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Pushkar’s Music Appreciation Workshop

Pushkar’s Music Appreciation Workshop
The discussions on Indian music have been predominantly on theoretical aspects and mainly by theoreticians and not by practicing musicians. In this workshop Pushkar Lele, a noted classical vocalist, composer and writer intends to examine with a liberal and holistic approach various aspects of a...
March 29th, 2013 | News, Press releases | Read More

Avayava- Contemprary Dance Festival

Avayava- Contemprary Dance Festival
‘Avayava’ 2013- Contemporary Dance Festival is being organized for the second consecutive year in Pune from 28th-31st March, by SPACE Studio, Pune in association with:  World Dance Movement (Italy, Spain, Switzerland)  Broadway Dance Centre (New York)  Harbour Dance Centre (Canada)...
March 26th, 2013 | News, Press releases | Read More

National Defence Academy (NDA) Team wins the Sabhiki Cup

National Defence Academy (NDA) Team wins the Sabhiki Cup
The National Defence Academy (NDA) Team won the trophy at the Sabhiki Cup Sports Meet held at Air Force Academy (AFA), Hyderabad from 19 – 23 Mar 13. Team NDA defeated team Indian Military Academy (IMA) in a keenly contested match of Hockey by 2-0 to clinch the trophy. The four premier Military...
March 23rd, 2013 | News, Press releases | Read More

Shops close down in Pimpri-Chinchwad

Shops close down in Pimpri-Chinchwad
Times of India PUNE: Most shops and business establishments in Pimpri-Chincwhad remained closed on Thursday as traders participated in a bandh to protest collection of local body tax (LBT) from April 1. The Federation of Associations of Pimpri Chinchwad (FAPC), which had called the bandh, said...
March 15th, 2013 | News, Pune | Read More

EKansh Trust

EKansh Trust, A9, KPCT MALL, FATIMA NAGAR, PUNE 13 17th March 4 PM – 6 PM EKansh Trust works to empower People with Disabilities and move beyond the charity model. It’s a support group for care givers and parents of children with Cerebral Palsy. Most families of children with special...
February 27th, 2013 | Press releases | Read More

Vinod Doshi Memorial Theatre Festival 2013

Dates: 25th February to 1st March Where: Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruha, Kothrud, Pune The Festival features known directors such as Atul Kumar, Lillete Dubey, Sunil Shanbag, Abhishek Majumdar and Mohit Takalkar and other esteemed as well as young performers. Tickets for the Festival will be available...
February 25th, 2013 | Art, News, Press releases | Read More

Nearly 700 women to take part in Lavasa Women’s Drive

Times of India: Around 700 women from Pune will participate in the fifth edition of Lavasa Women’s Drive scheduled on February 24. The participants attended a briefing session on Tuesday as part of the Lavasa Women’s Drive (LWD) – the country’s biggest women’s car rally,...
February 21st, 2013 | News | Read More

Career development centre to come up near Pune

Times of India: Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd (HCCBPL) has entered into partnership with actor Salman Khan’s Being Human foundation, to scale up its career development centre (CDC), an initiative to empower rural, educated and underserved youth. As part of this endeavour, a new career...
February 19th, 2013 | News | Read More

No Land for women

Indian Express : Told to sign papers relinquishing right on land prior to marriage; unethical but within the legal framework, say lawyers. A recent trend in parts of Pune district is threatening to undo the Maharashtra government’s pioneering effort taken two decades ago to ensure daughters...
February 14th, 2013 | News, Pune | Read More

Pimpri-Chinchwad Science Centre inauguration today

Indian Express: Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will inaugurate the Pimpri-Chinchwad Science Centre (PCSC) on Friday. Union Minister for Culture Chandresh Kumari Katoch, and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will be present on the occasion. The centre has been constructed on seven acres near...
February 8th, 2013 | News | Read More