Writer and cartoonist Bijoy Venugopal believes that anger makes protests look ugly and diverts attention from their core cause. People often feel that to protest, they must shout slogans, burn effigies or blacken the faces of suspected villains. As artists and writers, we must find unique expression for our protest. We must stretch our imagination to channel righteous anger into thought-provoking and enduring art that adds meaning and lends perspective to protest.

Join Bijoy and other Bangaloreans at ‘One Small Love – Bangalore for Mangalore’, a celebration of creative freedom and artistic independence with musicians and opinion leaders. Be there at Opus in the Creek, Whitefield Road, Bangalore on February 14, 2010.

Draw the line. Spread the love.

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TAAQ featuring Amit Heri – Hard Rock Cafe, August 13

Yes, it’s true.

Amit Heri, Bangalore’s sensational emissary of world jazz, joins Thermal And A Quarter for a spellbinding evening that no guitar buff dare miss.

For those in the dark, jazz guitar player Amit Heri has performed at top international music festivals including the Berlin Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival, Paris Jazz Festival, Rome World Music Festival, WOMAD, etc. He has shared stage with Charlie Mariano, Zakir Hussain, Mandolin U. Srinivas, Ustad Sultan Khan, Shankar Mahadevan, Trilok Gurtu, Robert Miles, Salif Keita & Angelique Kidjo.

Thursday night is his first gig with TAAQ, featuring Bruce Lee Mani, Rajeev Rajagopal, Rzhude and friends.

8 PM, Hard Rock Cafe, Bangalore.

Dump that Thursday evening conference call or take it from Hard Rock Cafe instead. Treat your office colleagues to the sound of at least two guitars doing their thing.

Think of it as our recession tip for a pay hike.

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