"I hardly draw. I think in colour. It is with colour that one sings ... when I dream, I see colour,” says artiste Anjolie Ela Menon, whose retrospective of four decades will be on from April 13 to 20 at Rabindra Bhavan, Delhi. In 1970 Menon began to acquire an allegorical narrative quality that gave way to an engagement with subjects from Kerala in the ’80s. The ’90s marked an astouding source—the kabadiwallah—and Menon then went on to explore with computer-aided images. Inspired by Buddhist iconography of Ladakh, she later graduated to meditative paintings. All the new experimentation is still characterised by the old masterly technique, reminiscent of Renaissance paintings. All this appears at the Retrospective.

FILMS
Nostalgia Replayed

A retrospective of Raj Kapoor’s films will be screened at the Indian Habitat Centre, Delhi, from April 9-23. Beginning with a panel discussion, the retrospective will be followed by Kahta Hai Joker, a documentary that traces Kapoor’s life through characters of his films, by Bobby Bedi. Other films include Aag, Barsaat, Awara, Sangam, Mera Naam Joker and Prem Rog. 7 p.m. onwards. For more details call (011) 4682222, extension 3094/5.

INTERNET
Creating Waves

WeddingSutra.com has relaunched its site with enhanced features. It is dedicated to providing extensive services and content on wedding planning for the US-based South Asian community and contains all the relevant information. The celebrity bride section gives a dekko of a glamorous personality as a bride. Designer Poonam Soni has suggestions on jewellery designs.

HOLIDAY
In Leh Land

The “Sindhu Darshan”, or Sindhu festival, aims at projecting the Indus river, also called the Sindhu, as a symbol of India’s unity and communal harmony. The Sindhu symbolises the power and permanence of the ancient Indian civilisation. Along with promoting tourism in the area, the festival is a symbolic salute to the Indian soldier. The package costs Rs 13,900 per person (Rs 11,900 for senior citizens) on twin-sharing basis including meals, sightseeing, cultural programmes, dinner and hotel stay. From June 1-3 at Leh and Ladakh. For more details log on to: www.sindhudarshanindia.com.