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Meet artist Rajendra Gole. He works with dentist's tools to create his art works with the medium of paper and glue. Don't be too quick to dismiss these works as those of 'craft.' These are three-dimensional paintings that are completely crafted from paper. In fact, every minute detail - the expression on the faces of animals and even human faces is all done with paper.

Two of Gole's works have been put up in the Art Fusion exhibition at Nehru Centre. He says, "I always work with the magnifying glass and small dentist's tools as I have to work with very tiny papers. It becomes very difficult to hold a miniscule piece of paper and stick it on a particular place and hence the articular tools."

If one would carefully go through the history books of India, they would know that Aurangabad is indeed a treasure trove of the vivid culture of our country.

It was a confluence of littérateurs and several prominent personalities from the city, including industrialists and Bollywood actors. And why wouldn't it be! The event was hosted by actor and now BJP MP Vinod Khanna to mark the reading of Congress MP and Union Minister of Science and Technology, Kapil Sibal's recently released book of poems titled I Witness.

While Sibal's poems were rendition of interesting topics that Indian society is currently talking about — advancements in technology, the youth etc, the event was especially a tribute to Gulzarsaab, who has become the toast of the country after recently winning an Oscar.

As an ode to the dynamism of the city, a two-day music festival will take place at the Town Hall this weekend. Mumbai Sanskruti will feature musicians such as Ustad Rashid Khan, percussionists Sivamani andV Selvaganesh, Niladri Kumar, and Louiz Banks.

To know what the festival means as a musician, After Hrs spoke to a few artistes who are slated to perform that day.

Says electronic sitarist Niladri Kumar, "We will be playing fusion music that combines the talents of various musicians. Mumbai as a city is the most befitting example of authentic cultures. And the best part about this festival is that it's not celebrating one aspect of music such as jazz, or Indian classical or blues, but represents the spirit of music as a whole."

It seems that Ekta Kapoor is all set to get back into the groove. In a new development, three of Balaji Telefilms shows are going off-air. It might sound that this is again a major setback for her production house. However, there is a twist in the tale. Ekta, with her shows going off-air, will be getting back her exclusivity on Star.