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Events At a Glance...
Library
Rajni Patel Memorial Lecture
Book Event
The first Memorial Lecture was
Shakespeare for the Well Informed
by Karishma Attari
delivered by Shri Soli Sorabjee,
ringing note: “Our tradition teaches
former Attorney General of India
tolerance, our philosophy preaches
on "'Fundamental Duties" on
tolerance; our Constitution practices
January 9, 2015 - Birth Centenary
tolerance; let us not dilute it”. In its
Day of late Shri Rajni Patel. Some
celebrated judgement in
Date: Saturday, 18th April 2015
Time: 5.00 pm
Venue : ‘Who Are We’ Hall
Open to all
Workshop: The Art of Pastels
by Bhavna Panchamia
For students of Stds. V to VII
Date: Monday, 20th April 2015
Time: 10.00 am to 2.00 pm
Venue : ‘Who Are We’ Hall
excerpts of his talk were
S. Rangarajan vs. P. Jagjivan Ram our
published in the Newsletter for
Supreme Court again emphasized
February 2015 and March 2015.
that “we must practice tolerance to
Some more excerpts:
A fine example of tolerance is the
landmark decision of our
Supreme Court in Bijoe Emmanuel
vs. State of Kerala. Three students
of Jehovah's Witnesses faith were
expelled by the educational
Cultural Wing
Raaga Symphony
Dedicated to the Legacy of Pure
Hindustani Classical Music
A unique programme of Raagmala
invocation, headed by the western
instrument Piano to be utilized for
creating the Indian swaras with the help
of melody.
30th April 2015
Nehru Centre Auditorium
authorities because of their
refusal to sing the Indian national
anthem even though they
respectfully stood up in silence
when the anthem was sung. The
High Court of Kerala upheld the
action of expulsion. In appeal the
Supreme Court accepted the plea
of the students that they were
forbidden by their religious
beliefs to sing the national
anthem of any country. The
Court invalidated their
Nehru Centre Newsletter - April 2015
expulsion. It concluded with a
the views of others. Intolerance is as
much dangerous to democracy as to
the person himself.”
At present the rise of intolerance is
alarming. We have reached a stage
where even moderate expression of a
different point of view is viewed with
resentment and hostility and there
are vociferous demands for bans. The
banning itch has become infectious.
Sikhs are offended by certain words
in the title of a movie, Christians want
a book, Da Vinci Code, banned
because they find some portions
hurtful. No one dare write a frank
and authentic and critical biography
of a revered religious or political
leader. The American author Laine
who wrote a biography of Shivaji in
contd. on page 2
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prejudices and stereotypes about
students can absorb their purpose
remarks about Shivaji was sought to
certain communities and classes are
and spirit from their youth.
be prosecuted and there was an
eschewed and are not perpetuated.
which there were unpalatable
absurd demand for his extradition.
Worse, the prestigious Bhandarkar
Institute at Pune where Laine had
worked and done some research was
vandalized. Invaluable manuscripts
Creation of a citizenry conscious of
The educational system should
their rights and duties and
consciously reflect constitutional
committed to the values enshrined in
rights as well as the obligations
our Constitution is a prerequisite to
through its content and process. It
social advancement, economic
will have to play an important role in
development and overall progress of
preparing the younger generations,
our country. Therefore, there is need
in particular, for discharging their
to make conscious and constant
roles as responsible citizens. The
efforts to promote an awareness of
The crux of the matter is that without
education system has to create proper
these constitutional rights and
obligations among citizens.
and documents were destroyed. This
was fascism in action, intolerance at
its peak.
free and frank discussion in a tolerant
and graded curricular inputs form
society there can be no progress in
early years to the higher and
any field of human endeavour. The
professional levels of education. The
consequences is that dissent dries up
text of the relevant chapter of the
and self-censorship takes place.
