Category: Culture

Sisodia concludes Delhi Walk Festival

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia formally concluded the Delhi Walk Festival by visiting Mirza…

9 years ago

Bollywood can promote Indian jazz: Musician Steve Sequeira

By Somrita Ghosh Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) Strange as it may sound, Bollywood can actually promote jazz, which is all…

9 years ago

Pranab to inaugurate Gita Mahotsav

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the International Gita Mahotsav on Tuesday at Kurukhetra in Haryana,…

9 years ago

Torturous journey but visit to Arunachal’s Mechukha worth the effort

By Bappaditya Chatterjee Mechukha (Arunachal Pradesh), Dec 5 (IANS) A flight and two helicopter rides later, one completed a 10-hour…

9 years ago

The forgotten Gandhi and why he should be remembered

By Vikas Datta Title: Feroze Gandhi - the Forgotten Gandhi; Author: Bertil Falk; Publisher: Roli Books; Pages: 320; Price: Rs…

9 years ago

Solving crime and murder the Scotland Yard way

By Vikas Datta The London policeman, a member of the modern world's first professional law and order enforcement force, has…

9 years ago

Meditation, yoga, music at The Sacred Pushkar fest

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Imagine yourself at the Maha Aarti in Pushkar with local and foreign visitors all together…

9 years ago

New book on women in political decision making positions

By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) A new book born out of three years of intensive research across…

9 years ago

The sad finale to Ramayana

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Uttara: The Book of Answers; Author: (Translated by) Arshia Sattar; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: 286; Price:…

9 years ago

India gained by not retaliating post-26/11: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) India "gained enormously" by not retaliating against Pakistan after the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks…

9 years ago

Citi-NCPA Aadi Anant music festival reaches Mumbai

Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) Showcasing Indian music across genres and generations and at the same time attempting to create opportunities…

9 years ago

British Library, Jaipur Lit Fest to bring Magna Carta to India in 2017

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The British Library and the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) have come together in a new…

9 years ago

Virtual reality is like theatre, says Aman Uppal

Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) Actor Aman Uppal, who is set to feature in a virtual reality (VR) web series with…

9 years ago

Shyam Benegal inaugurates photography exhibition on sustainable development

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Noted film director and screenwriter Shyam Benegal has inaugurated "Habitat Photosphere", a photography exhibition based…

9 years ago

A blend of realism with surrealism on canvas

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Taking inspiration from her childhood memories, artist Manu Singh presents her contemporary art works through…

9 years ago

Of mythology, eunuchs and ghosts

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Learn precious lessons on how to become a hero like the great warrior Arjuna, explore…

9 years ago

An ode to life at the turn of the previous century

By Nivedita Giri Title: Zindaginama; Author: Krishna Sobti (Translated from Hindi by Neer Kanwal Mani with Moyna Mazumdar); Publisher: Harper…

9 years ago

Goa minister’s comments on women triggers controversy

Panaji, Dec 2 (IANS) Goa's Art and Culture minister Dayanand Mandrekar's statement on Wednesday, when he said that women are…

9 years ago

Charlie Hebdo debuts in Germany with Merkel on the cover

Berlin, Dec 2 (IANS) The first German edition of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was published on Thursday and featured…

9 years ago

Yoga in Unesco intangible cultural heritage list

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) In what is being seen as a diplomatic triumph for India, the Intergovernmental Committee for…

9 years ago



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