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HINDUSTAN TIMES, MUMBAI 02 hindustantimes MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 mumbai There’s something for everyone at the Hindustan talktous onfacebook ontwitter Times Kala Ghoda Arts Festival. What will you Tell us about your favourite moments, events Visit facebook.com/HTforMumbai Tweet about it using the attend? What will you take away? What memories at the Kala Ghoda Arts festival. Write to us at to share your opinions, photographs hashtag #HTKGAF and tag will you treasure most? Write in and let us know [email protected] and experiences at the fest @HTMumbai Singers set the stage on fire DAY 9 Festival ends with a bang as musicians Javed Ali and Suhkwinder Singh perform crowdpleaser Bollywood hits to packed arenas Aayushi Pratap n [email protected] YOUNG STORYTELLERS MUMBAI: With back-to-back performan- ces by singers Javed Ali and Suhkwinder Singh, the final day of the TRY THEIR HAND AT HT Kala Ghoda Arts Festival ended with a bang. TALES FROM REAL LIFE Hundreds of people gathered at the Asiatic Library steps as Javed Ali started his concert at 6:30pm with a Sufi song. He and Singh performed as part of the LIC music section co-powered by Fox Life, with events hosted by Fever 104 FM RJs Urmin and Anuraag. The young crowd cheered and sang along as Ali lent his lilting voice to Bol- lywood favourites such as ‘Tarif karu kya iski’ and ‘Abhi na jao chhod ke’. He also belted out more recent num- overheardatkgaf bers like ‘Naina’ from Bajrangi Bhai- n Kids narrate stories at David Sassoon jaan and ‘Khwaja mere Khwaja’ from Library on Sunday. KUNAL PATIL/HT Jodhaa Akbar. KIDS GET PAWSITIVE Singh took the stage next and began Akash Sakaria RESPONSE with a stirring rendition of ‘Jai ho’ from n [email protected] the Oscar-winning Slumdog Million- While the audience prepared to hear aire, followed by ‘Udi udi jaye’ from MUMBAI: “Who is responsible for the children tell real-life stories at an event on Sunday, a cat sauntered in probably recent release street kids of Mumbai?” This line from looking for a meal. But as soon as the Raees, and a monologue kicked off the Telling kids started their monologues, the cat n what is argua- Singers Javed Ali (left) and Sukhwinder Singh perform on the final day of the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival on Sunday. Untold Stories session for kids, held on stopped looking for food, took a seat bly his most-fa- PRATIK CHORGE/HT the final day of the HT Kala Ghoda Arts atop a chair and seemed to sit riveted mous number, Festival. through the session. It probably skipped PAY WITH ‘Chaiyya chai- The David Sassoon Library gardens its lunch. Now that is one soulful feline. yya’ from the lit up with young stars in broad daylight FREECHARGE AT movie Dil Se. A call for a world without borders as kids recalled their experiences of see- As the con- ing the plight of slum dwellers in the BOOKISH KNOWLEDGE OVER 200000 cert came to an Anubhuti Matta city. The book sellers at Kala Ghoda seem to end, there were n [email protected] As many as 12 children narrated real- have a copy of the literature section STORES fans waiting life stories. schedule. They seem to turn up every- outside just to MUMBAI: They say the earth belongs to “We took these kids to places such as where the book lovers are, and are doing get a glimpse of all and all belong to the earth, but did the Kalachowkie slum, where we spent brisk business as a result. They even Singh. this hold true for three-year-old Aylan almost three days. We tried to help them seem to have a relay system for tips on The fastest mobile wallet “We couldn’t Kurdi, whose body washed ashore a understand the realities of the city,” where to peddle next. “The Kala Ghoda Download the app now get in, we were Turkish beach in 2015? said Nalika Braganza, one of the two jhund just went past,”we overheard one told it was A panel discussion on migration held teachers who set up the session. seller tell a colleague, after a group of houseful. We were listening to the songs as part of the HDFC Home Loans litera- “The ultimate aim was to inculcate people came, browsed, bought a bunch from outside,” said Yash Vardhan, 24, a ture section of the HT Kala Ghoda Arts empathy in children from a young age,” of books and left. Vikhroli resident. Festival sought to explore this question. she added. “I am a newbie at Kala Ghoda and I’ve The panel featured filmmaker The kids seemed to enjoy their time AGENOBARFORTHIS been having a fabulous throughout. Dibakar Banerjee, visual artist Sharm- onstage as much as they enjoyed telling These concerts made my day,” said ishta Ray and development studies pro- their stories. DANCING QUEEN Prabhas Das, 27, a banker from Andheri fessor Ashwani Kumar. n (From left) Bina Sarkar