Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) Twelve leading contemporary Indian artistes have created nine works of art and transformed the ambience at the Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital & Research Foundation here. Entitled ‘Holistic Healing’, the public…
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Singer-actress Suchitra Krishnamoorthi’s autobiographical play “Drama Queen” will be staged here for the first time on October 6. Starring Suchitra, and directed by Inaayat Ali Sami, “Drama Queen” is presented…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Including bestselling author Chetan Bhagat’s novel “Five Point Someone” in Delhi University’s syllabus was “arbitrary” and did not follow the usual procedure of consultation among the concerned…
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Author-producer Chetan Bhagat says writing books will always be a priority for him. Bhagat, who has penned books like “Five Point Someone”, “One Night @ the Call Center”, “The 3…
Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) Veteran journalist and a left-of-centre liberal Marathi writer Arun Sadhu passed away after prolonged illness here on Monday. He was 76 and is survived by his wife Aruna, a renowned social…
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Delhi-based artist Rita Jhunjhunwala will pay tribute to extraordinary men and women from a spectrum of society, including arts and science, politics and business, religion and and spirituality through her…
Agartala, Sep 25 (IANS) The Tripura government will operate a helicopter service for Durga Puja revellers and sightseers to enable them get an aerial view of tourist spots and puja celebrations here, an official said…
Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) For the first time in five years, sex workers of Sonagachi, considered Asia’s largest red-light area, will be able to scale up their Durga Puja to a major celebration that they…
By Saket Suman Title: Who Thought This Was a Good Idea; Author: Alyssa Mastromonaco; Publisher: Hachette; Price: Rs 499; Pages: 244 The unusual title of this book is inspired by a question which former US…
By Brajendra Nath Singh Title: How the BJP Wins; Author: Prashant Jha; Publisher: Juggernaut Books; Pages: 235; Price: Rs 399 Barring a hic-cup or two, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), under the leadership of Prime…
By Himani Kothari Title: In a Foreign Land, By Chance; Author: Nabaneeta Dev Sen; Translator: Soma Das; Publisher: Niyogi Books; Pages: 144; Price: Rs 295 How is a person’s identity constructed? Does it owe to…
By Vikas Datta Title: Three Hundred Verses – Musings on Life, Love and Renunciation; Author: Bhartrihari/A.N.D. Haksar (translator); Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 336; Price: Rs 599 The profane and the sacred (or philosophical)…
Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) Veteran journalist and Marathi litterateur Arun Sadhu passed away after prolonged illness here on Monday. He was 76 and is survived by his wife Aruna, a renowned social worker, and daughters…
Guwahati, Sep 24 (IANS) Abdul Majid, an icon of the Assamese film industry, died on Sunday morning, a hospital official said. He was 86. Majid, a veteran actor, director and playwright, was admitted to the…
Puducherry, Sep 24 (IANS) The central government is preparing a data bank of artisans and will also provide them with relevant training to facilitate their access to national and international markets, Union Minority Affairs Ministry…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Anatoily Azatisky, director of the Russian ballet “Swan Lake” — staged here — says bringing together 40 artistes for the performance in India was not an easy task, especially due…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Kolkata might be the cynosure of Durga Puja celebrations, but not far behind is the national capital, which plays host to more than 350 pandals (marquees). And…
By Saket Suman There must be something extraordinary about short stories that they continue to attract vast readership globally. Some argue that the very purpose of their existence is to allow a piece of fiction…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Indian classical music generally has a limited audience. Pune’s popular vocalist Suhas Vyas feels that it is because classical music is for a certain class of people….
By Vikas Datta “Murder is a crime. Describing murder is not. Sex is not a crime. Describing sex is,” American critic Gershon Legman advised writers but never realised it was sex that raked in both…
