Community Community Over 2,500 Sanjeev students Abhyankar’s P6along with P16 soulful voice their parents attend to enchant Doha Higher Education Fair audience with 2019, organised by meditative music Birla Public School. this Friday.
Monday, September 23, 2019 Muharram 24, 1441 AH
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Hard talk UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told world leaders to “bring plans, not speeches,” to the climate summit, off ering stage time only to those with the most ambitious and credible targets. P4-5 2 GULF TIMES Monday, September 23, 2019 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT
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The Zoya Factor becomes the good luck charm for India’s Cricket Team during DIRECTION: Abhishek Sharma the World Cup. CAST: Sonam Kapoor, Dulquer Salmaan, Sanjay Kapoor SYNOPSIS: A young and successful advertising executive THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark, Royal Plaza Emergency 999 Worldwide Emergency Number 112 Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Local Directory 180 International Calls Enquires 150 Hamad International Airport 40106666 Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Qatar Airways 44496000 Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 44593363 Qatar Assistive Technology Centre 44594050 Qatar News Agency 44450205 44450333 Q-Post – General Postal Corporation 44464444
Humanitarian Services Offi ce (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, 40253369 Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Nikka Zaildar 3 life but she refuses. This situation takes a hilarious turn when Qatar Airways 40253374 DIRECTION: Simerjit Singh Nikka’s father passes away and his ghost resides in another CAST: Ammy Virk, Wamiqa Gabbi, Nirmal Rishi young man. SYNOPSIS: Nikka professes his feelings to the love of his THEATRES: The Mall, Royal Plaza
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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 Monday, September 23, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY
Artistic Gymnastic Classes craft, drawing and painting, personality WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb development and public speaking, Bollywood WHEN: Ongoing dance, contemporary, hip hop styles, music TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm both vocals and instrumentals. To develop The olympic sport using horizontal bar, health consciousness, we train them karate, rings and fl oor exercises on mats for the yoga with special sessions for kids and adults. children from age 4 till 16. Mamangam has also come up with chess and robotics in regular batches in an attempt to give a better learning experience, as they sharpen their minds and brains too. For those who wish to register for more details, visit www.mamangamqatar.in
Ballet Lessons WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 4pm – 8pm For more info e-mail at registration@ atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839.
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Ezdan Zoo at Ezdan Mall WHERE: Ezdan Mall Arabic Calligraphy Workshop WHEN: Ongoing till October 4 WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday TIME: 6pm — 9pm TIME: 6pm Let’s Get Wild! Hop on over to Ezdan Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. Mall Little Animal Zoo and experience Come and learn the artistic practice of Arabic adventurous Safari tours. handwriting and calligraphy at Music and Arts Atelier. Science and Myth The lessons will take place every Saturday, WHERE: Qatar National Library Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. For WHEN: September 30 more information, contact registration@ TIME: 10:30am atelierqatar.com Evolutionary theory has been the subject of wide debates questioning the origin and evolution of several species, including humans. In this forum, we will shed light on the principles of evolution in nature and the foundations of the theory and the scientifi c questions it is trying to address.
After School Activities Yoga Class WHERE: Atelier WHERE: Lululemon, Mall of Qatar WHEN: Ongoing WHEN: Every Saturday Music and arts activities for students TIME: 8:30am – 9:30am taking place after they fi nish their day in Join the complimentary in-store yoga school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- classes. No registration or mat is required. hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama The class runs on fi rst come fi rst served Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 basis. years old after school hours.
Career Guidance Hobby Classes WHERE: Right Track Consultants, Al WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art Sadd Centre WHEN: Sunday – Thursday WHEN:Saturday – Friday Dance and Instrument Classes TIME: 6pm – 8pm Mamangam is an art and performance WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times Career guidance for course, country, centre started with a vision of spreading Building college and entrance for students of our knowledge, interests and experience in WHEN: Wednesday – Monday Grade IX-XII, of all curriculum. Career various disciplines in arts across diff erent Learn the movements of dance styles in assessments administered for stream countries for children and adults. Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical preference, career test, branch preference, Mamangam has become the favourite instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard personality, multiple intelligence and centre for learning. We off er regular classes for adults as well kids and move in the world learning styles and productivity. For more in the following disciplines like traditional of music. For details, contact 66523871/ information, 55448835. classical and folk dance forms, art and 31326749.
Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Monday, September 23, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Between hope, reality
By Tony Barboza slowly, and summit organisers hope stop building new coal-fi red power they can get them back on track. To plants after 2020 and commit to getting provide inspiration, a succession of to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. nough with the platitudes — world leaders will take the stage and That list has rankled countries with it’s time for world leaders to announce concrete steps they will take to plans to open new coal plants, such as take concrete actions to avert avoid disastrous levels of warming. How Japan, South Korea and South Africa. a catastrophic heating of the far those plans go will be an important Their leaders were not among those planet. signal of what to expect in the coming invited to speak, the Financial Times EThat’s the message United Nations years. reported. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Rachel Kyte, a special representative has delivered to the heads of state What exactly will be happening? of the UN secretary-general who is chief gathering in New York for a summit About 60 world leaders will have executive of the nonprofi t Sustainable aimed at galvanising action to slow the opportunity to speak, and many Energy for All, said Guterres’ conditions global warming. Offi cials from dozens will announce more aggressive goals for participation in the summit are of countries are expected to take to the for cutting planet-warming pollution. intended to send a clear message: “We stage and reveal plans to step up their Among those expected to appear are are no longer in a generic, goal-setting eff orts during the day-long meeting French President Emmanuel Macron, mode. We are in the implementation of today, which will be accompanied by a Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the decarbonisation of the economy.” variety of climate-related events. and dozens of other heads of state. Here’s a look at what the summit is all A number of small- and medium- Why is this happening now? about. sized countries will probably increase Because the world is running out their commitments, said David Waskow, of time to get the Paris pact on track Why is this summit happening? director of the International Climate and contain the damage from climate The Climate Action Summit is Initiative at the World Resources change. an attempt to kick-start the global Institute think tank. “What’s not clear The 2015 Paris agreement aims to campaign against climate change. is the extent to which major emitters are keep global warming “well below” 2C It comes at a critical juncture going to make those announcements.” compared with preindustrial levels, and following the 2015 Paris climate within 1.5C if possible, in order to avert accord, an unprecedented international What is the UN asking for? the most devastating eff ects of climate agreement to reduce greenhouse gas Guterres has told world leaders to change. emissions. Participating countries are “bring plans, not speeches,” and has But the national targets agreed to in supposed to continually ratchet down off ered stage time only to those with the Paris fall signifi cantly short of that goal. their emissions, and their fi rst plans for most ambitious and credible targets. Human activity has already warmed the doing so must be ironed out next year. He also asked participating nations to planet by about 1C, and fulfi lling only But most nations are moving far too support an end to fossil fuel subsidies, the Paris commitments is likely to result Monday, September 23, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY
