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Community Community Star Widely International popular P6Awards 2019 P16 theatrical to be held in phenomenon Blue Man Doha on the Show to perform in second day of Qatar for the first time Eid (tomorrow). at QNCC. Sunday, August 11, 2019 Dhul-Hijja 10, 1440 AH Doha today: 320 - 420 High spirited Doha-based Indian author reflects on life and death and says material things alone cannot bring you joy and happiness. P4-5 COVER STORY TRAVEL SHOWBIZ European cities struggling to Every woman is strong in keep up with boom in bus travel. her own way: Scodelario. Page 10 Page 15 2 GULF TIMES Sunday, August 11, 2019 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 3.42am Shorooq (sunrise) 5.07am Zuhr (noon) 11.41am Asr (afternoon) 3.09pm Maghreb (sunset) 6.14pm Isha (night) 7.44pm USEFUL NUMBERS Jabariya Jodi SYNOPSIS: A gang of professional kidnappers in Bihar DIRECTION: Prashant Singh abducts men who demand dowry and gets them to marry the CAST: Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra, women without taking money. THEATRES: Landmark, Royal Aparshakti Khurana Plaza, The Mall Emergency 999 Worldwide Emergency Number 112 Hello, Love, Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Goodbye Local Directory 180 DIRECTION: International Calls Enquires 150 Cathy Garcia- Hamad International Airport 40106666 Molina Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 CAST: Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Kathryn Qatar Airways 44496000 Bernardo, Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 Alden Richards, Qatar General Electricity and Maymay Entrata Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 SYNOPSIS: Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 The fi lm centres 44593363 on the love story Qatar Assistive Technology of Joy and Ethan, Centre 44594050 Filipino workers Qatar News Agency 44450205 based in Hong 44450333 Kong. 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Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 THEATRES: Qatar Airways 40253374 Landmark, The Mall, Royal Plaza ote Unquo Qu te “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” — Aristotle Community Editor For movie timings and Kamran Rehmat further details please scan e-mail: [email protected] the QR code above with your Telephone: 44466405 mobile phone camera or visit qatarcinemas.com Fax: 44350474 Sunday, August 11, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY Yoga Class Hobby Classes WHERE: Lululemon, Mall of Qatar WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art WHEN: Every Saturday Centre TIME: 8:30am – 9:30am WHEN:Saturday – Friday Join the complimentary in-store yoga Mamangam is an art and performance classes. No registration or mat is required. centre started with a vision of spreading The class runs on fi rst come fi rst served basis. our knowledge, interests and experience in various disciplines in arts across diff erent countries for children and adults. Summer camp at Mamangam has become the children’s favourite centre for learning art and craft, drawing, and learning spoken English. The kids also enjoy Bollywood dance, contemporary and hip hop music. To develop health consciousness, we teach them kids yoga, karate etc. Mamangam has also come up with chess and robotics in the regular batches in an attempt to give a better learning experience. The fi rst batch of the summer camp began on June 26 continuing until July 25 from Sundays to Thursdays. The second batch will commence on July 28 ending on August 25. Registrations are open to kids between 5 to 16 years. For those who wish to register for more Ballet Lessons details, visit www.mamangamqatar.in WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 4pm – 8pm For more info e-mail at registration@ atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. EVENTS intermediate sketching and drawing skills. For more information, mathaf_education@ Charlie Chaplin Act qm.org.qa WHERE: Al Khor Mall WHEN: Ongoing till tomorrow TIME: 6pm — 8pm Al Khor Mall is hosting a bunch of activities and events for kids and adults like the magic show, bubble show, henna, face painting. In addition, there will be Charley Chaplin Act Arabic Calligraphy Workshop and Meet and Greet with diff erent characters. WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday TIME: 6pm The Perfect Little Planet Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. WHERE: Katara Planetarium Come and learn the artistic practice of Arabic WHEN: August 13 handwriting and calligraphy at Music and TIME: 5pm — 7pm Arts Atelier. Discover our solar system through a The lessons will take place every Saturday, diff erent set of eyes – a family from another Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. For star system seeking the perfect holiday spot. more information, contact registration@ atelierqatar.com Career Guidance The Comedy of Tango WHERE: Right Track Consultants, Al WHERE: Katara – the Cultural Village Sadd WHEN: August 28 WHEN: Sunday – Thursday TIME: 8pm-9pm TIME: 6pm – 8pm With the support of Katara – the Cultural Career guidance for course, country, Village and embassy of Argentina in Doha college and entrance for students of Grade Tango Pasión Doha presents Los Guardiola IX-XII, of all curriculum. Career assessments – “The Comedy of Tango” on August 28. A administered for stream preference, career show consisting of seven scenes is inspired by test, branch preference, personality, famous tangos. Dancers, mimes and actors, multiple intelligence and learning styles Marcelo Guardiola and Giorgia Marchiori, and productivity. For more information, known artistically as Los Guardiola, will 55448835. Dawn of the Space Age 3D project the audience into the fantastic world WHERE: Katara, Building 41 of their danced pantomime where comedy Artistic Gymnastic Classes WHEN: Tomorrow and tragedy merge into the rhythm of tango. WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb TIME: 5pm — 7pm WHEN: Ongoing Enjoy watching the wonderful 3D show TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm “Dawn of the Space Age at the Katara, AL- The olympic sport using horizontal bar, Thuraya Planetarium, Building 41. Be there on rings and fl oor exercises on mats for the the auspivcious ocassion of Eid. children from age 4 till 16. Dance and Instrument Classes After School Activities WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times Art Lessons WHERE: Atelier Building WHERE: Mathaf Manara Qatar Museums WHEN: Ongoing WHEN: Wednesday – Monday WHEN: August 16 till August 28 Music and arts activities for students Learn the movements of dance styles in TIME: 4pm — 7pm taking place after they fi nish their day in Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical Join artist Ismael Azzam for Art Lessons at school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard Mathaf and learn drawing techniques called hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama for adults as well kids and move in the world portraiture using pencil, charcoal and paint. Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 of music. For details, contact 66523871/ Lessons are off ered to people with basic to years old after school hours. 31326749. Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Sunday, August 11, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY “Need to have a checklist in life’ – Shaji Madathil, Indian author I have a new perception of life after writing the book. I have prepared a check list for myself and everyday I look ‘at the list. I gave away all the royalty of my Malayalam book to a cancer patient society in India. Whatever royalty I will get from my English book, I will give it all to an old-age home in Kerala Photo by Ram Chand who meets sudden death and repents over what he By Mudassir Raja could not do during his lifetime. Inspired by a real life incident, Shaji Madathil, who has been in Qatar since 1999, authored the novel ’ e all know that life is an opportunity highlighting the importance of being alive and being that we only get once. We need to regretful after death. SUNDAY utilise this opportunity to the best The author, who fi rst wrote the book in his native of our ability and reach out to the Malayalam language, spoke at length about his helpless and needy people. When we experience, the book and the lessons he has learnt in die,W we should have no regrets. an interview. This is the crux of an English language-novel Born and brought up in Kerala, Shaji has a son. CONVERSATION written by an Indian expatriate based in Doha. The He has been working with Qatar Airways for the novel The Soul of Truth narrates the story of a man last 20 years. “I have largely been infl uenced by M V Sunday, August 11, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY BOOK LAUNCH: The Soul of Truth was released on July 12, 2019 at Bharat Tourist Home (BTH), Ernakulam. In the photo, from left, Dr M Sugathanm, famous clinical psychologist; Asha Devi, actor, social worker; Prof M K Sanu, eminent writer; C Radha Krishnan, eminent writer; Kunjikannan Vanimel, writer; and P R Vijayan, Secretary Royal Puarjani are seen during the book launch. Devan, my paternal uncle and a the larger audience after the is that you have to do a lot of good I live a simple life. Material well-known writer and artist in Malayalam book received a good things when you are alive. You have things do not bring happiness. I “The moral of India.“When I was in my college, response from the readers. “The to help the needy and take care of believe that creative people need the story is that I used to write a lot of articles and story revolved around a young your old parents. Only then, you to become role models for the short stories.