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By Mohammed Osman her own paint using local materials which Jamela Al Shraim with her artworks. and Raynald C Rivera risked her health and with the advice of her doctor had to give up painting for 10 eing a woman and an artist could years. But the most difficult part, she said, be a challenge in this part of the was the pressure from the society and world but she defied the odds her family who at first were against her Bthrough persistence and hard passion as the society was not that open work paving the way for other Qatari for women artists then. women artists to pursue their passion Al Shraim was one of the 10 pioneering for art. Qatari women artists who joined the Jamela Al Shraim was dubbed a fighter Society and accredited by the National who surmounted social pressures and Council for the Arts but because of the cultural barriers in following her passion many challenges they had to face only at the recently concluded ‘Women in Art three of them have remained into arts. 2014’ festival in Bari, Italy where she was During art exhibitions, for instance, guest of honour. they participate only with their artworks But it had been a long journey before and were not allowed to have their she attained the success she is enjoying photos taken or meet other artists and right now. Her interest for art was other people to assess their work and get awakened at age 12 but it was just a hobby feedback because that was the culture, until she learned art under the tutelage of she said. famous Egyptian and Iraqi artists. It was only in 2008 when she was “I took up education and devoted 20 able to attend an exhibition and marked years in teaching fine arts,” she recalled, a milestone in her career as an artist adding even before entering university because “it was a new beginning for she became a member of Qatar Fine Arts me as I managed to introduce myself society and participated in its very first to the world using the social media, in exhibition in 1985. which foreigners came to know of my Materials were scarce at the time when works. They began inviting me to attend she started painting so she had to create international events.” PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 3

Al Shraim working in her studio.

“Participation in expos whether local or international is very useful for any artist because it gives them a chance to see others’ works, meet other artists, exchange experiences and see how they are addressing issues and what kind of difficulties they are facing in their countries.” When she showcased her work in Santa Teresa church in Bari, jour- nalists asked her why she is display- ing her works in a church being a Muslim from a conservative society. “My religion, my government and my culture do not object in showcas- ing my artworks in a church in any country. My aim is to represent my country and culture and introduce my opinion,” she replied, adding Bari festival added many things to her as an artist and “I am also happy to represent my country.” Those who saw her paintings in Bari were fascinated the way she was using the Qatari flag, Arabian horse and colours to express issues and address patriotism, one of the with the wider world. The only thing has produced over 200 paintings and the society was closed and conserva- common subjects in her paintings. they have to do is to develop their seven sculptures and planning to cre- tive and we had no access for any “I use the flag, Arabian horse and determination.” ate more along with mixed media chance to develop our skills but today the history of my people in a differ- Young artists, she said, should not artworks. She has already featured we are representing our country ent way to express the history and stop studying and improving their in over 25 expos in Qatar and other abroad, thanks to the support of the heritage of Qatar as well as reflect work. She, herself is taking a course countries. government.” the ideals of Sheikh Jassim bin under Iraqi artist Hamid Al Saadi In January Al Shraim will fea- With regard to her goal as an art- Mohammed Al Thani, the founder on calligraphy. ture in an exhibition along with ist she said: “My ultimate aim is to of Qatar.” She is also passing on her knowl- Palestinian artist Reema Al Mizyan be an ambassador for fine art, repre- At the end of Bari Festival she met edge and skills to the young gen- in the Italian city of Tricarico and in sent Qatari culture and identity and the governor of the Italian district eration, in fact she is conducting October will have a solo expo in Italy. introduce it to the world. This is my Basilicata and signed a protocol as training workshop for children on In May she will have another expo in dream and it started to be realized ambassador of culture and coordina- the occasion of the National Day Souq Waqif art Centre. in 2012 when I began representing tor of fine arts activities in Qatar. at Souq Waqif Art Center starting Along with the meteoric wave Qatari women artists.” “Earlier our family and the society December 13. of change Qatar has witnessed in The pioneering Qatari women were discouraging women to venture Catered for children ages eight recent years, Qatari women artists’ artists, she believes, should also be into art but the government was sup- to 12 years, the workshop titled stature has seen huge leap which she represented in the Arab Museum of porting and was giving us incentives, “Invaluable Nation” will focus on the is satisfied of. Modern Art. facilities and materials. Today the words of Sheikh Jassim and how this “Qatari women today hold every “They should be honoured by situation of the new generation of can be expressed in art. She is also position in various sectors in the showing their artworks because they women artists is totally different unveiling new works for National country and this was realized are women who laid the foundation because they have more facilities, Day. because of government support, for women artists here challenging openness of the society, government With more than three decades of education, and awareness and open- culture, society and traditions.” support and easy communication experience under her belt, Al Shraim ness of the society. When I started, The Peninsula 4 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 CAMPUS Doha College golf lessons sponsored by Megarme

oha College and Megarme have partnerships to be established recently signed a one year sponsorship so we are very pleased to be involved Ddeal to offer Doha College stu- with Doha College. Almost every sport dents golf lessons at Doha Golf Club as or ECA programme can add value to part of the College’s extra-curricular a child’s education building a positive activities programme. social interaction and we are delighted Under this sponsorship Megarme to offer support wherever we can. Golf Qatar are funding golf lessons for the is a game that brings people together at students, transport to the Golf Club all ages and skill levels so it’s important and the golf polo t-shirts worn by the to make sure all levels are involved and students. just have fun.” Twenty secondary school students Director of Doha Golf Academy, Doha College students in the Megarme sponsored golf polo shirts with Megarme’s from Years 7-11, aged between 11-16, Andy McCormick stated: “From the General Manager Alex Lee, Doha Golf Academy’s Director Andy McCormick, Doha signed up for the golf extra-curricular golf academy’s point of view we’ve been College’s David Hobday and the golf coaches. activity, and are learning to play golf working closely with Doha College for in order to compete in competitions. the last three years and every year we develops them into young adults and It’s great to have businesses such as Alex Lee, Megarme’s General discuss how to develop and improve well-rounded individuals.” Megarme on board willing to support Manager, approached Doha College what we offer the students. What David Hobday, Head of Economics us to help the students improve their to sponsor this initiative. He stated: Megarme is offering is essentially the and Business Studies at Doha College, golf skills. We’ve already got a strong “Megarme are the leading Rope Access fuel for these children to be able to and the member of staff responsible for relationship with St Christopher’s service provider in the Middle East participate in golf and we can work the Golf extra-curricular programme School in Bahrain so we’re looking in particular Qatar and we are keen together for the good of the children. stated: “Myself, Andy and now Alex to develop that further this year and to be involved in such programmes It’s not solely the physical aspects that have been trying to develop golf in even incorporate other schools from whereby we can give back to our com- benefit students, they also learn about Doha College as well as other schools the UAE”. munity, this being one of many local mutual respect and integrity which in the local community for three years. The Peninsula GES joins QAS to promote health and wellness