Human activity has already warmed the planet by about 1C, and fulfilling only the Paris commitments is likely to result in a temperature increase of 3C — far beyond what scientists consider tolerable to humanity
SPOILER: President Donald Trump’s moves to undermine climate science and roll back emissions reductions are casting a shadow over the proceedings. With its embrace of fossil fuel-friendly policies, his administration has become something of a spoiler in the international negotiations in a temperature increase of 3C — ideas about what should happen” Paris agreement.” special envoy for the summit, told protests and speeches from far beyond what scientists consider to “people having to spell out the “What we don’t want is for people reporters he was “very confi dent” scientists, executives and nonprofi t tolerable to humanity. details of what they’re going to to use the United States as an excuse that China would come with a organisations about the eff ects of Meanwhile, the eff ects of global do,” Wara said. “The US has said, for backsliding,” she said. “These “clear commitment” to enhance its climate change and actions needed warming are hitting harder and ‘This is not a priority for us,’ and states are fi ghting as hard as they climate plans. to confront it. sooner than expected. People are that makes it very hard for other can to advance a very bold climate On Friday, activists are convening increasingly experiencing the leaders — especially leaders whose agenda.” Cities, states and business What other obstacles loom? a global climate strike, walking consequences at their doorsteps, countries are in some degree in leaders will also play a key role in The political winds on climate out of schools and workplaces to including more intense hurricanes competition with the United States rallying for tougher climate action. action have changed dramatically demand government action. They and wildfi res, more extreme — to take aggressive action.” thanks to an inward, nationalistic will join Swedish teenager Greta heat waves, rising sea levels and How will we know if the shift in a number of key countries, Thunberg and other youth activists diminishing air quality. Will any other Americans be summit is a success? such as the United States and in the Fridays for Future movement The UN’s Intergovernmental taking part? If the summit generates enough Brazil, whose actions will be critical who have been skipping school Panel on Climate Change California is expected to have a tangible commitments from in determining the fate of our every Friday to demand more has warned of devastating strong presence at the summit and major international players, warming planet. aggressive steps from world leaders. consequences without “far- its related events, with appearances it could provide momentum Worries about the global On Saturday, the UN hosted a reaching and unprecedented by Governor Gavin Newsom and for negotiations under the UN economy, including troubling signs Youth Climate Summit, where changes” to slash emissions in other state leaders who are battling Framework Convention on Climate in China and Europe — two of the hundreds of young people little more than a decade. Avoiding the Trump administration over auto Change, where the details of most important players in global discussed how to speed the calamity will require drastic, large- emissions standards and a host of nations’ plans to reduce more climate negotiations — could also transition from fossil fuels to scale action to cut emissions 45% other environmental protections emissions must be hammered out weigh on the process by shifting renewable energy. by 2030. the president is seeking to undo. next year. government priorities away from Other pre-summit activities California won’t be alone. Julie Experts are waiting to see lofty long-term goals to more include meetings among Is the US participating? Cerqueira, executive director of the whether China, India, the pressing short-term concerns. governments, businesses and President Trump has disavowed US Climate Alliance, a coalition European Union or any other major nonprofi ts on issues such as the Paris agreement and intends to of state leaders working to uphold economies will counter the Trump What else is going on around carbon pricing, adapting to natural withdraw once the US is eligible to the Paris agreement, said at least administration’s eff orts to unravel the summit? disasters and other climate-related do so in 2020. He is not among the six governors will be at the summit climate action by announcing There are a plethora of climate- risks, and cleaning up hard-to- heads of state scheduled to speak to assure the world “that we in the signifi cant plans to slash their own related meetings, demonstrations change industries such as shipping at today’s summit, despite plans to United States, at the state level, emissions. and other side events in the days and aviation. attend the UN General Assembly remain committed to upholding the Luis Alfonso de Alba, Guterres’ before and after, including public meeting the next day. But UN Are there any hopeful signs? offi cials said they expect a high- Smaller nations such as Chile, level US offi cial and delegation to Costa Rica and New Zealand attend. are expected to outline plans to Though Trump will be absent, dramatically cut emissions. his moves to undermine climate Recent opinion polls show science and roll back emissions increasing concern about climate reductions are casting a shadow change and rising support for over the proceedings. government action. Electric vehicles With its embrace of fossil and renewable energy technologies fuel-friendly policies, the Trump are advancing. administration has become The expanding reach of youth something of a spoiler in the activism is another reason to international negotiations, in remain optimistic, said Rob league with oil states such as Saudi Jackson, an environmental scientist Arabia in arguing against climate at Stanford who chairs the Global science and multilateral action, Carbon Project. said Michael Wara, director of the “Our young people are Climate and Energy Policy Program demanding action. They have no at Stanford University. patience for caution,” he said. “And Trump’s stance is frustrating the I can’t blame them.” process of “moving from big, lofty — Los Angeles Times/TNS 6 GULF TIMES Monday, September 23, 2019 COMMUNITY
BPS organises Higher Education Fair 2019
Birla Public School (BPS) recently organised Higher Education Fair 2019. The fair was attended by Universities from UK, USA, Qatar and India highlighted more than 100 courses available on their over 2,500 students along with their parents. The fair was inaugurated by Azim Abbas, President campuses. Information about higher education courses of all the three streams, including science, of Indian Business and Professionals Council (IBPC). The inauguration ceremony was attended by humanities and commerce was available. Guidance on the admission procedures, eligibility criteria, notable personalities, including, Gope Shahani, Vice Chairman of the School Management, and A P scholarships, interest profile testing and personal statement writing was also part of the fair. Sharma, Principal of BPS, along with faculty members. The fair also featured career talks on the topics, including Careers in Commerce, Careers in The fair was organised under ‘Directing and Inspiring Students Advancement (DISHA)’, a special Banking and Finance, Careers of Future, Science of Success, Understanding the True Value of a programme for the senior students at BPS. The aim of the fair was to provide first-hand information Global Undergraduate Programme, What After Class Twelve and Liberal Education - The Right of varied range of higher education courses available in Qatar and foreign universities. Premium Choice.
