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By Odette and Joe Mascarenhas

 What surprise does one have in store for one’s husband after celebrating 29 valentines together? Roses…cards…gifts?

PANAJI:  ‘To Mee Navhech’ is a cult drama, which has been popular on the Marathi stage for almost half-a-century and has the distinction of its central character played by one person – Prabhakar Panshikar – since its inception, barring few exceptions. The drama also has to its credit use of a revolving stage for the first time on Marathi stage and a full-length courtroom enactment.

PANAJI – Stressing on the need to strike a balance between age old traditions and demands of the modern age, the celebrated playback singer, Suresh Wadkar on Monday said that music is a very serious entity, and expects undivided attention from a disciple. “Unfortunately, the new generation parents have different priorities for their children and hence cannot digest this system,” he added.

BY CLARA A RODRIGUES

The students of St Xavier’ College Mapusa, Mass Communication are hosting the second edition of their film festival-‘IRIS 2010’ today. Named after a cinematic term, IRIS just like the aperture of a camera hopes to cast a glance at the world through the student’s perspective and in some cases even throw light on an issue. If the first year of the festival was a rather low key affair with the participation limited to just the final year students of the host college, the second year is being organised on a broader platform.

BY PURVI RADIA

It probably all began with the super svelte bodies that exploded on the Bollywood screens in this first decade of the 20th century. With Salman Khan’s biceps, Shah Rukh’s six-pack and Kareena’s size-zero figure suddenly everybody was tuned in to the fitness mantra, bringing with it a demand for a new professional – the Personal trainer – to guide Indians in their quest to exchange the extra flab and unfit image for a sculptured silhouette.

DVD titled ‘Shri Navdurga Darshan’ will be released in a grand function on 21^st March 2010 in the Sabhaamandap of Shri Navdurga temple at Bori.

By J P Pereira

Simon Gonsalves has written and directed this Lenten play, which points out the various evil deeds we do, while still trying to depict ourselves as good Christians with high moral values.

By Lourdes Britto

Ingredients:

Chicken 1 kg skinned boned and diced, curd 150 ml, almonds 50 gms crushed, cinnamon 1/4 tsp crushed, cloves 1/4 tsp crushed, bay leaves 1/4 tsp crushed, green cardamom 4, ginger pulp 1 tsp, garlic pulp 1 tsp, tomato 400 gms chopped, onion 2 chopped, fresh coriander 2 tbsp chopped, fresh cream 4 tbsp, chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp, garam masala powder 1 tsp, corn oil 1 tbsp, butter 75 gms, salt as per taste

Method:

by Odette and Joe Mascarenhas

In the heart of Baga’s activity, a long pebbled pathway bordered by swaying palms leads you to a restaurant, lanterns swaying in the breeze as they hang from tress, candle lights fluttering in their glass chimneys tables set under a canopy of stars. Romance? Yes the place is created for it… the décor says it all…Joe’s anticipation began to mount….no not for romance.

by J P Pereira
When the Tiatr Academy, Goa, organised the first Popular Tiatr Festival, veteran Rico Rod was requested to inaugurate the festival.