Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Bookart - an exhibition of illustrations (Children's Book)
Date & Time: 7th to 19 November, 2013. 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Entry : Free
Address : FICA Reading Room & Vadehra Art Gallery Book|Store, D-42 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024
About the Event : Bookart - an exhibition of illustrations
The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art (FICA) and Vadehra Art Gallery Book|Store in collaboration with Bookaroo 2013 are proud to host Bookart, an exhibition of illustrations that showcase the best works of illustrators of Indian children's books.
It will exhibit the works of 10 of India's best-known children's book illustrators – Ayeshe Sadr & Ishaan Dasgupta, Neeta Gangopadhya, Pulak Biswas, Sonali Biswas, Rambharos Jha, Shashi Shetye, Tapas Guha, Sunita, Suddhasattwa Basu, Subir Roy – along with the books. The exhibition also consists of Pulak Biswas’ works from the collection of the Children’s Book Trust. This special display has been organized as a tribute to Pulak, who passed away in August this year.
Bookart will also introduce children to the magical world of talking animals and adventure not just through the exhibition but also through workshops. During the course of the exhibition illustrators Ayeshe Sadr & Ishaan Dasgupta, Neeta Gangopadhya and Sonali Biswas will help children explore techniques to create their own fantastic worlds.
Copies of illustrated books by publishers such as Tara Books, Katha, Tulika Books etc are on sale along with the original illustrations. Books are priced Rs 25 onward and illustrations are priced Rs 5000 onward.
Education – a necessary tool for national progress and social change: President
The President has said there should not be any confrontation between the environment considerations and development requirements.
Inaugurating the National Day Education celebration and Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics and Environment Exhibition (JNNSMEE) 2013, at Gangtok, Sikkim, the President, Pranab Mukherjee said that it is high time that we redefine the concept of development in a wider prospective and try to find innovative ways on scientific knowledge and mathematical understanding to tackle them.
Paying rich tribute to the first Education Minister of the country, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the President described him as a great visionary, freedom fighter, scholar and eminent educationist. He said it was Maulana Azad who had woven the fabric of a secular, liberal, modern and universal education system. Calling for promotion of innovation, he said it will be the determining factor of growth in the future. In a world marked by resource constraints growth will increasingly depend on technology upgradation.
It is the innovation in Science and Technology which can lead to development of new products and processes which could act as a catalyst for growth. Describing education as a necessary tool for national progress, human empowerment and social change the President said the changes made in the education system including Right to education, implementation of Sarva Shiksha Abiyaan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abiyaan (RMSA) to strengthen the seconadry school system in the country and now launching of the Rashtriya Uttachar Shiksha Abiyaan (RUSA) will have far reaching positive implications.
Speaking on the occasion, MoS HRD Dr. Shashi Tharoor also paid tribute to Maulana Azad. He said that the modern secular education in the post independent India is a product of his initiative and vision.
The Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling said that the state has made a rapid stride in the field of education. The literacy rate in the state has jumped from 56 per cent in 1984 to 82 per cent till last year. Efforts are being made by the state government to up lift the standard in higher education and it also proposes to provide best possible facilities in the higher education sector.
The National Education Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Maulana Azad.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Kriti team presents The Child In Us – Parents, Grandparents and Young Ones
Date &
Time: 14th November, 2013.
7:00pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Address : Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 ( Bikes & Bicycles )
About the Event
: Kriti team presents The Child
In Us – Parents, Grandparents and Young Ones! This Children's Day lets come
together to share stories, hopes and ideas that make our worlds in different
spaces. A creative evening of reading, recital, interaction, films and performances with friends and family.
Best of CHINH INDIA 'Kids Festival 2013' A collection of exceptional, impressive, motivating, touching and sometimes brutally honest children films.
Date & Time:
11th, 12th,
13th November, 2013. 7:00pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Address : Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 ( Bikes & Bicycles )
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Address : Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 ( Bikes & Bicycles )
About the Event :
11th November : Best of CHINH INDIA 'Kids Festival 2013' A collection of exceptional, impressive, motivating, touching and sometimes brutally honest children films.
12th November : Kids For Kids Best of CHINH Early Education Web Channel's films exploring children expressions through media literacy. These films are made by children aging 4 - 15 years as part of a global media literacy initiative carried out by Chinh India
13th November : Session for Preschool educators & parents by CHINH INDIA on Dealing with Pre-School children The session would involve children media experts, psychologists & educators from Asia & Europe. Moderated by Meenakshi Vinay Rai.