Ellias, Sharmishta Ray, Ashwani Kumar and Dibakar Thirteen-year-old Tabrez Baasha While Javed Ali was singing ‘Tum tak’ who was lucky enough to make it inside It was moderated by Bina Sarkar Banerjee in conversation at a panel discussion on migration held on Sunday. was “very nervous” before he started from the film Raanjhanaa, an elderly for the gig. Ellias, director and founder of Interna- ANSHUMAN POYREKAR/HT speaking. woman who had been sitting sedately “I was amazed to see a concert this big tional Gallerie Magazine. “But, after I went for it, I wanted to all along in the second row, smiling so well-organised. I follow Bollywood “When you are forced to migrate, you to Mumbai, Banerjee said that we often continue sharing my experiences,” he benignly at the youngsters cheering and music closely and tonight, Javed Ali are stripped of things familiar to you - forget that moving cities is also a migra- When you are forced to said. “I want to become an actor when I jumping about, suddenly jumped to her covered all the songs I love, especially your home, your family and belong- tion of sorts. migrate, you are stripped of grow up and appeal to an even larger feet and started dancing. After a split ‘Khwaja mere Khwaja’,” said Abhishek ings,” said Ray, as she narrated her “Why do I not feel like a migrant audience.” second of awed stillness in the seats around her, fellow audience members Shah, 26, a businessman from Vile story of forced migration from Kuwait then?” he asked. ›things familiar to you your home, cheered her along. She couldn’t have Parle. to Kolkata. “Because I moved from an educated, your family and belongings. You had better timing; and she really did “You lose the idea of possession or English speaking, so-called elite class of have the moves. ALI LENT HIS LILTINGVOICE TO what it means. It becomes immaterial one city to a similar one in another city. lose the idea of possession or because nothing is yours.” I may have changed cities but not BOLLYWOOD FAVOURITES, Kumar discussed how being able to domains,” he said, answering his own what it means. It becomes QUITE A MOVING VIEW WHILE SINGH BEGAN WITH A move from one place to another is a question. immaterial because nothing is ON MIGRATION RENDITION OF ‘JAI HO’ FROM human right. “It’s all about acceptance,” said At the panel discussion on migration, an “All migrants seek is hospitality and 43-year-old James Gomes, a professor yours. elderly man was so moved that he THE OSCARWINNING MOVIE that often ends up attracting hostility,” from Andheri who attended the session. SHARMISHTA RAY, visual artist started telling his wife, “We need to SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Kumar added. “Forget borders, let’s be humans teach kids from the very beginning that Speaking about his move from Delhi first.” there is no ‘us vs them’.We must begin by not differentiating between siblings and by creating a feeling of inclusivity,” he advised. “Start small because every drop in the ocean counts.”What a lovely A heritage walk brings PHOTO OF THE DAY message. And how very apt. TODAY’S WINNER: Rahul Pandey @rahulpandey8 on Instagram. poems and history to life Congrats! You can expect your voucher via email. Soma Das n [email protected] Alia, Varun bring the house MUMBAI: AuniqueheritagewalkonSun- daysawsixperformersenactpoemsfrom down at finale for #HTKGAF ArunKolatkar’sKalaGhodaseries.The event,calledPoetryinMotion,wasorga- Aayushi Pratap nised as part of the Fox Life heritage n [email protected] walkssectionoftheHTKalaGhodaArts Festival. MUMBAI: Actors Alia Bhatt and Varun Thefirstcharactertomakeanappear- Dhawan provided a glitzy finale to the ance was Pi-dog, the all-seeing dog who HTKalaGhodaArtsFestivalonSunday. claims to be a descendant of imported n One of the actors at the heritage walk While this was Alia’s first time at the British foxhounds. Another was David on Sunday. KUNAL PATIL/HT festival, Varun said this was his fourth. Sassoon, the philanthropist and trader, “I enjoy the music and food each time whonarratedhisjourneyfromBaghdad vativeway.”Sheaddedthatsincethiswas I come here,” he said. to Bombay. the festival’s final walk, she thought it The actors thrilled the crowds that The walk also featured poet Nissim wouldbeafittingwaytoroundthingsup. thronged the Asiatic Library steps by Ezekiel narrating his attachment to the Stevens, who moved to Mumbai from shakinga legtosongsfromtheirupcom- city.PerformancepoetEloiseStevensled theUKayearago,saidshehadbeenfasci- ing movie, Badrinath Ki Dulhania. n Actors Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan dance to songs the cast, bringing to life characters ran- natedbyKolatkar’spoemsforawhileand As soon as they saw Alia and Varun from their upcoming movie as part of the HT Kala ging from a masseuse to an idli seller.