Category: Culture

Neanderthals were adept at making tools, artefacts

London, Sep 21 (IANS) Neanderthals were far smarter than previously thought as researchers have confirmed that our ancient cousins were…

9 years ago

‘Beads of Arunachal Pradesh’: a scholars’ delight

By Vishnu Makhijani Title: Beads of Arunachal Pradesh--Emerging Cultural Context; Authors: Sarit K. Chaudhuri and Sucheta Sen Chaudhuri; Publisher: Niyogi…

9 years ago

A primer of impressive-sounding words and their curious origins

By Vikas Datta Title: How to Sound Really Clever; Author: Hubert Van Den Bergh; Publisher: Bloomsbury Information; Pages: 224; Price:…

9 years ago

Katrina Kaif very committed, deserves an award: Juhi Chawla

Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Amidst all negative criticism for Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif for winning the 'Smita Patil Memorial Award',…

9 years ago

2100-year-old human skeleton found on Antikythera Shipwreck

New York, Sep 20 (IANS) A human skeleton found during the ongoing excavation of the famous Antikythera Shipwreck -- the…

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This ‘rockstar monk’ is crooning songs of gender equality

By Vishal Gulati Leh, Sep 20 (IANS) There is a "rockstar monk" crooning the song of gender equality and harmony,…

9 years ago

The sensitive hunter: Jim Corbett in a new light

By Vikas Datta Title: In the Jungles of the Night - A Novel About Jim Corbett; Author: Stephen Alter; Publisher:…

9 years ago

60-foot-tall silk brocade displayed at Naropa festival

Leh, Sep 19 (IANS) A 60-foot-tall silk embroidery brocade of Buddha Amitabha was unfurled on Monday at once-in-12-years carnival of…

9 years ago

Motion pictures from across the border and more

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The opening scene of "Mangoes" shows two Pakistani expatriates and Indian women relishing mangoes together,…

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Short films on Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya to be released by Modi in Calicut

Farah (Uttar Pradesh) Sep 19 (IANS) Two short films on the life and works of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya are…

9 years ago

Veteran artists to perform at the 10th edition of Park’s New Festival

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Music maestro Shashank Subramanyam and theatre director Yuki Ellias are some of the celebrated artists…

9 years ago

MCH group partners with India Art Fair

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) India's leading art platform India Art Fair has become the first regional partner of MCH…

9 years ago

Bill lacks clarity on altruistic surrogacy: Author Pinki Virani

By Preetha Nair New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Author and journalist Pinki Virani's recent book "Politics of the Womb: The…

9 years ago

A cross-continent raid that curbed hijackings – the full story

By Vikas Datta Title: Operation Thunderbolt - the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History; Author: Saul David; Publisher: Hodder…

9 years ago

Stokes launches scathing attack on Samuels in new book

London, Sep 18 (IANS) England all-rounder Ben Stokes has launched a scathing attack on the West Indies middle-order batsman Marlon…

9 years ago

Living poets society: Reviving a vanishing art

By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) In the highly inspirational movie "Dead Poets Society", Robin Williams plays an…

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TV18: Making of a media empire and how hubris and miscalculations lost it

By Vikas Datta Title: Network18 - The Audacious Story of a Start-up that Became a Media Empire; Author: Indira Kannan;…

9 years ago

The small nation which beat the superpowers, global capitalism

By Vikas Datta There is one country that has militarily defeated the US -- and that too on its own…

9 years ago

Enid Blyton’s ‘Famous Five’ return to original language

London, Sep 17 (IANS) Six years after the language in Enid Blytons Famous Five books was updated in an attempt…

9 years ago

Namaste France fest shows India’s cultural prowess

Paris, Sep 16 (IANS) Namaste France, a two-and-a-half-month-long festival which began here on Thursday, will serve as a window into…

9 years ago



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