with Thrashes defending champion Zverev in straight sets Sri Lanka on Thursday agreeing to a two­match series in December, which will be a part of the traditional format’s ongoing ATP FINALS game of Tsitsipas. the second set and Tsitsipas World championship. The upcoming series’ first Test will be wrapped things up with an played in Rawalpindi from December 11­15, while the second Test The Greek broke in the Reuters eighth game when Zverev ace. will be held in Karachi from December 19­23. PTI LONDON The results: opted to serve and volley on Debutant Stefanos Tsitsipas Group Bjorn Borg: Matteo Ber­ BCCI ethics officer a second serve but made a rettini bt Dominic Thiem 7­6 dismisses Dravid’s crushed defending cham­ mess of a low volley and pion Alexander Zverev 6­3, (3), 6­3. CoI case from that point on it was Group Andre Agassi: Stefanos 6­2 on Wednesday to book NEW DELHI one­way traffic. Zverev’s le­ Tsitsipas bt Alexander Zverev BCCI ethics officer D.K. Jain on his place in the last four of vel tailed off alarmingly in 6­3, 6­2. Thursday dismissed the the ATP Finals with a match conflict of interest complaint to spare. against Rahul Dravid, saying it The 21­year­old, the first was “bereft of any merit.” Greek player to qualify for Rahane moves to Capitals “I have rejected the complaint. the elite eight­man season­ NEW DELHI Rahul Dravid doesn’t have ender, backed up his open­ Rajasthan Royals on Thursday conflict of interest,” said Jain. ing win over Daniil Medve­ traded its most­capped player Jain had conducted a second Rescue act: Substitute Seiminlen Doungel provided India with a lifeline, outjumping his dev with a virtuoso perfor­ Ajinkya Rahane to Delhi round of hearing on Tuesday markers to head one into the far post. * AIFF mance at the O2 Arena. Capitals in exchange for leg­ when Dravid was represented His straight­set victory se­ spinner Mayank Markande and by his lawyer. WC QUALIFIERS continued to be third with perature dropped to nine cured a top­two place in the bowling all­rounder Rahul The 46­year­old former India four points. degree Celsius. group and left Zverev, World Tewatia. captain had earlier explained Press Trust of India Starting the away game, India looked to take on No.1 Rafael Nadal and Med­ Rahane, who captained Royals his case in a personal hearing Dushanbe (Tajikistan) being played in extremely the opposition but it could vedev scrapping to join him in 24 of his 100 IPL games held in Mumbai on September India escaped with a 1­1 draw cold conditions at the Cen­ not create any clear chanc­ in Saturday’s semifinals. between 2011 and 2019, is also 26. PTI their top run­getter with 2810 after an injury­time goal tral Republican Stadium, on es, and the couple of half runs at an average of 34.26 saved it the blushes against a bright note, India conced­ chances in the opening mi­ Hit with the crowd and strike rate of 122.65. lower­ranked Afghanistan in ed a goal in the first half inju­ nutes failed to test the Af­ Tsitsipas’ swashbuckling all­ The arrival of Rahane means an their FIFA World Cup Quali­ ry time (45+1). ghan custodian. court game, with a booming addition to the Indian stars in fier match here on Afghanistan lead came af­ There was a change serve, aggressive ground­ the Capitals squad which Thursday. ter a fine move saw David straight­away for India after strokes, deft volleys and sil­ already has Shikhar Dhawan, The result meant 106­ Najem play a square ball to the break as Stimac substi­ ky movement have made Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer. ranked India remained win­ Zelfagar Nazary at the centre tuted Mandar with Farukh him an instant crowd favou­ Meanwhile, Dhawal Kulkarni less in its qualifying cam­ of the box, and the mid­fiel­ Choudhary. rite. returned to Mumbai Indians paign so far. der’s attempt breached the The visitor showed urgen­ All those weapons were with whom he spent the first When the visitor seemed Indian defence before find­ cy and looked desperate for on display against Zverev in six seasons before turning out headed for its second defeat, ing the back of the net. an equaliser. It had a chance what was the youngest, in for Rajasthan Royals, Gujarat substitute Seiminlen Doun­ It wasn’t really a home in the 58th minute but skip­ terms of combined age, Lions and Royals again. gel (90+3) provided India match for Afghanistan eith­ per Sunil Chhetri’s header match at the ATP Finals West Indies wins first T20I against Afghanistan with a lifeline, outjumping er, but wins here against off a cross from right back since Andy Murray played his markers to head one into Cambodia and Bangladesh, Pritam Kotal was saved by Juan Martin del Potro in LUCKNOW the far post. followed by draws with Taji­ Azizi. At the other end, Gur­ 2009. West Indies beat Afghanistan by 30 runs in the first T20 International here on Thursday. Put in to bat, West Indies rode on Afghanistan had taken kistan and Jordan had given preet Singh Sandhu made a Zverev defeated 19­times Evin Lewis’ attacking 68 (41b, 4x4, 6x6) to post 164 for five in 20 the lead through Zelfagar it some much­needed confi­ diving save. Grand Slam champion Nadal overs. The Asian side was rocked early on its chase and never got Nazary’s strike (45+1), put­ dence ahead of the clash While he will be disap­ in his opening match on going against the Kieron Pollard­led side. ting India on the backfoot. against Igor Stimac’s India. pointed that the match end­ Monday, having beaten Rog­ The scores: West Indies 164/5 in 20 overs (Lewis 68, Pollard 32 India remained at the And the 149­ranked Af­ ed in a stalemate, Stimac’s er Federer and Novak Djo­ n.o., Naib 2/24) bt Afghanistan 134/9 in 20 overs (Najibullah 27, fourth position in Group E ghanistan carried that confi­ decision to bring in Doungel kovic back­to­back to win Asghar 25, Williams 3/17, Walsh 2/34, Pollard 2/17). with three points from four dence into the game on a in place of Kotal paid divi­ last year’s title, but he had Classy display: Stefanos Tsitsipas put on a sparkling show to Toss: Afghanistan. Player­of­the match: Pollard. matches, while Afghanistan chilly evening when the tem­ dends. no answer to the all­court get the better of Alexander Zverev. * GETTY IMAGES

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NBA: Sony Ten 1 (SD & HD), Buranatanyarat in the van Group A: Services 190/6 in 20 hammed Ahmed 32, Siddarth ers (Hiten Dalal 35, Anuj Rawat 6.30 a.m. overs (Lakhan Singh 81, Ravi Kaul 4/19) bt Punjab 162/7 in 20 34, Nitish Rana 55) lost to Jam­ India vs Bangladesh : First Chauhan 61, Malliksab Sirur 5/ overs (Anmolpreet Singh 84, mu & Kashmir 166/2 in 15.5 ov­ Test, day two, Star Sports 1 Smog hits play, first round to be completed on Friday 33) bt Goa 169 in 19.5 overs Gurkeerat Singh Mann 30, Kar­ ers (Shubham Khajuria 49, Jatin (SD & HD), 9.30 a.m. Hong Kong Open badmin­ (Malliksab Sirur 26, Snehal thik Raman 3/40). Wadhwan 48 n.o., Manzoor Dar ton: Star Sports 3, 9.30 a.m. PANASONIC OPEN Kauthankar 44 n.o., Mohit Ku­ Arunachal Pradesh 118/6 in 58). Syed Mushtaq Ali T20: Star mar 3/33). 20 overs (Rahul Dalal 62, Pankaj Sports 2 (SD & HD), 9.45 a.m. Rakesh Rao Uttarakhand 129/8 in 20 ov­ Jaiswal 4/18) lost to Himachal Sikkim 49 in 19.2 overs (Piy­ & 1.30 p.m. GURUGRAM ers (Tanmay Srivastava 57 n.o.) 119/4 in 14.2 overs (Abhimanyu ush Chawla 3/4) lost to Gujarat T10 League: Sony Six & Sony For a few weeks now, the Na­ lost to Andhra 130/6 in 18.5 ov­ Rana 41, Ekant Sen 51 n.o.). 50/1 in 4.2 overs (Urvil Patel 26). Ten 3 (SD & HD), 6.30 p.m., tional capital and the adjoin­ ers (Srikar Bharat 47, Akash Hyderabad 163/6 in 20 overs 8.30 p.m. & 10.30 p.m. ing regions have been in the Mandwaal 3/29). (Tanmay Agarwal 28, Himalay Nagaland 145/6 in 20 overs ATP Finals: Sony ESPN (SD & Bihar 124/7 in 20 overs (Ku­ Agarwal 34, B. Sandeep 55 n.o.) (Shrikant Mundhe 74, Stuart HD), 7.30 p.m. & 1.30 a.m. news for persistent smog nal Dabas 45, Rajesh Singh 31, lost to Maharashtra 164/4 in Binny 52, Varun Aaron 3/17) lost (Saturday) leading to low visibility and Lukman Meriwala 3/16) lost to 19.5 overs (Rahul Tripathi 25, to Jharkhand 149/3 in 17.5 overs Euro 2020 Qualifiers: Sony rising pollution levels. On Baroda 125/0 in 12.3 overs (Ke­ Kedar Jadhav 68, Naushad Ten 1, Sony Ten 2 & Sony Six Thursday, the thick blanket (Anand Singh 81 n.o., Ishan dar Devdhar 64 n.o., ’–Aditya Shaikh 34, Mohammed Siraj 3/ Kishan 48). (SD & HD), 10.30 p.m & 1.30 of haze played havoc with Waghmode 55 n.o.). 37). a.m. (Saturday) the opening day’s proceed­ Group B: Kerala 162/7 in 20 ov­ Group D: Pondicherry 114 in 20 Odisha 163/5 in 20 overs ings of the $400,000 Pana­ ers (Sachin Baby 39, Robin Uth­ overs (Harshal Patel 3/14, Ash­ (Govinda Poddar 57, Biplab Sa­ IN BRIEF sonic Open at the Classic appa 69 n.o., Darshan Nalkande ish Hooda 3/22) lost to Haryana mantray 60 n.o.) bt Saurashtra Golf and Country Club here. 3/34) bt Vidarbha 136/7 in 20 115/4 in 15.1 overs (Chaitanya 114 in 19.3 overs (Harvik Desai In the words of the Asian Overcoming adversity: Itthipat Buranatanyarat came out on top on the opening day that was overs (Akshay Wadkar 29, Aksh­ Bishnoi 33, Guntashveer Singh 26, Govinda Poddar 3/7).

