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Special children put up a special show

Block your calender for tomorrow – the special children of Dilkhush School are putting up their wonderful annual arts sale.
by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in

Here’s your chance to do a good deed and encourage those who need our encouragement the most.

Tomorrow, that is Sunday, December 14, will see the culmination of a year-long effort by special needs children of Dilkhush School, Juhu. The students here spend almost the entire year working hard for their annual Dilkhush Annual Sale, which is put up by the Dilkhush Sheltered Workshop. The students learn skills in carpentry, arts and crafts, home science and needlework. Using these skills, they prepare different artefacts, objects out of different materials, stationery, home decor, games, home linen, gift items, even food items, for sale on the premises.

You can visit the sale and buy things made by these special children, tomorrow from 10 am to 1 pm.

Head to Dilkhush Sheltered Workshop, opposite Hotel Ramada Palm Grove, Juhu Tara Road. Look up dilkhushworkshop.org for details.

(Picture courtesy dilkhush.org. Image is a file picture)

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Mumbai, gear up for Barclays Premier League – live!

BPL Live is a free, interactive two-day fan part at MMRDA over the weekend, football legends will interact with fans.
by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in

It started in Johannesberg, and the Barclays Premier League Live (BPL Live) is now in Mumbai. The event is hosting its second international fan park over the weekend at MMRDA Grounds, and will offer fans in Mumbai an awesome experience – they can meet legends of the Barclays Premier League, get up close with the iconic Barclays Premier League Trophy and watch live matches broadcast on a giant 380 sq ft screen.

Barclays Premier League Live, a free and interactive experience designed for fans of all ages to enjoy, will be the next best thing to being in the stadium on match day.

What’s more, Robbie Fowler, Peter Schmeichel and Emile Heskey will be in attendance to take part in autograph-signing sessions and interact with fans.

Barclays Premier LiveHere’s what fans can take part in:

– The Live Match Zone – the main arena where fans will watch the live Barclays Premier League matches on a giant screen.

– The Trophy Zone – get up close to the Barclays Premier League Trophy.

– The Club Zone – supporters will be able to learn more about the 20 Barclays Premier League clubs, and through green screen technology, will be able to picture themselves lifting the Barclays Premier League Trophy decorated with the ribbons of their favourite club.

– The Screening Zone – supporters will experience the noise and excitement of a match day before learning all about the winning teams and captains of the Premier League in this exclusive film.

– The Pitch Zone – there will be a mini-football pitch where Barclays Premier League clubs will be conducting skills sessions with local football teams, and there will also be the chance for young fans to have a game of football run by Premier League community coaches.

– The Skills Zone – there are three football skills pods for supporters to test their accuracy, close control and shooting power.

Head to MMRDA Grounds, BKC, between 2.30 pm and 10.30 pm on Saturday, and from 1.00 pm to 9 pm on Sunday. 

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Financial journalists, this one’s for you

Shriram Sanlam Awards invite entries in financial journalism, will be judged by an eminent panel of editors and corporate personalities.
by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in

Financial journalists in India need to take note: the Shriram Sanlam Awards for financial journalism is currently inviting entries.

This is the third edition of the Shriram Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism constituted by Shriram Group along with the South Africa-based Sanlam Group (South Africa) in association with the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai, in 2012.

Journalists can submit or nominate anything in the purview of financial journalism, ranging from Indian Economic Policy, Macro Economic Issues, Financial Markets including Equity, Debt and Foreign Exchange, Banking and allied services, Sectoral Issues, financial inclusion and financial literacy. There will also be a Life Time Achievement Award, for which recommendations are welcome. This year, the categories of Awards will be decided after receiving nominations. Journalists and editors are free to nominate as many entries or people as they wish. Parameters for the Awards are Insight, Analysis, Depth, Uniqueness, Originality, Comprehensive and Balanced Approach, Level of research, Follow up of story by others leading to wider discussion, and overall impact of the story.

Entries are being accepted up to January 31, 2015.

TN NinanOne of India’s most respected media personalities, TN Ninan (in pic on left, Chairman, Business Standard) has been inducted on the jury panel of the Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism 2014. He was also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2nd Shriram Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism in the year 2013. He will join a distinguished panel of independent jury members comprising, amongst others, Gopal Srinivasan (Chairman and Managing Director – TVS Capital Ltd.), Srinivasan K Swamy (Chairman and Managing Director, RK Swamy BBDO), Ashu Suyash (CEO, L&T Mutual Fund), Adit Jain (Chairman, IMA Asia) and Swaminathan S Aiyar, Consulting Editor of The Economic Times.

GS Sundararajan, Wholetime Director, Shriram Capital Ltd., said, “This year, the jury has a good mix of corporate personalities and eminent media editors. We are striving to ensure that renowned editors act as mentors to financial and corporate journalists. Financial journalism in the country needs to evolve dynamically as India braces itself for higher goals with challenges therein. These Awards are a step towards inspiring financial journalists to achieve higher levels of professional excellence.”

