SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Arts Emporium, located near the Abdullah Bridge in Srinagar, hosted an enthralling art exhibition on April 14, 2023, featuring the exquisite artworks of Dr Jahangeer Aslam Makhdoomi. Though a Doctor by profession, Dr Jahangeer’s passion for art dates back to his childhood and continues to thrive to this day.
Dr Jahangeer’s artistic inclinations lean towards realism rather than abstract art, and his artworks are a reflection of his love for nature. The beauty of nature is a constant source of inspiration for him, and he translates this into his paintings.
His profound observations and unique artistic style are a testament to his devotion to the arts. His paintings are a feast for the eyes, conveying a message of beauty, hope, and wonder.
At the exhibition, Dr Jahangeer showcased one of his artworks called “Still Life,” which portrays a simple moment where tea and biscuits are arranged on a table. He captures the beauty in the simplicity of the moment and believes that moments like these are often overlooked in our daily lives. However, when painted on canvas, the stillness of the moment is magnified, and its significance becomes more apparent.
Another painting, “The Shop Next Door,” depicts an old shop that brings back a wave of nostalgia, a memory that resonates with almost every Kashmiri child. Dr Jahangeer’s artwork beautifully captures the essence of the memory and evokes a sense of longing.
Speaking about his artistic techniques, Jahangeer revealed that he draws inspiration from Renaissance painters. His preference for realism over abstract art is apparent in his artworks that showcase the beauty of nature.
Dr Jahangeer believes in the importance of time management and limits his social media intake to balance his work as a doctor with his love for art. Typically, it takes him several weeks to a month to create a single painting, but the process brings him immense peace and contentment.
New Delhi: Over 130 women students of Delhi University defied the curfew timings of their hostels and PG accommodations to join the Women’s March organised by the Students Federation of India (SFI) on April 1 midnight at the Faculty of Arts, a student and SFI activist Mehina said on Sunday.
“The march on April 1 midnight was aimed at reclaiming the night (hours) and the streets that were previously kept away from women, and to raise awareness about women’s safety,” she said.
According to Samaa, a member of SFI Delhi state committee, the Women’s Night March was organised entirely by women to give them a platform to voice their concerns and to empower them to take back their freedom to move around at night.
SFI Delhi University organised a Women’s Midnight March around Arts Faculty to reclaim the night & the streets that were previously kept away from women and to raise awareness about women’s safety around our University’s Campus. We stand with the resilience and strength of women pic.twitter.com/BTiclb6DlD
The march began with a rally around the Faculty of Arts at midnight, with participants singing songs to celebrate the strength and resilience of women, she added.
The women then gathered at the Faculty of Arts gate, where a range of cultural events were held to showcase the talents of female students and to promote unity and solidarity among women.
“The event was a resounding success and received widespread support from the Delhi University community,” the SFI said.
“As a progressive students organisation, we see the Women’s Night March as a testament to the resilience and strength of women in the DU, and the SFI hopes that the event will inspire more women to speak out against gender-based violence and work towards creating a safer and more inclusive society,” the SFI added.
“It is empowering to see women breaking curfew and reclaiming their right to move around at night. The Women’s Night March is a strong statement that women demand the right to live without fear and to occupy public spaces without any restrictions,” a woman student said.
SRINAGAR: University of the Arts London (UAL), United Kingdom is inviting applications for a fully funded postgraduate scholarship for the year 2023 in Fine Arts, Architecture, Business Administration, Research, and Science.
Candidates whose annual household income is below 50,000 Euros (44, 48,726 INR) and who have passed their Bachelor’s degree from a recognised institute with a good academic record are eligible to apply. The documents required for the scholarship include Identification proof, an invitation letter from the university, and a copy of immigration documents.
Selected candidates will receive full tuition fees and accommodation at one of UAL’s halls of residence. Candidates will also be provided with living costs.
Kulgam: A two day programme on Nund Reshi(RA), to show case the mystic tradition of sufism through music and symposium, was organized on 15th and 16th March-2023 by Indra Gandhi National Centre for Arts, J&K in collaboration with AKWO foundation Kulgam at Aharbal Main Park and Govt Degree College Kulgam. On day first a sufiana mahfil on Shruk (Nund Reshi’s sayings) was held at Aharbal. The event was itself a historic one as this was the first time when a spiritual gathering was organized to remember the mystic traditions of a great sufi saint of Kashmir whose sayings are reverberating in the hearts of every kashmiri. The event started in a traditional manner with the burning of izband (harmala) in a Kangiri to spread the aura of spiritual fragrance. The chairperson AKWO foundation Kulgam Mr Uwais Amin formally welcomed the participants. The session bloomed with two famous musical bands of artistic performance. In first part Mohd Yousuf Beigh and Saznavaz performed Shruks in a pure sufina in accordance with special Muqams of Mousiqui. The band was also consisting female performers providing uniqueness to this event. In second part Mehnaz Sangeet Group performed Chakri and Rouh. This sufi musical event of Shruks was attended by the District Development Commissioner Kulgam Dr Bilal Mohiuddin as Chief Guest accompanying with other administrative officers. The Khadimans (special devotees) of the different shrines of Nund ReshiRA also attended the event and were felicitated by organizers with kashmiri shawls. The event was also attended by locals, students of Degree College Kulgam, teachers & civil society members of the District Kulgam. The proceedings of this event started at 1:00 pm and concluded at 5:00 pm.
