Category: Culture

Amrita Sher-Gil’s work to lead Saffronart auction

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Eminent Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil’s work will lead Saffronart’s two-day summer online auction starting from…

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Glastonbury 2016 to introduce women-only venue

London, June 6 (IANS) This year's edition of Britain's annual five-day Glastonbury contemporary performing arts festival, is set to feature…

10 years ago

Emerging from Mumbai slums, here’s the new voice of hip hop

By Ankit Sinha Time was when some popular music channels on TV would regularly blare hip-hop, thus exposing the millennial…

10 years ago

Publishers need to motivate new authors, storytelling formats: Author Ashwin Sanghi

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Author Ashwin Sanghi, who self-published his first book a decade ago, says things…

10 years ago

Independent India’s wars: A full but not fully fair account

By Vikas Datta Title: India's Wars: A Military History, 1947-1971; Author: Arjun Subramaniam; Publisher: HarperCollins; Pages: 576; Price: Rs.799 There…

10 years ago

Namaste, Salaam and Jambo: The Indian experience in Africa

By Vikas Datta Makindu town, on Kenya's Nairobi-Mombassa Highway, is most known for its grand and immaculately-maintained gurdwara, which is…

10 years ago

An explosion far bigger than Gujarat riots

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Gujarat Files; Author: Rana Ayyub; Publisher: Rana Ayyub; Pages: 204; Price: Rs 295. This is…

10 years ago

Dedicated channel for northeast music; region’s musicians ecstatic

By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) It's going to be 'Mic, lights, camera, action' on the northeastern states…

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Sudarsan Pattnaik wins gold in People’s Choice Prize

Bhubaneswar, June 4 (IANS) Internationally renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won gold medal in people's choice prize at world…

10 years ago

‘Gond art given a contemporary twist’

By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Stylistically, today's Gond art of a vast swathe of central India is…

10 years ago

A partition saga, the dark world of business, some bread-making

The partition of India in 1947 changed the lives of many people. Here's a book that takes readers deep inside…

10 years ago

Independence Rock to make comeback in bigger avatar

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Rock music lovers in India have a reason to rejoice as Independence Rock, the country's…

10 years ago

Idols, sculptures seized from Chennai house

Chennai, June 2 (IANS) Over 100 idols/sculptures were seized from a house in the Tamil Nadu capital on Thursday, police…

10 years ago

Art is dying, getting replaced by entertainment: Rabbi Shergill

By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) He feels that independent music has become a 'little brother' to 'big…

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An Afghan Romeo and Juliet, minus the tragic ending?

By Priya Yadav Title: The Lovers ; Author: Rod Nordland; Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton/Hachette India; Pages: 384; Price: Rs.399 It…

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When Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali adorned matchboxes!

By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Ever seen Hindu Gods Shiva, Vishnu and Hanuman as well as…

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Bhupen Khakhar retrospective at Tate Modern draws rave reviews

London/New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The first international retrospective of Indian modern master Bhupen Khakhar, which opened on Wednesday at…

10 years ago

The mystique of Marilyn Monroe – and the reality

By Vikas Datta She still is among the world's most celebrated actresses, sex and beauty symbol, and popular culture icon,…

10 years ago

Experts design method to measure human pressure on wildlife

Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) A group of wildlife researchers, conservationists and forest officials has developed a unique Human Disturbance Index…

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A ‘deadly quest’ to restore and close the gates of hell

By Vikas Datta Title: Yama's Lieutenant; Author: Anuja Chandramouli; Publisher: Random House India; Pages: 376; Price: Rs.399 Death is the…

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