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Master of the Understatement Novelist Alexander Mccall Smith on His Life's Work and More. P4-5 Community Community Shantiniketan With little Indian School maintenance P6organises P16 and fresh an event to water, backyard celebrate wildlife habitat can ‘Keralapiravi become essential Day’. to visiting birds. Sunday, November 11, 2018 Rabia I 3, 1440AH Doha today: 250 - 310 OVER Prolific prowess C STORY Master of the understatement novelist Alexander McCall Smith on his life’s work and more. P4-5 LIFESTYLE SHOWBIZ Weigh daily to lose weight. Thugs Of Hindostan crosses Rs52 crore on opening day. Page 14 Page 15 2 GULF TIMES Sunday, November 11, 2018 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 4.29am Shorooq (sunrise) 5.48am Zuhr (noon) 11.17am Asr (afternoon) 2.26pm Maghreb (sunset) 4.50pm Isha (night) 6.20pm USEFUL NUMBERS Emergency 999 Worldwide Emergency Number 112 Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Thugs of Hindostan Ameer Ali and his gang, whose nefarious ways posed a serious Local Directory 180 DIRECTION: Vijay Krishna Acharya challenge to the British Empire in India between 1790 and International Calls Enquires 150 CAST: Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Amitabh Bachchan 1805. Hamad International Airport 40106666 SYNOPSIS: Based on Philip Meadows Taylor’s 1839 novel Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Confessions of a Thug, the movie tells us about a thug named THEATRES: Royal Plaza, Landmark, The Mall Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Qatar Airways 44496000 Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 A Private War Qatar General Electricity and DIRECTION: Matthew Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Heineman Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 CAST: Rosamund Pike, 44593363 Jamie Dornan, Faye Marsay Qatar Assistive Technology SYNOPSIS: One of Centre 44594050 the most celebrated war Qatar News Agency 44450205 correspondents of our 44450333 time, Marie Colvin is Q-Post – General Postal an utterly fearless and Corporation 44464444 rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of confl icts Humanitarian Services Offi ce across the globe to give (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) voice to the voiceless. Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, Driven by an enduring 40253369 desire to bear witness and Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 give voice to the voiceless, Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Colvin charges into danger, Qatar Airways 40253374 constantly testing the limits between bravery and bravado. THEATRE: Royal Plaza ote Unquo Qu te The Mall Cinema (1): Sarkar Sarkar (Tamil) 11:30am; The “Failure will (Tamil) 11:15am; Sarkar (Tamil) Grinch (2D) 2:30pm; Thugs never overtake me if my 2pm; The Grinch (2D) 4:45pm; Of Hindostan (Hindi) 4:15pm; To Love Some Buddy (Tagalog) 8pm; Thugs Of Hindostan Al Fundok (Arabic) 7:15pm; To determination to succeed is 6:30pm; Sarkar (Tamil) 8:30pm; (Hindi) 11pm. Love Some Buddy (Tagalog) strong enough.” Sarkar (Tamil) 11:15pm. Landmark Cinema (1): Thugs 9:15pm; Overlord (2D) 11:15pm. — Og Mandino The Mall Cinema (2): Thugs Of Hindostan (Hindi) 11:15am; Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Of Hindostan (Hindi) 11:30am; Sarkar (Tamil) 2:15pm; Thugs (1): Sarkar (Tamil) 2:30pm; The Grinch (2D) 2:30pm; Thugs Of Hindostan (Hindi) 5pm; Sarkar (Tamil) 5:15pm; Thugs Of Of Hindostan (Hindi) 4:15pm; Sarkar (Tamil) 8pm; Thugs Of Hindostan (Hindi) 8pm; Sarkar Bohemian Rhapsody (2D) Hindostan (Hindi) 10:45pm. (Tamil) 11pm. 7:15pm; Overlord (2D) 9:30pm; Landmark Cinema (2): The Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Community Editor Al Fundok (Arabic) 11:30pm. Grinch (2D) 12:15pm; Thugs (2): The Grinch (2D) 2:30pm; The Mall Cinema (3): The Of Hindostan (Hindi) 2pm; Thugs Of Hindostan (Hindi) Kamran Rehmat Sarkar (Tamil) 5pm; Thugs e-mail: Grinch (2D) 12:15pm; Thugs Of 4:15pm; A Private War (2D) [email protected] Hindostan (Hindi) 2pm; Thugs Of Hindostan (Hindi) 7:45pm; 7:15pm; Bohemian Rhapsody Telephone: 44466405 Of Hindostan (Tamil) 5pm; Sarkar (Tamil) 10:45pm. (2D) 9:15pm; Overlord (2D) Fax: 44350474 Thugs Of Hindostan (Hindi) Landmark Cinema (3): 11:30pm. Sunday, November 11, 2018 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY Heritage Library’s Permanent Exhibition WHERE: Qatar National Library WHEN: Ongoing till December 31 TIME: 9am – 8pm The exhibition displays around 400 items from the QNL Heritage Library collection that illustrate the spread and evolution of ideas throughout the Arab and Islamic world, as well as document interactions between Arabs and the West over the past several centuries. The exhibition features books, manuscripts, historical photographs maps, globes and travellers’ instruments that tell the story of Qatar, along with the history of science, literature, writing, travel in the region, and much more. EVENTS Katara Beach - School Students WHERE: Katara Doha Air Show WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Corniche TIME: 9am – 12pm Startup Weekend Competition hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama WHEN: Today By participating in the programme of WHERE: Tawar