"NANDI" by Master Artist Vivek Kumavat in aid of The Nargis  Dutt Foundation

Inauguration by Chief Guest Mrs. Priya Dutt & Guest of Honor Mrs. Bina Aziz and Talat Aziz

Exhibition also saw the presence of Arzan Khambatta. Aakif and Iram Habib, Kayur Patel, Farhana Vohra, Nubarakka Lokhandwala, Kalpana Saxena, Leena Singh, Rajiv Popley, Avinash and Gayatri , Aly and Yasmin Morani , Parvez Damania , Radhika Seksaria  &, Usha Agarwal.

Date- 2nd Dec to 8th Dec, Monday till Sunday
Time- 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Venue- Jehangir Art Gallery - 161 B, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai

Vivek Kumavat’s art is instantly recognizable and has a spontaneous recall value for Indian art connoisseurs as all his works are created around the icon of the majestic Indian Bull. Most of his work decorates the walls of Indian & World leaders.

Vivek Kumavat hails from a small town where domesticated animals are seen everywhere. Out of these, the bull captured his attention towards its hefty built, characteristic traits and its important place in Indian mythology and moreover its universal recognition as a zodiac sign.

“We all are a part of nature and every human trait can be traced inanimates in nature. It is surprising that even though animals cannot speak, almost all of them can project the characteristics similar to human being only by their physical gestures. One such animal is the bull, whom I observed closely from the human nature point of view. And it is no wonder that it represents human trait in zodiac ring where it is called Taurus.”

The bull is a perfect symbol of mental and physical endurance.

In this series along with its utility, Vivek has concentrated on the holy position that it holds in Indian mythology. In Indian mythology, the bull has a special significance of being the vahanaor of the vehicle of Lord Shiva. Its holy name is Nandi and it is completely devoted to the Lord and therefore we find Nandi placed at the entrance of Lord Shiva’s temple. Prayer at Lord Shiva’s temple is incomplete without reverence to Nandi.

To create the religious and mythical aura, Vivek has painted figures on the body of bulls, in this series. The colors are chosen to project the ancient Indian painting style. Some of the paintings have plain colored bulls but the canvas has figured on it.

The bull is truly an inspiring animal with its healthy body and mind. Vivek mentions that he gets positive vibrations on seeing the magnetic and gigantic built of a bull. Its positive charisma nullifies negativity and helps to develop a positive attitude in life.

Vivek concludes by saying "I would like to sum up by saying that to uplift your spirit, develop and follow the bull’s spirit because it is a troupe of humanity”

About Vivek Kumavat- Born in 1977, Vivek Kumavat did his graduation in Fine Arts from the prestigious Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai and is currently based out of Mumbai. The creative genius has put his solo shows to display at - Sir J.J. Applied Art Gallery, Mumbai in 2001; Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai in 2002; Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai- 2002 ; Hacienda Gallery, Mumbai (Sponsor, Women’s India Trust) in 2004 ; Triveni Kala Sangam Art Gallery, New Delhi in ; Art entrance art gallery, Mumbai  in 2008  ; Renaissance art gallery, Bangalore in 2009 ; Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai in 2011.

His group shows includes-  Group Show, F 1 PIT BUILDING Singapore; Group show – at MCA Club, BKC, Mumbai in 2010; Group Show India Art festival 2011, Mumbai in 2011; Group Show colors 2011 Coomaraswamy Prince of Wales Museum, Art Gallery, Mumbai in 2012; Group Show India Art festival 2012, BKC Mumbai in 2012; Group Show colors 2012 Coomaraswamy Prince of Wales Museum in 2012; Group show colures 2013 at Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai in 2013; Group Show India Art festival 2013, Nehru center Mumbai in 2013; Group Show, brush storks 2014 Deccan, Taj Deccan Hyderabad in 2014 Group Spring fest (art nouveau) Gurgaon in 2014; Group Show small is beautiful (art noveau) Epic center Gurgaon  in 2014; Group Show palette 2014, Fountainhead leadership center Alibaug in 2014; Group Show colors 2014 Coomaraswamy Prince of Wales Museum in 2014  ; Group Show colors screen art show Dubai in 2014; Group Show India Art festival 2014, Nehru center Mumbai in 2014; Group Show DUBAI art fair 2015 at Oberoi hotel Dubai in 2015; India art festival 2016 ,at Nehru center Mumbai in 2015; India art festival 2016 at Delhi in 2016; Group show global art Dubai at Oberoi hotel in 2016; World art Dubai at World Trade Center in 2016; Singapore affordable art fair in 2016; World art Dubai at world tread center in 2017; Singapore affordable art fair in 2017; India art festival 2017, at Nehru center Mumbai in 2017; Nargis Dutt Foundation at Taj lands End in 2017; Affordable art fair London in 2018; Singapore affordable art fair in 2018; World art Dubai at World Trade Center in 2018; India art festival 2019 ,at Nehru Center Mumbai in 2019; World art Dubai at World Trade  Center  in 2019

