Sukhada P Khandge

A unique event that will bededicated to the gurus inHindustani classical musicwill see a performance offive gurus in the field ofmusic. A programme, titled'Pancharatna' is being organised by Dahisar Bori-vali Cultural Forum, an as-sociation dedicated to mu-sic, on April 30 at Prabod-hankar Thackeray Mini-Theatre in Borivali.

There will performancesby various gurus in thisfield and it will vary fromperformances like flute, vo-cal, sitar, tabla and violin.

Apart from learning theart form, it is also impor-tant for a student to see theperformances of their guruand learn from the same.The intricacies and nuances in the performanc-es are well grasped by thestudents and therefore it is important for students to attend the performanceof gurus.

The performance will in-clude different renditionslike thumris, ghazals andjugalbandis between differ-ent instruments, among

other items. The gurus whowould perform includeChandrakant Parker (vo-cal), Ustad Azim Khan(sitar), Narayan Pra-bhu (tabla), Hemant Pan-dit (violin), AnandKashikar (flute).

Shamrao Joglekar, Sid-dhesh Kamat, Mitali Math-ure among others will ac-company the artistes on vo-cal and other instruments.

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Faisal Tandel

The 40-day fasting to sacrific-ing good things in life to showgratitude to Christ observedby the Christian communityended on Holy Friday, knownas Good Friday, that was onApril 22. After the offering ofprayers on Good Friday, theChristians from the city havebegun the preparation of East-er to celebrate the rebirth ofLord Jesus Christ.

Christians from Borivali-Virar, dressed in shades ofwhite or black rememberedthe sacrifice of Christ on GoodFriday. Churches across thisregion held special servicesand mass on this day and fam-ilies queued up to pray at theway of the cross. At the serv-ice and mass, passages fromthe Bible read reminded be-lievers of the sacrifice Christmade for humankind.

"After Good Friday comes

Holy Saturday, and then Sun-day is Easter. It is believedthat Christ rose from hisgrave on the third day, whichis celebrated as his rebirth,"mentioned Kevin D'Souza, aresident of Virar.

After a disciplined lent pe-riod of 40 days, Easter is thetime for some good food, saysGeorge Naddar another resi-dent. He says, "We observedfast for 40 days which endedon Good Friday. The fast isour way of sacrificing goodthings in life to show grati-tude to Christ, it is observedas a period of lent."

Subsequent to completionof offering prayers on Good

Friday, families are now gearing up for Easter Sunday."From chicken to other specialdishes, we cook it all at home as part of the Eastertradition. This year too, it isgoing to be much the same,you see," George adds.

Egg holds a lot of impor-tance on Easter. "Whether it bea simple hard-boiled egg paint-ed attractively or a chocolateconfection by a multi-nation-al, it remains an integral partof Easter celebrations It is be-lieved that egg is extraordi-nary and that the world beganwith an egg. Egg indicates be-ginning of a new life, rebirthand, in the Christian sense,resurrection," adds Kevin whoattended the mass on GoodFriday and is now busypreparing for Easter Sunday.

On this day, families meetand cherish the rebirth of Je-sus Christ. Special delicaciesare also prepared.

Deepa Sarna Gawli

If you are addicted to comput-ers and spend most of yourtime working on it, then thereare chances of you sufferingfrom ‘tennis elbow’, a disordercommonly found in tennisplayers but now witnessedamong computer users as well.

Today, the younger genera-tion and even children are ad-dicted to computers and areopting for profession related toit. While the world is bendingtowards computers, the doc-tors from the city in the recenttime have come across severalcases of tennis elbow disorderamong computer users whichincludes IT professionals, BPOemployees, animators, graph-ic designers among others.

Umesh Kapoor, a chiro-practor from the city said thatlateral epicondylitis common-ly known as tennis elbow is acondition where in the outerpart of the elbow becomes soreand tender. "However, this wascommon with tennis players,but in the recent time, com-puter buffs are sufferingthrough this disorder. And it isa known fact that today's gen-eration is computer-savvy.Most of their time is spent

working on computers whichresults in this disorder," saidKapoor.

"The disorder develops overa period of time. If a person isworking continuously on com-puters for several hours, thenhe or she is bound to sufferfrom this disorder in a year'stime, if they do not take nec-essary precaution," he added.

If one goes by the statistics,90 % of those suffering from

tennis elbow are youngstersaddicted to computers. Thetime that they spend on com-puters varies from six to tenhours a day.

A person with this disor-der may suffer continuouspain on the outer part of theelbow, point tenderness, prob-lem in performing activitieslike pouring a gallon of milk,lifting with the palm downare characteristically painfulamong others are some of thesymptoms.

