Art is Bigger than Life
Hands are the instrument for all man’s work, which are of various kinds. Some require skill, others don’t. Some one degree of it, some another. Handicrafts is skilled work; one that expresses the measure of a person’s creativity in physical shape. It is the creation of form and beauty where none or very little existed. […]
A Woman for all Seasons
It is quite rare to find someone who hates television and loathes the violence that pervades the medium. Pearl Douglas classifies the soap ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ as a ghastly TV series that inspires millions of fans the world over. A teacher of drama and spoken English, Pearl trains a diverse range of nationalities […]
Racing against Time
Amongst my earliest recollections of childhood are memories of a giant grandfather clock in my mother’s hall. It loomed large in our lives and seemed to dictate the routine of the household. We awoke to its deep, sonorous ding-dong scrambling through the morning rush for school with one ear cocked to its dignified tolling of […]
Taking it in your stride
Aerobics, yoga, Pilates, kicking boxing, training, all and any movement is good for both body and mind. It is essential to be aware how much you can accomplish on one day aiming to follow a pattern and build a routine. If you are feeling especially muggy, I would start with this: sit back on your […]
The mind can achieve what it conceives
Geri Yeoman first visited the Emirates in 1973 to introduce the Silva Mind Control Method. Her trip was so successful that she decided to continue her visits at regular intervals. “I was overwhelmed by the response,” she added, “I felt there was a need and the series of lectures that made up the course was […]
Whetting the Appetite
Feeling a little restless, trying to cope with the pollution, we decided to make a foray into a new complex of cafés and restaurants at the National Gallery of Modern Art. We called in advance to book a table at “The Saddle House”. Surprisingly, the staff training did not include answering the phone identifying the […]
Just follow your nose
Dubai’s Souks have combined the Middle Eastern flavour with the characteristics of the city’s growth. The most well-known are the gold souk, an unbelievable display of hand-crafted and machine-made glittering jewellery, displayed in abundance with no signs of security or caution. But what really was the most fascinating, was the perfume souk. You don’t have […]
The binding factor was love
Younis Mohammed Noor, born in Deira, Dubai in 1944, reminisced about the good old days when life was about close ties, emotional bonds, warmth and bonhomie and less about fast-lane careers and opulent lifestyles. He started attending Al Qassimiya School in Sharjah around the age of 10 and recalled that the daunting task of the […]
More than just a work of art
The art scene in Dubai in the 1980’s and 1990’s was on the verge of taking off. Perhaps if they had not come to live in the Emirates, Ramni Talwar, Vandana Valrani and Nermeen Norani may never have translated their interest in art into a passion. They were three women with disparate backgrounds who discovered […]
The Covenant of Water…An Epic Read
We read The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese for our book club recently. Sanghamitra Bose, Founder of Sshrishti Trust, reviews the book: This is an engrossing read that is exquisitely crafted by the author Abraham Verghese, who took 14 years to write this epic. He is a doctor and a professor of infectious diseases. […]