* ay Karnewar 28 n.o., Sandeep 37). Tour, “owing to poor visibili­ badly affected by the smog smothering the Capital now. AFP Friday’s matches ty and the prevailing weath­ Warrier 3/29). Bengal 153/4 in 20 overs er conditions” the first tee­ cates slight improvement in birdied three of the four cake to mark his 300 appea­ Uttar Pradesh 164/9 in 20 (Shreevats Goswami 43, Vivek Group A: Andhra v Goa; Baroda overs (Saurabh Kumar 33, Rinku Singh 56, Shahbaz Ahmed 26 v Services; Bihar v Karnataka. off scheduled at 6.50 a.m. visibility. par­5 holes. rance since 1994 on the Singh 50, Deepak Chahar 3/46, n.o., Shubham Ranjane 3/17) could only take place at 11 On the course, little­ Asian Tour, was eager to re­ Khaleel Ahmed 3/34) lost to Ra­ lost to Mumbai 154/7 in 20 ov­ Group B: Kerala v Rajasthan; a.m. It was decided to have a known Thai Ittipat Buranata­ Shiv Kapur in third spot turn to the course make up jasthan 166/5 in 17.2 overs (Ra­ ers (Jay Bista 48, Aditya Tare 37, Manipur v Uttar Pradesh; Tamil rare, four­tee start — from nyarat took the clubhouse This was in contrast with for the lost opportunities. jesh Bishnoi 87 n.o.). Shubham Ranjane 30 n.o.). Nadu v Tripura. Bryan brothers to retire at the first, sixth, 10th and 15th lead at eight­under 64. Fol­ what Shiv Kapur could man­ The scores: 64: Itthipat Bura­ Manipur 55 in 18.4 overs (T. Mizoram 66 in 17.1 overs (Ta­ end of 2020 season holes. Only 60 of the 126 gol­ lowing a birdie­birdie start age in his card of 67. Return­ natanyarat (Tha); 66: Danny Natarajan 3/7, M. Ashwin 3/8) ruwar Kohli 25, Abu Nechim 3/3) Group C: Arunachal Pradesh v LOS ANGELES fers could tee­up and com­ after teeing off from the sixth ing to this course after a de­ Masrin (Ina); 67: Arjun Prasad, lost to Tamil Nadu 58/1 in 4.1 lost to Assam 70/1 in 6 overs Hyderabad; Chhattisgarh v Pun­ jab; Railways v Chandigarh; Hi­ US men’s doubles duo Bob plete their rounds. The re­ hole, Buranatanyarat fired cade and starting from the Shiv Kapur, M. Dharma, Hung overs (M. Vijay 33). (Pallavkumar Das 37, Swarupam Bryan (left in pic) and Mike machal v Maharashtra. maining golfers will open five successive birdies start­ 15th hole, Kapur could birdie Chien­Yao (Tpe) and Shankar Group C: Chhattisgarh 161/6 in Purkayastha 27 n.o.). Bryan said on Wednesday their campaign on Friday. ing from the 13th hole. just once on the par­5s. He Das; 68: Ben Geyer (USA), Anu­ 20 overs (Harpreet Singh 44, Madhya Pradesh 244/4 in 20 Group D: Bengal v Madhya Pra­ they will retire at the end of ra Rohana (Sri) and Jesse Yap Vishal Singh 60 n.o., Sarandeep overs (Naman Ojha 56, Ashu­ desh; Mizoram v Haryana; As­ the 2020 season, bringing Those who played on Thurs­ He owes his two­stroke made up with some consis­ (Sgp). Other Indians with sub­ Singh 3/31) lost to Chandigarh tosh Sharma 60, Rajat Patidar sam v Pondicherry; Meghalaya v the curtain down on one of day get a day’s rest. lead over Indonesia’s Danny tent putting to share the par scores: 69: Viraj Madappa, 164/4 in 19 overs (Manan Vohra 68 n.o., Venkatesh Iyer 26) bt Mumbai. the most successful pairings Although there is no offi­ Masrin to his ‘eagle’ on the third spot. Aadil Bedi and Arjun Atwal; 70: 33, Shivam Bhambri 28, Bipul Meghalaya 159/9 in 20 overs in tennis history. Bob Bryan cial word from the Asian third hole. Masrin, too, be­ The trio of Arjun Atwal Om Prakash Chouhan, Gaurav Sharma 62 n.o.). (Puneet Bisht 44, Dwaraka Ravi Group E: Delhi v Jharkhand; said the duo had opted to Tour, the event is heading gan from the sixth hole and (69), Jeev Milkha Singh (70) Pratap Singh, Jeev Milkha Railways 167/8 in 20 overs Teja 25, Sanjay Yadav 27, Sa­ Jammu & Kashmir v Nagaland; end their 2019 season after for a 54­hole finish. The fore­ fired six birdies in his bogey­ and Jyoti Randhawa (72) had Singh; 71: Yashas Chandra and (Mrunal Devdhar 37, Pratham ransh Jain 3/43). Gujarat v Odisha; Saurashtra v the US Open in order to cast for the weekend indi­ free round. Creditably, he mixed luck. Jyothi, who cut a Himmat Rai. Singh 25, Vikrant Rajput 33, Mo­ Group E: Delhi 165/7 in 20 ov­ Sikkim. remain fresh for next year. AFP Paes and Bopanna in team Sowjanya sails into quarterfinals

(Isr) 6­2, 6­2; Funa Kozaki (Jpn) Five­member squad named; three others on stand­by ITF TENNIS bt Silvia Njiric (Cro) 6­2, 4­6, Sports bureau 6­2; Karman Kaur Thandi bt DAVIS CUP GWALIOR Gergana Topalova (Bul) 6­2, 6­4; Berfu Cengiz (Tur) bt Me­ Special Correspondent Reigning national champion lanie Klaffner (Aut) 6­3, 6­3; Harden erupts as Rockets NEW DELHI Sowjanya Bavisetti rode on down Clippers Sofia Shapatava (Geo) bt Evge­ There is a good chance for her new­found confidence niya Burdinna (Rus) 3­6, 6­4, LOS ANGELES Leander Paes and Rohan Bo­ and a sharp game to outwit 6­3; Freya Christie (GBR) bt Hi­ James Harden erupted for a second seed Diana Marcin­ roko Kuwata (Jpn) 6­2, 6­3; fourth quarter scoring spree panna to extend their win­ kevica of Latvia 6­4, 6­3 in Maria Timofeevva (Rus) bt as Houston Rockets defeated ning partnership as both have been named in the Da­ the second round of the Sathwika Sama 6­4, 6­2; Sow­ Los Angeles Clippers 102­93 janya Bavisetti bt Diana Marcin­ vis Cup squad for the Asia­ $25,000 ITF women’s tennis on Wednesday. Harden led kevica (Lat) 6­4, 6­3. the scoring with 47 points, Oceania Group 1 tie against tournament at the City Centre Tennis Complex on including seven three­ Pakistan, to be staged at a Doubles: Qarterfinals: Mana pointers, while the former venue yet to be announced, Thursday. Kawamura & Funa Kkozaki (Jpn) NBA MVP also added six on November 29 and 30. In the quarterfinals, Sow­ bt Berfu Cengiz (Tur) & Freya rebounds and seven assists. At the selection commit­ Back on duty: Leander Paes has been picked for the Davis Cup janya will play qualifier Ma­ Christie (GBR) 6­7(9), 6­1, [13­