he Gulf English School (GES) has lifestyle. Most of all, they are really Tjoined in the Qatar Active Schools enjoying it”. (QAS) government initiative, which The School has a sound physical aims to promote health and wellness education curriculum, a growing com- among pupils through being physically petitive sports programme, and a broad active. The programme which has enrichment programme that includes been developed by Aspetar and Aspire activities such as scuba diving, horse Academy, seeks to integrate several riding, shooting, fencing, knitting, art minutes of physical activity into each and even fashion design. hour that the children are at school. GES is also one of only 6 Doha In this way the new scheme is delivered schools selected to participate in the through the school’s lessons and recess School Olympics Programme. periods and now, with more and more For this, Primary Boys are taking pupils joining swimming, basketball and part in swimming trials and the Primary football clubs, some 80 to 140 pupils take Girls’ basketball team made it through part in an activity every day. to the quarter finals, winning their last Students participating in Breakfast Club and QAS activities. Faculty Coordinator for Physical two games. The Primary Girls’ football Education, Rebecca Cruickshank, who team also made it through to the quar- provided training to the School’s infant ter finals with two wins. Preparatory and junior teachers in September, Boys are competing in both basketball said: “Our teachers have now already and football leagues and Secondary Boys instigated workout activities with the are also entered for basketball. pupils, who thoroughly enjoy these In other sports, GES also has sec- short exercise sessions.” ondary girls entering a bowling tourna- Cruickshank believes that this is a ment and primary and senior students very positive initiative and has been enjoying horse riding lessons. Year 8 pro-active in implementing the pro- girls are having fencing training and gramme. “Establishing an exercise senior girls are trying their hand at habit early on is extremely important netball. Finally, the senior boys shoot- in enabling young people to become ing group is busy at Lusail Shooting independent exercisers and develop Range and Qatar Shooting Federation. and maintain a fit and active lifestyle,” This term GES has also introduced she said. “This is a great initiative for the Qatar Stars League (QSL) whereby us to support as it is really beneficial schoolchildren take part in ’Wake and for our pupils’ wellbeing. They gain a Shake’ sessions before school, a new health and fitness perspective which kind of ‘Breakfast Club’ for fitness for helps to improve their sports perform- Primary and Secondary levels. ance as well as encouraging a healthy The Peninsula MARKETPLACE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 5

Total welcomes newcomers

otal E&P Qatar’s integration event ‘Get on Board’ – Ahlan Twa Sahlan — was organised recently for new employees in Qatar. The aim of the one-day event was to introduce Total’s core activities and to familiarise colleagues with the rich culture and traditions of their new home. Total official addressing the newcomers (below). The event took place at Total’s research centre (TRC-Q) located in Andrew Bozoki Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP). The programme consisted joins Nobu Doha as of technical sessions and presenta- tions on Qatar’s history and cultural identity as well as information on Chef de Cuisine Total’s code of conduct, offshore oper- our Seasons Hotel Doha ations, and finance and IT depart- announced the appointment ments. The company’s initiatives in Fof Andrew Bozoki (pictured) HR, Communications and Corporate as Chef de Cuisine of the hotel’s Social Responsibility (CSR), and highly anticipated new restaurant Total’s technological and research Nobu Doha, scheduled to open by expertise were also explained. the end of the year. Special attention was also given to In the role of Chef de Cuisine, health, safety and the environment in countries our culture and our expe- “We aim to build a strong team Bozoki will oversee all culinary the workplace, and the values driv- riences and best practices in Qatar,” environment through our differ- operations for the signature restau- ing the ‘Total Attitude’ corporate said Yousef Al Jaber. “Our efforts ent integration initiatives,” said rant which features Chef Nobuyuki culture, described as Boldness, Cross to promote our local customs and Guillaume Chalmin, Managing “Nobu” Matsuhisa’s signature new Functionality, Mutual Support, and to help colleagues understand the Director at Total E&P Qatar and style Japanese cuisine blended with Listening. reasoning behind them were highly Group Representative. “At Total, we exotic global flavours. These values were further explored appreciated by the participants. The have over 46 different nationalities “Chef Bozoki’s passion and crea- in a specific session on Qatari Culture Total Integration Days program helps working together, and it’s important tivity in the kitchen, along with his entitled ‘The little things that mat- to strengthen our image as Qataris for all of them to have a good under- extensive experience in the Middle ter’, presented by Yousef Al Jaber, among our colleagues.” standing of the local culture. This will East, exemplifies what a valuable Head of CSR and Institutional All of the attendees said the event help speed up the integration process, asset he is to lead Nobu Doha’s Relations at Total E&P Qatar. gave them a better insight into the and offer our newcomers support to robust culinary operations,” said “It was a great pleasure to share life and work culture of Total in make them feel welcome.” Rami Sayess, regional vice presi- with our colleagues from other Qatar. The Peninsula dent and general manager of Four Seasons Hotel Doha. “As the largest Nobu in the world, the collaboration between Four Seasons and Nobu is sure to elevate La Piazza relaunched the already luxurious experience found exclusively at the hotel and also signifies an exciting movement with a revamped menu for the overall culinary scene in Doha.” ouq Waqif Boutique Hotels (SWBH) relaunched its signa- Chef Andrew Bozoki brings over Sture Italian restaurant La Pizza with a revamped menu. 15 years of international five-star The restaurant has brilliant décor touches inspired by classic hotel operations and restaurant Italian architecture that complements displayed local art pieces. experience to Four Seasons Hotel La Piazza features a stained-glass atrium in the courtyard Doha. Bozoki joins Four Seasons of Al Bidda Boutique Hotel. Here guests can sample authentic Hotel Doha most recently from the Italian cuisine and see fresh homemade pasta and deliciously One & Only Reethi Rah Resort in flavoured pizzas prepared in front of their eyes. La Piazza offers the Maldives, where he served as freshly made gelato and superb Italian coffee while classic Italian chef de cuisine at the resort’s popu- music plays in the background. lar Japanese restaurant Tapasake. “SWBH’s restaurant collection is unique in the way it com- Prior to the Maldives, he served as bines the cultures and culinary traditions of people from around sous chef at Nobu Dubai. the world through its exquisite authentic dishes prepared by “I’m incredibly excited to take the best chefs. It offers visitors an inimitable opportunity to Four Seasons’ guests and food discover different world cultures while enjoying Qatari style enthusiasts alike on a gastronomic hospitality without the need to travel,” said Taleb Al Henzab, journey with Nobu’s vibrant and General Manager at Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels. authentic menu,” said Bozoki. “The “Taking guests on a delightful journey that mixes an enchant- three-story restaurant will redefine ing past with a glamorous present, the newly refurbished La the dining scene in Doha with I feel Piazza is one of SWBH’s most remarkable restaurants with an truly privileged to be an integral experience that goes beyond the delectable meals it has to offer. part of taking it in this bold new La Piazza is an outstanding, complete destination in itself for direction.” Originally from Germany, all Qatar’s gastronomes,” added Al Henzab. Chef Bozoki began his culinary La Piazza’s new menu presents diners with a wide variety of career in the country’s southwest- choices from appetizers and soups to main courses including sea ern region of Baden-Württemberg. food, meat and poultry and Italian pasta, as well as Italian rice He is fluent in English and German. Inside view of the La Piazza restaurant. dishes and a range of pizza choices with fabled Mediterranean The Peninsula flavours that appeal to everyone’s taste. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 ARCHAEOLOGY