Doctors suggest regular ex-ercise, avoiding excessivework on computer and takingregular breaks along with ahealthy diet to avoid this dis-order. deepa_s@dnaindia.net

Sudhanshu Athalye

There were moments of pride and joy all over at SK Resorts in Borivali when about150 students and their 22 teachers of Gokhale High School's 1984 batch meteach other after 27 years at a reunion func-tion on Sunday.

Instead of going for a big bash, to cele-brate this occasion, students spread acrossworld, have decided to contribute towardsthe betterment of their school.

Students who gathered at SK Resorts werespeechless as many of them saw one anotherafter 27 years. Wet eyes with tears of joy anda big smile adding affectionate hug made at-mosphere very emotional. Teachers in theirlate seventies joined in the celebrations.

After regular prayers students honoredteachers with gifts and praised them formaking them to reach tops in their respec-tive professions. All the students were giftedschool badges from teachers which were spe-cially made for this occasion. Sandeep Pim-prikar, Shalaka Machve, Pratibha Sonavaneand Sudhanshu Athalye compered the cere-mony.

It all started about two months back whenSameer Patil, one of the students from thisbatch, decided to arrange for reunion andcontacted some of hi batch mates who werein touch. Within a week's time, about 15batch mates first gathered at Veer SavarkarPark in Borivali and later at every Sundaystarted meeting at 'Shabda', owned by an-other batch mate Yashodhan Patil.

The address of the batch mates were col-lected from school. Latest technology like,social websites- facebook, orkut, emails, mo-biles and even post cards was used to con-tact students. Many students, who have shift-ed to abroad, also gave confirmation for reunion function.

During this re-union it was decided that,the school needed betterment and somethingshould be done about it. Accordingly, it wasunanimously decided that, the batch will tryto get in touch with other ex-students forcontribution. It was eye-opener for many ofthose who after completing education, notonly go abroad, but forget their school and parents too. Considering this, teachersthanked students that they were taking goodinitiative for the school. In all, it was trulyan occasion to remember.

Deepa Sarna Gawli

Cricket fever remains at thetop. After Team India liftedthe world cup, craze for thegame is at an all time high. En-thusiasts in the age group of10 to 35 are randomly pickingup cricket games irrespectiveof it being available in PC for-mat or PlayStation.

Icing on the cake is thesummer vacation which hasadded to the demand and has taken over football and ac-tion games which remained popular before theworld cup win.

“Cricket world cup victoryhas increased the demand forcricket video games. People inthe age group of 10 to 35 yearsare randomly picking up anygame CD or play station available on cricket,”says Jaikisen P, proprietor of Jai Ganesh Music Centre.

There is not just the de-mand for these cricket games,but in stores there is varietyavailable for cricket lovers tochoose from. Games titles EAsports cricket 2005, 2007, 2009,Brian Lara InternationalCricket 2007, Street Cricketand ICC cricket World Cup2011 are some of the availablegames in stores. The coststarts from Rs 199.

“Street cricket is a big hitamong buyers. We have buy-ers who demand street crick-et video game,” adds Dhanan-

jay Zende from Nimantrantoys n party shop. If we haveto go by the say of the storepersons then demand for foot-

ball and action games is athing of the past. Today, onlyone fever exists everywhereand that is of cricket. “WithIPL matches currently un-derway, demand for gameshas increased even further,” adds Jaikishen, who has stocked both PC andPlayStation versions of the

cricket games.Storekeepers said until last

year, there was a demand forfootball and action games.

Cricket game CDs are now a big hit

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Many memories may fade, butnot those of one’s alma materEx-students of Gokhale High School, Borivali, 1984 batch meet after 27 long years; vow to improve school

Until last year, football and action games were in big demand. It’s changed this year

The WC victory has led to increaseddemand for cricket video games. Peopleare picking up any game CD or play station

Jaikisen P, owner of a music centre

Cases of ‘tennis elbow’ on arise among the youngsters

The youth of today areaddicted to computersand they opt for jobsthat are related to them

Twin cities throb with Easter excitement

For, of & by gurusBorivali musical event ‘Pancharatna’ to bea learning experience for students

There will beperformances byvarious gurus in thefield of music andone can enjoy vocal,flute, sitar, tabla and violin recitals

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BACK IN TIME: Meeting up with batchmates after 27 years was an occasion to remember

AFTER INDIA IS CROWNED WORLD CUP CHAMPION, SHOPS ARE FLOODED WITH RENEWED DEMAND

CChhuurrcchh SSaattuurrddaayy SSuunnddaayy

St John Bosco 8.15pm 7.00 am & 8.50amChurch, Borivali

Victorious Community — 8.15am (service)Church, Vasai

St Thomas Syro Malabar 8.00pm —Catholic Church, Borivali

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