Constitution which guarantees both
Healthy and vigorous debate is no
the fundamental rights and the duties
longer possible. And when that
expected of all citizens should be
happens democracy is under siege.
included in the appropriate textbooks
The problem is that tolerance cannot
be legislated. Realistically it is
difficult to pass, much less enforce, a
law which requires the citizens to
practice tolerance. Hence we must
develop the capacity for tolerance by
at all levels and in all regional
languages. Apart from the text, it will
be necessary for the teachers to
highlight the significance of these
fundamental duties in all their facets
and their practical application so that
Above all it is imperative that the
duty to practice tolerance is
conscientiously performed for that it
would result in a salutary change in
our society and also bring about
peace and harmony in relations
between different peoples in our
multi-cultural country. The task
indeed is stupendous but the stakes
are also stupendous namely, the
survival of democracy and we cannot
afford to shirk it.
Concluded....
fostering an environment of
tolerance, a culture of tolerance.
The Press has an important role to
play in this behalf. It should
What Nehru said...
incessantly preach the message that
Under a democratic form of government, different political parties come
into power at different times, and I can understand that the civil servant
should not be partial to any one party. But he cannot be neutral about the
basic issues....
no group or body has the monopoly
of truth and wisdom and we must
respect the point of view of the "other
minded". The press must
unequivocally condemn instances of
intolerance without fear of adverse
consequences.
The role of education in this
connection
cannot
be
In India we are in a stage where future development depends upon the
acceptace of certain basic assumptions and on intelligent, prompt and
quick action. What is the civil servant to do in such a context? Naturlaly he
cannot be a partisan of any one party. But must he be inactive and without
any views of his own on basic matters? He will not be happy to be so, nor
will anybody be happy if he is so.
overemphasized. It should inculcate
the virtue of tolerance in students at
April 5, 1958
all levels. It should ensure that
Nehru Centre Newsletter - April 2015
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SKY SHOWS : ‘Invaders of the Mars’
Timings
12 noon (Hindi) 1:30 pm (Marathi)
3:00 pm (English) 4:30 pm (Hindi)
(MONDAY CLOSED)
NEHRU PLANETARIUM
38TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE NEHRU PLANETARIUM
To mark the 38th Anniversary of the Nehru Planetarium, following contests were organised. Given below are the results of
various contests held during 24 February 2015 to 28 February 2015.
The concluding function of the 38th Anniversary Celebrations of Nehru Planetarium was held on Tuesday, 3 March 2015 at 5
pm. at Hall of Quest, Basement Nehru Planetarium.
Dr. Vijay Singh, Former National Coordinator-Science Olympiads, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai
was the Chief Guest. He addressed the winners and gave away the prizes. Mr. Satish Sahney, Chief Executive, Nehru Centre,
Mr. S. K. Kulkarni, Director (Finance and Administration) and Mr. Arvind Paranjpye, Director Nehru Planetarium were also
present.
Shrilakshmi Sankar - First Prize
Astro-Painting Contest
Shreeya Pradhan - First Prize
Astro-Elocution Contest
Asmi Kawatkar - First Prize
Astro-Poetry Contest
Aditya Gandotra - First Prize
Astro-Quiz Contest
Shaurya Sinha - First Prize
Science Quiz Contest
Contest
Winner
Astro-Painting
24 February
Astro-Elocution
25 February
Astro-Poetry
26February
Astro-Quiz
27 February
Science Quiz
28 February
First
Ms. Shrilakshmi
Sankar
Hiranandani
Foundation
School, Powai
Mumbai
Ms. Shreeya
Pradhan
Balmohan
Vidyamandir
Mumbai
Ms. Asmi
Kawatkar
Arya Vidya
Vidyamandir
Bandra,
Mumbai
Master Aditya
Gandotra
Dhirubhai
Ambani
School,
Mumbai
Master Shaurya
Sinha
St. Xavier’s Boy’s
Academy,
New Marine Lines
Mumbai
Second
Ms. Hasmeeta
Wadhwa
Arya Vidya
Mandir,
Bandra,
Mumbai
Master Nishant
Telang
Ryan International
School,
Chembur,
Mumbai
Ms. Diya
Ananth
Cambridge
School,
Mumbai
Master Kanishk
Jain
Cambridge
School,
Kandivali,
Mumbai
Master Athara
Padwal
Lokhandwala
Foundation
School
Mumbai
Third
Ms. Mudra G.
