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There's
something brewing in Mumbai homes and it smells like ... greasepaint.
Stage specialists The Company Theatre has been making life a lot easier
for sluggish Mumbaikars by bringing plays right to their sofa sides. Every
fortnight, the group stages a short play for 30 to 35 people followed
by an informal (and usually animated) discussion. "In less than six
months we've performed at 80 residences," says Atul Kumar the group's
director. Since these performances are free, the group has tied up with
bigger outfits like the Prithvi Theatre and Jindal Arts Centre to balance
out expenses. Theatre, as well as Mumbaikars, need pampering.
-Himanshi
Dhawan
March
of the Mallet:
Delhi kickstarted its polo season with a high-profile assortment of men-in-Jodhpurs
and ex-royals in chiffons and kurta-pyjamas (like Gaj Singh of Jodhpur,
left). Winners of the first LG Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh Cup: the Aravalli
Polo team (above, with LG MD K.R. Kim) who narrowly beat the Army team
4-3, largely due to an outstanding performance by the ex-England captain
Howard Hipwood, possessing a handicap of seven .
Right
Track
 Remember
the quaint steam engine train with dollhouse carriages that chugs along
to Darjeeling at 10 km an hour? After some hard lobbying by UK-based organisation
Friends of DHR, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was finally awarded the
World Heritage Status by UNESCO. To celebrate, 150 steam engine lovers
from around the world gathered at the Rail Museum in Delhi for a easy-paced
two-hour joyride to the Oberoi Maidens, another heritage site in Delhi.
"What's amazing is that these engines are still running after 100
years," says certified train expert and DHR member Benedict Cadbury
(of the chocolates fame). The Friends of DHR now plan a major promo of
these trains by travelling all the way to Darjeeling via Calcutta. They're
on the right track.
-Leher
Kala
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