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June 12, 2000

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Mumbai: Art

Jaidev Thakore's display of paper-cuts and Indian-like sculptures are a change from regular fare at exhibitions. His mostly off-white paper cuts are soothing. The fish motif dominates. One titled Toff's Jacket has embroidery and looks like a doll's coat. Thakore, however, is at his experimental best with his sculptures, which are stark and different. He combines stones like emeralds, rubies and yellow sapphires, with materials like cast iron, wood and even gun metal. On till June 10. Timings: 10.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. except Sundays. At Pundole Art Gallery, 369, Dadabhai Naoroji Road. Call (022) 284-1837/204-8473.

Delhi: Theatre

Asmita theatre group is putting up a Summer Feast of Plays. The main features of the festival are the group's most recent production Kal Kothri written by Swadesh Deepak, a poignant portrayal of the travails of a stage actor; and a monologue in English by Jaimini Kumar, based on Dario Fo's Story of the Tiger. Also included are the Hindi adaptations of Mahesh Dattani's Final Solutions and Neil Simon's The Good Doctor. All the plays have been directed by Arvind Gaur. On till June 11 at Shri Ram Centre. For tickets check out www.thedelhicity.com and www.delhitickets.com

Bangalore- Directory

It's not a review on music. But Music Review is the title of a 384-page detailed directory of nearly 50,000 music albums released by major music companies in India. Painstakingly compiled over 13 months by music fan and drummer Satyasimha, this manual is India's first-ever yellow pages for music Its equivalent in the United States is the Bose Express Music Catalogue. It has details of the artist's name, title name as well as minimum retail price of cassettes, CDs and the label. Titles are divided into international, Indian and regional groups. Available at leading stores all over India for Rs 150 only. Call (080) 332-5991 or send e-mail to satyasimha@usa.net

Calcutta: Restaurant

Calcuttans never get fed up with Chinese food. The latest restaurant to open in the city, Mainland China, takes foodies on a tour of provinces like Hunan and Fukien to come up with some exotic specialities. The hot favourites are Pekinese Drunken Chicken and Lobster Hubei Style. This 140-cover restaurant has typical hexagonal tables and five-star looks but with a "comfortable price tag". A meal for two (without drinks) would cost Rs 600. Plans are on to offer a special lunch deal (Rs 180 per head). Open from noon to 3 p.m. and 7-11 p.m. Call (033) 287-2006.

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