The results: Memphis tee meeting here on Thurs­ tie against Pakistan. * GETTY IMAGES ria Timofeeva of Russia, who 11]; Karin Kennel (Sui) & Silvia Grizzlies 119 bt Charlotte day, under the chairman­ subdued Sathwika Sama in Njiric (Cro) bt Sravya Shivani Hornets 117; Orlando Magic ship of Balram Singh, it was communicated to the Inter­ played in Islamabad. Howev­ straight sets. Chilakalapudi & Snehal Mane 112 bt Philadelphia76ers 97; decided to choose three re­ national Tennis Federation er, with the aim to field the Karman Kaur Thandi 6­3, 6­1; Petia Arshnikova & Boston Celtics 140 bt Gergana Topalova (Bul) bt Jac­ serves apart from the five (ITF) after it announces the best possible side, it was sailed past Gergana Topalo­ Washington Wizards 133; queline Cabaj Awad (Swe) & players. venue of the tie on Novem­ stated that some of the com­ va of Bulgaria for the loss of Houston Rockets 102 bt Los ber 18. mitted players like Sriram Melanie Klaffner (Aut) 4­6, 6­3, Angeles Clippers 93; Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar six games. She will play Ballaji, Arjun Kadhe and Ma­ [10­6]; Evgeniya Burdina (Russ) Minnesota Timberwolves 129 Ramanathan and Saketh My­ Rohit Rajpal would be the eighth seed Berfu Cengiz of & Ashmitha Easwaramurthi bt nissh Sureshkumar could bt San Antonio Spurs 114; Los neni are the other three, captain for the tie, and Turkey in the quarterfinals. Diana Marcinkevica (Lat) & Va­ Powering through: Sowjanya Bavisetti rode on her new­found Angeles Lakers 120 bt Golden apart from doubles special­ hence opted to skip the se­ not be accommodated. The results: Second round: Jia­ leriya Strakhova (Ukr) 4­6, 7­6 confidence to outwit second seed Diana Marcinkevica. State Warriors 94; Toronto ists Paes and Bopanna. lection committee meeting. Jing Lu (Chn) bt Vlada Katic (3), [10­8]. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The team: Sumit Nagal, Ram­ Raptors 114 bt Portland Trail Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, The committee put on re­ Blazers 106. AGENCIES kumar Ramanathan, Saketh Sasi Kumar Mukund and Sid­ cord its appreciation of all Myneni, Rohan Bopanna, Lean­ harth Rawat have been an­ the players who had con­ der Paes. Reserves: Jeevan Ne­ nounced as reserves. The fi­ firmed their unconditional dunchezhiyan, Sasi Kumar Mu­ Knotty Ash may score an encore nal team will be availability for the tie to be kund and Sidharth Rawat. BENGALURU: Knotty Ash, who is ing Line (12) Md. Akram 58.5, 5. Awaits (2) Md. Aliyar 56.5, 4. Turf Citizen (7) A. Imran 57, 8. Heav­ in fine fettle, may score an encore Good Word (11) S. Shareef 57.5, 6. Magic (7) (­) 56.5, 5. Blue Blazer enly Angel (4) Darshan 55.5, 9. in the Rajyotsava Trophy El Matador (7) Chandrashekar 56, (10) Kiran Rai 56, 6. Side Winder High Priestess (5) Sandesh 55.5 (1,400m), the chief event of the 7. Tequila Tornado (10) Md. Aliyar (8) Arvind K 56, 7. Snowdon (5) and 10. Queen Of Sands (6) Ar­ India assured opening day’s races to be held 55.5, 8. Emerald Green (2) Tousif Sandesh 56, 8. Fire Glow (11) Ar­ shad 55.5. van Rijthoven here on Friday (Nov 15). Khan 55, 9. Purity (3) Ankit Yadav shad 55.5, 9. Angelino (4) Akshay 1. ASGARDIA, False rails (width about 6m from 55, 10. South Bell (8) Shreyas S 55, Kumar 53.5, 10. Star Appearance 2. CAVALIERE, of four more 1,600m to the winning post) will 11. Phoenix Reached (5) Md. Asif (6) Suraj 53.5, 11. Miniver Rose (­) dumps Prajnesh be in position. Khan 54.5 and 12. Turf Prospector (­) 52.5 and 12. Sahara (1) S. 3. KNOTTY OAK Ibrahimovic confirms medals Jockey for Turf Magic (4th race) (6) J.H. Arul 52.5. Shareef 52.5. BANGARAPET PLATE (Div. II), LA Galaxy exit will be declared later. 1. SHE’S STYLISH, 1. HAEDI’S FOLLY, 7 (1,200m), rated 30 to 50, 5.15: NOVEMBER PLATE (1,200m), 2. PHOENIX REACHED, 3. BAZINGA 2. STAR APPEARANCE, 1. Emidio (10) Naveen K 60, 2. LOS ANGELES Nagal and Ramkumar advance 3. LOUISIANA Swedish star Zlatan Press Trust of India 1 rated 15 to 35, 2.15 p.m.: 1. BANGARAPET PLATE (Div. I), Karadeniz (2) A. Imran 60, 3. Big ULAANBAATAR Tonys Pet (2) Vaibhav 60, 2. 3 (1,200m), rated 30 to 50, 3.15: RAJYOTSAVA TROPHY Boon (3) R. Anand 59, 4. Stari Ibrahimovic confirmed his PUNE CHALLENGER key’s Ergi Kirkin in straight Songkran (7) T.S. Jodha 59, 3. 1. Decisive (4) Arshad 60, 2. 5 (1,400m), 3­y­o & over, Grad (12) A. Vishwanath 59, 5. The departure from Los Angeles sets. India’s assured tally of me­ Aceros (12) Srinath 58.5, 4. Coun­ Kimera (10) J.H. Arul 60, 3. Mega (Terms), 4.15: 1. Knotty Ash (4) S. Corporal (8) Zervan 59, 6. Donna Galaxy, but gave no clue over Sports Bureau The results (pre­quarterfi­ try’s Jewel (3) A. Ramu 55.5, 5. Ikon (1) A. Imran 59, 4. Call Me John 61, 2. Mauritania (2) Sandesh Bella (1) Vaibhav 56.5, 7. Fiction­ dals at the Asian youth box­ Eco Friendly (4) Sai Kiran 55, 6. Maybe (2) Md. Akram 58.5, 5. Ulti­ 60.5, 3. Aeolus (3) Zervan 56, 4. eer (6) B. Harish 56.5, 8. Look Out PUNE his future plans. The 38­year­ nals): Tim van Rijthoven (Ned) ing championships swelled Will To Win (10) Suraj 55, 7. Glori­ mate Speed (3) Darshan 58.5, 6. Areca Legend (1) I. Chisty 56, 5. (9) S. Shiva K 56.5, 9. Mohican (11) old striker’s departure from Tim van Rijthoven of The bt Prajnesh Gunneswaran 4­6, to 12 after four more pugi­ ous Days (5) Irvan 54.5, 8. Sea Of Land Of Liberty (5) Rajesh K 57.5, Ashwa Raftar (7) A. Vishwanath Nazerul 56.5, 10. Princeazeem (4) Galaxy had been widely Netherlands ousted top­ 7­5, 6­3. lists advanced to the semi­ Cortez (9) Chetan G 54.5, 9. Areca 7. Slice Of Heaven (11) Kiran Rai 57, 56, 6. Merlot (5) Suraj 54.5 and 7. Arvind K 56.5, 11. Schafenberg (5) expected following the club’s Roberto Ortega­Olmedo Angel (1) Rajesh K 54, 10. Daring 8. Varcasva (6) S. Shareef 57, 9. Sakura (6) Akshay Kumar 54.5. Srinath 56.5 and 12. Red Galileo seeded Prajnesh Gunneswa­ finals on Wednesday. Sweetheart (11) Chetan K 54, 11. Winall (7) Suraj 57, 10. Jersey Le­ 1. KNOTTY ASH, (7) Arshad 55.5. elimination from the Major (Esp) bt Shuichi Sekiguchi ran 4­6, 7­5, 6­3 in the pre­ The results (quarterfinals): Sir Piggot (8) Kiran Rai 53.5 and gend (12) I. Chisty 56, 11. Alexan­ 2. ARECA LEGEND, 3. AEOLUS 1. SCHAFENBERG, League Soccer play­offs last (Jpn) 6­2, 6­4. 12. Naayaab (6) Arshad 53. dre Dumas (8) Akshay Kumar 55 quarterfinals of the KPIT­ Men: 49kg: Selay Soy bt Tzu­ KENTUCKY PLATE (1,200m), 2. THE CORPORAL, month. AFP Steven Diez (Can) bt Brydan 1. WILL TO WIN, and 12. Propine (9) Rayan 53.5. Chen (Tpe); 64kg: Darkhan 6 maiden 3­y­o only, (Terms), 3. KARADENIZ MSLTA Challenger Series Klein (GBr) 6­0, 6­2; Jay Clarke 2. TONYS PET, 3. SEA OF CORTEZ 1. SLICE OF HEAVEN, 4.45: 1. Asgardia (1) Suraj 57, 2. Duiisebay (Kaz) bt Akshay Ku­ 2. WINALL, 3. MEGA IKON Day’s best: KNOTTY ASH Diksha Dagar takes tennis here on Thursday. (GBr) bt Duckhee Lee (Kor) 6­1, INAUGURATION PLATE Bahurupah (3) S.K. Paswan 57, 3. mar; 69kg: Rustambek Uulu VIDHANA SOUDHA CUP Double: SLICE OF HEAVEN - a 3­shot lead The Indians to advance 6­4; Ramkumar Ramanathan 2 (1,400m), rated 00 to 20, 2.45: Bombix (2) Kiran Rai 57, 4. Nuradin (Kgz) bt Vijaydeep; 1. She’s Stylish (1) Naveen K 60, 2. (1,200m), rated 60 & above, Caesars Palace (9) Mark 57, 5. ASGARDIA KOLKATA into the last eight were Davis bt Cem Ilkel (Tur) 6­3, 6­4. 4 81kg: Shokhjakhon Abdullev Only Prince (4) Chetan G 59, 3. 3.45: 1. Haedi’s Folly (9) Rayan 60, Cavaliere (10) Srinath 57, 6. Jkt: 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7; Tr (i): 2, 3 and Diksha Dagar pulled away Cuppers Sumit Nagal, Ram­ Sumit Nagal bt Ivan Nedel­ Bazinga (9) K. Raghu 58.5, 4. Fir­ 2. Louisiana (3) Srinath 58, 3. Life Knotty Oak (8) Antony 57, 7. Star 4; (ii): 5, 6 and 7. (Uzb) bt Lakshya Chahar; from the rest of the field with kumar Ramanathan and Sa­ ko (Rus) 2­0 (retd); Sasi Kumar 91kg: Satender Singh bt Ha­ two birdies in the last three Mukund bt Ergi Kirkin (Tur) si Kumar Mukund. neul Jung (Kor). holes in the 15th and final 6­0, 6­2; James Duckworth Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro (Aus) bt Manish Sureshkumar Women: 54kg: Poonam bt Nishad Easy passage Caranagan Kaye (Phi); 69kg: Srikanth keeps Indian hopes alive Golf Tour here on Thursday. 6­1, 6­2. Nagal, who had an easy pas­ Arundhati Choudhary bt Pin­ Diksha is now in sole lead. sage into the last eight as his Doubles (quarterfinals): Arjun H.S. Prannoy and P. Kashyap Indian survivor. secures quota Kadhe & Saketh Myneni bt Ju Chen (Tpe) Rajni 48kg: HONG KONG OPEN She carded her second The results: Men: K. Srikanth Russian opponent Ivan Ne­ Bogdan Bobrov & Ivan Nedelko Sinchara Hikaru (Jpn) bt Raji­ after they suffered contrast­ Press Trust of India straight one­under 71 to get bt Sourabh Verma 21­11, 15­21, Dubai delko retired due to lower (Rus) 6­4, 4­6, [16­14]. ni. Press Trust of India ing losses in the second to two­under 142 and open HONG KONG 21­19; Jonatan Christie (Ina) bt back pain, will next face Toshide Matsui (Jpn) & round. Indian para athlete Nishad up a three­shot lead over H.S. Prannoy 21­12, 21­19; Chou Ramkumar, a 6­3, 6­4 win­ Vishnu Vardhan bt Steven Diez World champion P.V. Sindhu World No. 6 Sindhu went Kumar recorded a personal overnight co­leader Ridhima Tien Chen (Tpe) bt P. Kashyap ner over Cem Ilkel of Tur­ (Can) & Roberto Ortega Olme­ Bancroft and exited the $400,000 Hong down 21­18, 11­21, 21­16 to best of 2 metres to claim Dilawari (74). PTI 12­21, 23­21, 21­10. key. Sasi Kumar ousted Tur­ do (Esp) 3­6, 6­2, [10­4]. Kong Open in the pre­quar­ World No. 18 Busanan Ong­ the bronze medal in men’s Burns recalled Women: Busanan Ongbam­ terfinals but K. Srikanth bamrungphan of Thailand in rungphan (Tha) bt P.V. Sindhu high jump T47 final at the made the quarters for the 69 minutes to continue her 21­18, 11­21, 21­16. Dubai World Para Athletics Agence France-Presse first time in seven months af­ recent dismal run in interna­ Mixed doubles: Arisa Higashino Championships and also Sydney ter claiming a thrilling win in tional circuit. & Yuta Watanabe (Jpn) bt Sat­ secure his place in the Cameron Bancroft and Joe men’s singles here on Thurs­ Former World No.1 Sri­ wiksairaj Rankireddy & Ashwini 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Burns got the nod on day. It was also curtains for kanth emerged as the only Ponnappa 21­19, 21­12. Games. Injured Salah to miss Cup Thursday for Australia’s of Nations qualifiers Test squad to face Pakis­ JOHANNESBURG tan, with Usman Khawaja African superstar Mohamed and Marcus Harris axed af­ Salah will not play for Egypt ter flopping during the re­ against Kenya on Thursday in cent Ashes series. 2021 Africa Cup of Nations The squad: qualifying because of a lingering ankle injury. The Tim Paine (Capt.), Came­ 27­year­old forward was hurt ron Bancroft, Joe Burns, Pat against Leicester City last Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, month and despite making Travis Head, Marnus Labus­ several subsequent chagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael appearances for Liverpool, is Neser, James Pattinson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mat­ suffering from slight thew Wade and David War­ On course: K. Srikanth put out compatriot Sourabh Verma to discomfort in his left ankle. Big scalp: Tim Van Rijthoven put paid to Prajnesh’s hopes * AFP with a three­set win * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ner. make the quarterfinals. FILE PHOTO CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 20 SPORT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Natl. shotgun Commonwealth Games Federation Rijiju felicitates wushu medallists championship Says government plans to create better infrastructure from Nov. 17 shooting: IOA remains optimistic Anant Kaur NEW DELHI Special Correspondent Interaction with officials end on positive note Union Sports Minister Kiren NEW DELHI Rijiju on Thursday felicitated The 63rd National shotgun Vijay Lokapally sport in the Commonwealth been withdraw from the the team that came up with championship will start NEW DELHI Games. Shooting must own Games. We are not far from one of India’s best perfor­ with women’s and junior The Indian Olympic Associa­ this problem. Not just for finding the solution. Our mances at a World wushu women’s trap at the Dr. tion (IOA) and visiting offi­ 2022, but beyond. We have stand persists. We haven’t championships. Karni Singh Range, Tughla­ cials of the Commonwealth come to listen and learn, taken any decision yet on In­ In Shanghai last month, kabad, from November 17. Games Federation (CGF) show respect (to IOA). Do we dia’s participation in 2022 if India finished 10th with four The official pre­event presented an “amiable” have a solution? No. We shooting is excluded from medals in the sanda event, training will be held on Sa­ front even as issues related won’t make false promises.” the Games.” including Praveen Kumar’s turday. The finals of both to India’s participation in the CGF president Louise IOA secretary­general Ra­ gold in men's 48kg, silvers by the events are scheduled 2022 Commonwealth Games Martin was forthcoming too. jeev Mehta insisted, “Eve­ Y. Sanathoi Devi in women's for Nov. 18. It will be fol­ remained unresolved. “We were impressed by the rything is not lost. We are 52kg and Poonam in 75kg lowed by men’s and junior At the end of a series of legacy of the 2010 CWG. happy with our discussions. and a bronze by Vikrant Bali­ men’s trap, which will be meetings involving the IOA, India can host many Also, we are going to bid for yan in men's 60kg. The go­ spread over three days CGF and the Union Sports championships (at the Indira the 2026 CWG. I have the go­ vernment is looking for from Nov. 20 to 22. Ministry here on Thursday, Gandhi Sports Complex). It vernment’s assurance in this more participation in the The mixed trap team it became clear that the con­ is disappointing that some regard.” The interaction sport and plans to create bet­ event will be held on Nov. tentious question related to nations have raised the issue ended on a positive note. ter infrastructure,” said 23. The double trap is sche­ shooting being part of the related to shooting not being Martin said, “We are all still Rijiju. duled to be held on Nov. Games hung in the balance. part of the 2022 Games. The smiling.” For Grevamberg, it Praveen Kumar, of the As­ 25, for men, women and CGF has to keep evolving.” was a platform that reflect­ sam Regiment Centre (Shil­ Commendable show: Poonam, Y. Sanathoi Devi, Praveen Kumar and Vikrant Baliyan who did juniors. Hope The decision to exclude ed, “peace, sustainability long) who became the first India proud at the recent World wushu championships. * ANANT KAUR The skeet competition The IOA held out hope even shooting was taken in 2015. and prosperity of the man from India to clinch a for men, women and ju­ as CGF was equally firm in IOA president N.K. Batra Games. We have become gold at the World champion­ final against Russel Diaz of (75kg) in 2017. Wushu is pop­ silver medallist at the World niors will be held from explaining its stand on the is­ clarified, “I was wrong to more inclusive. We have ships, told The Hindu: “After the the Philippines." ular in Kashmir, the north­ championships, called for Nov.27 to 29, with all the sue. CGF CEO David Gre­ suggest India would boycott evolved as a movement.” I won silver at the 2016 Asian Coach Kuldeep Handoo east, Haryana and Rajas­ round­the­year camps to four finals slated to be vemberg emphasised, the Games. Boycott is not For Batra, the chapter was championships in Chinese was delighted with the per­ than. The government prepare for major competi­ staged on the third day. “Shooting was an optional the word. It should have not “closed.” Taipei, I worked with the formance and urged support should lend support to furth­ tions. The championship will aim of winning a gold at the from the government. er popularise the sport," Sanathoi will participate close with the mixed skeet Worlds. “The bouts were “We won the second gold Handoo said. in the South Asian Games to team competition on Nov. really tough, especially the for India, after Pooja Kadian Sanathoi Devi, four­time be held in Nepal from Dec. 1. 30. Coach Namita exudes confidence Kamesh Srinivasan NEW DELHI Overage issue: Supplements needed for Aizawl­Bagan opener Coach Namita Bal was pleased that Indian juniors Secretaries Manas Dhamne and Shruti recovery, says Sreejesh on November 30 Ahlawat finished No. 1 and 2 face action in the boys’ and girls’ sec­ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT through official channels only I-LEAGUE long Lajong was relegated. tions, in qualifying from the Stan Rayan NEW DELHI during camps, we are allowed Asia­Oceania play­off for the KOCHI “Supplements are necessary to use personal stuff outside. Kolkata derby Les Petits under­14 tennis The secretaries of nine State for recovery, strength and sta­ But they need to be clean, re­ SPORTS BUREAU The first Kolkata derby will tournament to be staged in Ja­ associations face suspension mina specially in high intensi­ puted and permitted by NA­ NEW DELHI be a home game for Bagan nuary in France. for fielding overage athletes ty sports with often back­to­ DA. That responsibility is The 13th edition of the I­ against East Bengal on De­ In the recently tournament at the recent National junior back games that give little solely ours,” said Sreejesh. League will kick off on No­ cember 22. held in Bali, Manas clinched Pleased as punch: Namita Bal, centre, is happy with Manas in Guntur. Nearly 100 ath­ time to regroup,” observed While the onus lay on the vember 30 with Aizawl FC The reverse fixture is the boys’ title by winning se­ Dhamne’s and Shruti Ahlawat’s showing. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT letes were found to be over­ India hockey goalkeeper P.R. athletes to ensure what they taking on Mohun Bagan in scheduled for March 15 next ven matches, including three age in the five­day meet. Sreejesh on Thursday. injected, it was equally im­ the opening match. year. in the league phase. Shruti ing a way to win. He was disci­ Namita said that Shruti was At its AGM in Agra in July, The use of health and food portant to ensure availability The 2019­20 season of the The new season will also lost to Japanese Ena Koike in plined and focused through easily the “most versatile” the AFI had decided to sus­ supplements in elite sports is of the same. Trying to fill in I­League will be the first see the return of 7 p.m. kick­ the girls’ final, after winning the week in Bali,” said player in her age group in the pend secretaries of State as­ no longer an option but with the demand, leading Austra­ time that it will not be the offs. Punjab FC, formerly three of her earlier six match­ Namita. country. “Shruti is able to do sociations which had more contaminated supplements lian performance nutrition top league in the country. Minerva Punjab FC, will play es in three sets. “He likes to hit the ball ear­ anything with the ball. That than two overage athletes in being a major contributor to brand Musashi has launched Defending champion nine of its 10 home matches Namita was confident that ly. It will help him in France makes it easy for the coach to National meets in a year. the increasingly widespread its products in India. Chennai City FC will begin at 2 p.m. the players will be at their on medium­fast indoor hard strategise against different op­ “They will be suspend­ doping menace in sports, the Indian hockey stars Rupin­ its campaign at home All matches will be shown best in France. “Manas is courts. He will be better if he ponents. She knows what to ed... the letter has already need for safe, tested and ap­ der Pal Singh and Harman­ against TRAU FC on Dec. 1. live on Dsport after the AIFF smart and has terrific ball moves into the ball quicker. do when she stays calm. gone out,” AFI president proved alternatives has be­ preet Singh, wrestler Amit The latter earned promo­ signed a three­year deal sense. He has a lot of maturity He can be better with “To do well in France, they Adille Sumariwalla told The come important. Dhankar and cricketer Rahul tion through the I­League with Lex Sportel Vision Pvt. for his age, in the way he puts strength work and strength need to work on the physical Hindu on Thursday. “While we get them Sharma were also present. second division while Shil­ Ltd. the point together and in find­ endurance training,” she said. and mental aspects.” Delhi • city EDITION • NOVEMBER 15, 2019