Gholap
D. P.Y. A. High
School
Mumbai
Ms. Rasika M.
Gasti
St. Xavier’s High
School
Mumbai
Ms. Trevin
D’Souza
St. Anne’s
High School
Malad, Mumbai
Ms. Aditi
Madkaikar
Balmohan
Vidyamandir
Mumai
Ms. Janhavi P.
Bhange
St. Joseph’s
Sr. Sec. School
New Panvel
Nehru Centre Newsletter - April 2015
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STAR CHART FOR APRIL 2015
The month of April 2015 offers one
beautiful sight of thin lunar crescent
right below Aldebaran (Rohini) on
21st and Venus just about 7 degrees
north of them.
Mercury (Budha) in Pisces (Meena)
this month but crosses through the
boundary of Cetus, the Whale on the
4th and as it continues to move, it
re-enters into Pisces again on the 6th.
And then to Aries on 15th. It is in
superior conjunction with the sun on
10th. And later reappears above the
western horizon. By the month end it
sets after the end of nautical twilight.
It catches up with Mars on 22nd
April. Both planets would be seen
just about degree and a quarter from
each other.
Venus (Shukra) is -4.0 mag as the
month begins. It in Aries, the Ram
(Mesh) to Taurus, the Bull (Vrishabh)
on 8th. It is just about 3.5 degrees
from Pleiades (Kruttika) on 14th. By
15th it marginally brightens up to
-4.1.
Mars (Mangal) is in Aries, the Ram
(Mesh) this month. It is now getting
too close to the sun to be observed
with ease. It is 1.4 mag object and still
sets after the end of nautical twilight
(see Mercury above), this month.
Jupiter (Guru) stars with -2.3 object
and fades by 0.2 mag by the month
end. It remains in Cancer, the Crab
(Karka) this month.
Saturn (Shani) is 0.3 mag object that
brightens to 0.1 mag by month end.
It remains in Scorpius, the Scorpio
(Vrishchik).
The map shows slightly more sky than that will be visible from a given
location. Thus the map can be used elsewhere in India at 21:00 hrs Indian Time.
Hold the chart vertically before your eye sand turn it until the geographical
direction you are facing shows at the bottom of the chart.
Phases of the Moon (timings in IST hh:mm)
Full Moon
(Poornima)
Last Quarter
(Krishna Paksha
Ashtami)
New Moon
(Amavasya)
First Quarter
(Shukla Paksha
Ashtami)
04 Apr., 17:36
12 Apr., 09:14
19 Apr., 12:27
25 Apr., 05:25
The Sun moves from Pisces to Aries
on Apr 20th.
(Disclaimer: The Indian names of the stars and planet, given in parenthesis for the purpose to remind the
reader that India has a rich astronomical tradition. We do not subscribe to astrology.)
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Cultural Wing
Raaga Symphony
Dedicated to the Legacy of
Pure Hindustani Classical Music
This is a unique programme of Raagmala invocation,
headed by the western instrument Piano to be utilized
for creating the Indian swaras with the help of melody.
Review
Festival of Manipuri Dance
& Music
Nehru Centre had organized A Two Day Festival of
Manipuri Dance & Music dedicated to the memory of
Kathak maestro Sitara Devi and Manipuri exponent
Savita N. Mehta on 11th & 12th March 2015 at the
Nehru Centre Auditorium.
It was designed and devised by Jawaharlal Nehru
Manipur Dance Academy, Imphal.
The festival was inaugurated by lighting the traditional
lamp by the family members of Savita N. Mehta;
Smt. Darshana Zhaveri and Shri L. Upendro Sharma,
Director, Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy,
Imphal.
