EVENTS POUR IN WITH RAINS
Delhi is getting crowded again. As the heat comes down, it's the humidity. And along with the rains come the returning 'Indians' from holiday. Suddenly, like the parched earth swept by the rain, events start pouring on. Of course, these are just little shoots of social action. So, smaller fashion shows and corporate events that had waited for weeks are the first off the ramp. The book events are back and, as ever, some shaadis are looming. So, its time for exclusive wedding designs to be launched.
The wedding saga began from Defence Colony by Pam Mehta. A whole floor of lehengas, shoes, bags, jewellery, wedding card designs and gift packings. This was all under one roof for the convenience of the shaadi shopper. An event manager too to arrange your wedding function to your specification. A small fashion show was also organised where the female models walked around various rooms in wedding lehengas, bridal jewellery and the male models in sherwanis, kalgis etc. A good concept for people who want an expensive professional touch in any easy one stop to their wedding.
The other launch of the same product was at the town's vanity mall: DLF Emporio. Here the glitterati were curious as to what's new in bridal trends. Top-end designers like Adarsh Gill and Mandira Virk showed off their bridal wear. Here, one spotted politician Amar Singh after a long time. Well, the conversation was as usual soccer, Delhi's traffic jams and, of course, what a great time everyone here had on their summer vacation abroad at some exotic location.
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VISHU BURSTS UPON POETRY HORIZON
Because poets are the unsung window-cleaners of our collective consciousness, they deserve more space than they usually get. And what is more, Congressman Vishvjit Prithvijit Singh is one of those unique heavyweight individuals who has consistently maintained a soft footprint. This, despite his high connections and immense experience. Perhaps he is, therefore, most uniquely suited to be a poet? Well his gift for moving verse, for what it is worth, has lain dormant for a long time. Except for Vishu's furtive scribblings still unseen in his English notebook over the years.
But Vishu has just burst upon the poetry horizon with a collection of selfconscious but also self-revelatory poems in Hindi. He recited his poetry to a full hall of audience at the Habitat Centre. Most people can't stop gawking as the omniscient Vishu has always been associated with the world of English speakers and politics. A close friend and associate of Rajiv Gandhi's, Vishnu's other Avatar has been as the IT and research database whizkid of the AICC. Proud of his Punjabi lineage and equally of his robust UP heritage, Vishu's tongue has today found its true métier in his book of Hindi poetry. He says it's the language of his heart and soul and the quality of the poems, delivered in a gush after a long time, prove that indeed Hindi is what his heart speaks. And also that his wife Vijay - who works with President Patil -- is the muse of his magic personal poems. So Vishu joins the tiny ranks of India's most well-connected politicians with a bent for poetry. He believes though that his poetry has nothing to do with his politics, except for the many experiences that national issues have had as subjects for his angst-ridden expression.
In a series of quiet unheralded readings in Dehradun and Delhi and soon to be followed by readings in other cities, including Chandigarh, Vishu has been poet magnificent with full throated 'recitals' reveling in his role as author -- a relatively new one. He has assiduously avoided turning these affairs into any display of political power and prominence but instead friends and those involved in the world of Hindi literature have found a place and an opportunity to listen to a man whose heart is clearly where his verse is.
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