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Mario Miranda: Sketches of the artist as a young man
DNWEB95 | 10/28/2011 12:00:00 AM | Author : Daniel Pinto | WC :927

The year was 1951. After completing his BA in the history of the English novel, 25-year-old Mario Joao Carlos do Rosario de Britto a Miranda returned from the bustling city of Bombay to a sun-soaked Goa that was blissfully oblivious of the deli

Keep it Short and Sweet – an ongoing theatre festival
DNWEB83 | 10/7/2011 12:00:00 AM | Author : Shakti Salgaokar | WC :426

Short and Sweet, a short-play festival will showcase close 20 ten-minute plays at the NCPA this weekend. The format of this festival, which was started in 2002 in Sydney and the Delhi chapter that travelled to Mumbai last year, inspired actress

He was an avatar for them
DNIND72 | 6/28/2011 12:00:00 AM | Author : After Hrs Correspondent | WC :269

"Agar unhe gussa bhi aata tha toh woh unke gaane se pata chal jaata tha (Even his anger would be apparent in his singing), and we would correct ourselves," reminisced Anand Bhate.
One of the most promising disciples of the Late Pt Bhims

Forgettable debut for Jai
DNMUM168752 | 4/10/2010 12:00:00 AM | Author : Ashish Phadnis | WC :241

Commonwealth boxing champion B Jai Bhagwan had a horrible start to his campaign at the All-India Police Sports Meet.
The Commonwealth boxing champion has not only lost his first-round bout against BSF's Pradeep Kumar, but also got a disappointing