Trailer launch of the most awaited romantic action comedy film Avane shrimannarayana

The Much Awaited Romantic Action Comedy “Avane Srimannarayana” by Pushkara Films Trailer Released Nationwide

The trailer of the latest Rakshit Shetty’s film in and as “Avane Srimannarayana” which is produced by H.K Prakash and Pushkara Mallikarjunah released nationwide today. Actress Shanvi Srivastava together with Rakshit Shetty are the leading actors of the movie. The First official teaser of the movie was released on the 6th of June 2018 which crossed 2.6 million views and the second teaser which was released in mid 2019 hit 2.5 million views.

This movie marks the directorial debut of Sachin Ravi. Renowned Tamil Actor, Director, Producer, Lyricist -Danush, Eega fame Telugu actor- Nani, and Premam fame young Malayalam actor Nivin Poly released the e-trailer of the movie. The movie is set in the 70’s and the 80’s and took nearly took two years in the making. The movie has been dubbed in 5 languages-Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam.

The film also stars popular actors such as Balaji Manohar, Achyuth Kumar, Pramod Shetty and many others are seen in supporting roles, while the music has been composed by Charan Raj and B Ajanesh Lokanath has scored the back ground music.

The other highlights of this movie is that the script writers of Takth and other major movies were a part of it. The makers of the movie hired script writers of different languages to give it an originality unlike the other nationwide releases .

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“आनंदी हे जग सारे”

सोनी मराठीवर २ डिसेंबरपासून सायंकाळी ७ वाजता

नवनवीन विषय घेऊन येणाऱ्या सोनी मराठीने कमी कालावधीत प्रेक्षकांच्या मनात आपले स्थान निर्माण केले आहे. या प्रत्येक विषयाचे स्वत:चे असे आकर्षण असते. अशाच एका वेगळ्या विषयाची नवी गोष्ट सोनी मराठी घेऊन येत आहे. स्वमग्नता किंवा ऑटिझम  या विषयावर फारसे बोलले जात नाही, पण एका मालिकेच्या माध्यमातून सोनी मराठीवर अशीच एक नायिका आपल्या भेटीला येत आहे. नावाप्रमाणे आनंदी असणाऱ्या एका गोड चिमुकलीची गोष्ट ‘आनंदी हे जग सारे’ या मालिकेच्या माध्यमातून प्रेक्षकांसमोर उलगडली जाणार आहे. २ डिसेंबरपासून सोमवार ते शनिवार सायंकाळी ७ वाजता ही मालिका प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला येणार आहे.

या मालिकेतील मुख्य पात्र असलेली आनंदी ही स्वमग्न मुलगी आहे. आनंदीसारखी अनेक मुले आपल्या आजूबाजूला असतात. अशा मुलांकडे पाहण्याचा समाजाचा दष्टीकोन वेगळा असतो. प्रत्येक जण आपल्या चष्म्यातून या मुलांकडे पाहत असतो. निसर्गाने  आनंदीकडे सुद्धा  खासियत दिलेली आहे. सोनी मराठीवर आपल्या भेटीला येणाऱ्या आनंदीकडे असे काही अचाट गुण आहेत. आनंदीची  गणित आणि आकडेमोडीची क्षमता अविश्वसनीय आहे.