SIS organises CBSE Gulf Sahodaya Polemic Challenge – 2019
Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS) recently organised CBSE Gulf Sahodaya Polemic Challenge – 2019. debate. Kaniz Fathma Sinethyah, a student of SIS, was adjudged as the best speaker. DPS Modern Indian The panel of judge, including Mantha Shrinivas, Shanty Rose, and Anupama Kashibhatla praised the School (DPS-MIS) bagged the title of Best School. Sanish Sajan, a student of DPS-MIS, won the award for thoughts, ideas and arguments put forward by the participants and wished them a bright future. Dr the Best Rebuttal in debates on the topic of ‘Progress in Artificial Intelligence will revolutionise school Subhash Nair, Principal of SIS, congratulated all the speakers for their preparation on futuristic topic education’. and appreciated the participants for bringing out brilliant insights on the role of Artificial Intelligence in Eighteen participants from Shantiniketan Indian School, DPS-MIS, MES Indian School, Birla Public School, the field of education. Four speakers, including Kaniz Fathma Sinethyah, a student of SIS; Harish Sunil Al Khor International School, Rajagiri Public School, Bhavan’s Public School, Noble International School Kumar Gohil, AKIS; Sanish Sajan Varghese, DPS-MIS; and Nakshatra Gayan, DPS-MIS, have qualified to and Pearl School participated in the event. Tabarak Gulrez, Cultural Secretary of SIS, moderated the represent Qatar in the CBSE Gulf Sahodaya Polemic Challenge.
PICPA Doha conducts Advanced MS Excel workshop
The Philippine Institute shortcuts, nesting and of Certified Public cell referencing. The Accountants (PICPA) second part covered the Doha LLC(G) recently creation of Pivot and conducted a two-part relationships, creating workshop on Advanced and editing charts, critical MS Excel at Crowne Plaza and advanced functions Hotel. The workshop of excel including V and was attended by over 60 H Lookups, data table, members. index and match as well The workshop was led by as the combination of Anthony R Montenegro, Xnpv and XiRR. In addition CTT+. In the first part to topics, Montenegro of the workshop, also tackled the basics of Montenegro discussed visual presentation. The the concepts of excel workshops was concluded related to formulas, by Alvin R Polido, Senior logical functions, Vice President of PICPA. Monday, September 23, 2019 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY Radio Olive hosts world premiere of Hindi film Prassthanam
106.3 FM Radio Olive, one of Qatar’s leading Hindi radio station, recently organised the first world The film is produced by Maanayata Dutt under her own banner Sanjay S Dutt Productions. The premiere of Hindi film Prassthanam at Novo Cinemas, Tawar Mall. Prassthanam is the first Hindi film stars Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff , Manisha Koirala, Chunky Pandey, Ali Fazal, Satyajeet Dubey, film to have a world premiere in Qatar. Bollywood actors, including Jackie Shroff , Chunky Pandey, and Amyra Dastur in the lead roles. Speaking on the occasion, Ameer Ali, Managing Director of Amyra Dastoor and Lovel Arora visited Qatar to promote the movie. A meet and greet session was Radio Olive, said, “It’s a proud moment for us as we made history by organising first Hindi film to organised for the fans of the actors at Tawar Mall before the screening of the film. have hosted a world premiere in Qatar. We will bring more such surprises in coming months.”
Hyundai unveils 45 EV Concept to define future through heritage
Hyundai has recently paid tribute to both the past and future with its 45 EV Concept, an electric Innovative technology is inherent in 45’s details. At the bottom of the door, active LED lights show vehicle concept unveiled at the International Motor Show (IAA) 2019 in Frankfurt, stated a press drivers how much longer they have before needing to recharge, even before they get in the release. In Qatar, Hyundai Motor Company is represented by Skyline Automotive, a Jaidah Group car. Some tech features may influence forthcoming Hyundai production models, emphasising company and off icial distribution partner for the brand. Hyundai’s open architecture for the future, and leaving room to include self-driving system Forty-five foreshadows a new era of Hyundai’s automotive design, focused on electrification, applications. These include a hidden Camera Monitoring System (CMS), while self-cleaning side autonomous technologies and intelligent design. The dramatic exterior of 45 excites the cameras replace traditional wing mirrors, ensuring perfect visibility at all times. imagination, also drawing inspiration from the vehicle that first established Hyundai’s design DNA, Reimagining the in-car experience, the interior becomes a unique living space capable of the 1974 Pony Coupe Concept. The car’s name also owes itself in part to the 45-degree angles transforming to accommodate a range of passenger lifestyle demands. Inspired by furniture at the front and rear, forming a diamond-shaped silhouette that further foreshadows the design designs, the minimalist cabin is fitted with an inviting fusion of wood, fabric and leather, creating a direction of future EV models. warm atmosphere that is both relaxing and spacious. Lounge chair-style rear seats and front seats The concept strips away complexity, celebrating the clean lines and minimalistic structure of the can rotate to face other passengers, and swivel as occupants open the door for convenient entry original coupe concept. Combining heritage with vision, 45 incorporates the evolution of Hyundai’s and exit. ‘Sensuous Sportiness’ design language. The batteries in the fully electric 45 are set throughout the car’s ‘skateboard floor,’ contributing “As an icon of Hyundai, the 45 clearly reveals how Hyundai heads towards the future through to its spacious interior. Clean lines, ergonomic placement of controls and ‘high-end electronics’ heritage,” said SangYup Lee, Senior Vice President and the Head of Hyundai Design Centre. feel for the interior fixtures further enhance the feeling of space while reinforcing the simplistic “Through the 45 built upon our design language ‘Sensuous Sportiness’, Hyundai wants to present modernity of 45’s design. Front-seat passengers can interact with the infotainment system via our vision on how we want to reshape people’s in-car lifestyle in the era of electrification and a projection-beam interface, replacing a single central touchscreen with a series of displays and autonomous driving.” functions integrated into the dashboard itself. Clever storage ideas include door mounted device Forty-five reinterprets the concept’s distinctive lattice radiator grille with a ‘kinetic cube lamp’ pockets to hold tablets or PCs. design, while a fastback profile epitomises stability and dynamism, characteristics accentuated The 45 embodies Hyundai’s ‘STYLE SET FREE’ strategy for future mobility that emphasises by the vehicle’s significant width and forward-oriented posture. The daylight opening (DLO) personalisation of design and function. It was the centrepiece of Hyundai’s Frankfurt display, terminates in the fast angle of the C-pillar, which generates a feeling of dynamic forward motion which showcased various future innovations in vehicle technology and integration of lifestyle even when standing still. applications. 8 GULF TIMES Monday, September 23, 2019 COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
PROVIDING SHELTER: Established trees provide shelter and nutrients for many forms of life, including these mushrooms found growing in the crevice of a trunk. Why it’s time to thank the trees Amy-Jane explains why trees are so integral to humanity — and why we owe our arboreal friends a debt of gratitude
