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Regal Relics Reincarnated
An ancestral jewellery shop, running down several generations, from where all the family ornaments came and found their way to the treasure trove, is almost a household story. But jewellery, a style statement, needs an awareness of changing tastes of the milieu, as it needs expertise to save tradition.
Jayanta Pathak
Remix maestro, Jayanta Pathak juggles his roles of a music producer, composer, and recording engineer with panache. He is singularly credited with bringing Indian DJs into the limelight and making club remixes a Page 3 affair.
Trunk Call
In the diminutive figure of Parbati Barua, it is difficult to imagine that there exists such tremendous power to tame jumbos. But then, Parbati is no ordinary woman. Born to Late Prakitish Chandra Barua of the princely family of Gauripur in Assam, who was more popularly known as ‘Laljee’, and who was the greatest elephant expert in Asia, she was attracted to nature from a very young age. Her upbringing and the overall ambience in her ancestral home influenced her decision to become an elephant trainer. The Eclectic team decided to find out what goes on in the mind of the only lady elephant trainer in the world. Read on...
Chord Power
Riding high after the success of the music of CHAK DE INDIA, assamese guitarist Kalyan Baruah opens up to AMIT SENGUPTA FOR an exclusive interview with THE ECLECTIC.
After 17 years and more than 150 films to his credits, the most sought-after guitarist of Bollywood is a content man. But it was a chance music competition which kindled the fire in him to try his luck in the capital of showbizdom, Mumbai
Mesmerised By Moni
Hot, Glamorous, Exotic, Sultry, Sexy… and many more adjectives would still not suffice, if you are trying to describe supermodel Monikangana Dutta in words. With unconventional looks that sweep off every male off his feet, this creator’s mystery has set the international ramp in dazed wonder. The bold, ‘Doe-Eyed’ (As she’s known in the industry) supermodel started her career with the Miss Luit Contest...
Off The Beaten Track
Poet and novelist, Anjum Hassan is a contemporary writer with a distinctive flair that speaks for her ‘hybrid’ perspective of life. Born and brought up in Shillong, Anjum is presently working as the communications editor at the India Foundation for the Arts, Bangalore. Her book, Lunatic in My Head was nominated for the Crossword Fiction Award of UK in 2007. Her second book is in its final stage and is expected to hit the stands early next year.
