Himalayan Times (1956)

February 26, 1956

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BY B. B. RAY CHAUDHUR1

(Our London Correspondent)
London, February 18 .

The Annual Report
of the Commonwealth
Correspondents' Associa-
tion of Great Britain was
presented to the meeting
of the general body, 'lhe
membership of the Asso-
ciation has risen to 74.

Professor Humayun
Kabir, M.a. (Oxon1, Sec-
retary, Ministry of Edu-
cation, has been invited
by the University of Lon-
don to deliver two spe-
cial University Lectures
in Education. Professor
Kabir will deliver these
lectures at the Institute
of Education, London
University, on Friday 27th
and Monday 30th April
1956, at 5-30 p. m Pro-
fessor Kabir has also been
invited by the University
of Oxford—Board of
Oriental Studies —to deli-
ver two lectures at Ox-
ford in May 1956, on
Indian Educational Phi-
losophy and Trends in
Indian Education.

I understand some
British and American Film
ooncerns are planning to
produce a film based on
the story of Taj Mahal.
A Bengali Film fan in
London, Mr. Bishu Sen,

has been trying for the
past few years to interest
a British or American
Film concern to produce
suoh a fi'm but it has
not yet materialized. I
shall not be sorry if it
never materialises as I
am strongly of the opi-
nion that an Indian Film
Company should produce
a film on Taj Mahal when
one ci n be sure that the
history will not be twiBted
as happened in the case
of 'Clive of India"; etc—
Besides, I should be hor-
rified to think of Robert
Taylor or Clark Gable in
the role of the Emperor
Shah Jehan addressing
Mumtaj Begum in nasal
American voice aR "Sweetie
Pie."

London's must fa-
mous Publishers of Oriental
books, Messrs. Luzac &
Co. Ltd , have just pub-
lished an extremely in-
teresting and well-illustra-
ted book on "Kathakai i-

thf. sacrkd dance-drama

of mai abar" by K. Bha-
atha Iyer. It is un-
doubtedly must important
and unique monograph
on Kathakali. The author
is the most well known

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authority on this sacred
Dance-Drama of Malabar.
I hope the Publishers will
bring out in future simi-
lar publications On other
Indian dauces, especially
Manipuri dances for the
enthusiasts not only in
the Western world but
for those Indians living
abroad. There are many
exquisite plates, some
coloured, and many pho-
tographs. Chapter XIV
on Kathakali and the
Ballet interested me must.

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