The programme features:
Deepak Shah (Piano)
Bharat Shah (Violin)
Umashankar Shukla (Sitar)
Suchismita Chatterjee (Flute)
Madhav Pawar (Pakhavaj)
Shreedhara Chari (Tabla)
Music Conductor: Sangam Upadhyay
Compere: Priti Shah
Date & Time: 30th April 2015, 6.30 pm
Venue: Nehru Centre Auditorium
Entry: Entrance Cards will be available on 27th April 2015 from
10.30 am until availability of entrance cards from Booking
Counter of Nehru Centre Auditorium.
SHAKUNTALA (Dance-Drama)
Announcement
A workshop on Kathak Dance will be conducted by Pt. Birju
Maharaj from 1st to 5th June 2015.
Workshop forms available from 15th April to 15th May 2015.
For details contact : Shri Prakash Pawar/Smt. Jayashree Metrani
on Tel : 2496 4676-80
Extn: 119 / 169
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The Art
Gallery
Programmes for
April 2015
and awards to his credit. His
landscapes are in black & white and
graphics.
Babasaheb has A.T.D. from
Kolhapur. His figurative
compositions are in acrylic & oil on
canvas.
KALPESH PATEL .
DINESH SHIMALI .
ALAY MISTRY .
SUBHASH PARMAR .
BHAVESH RAVAL .
KAMALESH CHAVADA
Bhavesh secured Painting Diploma
and A.T.D. from Gujarat. He has had
many shows and won awards. His
figurative compositions are in acrylic
on canvas.
Tuesday 31st March 2015 to
Monday 6th April 2015
( Circular Gallery )
Kalpesh secured B.F.A. in Painting
from Gujarat.
He has widely
exhibited in India and won many
awards. His portraits are in acrylic
and oils on canvas.
Kamalesh has Diploma in Painting
from Gujarat. His paintings are
figurative compositions in acrylic on
canvas.
Tuesday 31st March 2015 to
Monday 6th April 2015
( AC Gallery )
RAHUL HOWAL .
PARSHURAM RANDIVE .
ANIL DINGANKAR .
NILESH NIKAM .
VILAS BENDRE.
BABASAHEB PATIL
Rahul received G.D.A. in Painting
from L. S. Raheja School of Arts,
Mumbai. His paintings are on
Buddha in acrylic on canvas.
Painting by Dinesh Shimali
Dinesh obtained Diploma in
Painting and Post Diploma in Print
Making from M.S. University. He has
received many prestigious awards
and had exhibitons in India. He will
display landscapes in etching.
Alay received Diploma in Sculpture
from Gujarat and did Paper Mache
course from Cottage & Rural
Industries. He has participated in
many shows and won awards. His
sculptures are in metal.
Subhash has Diploma in Painting
from Gujarat. He has many shows
2011
Nehru Centre Newsletter - April 2015
P. B. GOVANI
Parshuram has completed A.T.D.
from Satara; Dip. Ed; G.D.A. in
Painting from Mumbai and appeared
for M.A. His compositions are in
acrylic on canvas.
Anil obtained A.T.D., G.D.A. and
Post Diploma from Mumbai. His
paintings are on butterflies in mix
media.
Nilesh completed G.D.A. with First
class from L. S. Raheja School of Art
and A.T.D. from J. J. School of Art,
Mumbai. His paintings are on
meditation in acrylic on canvas.
Vilas received G.D.A. in Painting
from L. S. Raheja School of Art,
Mumbai. His figurative paintings are
in various mediums.
Painting by P. B. Govani
P. B. Govani received M.V.A. from
Hampi University and A.M.; G.D.A.
from Bangalore. His art related
research oriented articles have been
published by leading news papers in
Karnataka. He has been exhibiting
his acrylic & oil paintings on women
and children's mind for over 25 years.
He has won many prestigious
awards.
Tuesday 7th April 2015 to
Monday 13th April 2015
( AC Gallery )
ANKUR DAHAKE .