Byblos City: A centre for papyri trade

he most famous ancient commercial site yet to be found on the eastern coast Tof the Mediterranean Sea is Byblos, which is located nearly forty The name of the kilometres north of Beirut. city — Byblos — Byblos City, its name was men- was derived from tioned in the New-Testament as Jebeil, developed into an important the Greek word commercial centre in the entire papyrus. A great Eastern part of the Mediterranean deal of Byblos in the beginning of the third millen- nium BC. During the middle of the trade documents same millennium Byblos City became attributed to first the main supplier of cedar timbers millennium BC to Egypt. Through the second mil- lennium BC, commercial trades mentioned the role between Byblos and the Eastern of Byblos city in parts of the Mediterranean — as far papyri trade, and as Mesopotamia — reached its peak, in addition to its trade with Aegeans how papyri reached commercial cities and localities. Greece through Among trades with Aegeans the most Byblos rather than important seemed to be in pottery ware as they were found in Byblos in Egypt. great numbers and varieties. During the first millennium BC, the City of Byblos became the cen- tre of papyri trade. Since the word, papyrus, in singular form in Greek language means a leaf of papyri. It became very clear that the name of the city — Byblos — was derived from the Greek word papyrus. Furthermore, a great deal of Byblos trade documents attributed to first millennium BC mentioned the role against Phoenicia, and Carchemish, from walrus. These are the tribute of Byblos city in trade of papyri, and which is located in northeastern to me (I) the king received and they Dr Munir Taha how papyri reached Greece through part of Syria. embraced my feet.” Byblos rather than Egypt. On the king’s arrival, the great Most of the Assyrian kings who Relations and links between cities of Phoenicia submitted their succeeded king Assurnarsipal men- Byblos and the Assyrian Empire tributes to him in the hope of pav- tioned Byblos’ tributes among many on the other hand mentioned in ing the road for a nominal subjection. other Phoenician city-states, which the royal texts and records of the In this respect, the king stated, paid their tributes to Assyria as well. Assyrian kings. For example, during “that at cleansing his weapons in The last of them was King King Tiglat-Pileser I (1114-1076 BC) the waters of the Mediterranean Esarhaddon (680-669 BC), who rule, royal documents stated that Sea he made sheep-offerings to the stated in one of his royal records the “the coastal city-states of Phoenicia god. And the tribute of the seacoast tributes he received from the cities- paid the customary tributes following from the inhabitants of Tyre, Sidon, states of Phoenicia and other neigh- which the king withdrew his armies Byblos, Mahallata, Maiza, Amurru, boring areas. They were as following: to his capital Asshur.” and of Aravd which is an island in sea “Two minas gold from the inhabit- Later in history and during the consisting of gold, silver, copper con- ants of Bit-Ammon, one mina of gold reign of the Neo-Assyrian king tainers, linen, garments, with mul- from the inhabitants of Moab, ten Assurnarsipal II and in the year 877 ticolored trimming, large and small minas of silver from the inhabitants BC the king led a military campaign monkeys, ebony boxwood, and ivory of Edon, silver from the inhabitants of Byblos. Archaeological evidences and royal texts and records attributed to the Neo-Babylonian Dynasty (612-539 BC) have not yet approved any evi- dences, that the Babylonians occu- pied Byblos nor did the city paid for Babylonia any tribute. Even when the Great Babylonian king Nabukhidenaser waged severe war against most of the Phoenician city- states and forced them to pay trib- utes of all kinds to Babylonia. The Peninsula FOOD PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 7

