Category: Culture

The ignored/unknown kitsch that also advanced Bollywood (Book Review)

By Vikas Datta Title: In a Cult of Their Own - Bollywood Beyond Box Office; Author: Amborish Roychoudhury; Publisher: Rupa…

6 years ago

Former US First Lady Barbara Bush dies at 92

Washington, April 18 (IANS) The Former First Lady of the US, Barbara Bush, died on Tuesday at the age of…

6 years ago

Google, CyArk to build VR models of world’s endangered heritage sites

San Franciscio, April 17 (IANS) Google has joined hands with CyArk, a California-based 3D laser scanning non-profit, to build virtual…

6 years ago

What happens to rock band when a member gets hitched

New York, April 17 (IANS) If you go by the the rock n' roll lore which says that once a…

6 years ago

Won’t stake claim to Taj Mahal: Wakf Board to SC

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Wakf Board on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it won't…

6 years ago

Icelandic boy’s Titanic Lego replica makes it to US museum

Reykjavik, April 17 (IANS) The worlds largest replica of the Titanic, made by an autistic Icelandic boy using Lego bricks,…

6 years ago

Being old in India and its many vulnerabilities (Book Review)

By Saket Suman Book: India's Aged: Needs and Vulnerabilities; Edited by: Udaya S. Mishra and S. Irudaya Rajan; Publisher: Orient…

6 years ago

2018 Pulitzer Prizes winners announced

New York, April 17 (IANS) The New York Times and The New Yorker have jointly won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize…

6 years ago

Amjad Ali Khan, Asha Bhosle to get Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award

Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, legendary singer Asha Bhosle and veteran actor Anupam Kher will…

6 years ago

‘Harry Potter’ animator sees hope for homegrown comic books, animation in India

By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) After working on the "World War Z" and the "Harry Potter" series…

6 years ago

Papa CJ’s autobiography by year-end, ready to dish out more happiness

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) Acclaimed English stand-up comedian Papa CJ will release his autobiography by the end…

6 years ago

The Russians and Trump — a spectacular coup or self-goal? (Book Review)

By Vikas Datta Title: Collusion: How Russia Helped Trump Win the White House; Author: Luke Harding; Publisher: Guardian Books/Faber &…

6 years ago

Bengalis celebrate Poila Baisakh

Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Bengalis across West Bengal - as also in other parts of the country and abroad -…

6 years ago

Sun, sand and sanitation: Goa celebrates beach hygiene campaign with music party

Panaji, April 15 (IANS) Plastic garbage converted into flotation devices, seaweed strewn on beaches broken down into compost and art…

6 years ago

Chinese investment risks Pakistan running into debt trap: Ex Pakistani ambassador Husain Haqqani,

By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Pakistan runs the risk of falling into a debt trap with China's…

6 years ago

Artist Alone

ATTN Editors: Oxford University Press will be launching "Ashis Nandy: A Life in Dissent" on April 16. It's a reflection…

6 years ago

The radical, rockstar philosopher and his ‘dangerous’ ideas

By Vikas Datta Philosophers may be called "dangerous" for their ideas, can be flamboyantly idiosyncratic, but are rarely described as…

6 years ago

UAE chairs Unesco national committees’ meeting

Paris, April 14 (IANS/WAM) The UAE has chaired a session held on the sidelines of the 204th edition of the…

6 years ago

New book makes learning Spanish fun and easy

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Indian origin author Shalu Chopra has converted over 12 years of her experience in teaching…

6 years ago

Have you experienced something supernatural? Time to pen your story

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Have you ever felt your dear one near you even though they are long gone?…

6 years ago



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