11th November : Best of CHINH INDIA 'Kids Festival 2013' A collection of exceptional, impressive, motivating, touching and sometimes brutally honest children films.
12th November : Kids For Kids Best of CHINH Early Education Web Channel's films exploring children expressions through media literacy. These films are made by children aging 4 - 15 years as part of a global media literacy initiative carried out by Chinh India
13th November : Session for Preschool educators & parents by CHINH INDIA on Dealing with Pre-School children The session would involve children media experts, psychologists & educators from Asia & Europe. Moderated by Meenakshi Vinay Rai.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
BookMooch: Give books Away. Get Books you want
BookMooch is a community for exchanging used books.
BookMooch lets you give away books you no longer need in exchange for
books you really want.
* Give & receive: Every time you give someone a book, you earn a point
and can get any book you want from anyone else at BookMooch. Once you've
read a book, you can keep it forever or put it back into BookMooch for
someone else, as you wish.
* No cost: there is no cost to join or use this web site: your only
cost is mailing your books to others.
* Points for entering books: you receive a tenth-of-a-point for every
book you type into our system, and one point each time you give a book
away. In order to keep receiving books, you need to give away at least
one book for every two you receive.
* Help charities: you can also give your points to charities we work
with, such as children's hospitals (so a sick kid can get a free book
delivered to their bed), Library fund, African literacy, or to us to
thank us for running this web site <grin>.
* World wide: You can request books from other countries, in other
languages. You receive 3 points when you send a book out of your
country, to help compensate you for the greater mailing cost, and it
costs the moocher 3 points to get the book. John Buckman, who runs
BookMooch, has lived in California, England, France and Germany, and was
frustrated by the vast number of books that were printed in just one
country and not available in the other countries (for example, many
books are published in Britain and never made available in America).
* Wishlist: you can keep a "book wish list" that will automatically
arrive to you when you have the points and/or the book becomes available
in our catalog.
* Feedback score: each time you receive a book, you can leave feedback
with the sender, just like how eBay does it. If you keep your feedback
score up, people are most likely to help you out when you ask for a
book.
* How we pay our bills: We tap into Amazon's book database, and if you
follow an Amazon link from our web site, we receive a commission from
Amazon if you buy that book instead of getting it free from BookMooch.
* Why "Mooch"?: dictionary.co.uk defines "mooch" as: "to obtain
something without paying for it, or to borrow something without
intending to return it" as in "You're old enough to get a job and stop
mooching off your family." And so, the word fits this project: BookMooch
is a way to get books without paying, and without any intention of
returning the book. This is the American definition of "mooch" and one
of two British definitions. The other British definition is "to walk or
act slowly and without much purpose" as in "Stop mooching about in your
room and do something useful!" which isn't an entirely appropriate
definition for this web site, but it is funny so we'll just live with
it.
* Why create this?: if you're passionate about books, you know how
emotionally difficult it is to throw a book away, even if you will never
read it again. You want to find a good home for your books, have them
find someone who appreciates them. Also, you may be interested in trying
a lot of books out, and keep the ones that are great. It's a great crime
to have a book disappear, out of print, for none to read. BookMooch
keeps books in circulation, and finds new readers for them. If you're
not interested in getting free books, you can donate to charities, the
points you gain by giving your books away.
* Who are we? BookMooch is conceived, designed, written and
administered by John Buckman.
For more details: http://bookmooch.com
BookMooch lets you give away books you no longer need in exchange for
books you really want.
* Give & receive: Every time you give someone a book, you earn a point
and can get any book you want from anyone else at BookMooch. Once you've
read a book, you can keep it forever or put it back into BookMooch for
someone else, as you wish.
* No cost: there is no cost to join or use this web site: your only
cost is mailing your books to others.
* Points for entering books: you receive a tenth-of-a-point for every
book you type into our system, and one point each time you give a book
away. In order to keep receiving books, you need to give away at least
one book for every two you receive.
* Help charities: you can also give your points to charities we work
with, such as children's hospitals (so a sick kid can get a free book
delivered to their bed), Library fund, African literacy, or to us to
thank us for running this web site <grin>.
* World wide: You can request books from other countries, in other
languages. You receive 3 points when you send a book out of your
country, to help compensate you for the greater mailing cost, and it
costs the moocher 3 points to get the book. John Buckman, who runs
BookMooch, has lived in California, England, France and Germany, and was
frustrated by the vast number of books that were printed in just one
country and not available in the other countries (for example, many
books are published in Britain and never made available in America).