that Uganda had been “slow” to adopt fast food compared to other countries he’d visited. Late last month he accompanied about two dozen Ugandan students, farmers, cooks and res- taurant owners to Slow Food’s Salone del Gusto, the world’s largest food fair, and Terra Madre, a concurrent global gathering of food communities in Turin in Italy. About 450 delegates from 45 African countries took part — and Ugandan bananas, vanilla and coffee were on display. “We musn’t only speak about poverty in Africa, we have to speak about culture, about the natural richness that you have in different recipes,” said Serena Milano, General Secretary of the Slow Food Foundation of Biodiversity, who coordinates African activities. “It’s fascinating the diversity of products and recipes that Africa has.” With about 85 percent of the population involved in the sector, Mukiibi called agriculture Uganda’s backbone. Slow Food was working to address the “many injustices” facing the country’s small-scale farmers. Slow Food sows “You find some supermarkets importing pota- toes from France and South Africa,” he said. “Slow Food creates a market for the local uncom- mon products to compete.” message in Africa In the traditional Ankole kingdom in south- western Uganda, the indigenous long-horned Ankole cow symbolises wealth. “From its milk come so many traditional dishes By Amy Fallon and other products,” said Mukiibi. In the school garden in Banda Kyandaaza, stu- These include the eshabwe ghee sauce, also dents are now growing cassava, cabbage, pumpkin, listed in Slow Food’s Ark of Taste. owerful herby coffee, sun-dried fish and African eggplant and black nightshade, as well But Mukiibi said many years ago an influx of succulent beef from Ankole cattle are as eggobe. imported animal breeds began being mixed with just some of the Ugandan delicacies in a local ones, encouraged by “the NGO world.” Pmushrooming movement across Africa Boosting rare produce Now, some locals are starting to discard the to safeguard traditional foods. Recent Ugandan additions to the list include Ankole cow, saying it takes too long to grow and Slow Food, a global grassroots organisation that small white mushrooms called Namulonda, as well gives very little milk. promotes “good, clean and fair food”, is spread- as the Nakitembe banana, which is traditionally Slow Food are working with one of Uganda’s ing its reach across Africa after making its first presented by the groom to a bride’s family, but is biggest slaughterhouses in Kampala, so producers inroads on the continent a decade ago. at risk of disappearing due to the “continuous and can sell the animals they raise directly to them. Today the movement counts 30 African projects indiscriminate hybridisation of bananas.” They’re also providing training on improving as food communities preserve, and rediscover “We use the gardens to restore the crops that meat quality. native breeds, plant varieties and products, from are at risk of disappearing,” said Edie Mukiibi, Meanwhile, in the school garden, students who Moroccan Zerradoun salt, to Ethiopia’s Tigray 28, a Ugandan agronomist who was in February used to view farming as a punishment are now white honey, Zulu sheep in South Africa and appointed co-vice-president of Slow Food realising the value in spending two hours a week Sierra Leone’s Kenema kola nuts. International, alongside the influential US chef out of class, learning everything from how to For Ugandan schoolboy Isaac Muwanguzi, and author Alice Waters. water crops to managing an agriculture enter- that meant finding a vegetable known as egg- The country’s capital Kampala may now be prise. “You farm, you get food,” said Muwanguzi, obe springing up in his school garden when he home to a handful of international fast food bending over in a cabbage patch. “You farm, you returned from the holidays. chain outlets, but Mukiibi said he was “proud” get money.” AFP “In the village it’s very rare,” said the 13-year old, whose country is at the heart of Africa’s slow revolution. Eggobe, which has a plantain-like taste and softens when steamed, is also said to be handy for treating diabetes and hypertension. It’s one of a handful of vegetables a group of students at the primary school here at Banda Kyandaaza, a village about 20km (12 miles) out- side Kampala, are hoping to put back on Ugandan plates. Eggobe has been nominated for Slow Food’s Ark of Taste, an online “living catalogue of delicious and distinctive foods facing extinction.” Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Italy, Vice President Slow food inter- Slow Food started with one Ugandan local chap- national, Edie Mukiibi shows ter in 2008, since growing into 13 across the east Agobe seeds at Buiga Sunrise African country. Primary School in Mukono In Uganda, they’ve helped students create 75 District, Uganda. gardens in more than 50 schools to taste and test products. 8 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 9