On the second day, a symposium on “Life and Teachings of Nund ReshiRA” was held in the Seminar Hall of Govt Degree College Kulgam. A total of five speakers from different parts of valley presented their papers on different dimensions of life and teaching of Nund ReshiRA. The programme started at 11:00 am with recitation of Shruk by Bisma Jan. Dr Jahangeer Iqbal, Head Department of Persian, University of Kashmir spoke on the life of Nund Reshi. Dr Shahida Shabnam, Assistant Prof. Govt. Degree College Dangiwacha, Baramullah presented a paper on “Nund Reshi: life and art of living”. The 3rd paper on “Nund Reshi and his society” was presented by Dr Nusrat Jan, Assistant Prof. Kashmiri, Govt. Degree College for Women M.A Road, Srinagar. During the proceedings of programme Dr Nisar Ahmad Bhat, Assistant Professor Kashmiri, Govt Degree College Kulgam spoke on the topic “Nund Reshi in the pursuit of spirituality”. The renowned writer of the valley Yousuf Jahangeer presented a detailed paper on Nund Reshi as a nature lover. The session was attended by different scholars, language activists, devotees of Nund Reshi, Professors and the students of the college. The presidential remarks were presented by Principal Degree College Kulgam, Prof (Dr) Manzoor Ahmad Lone who was the chief guest on the occasion. The mementoes were distributed among the speakers as a token of love and gratitude. The whole proceedings of the two day programme was conducted by Dr Nisar Ahmad Bhat. The session concluded with formal vote of thanks by Dr Hashim Iqbal Assistant Professor and Head Department of History Degree College Kulgam.
Awards season hasn’t always been a happy hunting ground for geeky movies. Every now and then the Academy will pick out a film such as Joker, The Dark Knight or Black Panther for recognition but its top prizes are usually reserved for more esoteric fare. Not since Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King in 2004 has a fantasy film swept the board at the Oscars – and even then, voters were arguably rewarding the trilogy rather than its final instalment.
This year looks a little different, however. And not least because so many critical darlings have struggled so badly at the box office. Usually, movies that pick up early awards-season buzz begin to motor pretty nicely at the box office too. But in the wake of Covid, and cinemas’ glacial march back to financial stability, a number of films have been forced to slink sheepishly into the VOD shadows with nobody willing to pay to see them on the big screen. The case of Todd Field’s Tár, for which Cate Blanchett remains in the running for best actress (but which has so far made just $6.3m at the global box office) is an obvious case in point.
It’s perhaps no shocker then, that movies such as Everything Everywhere All at Once, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Top Gun: Maverick and even Avatar: The Way of Water are finding themselves pushed diffidently into the Oscars mix. After all, these are the films that people actually wanted to see in 2022. And if the Oscars isn’t at least partly about celebrating that then the Academy won’t have to worry about avoiding a repeat of last year’s mayhem, because sooner or later nobody will be watching anyway.
Regal performance … Angela Bassett as Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Photograph: Annette Brown
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, with its joyful and beguiling spin on the same idea Marvel has been exploring in its cinematic “multiverse”, seems to have come along at the perfect time to mop up all those votes from Academy members looking to reward storytelling ingenuity, while also taking note of unexpectedly impressive box office clout. It is not often that a movie featuring alternate universes, kung fu and a Chinese-American owned laundromat is in the running for best picture, best actress (Michelle Yeoh), best supporting actor (Ke Huy Quan) and best director. Still, if the luminous Yeoh really does beat out Blanchett we might just have to pinch ourselves and wonder if, like Doctor Strange in Avengers: Infinity War, this is the one instance in six billion alternate realities where it ended up being so.
Likewise, Angela Bassett had looked an outside shot for best supporting actress for her striking turn as a grieving mother and ruler of the titular African kingdom in Wakanda Forever. Then she picked up the Golden Globe and Critics Choice gongs, and suddenly a win (or at least a nomination) doesn’t look beyond the bounds of possibility, even if these awards ceremonies are not always the best Oscars bellwethers. The Black Panther franchise’s remarkable journey over the past few years has been one of stupendous verve and resilience, and there will be more tears of joy on Oscars night if Bassett takes home the gong.
All-American triumph? … Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick. Photograph: Entertainment Pictures/Alamy
Speaking of staying power, the Academy will no doubt be keen to reward James Cameron for defying the naysayers and delivering a return to Pandora that at least kept audiences happy (if not all the critics) with the mind-bogglingly weird and wonderful Avatar: The Way of Water. It’s probably a shoo-in for a best film nod and will no doubt win in various technical categories, allowing the Oscars to reward what looks likely to be the highest-grossing film of the post-pandemic era without having to hand it any of the gongs that really matter.
The year’s other major box office powerhouse is of course Top Gun: Maverick, a movie that defied the box-office downturn to get filmgoers of all ages back into multiplexes faster than an F-18 pilot. After all those years stuck in development hell, the surprising thing was how natural it felt to see Tom Cruise back on the big screen as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. Joseph Kosinski’s laser-guided direction identified all the most vital sentimental touchstones for our boyish 60-year-old hero to connect with, from breaking bread with Val Kilmer’s Ice Man to making right with Miles Teller’s Rooster. Cruise is a decent bet for a best actor nod, with Kosinski an outside shot for best director, and the film a dead cert to make it onto the 10-strong list of nominees for best film.
It won’t win, because no movie that features a completely pointless “love interest” subplot that could have been excised from the movie deserves to win an Oscar. But we’ll all be glad to see Cruise in the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles come March 12. Nothing says “Hollywood” like seeing the thrice-nominated actor on Oscars night, gracious in defeat and clearly pondering inwardly whether his time will ever come.
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( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )