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INSIDE Dhrupad loses Dance of its star

Pandit Ramakant Gundecha paved the way for broadening Freedom the horizon of dhrupad by bringing Narthaki Nataraj in rich literary oeuvres of Hindi P3 recounts her The chosen one path-breaking journey Pages 4 & 5

Veena exponent Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh on receiving the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s “Sangeet Shikhar Samman” P5

Festival on the promenade

Guwahati is the destination as the Brahmaputra Pushkaram beckons the tourist and the devout alike P6 Gandhi, the husband

In “Baa”, novelist Giriraj Kishore describes the most unregenerate part of the life of the Father

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Ahead of the International Kuchipudi Dance Scaling Festival, Arunima Kumar talks about taking the the traditional art form to the world Hidden meanings SKIES Ustad Bahauddin Ranee Kumar Dagar in CCCCCCCCC performance or a total alien to south India and its dance Fforms, it is not easy to Nebulous experience assimilate, excel and propel the art into the global galaxy. Well, for Arunima Kumar, it was a passion, a challenge Ustad Bahauddin Dagar treated that culminated into a suc­ audience to a meditative recital cess story. On the eve of her International Kuchipudi at the tomb of Sufi Hazrat Dance Festival in London, the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Inayat Khan in Delhi Bismillah Khan Yuva Purus­ kar awardee talks about her Shailaja Khanna journey into the world of CCCCCCCCC performing arts and Kuchi­ stad Bahauddin Dagar gives haazri every three pudi dance form in months at the tomb of Sufi Hazrat Inayat Khan particular. Uat Nizamuddin, on the date of birth of the saint What made you take up In the right context Arunima Kumar * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Sufi was not only a great musician (he played the Kuchipudi dance form? veena, and was a grandson of the famous Ustad Mau­ Dance or rather rhythm way, set my mind thinking. Dance is a sadhana, it needs My dance company is as­ la Baksh of the Baroda court) but also a spiritually en­ was inborn or so my grand­ Abhinaya (expressive dance) 100 per cent of you. sociated with Bhavan’s and lightened saint. Bahauddin’s connection with him is parents would always say itself is lost in the text unless Kuchipudi dwells on ex­ Infosys, the latter being fi­ visible in the quality of his musical offering at his though at that age I had no it is explored. Now as a aggerated abhinaya and nancially supportive. The tomb. clue. My mother, an artist teacher I realise this much aharya. Did you refine it to Arts Council of England gives As usual, recently, he played with muted amplifica­ herself , was keen that I more. If you don’t get the pu­ suit the foreign audience? us a grant. I’m organising tion which is so much nicer. One has got too used to should learn dance. Being a pils to learn the context that ? this international fest in a big very loud classical music which verges on the disso­ north Indian and Delhi­ say, Satyabhama (the prota­ I’m very dedicated to the way– a three­hour pro­ nant. For this musical offering , Bahauddin did not based one at that, it was nat­ gonist) in “Bhama Kalapam”, formatted, formal Kuchipudi gramme. My team and me play with a percussion accompanist, allowing his spi­ ural that I went to learn Kath­ is lost in the song. traditional repertoire. My gu­ would be doing the Dasavata­ rit to muse between notes, create connections bet­ ak. But then, my mother When did you realise rus handed over a refined ram with Latin dancers in ween them, exploring different avenues of the raga. shifted me to Guru Swapna dance was your calling? form to me. So the grotesque wheelchairs. Nothing can Bahauddin played raga Puriya Kalyan, his hour­ Sundari who taught Kuchi­ Actually, I graduated in never really occurred in my restrict my complex and long aalap jor jhala, creating an ambience of total ab­ pudi those days. Why my Economics from St. Ste­ dance life for me to judge. strong Kuchipudi repertoire. sorption in the largely young audience. His style is of mother chose Kuchipudi and phen’s College. And I did But now at this stage of ma­ My innovations are within course as per the dhrupad tradition of the Dagar fa­ not Bharatanatyam which is work for a pretty long time in turity as an artiste, I should my framework. My innova­ mily of which he is the 19 th generation descendant. a more popular south Indian the corporate sector. But my say, I have played a lot with tive approach for instance in Creating a framework of connections between the dance form, I didn’t quite dance never took a backseat. the repertoire, that is, at the Dasavataram is that at notes, exploring all three octaves in turn was meth­ know then. But whatever she When I got a seat in London places of performance like the tenth avatar can be any­ odical as always, but clearly, on this occasion, he was chose, the vibrancy of the School of Economics, my the Royal Commonwealth body from a physically­chal­ moved by the ambiance, which was of course trans­ dance appealed to my young mother was rather dis­ Society, Trafalgar Square, I lenged to normal and I leave mitted to the audience. “Asar” is a nebulous word; it mind. At the age of seven, traught that I will give up on have to use the form judi­ it at that. This is what I meant can only be experienced and felt. In the jhala, he ad­ thanks to my guru, I was on dance. But by then my pas­ ciously . I worked on contem­ about my own individual ded some lovely “gamaks”, the coordination between stage with a small role in her sion for dance was strong . I porary themes like in my creativity. Similarly, my his left and right hand was pleasing. ballet “Amrapali”. The adula­ knew I can never give it up work on prison, “Bandini’. I “Stree” spoke of Rati, Sita tion, the audience, the lights totally. I moved to London a tried to bring this (translated and Sati – three aspects of Testing himself – everything fascinated me. I decade ago and worked in version) to Chennai dance woman where I wrapped up Stressing the “baaj” of the veena more prominent­ trained with Swapna Sundari the marketing sector. I was season but met with disap­ with the Simhanandini – ly than he usually does, Bahauddin explored the raga for a small time only. Later, trying to balance a home, my proval from the organisers. which I term as foot­paint­ beautifully. There was never an attempt to impress, gurus Jayarama Rao and Va­ dance and my career. So­ But I had to really stoop to ing. Mine is a simple version his playing was devotional, meditative and inspired. nashree trained me into a mewhere down the line, I conquer and I walked away where I drew the figure of a After that magnificent Puriya Kalyan, Bahauddin full­fledged artiste. had this uneasiness that I with laurels. Certainly, it de­ woman with my feet on a bravely explored raga Malgunji, which, he said, was How was your perfor­ would never be able to give pends on audience to whom cardboard box. Some of my not part of his gharana’s repertoire and was playing it mance as a pupil? my full to dance if I continue you are performing, howev­ newer works are on sonnets for the first time. In the past too, he played raga Purvi It wasn’t easy but both my in this manner. er, in the same breath I can of Shakespeare with Carnatic for the first time at the same spot, clearly he looks for parents being art­oriented, I As a trial run, I took a sab­ say if you are bold enough to vocal. blessings from the musician Saint. was able to love what I was batical for a year . My boss create something valuable My ‘Stree Vesham’ video is As usual, Bahauddin did not play with “mizrabs”, learning. And that’s half the was aghast. To him, dance and artistically worthy, it will about the original Kuchipudi using only his nails to pluck the wires. The tonal qual­ job done. The rest was to try was like going to a gym and be approved and appreciat­ repertoire where males im­ ity thus achieved has no metallic twang of wire hitting and understand the content that could be done even ed. We are fed on this ‘pure’ personated as females and wire. As he said, as per their tradition, “naakh mukh of what was being taught. Be­ while working full time. But and ‘impure’ labels of classi­ danced. It was an enriching veena baaje” (the veena is played with the nails). Ho­ ing fiercely independent by when he saw me dance in cal dance and are scared to experience teaching to a wever, the double stroke (Da Ga), particular to the nature, I would at times not Buckingham Palace, he was think out of the box. man as I had earlier learnt veena, and one of its basic playing techniques cannot follow the group in emulat­ convinced of my passion. Tell us about your up­ from a man! I have refined really be played properly without mizrabs on both ing a particular emotion and One can balance a profession coming international my ahaarya (costume) to suit fingers, though, amazingly, he managed a few times, would do it my way. Initially, and passion for a long time, dance festival. Does fo­ my content. But for these mi­ using only his nails. my guru used to be upset ov­ provided the former is not as reign platform restrict nor changes, I’m a tradition­ Continued on page 8 er it; but again he let me do taxing . At one point, I told your Kuchipudi alist who worships my Kuchi­ what I felt like. That, in a myself, ‘it’s time to leave.’ repertoire? pudi. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