Look up www.shriramawards.com for rules and nomination form. Entries need to be mailed to awards@shriram.com from official email IDs. The grand finale of the Awards Function will be held in April 2015.

(Featured image courtesy blog.meraevents.com)

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Celebrate Bandra returns with 40 artists

The much-awaited ‘Celebrate Bandra’ festival will showcase the work of 40 Indian artists all around the suburb from November 22.
by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in

‘Celebrate Bandra’ is back.

The latest edition is scheduled to begin on November 22, 2014 and will go on till November 30, 2014. The festival that began in 2003 was conceptualised with a view to bring people together through world-class entertainment that is free of cost and accessible to all. In the process, it showcases professional talent and provide a platform for budding talent to grow. This year it promises to be bigger and better.

Art has always been the major highlight of ‘Celebrate Bandra’. This year, visitors can spot extraordinary art forms at unexpected venues that will fill up the entire suburb, in and around Bandra. This year, 40 national artists from various cities have come together to create art works all around the suburb. Curated by renowned art curator Minali Thakkar, Art Head of the festival, ‘Celebrate Bandra 2014’ will see exciting functional, public interactive and visually appealing installations like benches, 3D street art as well as light art displayed at Carter Road, Bandstand, MET, parks and other such public locations.

Each art installation have a message to convey; for example, MET will have a huge web light art installation which is an artistic take on the current textology and Whatsapp trend. Minali says, “We wanted people to notice art in an unconventional setting. People will bump into a complete new world in their daily life setting through art and that would be a welcome change from their mundane life. Art has the energy to bring people together, emit positive vibes and bring a change in small ways and we hope to connect people through art.”

Artists are working round the clock to create art works on ground, rocks, grass, and windows using materials like fishing nets, rubic cubes, balloons and metal scrap, to name few. Be it the huge limousine or an armour skirt and choli designed to protect women, the organisers claim that each art piece will mesmerise viewers and leave them with a food for thought.

For all the art lovers and enthusiasts, ‘Celebrate Bandra’ will also host an Open Air Art Classroom in a setting where one can sketch, paint landscapes and create designs. Don’t forget to get your art bag along. This will be held on daily basis during the tenure of the festival at 4.30 pm at Carter Road Promenade and Bandstand Promenade.

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Children’s festival kicks off in Thane today

Timed to include Children’s Day on Friday, November 14, the week-long festivities include activities for children of all age groups.
by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in

Thane has long had a tradition of celebrating Children’s Day on November 14 with gusto, every year. This year, too, with several building societies holding prestigious competitions and private organisations organising activities for children, the situation is no different.

However, Thane has an exciting Children’s Festival lined up starting today, to interest children of all age groups. The Vinod Memorial Welfare Society is organising the week-long festival and will include a variety of activities, such as acts like magic shows to serious sporting competitions.

Says Mukesh Thombre, one of the organisers, “The festival was organised with a view to observing Vinod Thombre’s birthday on November 11, and to also celebrate Children’s Day on November 14. This will be a week-long fiesta with all participants enjoying art and crafts competitions, treasure hunts, essay writing competitions, etc. We are also organising afashion show, and sporting matches for box cricket, badminton and ring football for the older age groups, and there will also be traditional Indian games such as lagori, gilli danda being played.”

Younger age groups can also participate in song and dance competitions and art contests. The festival wraps up on Sunday, November 16.

For details and to register your child for the festival, contact Mukesh Thombre on 9892111999 or Sameer Shetye on 9892126036.

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Dan Brown’s coming to lecture in Mumbai

‘The Da Vinci Code’s bestselling author will present a lecture for fans at the NCPA in November. Registrations open today.
by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in

He captured the world’s imagination with his edge-of-the-seat thrillers The Da Vinci Code, Angels And Demons and Inferno, and now, Mumbai will get to meet the author of these bestselling books, Dan Brown.

Dan is set to visit Mumbai and meet his fans in November 2014, at a lecture event organised by Crossword Bookstores. This will be Dan’s maiden visit to India, and he will be present for the Penguin Annual Lecture series. One of the most prestigious cultural events of the year, the Penguin Annual Lecture series features some of the world’s most respected leaders, thinkers and writers. It is the first annual lecture to be organised by a publishing house in India and has become one of the most prestigious cultural events on the calendar.

The five previous Penguin Annual Lectures have been delivered by journalist and writer Thomas Friedman in 2007, diplomat and writer Chris Patten in 2008, Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen in 2009, eminent historian Ramachandra Guha in 2010 and renowned spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 2011.

Announcing the event yesterday, Kinjal Shah, CEO, Crossword said, “We are delighted to be hosting the lecture by Dan Brown. He is one of the finest international authors and we are happy that Crossword is one of the few bookstores to organise an event of this scale for his Indian readers.”

The lecture will be held at NCPA on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 7 pm. However, registration for tickets begins today, October 29, 2014 at Crossword Stores across Mumbai. 

(Picture courtesystatic.guim.co.uk)

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