BOLLYWOOD NEWS By Geoff Edgers episodes. In 1984, Ron Howard cast the director says. “The women wanted days, 1988’s Big, the Hanks archetype two-week engagement performing Privacy is not some late-career Hanks as Darryl Hannah’s romantic their daughters to marry him and the seemed unshakeable: cute, cuddly, con- at the Hotel Carlyle. Hanks arrives response to compounded celebrity. DDLJ celebration on Kapil’s show e was desperate and interest in Splash. The film was a criti- families wanted him to come have sup- fused. That Tom Hanks, he decided at for his interview after a breakfast The idea came early on, before the needed the part. She cal and commercial hit. per with them.” a low point, had to go. meeting with producer Scott Rudin. Oscars. Just try finding a Hanks t turned out to be a joyous reunion when the cast members of Dilwale was no pushover and By then, Spielberg could tell that Hollywood producers understood “I said, ‘I’m not going to play guys He’s headed back to Los Angeles profile, even from the 1980s, that IDulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ), the Bollywood romantic film which is set knew he was all wrong. Hanks had a special ability to connect that, too, and continually offered him who can’t figure out what’s going on. for a few days of family time before quotes a sibling or a parent. For to clock a successful run of 1,000 weeks on December 12, turned up on Too cute. Too young. Too with people. work. A string of films followed Splash, Or are in the middle of something flying to Berlin, where filming con- this piece, Hanks and his publicists the set of hit show Comedy Nights With Kapil. HTom Hanks. “When audiences saw him in three released in 1986 alone. But even that’s bigger than them and fell into tinues with Spielberg. declined repeated requests to make Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal, Mandira Bedi and Heck, he WAS Tom Hanks. Splash, they wanted to adopt him,” in the rare critical success from those it by accident. And why isn’t the world On the surface, Hanks is defined available even Wilson, his wife since Pooja Ruparel were among the cast members of the 1995 film — debut “I can’t have you look the way you working out?’ “ by his ambitious schedule. He 1988. directed by Aditya Chopra — who lit up the Comedy Nights... set with their do,” Penny Marshall told him. “You also learn stuff as you grow doesn’t race cars, own a minor “Once you give that up, you never exuberance. That was all he needed to hear. In older,” he continues. “In my 20s, I was league baseball team or play bass get that back,” he says of his pri- From the photographs circulating on social networking platforms, it the summer of 1991, Hanks was on looking for employment and adventure in a celebrity rock band. His work, vate life. “Quite frankly, I think I seems like it was a memorable congregation of the team of a film which the wrong kind of roll. The Bonfire and excitement, a tribe I could join. he says, leaves little time for much just never trusted the press to get redefined onscreen romance for Bollywood. The episode was shot on Monday. of the Vanities. Joe Versus the Volcano. The evolution In your 30s, you end up entering an else. Beyond the acting, there is it right. I live in a really nice house. Lauding the experience of shooting for the show with Kapil, Shah Rukh, A film called Turner & Hooch, with a aspect of maybe legacy.” Playtone, a company he formed in And I’ve got nice furniture and stuff who has been on the show quite a few times, tweeted: “@KapilSharmaK9 slobbery French mastiff as his co-star. It’s a late morning in October 1996 and that has been particularly like that. But I represent myself bet- you make me smile & laugh & give me happiness. U r one of the greatest With Marshall’s support, Hanks, at 35, and Hanks is sitting in a New York adept at producing multi-part pro- ter than my house does.” stand-up comics of our times. Thank you.” began his reinvention. hotel room. His wife of 26 years, Rita grammes for HBO, including John Scolari, Hanks’s Bosom Buddies Anupam also had an enjoyable time. “He ate his way through Chicago Wilson, an actress and aspiring singer, Adams, Olive Kitteridge and Band of co-star, says that he has long been “Dear @KapilSharmaK9. It is always a joy to come on your show. Thanks and Indiana,” Marshall jokes today. of Tom Hanks recently wrapped up a Brothers. Lewis and Clark is up next. fascinated by his friend’s ability to for your love & warmth.:) #ThousandweeksofDDLJ,” tweeted the veteran In A League of Their Own, Hanks In October, Hanks had his first control what he reveals. Virtually actor who played father to SRK in the movie. would be Jimmy Dugan, a washed-up, short story published in the New everything written about Hanks The special Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge episode will be aired in conjunc- hard-drinking, tobacco-spitting cretin Yo r k e r , about four friends who take mentions that he’s nice and a fam- tion with the completion of the entertainer’s 1,000 weeks. hired to manage the Rockford Peaches, a trip to the moon. Within weeks, ily guy. a women’s baseball team organised Alfred A Knopf had the actor, who “And all that stuff is true,” during World War II. attended California State University Scolari says. “But you say it about In his first scene in uniform, Hanks, at Sacramento in the 1970s but Tom, you’re only telling half the noticeably thicker and unshaven, booz- never graduated, signed to write a story. This is a fierce guy. This is a ily limps past Geena Davis and Rosie collection of short stories. driven guy who doesn’t need to work O’Donnell to a urinal to relieve him- It’s fitting that Hanks is writing another day in his life, doesn’t need X to have its India premiere at IFFK self. For 53 seconds. Madonna times it. fiction, because other than perhaps to make a film.” The cutesy, boy star of Splash and Thomas Pynchon, it’s hard to imag- Making movies, Hanks says, is Rajat Kapoor-starrer X, helmed by 11 directors, is set to have its India Big was no more. ine anybody less likely to publish a simply “more fun than anything premiere at the prestigious International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) For Hanks, League marked an tell-all. (else) I can imagine.” on December 14. important shift away from work he Poke around. Ask other actors. It’s more than the action. He loves In November, the film had its world premiere at the South Asian could simply get to a career defined by Google at will. There’s not much you the conversations he has with people International Film Festival in New York. unexpected, inspired and often difficult can find on Hanks. No storming off on the set, and not just with other “The X team rocked it in New York. But India is a different ball game... creative leaps. sets. No DWIs. No errant tweets. He actors, but sometimes the unit pho- We hope to really shake things up with our experimental project,” producer Over the next five years, he pro- did once extend his middle finger to tographer or crew members. Manish Mundra said in a statement. duced a six-pack of performances that the paparazzi after being stalked at That curiosity, that desire to Also starring Huma Qureshi, Swara Bhaskar and Radhika Apte, the could stand up to any in Hollywood. He lunch, but he has never pulled an connect with others, has not gone film is jointly directed by Qaushiq Mukherjee, Suparn Verma, Sandeep played a lawyer with AIDS, a deter- Alec Baldwin. unnoticed. Mohan, Sudhish Kamath, Raja Sen, Anu Menon, Abhinav Shiv Tiwari, mined World War II Army Ranger, In person, he is warm, thoughtful Meg Ryan, who has starred with Hemant Gaba, Nalan Kumarasamy, Pratim D. Gupta and Rajshree Ojha. shy widower, a jealous toy and Forrest and funny. He’s a dynamic conversa- Hanks in two of his most successful X revolves around K (Rajat), a filmmaker with a midlife crisis. He meets Gump, a simple man with a gift for tionalist, whether referencing Ralph films, You’ve Got Mail and Sleepless a mysterious young girl (Aditi Chengappa) who reminds him of his first the serendipitous. Four months before Ellison or making it clear that he’s in Seattle, has watched him pepper girlfriend at first, and subsequently, of every woman in his life. his 39th birthday, Hanks had a pair not just a fair-weather fan of the other people with questions. The film is also about all the women who have shaped his life. It is about of Oscars and he still hadn’t uttered Cleveland Indians. Who manned “It’s just so lovely and contagious,” his triumphs and failings, and the power of memories. a word to a volleyball named Wilson. third base for the Tribe in 1979? she says. “And it does mark him as With that résumé, it’s easy to under- Toby Harrah. different, not just from actors but stand why Hanks has been named Just don’t mistake that warmth from people.” a member of the Kennedy Center for accessibility. Tom Hanks, the Julia Roberts, who, along with Honors Class of 2014. But he’s more public figure, has rehearsed his lines her sister, developed a crush on than just versatile. Over three decades as well as Tom Hanks, the actor. Hanks while watching Splash, calls Deven Verma always had a joke: Aamir on film, Hanks has created a body of Long ago, he built a wall between his the actor an “excavator,” whether amir Khan condoled the death of his actor friend Deven Verma and work that has earned him a spot as one personal and professional lives. No the subject is baseball or war or Aremembered his Andaz Apna Apna co-star for his exuberance. of the great actors of his generation. magazine cover is worth scaling it. space. Roberts, his co-star in Charlie “I am saddened to hear about the demise of Devenji. My heartfelt con- “It’s easy to say yes to something,” Over the years, the few snippy com- Wilson’s War and Larry Crowne, said dolences to his family,” said Aamir in a statement. Hanks says during a recent interview ments the genial Hanks has made to that he is as popular on set as he is “He was a wonderful co-star. I remember on the sets of Andaz Apna in New York, where he was filming a interviewers have come when others with an audience. Apna he always had a joke on his lips and kept us all in high spirits,” he Cold War thriller with director Steven have tried to intrude. “He’s probably one of a handful added. Spielberg. “The money’s going to be “If people don’t know the real me of people in this business who you Though Deven’s role as Aamir’s father was small, he shined through good. It’s hard to say no to something.” or know what my life’s about, that’s wouldn’t be able to find someone to the film due to his performance. He is talking about his quick rise and good, because I don’t want them say a cross word about him,” she Released in 1994, the film also featured Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, the not-so-discriminating approach he to,” he told the Los Angeles Times says. Raveena Tandon and Shakti Kapoor. It was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. took to his career in those years. in 1993. Spielberg says that Hanks hasn’t The actor passed away Tuesday morning in Pune following a heart To hear Hanks explain it, one day, In 1989, Hanks took Playboy changed in the years they’ve worked attack and kidney failure, leaving his wife Rupa Ganguly behind. he could hardly pay his rent. Then, in interviewer David Sheff surfing, lent together. He praises his leadership Rupa is the younger daughter of late legendary actor Ashok Kumar. 1980, he got a gig on Bosom Buddies” him a towel and even shared a cup qualities and what he considers old- The actor worked in many films but he is rememberd for his work in a sitcom that called for boyish charm of coffee from his thermos. But he fashioned, moral values. films like Angoor and Khatta Meetha, Chori Mera Kaam, and Dil To Paagal and lots of lipstick as he played a man wouldn’t let Sheff get farther than “If Norman Rockwell were alive Hai among others. forced to disguise himself as a woman. his garage. That, Hanks pointed out today, he would paint a portrait of He also ventured into television and did the TV show Gubbare. Bosom Buddies, which co-starred for the piece, was closer than any Tom,” the director says. After giving some rib-tickling performance in films, Deven produced Peter Scolari, lasted two years and 37 other writer had ever gotten. WP-Bloomberg and directed movies such as Besharam. 10 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 CONSERVATION