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Meena Banerjee ways,” he added softly. CCCCCCCCC Pandit Ritwik Sanyal, a he news came like a bolt much senior guru­bhai of from the blue! It was im­ Gundechas and Bhawalkar, Tpossible to believe that saw them grow since their en­ a young, apparently fighting try in Dhrupad Kendra. Ac­ fit and dynamic person like cording to him, all the three Dr Sonal Mansingh Pandit Ramakant Gundecha, youngsters were very sincere­ Honour for the dance guru the younger of the world­re­ ly dedicated to this demand­ Internationally renowned classical dance nowned dhrupad maestros ing genre. “It was Ustad­ji exponent Dr. Sonal Mansingh will be ho­ Gundecha Brothers, would who suggested jugalbandi for noured with the Sumitra Charat Ram Award close the flow of melody so the Gundechas because they for Lifetime Achievement (2019) by Kathak abruptly while at the peak of had a very strong familial maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj at Kamani Aud­ creativity. “Unfortunately, bond. Umakant always relied itorium, Copernicus Marg, this Sunday. this is true. I have just re­ heavily on Ramakant who To make the event memorable, the award turned from Bhopal after at­ was sharper and more confi­ ceremony will be followed by dance presen­ tending the last rites,” said dent. Their youngest brother tation by Dr. Sonal Mansingh, who is a master Pandit Uday Bhawalkar over Akhilesh came down to Be­ performer, teacher, choreographer and scho­ the phone. nares to learn Pakhawaj from lar. Once again, it is proved Pandit Shrikant Mishra. This Blessed with deep knowledge of cultural that life is stranger than fic­ further strengthened their heritage and trained in Bharatanatyam, Odis­ tion – so is death. Rabindra­ team. Later Sangeeta, one of si and Chhau, she can articulate her thoughts nath Tagore, under the pseu­ their two sisters, also pitched on the Indian culture and also create several donym ‘Bhanu Singha in handling the organisational new choreographic works. She has spread Thakur’­ wrote in Maithili, works,” added Sanyal. awareness about social issues through her so­ ‘Maran re! tuhun mama However, nothing comes lo dance theatre ‘Naatya­Katha’. Shyam samaan’ (O Death! You from nothing. The ladder of The Kendra Management initiated this are like my Shyam); nobody worldwide success took its award in the name of Sumitra Charat Ram, knows when His hypnotic own price. After the five­year­ founder of Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra. flute would lure one out of long intense training at the this mortal life and lead to the Kendra, the brothers first got eternal one! noticed at the Uttaradhikar Musical theatre The lure this once caused Meticulous approach Pandit Ramakant Gundecha (1962-2019) Dance and Music Festival, Ramayana is the story of the Prince of massive cardiac arrest for a Bhopal. They won the Nation­ Ayodhya, an incarnation of Maha Vishnu. His 56­year­old Ramakant, who, Gundecha siblings, he was When the Dhrupad Kendra in al Fellowship for the period of life is seen as a spiritual message for all of with his co­musician brothers the most friendly, outgoing, Bhopal was about to start, we 1987­89. The Madhya Pradesh mankind. Ramayana is equally popular for its were waiting for a Pune­ articulate and meticulous chanced upon the advertise­ Government also extended flair of depicting various incidents and cha­ bound train at Habibganj Sta­ planner – who zestfully han­ ment. All three of us applied their helping hands by ab­ racters elaborately. Each of these characters tion on Friday, the 8th No­ dled all the correspondences for the scholarship, sailed sorbing them at the archival portray one of the nine emotions – "navara­ vember to be able to partici­ and dialogues with organisa­ through the tests and joined centre of the prestigious Bha­ sas", distinctly. pate in a prestigious dhrupad tions, listeners, members of the Kendra together in No­ rat Bhavan. To revisit this favourite mythological story concert on coming Sunday the music fraternity and even vember 1981. Ours was the Ramakant, who loved to in­ of all, Bhavanis Prasannalaya is holding “Nav­ before heading for several social media. Umakant, the first batch of students. None teract with artists of all disci­ arasa Ramayana”, a musical theatre. on No­ other events – so meticulously elder of this famous duo, of us hailed from any ghara­ plines, actually paved the way vember 16, 6.20 p.m., Karthiyayini Auditori­ planned by him for a hectic openly and blindly relied on nedar musicians’ family. Un­ for broadening the horizon of um, Mayur Vihar, Phase I, New Delhi. It is winter season. his younger brother’s mana­ der the strict mentorship of dhrupad by bringing in rich curated by noted performer, choreographer The entire music fraternity gerial acumen. The trust paid our Chhote Ustad, Fariduddin literary oeuvres of Hindi, and teacher Bhavani Anantharaman. knows that out of all the five its dividends and they rose to Dagar, we were trying our penned by modern poets. be the leading propagators of best to undo what we had As a singing duo and also as dhrupad. learnt so far and also enthu­ Gurus, they tried out newer But it took a lot of strug­ siastically learnt the new les­ vistas and succeeded in evolv­ gling years to carve out a sons to imbibe the nuances of ing a typical Gundecha style niche in the world of music Dagar Gharana.” with a different perception where dhrupad was already Bhawalkar shared a very and colour – widely accepted on the decline; moreover, be­ fond memory. “In 1982, dur­ by listeners. In 2004, they es­ cause they hailed from the fa­ ing our holidays we were back tablished their own Dhrupad mily of a lawyer ­ based in home in Ujjain. One morning Gurukul in the outskirts of Ujjain. Ramakant­bhai came to our Bhopal. Among their disci­ As a student of commerce house brimming with a bright ples, many are rearing to in Madhav College, Rama­ idea. He said, ‘As you know, come up now – including a Pa­ kant, like his elder brother our city has temples dedicat­ kistani exponent and Rama­ BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Umakant, was drawn towards ed to each of the navagrahas – kant’s only son Anand Gunde­ Submergence & Emergence According to Pt. Ritwik music. Their father noticed related to Som, Mangal, etc. cha. Linearity appears as a myth, when one stu­ Sanyal, it was Ustad­ji the latent talent of his boys Why don’t we go in the tem­ With the flow of felicita­ dies, the origin of life, the cosmos and the la­ and encouraged them to pur­ ple of Budh on Wednesdays, tions and awards from diffe­ byrinthine maze through which nature un­ who suggested sue their passion and com­ Guru on Thursdays and offer rent parts of India, they also folds and regenerates. It is a complex and a jugalbandi for the plete the degree course from our music in each one of the received the Padmashri in maginficent narrative, which continues in cy­ Gundechas because the Madhav Sangeet Mahavi­ temples every morning!’ We 2012 and a heavy load of res­ cles, a motion 'unorientables'. In dialogue dyalaya as well. Quite plausi­ all jumped at the idea. Each ponsibilities as busy perform­ they had a very strong with such non­linearity of organic expansion, bly, this had initiated them to day, around four in the morn­ ers, gurus and institution numerous vantage points that construct hu­ familial bond. khayal. ing, the three of us would heads. Frankly, the latter was man reality because of cultural orientations “Umakant always “In those days, we were mount a moped along with Ramakant’s forte. Albeit cool and social alignments, merge, overlap and relied heavily on stationed in Ujjain,” remi­ our tanpura, go to a temple and capable of handling the occasionally blur out in the paintings of Dr nisced Bhawalkar, “my elder and sing till the daybreak,” tensions involved, he fell prey Ramakant who was Suryasnata Mohanty. sister, who inspired and in­ Bhawalkar took a deep to the silent killer that The exhibition is on till November 15, 10 sharper and more itiated me to music, was the breath. “That gratifying feel­ snatched him away – untime­ a.m. to 5 p.m., Convention Centre Foyer, In­ confident.” classmate of Umakant­bhai. ing has stayed with me, al­ ly, ruthlessly. dia Habitat Centre, New Delhi CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

