sci-fi

Director’s cut

This summer get ready to experience theatre with loads of science in it. The Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM) is organising the Kolkata District Science Drama competition on June 23, 2007. The upper limit is Class X. Each team can have a maximum of nine participants, including the director. The team that wins the district level competition, shall go on to compete in the West Bengal State Competition scheduled for June 26, 2007. The principal theme for this year’s competition is “Science and Society”, while the sub-themes are ‘Biodiversity’, ‘Life of a scientist’, ‘Ecosystem and Environment’ and many more. There are also some interesting film screenings and exhibitions that will be showcased to add some more fun to the already entertaining line-up of events. Want to know more? Call 2281-2654 or 2289-2815.

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Word wonder

Scribbles and Strokes is a first-time effort by Sohini Basak, a student of Class IX, at the Modern English Academy, Barrackpore. The book is a collection of her poems, short stories and illustrations since the age of four. An avid reader, she admires Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling among others. Of them, Rowling’s influence is most obvious. Someday, if she cannot make it as a writer, she hopes to be a cartoonist. Basak is also keen on photography. Variety sure is the spice of this girl’s life.