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| Rumali Roti |
Jan 15 2005, 12:14 AM
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I caught the tail end (sorry, bad pun) of this festival, while on a trip to Mumbai last year.
Can any Mumbaikars report on happenings/highlights from this year? This post has been edited by roshna: Jan 15 2005, 12:16 AM |
| hibiscus |
Nov 29 2005, 11:51 AM
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Long shot - does anyone know anything about the Jan '06 festival? Dates? Any programme highlights? They should be into the planning of it by now, no?
The organisers have been emailed but haven't replied yet. -------------------- |
| polarmate |
Nov 29 2005, 02:11 PM
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Some pics from the Kala Ghoda festival of Jan 2003 that I attended
A stall that one of my friends sponsors by working closely with artisans from Orissa. She channels all the earnings back to their village: ![]() Dombaryacha khel: -------------------- |
| Anjali |
Nov 30 2005, 12:16 AM
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Polarmate (or do you prefer P'Matey, as your twin calls you?
Those are great pictures. Does one still get to see dombaryache khel in Pune or bombay? outside festivals, that is? This post has been edited by Anjali: Nov 30 2005, 12:24 AM -------------------- Nietzsche: “We possess art lest we perish of the truth.”
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| Pratibha |
Nov 30 2005, 12:26 AM
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This is amazing. I mean we all have seen this dombaryacha khel many times in India. But when you actually think about it, it is hair-raising. They do this without any safety net. Even the tiny tots.
Great pictures polarmate. Have you tried to brighteen it up a bit with photoshop or some other tool? |
| polarmate |
Nov 30 2005, 12:34 AM
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pratibha, do you want me to brighten the pictures? These are as is - just resized quickly. For some reason, my camera adds a reddish tinge to pics taken in low light. I have a bunch more of this dombaryacha khel. I will post these as thumbnails later. It was 3 generations at work. The woman in the pic was the granma, her son was beating the drum, her d-i-l was doing some stunts and her 2 grandkids were also involved. The 10 yr old son leaped through a hoop that had burning knives around it. And the littlest was about 4 years old and she did some simple tricks.
Anjali, the PMatey is a sign of my hitherto unknown malayali roots. -------------------- |
| shahpar |
Nov 30 2005, 01:27 AM
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why is it called Kala Ghoda?
-shahpar -------------------- punjab power ji...lighting up you life ji
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| Anjali |
Nov 30 2005, 01:36 AM
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Shahpar, it refers to an equestrian monument of King Edward VII in black granite, a statue that was donated by Sir Alfred Sassoon in commemoration of the King’s visit to India and to Mumbai in 1876.
The statue is no longer there but the name persists. -------------------- Nietzsche: “We possess art lest we perish of the truth.”
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| Anjali |
Nov 30 2005, 01:57 AM
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I just looked through the website of the festival that hibiscus had linked to, and how I wish I was there at that time. Rushina, I hope you go there and give us extended reports and pictures. To echo Roshna's query, any other ASers likely to be in Mumbai at that time and who will be at this scene?
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| Rumali Roti |
Nov 30 2005, 02:07 AM
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Do any Mumbaikars here remember the statue of Edward's VII's ghoda? This post has been edited by roshna: Nov 30 2005, 02:09 AM |
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| polarmate |
Nov 30 2005, 03:01 AM
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More pics:
Get your name written on a grain on rice: ![]() Get the beat going for the dombaryacha khel: ![]() Granny balances on a slat of wood atop a vodka bottle: ![]() Then has her grandson tossed to her shoulders: ![]() The littlest one does some tricks: ![]() Strong granny heaves her son over her and holds him up: ![]() -------------------- |
| polarmate |
Nov 30 2005, 03:02 AM
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| gingerly |
Nov 30 2005, 03:33 AM
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this is great,polarmate!
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| kristin |
Nov 30 2005, 03:56 AM
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Wow! The powerful granny looks so young. How old do you think she is, Polar Mate?
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| shahpar |
Nov 30 2005, 04:49 AM
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thanks so much everyone for the background information and the lovely photos!
polarmate -- great job! -shahpar -------------------- punjab power ji...lighting up you life ji
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| hibiscus |
Nov 30 2005, 11:45 AM
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Just heard: The '06 festival is to be Feb 4-12; further details TBA.
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| hima |
Nov 30 2005, 11:47 AM
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yikes - super granny!
