Skip to main content

PERFECT HOSTESS

President plays perfect Indian hostess ahead of Obama banquet
Hours before her banquet in honour of US President Barack Obama, President Pratibha Patil stepped into the Mughal Gardens this afternoon taking officials and staff by surprise. Playing the role of a perfect Indian hostess, she oversaw all the arrangements for the high-profile event and gave last minute instructions in connection with the state dinner for Obama, who is on his maiden visit to India.
75-year-old Patil took everyone by surprise when she started enquiring about the seating arrangements and facilities for serving and warming food, officials said today. She was keen to know about the arrangements for warming of food keeping in mind the cool evenings in the capital at this time of the year.
The garden, which is contiguous to the main Rashtrapati Bhavan building, spans an area of 15 acres. It was designed by Edwin Lutyens and drew inspiration from the Mughal Gardens of Jammu and Kashmir, the garden around the Taj Mahal and Persian and Indian miniature paintings.
The President even decided the spot where a "rangoli" had to be made on the ground. Rangoli is a traditional decorative folk art of India which dates back to the Mohenjadaro and Harappa civilisations. She later went around the sprawling lawns and enquired about the lighting system for the grand evening.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

WORLD'S OLDEST WOMAN

Misao Okawa celebrates her 115th birthday in Osaka, western Japan on March 5, 2013. Okawa was formally recognized as the world's oldest woman.
Post a Comment
Read more

RARE IMPERIAL PHOTOS ON AUCTION @ LONDON

A Mughal-era manuscript filled with Indian miniatures discovered locked up in a cupboard inside a rural England castle is now up for sale at Sotheby's upcoming auction in London. Also on offer at the auction titled "Art of Imperial India" scheduled for October 8 is a group of albums containing historical black and photographs of India. "The contents of the sale is very eclectic. One very old manuscript with 140 miniatures in it was discovered in a cupboard in a castle owned by the Duke of Northumberland," Edward Gibbs, Chairman and Head of the Middle East and India departments at Sotheby's, London told PTI recently. "The manuscript is quite splendid and looking at the miniatures is a very intimate experience as it was locked up so it has been preserved in pristine condition in its original binding and not subject to natural light or insects. It's an exciting find for scholars and historians and those in auction business," Gibbs said. The ill...
Post a Comment
Read more

DEATH...TOUGH TO EXPLAIN FOR KIDS

Illustrating children's books is as challenging as working on books for adults as some images stay with us throughout life even if we may forget the story, says French author and illustrator Olivier Tallec. "Many think children's books are about inspiring stories but there’s a lot more to it. There are books which deal with sensitive issues like death, sexuality, loneliness coupled with humour," Tallec told PTI in an interview. "To illustrate such themes for children's books is very challenging because these concepts are difficult to explain. As an illustrator and writer, I have to be careful about what to say and how to say it to kids because they can be influenced easily," he said. In one of his books "The Scar", Tallec, through a series of illustrations captures the theme of loneliness through the eyes of a child. The story written by Charlotte Moundlic is about a little boy who wakes up to the news of his mother's deat...
Post a Comment
Read more