Category: Culture

A man born of the soil returns to the soil

By Nivedita Giri Title: Born of the Soil, Author: Kalindi Charan Panigrahi (Translated from the Odia original 'Matira Manisha by…

9 years ago

Cash crunch, digitisation impact northeast book fairs

Agartala/Silchar, Dec 26 (IANS) Demonetisation of high value currency notes and digitisation of books evoked a mixed response at book…

9 years ago

A ‘spirited’ history of the British empire and its ‘high’ legacy

By Vikas Datta Title: Empire of Booze; Author: Henry Jeffreys; Publisher: Unbound Publishers; Pages: 303; Price: Rs 699 This is…

9 years ago

Kolkata soaks in Christmas festivities

Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) Resplendent in tinsel and twinkling fairy lights, Kolkata on Sunday soaked in the Yuletide spirit as…

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Shahrukh to receive honorary doctorate from Urdu varsity

Hyderabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Actor Shahrukh Khan will receive honorary doctorate at the sixth convocation of Maulana Azad National Urdu…

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The Fall of the Red Colossus: Why the USSR’s fate is still important

By Vikas Datta An era came to an end on this day a quarter of a century ago. The lowering…

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PM does ‘jal-pujan’ at Shivaji memorial, Congress cries foul

Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday travelled in an Indian Coast Guard hovercraft to perform a…

9 years ago

Jaipur lit fest is open to all voices, Left and Right: Producer Sanjoy Roy

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Dubbed as one of India's greatest such shows, the journey of the…

9 years ago

Modi takes hovercraft for ‘jal-pooja’ of Shivaji memorial

Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday travelled in an Indian Coast Guard hovercraft to perform a…

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President Mukherjee greets nation on Christmas

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday extended his greetings to the nation on Christmas. "On the…

9 years ago

‘Sex and the City 3’ gets go-ahead

Los Angeles, Dec 24 (IANS) Actress Sarah Jessica Parker has reportedly signed up for "Sex and the City 3". The…

9 years ago

Modi performs ‘bhoomipujan’ of Shivaji statue

Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday performed the 'bhoomipujan' for a grand statue and memorial of…

9 years ago

Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh selected for Jnanpith

Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Noted Bengali poet Shankah Ghosh was on Friday chosen for the India's highest literary honour…

9 years ago

Serendipity Arts Fest concludes, promises to return next December

Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) After eight days of enthralling audiences on a journey of art, craft, dance, music, food, theatre…

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Need to have a good translation system in India: Ansari

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Citing wrong translations available on Google translator, Vice President Hamid Ansari here on Friday emphasised…

9 years ago

Two landmarks on Rafi’s 92nd birth anniversary

Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Legendary singer, the late Mohammed Rafi, will get two new landmark memorials on the occasion of…

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Not surprisingly, JLF lands in another controversy

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) With barely a month left for the 10th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival, the inclusion…

9 years ago

Go for Christmas tours to Mother House, Bandel Church

Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) Travellers to West Bengal can now soak in the Yuletide spirit with a special tour package…

9 years ago

Four-day Sikh festival opens in Singapore

Singapore, Dec 23 (IANS) A four-day festival to mark the 350th birthday of Guru Gobind Singh opened here on Friday.…

9 years ago

Goa Muslim children’s festival axes Zakir Naik

Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) The organisers of Goa's first Muslim children's festival have withdrawn controversial preacher Zakir Naik as a…

9 years ago



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