Category: Books

Tagore and his women

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Bimala is a simple wife living under the shadow of his rich…

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Bengal celebrates Tagore’s birth anniversary

Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) With his ever-popular songs, poems and other compositions reverberating through the air across the state, West…

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MPs pay tribute to Rabindranath Tagore

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) MPs on Sunday paid homage to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 155th birth anniversary,…

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Colourful lights revive Syria’s ancient city Palmyra

Damascus, May 8 (IANS) Colourful lights have started returning to the Roman amphitheatre in Syria's Palmyra so that audience can…

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No Freudian slip this! The psychoanalyst’s literary forays

By Vikas Datta It is debatable but any list of influential thinkers must include these five men whose contributions to…

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There is revival of interest in Tagore in Germany: Researcher Martin Kampchen

By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) There is a slow revival of interest in Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and…

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Kolkata trams transformed into art, culture hubs

Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) To celebrate the legacy and romance of iconic trams, these unassuming electricity-driven transport vehicles were on…

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Leaders pay tribute to Tagore via Twitter

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Social networking site Twitter on Saturday saw several political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…

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‘Bose: An Indian Samurai’ highlights INA’s role

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) As mountainous waves struck the German U-Boat under dark and roiling skies, its captain emphatically…

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Modi pays homage to Tagore on 155th birth anniversary

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage to Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore on…

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‘Hollywood, inde cinema reduced Bollywood viewers’

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Today's audiences are not dependent on movies and have a number of other options like…

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Nepal president’s India visit axed, Ujjain deaths cited

Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari's visit to India has been cancelled, with the president telling an…

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Need tips on parenting? Read on!

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) In an era of teens and tweens facing the spectre of depression and getting overexposed…

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Slips, rivalry and psyche’s triad: Freud’s relevance today (May 6 is Sigmund Freud’s 160th birth anniversary)

By Vikas Datta Is the greater contributor to human understanding the one who makes a discovery or one who discerns…

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Five-day Tagore Festival in Egypt

Cairo, May 6 (IANS) The Indian embassy in Cairo and the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture are hosting a…

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8,000-year-old paddy field found in China

Beijing, May 6 (IANS) Chinese archaeologists said they have found a paddy field more than 8,000 years old. This could…

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Beijing’s Palace Museum confirms ancient relics find

Beijing, May 6 (IANS) The Palace Museum in Beijing has confirmed the discovery of relics from the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)…

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For Your Eyes Only? James Bond’s creation and development in letters

By Vikas Datta Title: The Man With the Golden Typewriter; Author: Fergus Fleming (editor); Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 401; Price: Rs.499…

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An emotional journey into the world of Bengali literature

By Somrita Ghosh Book: The Greatest Bengali Stories Ever Told; Editor and translator: Arunava Sinha; Publisher: Aleph; Price: Rs.499; Pages:…

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Russian maestro Gergiev’s orchestra performs in war-ravaged Palmyra

Damascus, May 5 (IANS) Renowned conductor Valery Gergiev led a concert in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra to support…

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