The British government has announced that a tunnel will be dug to take a congested major road past the historic site of Stonehenge 1993: Parliament calls site Stonehenge: “national disgrace” due Megalithic stone to stranglehold circle – possibly of roads 5,000 years old

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Vibrations 500m Stonehenge and 1,640ft emissions from traffic A303 damaging 2014: Tunnel stones project finally given go- ahead 2013: Visitor facilities Stonehenge moved and A344 Road grassed over To Devon Project is part of $24bn roads revolution for 100km England

62 miles To London A303 WALES London ENGLAND Twin-bored tunnel to be dug beneath 2.9km stretch of A303 Stonehenge Sources: archaeologyuk.org, wire agencies Picture: Associated Press © GGRAPHICRAPHIC NNEWSEWS HEALTH PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 11

Off switch for pain discovered: Experts

esearchers have uncovered a new way to Rblock neuropathic pain including pain caused by chemotherapeutic agents and bone cancer. Turning on a receptor called A3 in the brain and spinal cord could quell pain, the results of the research found. The receptor can be activated by its chemical stimulator, the small molecule adenosine. “It has long been appreciated that harness- ing the potent pain-killing effects of adenos- ine could provide a breakthrough step towards an effective treatment for chronic pain,” said researcher Daniela Salvemini from the Saint Louis University in the US. “Our findings suggest that this goal may be achieved by focusing future work on the A3AR (adenosine receptor) pathway as its activation provides robust pain reduction across several Spiderbands add types of pain,” Salvemini added. The most successful pharmacological approaches for the treatment of chronic pain bungee bounce to rely on certain pathways: circuits involving opioid, adrenergic and calcium channels. For the past decade, scientists have tried to fitness workouts take advantage of these known pathways where the series of interactions between molecular- level components take place that consequently By Dorene Internicola lead to pain. “Doing bicep curl on the ground, the rest of body While adenosine had shown potential for is standing still, but with the bands, the body needs pain-killing in humans, researchers had not suc- ld-time workouts from step aerobics to spin- to balance,” she explained. cessfully leveraged this particular pain pathway ning are getting a new bounce with a system Body weight training, such as lunges, push-ups because the targeted receptor engaged many Oof aerial bungee cords called Spiderbands, and squats, for which the Spiderbands can be used, side effects. fitness experts say. are among the top fitness trends forecast for 2015 by In this research on animal models, Salvemini Spiderbands look like TRX, a system of suspension the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and colleagues demonstrated that activation cables that leverage body weight. While it may not which polled 3,400 health and fitness professionals of the A3 adenosine receptor subtype is key suit every venue, fitness experts say it spins a web worldwide. in mediating the pain relieving effects of of resistance and assistance with enough variety to Cohen said the bands allow exercisers to access adenosine. snare even the most restless exerciser. challenging, otherwise unavailable, moves. Chin-ups The study appeared in the journal Brain. Fitness trainer Franci Cohen, owner of Fuel Fitness that are out of reach for many women, are suddenly in Brooklyn, New York, developed Spiderbands, doable due to the buoyancy of the bungees. which can be used in gyms where they are rigged “It’s as if you have a spotter working with you,” Brain has weak spot for to the ceiling and attached to the hands and feet. she said. At her gym the Spiderbands are used with a soft Exercise physiologist Neal Pire, an ACSM expert Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia matted floor. from New Jersey, calls the Spiderbands an “inter- he human brain has a fragile spot for “It’s basically a pliable inner tubing covered by esting little gizmo” that combines resistance with TAlzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia, a a bungee outer sheath,” said Cohen of the weight- assistance. study involving 484 healthy people aged between bearing bands, on which, depending on the workout, “If you’re doing squats using those bands, it’s eight and 85 years has found. handles, bars and boxing gloves are attached. assistance on coming up; if you’re pulling down, it’s The team of British researchers looked at Cohen, who holds a master’s in exercise physiology, giving resistance,” he said. “It looks useful. So long as how the brain naturally changes as people age. took seven years to develop 19 Spiderband workouts, the exercises are assisted or resisted appropriately The images revealed that parts of the brain which range from step aerobics to yoga. She plans to you have a good tool with a lot of variety.” that were the last to develop were also the expands the enterprise next year. He also notes that the workout room requires con- first to show signs of age-related decline, BBC The aerial component gives a total-body cardio struction appropriate to accommodate the bands. reported. resistance workout that leverages gravity and body “It’s a matter of constructing the room properly,” When the team led by Gwenaelle Douaud weight. he said. Reuters from Oxford analysed scans of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and scans of patients with schizophrenia, they found the same brain regions were affected. Vegetable oil component helps combat gastric ulcers The findings show that Alzheimer’s and schiz- inolenic acid, a component of vegetable oils, is key to destroying the bacteria strongly associated with ophrenia are linked. Lgastric ulcers and cancer, a new study says. The findings could lead to new treatment for gastric “Early doctors called schizophrenia ‘prema- diseases. “Current Helicobacter pylori bacterium treatments are facing a major challenge - antibiotic ture dementia’ but until now we had no clear resistance,” said Liangfang Zhang, professor at the University of California’ San Diego School of Medicine. evidence that the same parts of the brain might “Our goal was to develop a nanotherapeutic that can tolerate the harsh gastric environment, kill H. be associated with two such different dis- pylori and avoid resistance,” Zhang added. eases,” professor Hugh Perry from the Medical To combat the infection caused by Helicobacter pylori the researchers developed LipoLLA, a thera- Research Council was quoted as saying. peutic nanoparticle that contains the vegetable oil component linolenic acid. The detailed study provided previously miss- In mice, LipoLLA was safe and more effective against the infection than standard antibiotic treatments. ing links between development ageing and dis- What is more, LipoLLA was not toxic to the mice and the bacteria did not develop resistance to the ease processes in the brain. therapy. “This is the first step to verify that we can make this therapeutic nanoparticle and demonstrate The findings appeared in the journal PNAS. that it works to reduce H. pylori colonisation. We are now working to further enhance the particle, mak- Aencies ing it more stable and more effective,” Zhang said.The findings appeared in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. IANS 12 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 TECHNOLOGY