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| shyama |
Nov 30 2005, 07:50 PM
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PMatey, those are lovely alltogether. The pics and the entire scenario. Has anybody seen the Kala Ghoda folk dance of Orissa, also called Pasu Nritya thereabouts? We have something similar to the Pasu Nritya, with definite Tamil roots as the etymology suggests which we call Poy Kuthira( Poy=lie/pseudo Kuthira=horse). They call it Poikkal Kuthirai ATTam in T.Nadu.
Look at the last sentence that I've boldened. So, do you find this too there? -------------------- Be the change.
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| polarmate |
Nov 30 2005, 08:42 PM
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kristin, the family was a very young family. The granny is one of those women who sort of freeze in time and never grow old. I'd say she was in her late 30s or early 40s. This was in 2003 and it was their second time at the Kala Ghoda festival. I remember my friend was very upset that the children were not getting an education - she'd met them the previous year, too - and was trying to get the family to understand that the children need to, at the very least, learn how to read and write. She offered to help but they didn't seem to want any part of it.
shyama, these pics are from Jan 2003. And no, there wasn't anything like the Kala Ghoda folk dance there. The name Kala Ghoda in this case is for the area where the festival is held each year. Interesting about the dance, though. -------------------- |
| hibiscus |
Nov 30 2005, 08:52 PM
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Shyama, Goa has a traditional dance called the GhoDeymoDNi, the same "dummy horse" dance.
PS: Polarmate, excellent pictures! This post has been edited by hibiscus: Nov 30 2005, 09:05 PM -------------------- |
| frangipani |
Nov 30 2005, 08:56 PM
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It's there in Rajasthan and Gujarat too, right? The Kacchhi Ghodi dance?
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| jayanti |
Nov 30 2005, 09:01 PM
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She's quite a granny! Thanks for sharing the pictures, polarmate.
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| shyama |
Nov 30 2005, 09:03 PM
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Ok, so GhoDeyMoDNi=Kachche GhoDi=Poykkal Kuthirai ATTam=Poy Kuthira. Great! Nothing from the bongs here though?
PMate, I get it, the Kala GhoDa at Mumbai takes its name from a different context alltogether. Was just curious about the Marathi situation here. -------------------- Be the change.
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| Pratibha |
Nov 30 2005, 09:36 PM
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Just thought it might help. Thanks for the pictures, all of them. |
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| polarmate |
Nov 30 2005, 11:54 PM
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Pratibha, the originals are locked away somewhere either on a CD or on a computer that won't boot or hasn't yet been plugged in. (Just moved and still in boxes except for my kitchen!) I don't think brightening these resized images will help much.
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| Sue Darlow |
Dec 11 2005, 12:00 AM
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So you know what the black horse statue looked like in situ -
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| Pratibha |
Dec 11 2005, 12:04 AM
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circa? Thanks, Sue, Do you have a larger image by any chance? |
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| Sue Darlow |
Jan 6 2006, 05:52 PM
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Pratibha, here's a close up of the equestrian statue -
![]() Sorry about the delay! Sue |
| Pratibha |
Jan 6 2006, 11:03 PM
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Sue, Thank you.
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| hibiscus |
Jan 9 2006, 07:14 PM
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Just got the festival programme:
