Category: Culture

Don’t take our advice on relationships: Writer Durjoy Datta

Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) Writer Durjoy Datta advised the millennials not to take advice on relationships from his generation as…

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Art show displays chaotic, unreal ‘untold stories’

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) A series of multimedia works, merging the real and the unreal and drawing heavily from…

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How amazing things of everyday use came into being and why we should appreciate them (Book Review)

By Saket Suman Book: Plato's Alarm Clock and Other Amazing Ancient Inventions; Author: James M. Russell; Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books…

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Key arts-culture players discuss India’s soft power potential

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Different streams on thought and discourse on the Indian arts, crafts and culture, notably one…

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Book on ‘anti-farmer policies’ of Modi government launched

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) A book detailing how Modi government's policies have led to a drop in farmers' income…

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Terror achieves no purpose: Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Remembering the innocent civilians who were butchered during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai a decade…

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Nobody can divide India as long as we are united: Farooq

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Marking a minute of silence in the memory of those killed during the 26/11 terror…

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Leaders pay tribute to renowned epigraphist

Chennai, Nov 26 (IANS) Chief Minister K. Palaniswami and other leaders in Tamil Nadu condoled the death of renowned epigraphist…

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Two-day fest aims to reinvent Indian classical dance styles

Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Bhramara Festival of Dance, a two-day gala to be held here in January 2019, aims to…

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Giants of Jazz to see acts from France, UK

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Piano Man Jazz Club will present the fourth edition of "Giants of Jazz". Beginning…

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Artistes express solidarity with farmers’ march

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Several prominent writers, intellectuals and artists, including Nayantara Sahgal, K. Satchidanandan, Ganesh Devy and Damodar…

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Why IndiGo flies high while rivals bleed in Indian skies (Book Review)

By Bhavana Akella Title: The IndiGo Story: Inside the Upstart That Redefined Indian Aviation; Author: Shelley Vishwajeet; Publisher: Rupa; Pages:…

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Tourists find Taj ‘much more hypnotisingly beautiful’ than imagined as World Heritage Week ends

Agra, Nov 25 (IANS) The World Heritage Week celebrations came to an end on Sunday, after a series of activities…

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Delhi-based artist wins Emerging Artist Award, Swiss residency

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Delhi-based artist Anupam Roy, whose "large-scale drawings and paintings speak about systemic violence and injustice",…

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Arts festival to pay tribute to late singer-actor Talat Mahmood

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) An upcoming multi-arts festival "Jashn-e-Talat" is all set to celebrate the life and works of…

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A family affair: Winter falls on a Himalayan village

By Saket Suman Shanag (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 25 (IANS) A tiny coronation bridge over the swift Beas river connects the…

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Art expo by Garhi’s artists opens at Lalit Kala Akademi

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) A winter art show by over 130 artists working in Garhi in the national capital…

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Odissi, Kuchipudi, Kathak share stage in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Three classical dances of India -- Odissi, Kuchipudi and Kathak -- came together at the…

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Simplified classical music could reach more people: Sudha Raghunathan

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Leading Carnatic vocalist and multiple awards-winning composer Sudha Raghunathan, who believes that although simplifying classical…

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As ex-cops, bureaucrats reminisce, they lay bare the time warp India’s caught in (Book review)

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Have any lessons been learnt as India approaches the 10th anniversary of…

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