New York, New York, April 17, 2007 – TamarindArt is delighted to announce its upcoming exhibition, Bollywood Posters – Then & Now beginning on 19 April 2007. This is a unique exhibition, the first of its kind in the United States, featuring vintage Bollywood posters from the bygone era. This exhibition is in coordination with India Now, a film series of new Indian cinema, at the MoMA, sponsored by Marguerite and Kent Charugundla. It’s also coincides with the Tribecca Film Festival.
The exhibition is showcasing original posters of Bollywood films dating back to the 1960s through the 80s. These film posters are a legacy of our past when films meant much more than just entertainment – they were a way of life.
Featured Film Posters:
Mughal-e-Azam: 1960, directed by K. Asif. This poster was featured posters in the
Bollywood Poster Exhibit at the V&A, London in 2002.
Victoria No 203: 1972, directed by Brij Sadanah
Shaan: 1980, directed by Ramesh Sippy
Raaste Pyar Ke: 1981, directed by V.B. Rajendra Prasad and many others.
Friday, May 25, 2007
European Neighbourhood Policy on the occasion of the opening of the SAARC Summit
I wish to convey my strong support to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) as the Heads of States and Governments of the organisation are preparing to meet for their fourteenth Summit in New Delhi on 3-4 April 2007.
The European Union, as it celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its own integration process, sees itself as a natural partner in all efforts aimed at reinforcing regional co-operation, people-to-people contacts and trade liberalisation in South Asia, which will bring benefits to all. The European Commission stands ready to continue to share expertise and experience in all areas of interest to SAARC as well as in the implementation of the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA).
The central theme of the Summit - "Reconnecting South Asia and the members of SAARC with each other and the larger Asian region" is particularly pertinent. The EU has come a long way to achieve peace, stability and the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital beyond national borders. In recent years, the EU has turned its attention to building a common European foreign, security and defence policy. We realise that by working together more effectively we can better fulfil our potential and contribute to solving global and regional issues.
We hope SAARC will be successful in developing regional co-operation and trade liberalisation. While the majority of its economies are growing rapidly and international trade and investment are increasing, there remain many challenges in encouraging trade within the region. Our own experience shows the importance of this for sustained development and regional integration, and this is indeed one among a number of areas where we are happy to cooperate with the efforts that SAARC is making.
I wish every success to the work of the Summit which, I am sure, will provide a decisive opportunity to advance regional integration in South Asia.
The European Union, as it celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its own integration process, sees itself as a natural partner in all efforts aimed at reinforcing regional co-operation, people-to-people contacts and trade liberalisation in South Asia, which will bring benefits to all. The European Commission stands ready to continue to share expertise and experience in all areas of interest to SAARC as well as in the implementation of the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA).
The central theme of the Summit - "Reconnecting South Asia and the members of SAARC with each other and the larger Asian region" is particularly pertinent. The EU has come a long way to achieve peace, stability and the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital beyond national borders. In recent years, the EU has turned its attention to building a common European foreign, security and defence policy. We realise that by working together more effectively we can better fulfil our potential and contribute to solving global and regional issues.
We hope SAARC will be successful in developing regional co-operation and trade liberalisation. While the majority of its economies are growing rapidly and international trade and investment are increasing, there remain many challenges in encouraging trade within the region. Our own experience shows the importance of this for sustained development and regional integration, and this is indeed one among a number of areas where we are happy to cooperate with the efforts that SAARC is making.
I wish every success to the work of the Summit which, I am sure, will provide a decisive opportunity to advance regional integration in South Asia.
So Close But So Far
President Olusegun Obasanjo’s assent to the Freedom of Information Bill 2004 remains elusive.
With less than one month before Parliamentary and Presidential elections, Nigeria’s Freedom of Information Bill 2004 still awaits Presidential assent. The Bill, that would guarantee Nigerians the right to access information held by the Government, has been long fought for. For over eight years civil society has pressed for such a law - the Bill has been with Parliament since 1999 and was finally passed by both Houses of the National Assembly in February this year. But now the Bill is stuck at the last hurdle before it can become law – Presidential assent.
President Obasanjo, who will stand down in the coming weeks in time for the April 21 election, has not given the Bill his assent. He has only a number of days to give assent, without which the Bill cannot become law. The impending elections leave very little time for the law to undergo the alternative method of assent that is available; where a two-thirds majority of the members of the National Assembly would have to vote in favor of the Bill before it could become law.
Signing the Bill into law is an opportunity for the President to leave a lasting mark of his leadership of Nigeria. A freedom of information law in Nigeria would not only be the first of its kind in West Africa, but it would provide a potent tool in the fight against corruption, which the President has been so vocal about leading. Such a law can also have many social, economic and political benefits, being a key tool to empowering people to take control of their lives and enabling their participation in governance.
Civil society organizations from around the world strongly urge President Obasanjo to realise his people’s wishes and give his assent to the Freedom of Information Bill at the very earliest.
With less than one month before Parliamentary and Presidential elections, Nigeria’s Freedom of Information Bill 2004 still awaits Presidential assent. The Bill, that would guarantee Nigerians the right to access information held by the Government, has been long fought for. For over eight years civil society has pressed for such a law - the Bill has been with Parliament since 1999 and was finally passed by both Houses of the National Assembly in February this year. But now the Bill is stuck at the last hurdle before it can become law – Presidential assent.
President Obasanjo, who will stand down in the coming weeks in time for the April 21 election, has not given the Bill his assent. He has only a number of days to give assent, without which the Bill cannot become law. The impending elections leave very little time for the law to undergo the alternative method of assent that is available; where a two-thirds majority of the members of the National Assembly would have to vote in favor of the Bill before it could become law.
Signing the Bill into law is an opportunity for the President to leave a lasting mark of his leadership of Nigeria. A freedom of information law in Nigeria would not only be the first of its kind in West Africa, but it would provide a potent tool in the fight against corruption, which the President has been so vocal about leading. Such a law can also have many social, economic and political benefits, being a key tool to empowering people to take control of their lives and enabling their participation in governance.
Civil society organizations from around the world strongly urge President Obasanjo to realise his people’s wishes and give his assent to the Freedom of Information Bill at the very earliest.
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