THE TIMES OF INDIA (apparently they are everywhere) KALA GHODA ARTS FESTIVAL 2006 CHILDRENS FESTIVAL, theme: dreams; venue, Rampart Row carpark Art & Craft workshops, story reading, singing, dance, puppet shows etc Timings: Weekdays from 2pm – 6pm Weekends from 11am – 6pm CINEMA FESTIVAL, theme: Women in Cinema Venues: Max Mueller Bhavan; K R Cama Hall Screenings of: Umrao Jaan, Paromita, Amu, Chandni Bar, Arth, Bhumika, Khamosh Paani, Charulata, Hunterwaali, Black, God Mother, Elizabeth, Bend it like Beckham, Bridget Jones Diary, Thelma & Louise, Amelie, The good Girl, My Fair Lady, Kill Bill, Winters Song, Persona etc… Finale: At Horniman Gardens with 10 minute films of 4 Women Film Directors. [Konkona Sen Sharma, Indrayani Mukherjee, Jenny Pinto & Nistha Jain] Timings: Weekdays from 2pm – 10pm Weekends from 11pm – 6pm DANCE FESTIVAL presented by MAHESH MAHBUBANI Venues: Rampart - Row for & M. C. Ghia Hall for workshops Times: Performances at Rampart Row 7pm onwards Performances By: Nritarutya– Indian contemporary Nrityanjali – Folk Dance Namita Bodagi – Bharat Natyam Rockstars Dance Co. – Bollywood Naadroop Dance Co. – Kathak Indrani Lele Dance Co. – Folk Danceworx – Jazz Uma Dogra – Kathak Terence Lewis – Modern Dance Workshops: Mirabelle D’ Cruz, Terrence Lewis etc… HERITAGE WALKS by BOMBAY HERITAGE WALKS Walks: Kala Ghoda Walk TOI–VT Tour Asiatic Walk Regal Walk Oval Walk Naval Walk Duration of the walks: 75 – 90 minutes LITERATURE FESTIVAL presented by SRIRAM RAMANATHAN Venues: David Sassoon Gardens [Readings] Elphinstone College – Writing workshops Readings on The Dark Horse by Gowri Ramnarayan & group, A talk with Shantaram By Gregory David Roberts, Sufi & other poetry, Short Stories from around the country, Fresh off the Shelf – recently launched books, Performance poetry by Shamsheed Khan from UK, etc Workshops: Fiction writing for beginners & advanced by Neeru Nanda. Timings: Weekdays from 4 – 10 pm The literature & writing section will also have special events such as: Poetry on the move by John Agard Literary film screenings at the David Sassoon gardens from the 6th – 10th Feb Bonto Verse & SMS poetry competitions MUSIC FESTIVAL presented by SMOKE MUSIC; Theme: Fusion Venues Gateway of India or Azad Maidan, NGMA auditorium & Jazz by the Bay, Amphitheatre – Rampart Row Performances Dhruv Ghanekar band, Kailash Kher, Sanjay Divecha, Ranjit Barot, Bombay Black, Zero, Taufique Querishi & Band, Alms for Shanti, Parikrama, Ali Azmat, Eric Truffaz, Koop, Shri Live Band, Indian Ocean, Amit Heri, Young Masters… etc Workshops Salim Suleiman – Film scoring Ashish Manchanda – Mixing Ranjit Barot – Drums Ehsaan Loy – Advertising to Films Timings: 4pm – 10 pm daily THEATRE FESTIVAL - QUASAR PADAMSEE Venues: Horniman Circle Gardens, Indigo Timings, Weekdays from 4 pm – 10 pm, Weekends from 2pm – 10 pm Plays : Hamlet, Jasma Odhan, katha Kollage 2, Shakkar Ke Paanch Dane, Butter & Mashed bananas, Master Phoolmani, Ramprahar, Much Ado About Nothing , Fire Face etc… Supper theatre at Indigo, showcasing Stand up acts, Getting it right & "Art" Timings, 6 pm – 10 pm VISUAL ARTS FESTIVAL - CHATTERJEE & LAL Venues: Rampart Row pavements, Art Entrance gallery, Chemould Gallery, Bilmat Zeramics, Hacienda, Gallery Beyond, Artists Centre etc… Timings: Weekdays from 11am- midnight, Weekends from 11am - midnight Exhibitions: Outdoor exhibits & projections on buildings & rampart row pavements like the Interactive Crow Project, Tree Feet, the Golden Age of Bollywood, a Field of Flowers, Thangkar Project & History Painting by Rodney Buchanan Indoor exhibits like the black box project, video art work projects, View of Mumbai at Chemould, Rampart Row & David Sassoon Library Foyer. HANDICRAFT STALLS - NANCY MENDONSA (approx 20 stalls) Venue: Lions gate end of Rampart Row Stalls: Ceramics, Wrought Iron, Book Stalls, Terracotta Artists, Jute Jewellery, Candles, Aromatherapy, etc Timings: Weekdays from 11 – 10pm, Weekends from 10 – 10 pm STREET FESTIVAL presented by Seventy Event Mgmt Services Food Festival at Horniman Gardens Impromptu Acts – Amphitheatre Al Fresco Dining at Rampart Row, Naval Band, Puppet Theatre, Fire Grinders, Stilt Walkers etc ASSORTED WORKSHOPS presented by LYLA MUNCHERJEE Venue, M C Ghia Hall, 2 – 5pm daily Workshops like Tai Chi by Rajesh Menon, Candle making by Tapan or Urvi, Line Dancing & Cha Cha by Khush Chehar, Varli & Madhubani painting by Mughda Dongre, Kite making workshops, Food Workshops etc. -------------------- |
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