Category: Culture

Amol Palekar’s speech interrupted after he criticises government

Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) Veteran actor-director Amol Palekar was interrupted during a speech at an event at the National Gallery…

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Romance touches lives through books, movies, say authors

Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) Authors Durjoy Datta, Ravinder Singh, Sudeep Nagarkar and Novoneel Chakraborty feel romance has a way of…

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India dazzles me, may use it as backdrop of my book: Yann Martel

By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Yann Martel, the Canadian author of the Man Booker Prize-winning "Life of…

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Indian consumers say big hello to voice-based devices

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Hey Alexa! Please play "Bhaja Govindam" by M.S. Subbulakshmi, goes the command…

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Ganga synonymous with threshold of afterlife, says new book

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) As millions of devotees continue to gather in the Kumbh nagri to…

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Bengal celebrates Saraswati Puja

Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Saraswati Puja was celebrated in West Bengal on Sunday with traditional fervour. Saraswati, the Hindu goddess…

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Songs are pillars of a film, hold the storyline: Irshad Kamil

Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Poet and lyricist Irshad Kamil, who has penned beautiful lines of "Nadaan Parindey Ghar Aaja" (Rockstar)…

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Andamanese need to be documented, archived: Linguist Anvita Abbi

Aligarh, Feb 9 (IANS) Eminent linguist Prof Anvita Abbi on Saturday called for steps to document and archive Andamanese languages…

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Raj Kapoor was ready to fund Ray’s ‘Goopy Gyne..’ on one condition: Tinnu Anand

Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Legendary Bollywood hero Raj Kapoor had agreed to finance auteur Satyajit Ray's cult children's film "Goopy…

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PM interacts with loin loom weavers of Arunachal

Itanagar, Feb 9 (IANS) The loin loom of Arunachal Pradesh received much-needed support when Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed a…

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Empower women to speak for themselves: Panellists at Kolkata Literature Festival

Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Privileged women must empower and enable others to speak for themselves and not speak on their…

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Culture Minister inaugurates festival

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma on Friday inaugurated "Arth, A Culture Fest" which aims to understand…

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Of Jhansi’s rani, Bengal cyclone and young footballers

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Delve into historical fiction with a book on Rani Jhansi, an iconic champion of 1857s…

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Raza Utsav begins with music and dance performances

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Colourful cultural performances of Kuchipudi, Bharatnatyam, and Hindustani classical vocals, dance and music festival 'Yuva…

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Govind Namdev not only good actor but patriot too: Amitabh Bachchan

Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday night said that actor turned author Govind Namdev is not only…

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Jagjit Singh’s choice of lyrics, ghazals reflected his inner being: Gulzar

Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) A day ahead of Jagjit Singh's birth anniversary, which falls on Friday, legendary lyricist Gulzar reflected…

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Delhi Literature Festival to begin from Friday

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The seventh edition of the Delhi Literature Festival is set to begin from Friday at…

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Year-long research on living traditions put on canvas

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A year-long journey that artist Astha Butail undertook in researching living traditions that are passed…

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Pakistani artist Khalil Chishtee to debut in India

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) In his debut solo show in India titled "Between The Lines", Pakistani artist Khalil Chishtee…

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Appreciate women who came forward with guts, courage: Sinha on #MeToo

Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Wednesday said that he appreciates and applauds women who have come out…

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