Mall Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and TIME: 1:40pm ‘Our culture is a school’, Katara Beach WHEN: November 15 – 17 10 years old after school hours. Italian Airforce Acrobatic Team and emphasises the Qatari marine tradition TIME: 6pm – 10pm Qatar Display Team will exhibit a stunning and introduces to students the meaning of In just 54 hours, you will experience the Hobby Classes air show for the residents of Qatar. The Dasha, Al Qafal and various type of pearls. highs, lows, fun, and pressure that make WHERE: Mystic Arts Centre behind Al teams have joined forces to perform their The students will discover all details of the up life at a startup. As you learn how to Hilal Focus Medical Centre stunts. The Italian Embassy has invited Fath El-Kheir journey. create a real company, you’ll meet the very WHEN:Wednesday – Monday residents to visit the Corniche to view the best mentors, investors, cofounders, and Mystic Art Centre, is a holistic amazing display as it will take place over Ballet Lessons sponsors who are ready to help you get performing artsinstitution and a one stop the skies of Doha. WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier started. solution for adults as well as children WHEN: Ongoing looking to explore their talents in various Cross Country race TIME: 4pm – 8pm art forms. We offer classes in Carnatic WHERE: Al Rayan Park For more info e-mail at registration@ Music, Hindustani Music, Karate, Yoga, WHEN: Tomorrow atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. Zumba, Classical Dance, Salsa, Hip Hop, Cross Country Race to be flagged off contemporary and Bollywood dance forms. tomorrow will herald the track and field For details, call 33897609. events programme to be conducted by the Qatar Association of Athletics Federation (QAAF) sports season. The season opener will be held at Al Rayyan Park. The first day of the event will be allocated for grassroots and sub-juniors categories, the second day Meditation Retreat for youth and juniors and the third day for WHERE: Banana Island Resort men and women. WHEN: December 14 – 15 Imagine waking up with the peaceful silence of a paradise beach as your senses are lured by the smell of essential oils, vegan food and fresh herbal tea. With each breath, your whole being feels relaxed and recharged. You can finally release all the tension you’ve been carrying for years. The bright sunlight warms your face as you walk Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports Club on the beach to join morning yoga, sound WHERE: Losail Circuit healing and mindfulness meditation. WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 5pm After School Activities Losail Circuit Sports Club, in association WHERE: Atelier with Qatar Sports For All Federation, WHEN: Ongoing Qatar Finance and Installment invites all cyclists, runners and walkers Music and arts Activities for students Exhibition to train under the floodlights of Losail taking place after they finish their day in WHERE: DECC International Circuit every Wednesdays. school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- WHEN: Ongoing till November 15 TIME: 7pm – 10pm The QFI Exhibition is a 3-day event that Dance and instrument classes brings together the best of Qatar’s finance WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf community, and local and international Times Building visitors who are keen to access Qatar’s WHEN: Wednesday – Monday robust market. We are pleased to present Learn the movements of dance styles this opportunity to local and international in Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the investors, banking, finance and government musical instruments such as Piano, Guitar, institutions, along with leading firms in Keyboard for adults as well kids and move the real estate, investment and fin-tech in the world of music. For details, contact sectors. 66523871/ 31326749. Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Sunday, November 11, 2018 COMMUNITY COVER STORY “I love writing people’s conversations” — Alexander McCall Smith, writer Place is often terribly important to us. And to describe it is to describe our feelings for ‘ the world SUNDAY CONVERSATION’ able to write quickly. And that By Laurie Hertzel does make a real difference.” McCall Smith is the author of several series for adults. (How lexander McCall many? At least five, maybe six, Smith — overachiever, with a new one beginning next master of the year.) But he is perhaps best understatement known for his first, the No. 1 — sounds a bit Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Aapologetic as he explains that he which has sold more than 20 has lost track of the number of million copies worldwide, has books he’s written. been translated into more than “I actually really stopped 45 languages and was made into a counting,” he said in a recent show on HBO. phone interview from his home The Colors of All the Cattle in Scotland. “That sounds a bit is the 19th book in that series pretentious, I’m afraid, but if you — unless you include the No. count the children’s books, it’s 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency over 100. So it’s quite a number.” children’s books, of which there Quite a number indeed, given are at least five.
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