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Shrinkhla Sahai CCCCCCCCC For the entire year, the this with anyone. Everything supreme power can be ex­ duo followed him around, operated on the ‘what will plored by shedding our so­ The chosen one urviving a childhood going for all his performanc­ people say’ principle. My cial selves.” marred with rejection, it es. “Finally, he started notic­ own relatives and communi­ Entering the world of Swas a deep dive into ing our dedication. When he ty avoided talking to us in pu­ dance as a performing artist dance that restored a sense would ask why we were at blic, they would pretend not had its own set of challenges. Veena exponent Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh on receiving the of faith and direction for Bha­ the concert, we would to know us, and we would “In my initial days in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s “Sangeet Shikhar Samman” ratanatyam artiste, Narthaki ‘The soul is humbly touch his feet and feel absolutely alone and dance world I got rejection Nataraj. As the first transgen­ say we came for his bless­ isolated.” and insults from the com­ Venkatesan Srikanth der Indian classical dancer to ings.” Turning to ancient Tamil munity. I realised the only CCCCCCCCC be awarded the Padma Shri After a year, the guru ac­ literature to resolve the per­ way to overcome that is ayanthi Kumaresh started earlier this year, she believes cepted Nataraj and Bhaskar plexing existential dilemma, through stage success and I learning the art of playing in boldly questioning socio­ neither male as disciples. For more than 14 Nataraj came across texts like was determined to prove my Saraswati veena at a tender cultural stereotypes and ex­ years the duo trained with “Silappathikaram” that she merit as a dancer.” Many de­ J age of three. Her musical jour­ ploring multiple identities their guru, “We just concen­ found extremely fascinating. cades and accolades later, ney spans over three­and­half through dance. trated on learning, without “My basic question was, who Nataraj smiles at the harsh decades. She is not only an ar­ “It is important to accept any thoughts of fame or am I? The ancient texts spec­ memories that fuelled her nor female’ tiste of repute but also a collab­ our similarities and diffe­ name. A very rigorous teach­ ulate on several approaches rise to fame. orator, composer, researcher, rences – man, woman or er, my guru was like ‘Siddha­ to this question. In literature, An empowering future creator, pioneer, and educator. third gender, we are all purusha’ in my eyes. He was and in dance, this is an open “The younger generation Bharatanatyam exponent Jayanthi is a recipient of many searching for a glimpse of di­ relentless during practice question unlike fixed gender are much more accepting awards including the “San­ vinity in everyday life,” re­ Narthaki Nataraj believes in and later taught us the rare stereotypes that form our so­ and empathetic towards the geetha Choodamani”, “Kalai­ flects Nataraj. Performing at repertoire of Thanjavur cial norms.” third gender,” says Nataraj. Another feather in the cap Jayanthi Kumaresh * V.V. KRISHNAN boldly questioning socio-cultural mamani”, “Vishwa Kala Rat­ Kamani auditorium in Delhi quartet compositions.” Deeper philosophical in­ “While we were shunned na”, “Veena Naada Mani”, amalgamate the violin in­ nowned musicians, was there a on the first day of the 11th stereotypes and exploring Fielding a volley of insults quiries led her to explore and rejected by our com­ “Kala Ratna”, “Sathyashree”, fluence of her mentor and gu­ constant pressure on Jayanthi Sangeet Samaroh of the Delhi in social life, Nataraj main­ and expand on the concept munity, today, we have at­ multiple identities and “Gaana Varidhi”. The re­ ru’s veena styles? Jayanthi clar­ to perform well and if so, how chapter of Bharatiya Vidya tained a stoical approach, of ‘Nayaki Bhava’. Merging tempted to create our own cent Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s ifies that style is only a mode of did she manage the pressure? Bhavan, she delved deeper through dance finding solace in dance. spiritual pursuits with artis­ community around the prestigious “Sangeet Shikar expression and that she focuss­ Jayanthi admits that there is a into this metaphysical long­ “Looking back today, I also tic expression, Nataraj re­ world to support people who Samman” is yet another feath­ es entirely on what to express, certain amount of expectation ing for the divine, through find our determination for flects, “The Nayaki Bhava is a are going through this strug­ er in her cap. “I only felt that I the contents, rather than how when someone comes from a the Surdas Bhajan, “Re mann dance hard to understand. divine transgender state. The gle.” was receiving this award on be­ to express them. A grateful renowned family of musicians. Krishna naam”. Playfully in­ For most transgender peo­ soul is neither male nor fe­ Nataraj and Bhaskar esta­ half of the Saraswati veena and Jayanthi adds that she got an She further adds that she never terpreting the composition ple, their entire lives, male, and travels through in­ blished the Velliyambalam felt privileged to be the person invaluable treasure from her felt the pressure but felt as a conversation between thoughts and emotions re­ finity. While watching me School of Dance, Chennai, receiving it on her behalf,” says gurus and mentor and that she blessed to be born in such a two friends, she briskly volve around this identity dance, the audience mis­ with this objective in mind. an elated Jayanthi. Jayanthi has used the ecosystem in musically­oriented family. changed roles to inquire and the struggles it brings. takes me to be a beautiful “After my very long journey, who has dedicated her life to which she grew up to express Recollecting her experienc­ whether one needs to have * We had those struggles too, woman. While I may be play­ my conclusion is that the Beyond brackets Narthaki Natraj in performance at the BVB festival in New Delhi V.V. KRISHNAN the art form was in the Capital them in her own style. es of performing under the ae­ eyes to actually ‘see’ the su­ but somehow our focus on ing a nayika or heroine, I am third gender has been creat­ last week. gis of various organisations at preme being. state of the devotee. us throughout our lives.” am.” the days of insult and isola­ the doyen of the Thanjavur dance never faltered.” not only that. Being the third ed specially for society and Jayanthi comes from the il­ Mother’s decision different venues in the Capital, The highlight of the even­ The two friends would Without any support from tion with graceful ease now. Bani, requesting him to teach A path of one’s own gender is also a spiritual humanity. We don’t have any lustrious “Lalgudi” family with One is always curious to know Jayanthi says that the cosmo­ ing was the varnam, “Thi­ The first step sneak out to watch cinema in the family, and constantly Dance was a safe haven for them. At the outset, he re­ Nataraj’s interest in Tamil identity. The concept of the bond in this world since we a rich lineage of music span­ why Jayanthi chose the instru­ politan audience there are ruve! Thirumagale! Thaaye” Nataraj’s early foray into the village, gleaming with ad­ heckled by the village com­ the duo, though they had not fused. “We were so used to literature blossomed during cannot have progeny. In a ning six generations. Her early ment of veena and not violin? open to the music from the in Ragamalika set to Aadi taa­ dance, began with another ulation for silver screen munity, the two friends set received any formal training rejection by then that we the years of her dance train­ way we are ‘swayambho’­ self music education was under Jayanthi explains that it was south, receptive and apprecia­ lam. Composed by the dan­ emotional search – the pur­ dancing stars like Padmini out to find a dance guru as till then. “I didn’t know the took it in our stride. I had a ing. This curiosity was <> generated. And we constant­ her mother Lalgudi R. Raja­ the choice of her mother who tive. cer herself, the varnam was a suit of happiness. “My only and Vyjayanthimala. Reflect­ teenagers. “I was rejected by grammar of Bharatanatyam, huge inferiority complex and fanned by questions about ly need to keep self­generat­ I am not sure whether lakshmi and then she conti­ had initiated her into veena Her advice to young stu­ rare one that poked conven­ happy memories of child­ ing on the simmering pas­ my family and through my or the aesthetics of the classi­ I assumed that we were again self and society that she ing and self­sustaining our I dreamt of dancing nued her training under Pad­ when she was three years old dents of music is that they tional gender equations by hood are of dancing secretly sion for dance that under­ teenage days I struggled to cal framework. Yet, while being rejected because of not found herself grappling with, life, our self, our identity. My mavathy Ananthagopalan in and she does not think that she should not be in a hurry to pre­ focusing on the female, rath­ to songs from cinema,” re­ scored her life even as a make a living to survive and dancing I could feel my at- fitting into the ‘normal’ gen­ in everyday life. “I remember like the heroines, but I only appeal to the world is, the Gurukula system for 22 would have had the capacity to sent; rather they should take er than the male deity. counts Nataraj. “Me and my child, she says, “I am not complete my schooling. I felt man talking to me, I could ex­ der identities. I realised that I used to think of myself do remember that we lost our childhood to pain years. make a choice at that age. “We their time to learn, enjoy learn­ Balanced with a flourish of friend, Sakthi (Bhaskar), sure whether I dreamt of that no one wanted to listen press my feelings, my expe­ much later that this was not as an animal, not a human and rejection, we have built only when I danced Besides, she got the oppor­ cannot choose music; music ing, assimilate, allow it to soak footwork, the eight forms of have been together since we dancing like the heroines, to us, support us, or under­ riences, my identity.” the case, his reasons were being. Even though I be­ our lives from scratch and tunity to be guided by the vee­ has to choose us. I feel I have in and mature before they start Mahalakshmi were depicted were five years old. She was but I do remember that only stand our struggles.” Punc­ Amid social ridicule and different. He was testing longed to a well­to­do family, did I feel free, beyond held our victories, now we na maestro Dr. S. Balachander. been destined to spread the presenting. If they are in a hur­ with ease, thematically ex­ my only trusted confidante when I danced did I feel free, tuating each poignant sen­ identity crisis, at the age of whether we had any real pas­ they never accepted me. In any limitations, and trust the world to keep us Jayanthi owes her success in message of music through the ry to present, they will soon ploring absolute devotion or and our companionship has beyond any limitations, and tence with a breezy chuckle, 15, Nataraj and Bhaskar ap­ sion for dance or it was a fact, in the 1980s and 90s, it safe, and give us love and accepted myself as the field to her parents, gurus Saraswati veena to the world,” run out of stock. bhakti and the emotional been the support system for accepted myself as who I Nataraj chooses to forgive proached K P Kittappa Pillai – fleeting whim.” was a taboo to even discuss support.” who I am Padmavathy Ananthagopalan avers Jayanthi. “Becoming a musician is a and Dr. S. Balachander, her Academically inclined, long journey. Enjoy the jour­ mentor the legendary violin Jayanthi has a doctorate de­ ney. The destination is beauti­ maestro Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, gree. She has researched on ful, but the journey is even Delineating hidden rhythms and uncommon ragas family members, and the different banis and playing more beautiful,” signs off audience. techniques of Saraswati Veena. Jayanthi. Vidushi Aruna Sairam and Pts. Rajan and Sajan Mishra made personal statements of immeasurable value at the Bharatiya Was it not difficult for her to Coming from a family of re­ Vidya Bhavan’s Sangeet Samaroh in New Delhi DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Intelligently-structured concert Manjari Sinha CCCCCCCCC groomed under the legendary T. Brin­ Baro…’ in raga Saveri brought her to Aruna transported the listeners to a thal Ramamurthy followed her like a On the second day of the BVB festival, seasoned violinist A. Kanyak­ da, Aruna has absorbed the finer the central piece, a detailed Ragam divine, spiritual realm where the shadow. umari enthralled the music lovers with her music prowess. he three­day festival showcased nuances of Western, Hindustani and Tanam Pallavi in Kharaharapriya, woes of the day could be forgotten The time at the disposal of Kanyakumari was short (around an hour­ two star performers each even­ even film music to beautify her perfor­ again equivalent to Hindustani Kafi, and the elevating joy of the blissful Deft conception and­half). Nevertheless, the artiste who has decades of experience ing from the field of classical vo­ mances but ultimately it is her own where each of her mesmerising state­ music experienced by both connois­ Pt. Rajan Mishra and Pt. Sajan Mis­ in this art form, intelligently structured her concert in such a way T that one did get a full­fledged concert experience even in her short cal, instrumental, and dance. The two aesthetic sense that makes all the ments during the Ragam sequence en­ seurs and lay listeners alike. hra, accompanied on tabla by Ram recital. major peaks to the overall festival per­ difference. thralled the discerning Hindustani The Sanskrit shlokas from Lalitha Kumar Mishra and harmonium by Za­ Kanyakumari took up two compositions of Tyagaraja for detailed haps were the Carnatic and Hindusta­ Opening with the all­time favourite music lovers too. Sahasranama and the Mahishasur­ kir Dhaulpuri, opened with the un­ presentations, namely “Bagayenayya” in Chandrajyoti and “Kaligiy­ ni vocal concerts by Vidushi Aruna Thyagaraja composition ‘Samaja vara The hidden rhythms of tanam mardini Stotra, with the beauty of its common and sombre evening raga unte” in Keeravani. While Chandrajyoti is a vivadi raga, Kiravani is a Sairam and Pt. Rajan and Pt. Sajan gamana…’ in Hindolam which is an reached the pallavi in Thyagaraja Kriti metrical elegance and the power and Purvi, belonging to the Purvi Thaat melakarta raga (21st in the 72 melakarta raga system of Carnatic A Kanyakumari * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Mishra making personal statements of equally popular Hindustani raga Mal­ ‘Chakkani Raja…’, followed by the resonance of its literary eloquence; having the Rishabh and Dhaivat Ko­ music). The manner in which she delineated these ragas and brought out the nuances of these ragas were a immeasurable value, styles, voices, kauns, she took the Hindustani music elaborate sargams and enthusiastic brought out the throbbing interiors of mal with both the madhyams and de­ Complete devotion Vidushi Aruna Sairam in performance * V.V. KRISHNAN treat to the music lovers. And so was the manner in which she played these compositions and the and techniques on the opening and listeners along from the very begin­ thani avartanam by the two percus­ the vocalist’s inner world of devotion lineated it with deft conception and swaraprastharas for the later composition. the concluding evenings respectively. ning. sionists J. Vaidyanathan on mridan­ and bhakti. brilliant execution. This was followed Earlier the fiercely gifted sitar, Pur­ with electrifying taans, lost its sense Veteran mridangam artist K.V. Prasad who too has decades of experience in the field, along with Anirudh Athreya on the Kanjira, provided solid percussion support to Kanyakumari. The festival opened with an appeal­ The ‘Ardhanareeswaram…’ com­ gam and Shri Ramani on ghatam, Celebrating the Prakash Parv of Gu­ by a couple of compositions in the bayan Chatterjee played a superb of wonder due to the predictable re­ Kanyakumari is also a renowned Guru and many of her disciples are already very popular artists. She makes it a ing performance by the Padma Shri posed in Sanskrit by Muthuswami whose earthen instrument echoed ru Nanak, Aruna concluded her mes­ contrasting raga Jog, before they con­ Shankara with Alap­Jod­Jhala and a petitions. The concluding Kajri was point to have a disciple on the stage to provide violin support during her recital. This time, it was young and awardee, ‘Sangeeta Kalanidhi’, Aruna Dikshitara in raga Kumudakriya was the twinkling taar shadja with precise merising recital with the Nanak Sha­ cluded with a bhajan. Their superb composition based on a traditional melodious but for the unnecessary talented Sayee Rakshith, who provided excellent support during the entire recital. Kanyakumari’s concluding Sairam. Initiated into classical music aptly prefaced with the Ardhanarees­ purity. bad, “Thakur tum Sharnayi aya…” in rendition of carefully balanced phras­ bandish set to Rupak tala followed by singing. Admirable tabla accompani­ session too was enthralling in which she played a scintillating Thiruppugazh of Arunagirinadar. On the whole, an at a tender age by her mother Raj­ wara sloka of Adi Shankaracharya. Pu­ Reminiscing about her childhood raga Brindavani Sarang as indicated in es in the jugalbandi format reflected Charukeshi. His dramatic demeanour ment by young Zoheb Ahmed got him enjoyable evening of Carnatic music. lakshmi Sethuraman and further randara Dasa Kriti ‘Venkataramanane chanting of the Lalitha Sahasranama, Gurbani. 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proceed. With his blessings, The Government depart­ Guwahati is the we are conducting the festiv­ ments aligned themselves destination as the al and it has given me great with us. A bridge is going to fulfilment,” she adds. She be built right where the ghat Brahmaputra had to organise the travel of is situated. Machinery had Pushkaram over 100 people. Along with arrived and work was about a team of priests, vaidikas to start. Hearing of the Push­ beckons the and cooks, she landed in Gu­ karam, the contractor said, tourist and the wahati on November 4 to ‘We’ll start work after the fes­ coordinate the arrange­ tival. Let this be a puja to the devout alike ments. river.’ But for the blessings of On the home front, Purva the Kanchi Acharyas this Geetha Venkataramanan CCCCCCCCC Tirupathi Sri Balaji Seva Sa­ would be impossible,” he mithi and the Kanchi Math says. he clayey soil gives took charge of the event. K. With the help of donors, way under your feet Muthuswamy of the Math’s the organising committee dragging you deeper Guwahati unit and working has arranged food daily for Tas you try harder to president of the Working 4,000 people, ISKCON’s stand firm. “Come for Push­ Committee, acted as the vital Akshayapatra pitching in. Ev­ kar? Be careful when you en­ link by coordinating with the ery evening, river Aarati ter the water,” the words of Government machinery. takes place, a song com­ the friendly cab driver on “We, in Assam, have redisco­ posed for the occasion sung way from the airport ring in vered the Brahmaputra,” he a la the Ganga Aarati. Pil­ the ears. Taking a dip in the says. According to him, the grims are treated to cultural Brahmaputra is a different people have not seen anyth­ programmes. The morning ball game, surely. Slippery as ing like this. In a land not sessions devoted to homams an oiled ceramic floor under­ Highlights (clockwise from above) An image of Brahma; aarti in progress, the urns in which much used to idol worship, and other pujas conducted neath, the river on its surface water was carried; the Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on the inaugural day; the river educating the local popula­ by a group of pandits, includ­ looks deceptively calm. Its front * PHOTOS: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT tion on the Pushkaram con­ ing Tyagappa Dikshitar and shore is the venue for the cept was the primary task. Sivarama Diskhitar of the Brahmaputra Pushkaram, a stressed during the inaugura­ long,” he said, a loud ap­ The State Government was Chidambaram Sabanayakar festival now in progress to tion of the 12­day festival. plause from the audience ex­ positive in its approach, with temple. The Tourism depart­ mark the transit of the planet “The Brahamaputra has pressing solidarity. It was in­ the Chief Minister evincing ment’s hop­on­hop­off bat­ Jupiter. The Assam Govern­ been the life line of this re­ deed a unique congregation keen interest. Creating a tery bus services take people ment has made extensive ar­ gion for centuries but today as people from different bathing ghat was a challenge, to places of interest. Also rangements for the pilgrims we thank the river for turn­ States had gathered on the the water playing catch­me­ stalls have been put up to visiting Guwahati and has a ing the nation’s attention to­ river front to bathe and per­ if­you­can. “One day it re­ showcase Assam’s enchant­ lot to offer for the tourist. wards the North­East,” said form rituals. Some of the pil­ treated and the next was ing craft and textiles. To sum Apart from its spiritual sig­ Mr. Sonowal. “This event grims were staying for a few back to the brim. The day be­ up, Guwahati, which is play­ nificance, the Pushkaram should go to Manipur, Aruna­ days to watch the pro­ fore the inauguration it re­ ing host in style, is witness­ stands out for national unity chal Pradesh and so on. It grammes and pujas. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB treated at least 30 feet. As ing a historic confluence in and integration — an aspect will open a window to this The Assam State many as 10,000 sand bags the Brahmaputra Pushkaram the Assam Chief Minister Sar­ part of the country, which Brass urns Government is positive were placed for pilgrims to festival, which ends on No­ bananda Sonowal and others has remained isolated for The Pushkaram has given make it safely to the water. vember 16. an opportunity for many to in its approach, with travel North­East for the first the Chief Minister time. Two groups — Maha­ evincing keen interest lakshmi Charitable Trust of Chennai and Purva Tirupathi is to revive in people reve­ Sri Balaji Seva Samithi, Gu­ rence for Nature and envi­ wahati — have organised the ronment, especially water affair with the cooperation of bodies. With the various Ad­ the Assam Government. On heenams dotting Tamil Nadu November 5, water from 121 participating wholehearted­ rivers, collected in small ly, the Cauvery and the Tami­ brass urns, were carried to raparani festivals happened the river and amidst the with great fanfare in 2017 chanting of Veda mantras and 2018 respectively. Sind is poured into the Brahmapu­ the designated river for this tra at the appointed hour of year’s transition of Jupiter. 5.17 a.m. Hundreds stepped But because of the difficult into the water, picking their terrain, Brahmaputra, also way carefully on the wet connected to Dhanur Rasi bamboo poles and sand bags (Sagittarius), was chosen. laid on the walkway to the “My initial reaction was barricaded river front. disbelief,” says Mahalakshmi The annual Pushkaram Subramaniam of the Trust, has been gaining ground, who spearheaded the earlier thanks to the efforts of the two festivals. “Assam was un­ 70th pontiff of the Kanchi Ka­ known to me and the lan­ makoti Pitam Sri Sankara Vi­ guage was an issue. But the ND-ND jayendra Saraswati. 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Going Native Gandhi, the husband Woman of substance In “Baa”, novelist Giriraj Kishore describes the most unregenerate part of the life of the Father of the Nation