hen was the last invertebrates and the animals that time you thanked consume them, from centipedes to a tree? You owe hedgehogs. them in more ways Left to decay naturally, the than you may mortal remains of an individual tree Wimagine, starting with the oxygen in become part of the extraordinary the last breath you took. A back-of- matrix of soil in which its relations, envelope calculation suggests that very likely its own off spring, half a dozen mature oaks produce continue to grow. enough O2 to sustain an average human and lock away hundreds of Materials and medicine kilograms of problematic carbon for In addition to food, trees provide centuries through photosynthesis. materials as diverse as cork, rubber, Trees are also integral to waxes and dyes, parchments and maintaining the physical stability of fi bres such as kapok, coir, and the landscape. When their thirsty rayon, which is manufactured from roots draw water from the soil, cellulose extracted from wood they make forested catchments pulp. Then there are the medicines. much less prone to fl ooding than Aspirin is derived from willow; those dominated by other forms the antimalarial quinine comes of vegetation, such as grassland. from the cinchona, or “fever tree”; Conversely, in dry conditions, trees the tranquilliser and antivenom also protect soil and its moisture, reserpine from the serpent root their roots binding the earth, their tree; the chemotherapeutic Taxol canopies and fallen leaves shielding from yew. Meanwhile, the leaves it from the desiccating and erosive of the blackthorn-like coca, used infl uences of sun, wind and rain. in traditional treatment for a range of conditions, are the source of the A home for wildlife fl avouring of Coca-Cola and other Trees off er abundant and varied beverages, not to mention a legal lodgings for animals, along with anaesthetic (and cocaine, which is bed and board for stupendous not so legal). assemblages of other life. There are It’s time for us to repay some the leaf-munching, nectar-sipping, of the help that trees give us. But bark-burrowing and wood-boring since many of the trees we continue invertebrates and the species to fell are older specimens, we that feed on them, from parasitic must also understand what wasps to woodpeckers. There are proper compensation looks like. browsing deer, plus small arboreal Replacing a 150-year-old beech or mammals and birds that nest in even a youthful 50-year-old pine branch forks and holes or eat fruit with a single sapling, with slim and nuts or invertebrates winkled chances of growing to a similar from crevices. There are spiders age and stature, is an almost and mites, fungi and ferns, mosses meaningless gesture. We should and lichens. Several hundred IN THE WILD: Ferns such as bracken are often found in woodland and forests. be planting, or encouraging the diff erent species inhabit an average natural regeneration of dozens, English oak – and that’s before you human, and it’s been suggested The work of a tree goes on even Standing dead wood is both habitat or hundreds, even thousands of rummage in the underlying leaf our colour vision evolved as an as it ages and dies. The holes and and sustenance to hugely complex replacements for every mature litter or seek out the life associated adaptation to help us gauge the cracks that develop in older trees biological communities, and fallen tree felled to achieve some kind of with the roots underground. ripeness of fruit. provide secure nesting and roosting dead wood supports a diff erent balance. It’s the very least we can Our genetic ancestors consumed sites for birds, bats and other small and even more diverse throng: do. tree produce long before they were Circle of life and medium-sized mammals. bacteria, more fungi, teeming – The Guardian Monday, September 23, 2019 GULF TIMES 9 BOOK REVIEW COMMUNITY Love in the air in new novel Faith Sullivan talks about familial love, parental love, but mostly feelings for the loved one, and tragic romantic love at that in her latest novel Ruby & Roland, writes Lauria Hertzel
A NEW TALE: From the author of Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse and The Cape Ann comes a new tale of resilient womanhood in Harvester, Minnesota.
ove in its many beautiful but self-absorbed Dora, permutations is the who has just lost their fi rst child. theme of the latest novel The attraction between Ruby by Minneapolis writer and Roland is instantaneous. Faith Sullivan – familial But would this friendship and Llove, parental love, but mostly connection, if allowed to run its feelings for the loved one, and natural course, wither over time? tragic romantic love at that. Roland seems neither well-read The book is populated with salt- nor particularly interesting. of-the-earth, sensible characters Ruby and Roland have a few – farm wives and schoolteachers ecstatic encounters, but then and small-town merchants and Dora’s condition worsens and she cranky elderly aunts – and just grows suicidal. The Schoonovers about every one of them is hiding a dispatch Ruby to the Allen farm broken heart. to help out. Now Ruby is at a Set in the early 1900s, Ruby & crossroads. Will she choose love or Roland is told in fi rst person by duty? Selfi shness or selfl essness? Ruby Drake, orphaned at age 10 Can she work in Dora’s house and when her parents die in a blizzard. yet betray Dora with her friendship Her fanciful mother and handsome with her husband? father were, she says, “too happy In previous novels, Sullivan and devoted to live.” And so it goes has excelled at bringing to life in this novel – the happy might the rhythm of small towns, and die young, but everyone else just in Ruby & Roland the labour and presses on, doomed love and beauty of farm life dominate the heartbreak notwithstanding. story. The laundry, the egg- Ruby’s voice is peppy and fetching, the milking, the “dusty thoughtful – with her literary with wheat chaff ” farmhands, the quotations and romantic fl ights hardworking, capable women – all of fancy, she brings to mind the make up a vivid world. character Anne Shirley from Anne “The evening was going of Green Gables – but this brief lavender,” Sullivan writes. “Frogs novel contains an awful lot of croaked in the ditch, and in the sadness. trees cicadas whined.” It seems an After her parents’ death, Ruby appealing place to live. spends her teenage years working As the old saying goes, “The as a hired girl on the Schoonover heart wants what the heart wants.” farm outside of Harvester, the And as you read Sullivan’s tender little Minnesota town where most novel, you sense it all around of Sullivan’s books are set. There you – young people, old people, she meets Roland Allen, the young preachers, farmers, bankers, farmer across the road whose hair housewives and professors, all is white-blond and whose eyes going about their stolid and are “the intense blue of bachelor’s serious lives. And underneath SENSIBLE CHARACTERS: The book is populated with salt-of-the-earth, sensible characters – farm wives and buttons.” the surface they are wanting, schoolteachers and small-town merchants and cranky elderly aunts – and just about every one of them is hiding a But Roland is no bachelor – wanting, wanting. – Star Tribune broken heart. he is married to a town girl, the (Minneapolis)/TNS 10 GULF TIMES Monday, September 23, 2019 COMMUNITY QUIZ Qatar is ready for 2019 IAAF