20 fascinating facts for PlayStation’s 20th anniversary

Here are 20 things you Japan’s managers refused to consider the deal. may not know about 4. In the 80s and early 90s, most consoles came with flat joypads. Sony’s first console However, Teiyu Goto, the creator of The Sony PlayStation, seen with DualShock controller (the original had no the iconic two-handled PlayStation analogue sticks). It would become the first console to sell over 100m units. controller, felt that the three dimen- By Keith Stuart sional design matched the 3D visu- 8. The PlayStation launched for Yaroze, a programmable version of als of the games. Many managers 37,000 yen and only 100,000 units were the PlayStation, which allowed users t revolutionalised the games within Sony were resistant to the distributed to 4000 stores throughout to create their own games. Many cur- industry and brought us clas- concept, but Goto had the support of Japan, selling out instantly. A further rent developers got their first break sic titles such as Gran Turismo, Sony president and keen pilot Norio 200,000 were sold before the end of the with the machine, including Mitsuru ITekken and Resident Evil – Ohga, who liked the device because it month. At the time, however, Sega’s Kamiyama, whose homemade role- and this week the original Sony reminded him of an airplane control rival Saturn machine outperformed playing adventure Terra Incognita led PlayStation turns 20. wheel. the Sony console, shifting 200,000 to him working on the famed Final The machine hit Japanese shelves 5. Goto also abandoned the tra- units on its 22 November launch day. Fantasy series. on 3 December 1994, barely a week ditional practise of labelling joypad 9. There were eight PlayStation 15. There were other rare varia- after Sega’s rival Saturn console. But buttons with sequential letters. He games available on day one, including tions on the PlayStation including a with its powerful hardware, geared instead used four symbols: the tri- two mahjong titles, a train simulator blue “debug” machine available only to toward real-time 3D graphics, and angle represents the player’s view and the genuine killer app, a version game developers and a white version imaginative marketing, it was the point, the square represents a piece of Namco’s arcade driving sim Ridge released in 1997 for the Asian mar- Sony machine that triumphed. of paper (for menus or other in-game Racer. The game ran a playable ver- ket, which allowed users to play the Here are 20 facts about the first documents), and the O and X but- sion of classic shooter Galaxian while it VideoCD movie format. Later came a PlayStation that you may not know. tons respectively represent “yes/ loaded, an idea suggested by producer limited edition Midnight Blue edition Enjoy! right” or “no/wrong” options — this Yozo Sakagami who once worked on — created to celebrate 10m sales. An was reversed in Western territories, yes — Galaxian. Players who managed incredibly rare Men In Black version 1. Widely known as the father so that the X button became the de to shoot all the aliens, were rewarded also exists, complete with the MiB of PlayStation, Sony engineer Ken facto “move ahead/action” option. with extra cars to drive in Ridge Racer logo on the disc lid. Kuturagi kicked off his video game 6. Sony updated the PlayStation itself. 16. Even rarer than that, in 2013, career designing the revolutionary hardware several times over its 10. The first major Sony-developed Sony sent a gold PS One to Minecraft SPC700 sound chip for the Super lifespan, removing defunct or expen- game was Motor Toon Grand Prix by creator Markus Perrson as an invita- Nintendo Entertainment System sive features to cut down on produc- a small team called Poly’s. It would go tion to its VIP event at the E3 games (SNES). tion costs. The earlier SCPH-1001 on to become Polyphony Digital, crea- conference. 2. In 1991, Sony revealed that it was model featured seperate RCA output tor of the legendary Gran Turismo 17. The classic PlayStation TV working on a new version of the SNES, jacks for video and sound and some series. advert “Double Life”, created by ad complete with a CD-ROM drive — it reckon it is one of the best audio CD 11. In 1994, Namco also developed agency TBWA, was accepted into was to be called the “Play Station”. players ever made. an arcade board named System 11, the prestigious Clio Hall of Fame in However, Nintendo pulled out of 7. The PlayStation saw a number of which was based on the prototype 2007. Inspired by the Rudyard Kipling the partnership, and Sony’s enraged novelty controllers during its lifetime, PlayStation specifications. The first poem, If, writer James Sinclair came president Norio Ohga instructed his including the huge PlayStation Analog major title to use the board was the up with the stirring monologue on engineers to keep working on the Joystick, released in 1996 to accom- fighting game Tekken, which origi- the late train home from a lengthy technology. The resulting PlayStation pany the mech battle game Armoured nated as a test program to experi- brain-storming session. The ad was console was announced in 1993, under Core, and the official PlayStation ment with texture-mapped polygonal directed by Frank Budgen who would its working title, PS-X. mouse for strategy games. Officially characters. It would later become a go on to make the hugely ambitious 3. In the early ‘90s, Sony also dis- endorsed third-party peripherals key PlayStation hit. “Mountain” advert for PlayStation 2. cussed the possibility of develop- included Agetec’s Bass Landing fish- 12. The PlayStation was the sec- 18. Launched in July 2000, the ing a console with Sega of America, ing rod (which adventurous players ond major console to offer external PSone, a substantially smaller and mostly because its US software devel- also used with fighting games) and memory cards for game saves — the cheaper version of the PlayStation, opment team, Sony Imagesoft, was the bizarre Namco NeGcon controller, first being SNK’s Neo Geo machine went on to sell 28m units. It became already making games for the Sega with a twisty middle section designed launched in 1990. However, while the the most successful console of the Mega CD console. However, Sega of for racing titles. Neo Geo’s card offered just 2k of stor- 2000 holiday season, easily beating age, the PlayStation’s had 128k, sepa- the new PlayStation 2. rated into 15 “save” blocks. 19. The best-selling game on 13. Before the US launch of the PlayStation was the racing sim PlayStation in 1995, head of Atari, Gran Turismo shifting just over 10m Sam Tramiel, threatened to report units, followed by Final Fantasy VII, Sony to the International Trade Resident Evil, Tekken 3, Tomb Raider Commission if it launched the console and Crash Bandicoot. for less than $300. Seeking to defend 20. PlayStation reached sales his own Jaguar console, he said “You of 50m units by 1998, and doubled can’t have the Japanese consumer that figure within ten years of its paying a fattened dollar price, then Japanese launch, becoming the first subsidise the product and dump it in ever games console to sell over 100m the United States for $249 and kill units. Launched in Japan in March the US manufacturers. It’s against the 2000, PlayStation 2 reached 100m law.” Sony launched for $299 anyway. sales within five years. 14. In 1997, Sony released the Net The Guardian COMICS & MORE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 13