Shafey Kidwai wife escaped the atten­ CCCCCCCCC tion of the author, The an one string to­ authoritarian, overbear­ gether the excep­ ing and capricious hus­ Realistic portrayal Ctions, guilt­ridden band surfaces time and Rashmi Seth as the confessions, moments of again and the retelling of protagonist introspection, derivations an event that happened in and caveats to produce a South Africa, when Gand­ Mohammad Ali Baig’s “Kasturba” brings poignant tale of an exas­ hiji asked Kasturba to perated but uncomplain­ leave the house at night as alive the strong character and ing wife and a repentant she refused to clean the husband to dent the ac­ urine pot of a visitor, independent mindset of the woman who cepted narrative? This evokes a strong sense of pertinent question crops aversion towards Gandhi­ kept pace with her illustrious husband up in one’s mind when ji. Diwan Singh Bajeli one goes through the lat­ It is not that the author CCCCCCCCC est novel of veteran Hindi does not narrate the cath­ novelist Giriraj Kishore artic moments, as he im­ n the wake of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary celebra­ that goes around the mar­ peccably describes how tions, we have been able to watch several productions on Gandhi ried life of Gandhiji and Gandhiji without the lady Iand his times. Recently, we have seen one more play titled “Kas­ Kasturba Gandhi. doctor or midwife single­ turba” that was presented by Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundat ion, The peppy text, draw­ handedly helped Katurba Hyderabad, at India Habitat Centre. It explores in depth the interac­ ing heavily from the auto­ in child delivery. tion between Kasturba, Gandhi, Mahadev Desai and Doctor Sushila biography and letters of However, the woes of Nayar, while in captivity in Aga Khan Palace, Pune. Remarkable for Gandhi to focus on the Kasturba seem to be dis­ its realism and seamless flow of dramatic action, the fi nely tuned blissful married life de­ proportionate to her tri­ production is a significant contribution to Hindi plays on Gandhi. scribes this period as the umphal moments. Written by R. K Paliwal, the play is directed by multifaceted artist most unregenerate part of Throughout the novel, Mohammad Ali Baig whose productions have been critical ly ac­ the Father of the Nation nuanced biography "The an era when ignorance Kasturba looked a perso­ claimed in India as well as abroad. The play under review with its fo­ one could ever imagine. Forgotten woman: The and lack of education nality filled with a ragging cused narrative becomes an intimate study of Kasturba and her rela­ The novel, "Baa", pu­ Untold Story of Kastur­ were considered bliss for discontent, but the last tionship with Gandhi. The dramatic action centred on one space – blished by the Rajkamal wife of Gandhi” and re­ women. page introduces us to a the interior part of Aga Khan Palace against the backdrop of Quit In­ Prakashan, brings out the cently celebrated author The novel elegantly be­ contrite Gandhi in whose dia Movement of 1942. As the title suggests, the action moves around undetected but multi­ Neelima Dalima Adhar gins with a scene where lap she breathed her last, Kasturba. Through the interactions with other dramat ist personae, layered life story of Kas­ brought forth an absorb­ Baa and Gandhiji were and Kishore reproduces Kasturba emerges as the woman of great substance, compassion, in­ turba Gandhi. Kasturba ing fictional account "The imprisoned in Aga Khan the monologue of Gand­ ner strength, not afraid to speak her mind. lives on the margins, and Forgotten Tale of Kastur­ Palace and it was the hi. “This is the final part­ Baig’s artistic ingenuity lies in his realistic style of presentation, the author takes pains to ba: The Secret Diaries of place where Baa and Ma­ ing, the end of 62 years of precision in design and exquisitely expressive off stage music which supplement what has Kasturba”. hadev Bhai breathed last. shared life. Let me here enables his performers to internalise the conflict of their characters. been missing. Employing multiple fo­ The first chapter evoca­ stay till the cremation is In “Kasturba”, in the down stage a bed is placed. The properties are calisations through perso­ tively acquaints the read­ over!" and in the evening sparse and elegantly placed. There is nothing superfluous. Focus on behaviour nal and private life, these er with the tantalising de­ prayer Bapu remarked, "I The play opens with Gandhi dictating a letter to his secretary Ma­ Giriraj Kishore, who texts provide an insightful tails of how Gandhi and cannot imagine life with­ hadev Desai. To their surprise, they see Kasturba Gandhi accompa­ won the Sahitya Akademi understanding of Kastur­ Kasturba grew up. Here out Baa". Gandhiji went nied by Dr Sushila Nayar and Manu Ben who reveal that they are pri­ award on his brilliantly ba without running down too, Gandhi’s arrogance on to say, “She helped me soners. The jail official assures the new prisoners, Kasturba and the conceived and well­craft­ Gandhi as a votary of pa­ and rigidity look forbid­ to keep wide awake and two young ladies of making necessary arrangements fo r their stay. ed novel "Pehla Girmitiya" triarchy and self­righte­ ding. true to my vows, she on Gandhiji's struggle in ousness. At the outset, stood by me in all my pol­ Severe blow South Africa, delves into the novelist claim that it is Ceremonial itical fights. She never Undeterred, Gandhi continues to do his routine work like morn­ little known, complex an authentic fictional pre­ correctness hesitated to take the ing walk. One day while talking to Kasturba, Mahadev Desai falls and inconsiderate beha­ sentation of Kasturba that Verbal altercations bet­ plunge, In the current down on the floor and he is declared dead. It’s a severe blow to Kas­ viour of Gandhi that led to carries the fruits of exten­ ween Gandhi and Kastur­ sense of the world, she turba who has had great affection for him. Confined to the palace as wedded estrangement. sive research and the as­ ba, mostly in a lighter was uneducated, but to a prisoner, Kasturba’s health continues to deteriorate. While in crit­ Many instances related to sertion does have a point. vein, foreshadow that the my mind, she was a mo­ ical state, she expresses her wish that her last rites be p erformed early marital life and cou­ Kishore mentions several ceremonial correctness of del of true education. She near the samadhi of Mahadev Desai whom she treated as her ow n ple's stay in Bombay and Gujarati, English and Hin­ Mohan Das would only had obliterated all feel­ son. In one of the sequence, Dr Sushila Nayar recommends that Kas­ South Africa are lumped di books and of course, grow in the coming years. ings of caste from her turba should be given penicillin injection. together to demonstrate the writings of Gandhiji The author has given a mind." In professor Sharma’s production of “Pehla Satyagrahi”, pro­ that Kasturba was a dedi­ and the anecdotal pieces graphic account of the Contrarily, the novel duced by the repertory of National School of Drama, Gandhi vehe­ cated but not a submis­ of evidence which he marriage and the birth of tells a different story and mently objects to the injection of penicillin. In the production under sive wife. gathered from Ahmeda­ the first child. Kasturba manifests Gandhi's am­ review, Gandhi initially objects to Susheela’s course of treatment Her beclouded but bad, Rajkot and Porban­ did not hesitate for a mo­ bivalent and inconsider­ with penicillin but leaves it to the wishes of Kasturba. When asked, equally, radiant personal­ dar in his novel, spread­ ment when she realised ate attitude to her wife Kasturba refuses to be injected. ity buttressed the life of ing over 275 pages. He her jewellery needed to and family. The author As the inmates of prison, Kasturba and Gandhi occasiona lly en­ one who in Orwellian tries to scrutinise the role pay for the travel and oth­ mistakenly takes the artis­ gaged in polemics; Gandhi tends to be persuasive. The dialogues bet­ phrase "enriched the of Bapu as a husband and er expenses of Mohan Das tic license to use the con­ ween Dr Sushila and Kasturba are marked by laconic wit which enli­ world simply by being a father with a sense of who was headed for En­ fessions of the Gandhiji as vens the gloomy atmosphere of the prison. As a mother, Kasturba is alive." derision. Almost every gland to obtain a law de­ the charge sheet to prove deeply disturbed and worried about her son Harilal who h as in­ Kasturba's centrality to event included in the no­ gree. that Gandhiji was afflicted dulged in open defiance of his father and started to lead a lifestyle Gandhiji's life and her in­ vel manifests strong sym­ Giriraj Kishore does with maniacal righteous­ which is anathema to Gandhi’s moral universe. The members of the dependent character is pathy with Baa and the narrate the return of ness, rigidity and the feel­ cast follow the restraint style of acting, imparting a touch of sobriety sensitively discussed in author makes a sincere ef­ Gandhi and her brief stay ing of inferiority. In a nut­ to their portrayals. Rashmi Seth as Kasturba paints a subtle portrait two highly readable fort to figure out her life at Porbandar and Bom­ shell, it is a narrative that that leaves a deep emotional impact . Vijay Prasad’s Gandhi appears books. The fifth grandson punctuated with many bay vividly, but again in­ fulfills the cultural and to be mellow and mostly in reflective mood. He remains throughout of Gandhiji, Arun and his questions that no illiterate stances of the close affini­ historical aspiration of near the site of cremation where Kasturba’s mortal remai ns are wife, Sunanda wrote a women could stomach in ty between husband and the power that­be. created near the samadhi of Mahadev Desai. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

