Every Thursday ISSUE 246 RS 40 13 NOVEMBER 2014 27 sflt{s 2071 The Smarter Entertainment Weekly TheTheJewelJewel inin thethe CrownCrown Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen talks about her love for jewels, the legacy of her crown and walking the ramp for Classic Diamond’s Timeless Paragon Jewellery Fashion Show. Newsfeed Whats on? SERENADING THE SQUARES Deepak Bajracharya and his band Fusion live Date: 15 November, Saturday Venue: Nyatapole Mandir, Bhaktapur k ckstart Time: 5pm, Entry: Free Trending A PARTING SALUTE YANT!RA 3.0 ART/TECH/SCIENCE After two successful editions of Yantra that saw robots competing in a range of obstacles, Yantra 3.0 promises to be even bigger. For its third edition, organized under a collaboration between RAN, Karkhana and Siddhartha Arts Foundation, Yantra goes beyond technology and explores the realms of art; and this time the event extends for eight days. The event has been divided into four parts: Art + Tech Exhibit, Robotics Competition, Speaker Series (12 November) and Workshop for Children (9-13 November). Date: Friday, 14 November Date: 8 to 15 November Location: Army Sports Training Center Location: Nepal Art Council Yantra 3.0, the National Robotics Competition, will see 215 participants bring forward their robots and set them Art + Tech Exhibit head-to-head with each other in three different categories. is the product of The main event, Bridge to Lanka, will have participants a collaboration Alok Nembang, a veteran of Numafung, and then as a director build a smartphone-controlled robot that will assist Lord between artists and the television and film industry, of movies like Sano Sansar and Rama in finding a way across the water to Lanka. The technologists, and deals was found dead in his Dhapasi Kohi Mero. Through Sano Sansar other two categories, Yantra Racer and Yantra Akhada, will with issues of identity, have intelligent automated robots race each other, and education, and shared apartment on 6 November. he introduced actors like Vinay have robots knock each other out of a ring, respectively. cultural heritage. Nembang, who directed hundreds Shrestha, Namrata Shrestha, of music videos, was also a very Suvash Thapa and Karma, all talented choreographer. His of whom have gone on to attain GET FIT WITH BIMALA TAMANG frequent collaborations with the fame on their own. Renowned actress Jharana Bajracharya have for his kindness towards animals left behind popular videos for and a gregarious friend in public, How does one train for success at the Bimala Tamang, winner of a bronze songs like Anil Singh’s Dubna Nembang was also famously fond international level? in karate at the recent Discipline is key. I train twice a day medal Asian Deu Malai. After graduating of his solitude, and protective during holidays, a two-hour session in the Games, talks about getting fit. from college in the US, Nembang of his privacy. Nembang’s morning and a two-hour session in the chose to return to Nepal to work forthcoming movie Ajhai Pani is afternoon. On a regular weekday, I attend Any particular diet you stick to? college in the morning and train in the I eat healthy. Lots of fruits and soups. I eat as a VJ on Image Channel, and slated for release in February. In evenings. But I train everyday without light before training and eat moderately at continued to leave his mark in the his demise the industry has lost a exception. other times. You can’t perform well when entertainment industry. Known talented advocate for everything you are bloated. I absolutely love eating What does your training regiment look for his refined visual aesthetic, showbiz, and the Nepali grapes before and after workouts. like? Nembang went on to enjoy entertainment industry is the I start by running and doing warm-up Any food you have to avoid? success in the movie industry – poorer for this loss. May his soul stretches. Then I do my basics and my I avoid acidic delicacies like pani puris, kaanta. Then a regiment to cool down. chatpates, and titauras. Those don’t go well first as an actor in Nabin Subba’s find liberation and eternal peace. with training. Do you prefer working out alone or in a POST US: Email event details to [email protected] or call 5011571/ group? Any recommendations? 5011639/ 5011730/ 5011731 for listings. Listings are free but inclusion is not Don’t tell my friends, but I like to train Eat a good balanced diet and constantly guaranteed due to limited space. alone. I am a lot more focused that way. stay active. The rest takes care of itself. Kickstart//Get Started 6 Kathmandu Blues, a movie about the festival has also been released worldwide High hill blues by the well know Kiwi filmmaker Costa Botes. With internationally acclaimed blues musicians and outfits such as Chris Sutton, Botes is known for his Kinki and Mike Beale Project, the Mr. No Money Band, and Lloyd Williams in the work in the Lord of the lineup, the 7th Himalayan Blues Festival cannot be ignored. Rings and Candyman. TEXT BY: GIRISH SUBEDI THIS YEAR’S internatiONAL BANDS he Himalayan Blues Festival Kinki and Mike Beale Project (HBF) intends to promote the Hailing from Australia, the Kinki and Mike Beale blues—a genre that originated Project has been described as “dynamic, vibrant in the United States—with the and refreshingly different.” objective of integrating it with the The band’s repertoire includes sharing Troots and folklore of Nepal. the stage with Charlie Musselwhite, along After a successful inception in 2007, with performances at major Australian and international music festivals such as The Phuket the festival headed across the border Blues and Rock Festival, The Gympie Muster to Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi in QLD, Bridgetown Blues Festival (WA), Fourth 2010. “Our chief aim is to promote the Valley Blues Festival Tasmania, and Blues Alive Himalayan Blues Festival as an Asian Rockingham (WA), amongst many others. music festival that will be hosted by as The Kinki and Mike Beale Project’s debut album many nations as possible in the future,” Dead On, released in 2010, was engineered and produced by the legendary Adrian Stuckey. says Samik Kharel, one of the founders of It led them to be nominated as finalists in the HBF. Australian Blues Music Awards for the ‘Best New As in the previous years, the HBF Talent’ and ‘Best Female Vocalist’ categories. will offer several musical outings for the audience. These include concerts, musical Mr. No Money Band clinics, and conferences with international Formed in Bologna, during their many Italy, the album is Italy in 2005, this performances (over widely recognized in musicians. As always, a big crowd is Lloyd Williams expected at the venues hosting the events. blues band started 600). their home country. out playing standard The Mr. No Money Several internationally renowned The Mr. No Money This famous British songwriter is blues and rock n Band’s performances Band launched their known for his unique banjo and blues musicians were part of the HBF in roll, incorporating at the Himalayan debut full-length guitar techniques. Inspired by Nick previous years, and this edition will be no elements of Money and Fear… Blues Festival will different. So be sure to get to the venues traditional music Never Had in 2012. feature their latest Drake and John Martin, his music early, or buy a ticket in advance, so that into their originals. The album also unreleased song has a darker folk Americana as well They are regulars at you don’t miss out! featured some well- Moustache Women, as classic British folk sound, along the Italian summer known Italian blues a blues tune with festivals and have musicians. Presented elements of disco/ with haunting church organs and EVENT dateS already collaborated during a summer funk, country, hurdy gurdies. Blues Around Town - 13 Followed by a jam session with a long list of tour of more than 40 bluegrass, and rock November Time: 6:30pm onwards leading musicians concerts in southern n roll. 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