प्रत्येक मूल जसे आपल्या आईसाठी खास असते, तशीच आनंदीही तिच्या आईची लाडकी आहे. त्यांच्या नात्याची झलक आपण प्रोमोच्या माध्यमातून पाहू शकतो. मात्र स्वविश्वात रमणाऱ्या ऑटिस्टिक आनंदीला सामाजिक  व्यवहाराचं, चाली-रितींचं, वागण्या-बोलण्याचं मोजमाप घेऊन बसलेल्या काही महाभागांचा सामनाही करावा लागतो. तिला समजून घेण्यात आजूबाजूची मंडळी कमी पडतात, पण त्यातही आनंदी सर्वांचं जीवन तिच्या निरागसेतेने आनंदमय करते. या आनंदीची ही गोष्ट  प्रेक्षकांसमोर सादर करणार्‍या कलाकारांची फौजही तितकीच दिग्गज आहे. लीना भागवत, ऋजुता देशमुख, शैलेश दातार, आस्ताद काळे, उदय सबनीस, शिल्पा नवलकर, संग्राम समेळ, शर्वरी कुलकर्णी ही मंडळी या मालिकेत दिसणार आहेत. चिमुकल्या आनंदीची भूमिका राधा धारणे हिने साकारली आहे.

आनंदीचं स्वत:चं असं भावविश्व आहे. तेव्हा या विश्वात आनंदी व्हायला नक्की पहा २ डिसेंबरपासून सोमवार ते शनिवार सायंकाळी ७ वाजता ‘आनंदी हे जग सारे' फक्त, सोनी मराठीवर.

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Centre’s Public Procurement Directive to States may end up restricting competition: MTaI

Mumbai, 28^th November 2019: The Central Government’s directive to states to prefer indigenously manufactured medical devices for public procurement may end up restricting competition rather than creating a level-playing field. The timing of the directive, issued this month, is surprising as the industry is actively discussing the means to streamline public procurement of medical devices without disturbing the demand-supply equation.

It is noteworthy that more than 70% of the demand for medical devices is being met by global companies with a large footprint of investment in manufacturing, R&D and training of healthcare workers in India. These companies operate in multiple countries and therefore adhere to international standards such as USFDA or CE that are recognised in India as well as all other nations.

The recent directive seems to have ignored these facts in asking states to prefer Indian drug regulatory certification for public procurement. In a way, the directive limits the export potential of Indian companies by allowing them to conform to Indian certification alone, because USFDA and CE are considered as the standard for procurement in the global arena.

In 2018, the Central Government had issued draft guidelines for public procurement, stipulating that medical devices should have a minimum local content of 25-50 per cent to qualify for public procurement. At that time, MTaI had said a uniform requirement of 25-50 per cent local content without  considering the missing ecosystem for manufacturing sophisticated medical devices and equipment will create a risk of 'garage manufacturing' with low cost low quality Chinese knocked-down kits based assembly.

At present, India has got adequate manufacturing capabilities for products like syringes, cannulae, stop cocks, dressings, hospital furniture, etc. but lacks the desired ecosystem for devices like heart lung machines, pacemakers, complex catheters etc. The government has shown interest in developing this ecosystem and is engaging with stakeholders to understand the nurture and nudge it requires. 

“The definition of local content in public procurement tenders need to be reworked. Keeping the wide spectrum of products in the medical device sector in mind as well as staying mindful of the fact that no large company makes its entire range in one destination, a company that’s making any part of this wide range of products in significant volume should be considered as domestic manufacturer. The range which a company chooses will naturally depend on the ecosystem available. Also, at present India does not have adequate manufacturing capacity of manufacturing Class C & D devices, therefore these should be exempted from PPO” says MTaI Chairman and Director General Mr. Pavan Choudary.

Mr. Choudary adds that the DoP (Department of Pharmaceuticals) is taking an inclusive approach to understand the concerns of all stakeholders in the industry but measures such as the recent directive on public procurement seems to ignore the concerns of global companies, which are the largest stakeholder at present. The DoP had recently called for a stakeholders meeting to discuss regulation of tariffs on medical devices as well as to take suggestions to increase FDI and promote manufacturing in India. FDI in medical devices had dipped to $66 million in 2018 from $439 million in 2016.