contribution of Filipino expat Theodore Paul Manuel towards IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019? Design of Falah the Falcon, the offi cial mascot.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in June that mixed-gender events in athletics, swimming, table tennis and triathlon would be added to the Olympic programme for the Tokyo t’s the time of thrills and Games. Which mixed event will spills, heroes and “villains” make its will global debut at and edge-of-the-seat IAAF Doha, before its Olympic excitement. It’s a veritable bow at Tokyo 2020? adrenaline rush as world’s 4x400m mixed relay. Ibest athletes fl ock Doha as it hosts a veritable sporting feast and the The Pilot, also known as Middle East’s biggest ever. Come “The One Where It All Began”, Friday and the start gun will fi re. “The One Where Monica Gets The 2019 IAAF World Athletics a Roommate” and “The First Championships, the seventeenth One”, is the pilot episode of edition of the IAAF World Athletics which American situation Championships, are scheduled to comedy series. It was premiered be held between September 27 and on this day (September 22), 25 October 6 in Doha at the prestigious CHAMPION: Mutaz Essa Barshim celebrates on winning the gold medal in the Men’s high jump during the 2017 World years back. Khalifa International Stadium, the Athletics Championships in London on August 13, 2017. Friends. pinnacle venue for sporting events in the country. Commonly referred World Athletics Championships. compete under their own fl ag for edition of Nutty’s Infotainment. Fusajiro Yamauchi began to as the World Championships in The athletic falcon, emblazoned the fi rst time since 2015 on the YAYS! The time starts NOW. manufacturing ‘Hanafuda,’ Athletics (WCH), it is a biennial in the Qatari fl ag’s maroon colour, international stage. The council Japanese playing cards in Kyoto athletics event organised by the is “competitive, courageous, and of the ruling body of IAAF decides Doha won the bid to become and founded this company 130 International Association of helpful like no other. He is loyal, on Monday in Doha whether to the host city, becoming the fi rst years ago on September 23, Athletics Federations (IAAF), the funny, helps his friends and often lift the suspension of the Russian in the Middle East in the history 1889. By 1963, the company international governing body for shows off his athletic moves.” federation RUSAF over wide- of IAAF. Which two cities did had tried several small niche the sport of athletics. Long jump world record-holder ranging doping practices in the it edge out in the fi nal bidding businesses, such as cab services The process to found the IAAF Mike Powell, multiple world and country. Since then, Russian process? and love hotels. Name this started at a meeting in Stockholm Olympic decathlon champion athletes can compete only as Eugene (USA) and Barcelona company which is now one on July 17, 1912 soon after the Ashton Eaton, 2016 world indoor Authorized Neutral Athletes (Spain). Eugene will host the next of the most infl uential in an completion of the 1912 Summer pentathlon champion Brianne at international competitions, Championships in 2021. industry it operates in. Olympics in that city. Here 27 Theisen-Eaton and the 2004 after proving they are clean and Nintendo representatives from 17 national Olympic high jump champion undergoing regular international Name the Spanish race walker federations agreed to meet at a from S Stefan Holm have been drug tests. who celebrates his 50th birthday What was the signifi cance of congress in Germany the following selected ambassadors for the As the eyes of the sporting world on October 17, less than 3 weeks Oleander being made the offi cial year, overseen by Sigfrid Edström championships. focus on Qatar, the iconic Khalifa after participating in the 50 fl ower of Hiroshima? who was to become the fl edgling High jump defending champion International Stadium is being km race walk this Saturday It was the fi rst thing to bloom organisation’s fi rst president. Mutaz Essa Barshim and transformed into a vibrant World at IAAF, becoming the oldest again after the explosion of the The World Championships 400m hurdles Asian champion Athletics Village, a great platform participant at this year’s IAAF atomic bomb in 1945. started in 1976 in response to the Abderrahman Samba will lead to unite communities and cultures championships. International Olympic Committee Team Qatar’s charge. Barshim won from across the world. It is a Jesús Ángel García Bragado Which bone are babies born dropping the men’s 50km walk from gold in London with a 2.35m eff ort celebration not only for Qatar, but without? the Olympic athletics programme and extended his record of six plus for sports fans across the globe. The Athletes who set a world Kneecaps. At fi rst, we have no for the 1976 Montreal Olympics, seasons with a 2.40m-plus eff ort World Athletics Village will be open record at Doha IAAF will be kneecaps and only have cartilage in despite its constant presence at the last year. Fans will be hoping for the to welcome guests from 5.00pm eligible for a special award of our joints. Kneecaps develop later. games since 1932. Following bids 2017 World Athlete of the year to daily, with entry free of charge on US$100,000. Name the two from both Stuttgart, West Germany only further that streak. Samba will the day to anybody with a ticket to corporate houses who are Below is the track layout of and Helsinki, Finland, the IAAF be raring to go against an exciting the competition that evening. off ering this. which F1 race. It is F1’s only Council awarded the inaugural line up in the 400m hurdles event. TDK (Japanese multinational night race. It has nearly 1,500 competition to Helsinki, to take The Russian athletes hope to Welcome to another captivating electronics company) and lighting projectors to project place in 1983. Originally held every Qatar National Bank (QNB). the light from 2,000-watt four years, the current two-year The performance must be an white metal halide lamps. It is cycle began in 1991. Since October improvement on the existing also one of the toughest in the 1993, IAAF has been headquartered IAAF world record. Performances world as temperatures can reach in Monaco. The IAAF’s president Tribe NI.yays which equal the existing IAAF up to 32 degrees Celsius with is Sebastian Coe of the United world record will not be eligible 70% humidity, with cockpit Kingdom. About how many taste buds does the average human tongue for a world record award. TDK’s temperatures reaching up to Over the years the competition have? involvement with the IAAF World 60°C (140°F). has only grown in size. In 1983, an The average person has about 10,000 taste buds and they’re replaced Championships goes far beyond estimated 1,300 athletes from 154 every 2 weeks or so. But as a person ages, some of those taste cells don’t the world record programme as it countries participated. Excitements get replaced. has been the main bib sponsor for are on the peak as the entry lists (Srijesh Prasad, Lincoln School, Kathmandu) men’s events for all 16 previous confi rms more than 1900 athletes editions and will maintain that from 209 teams for the current What is a female donkey called? involvement in Doha. QNB, edition. The world’s fi rst ever Jenny or Jennet. which joined the IAAF as a midnight marathon will take place (Tauseef Ahmed, Qatar Lubricants, Doha) partner last year, will off er the against the impressive skyline, same sponsorship package for along the city’s Corniche. Do you have some interesting bytes to share? And, does yourvibe women’s events at the IAAF World Have you met Falah yet?! Raise attract you to the ‘Tribe NI.yays!’ Every week two of your best questions Championships. your hand if you are excited to meet will be featured here. Please do write to us at [email protected]. (Answer to last week’s photo- him. Here is the cool mascot for What is the very popular quiz: David Copperfi eld.) Monday, September 23, 2019 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY Improving diet cuts risk of heart attacks in kids: study
