Jatinder singh durhailay biography of mahatma gandhi

As the winter chill begins to subside in New Delhi, the India Art Fair (IAF) will be returning to its usual destination at NSIC Exhibition Grounds, Okhla from February 1st – 4th. The fair is once again poised to present a blend of contemporary and vernacular practices with a South Asia-first approach, to a local and global audience that remains ever-eager for a taste of the region’s art scene. IAF has been led in partnership with BMW India for the past 8 years, and its edition is also its 15th outing, which has shaped its most ambitious presentation to date: there will be over exhibitors present at the venue; the largest roster mustered thus far by the IAF team, and the fair’s largest number of international participants as of yet. Additionally, IAF will feature the fair’s inaugural Design section, offering collectors a wide range of furniture, jewellery and fabrics. Fair Director Jaya Asokan joins STIR to discuss IAF

A Look Back: 15 Years of India Art Fair

Compared to its current avatar, the India Art Fair’s beginnings were penny-plain. For its first edition in , IAF was titled the India Art Summit and attracted a modest visitors across its 34 exhibiting galleries, displaying Indian art. The fair is owned by Angus Montgomery Arts, a division of Angus Montgomery Ltd. and was set up with Sunil Gautam as Founder and Managing Director. Gautam would divest his entire stake in IAF to three partners by its third edition in These parties included Neha Kripal, Associate Summit Director, India Art Summit, Sandy Angus, Chairman, Montgomery Worldwide and Will Ramsay, Founder, PULSE Art Fairs and Affordable Art Fairs. Kripal would also take over as Director of the fair.

The art fair’s third edition saw a massive spike in audience numbers, with , visitors that year. However, it was IAF’s fourth outing in that brought major international interest, with 26

An ardent devotee and worshipper of Lord Hanuman, the famous and powerful eternaly celibate Monkey God of the Hindu Mythology, Pandit Satya Dev Pawar began his study of music at the age of eleven in the erstwhile Jodhpur State of Rajasthan, India.

Late His Highness Maharaja Hanumant Singhji sponsored young Pawar to train on the violin under Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (the famous son of Baba Allauddin Khan) thus continuing the unbroken musical lineage, "the Seni Baba Allaudin Gharana," descended from Mian Tansen, the chief musician in the Moghul Emperor Akbar's court in 15th century India.

Later, Satyadev Pawar apprenticed under Pandit Ravi Shankar, another illustrious disciple of Baba and thus gained fame as one of the best known 'shishyas' of these great Gurus.

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Pawar distinguished himself in the All India Radio, New Delhi, as Composer and Conductor, succeeding such stalwarts as Pt. Ravi Shankar - sitar, T.K. Jayarama Iyer - violin (Carnatic style), Panna Lal Ghosh - flute and Emani Shankar Shastry - veena (Carnatic style).SATYADEV PAWAR

Pawar, last of the mould, brought his erudition, training, virtuosity and rich tradition to the Vadya Vrind/National Orchestra to scale new heights. He has composed nearly 50 pieces, many of which received wide acclaim.

'Shanti Sandesh' - Message of Peace, under his baton, was played by the National Orchestra in the presence of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the Asiad

In he conducted the National Orchestra with eight of his compositions for the President of India and 16 other Heads of State who visited India.

His enriched expositions of Composition laid emphasis on 'sur', 'laya' and 'taal' in the classical idiom to make them evergreen and a wholesome treat. His forte is in the dhrupad style with alap, jor and jhala and in the gayeki ang with alap, meend, gamak and taans.

He has travelled widely in India and participated in all th

Amarjot Kaur

While the turbaned look on Sikh men stands in absolute conformity with their religious identity, in fashion industry it still battles the typecast of an anti-conformist.

Even though the last two years have highlighted a rather generous, secular and experimental side of the fashion world, especially when it comes to the turbaned Sikh models, it seems like these lions have more to prove than just their catwalk! With models like Jatinder Singh Durhailay, who became the first turbaned Sikh model for Louis Vuitton last year, Waris Ahluwalia, who rose to the front burner of fame and popularity after modelling for GAP, Manik Singh who modelled for Tommy Hilfiger and Sandeep Singh Caberwal, who modelled for Kenneth Cole, the turbanators are surely stirring up a storm in the international fashion circuit.

However, in the Indian fashion industry, it seems that the opportunity for turbaned Sikh models is not only bleak, but also comes with a lot of bias, inviting a heavy dose of persuasion and convincing from these models. Nevertheless, it seems that some Indian designers are not afraid of breaking the stereotypes and have taken quite fondly after the likes of ace French designer Jean Paul Gaultier’s turban-inspired line in , thereby making way for turbaned Sikh models.

As we speak with a few of these models, we stand acquainted with not only their struggle, but also their hope for the fashion industry to be more secular and democratic.

Ramp age: Tejeshwar Singh

Tejeshwar Singh started his journey in the field of modelling way back in with a reality based show, Superdude, after winning the Mr Panjab University at the Panjab University Youth festival. He later went on to walk the ramps, thereby becoming the first turbaned Sikh model to walk at the Lakme Fashion Week.

“I remember when I did my first fashion show, a designer came up to me and took a sarcastic dig at my choice of modelling while he said that I wasn’t too groomed to be a

Bibi Amro

Bibi Amro was the daughter of the second Sikh master Guru Angad Dev and Mata Khivi. Amro’s talent was such that she could memorise vast amounts of Sikh scripture. It is believed that her husband’s uncle Amar Das, who later succeeded Guru Angad Dev as the third guru, would occasionally visit his brother, and it was on one such visit that he heard the sweet voice of Bibi Amro singing Gurbani. He was so impressed that he became a devout Sikh and a disciple of Guru Angad Dev. Later he appointed Bibi Amro as the head of one of the 22 manjis formed to preach Sikhism. Bibi Amro was responsible for all aspects of administration and was influential in the choice of Amritsar as the spiritual home for Sikhs.

Deep Kaur

Deep Kaur had earned fame on a trip from her village to see Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur Sahib. She was believed to have shown exemplary courage when four miscreants tried to harass and rob her. Showing her self-defence skills, she defeated all four with a sword.

She got separated from her group and was encircled by four local thugs, who threw her to the ground to rob her. She grabbed a sword and quickly chopped one down before striking down the other three. When the other group came to help her, they saw Deep Kaur sitting on top of one of the corpses, with the other three around her. When they reached Anandpur Sahib, she received great praise from Guru Gobind Singh, who encouraged other women in the congregation also to adorn such bravery.

Bebe Nanaki

Bebe Nanaki, considered to be the first Sikh, was the elder sister of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak. She was the first to recognise Nanak’s presence, prowess and profound perspectives. She exemplified the essence of sewa (serving the poor), a cornerstone of Sikhism. She remained a constant support in Nanak’s life throug