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(ARCHIVE) VOL. XXIII NO. 2, May 1-15, 2013
Dates for your Diary

DakshinaChitra Workshops

FOR ADULTS

May 10-12: Rajasthani miniature painting – advanced (16+years)

May 18, 19, 25: Terracotta jewellery – making and firing (15+years)

May 25, 26: Table mat weaving – 6 mats or 1 runner (15+years)

June 8, 9: Lac handicraft – pendants, earrings, bangles (18+)

FOR CHILDREN

May 9-11: Residential camp for folk dance – thappattam (all)

May 18: Card modelling – miniature house (8-12 years)

May 25: Intro to Kalari – martial art of Kerala (10-14 years)

June 1: Kirigami – a type of origami (8-14 years)

June 22: Paper quilling or paper filigree art (8-14 years)

To register contact Lakshmi, 98417 77779.

Till May 6: Paintings by Paremeshwar (at DakshinaChitra).

May 9-13: Kaivinay: an inhouse exhibition. The museum collection at DakshinaChitra offers a glimpse into an era when even the most mundane of household objects such as combs, foot scrubs, coconut scrubs, spoons etc. were aesthetically crafted 'wonders of the hands' (at DakshinaChitra).

June 5-16: Paintings by Rupak Munje (at DakshinaChitra).

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In this Issue

How (NOT) to protect City's heritage
Where is the water?
Our buses – with a licence to kill
A jolly good time with sponsorship
Lord Connemara's pecadilloes
Living with nature
When Pondicherry exported leeches
Just who were the British in India?
'Mr. Reliable' whom India overlooked

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Short 'N' Snappy
Our Readers Write
Quizzin' with Ram'nan
Dates for Your Diary
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