Category: Books

Popular performing artiste, comedian V.D. Rajappan dead

Kottayam, March 24 (IANS) One of Kerala's most popular Kadhaprasangam (story telling) artistes and film comedian V.D. Rajappan died on…

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‘Made in China’ nudges aside ‘Made in India’ on Holi

Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) Indian manufacturers of Holi colours, water guns, balloons and other products are losing out to Chinese…

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Holi revelry across Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) Youngsters on two-wheelers, cars and even tractors were seen enjoying the festive spirit of Holi across…

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Delhi revels in sunshine and Holi colours

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The sun shone bright on Thursday morning as people here splashed colours on each other…

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Veteran Urdu scribe gets top Maharashtra award

Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Veteran Urdu journalist and social worker Ansari Aejaz Ahmed has been given the prestigious Maharashtra Urdu…

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Sculptor Satish Gupta’s exhibition to open on Thursday

New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) A week-long exhibition displaying the complete collection of acclaimed sculptor Satish Gupta will begin from…

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Dol celebrated in West Bengal

Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Smearing of colours, singing of songs, prayers and distribution of sweets marked the spring festival of…

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Bhagat Singh’s book ‘Why I am an atheist’ still inspires young generation

By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) At a time of upsurge in religious symbolism in the country, is…

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LG greets Delhiites on Holi, calls for mutual respect

New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday extended Holi greetings to the people of Delhi and…

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Aishwaryaa R. Dhanush pens her autobiography

Chennai, March 23 (IANS) Filmmaker Aishwaryaa R. Dhanush is all set to launch her autobiography titled "Standing On An Apple…

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‘Boarding schools provide holistic education to students’

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The best memories of students are perhaps of hostel life. From dormitory…

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Not-so-common wisdom for today’s Aam Aadmi

By Vikas Datta Title: Love is Always Right and Other Musings; Author: Vinita Dawra Nangia; Publisher: The Times Group Books;…

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Indian miniatures for Bonham’s Islam and Indian Art auction

London, March 22 (IANS) The upcoming sale of Bonham's Islamic and Indian Art will offer Indian miniatures this time. The…

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Third edition of ‘Connections’ to be blend of European, Indian artists

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The third edition of 'Connections', an annual international performing arts festival will see a blend…

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What spurred the production of pottery in last Ice Age?

London, March 22 (IANS) An international team of archaeologists have revealed that culture played a major role in the significant…

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Festival of colours to be celebrated in Manipur from Wednesday

Imphal, March 22 (IANS) Manipuris will celebrate 'Yaosang', the five-day festival of colours which reflects the state's heritage of Vaishnavism,…

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Himalayan Gothic: Haunted lives and loves in the hills

By Vikas Datta Title: The Face at the Window; Author: Kiran Manral; Publisher: Amaryllis; Pages: 245; Price: Rs.250 Could there…

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Exhibitions on Parsi role in building Mumbai

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday opened an exhibition here on how Parsi traders…

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Writer’s cut: Iconic films that could be books too

By Vikas Datta Among the divisions in our already fractured world, one is between those who derive recreation from the…

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Singapore museum unveils art-science fusion exhibit

Singapore, March 19 (IANS) The Singapore ArtScience Museum on Saturday unveiled a new exhibit that merges cutting edge technology with…

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