SUNITA TAWADE
Ankur obtained G.D.A. and A.T.D.
from Mumbai. His paintings are in
acrylic on paper.
Sunita completed A.T.D.; Dip. A.Ed.
and G.D.A. from Mumbai. Her
landscapes are in water colours.
Tuesday 7th April 2015 to
Monday 13th April 2015
( Circular Gallery )
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ARUNA DEOKAR .
DEV DEOKAR
Aruna secured M.A. in Arts from
Mumbai. Her paintings are on
women. She has been exhibiting for
the past 20 years. She also does
sculptures.
Dev is a Sculptor. His sculptures are
in stone and metal.
MANISH MISTRY .
P. BAKIYARAJ . PARTHA DAS
PARTHA MONDAL .
PALLAVI MISTRY .
MONIKA DAS
Manish received B.F.A. and M.F.A.
from Sir J. J. School of Art and also
studied cinematics. His compositions
are in acrylic on canvas.
Tuesday 14th April 2015 to
Monday 20th April 2015
( AC Gallery )
PANKAJ TULASKAR .
UMESH DHANAWADE .
NITIN KAMBLE
Pankaj received G.D.A. in Painting
from Mumbai.
His figurative
paintings are in acrylic on canvas.
Umesh secured B.F.A. with First
class from Mumbai. His figurative
compositions are in acrylic on
canvas.
Nitin completed G.D.A. from
Mumbai and A.T.D. from Pune. His
paintings are in acrylic and mix
media on canvas.
SWATI RAUT .
GANPAT WALVEKAR .
SANDIP PARANGE
Tuesday 21st April 2015 to
Monday 27th April 2015
( Circular Gallery )
SHILPA DALAL .
A. RON PHIPPS
Painting by P. Bakiyaraj
P. Bakiyaraj completed B.V.A. in
Painting with First class from Govt.
College, Pondicherry. His paintings
are in acrylic on canvas.
Partha Das completed B.F.A. in Fine
Arts from Shantiniketan and Post
Graduation from NID, Ahmedabad.
His paintings are in acrylic on canvas
and tempera water colours on rice
paper.
Shilpa has Diploma in Commercial
Art from Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai.
Her landscapes and paintings are in
water colours and acrylic on canvas.
A. Ron is a self-taught artist from
Australia. His paintings are in acrylic
on canvas. He held exhibitions in
Australia and India.
Tuesday 28th April 2015 to
Monday 4th May 2015
( AC Gallery )
Painting by Swati Raut
Swati obtained A.T.D. and M.A. in
Painting from Mumbai and G.D.A.
from Pune. Her landscapes are in
acrylic on canvas; pen & ink and
water colours.
Shri Walvekar received A.M. from
Pune. His landscapes are in acrylic on
canvas.
Sandip completed A.M. and A.T.D.
from Mumbai. His landscapes are in
water colours.
Tuesday 14th April 2015 to
Monday 20th April 2015
( Circular Gallery )
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Partha obtained Diploma in Visual
Art from Kolkata and Advance
Diploma from Shantiniketan. His
paintings on Human in Nature are in
oil and acrylic on canvas.
Pallavi received B.F.A. from Sir J. J.
School of Arts. Mumbai.
Her
compositions are in acrylic and water
colours.
VISHWESH TIKEKAR .
DILIP BHATADE .
RUPESH PANGERKAR
Vishwesh secured G.D.A. in Applied
Art from Ratnagiri. His paintings are
in acrylic on canvas.
D i l i p h a s Ar t Ma st e r s f r om
Ratnagiri. His paintings are in acrylic
and water colours.
Monika has B.F.A. from Chandigarh
and M.F.A. in Fine Arts from
Shantiniketan. She has had many
exhibitions and won awards.
Rupesh obtained G.D.A.; A.M. and
B.A. in Painting. His landscapes are
in water colours.
Tuesday 21st April 2015 to
Monday 27th April 2015
( AC Gallery )
Tuesday 28th April 2015 to
Monday 4th May 2015
( Circular Gallery )
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