Category: Culture

Love litfests, but no booktalk, please: Tabu

By Preetha Nair Thimphu, Aug 31 (IANS) The 'thinking actress' of Bollywood, Tabu, has no pretensions in admitting that she…

9 years ago

Knew Mother Teresa would be sainted, says biographer Navin Chawla

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, who had written a biography of Mother Teresa soon…

9 years ago

Design contest for war memorial, museum to be conducted in two phases

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The International Design Competition for the national war memorial and museum announced on August 15…

9 years ago

A simple sadhu in a complex world makes waves

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Om Swami As We Know Him; Authors: Ismita Tandon and Swami Vidyananda Om; Publisher: Harper…

9 years ago

Inspector Singh’s dangerous English summer

By Vikas Datta Title: A Frightfully English Execution (Inspector Singh Investigates #7) ; Author: Shamini Flint; Publisher: Hachette India; Pages:…

9 years ago

NIO discovers world’s first ancient settlement destroyed by tsunami

Panaji, Aug 29 (IANS) Marine archaeologists on Monday claimed to have discovered the world's first ancient urban settlement, which could…

9 years ago

I want to play a warrior: Tabu

Preetha Nair Thimphu, Aug 29 (IANS) Actor Tabu, who got rave reviews for movies like "Fitoor", "Drishyam" and "Maqbool" says…

9 years ago

Hriday Manch 2016: A series for the masses

By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The plays performed during the fifth edition of Hriday Manch 2016 contained…

9 years ago

Bengaluru gets dose of jazz with Indigo and Blues fest

Bengaluru, Aug 29 (IANS) The fourth edition of Indigo and Blues, an event offering an enthralling mix of music, food…

9 years ago

Su Real twerks it out in new single

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) There is still time for Su Real's new album "Twerkistan" to release, but the music…

9 years ago

Not only about physical sex: Giving erotica its due

By Vikas Datta Title: The Pleasure Principle - The Amaryllis Book of Erotic Stories; Editor: G. Sampath Kumar; Publisher: Amaryllis;…

9 years ago

Odisha to form panel to apply for GI status for Rasagola

Bhubaneswar, Aug 28 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to set up a committee to finalise the process to apply…

9 years ago

Lucknow’s ‘shining star’ and model of a shayar

By Vikas Datta Do you have to be born in a place renowned as a cradle of poetry to be…

9 years ago

Tagore’s works not translated perfectly : Gulzar

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Translations of Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali works in English and Hindi are not up to the…

9 years ago

22nd Delhi Book Fair opens

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The 22nd edition of the Delhi Book Fair opened in the capital on Saturday with…

9 years ago

Climate change takes centre stage at Mountain Echoes Litfest

By Preetha Nair Thimphu, Aug 27 (IANS) It may be wrong to say that the first day of the Mountain…

9 years ago

Climate change takes central stage at Mountain Echoes Litfest

By Preetha Nair Thimphu, Aug 27 (IANS) It may be wrong to say that the first day of the Mountain…

9 years ago

Sri Lanka: A beautiful but blood-soaked country

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka; Author: John Gimlette; Publisher: Quercus (London); Pages: 518; Price:…

9 years ago

Mountain Echoes litfest kicks off in Bhutan

By Preetha Nair Thimphu, Aug 26 (IANS) This capital city of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan came alive on Thursday…

9 years ago

Myanmar to renovate quake-damaged pagodas

Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 26 (IANS) Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw has pledged government assistance to renovate and preserve the…

9 years ago



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