ncouraging physical time was 360 minutes per week. activity and improving “Physical activity is well below diet in children is crucial the level recommended by the to cut deaths from WHO, which is 300 minutes per cardiovascular disease week for children and adolescents,” (CVD),E a new study suggests. said Turke. “Atherosclerosis - clogged Regarding food, 53 per cent had arteries - starts in childhood and consumed leafy vegetables the is more likely with a sedentary previous day, 69 per cent fruit, 91 lifestyle and unhealthy diet,” said per cent carbohydrates like rice or study lead author Karine Turke. pasta, 70 per cent legumes, 79 per “Exposure to these behaviours cent meat, 42 per cent soft drinks, throughout life increases the 39 per cent chocolate, 39 per cent risk of heart attacks and strokes, powdered beverage mixes, 42 per so prevention should begin in cent sausages and 49 per cent childhood,” Turke said. candy, including chocolate or any Cardiovascular disease is the other sweets. world›s number one killer, causing “Many had eaten processed 17.9 million deaths a year. foods, which are easier for parents The World Health Organisation to prepare than cooking from fresh (WHO) estimates that the number ingredients,” said Turke. of overweight or obese infants and “Students will learn to classify young children rose from 32 million foods as fresh, minimally globally in 1990 to 41 million in physical activity. The study in the 433 Brazilian students time spent doing mild, moderate processed, processed, and ultra- 2016. presented at the Brazilian surveyed. and vigorous physical activity over processed, and to prioritise fresh Around 3.2 million deaths Congress of Cardiology in Porto The median age was 13 years and one week was 40 and 60 minutes, and minimally processed items,” each year are due to insufficient Alegre, shows baseline results 51 per cent were male. The median respectively. The median sitting Turke added. – IANS
ARIES TAURUS GEMINI March 21 — April 19 April 20 — May 20 May 21 — June 20
You can cruise from left to right and front to rear and back again, Your mind is buzzing like a busy bee today, Taurus. Keep things You’re on top of the world today, Gemini, as you should be. You’re Aries. There’s plenty of fuel for your fire today, and so you should light and social. Don’t get too wrapped up in details. You may tend on your way to conquering a domain that you once considered take this opportunity to move forward towards your goals. to worry about outcomes, but the truth is that problems will work impossible. Stay strong and assertive. This a great time for you, but Connecting with others is an important aspect of the day. Do your themselves out quite well if you maintain a clear view of your goals. not a time to get too focused on one thing. Make sure to keep all best to work with like-minded individuals. How you get there isn’t as important as where you want to go. your options open. Don’t get roped into making a commitment to just one camp now. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22
Hop on board early today, Cancer, or you may get left behind. If you You may sense a bit of conflict in your world today, especially when You might be thrown off balance by the flightiness of today, Virgo. sit around and wait for someone to grant you an invitation, you’ll it comes to emotions, Leo. Keep in mind that your perception of Perhaps it’s diff icult to make a decision about anything. Try not to probably never get where you want to go. Once you get on, there’ll a dispute may make or break the result. Look for opportunities in get too caught up in the gossip swarming around you. People may be no stopping you. The key now is to take that first step. This is a the spaces where you might disagree with others. You can gain talk quite a bit today, but what you should be concerned with is good day to take the initiative and go wherever the tide takes you. a wonderful perspective when you open your channels to things substance. You want results and action, not empty information and completely new to you. promises. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21
You’re ready to soar like a bird, Libra. When the next gust of wind You’ll be pulled in many directions today, Scorpio. It could be like Thank your friends today, Sagittarius. Let them know how much they comes up, you’ll take flight and send your beautiful presence all over you’re in a candy shop with only a dollar and everything looks mean to you. It’s important to show your appreciation to the people the world. Try not to spread yourself too thin, but feel free to soar to delicious. Be careful of starting off in too many directions at once around you. There’s an expansive feeling in your heart that will shine every corner of the field. There’s an expansive feeling in the air today and not following through on any of them. If you’re stuck and unsure through. The more generous a spirit you can project, the better off that gives a boost to your emotions. which way to turn, retreat from the situation and spend some time you’ll be in all situations. Share your smile and you can’t go wrong. by yourself. You work best alone. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20
It’s important to communicate your feelings today, Capricorn. You This is a terrific day for you, Aquarius, so make the most of every You may be asked to turn yourself inside out today, Pisces. People tend to hold them inside and wait until they build up and erupt like a moment. You can accomplish a tremendous amount as you juggle may bombard you in a way that makes you want retreat into your volcano. Emotional blocks in your system are clogging up the works a dozen diff erent things at once. Others will be inspired by your protective shell. Let their steam dissipate before you pull out your and preventing new, healthier energies from moving in. Say what miraculous feats. You’re a superstar! While you hold everyone witty, well-crafted retort. Your cutting sense of sarcastic humour is you need to say to the people who need to hear how you feel. in thrall, take the opportunity to send your love and generosity exactly what’s needed to puncture any inflated, superficial egos. outward. It will be cherished. 12 GULF TIMES Monday, September 23, 2019 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES
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Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated. Monday, September 23, 2019 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY
Super Cryptic Clues Colouring
Across 1 Sculpture transported, so we Down hear (4) 1 Fawlty performed mostly 3 Attempt by Heather to get somewhere in Essex (8) accommodation for horses (8) 2 Capital one invested in 9 Turned off in pet county (7) Chesterfield? (5) 10 After start of race queen is 4 Understand cheat (4,2) tender (5) 5 Raise front of shelf in luggage 11 Discover king and queen compartment (5) finally (5) 6 Spanish princess in Spain — 12 At home nurse may be mean fantastic! (7) (6) 7 Swedish star shedding old 14 Player who’s a bit too clothes (4) boisterous? (6) 8 Matters for noblemen (6) 16 Fancy knight brought in to 13 Licensed model gets less (8) give a speech (6) 15 Fruit – old cookers (7) 19 Seaman overhauled Polaris 17 Singer breaking rules (6) after power cut (6) 18 Journey made by composer 21 Force of spirit exorcist after end of concert (6) initially left behind (5) 20 Providing some collateral 24 Home before midnight then afterwards (5) back to bar (5) 22 Adolescent infatuation with 25 What’s in the oven is only a Turkish official (5) meat (7) 23 European fine in north? (4) 26 Twin air-intakes under a bridge (8) 27 Leading player backing Answers rodents (4) Wordsearch Codeword Solution 14 GULF TIMES Monday, September 23, 2019 COMMUNITY SHOWBIZ Cattrall: Boutique has no mannequin from Philly classic Mannequin
protagonist Jonathan Switcher (Andrew McCarthy) create window displays in a Philadelphia department store called Prince & Company. The fl ick, which starred Kim Cattrall as Emmy, was fi lmed in Philly at Center City’s John Wanamaker Department Store, which is now Macy’s. A 1991 sequel, Mannequin Two: On the Move, was also later fi lmed at Wanamaker’s. Trov says one of the Mannequin mannequin’s is seeing the light of day once more after years in storage. A crew member from the fi lms who wishes to remain anonymous SHARING MEMORIES: Kim Kardashian has not been apparently gifted the South Fellini crew the set piece – one of seen opening up about the loss of her father before. 20 mannequins used for action scenes during the shoot, the crew member says – and Trov and his cohorts cleaned it up for Kim shares letters from late father display. Six other copies were made by sculptor Tanya Wolf Ragir for close-ups in the movie. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has shared cards and “The copy we have only needed some paint touch-ups and handwritten notes on social media that throws light on a new wig,” Trov says. “We settled on ‘Disco Angel’ from the her relationship with her late father, Robert. Halloween store.” Robert Sr died of cancer in 2003. Trov says he knows his mannequin is a real-deal fi lm prop Kim has not been seen opening up much about the because it bears an embossed logo of Wolf & Vine-Greneker, loss. Robert senior was a a lawyer and the cards and which created many of the full-body props used in the handwritten notes were shared between the father and Mannequin movie. The South Fellini folks even cross-checked daughter, reports mirror.co.uk their Emmy with photos from a mannequin museum that has “My dad would always leave me notes when we lived their own copy. “Plus, come on,” Trov says. “In a side-by-side together,” she wrote. comparison, the resemblance is undeniable.” He scribbled on one: “Kim, I’m at lawyers for uncle However, after announcing online that they were in Larry’s birthday. I have my pager. I’ll be home at possession of an Emmy to display in their store, Cattrall herself around 10 o’clock. Love you, Daddy.” claimed the prop was a fake, lending a little mystery to the She then posted some of her messages to him when situation. As Cattrall wrote on Twitter, South Fellini’s Emmy is she joined him aged 22 at his offi ce. CONTROVERSY: Kim Cattrall wrote on Twitter that South Fellini’s “defi nitely not one of” the six mannequins made in her likeness “I just want you to know how much I appreciate Emmy is definitely not one of the six mannequins made in her for close-up shots, though she did not mention the apparent 20 everything you do for me – I love working for you. likeness for close-up shots. copies made for action shots. Cattrall’s rep did not immediately Happy Father’s Day,” she wrote. – IANS respond to request for comment. “Close but still not the real thing,” Cattrall wrote in a later tweet. “The studio took 2 By Nick Vadala (mannequins), the director, producer, 1 went to a Mannequin museum & I still have mine.” Trov, however, wasn’t shaken by Cattrall’s claim. In fact, he ne South Philly clothing boutique is getting ready says she should come see South Fellini’s Emmy for herself. to set up shop in the Fashion District, and they “Kim dismissed it before she even saw a photo,” Trov says. say they’re bringing a piece of Philadelphia movie “Hopefully she’ll come down and examine it in person before history with them. she makes any fi nal judgements.” Although, that may be up for debate. The real test of its authenticity, however, may be whether OSouth Fellini’s Fashion District location will showcase a the mannequin comes to life at night. Unfortunately, though, mannequin used in the 1987 Philly-fi lmed romantic comedy we may never know – the South Fellini folks had no comment Mannequin, co-owner Tony Trov says. In the fi lm, the about whether their Emmy has any magical properties. – The mannequin, known as Emmy, comes to life at night to help Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS
Varun to star in music video with budding hip-hop artistes
Street Dancer 3D actor Varun Dhawan will shake a leg with budding hip-hop artistes in a music video. SPECIAL: Rajkummar Rao says Newton will always The artistes are winners of a hip-hop dance festival. remain special to him. After touring 10 cities across the country and with an international round in Bangkok, hip-hop dance festival, Rajkummar’s Newton clocks 2 years Breezer Vivid Shuffl e, concluded Season 3 with a nale fi on Saturday here. Rajkummar Rao’s fi lm Newton, which was India’s Varun, Breezer Vivid Shuffl e’s Ambassador, announced Bfab offi cial entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Crew as the winner of the Crew Showcase category of Season category at the 90th Academy Awards, has completed 3, along with winners Eshwar Tiwari AKA Bboy Wild Child two years yesterday since its release. (Breaking category) and Neeraj (popping category). Reminiscing about the fi lm’s journey, Rajkummar The winners bagged a cash prize, the chance to go to an EXCITED: Varun Dhawan will perform with Bfab Crew, winners of took to Twitter and shared that Newton will always international dance festival, the opportunity to feature in a Breezer Vivid Shuff le. remain special to him. music video alongside Varun, and the chance to perform at “2 years of Newton. This fi lm will always remain very BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender. to help provide recognition to budding hip-hop artistes in the special to me for so many reasons. Thank you guys for “It feels amazing to have been part of India’s ultimate hip- country. The festival went international this year and we look all your love and support,” Rajkummar tweeted along hop dance platform for the third time. There is so much talent forward to expanding it more with the future editions,” said with the movie’s poster. out there which often goes unrecognised. This is a platform Anshuman Goenka, Marketing Head, Bacardi India. Directed by Amit V. Masurkar, Newton revolves where they can express themselves and live their passion in Raashi Sanghavi, Festival Director, Breezer Vivid Shuffl e, OML, around a young government clerk who is sent on colour, with their crazy and fun moves,” said Varun. added: “Sending out a lot of respect to the dancers/artistes who election duty to a Maoist-controlled town and how the This year, the festival witnessed participation from nearly have been a part of the fest over the last three years. I’ve seen ideological struggle puts him in an awkward situation. 1,500 participants. massive growth in the community and we will continue to develop It was shot in the interiors of Chhatisgarh. – IANS “Three years ago, when we started out, our objective was more talent to make a mark in the global hip hop scene.” – IANS Monday, September 23, 2019 GULF TIMES 15 DESIGN YOUR DREAM CAREER COMMUNITY A JOINT COLLABORATION OF
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Viable fashion career paths psychology; observing what items customers are most interested in buying and predicting Fashion Model what items will be on-trend in the next season. Women like Gigi Hadid are killing it on the As the middleman between suppliers and runway. If you’re not one to be behind-the- customers, a fashion buyer must have the scenes then this is a great career prospect for ability to multi-task, have a great customer you. To break into the industry, you need to approach and be super intuitive. There’s also a have a combination of looks and attitude. If lot of travel involved. you photograph well and have striking features including a fi t bod, this might be a career for Visual Merchandiser you. You’ll need to put together a portfolio and Last but not least, is the visual merchandiser. fi nd good representation with reasonable terms. This is a subtle role that no one ever really gives Perks of the job include travelling, working with too much thought to except it’s an essential big name designers and gaining self-exposure part of fashion marketing. especially if you already have an exit strategy When you walk into a store, what are the fi rst in mind. things you notice? The layout looks exquisite, doesn’t it and for some reason, the sales Buyer items are all the way behind? Well, that’s the A buyer’s job is most interesting. Working merchandiser at work. for fashion stores, boutiques, and big fashion Their job is to create an appealing outlook chains, the buyer is responsible for handpicking and prioritise the placement of pieces for the pieces that go into retail. This is done optimal visibility, especially those items that through a basic understanding of consumer need to be selling.
