Category: Culture

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

Of finance, mystery, myth and wisdom

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Learn to read balance sheets and deploy funds smartly, flick through the mysterious story of…

9 years ago

The unholy nexus that began World War II – the full story

By Vikas Datta Title: The Devils' Alliance - Hitler's Pact with Stalin, 1939-1941; Author: Roger Moorhouse; Publisher: Vintage/Random House India;…

9 years ago

Janmashtami celebrated in Bengal

Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) Janmashtami, marking the birthday of Lord Krishna, was celebrated on Thursday with gaitey and religious fervour…

9 years ago

Modi pips Big B, becomes most followed Indian on Twitter

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the most followed Indian on micro-blogging site Twitter with 22.1…

9 years ago

Many Indias in one exhibition

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Different genres that represent harmony within the diverse culture of India will all come together…

9 years ago

Temples lit up for Janmashtmi celebrations in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Aug 25 (IANS) Attired in their very best, people thronged the attractively decorated temples to celebrate the festival of…

9 years ago

Blunders of intervention: Policies the world is paying for

By Tarun Basu Book: Perilous Interventions: The Security Council and the Politics of Chaos; Author: Hardeep Singh Puri; Publisher: HarperCollins;…

9 years ago

Our routine daily activities – and their chequered histories

By Vikas Datta Title: A Million Years in a Day - A Curious History of Daily Life; Author: Greg Jenner;…

9 years ago



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