Category: Arts, Culture & Entertainment

** Cochin Duty-Free announces lucky draw winners

Cochin Duty-Free has announced the winners of the first lucky draw conducted for its customers under the ‘Shop and Fly’ promotional scheme jointly held with Air India Express Ltd.

The lucky draw winners for the month of September are Anumol M.S. (Manakkad, Mulavukad, Ernakulam) and Nishad Kunhi (Guruvayur, Thrissur).

The winners will receive free international round trip ticket from Air India Express. Under the joint promotion, a lucky draw will be conducted every month for customers purchasing from Cochin Duty-Free, said a communication here.

** Vir Das on his International Emmy nomination for For India

Vir has reason to rejoice. His Netflix Special Vir Das: For India has just landed a biggie — an International Emmy nomination in the Best Comedy segment.

Aired on the streaming platform early last year, For India had Vir going back to his roots, evoking nostalgia with the likes of Chyawanprash, Parle-G, Old Monk and Tinkle comics. But in what is his most political piece yet, he also navigated the tricky terrain of Indian politics, touching upon everything from right-wing nationalism to Section 377 to Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. Between bites and laughs, t2 chatted with Vir.

** 12th Century stone idol of Lord Ganesh discovered

It surfaced while a farmer was tilling his land

A 12th Century stone idol of Lord Ganesh has been unearthed at a sleepy village of Motupalli in Prakasam district.

Giving details of the discovery, E. Sivanagi Reddy, archaeologist and CEO of Pleach India Foundation, said Siripudi Venkateswaralu discovered the idol while he was tilling his farm on Thursday.

** Madhavan lends voice for new sci-docu ‘India’s Space Odyssey’

Actor R. Madhavan lends his voice for the upcoming science documentary titled ‘India’s Space Odyssey’ that captures the landmark endeavours achieved during India’s space programme which helps understand the tough circumstances under which ISRO succeeded, a victory considered impossible by some around the world.

** Engineering graduate from Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati shines in stencil art

A 21-year-old engineering graduate from Tirupati is making strides through her stencil art. Jyotsna, who had a penchant towards drawing and fine arts since her childhood, learnt the skills of stencil art by watching training videos on YouTube. 

Although the young woman has an inclination towards arts, she took up engineering due to some issues and completed her BTech with CSE specialisation from Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering.

** Doha: Indian Cultural Centre holds beach cleaning event at Al Shamal Faraiha

 On the 152nd birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) organized a beach cleaning at Faraiha under Al Shamal municipality which is nearly 120 km from Doha.

Several Indian Community members represented various affiliated organizations and the ICC youth wing actively participated. ICC MC under the leadership of PN Babu Rajan led the entire preparation, planning, organizing, and executing the task in the most successful way. Dr Deepak Mittal, ambassador of India to Qatar and ICC coordinating officers Xavier Dhanraj, other embassy officers along with their families’ members actively participated in the process.

** Srinivas University’s Charles K C creates world record in largest patriotic portrait by screw art

Charles K C, an undergraduate student pursuing BBA Port, Shipping Management & Logistics at Srinivas University Pandeshwar, has created a world record as largest patriotic portrait by screw art.

Charles, a creative artist, set the new record on June 17, 2021.

He made a portrait of Swami Vivekananda measuring 4 ft × 3 ft size on wooden cardboard using 2,768 half-inche iron screws and acrylic paints.