Guidelines of the Contest: 6. Each sketch should be submitted in standard A4 size, About the should be drawn with standard Mood Board: Following the given mood HB pencil/black marker board/theme board, and can be coloured in any participants need to design medium. The sketch should From historic any two unisex sample of a include other details, including era to the present T-shirt for a sporting event. fabric options, colour options, day fashion trends, trims options etc. the visuals in Eligibility to Apply: 7. Any embroidery or other the theme board surface technique on T-shirt highlight Qatar’s 1. Grade-X pass students. should be sketched separately architecture to its 2. Each participant is only along with the T-shirt design glitz-glam ever allowed a submission of two in order to understand the changing fashion designs. participant’s concept. trends and colours. 3. Designs should be strictly What’s new? hand sketched and coloured. Judging criteria: What’s classic? 4. Strict plagiarism rules The final judgement will be And is everything apply. Any inspired/ based on the following criteria. collaborating
plagiarised design can lead Each contains 25 marks. â ä and coming back For further details, and submissions, to the disqualification of the 1. Concept 4$7$5 together? We leave please scan the QR code above with contestant. 2. Creativity it to you, to your your mobile phone camera or visit 5. No digital designs would be 3. Design Details perception and view https://gulftimescommunity.com/ accepted. 4. Product Feasibility of fashion in Qatar. designyourdreamcareer/ 16 GULF TIMES Monday, September 23, 2019 COMMUNITY Sanjeev Abhyankar to enchant with meditative music this Friday
By Mudassir Raja Sanjeev Abhyankar is a Hindustani ove for music is universal classical music vocalist of the and all sorts of music Mewa Gharana. He won the and musicians are Na onal Film Award for Best Male warmly welcomed and Playback Singer in 1999 for his deeply appreciated by song, Suno Re Bhaila, in the Hindi theL diverse demography of Doha fi lm, Godmother, and the Kumar residents. Gandharva Na onal Award 2008 With expatriates coming here from the Govt of Madhya Pradesh from almost all parts of the world, for sustained excellence in the fi eld Indians are the single largest of Classical Arts. expatriate community in Qatar. To satiate their cultural quench and to fulfil their entertainment needs, different music events are routinely organised. Above all, 2019 is being celebrated as the Qatar-India Year of Culture. In this context, numerous cultural, artistic, fashion and entertainment events are being organised by both the Embassy of India and private entities. The second concert organsied by Beats and Tunes Events is going to offer the soul of Indian music called classical Hindustani music. The celebrated classical maestro and vocalist Sanjeev Abhyankar is all set to perform at Giwana Hall, Radisson Blue hotel on September 27 from 6:30 — 9pm. Sanjeev is going to perform in Doha for the second time after 18 long years. He is bringing with him a wonderful rendition of the classical music. It is in Raag Jogkauns in Hindustani classical - equivalent to Raag Devaghandari in Carnatic music. Hindustani and Carnatic are two sub-genres of Indian classical music and both have their own ways of for different movies. Some of his jointly by Varshini Gopal and entertaining the audience with works include: Tum Gaye with Noor al-Mannai, organised “Sanjeev is performing for the therapeutic and soulful music. Lata Mangeshkar from movie its first music event in June Hindustani classical music Maachis in 1996; Yeh Hai Shaan in collaboration with the second time in Doha. He has been is the traditional music of Banaras Ki from Banaras in 2005; Indian embassy. The event, northern regions of the Indian Lai Ja Re Badra from Dil Pe Mat held at Katara, brought wind an artiste of international acclaim subcontinent. It may also be Le Yaar in 2000; Sada Sumiran instrumentalists. We are also called North Indian classical Karle from Dashavatar in 2008; planning to organise yet another in the fi eld of Hindustani classical music. Its origins date from the Suno Re Suno Re Bhayina Ke from event in November when we will 12th century, when it diverged Godmother in 1998; Rukhe Naina bring in Carnatic music.” music for the last 30 years” from Carnatic music, the classical from Maqbool in 2003; and Tu He further said: “The vocalist tradition of southern regions of Astis Tar from Coffee Ani Barach will be accompanied by three — Gopal Subramanyam, the Indian subcontinent. Kahi in 2015. other artistes; a tabla player, Sanjeev is a Hindustani classical Talking to Community Gopal a harmonium player, and a chief co-ordinator of the event music vocalist of the Mewati Subramanyam, chief co-ordinator percussionist. The vocalist will Gharana (family). He won the of the event, said: “Sanjeev is present five to six ragas – music National Film Award for Best Male performing for the second time pieces. Each performance will Playback Singer in 1999 for his in Doha. He has been an artiste of last for about half an hour. The song, Suno Re Bhaila, in the Hindi international acclaim in the field music is mostly about ghayal film, Godmother and also the of Hindustani classical music for (imagination) of the artiste. The Kumar Gandharva National Award the last 30 years. Sanjeev’s voice singer will mostly follow his 2008 from the Govt of Madhya has such a therapeutic, meditative mood.” Pradesh for sustained excellence and calming effect and has Gopal said: “The concert is in the field of classical arts. addressed different health issues an opportunity for all those who He was born on October 5, 1969 of many patients.” love the magic of music. They in Pune, India. He started learning He added: “The musical can experience the healing effect Hindustani classical music at the evening is going to be a unique fo the classical music. We expect age of eight and was groomed opportunity by the newly formed to have a galaxy of audience by his mother and his guru management company that from all walks of life and from Pimpalkhare. strives to bring the best in Indian all nationalities across Qatar. Sanjeev rendered his first stage classical music to the Doha music The soulful voice will definitely performance in Mumbai at the lovers. leave meditative effect on the age of 11 in 1981. He has also sang “The event company, owned audience.”