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Sultan padamsee Playwriting competition in English

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Rs. 1,00,000 prize money for the best original play in english

Importance of Mumbai iin dates

Mumbai is always standing on the threshold of Creating History! 300 BC — Part of the Great Ashoka's Empire. 1343 — Part of the Gujarat sultanate. 1431 – Haji Ali Dargah built one of the First Mosques of India. 1670 — First printing press in India was imported to Bombay by Parsi businessman Bhimji Parikh 1675 — The temple of Mumba Devi constructed Goddess of Kolis community of fisherman. 1735 — Start of India's First ship building industry (Wadia docks, Duncan docks) 1750 — Asia's First dry dock built by Lovji Wadia in Mumbai 1777 — Rustom Kersaspjee published the First news paper from Bombay 1822 — Publication of India’s oldest news paper Mumbai Samachar started by Fardunjee Marzban. 1853 — First train in India ran Bombay to Thane. 1854 — Establishment of First Cotton Mill 1870 — Formation of Bombay Port Trust one of the First major corporation in India. 1872 — Foundation of First municipal corporation The Bombay

Creatures of the Earth, Space theatre ensemble, a fusion of jazz and movement

Creatures of the Earth, a SPACE production, is a 37- minute long piece combining jazz and movement performed by the Space Theatre Ensemble directed by Hartman de Souza, with music composed, arranged and played by Steve Siqueira. The performance revisits the legend of Paikeachi Zor, a sacred spring in the forests of Quepem in South Goa. The creatures of these forests, the earth, the trees, the water and the wind come alive and depict a day from sunrise to sunset, showing the harmony of life and water and then the rampant destruction of the same forests by men infected with greed and their machines. After a recent tour to adivasi parts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand the performance has been acted out 110 times so far, in village community spaces, marketplaces and squares, temple and church courtyards and for the general public in auditoriums. The ensemble includes Andrea Pereira (23), Stephie Madurel (19) and Terence Jorge (24). The ensemble is also willing to do more performan

Razzmatazz, a fusion dance performance on christmas

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Death certificate of Shaheed Bhagat Singh

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Maha Feast -The Outdoor food festival in Mumbai, gateway of India

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THE GATEWAY OF INDIA IS RESERVED FOR YOU! ‘MAHA FEAST’ The Biggest Outdoor Food Festival December 24 & 25, 2011, 12 noon to 10PM Mumbai; 21st December, 2011: The best thing about food is, it brings people together and this December 24 & 25th, Mumbai will host ‘Maha Feast’, the biggest outdoor food festival at the iconic Gateway of India from 12 noon to 10 p.m. The festival is open to all. Great cities across the world host iconic events at a tourism location, which become part of the annual tourism calendar; thus was born the idea of a feast for the capital city of Maharashtra at its most symbolic location- The Gateway of India. The festival brings together the best of restaurants, chefs and their delectable cuisines to make your experience unique. The festival will showcase the soul of Maharashtra through music and dance to keep you all day at the Gateway. Decorated to look the most picturesque, the Gateway of India on the 24 and 25 December will be a dream destina

Eklavya Khelkhood sports events for Varanasi tribals

“Let’s visit the event to see skills of our Vanavasi (tribal) brothers and sisters. “ About the event Ekalavya Khelkood is a highly popular event organized by Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram since 1987 to spot hidden sports talent among tribal youth. With over 2,500 participants; Khelkood is a National sports festival for Vanavasis as a showcase to demonstrate their talent in sports. On a societal level the event brings diverse communities together and has been pivotal in strengthening the bond of brotherhood amongst tribal communities. The National sports festival, “bridging a gap between tribal community with rest of the Indian people” has been instrumental in nurturing god given gifts like hardiness, tenacity etc. amongst tribal youth. Details Date: 27th Dec 2011 – 1st Jan 2012 Venue: Sanas Ground, Near Saras Baug, Pune Website: www.ekalavyakhel.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eklavya-Khelkood/251104741621069 Appeal Your generous support will help a

Auditions for Gbased on R K Narayan's celebrated workplay uide-a

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Virasat, Dehradun and The festival, Nainital, Folklife and Heritage festival, Afro-Asia's biggest

REACH, as you are well aware, is a Dehradun based organization working since last 17 years for the promotion art and crafts. In 1994, we started the Virāsat Festival which is today Afro-Asia’s biggest folklife & heritage festival, with record craft sales. We also work with several artisans under the AHVY scheme. REACH is making efforts to improve tie-ups with foreign buyers to boost the crafts’ industry. To expand its activities and further the market for rural crafts, we are increasing the number of marketing events for crafts, with major events – v Virāsat, Dehradun v The Festival at Nainital, during summer holidays. Besides these 2, we shall be holding several events throughout the year in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh. We invite you to become a Member Artisan for REACH so that we can work with you to make these arts events successful. Detail of the festival__________________________________________________________ Organiser : Reach (Rural Enterpreneurship for Art

The Arshinagar project- To the Flame by Arka Mukhopadhyay, Dec 26th, Delhi, India

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"In the end one has to reject it all and not learn but unlearn, not to know how to do but how not to do and always face doing" - Jerzy Grotowski The Arshinagar Project presents To the Flame vlcsnap-2011-12-10-13h11m35s238.png A workshop to explore sound and silence, movement and stillness, breath and breathlessness, the Other and the Self, space and the spaceless, the body and the unbodied You can join if you: Seek what is simple and essential in us, what makes us human Wish to come in in authentic contact with other human beings, in a space of co-creation without any pretence Are willing to participate actively, to be in shared solitude In order to join, send an e-mail stating who you are, and what you seek form this work, to: thearshinagarproject@gmail.com, or call 09831731422 Dates: December 26th - 29th Time: 6 PM - 9 PM Venue- Karuna Wellness Centre, Basement, A 105 Defence Colony, New Delhi Facilitators: Arka Mukhopadhyay - theatre performer/d

Intensive Workshops in Dance,choreography

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Thespo 13 theater festival at Prithvi & NCPA 13-16 December 2011

Welcome to the last edition of The Script for the year 2011. Thespo 13 is round the corner, If you haven't signed up/renewed your Friends Of Thespo membership then this is your chance to promote new, young and cutting edge theatre, CLICK HERE for more details. It's been a long and an exciting journey for us, but we still have a lot of action to look out for. Come and be a part of the festival from 13th December to 18th December at Prithvi Theatre and NCPA Experimental. Here's the lo-down on all that we have on offer at Thespo 13: T13 Schedule:- The festival at a glance. Workshops:- Physical, Emotional, Absurdism, Radio and even Shakespeare. It's all here. From the UK, Australia and India. Register now. Entry Free. Live Bands:- The Prithvi cafe comes alive every evening with live Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Soul and Folk at Red FM Band-o-Mast. Platform Performances:- A regular feature at Thespo where performers explore space, form and content. Plays:- A mouth watering