Category: Books

An Indian who lives to explore the world (Book Review)

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: My Life My Travels: A Travelogue; Author: Sudeep Bhutoria; Publisher: Vani Prakashan; Pages: 188; Price:…

7 years ago

Zonal Cultural Centres to promote traditional, folk art

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) In an attempt to protect, preserve and promote various forms of traditional art and folk…

7 years ago

Mamata stresses on digitising Bengali film archive

Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday stressed on digitisation of film-related content for preservation…

7 years ago

Ancient rock inscription, monument discovered in China

Beijing, July 24 (IANS) An ancient rock inscription and stone monument dating back 900 years have been discovered on a…

7 years ago

‘Poets are self-motivated souls, poetry is compulsion’

By Saket Suman New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Of all romanticism associated with poetry, the ethereal and carefree life of…

7 years ago

A quest to locate consciousness in the brain (Book Review) (With Image)

By Vikas Datta Title: A Day in the Life of the Brain; Author: Susan Greenfield; Publisher: Penguin Random House; Pages:…

7 years ago

Indira Gandhi saw herself as an environmentalist, not politician: Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Indira Gandhi may have been criticised for her policies during her tenure as Prime Minister…

7 years ago

The surprising origins of some much-hummed Bollywood songs

By Vikas Datta In any literary tradition, the works of even its less famous or forgotten figures are liable to…

7 years ago

The ‘Idea of India’ and how our public intellectuals define it

By Saket Suman New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The world's largest democracy is witness to debates on a range of…

7 years ago

Death hasn’t intervened: S.H. Raza’s rich legacy lives on

By Saket Suman New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) It's been a year since famed Indian artist S.H. Raza's death on…

7 years ago

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By Vikas Datta Title: Man of Her Match; Author: Sakshama Puri Dhariwal; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 272; Price:…

7 years ago

Australia India Youth Dialogue to focus on digital disruption

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Thirty delegates from Australia and India will converge in Mumbai and New Delhi to discuss,…

7 years ago

Museum unveils pre-nuke attack Hiroshima footage

Tokyo, July 21 (IANS) A museum on Friday unveiled a rare video footage of Hiroshima city from 1935, a decade…

7 years ago

Iranian artist denied UK visa to attend book fest

Tehran, July 21 (IANS) An acclaimed Iranian illustrator has been denied a visa to attend the Edinburgh International Book Festival…

7 years ago

Princess Diana’s personal items to go on display

London, July 21 (IANS) Personal items owned and used by Princess Diana, including cassette tapes, a lunch box and ballet…

7 years ago

Spanish authorities exhume remains of Dali for paternity test

Madrid, July 21 (IANS) The remains of Spanish artist Salvador Dali has been exhumed from a grave in his native…

7 years ago

Of mother, marks and survival

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Discover the touching fictional tale of a joint family at the centre of which is…

7 years ago

London to banish winter blues with biggest ever light show

London, July 21 (IANS) More than 40 installations are to light up London in one of the biggest ever light…

7 years ago

Thames, Hooghly communities plan riverside art walk for cross-cultural connectivity

Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) In a bid to inspire cross-cultural connectivity between Bengal and Britain, the communities along the Thames…

7 years ago

New book club for readers of NCR

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) A new book club aiming to develop a community that encourages reading not just for…

7 years ago



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