LEARN ARABIC Verbs often used

Hate Yakrah Hire Yasta'jir Inherit Yari Insult Youheen Invent Yatariç Jump Yaqfiz Hoy en la Historia Kill Yaqtoul December 3, 1984 Laugh Yadhak A toxic gas leak at the Union Learn Yataçallam Carbide pesticide plant near Bhopal, India, killed over 3,700 Lie Yakib people. It remains the world’s worst industrial accident ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised 1967: South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard carried out the world’s first heart transplant operation Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman 1989: East Germany’s Communist Party hierarchy voted itself out of office, after the fall of the Berlin Wall 1997: The International Monetary Fund agreed a $57 billion loan to rescue South Korea’s crippled economy 2010: Nissan released the Leaf, one of the first electric cars to be sold on the mass market Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS ALL IN THE MIND Hagar The Horrible by Chris Browne Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

Zits by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

ANSWER, APPLAUSE, AUDIENCE, BUZZER, CHALLENGER, CHAMPION, CHOICE, COMPETITOR, CONTESTANT, GUESS, HOST, KNOWLEDGE, MEMORY, PARTICIPANT, PLAYER, POINTS, PRESSURE, PRIZE, QUESTION, QUIZ, RECALL, RESPONSE, RIGHT, RIVAL, SCORE, SHOW, SPEED, SUBJECT, THEME, TIME, TOPIC, TRIVIA, VICTOR, WINNER, WRONG. 14 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 CROSSWORDS

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HYPER SUDOKU How to play Kakuro: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers. However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number. Within each collection of cells - called a run - any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2014 15

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Amazon songbirds compete in Guyana ‘races’ Events in Qatar By Girish Gupta Confluence When: Till December 24 s the sun rises over the Demerara River, a half Where: VCUQatar Gallery dozen men gather on its west bank, tightly gripping What: ‘Confluence: photographic based small wooden cages. Complementing the scenic works from the Contemporary Middle East’ A brings together for the first time in Qatar the beauty of the nearby palms and sugar cane fields, male work of Atfal Ahdath, George Awde, and finches chirp melodiously from within their coops, affixed Ali Cherri. This exhibition of contemporary two-to-a-post hammered into the marshy ground. photography and video installation from “Everybody be out here to exercise the bird, and some- across the Middle East demonstrates times we have a race,” said fisherman Eric Takchand, a thematic diversity. It also explores the medium participant in the centuries-old Guyanese tradition. itself – the richness of possibilities, directions “We feed them, walk them, exercise them. They love and journeys that are open to the artist who that,” said Takchand, 54, who has been caring for chest- Bird owners watch their finches chirping in Schoonord. uses photography in its broadest sense as a nut-bellied seed finches, locally known as “towa towa”, starting point or confluence in his/her work. since he was a boy. Free Entry In competitions called “races”, the winner is the first Takchand is proud of having raised his birds, which he bird to chirp 50 times. This takes just a few minutes, with purchased in the country’s Amazon basin interior. bets ranging from token amounts to thousands of dollars. Some birdmen catch their own in the jungles of Guyana. Shirin Neshat: Afterwards

The men-only custom transcends social and racial The practice, believed to have been brought over by When: Till February 15, 2015 divides in the former British colony on the shoulder of indentured workers in the early 19th century, has also Where: Mathaf: Arab Museum of South America between Brazil, Venezuela and Suriname. found its way to the sizable Guyanese community in New Modern Art What: The first solo exhibition in the Middle For more than a half century, the country has been held York. There, in Richmond Hill, Queens, finches are often East by internationally acclaimed artist Shirin back by ethnic and political tensions, primarily between found “racing” and exercising in Smokey Oval Park. Neshat. Occupying the entire ground floor descendants of African slaves and those of indentured Birds from back home are prized among Guyanese in galleries, the exhibition features existing and Indian servants, in a hangover from European colonial rule. the United States and authorities occasionally catch peo- newly produced works. “All backgrounds and religions come together, all ple trying to smuggle them in through John F Kennedy Free admission because of one bird,” said naturalist Gajendra Nauth airport. Narine, a local celebrity known as “Andy” at his home Back on the banks of the Demerara, Takchand and across the river in Georgetown. fellow birdman Ryan Boodho watch as their birds sing. Oscar Della Lirica When: December 12; 9pm-10pm “The chestnut-bellied seed finch is one of the top song- “This bird has become my best friend,” said Boodho, 34, Where: Katara Amphitheater birds in the world,” he explained, as macaws and parakeets an electronics importer. “I was offered lots of cash for this What: The 4th edition of Oscar Della squawked in the background. bird but I have never sold it.” AFP Lirica, the international opera and classical music Awards, an initiative by well-known Italian artist and manager Alfredo Troisi is being held for the first time in the region, at Katara Amphitheatre. The event introduces IN FOCUS by Santu Paul internationally renowned artists to spectators of the region Tickets: QR200-QR500 (available at www.virginmegastore.me)

The Tiger’s Dream: Tipu Sultan When: Till January 24 Where: Museum Of Islamic Art What: This exhibition delves into the life of Tipu Sultan, the South Indian ruler, statesman, and patron. Drawn entirely from the MIA collection, and featuring many objects which have never been displayed in Qatar, the centerpiece is a group of 24 paintings showing Tipu’s victory at the Battle of Pollilur in 1780. Free entry

Yousef Ahmad: Story of ingenuity When: Nov 11- Feb14; 10am-8pm Where: Qatar Museums Gallery, Building 10, Katara What: As a pioneer of Qatar’s modern art movement, Yousef Ahmad’s artistic journey has spanned over three decades, and his work has been influenced by his surroundings and emotional ties with Qatar’s culture and traditions. It showcases three phases in his career, from the early oil paintings that include the depiction of Al Zubarah Fort, to mixed media calligraphic pieces to new conceptual artworks. Free Entry

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