* Wishlist: you can keep a "book wish list" that will automatically
arrive to you when you have the points and/or the book becomes available
in our catalog.
* Feedback score: each time you receive a book, you can leave feedback
with the sender, just like how eBay does it. If you keep your feedback
score up, people are most likely to help you out when you ask for a
book.
* How we pay our bills: We tap into Amazon's book database, and if you
follow an Amazon link from our web site, we receive a commission from
Amazon if you buy that book instead of getting it free from BookMooch.
* Why "Mooch"?: dictionary.co.uk defines "mooch" as: "to obtain
something without paying for it, or to borrow something without
intending to return it" as in "You're old enough to get a job and stop
mooching off your family." And so, the word fits this project: BookMooch
is a way to get books without paying, and without any intention of
returning the book. This is the American definition of "mooch" and one
of two British definitions. The other British definition is "to walk or
act slowly and without much purpose" as in "Stop mooching about in your
room and do something useful!" which isn't an entirely appropriate
definition for this web site, but it is funny so we'll just live with
it.
* Why create this?: if you're passionate about books, you know how
emotionally difficult it is to throw a book away, even if you will never
read it again. You want to find a good home for your books, have them
find someone who appreciates them. Also, you may be interested in trying
a lot of books out, and keep the ones that are great. It's a great crime
to have a book disappear, out of print, for none to read. BookMooch
keeps books in circulation, and finds new readers for them. If you're
not interested in getting free books, you can donate to charities, the
points you gain by giving your books away.
* Who are we? BookMooch is conceived, designed, written and
administered by John Buckman.
For more details: http://bookmooch.com
Friday, November 8, 2013
SUNAINA presents Bal Kala Utsav
Date & Time : 8th, 9th and 10th November : 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
11th November : 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Entry Fee: Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
11th November : 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Entry Fee: Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Address : Delhi Tamil Sangam,
Tamil Sangam Marg, Sector 5, R.K. Puram, New-Delhi - 110022
About the Event : SUNAINA presents Bal Kala Utsav.( SUNAINA
in collaboration with organizations like Delhi Tamil Sangam, ONGC and Sahitya
Kala Parishad and Ministry of Culture.)
The festival is to bring together children from the age group of 5 to 18 on one platform where their talent in dance, drama and music can be brought out with rigorous judging standards and to promote that child who comes out the winner ..
SUNAINA during this festival extends full hospitality to the guest artistes and makes sure that they are treated with full respect and friendship. The age groups in this festival ranges from minor to senior in the categories of solo, duet and group in all the classical dance styles, semiclassical and folk.. In the music competitions, instrumental rhythmic, melodic and vocal will be present. In the drama category of Indian languages, mono act and one act plays will be taking part.
A young festival, the participations are received from children of my Indian cities like Nasik, Pune, Nagpur, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Aurangabad, Calcutta, Pondicherry, Salem, Gandhidham, Kutch, Surat, Chattisgarh, Delhi and its suburbs Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Noida, and even as far as Assam. Apart from this workshops are conducted for the benefit of the children by eminent artistes. It is the hope of the Director Smt Kanaka Sudhakar that one day this festival will gain popularity among aspiring youngsters to participate and gain recognition.
The festival is to bring together children from the age group of 5 to 18 on one platform where their talent in dance, drama and music can be brought out with rigorous judging standards and to promote that child who comes out the winner ..
SUNAINA during this festival extends full hospitality to the guest artistes and makes sure that they are treated with full respect and friendship. The age groups in this festival ranges from minor to senior in the categories of solo, duet and group in all the classical dance styles, semiclassical and folk.. In the music competitions, instrumental rhythmic, melodic and vocal will be present. In the drama category of Indian languages, mono act and one act plays will be taking part.
A young festival, the participations are received from children of my Indian cities like Nasik, Pune, Nagpur, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Aurangabad, Calcutta, Pondicherry, Salem, Gandhidham, Kutch, Surat, Chattisgarh, Delhi and its suburbs Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Noida, and even as far as Assam. Apart from this workshops are conducted for the benefit of the children by eminent artistes. It is the hope of the Director Smt Kanaka Sudhakar that one day this festival will gain popularity among aspiring youngsters to participate and gain recognition.
Competitions in Dance, Drama and Music will be conducted from 8th -10th and on 11th there will a very grand prize distribution ceremony with beautiful performances by children.
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