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अनेक बातम्यांबद्दल आपल्याला चर्चा करावीशी वाटते. खरं तर, ऐसी अक्षरेवर बातम्यांवर चर्चा करण्यासाठी बातमी नावाचा लेखनप्रकारही अस्तित्त्वात आहे. "ताज्या घडामोडी, अर्थकारण, राजकारण इत्यादी प्रकारच्या संस्थळाबाहेरील लिखाणाची चर्चा करण्यासाठी हा विभाग वापरावा. इथे मूळ लेखावरच्या शब्दसंख्येचे बंधन नाही; एखादी बातमी पसरवणे किंवा चर्चा घडवणे यासाठी हा विभाग वापरावा." असं तिथे स्पष्ट म्हटलेलंही आहे. पण, त्याबद्दल विस्तारानं लिहिण्याइतका किंवा एखादा व्यवस्थित चर्चाप्रस्ताव मांडण्याइतका वेळ किंवा माहिती किंवा उत्साह किंवा हे सारंच नसणं वगैरे कारणांमुळे आपण चर्चाप्रस्ताव लिहित नाही. शिवाय बऱ्याचदा "एकोळी" / नुसत्याच लिंका देऊन धागा काढायचंही जीवावर येतं.
तेव्हा अशा बातम्यांवर चर्चा करण्यासाठी, एकमेकांना अशा बातम्या लक्षात आणून देण्यासाठी, त्यांचे दुवे देण्यासाठी हा धागा काढत आहे. एखाद्या बातमीवर विस्तारानं चर्चा सुरू झाल्यास त्या संवादाचे वेगळ्या 'बातमी' धाग्यात रुपांतर केलं जाईल.
आधीच्या धाग्यात ~१०० प्रतिसाद झाल्यामुळे नवा धागा.
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मुंबईत, कलाकार आणि संशोधिका विद्या कामत यांचे व्याख्यान. शीर्षक - Beyond the Circle: A Study of Roadside Shrines. on Saturday,
वेळ ५ एप्रिल २०१४. संध्याकाळी ५ वाजता.
स्थळ - Education Centre, डॉ भाऊ दाजी लाड, मुंबई शहर संग्रहालय
The practice of erecting wayside shrines which dates back to ancient India still proliferates in contemporary times, and in metropolitan cities such as Mumbai. Not only do these ubiquitous sanctums persist in the midst of drastic modern changes that often seem to be at odds with traditional locations, aesthetics and purposes; some of them even surpass established temples, churches and mosques in their popularity. Their persistence could be attributed to the fact that these shrines allow a culturally diversified, socially and linguistically multi-tiered, and fluctuating migrant population to engage with the city. Vidya’s extensive study, conducted over a period of two years, delves into some of the issues related to the making of roadside shrines: their ownership, aesthetic deliberations, spatiality, as well as their economic and political ramifications. Through this study of roadside shrines, she attempts to document the conditions of modern city life and the shifting social, religious, and emotional boundary lines that define this city.
Vidya Kamat is an artist, an academic, and researcher scholar. She holds a degree in fine arts and a doctoral degree in Comparative Mythology. She is associated with the University of Mumbai as an adviser for the subject of comparative mythology. She has presented and published research papers at seminar and journals across India. She was awarded a national cultural fellowship for her project on A Study and Documentation of Roadside shrines in Mumbai by Majlis, through HIVOS in 2002-2003. As an artist, Kamat’s art practice articulates the concern and friction between traditional Indian beliefs while coming to terms with urban Indian life. She questions the role of myths and traditional tales and their role in contemporary modern Indian social reality, in instigating intolerance and violence. Kamat’s select shows include, Palimpsests curated by Niru Ratnam and Through Other Eyes: Contemporary Art from South Asia, curated by Gerard Mermoz. She is also the founder member and curator of Talking Myths Project, an online archive for traditional tales from the Indian sub-continent.
The lecture will be held on Saturday, 5th April 2014, in the Education Centre, at The Museum Plaza, Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum. Do join us for tea in the Plaza at 6:00 pm, followed by the lecture at 6:30 pm. Since the seating is limited, we request you to please RSVP with us by email (ccardoza@bdlmuseum.org).