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Murtaza Ali Khan CCCCCCCCC oted singer­songwriter Lucky Ali is back from hia­ Ntus with a collaborative al­ bum titled ‘Lemalla’ with Jewish­ Israeli rock musician Eliezer Botz­ er. The first song of the EliAli Project titled ‘On My Way’ was re­ leased earlier this week in Delhi. The unique collaboration bet­ he 4 th edition of Navrasa ween the two singers happened Duende World Movie Festival by chance when they found each Tto celebrate 100 years of World other in 2017. “Our collaboration Cinema (1920­2019) begins this wee­ was more like a discovery. They kend at the Siri Fort Auditorium. came with their musicians and The inaugural screening will take then our musicians were there place on November 16 and 17. Screen­ and so there was a new discovery ings will be held every quarter, cover­ in that. The challenge was to in­ ing six films in a span of two days. corporate that into a small struc­ The line­up for the first leg includes ture. We had the idea about the classics such as “Apocalypse Now”, songs but the rest was all about “Tokyo Story”, “The Marriage of Ma­ improvisation. For example, ria Braun”, “Charulata”, “The Pas­ Eliezer would sing a part in He­ sion of Joan of Arc”, and “Pulp Fic­ brew and he would leave my ex­ tion”. pression to me. Then I would sing Dinesh B Singh, Festival Director what I felt when I was hearing that and Founder, Navrasa Duende says, piece of music. Often I would get a "The primary idea behind this year’s feeling as if I was moving so­ selection is to provide the Indian au­ mewhere. And then I would ques­ dience with a glimpse into the global tion who I am in this journey. The

cinematic journey of the last 100 answer is that I am basically a Talking melodies Lucky Ali and Eliezer Botzer * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT years of world cinema. As such, we stranger who is travelling though handpicked works by the greats of this whole thing that’s called the who likes to describe himself as “a lades and established Ali as one of Botzer. the World Cinema across generations world,” reveals Ali. troubadour who lives what he the popular names on the Indian The cross­cultural collabora­ and movements. Some of the stal­ For Botzer, the collaboration writes and writes what he lives”. pop scene. tion between Ali and Botzer tran­ warts whose works will be featured with Ali is all about exploration. Ali’s songs are often about “India is blessed with so many scends the boundaries of lan­ at the 4th World Movie Festival in­ “The strongest connect between beautiful journeys. But for Ali, the presents such as its rich musical guage through the power of clude Ashgar Farahadi, Bertolucci, the two of us is our deep love for journeys are not physical in na­ tradition. Even though I have music. “India is everywhere. Peo­ Coppola, Carl Theodor Ingmar Berg­ India. Our collaboration is a result ture. “Everybody asks me what been coming to India for the last ple from other parts of the world man, Eisenstein, Fassbinder, Gean­ of three years of musical journey my journey is. I feel all my songs 15 years, my collaboration with have been coming here for thou­ LucGodard, Satyajit Ray, Michael Ha­ that we have had together. During are about journeys. And those Lucky has opened a whole new sands of years. Even we have been neke, Wong Kar Wai, , Stanley Ku­ this time we had numerous jam­ journeys are how I feel from with­ window for me to look at this travelling. But when the music brick, YasujuroOzu, Darren ming sessions, both here in India in. My journey could be anything. beautiful country. It has become comes that’s what you are inter­ Aronofsky, Jean Luc Godard, Pedro as well as in Tel Aviv. I consider It doesn’t necessarily have to be my second home now. In fact, the ested in. What you are saying so­ Almodovar, Wonkarwai, Tarantino myself really fortunate to have de­ on the road or going to a place. It song ‘On My Way’ is dedicated to mething musically, it should make and Krzysztof, among others.” veloped a strong bond of friend­ could just be two people talking the idea of home. It’s first of the sense to you. You see when it ship with Lucky through our col­ and that’s a journey in itself. Say eight songs from the album. The comes to music it’s not the lan­ laborative work. The fact that we you are coming from far away home is the place of the heart and guage, it’s the sound, the vibra­ sang and wrote together allowed with so much history and then I any place we could connect with tions, and the energy that allow ...Nebulous us to glide through the different am also telling you so many things our heart, it gives us the feeling of us to communicate with each oth­ rooms of life together. We got to about this world. So you go on home. Also, the name ‘Lemalla’ in er. If the communication is fair to explore different subjects during those journeys and that becomes Hebrew means the higher my heart, I would reciprocate in experience our collaboration. As humans, it a song as music and words begin thought that comes from inside. the same way. Same way, if I com­ doesn’t matter what culture or to take shape,” explains Ali whose It’s not higher compared to some­ municate something and it tugs at Continued from page 2 land that we come from as there is debut album ‘Sunoh’ was re­ one else. It’s basically about going your heart then you will commun­ Structurally, Bahauddin’s rudra so much that needs to be disco­ leased back in 1996. The album deeper within oneself and rising icate it back to me,” sums up Ali. veena is like the veena of an earlier vered together,” opines Botzer went on to win him many acco­ higher from inside,” explains time, with its 24 frets and four main wires, but pursits frown on his hold which is as per the tradition adopted In Brief in South India, around 250 years ago, SaMaPa music festival ferred upon the veteran vocalist Bhajan Sopori said, “SaMaPa be­ on the Saraswati veena. SaMaPa (Sopori Academy of Pandit Ajay Pohankar (Mumbai) lieves in bring something new for The veena is an unwieldy heavy in­ Music And Performing Arts), the for his lifetime contribution to Delhi music connoisseurs. There strument; it is played mainly on the well known music academy and Hindustani Classical music, ‘Sa­ are many such first times are fourth wire. So, plucking a meend is music organisation by Pandit MaPa Kala Vardhan Samman’ is there. Pt. Vishwambhar Nath Mis­ much more difficult as is moving up Bhajan Sopori and Abhay Rustum being conferred upon Shriram hra (pakhawaj), who is also the and down its stem. Yet, truly, it is the Sopori, is organising the 15th an­ Bharatiya Kala Kendra (Delhi) and ‘Mahant’ of Sankat Mochan Man­ mother of all instruments and nual SaMaPa Sangeet Sammelan presented to Shobha Deepak dir Varanasi, shall be presenting anyone who once masters it, does on 19th and 20th November at In­ Singh, for contribution to Indian his first concert in Delhi. Waseem not want to go back to playing an ea­ dia Habitat Centre and 22nd, 23rd music. Ahmad Bhat, a young upcoming sier instrument, (Bahauddin himself and 24th November at Kamani ‘SaMaPa Nund Rishi Samman’ singer from Sopore, Kashmir is trained initially on the sitar before Auditorium in New Delhi. is being conferred upon the re­ being introduced as an upcoming graduating to the rudra veena) nor The five­day festival will fea­ nowned vocalist Malini Awasthi vocalist of the country. I will be can an avid listener enjoy any other ture some of the eminent musi­ (Uttar Pradesh) for her remarka­ presenting some rarely heard ra­ instrument as much. This recital cians of Indian classical music. ble contribution to Indian light gas this year and will highlight N D-ND proved it. In the awards, this year, ‘SaMa­ classical and folk music. some of new additions and inno­ Rich repertoire Pandit Bhajan Sopori Pa Vitasta Samman’is being con­ Talking about the festival, Pt. vations on santoor.”