“It is reassuring to see that the government is taking an inclusive approach to understand the concerns of the industry. MTaI has been engaging with the Department of Pharmaceuticals and the Invest India team closely to work on several corrective measures which will help bring FDI back on track and promote investments in the medical device sector. The government needs to evaluate which group brings investments and which only bring promises. This is a capital intensive and technology intensive sector which is why for the growth of this sector, the participation of western countries and countries like Japan and Korea is vital,” says Mr Choudary.

About Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI)

Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) is a not-for-profit organization. MTaI represents leading research-based medical technology companies with large footprint in manufacturing, R&D and training in India.  MTaI is registered under sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8 of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014.

MTaI is a responsible voice of the industry, all the time stressing on the three hallmarks of healthcare - Quality, Consistency and Patient Safety. The association is committed to improving access to affordable and quality healthcare for patients.

MTaI looks to partner with the Government of India in drawing a roadmap for growth of medical devices sector through facilitation of investments in manufacturing under 'Make in India’ scheme, in technology upgrade and in dissemination to healthcare providers.

REMEMBERING SMT. ASMITA DIGHAVKAR  

Kunickaa Sadanand  as a “Celebrity Guest” 

Gurpreet Kaur Chadha as Guest Of Honour

Chief Guest-Nileema Tai Pawar   

Special Guests- Shri Udhav Ahire, Shri Suresh Pawar, Smt.Jyoti Bhatt  

Mumbai’s Joint CP, Shri Pratap Dighavkar ji lost his wife this year Late Smt. Asmita Dighavkar, who was the First Lady ARTO & had adopted 40 tribes for their education & placements. She traveled the whole world to represent India in various conferences. Event was organised in Nashik in her home town to pay tribute to late Mrs. Dighavkar where women from different fields were awarded.

Event was coordinated by Deputy RTO Commissioner( Panvel)Mrs. Hemangini Patil. “अस्मिता गौरव सम्मान समारोह” 

The women from various fields who were awarded were- Apurwa Jakhadi, Jyoti Deshmukh , Nilima Patil, Bhagyashri Chaudhary , Adake Madam, Sapna Ramteke , Kavita Raut , Pallavi Kadam , Aditi Nadgauda, Mrs. Sawant ,Tara Bai Bagul , Deepti Raut. 

 

Amitabh Bachchan performs at ‘26/11 – Stories of Strength’ memorial event

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Please find below details of - '26/11 Stories of Strength' memorial event, paying tribute to the martyrs and victims of the attack. 

Veteran actor, Amitabh Bachchan recited a moving poem at the event paying tribute to the heroes of 26/11 attacks.

The event was attended by the Union Defense Minister, Rajnath Singh along with Union Minister of Roads, Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, who talked about the new measures taken to strengthen the Indian security and remembered the heroes of the 26/11 attacks. 

 

The event was attended by celebrities like Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan Nanda, and Anu Malik. BJP MLA Ashish Shelar, BJP spokesperson Shaina NC, author Shobhaa De.

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Amitabh Bachchan performs at ‘26/11 – Stories of Strength’ memorial event

Veteran actor, Amitabh Bachchan pays tribute to the heroes of 26/11

28^th November 2019, Mumbai: On the 11^th anniversary of 26/11 attacks, veteran actor, Amitabh Bachchan paid tribute to the martyrs and victims of 26/11, by reciting a special poem. A few lines from the poem read-

The grand finale of the event was an enthralling performance by superstar Amitabh Bachchan backed by the Shiamak Davar Dance Company. The performance by Bachchan received a standing ovation from the two thousand plus audience.

Among those who performed at the memorial event were The Maharashtra Police Pipe Band, The Indian Navy band, Kavita Krishnamurthy, L Subramaniam, Rekha Bharadwaj, renowned conductor of Symphony Orchestra of India Zane Dalal, singer Harshdeep Kaur,  Mahesh Kale, Shilpa Rao, Divya Kumar and Shiamak Davar Dance Company.

The event was attended by Union Ministers, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari. Adding star power to the event were Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Anu Malik. BJP MLA Ashish Shelar, BJP spokesperson Shaina NC, author Shobhaa De, amongst others.