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| The rock band, Indian Ocean, at the Xavier Labour Relation Institute. Picture by Uma Shankar Dubey |
The rock band, Indian Ocean, had budding managers from premier B-schools across the country shaking a leg to their funky folk music.
The rock band, which recently performed at the concluding day of Ensemble, a B-school fest at the Xavier Labour Relation Institute (XLRI) made the folk sound funky with their additions on tabla, bass guitar and drums. The programme kicked off with a song based on Khajuraho, the temple-city.
The song was composed during the Khajuraho Millennium Fest organised in 1999.
“We weave around the original stuff with our own additions of other instruments and a bit of vocals. We had successfully revived some old forgotten folk songs,” said members of the rock band.
At the three-hour programme, the crowd jived to the tunes of Hille Le Jhakjhor Re Duniya, a song written by Hindi poet Gorakh Pandey.
Another song that got the audience crying for more was Khandisa — a song sung in Aramaic, an extinct language.
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| A bridge construction in progress in Ranchi |
The steel city received a message from Vatican City — that only love and brotherhood can lead to world peace.
The message was carried to the steel city by archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana, the Vatican ambassador and messenger of Pope John Paul, who was accorded a civic reception at the St Joseph’s School ground here recently.
Quintana, who was here on the invitation of the Catholic Diocese of Jamshedpur, expressed his joy in visiting the city.
“I am happy to bring the message of Pope John Paul II to the residents of this industrial town. This is my first visit to this part of the country. I am here to thank the people, especially the missionaries who had been doing a commendable job for the welfare of the people,” he said.
Cardinal Telesphore P Toppo of Ranchi Archdiocese felicitated Quintana at the reception.
Various church institutions and schools presented a variety of colourful programmes depicting the cultural heritage of India to the delight of the guests.
Children had a gala time splashing colour on sheets of paper at the 15th Lion’s International Peace poster contest organised at Tube Makers’ Club.
The participants were at their creative best, as they picked up their crayons and watercolour brushes to draw posters.
Some drew sketches of Mother Teresa while others concentrated on Mahatma Gandhi and the importance of communal harmony.
The posters were vivid and gelled with the theme, “Create a brighter tomorrow.” More than 100 children in the 11-13 years age group participated in the event organised by Lion’s Club of Jamshedpur (North).
The pigeon, the symbol of piece, found place in most of the posters sketched by the children. Members of different communities shaking hands and embracing each other, a big “No, No” to riots and flags of different countries were prominently displayed on the posters.
“I thought of Mother Teresa when I sat for the contest. I admire Mother who has showed that there was no substitute to peace. My poster is dedicated to the Mother,” said a participant.
“Hatred will lead us nowhere. I have tried my best to show that peace is what we need on this planet. A group of pigeons carrying peace messages is the perfect example,” said another participant.
