New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Aiming to inspire young people to expand their knowledge and encourage documentation of India’s rich cultural heritage, Sahapedia, an open online resource on Indian arts in partnership jointly with Unesco,…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) In an attempt to revive the Dogri language, mainly spoken in Jammu region, young artists from the national capital will come together on one stage at the “Cultural Cocktail- Youth…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government’s flip-flop on making Bengali compulsory in schools seemingly played a major role in igniting fresh trouble in the Darjeeling hills, but experts believe the…
By Vishav Bir (Himachal Pradesh), June 16 (IANS) Art is not a commodity but an experience, say connoisseurs, and this experience can take an entirely new form when it interacts with its surroundings — walls,…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Learn how to combine Ayurveda’s age-old traditions with modern concepts of wellness, flick through the story of a young couple that pretty much reflects most modern-day relationships, and read a…
Hangzhou (China), June 15 (IANS) An exhibition of Chinese and Indian sculptures dating from 400 to 700 A.D. opened on Thursday in the eastern province of Zhejiang. The three-month exhibition includes 56 sculptures from nine…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The government’s project of creating a database of artists and art forms spread over six lakh villages in the country will begin soon, a minister said on Thursday. “The National…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) A new book by a seasoned journalist attempts to analyse the three years of the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Titled “Marching With A Billion” (Penguin/Rs 499/234 pages),…
London, June 15 (IANS) Israeli author David Grossman won the prestigious 2017 Man Booker International prize in London for his latest novel “A Horse Walks into a Bar”. Grossman on Wednesday night beat his compatriot…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Manipuri folk singer Mangka has joined hands with Portuguese group Cla for a song, proceeds from which are being donated to a foundation that helps carry out…
By Vikas Datta Title: Home – A Very Short Introduction; Author: Michael Allen Fox; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Pages: 144; Price: Rs 225 “How does it feel, how does it feel?/To be without a home/Like…
New York, June 14 (IANS) Activities such as colouring, doodling and drawing can lead to significant bloodflow in the section of the brain related to feeling rewarded, says a study by an Indian-origin art therapist….
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Concepts such as ‘environment-friendly’, ‘sustainable’ and ‘socially relevant’ which are buzzwords in architecture today were discussed by British-born Indian architect Laurie Baker in the 1950s, says Baker’s grandson Vineet Radhakrishnan, who…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) After enthralling readers for 60 long years with over a hundred novellas, short story collections, non-fiction and poetry, author Ruskin Bond now gifts his fans an autobiography — the longest…
By Vikas Datta Title: We are all Revolutionaries Here – Militarism, Political Islam and Gender in Pakistan; Author: Aneela Zeb Babar; Publisher: Sage Publications India; Pages: 196; Price: Rs 695 For every Malala Yousufzai or…
Hyderabad, June 13 (IANS) The statue of legendary Telugu poet, writer and lyricist C. Narayana Reddy, who died here on Monday, will be installed on Tank Bund on the banks of the Hussain Sagar lake…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Literary stalwarts from across the world are set to share their unique perspectives on globally relevant issues such as environmental conservation, natural history and spirituality at the eighth edition of…
By Francis Kokutse Accra (Ghana), June 13 IANS) India has no intention of using yoga “to culturally colonise the world”, Indian High Commissioner in Accra Birender Singh Yadav has said, stressing that the message behind…
Kathmandu, June 13 (IANS) Nepal and China have reaffirmed cooperation in the fields of literature, arts and culture under the Belt and Road Initiative to promote bilateral ties, a top official said here on Tuesday….
By Vikas Datta Title: The Art of Losing Control; Author: Jules Evans; Publisher: Canongate; Pages: 294; Price: Rs 699 Even in our hi-tech, increasingly self-obsessed and anxiety-beset world, there are times when we move beyond…