Category: Culture

Two Indians among Magsaysay awardees

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Carnatic music exponent T.M. Krishna and social activist Bezwada Wilson are two Indians who have…

9 years ago

It’s Harry Potter all the way

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) As a new Harry Potter will appear on bookshelves after nine years, avid fans are…

9 years ago

Vikram Sarabhai: India’s last Renaissance Man?

By Vikas Datta Title: Vikram Sarabhai - A Life; Author: Amrita Shah; Publisher: Penguin Books; Pages: 264; Price: Rs 399…

9 years ago

RSS Chief launches book on religious traditions

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday launched book "Compassion in the 4 Dharmic Traditions" by…

9 years ago

Customs, traditions have to pass legal and constitutional test as well: SC

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday stressed that customs and traditions have to pass a legal…

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Kolkata teenager’s death: Police look for answers

Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) The Kolkata Police on Tuesday continued to look for answers to the mysterious death of a…

9 years ago

National Museum gets head — with Ayodhya connection — after a year

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Buddha Rashmi Mani, a former Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) official who had led a…

9 years ago

Season 2 of Sula Sessions to begin from July 30

Gurgaon, July 26 (IANS) Sula Vineyards in association with BAJAAO Entertainment is set to begin the second season of their…

9 years ago

Punjab’s teen singer takes caste voice to a new high

By Jaideep Sarin Jalandhar, July 26 (IANS) She took to singing when she was just seven and has, just a…

9 years ago

Napoleon and Waterloo: Defeat in battle, but Victory over history

By Vikas Datta Title: How the French Won Waterloo - or Think They Did; Author: Stephen Clarke; Publisher: Arrow Books/Penguin…

9 years ago

SIT set up to probe Kolkata teen’s death

Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) The city police on Monday constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the death of…

9 years ago

Mahasweta Devi critical

Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Social activist and writer Mahasweta Devi continued to be in a critical condition requiring life support,…

9 years ago

Crime and Punishment: A radical new approach?

By Vikas Datta Title: Criminal - The Truth About Why People Do Bad Things; Author: Tom Gash; Publisher: Allen Lane/Penguin;…

9 years ago

Sahitya Akademi invites applications for Yuva Puraskar

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Sahitya Akademi has invited young Indian writers to submit their works for its Yuva…

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New ‘story-telling’ museum to wow visitors at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A new high-tech, "story-telling" museum is all set to wow visitors at Rashtrapati Bhavan, and…

9 years ago

Centuries-old fair symbolising maize blossom begins in Himachal

Chamba, July 24 (IANS) The eight-day-long, centuries-old Hindu fair that symbolises the blossoming of maize began on Sunday in this…

9 years ago

Ansari condoles death of S.H. Raza

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Sunday condoled the death of legendary painter S.H. Raza,…

9 years ago

Indian Arabic calligrapher bags top prize at Cairo festival

Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) Muqtar Ahmed, an Indian Arabic calligrapher, has won one of the top prizes at the Cairo…

9 years ago

Lost in translation: The peculiar case of a popular French author

By Vikas Datta English speakers have long had an advantage for there are few classics from other literary traditions which…

9 years ago

Want to become a big music director: Hard Kaur

Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Singer-rapper Hard Kaur, who has lent her voice to numerous hit songs, says she wants to…

9 years ago



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