Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Talking about the unifying power of music, Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan on Sunday said that he doesn’t respect convention in music or in religion and lamented the state of…
Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) A bad phase is not an unsuccessful period but it can teach you new lessons, actress Manisha Koirala said here on Sunday. On the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival, she…
Paris, Jan 27 (IANS) A mural painted by the British anonymous street artist Banksy on a fire door at the Bataclan theatre in Paris, has been stolen, the media reported. “It’s a deep sadness that…
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan was like a designer who tweaked things to suit his taste and boldly refused national level awards, says music director Shantanu Moitra. “This book is really…
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Fascinating work by 40 eminent artists from 13 countries, including India, exploring contemporary art and nature are on display at an exhibition here. The exhibition titled “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”(the world is one…
Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) Indian writer R.K. Narayan deserved a Nobel Prize for his writings, said renowned British author Jeffrey Archer here on Saturday. “His work is a work of a genius. He can take…
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) Thespian Soumitra Chatterjee on Saturday said watching master director Satyajit Ray’s much-feted film ‘Pather Panchali’ (1955) changed his perceptions about cinema forever and made him fall in love with the art…
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) Master storyteller Ruskin Bond, a connoisseur of the literary genre of mystery, on Saturday said writing can only be timeless if the character resonates well with the readers and the style…
Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) American writer Andre Aciman, whose novel “Call Me by Your Name” has been hailed as the Romeo & Juliet of our times, discussed his thoughts on romance, writing, and the book…
Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla launched his new book, “Every Vote Counts: The Story Of Elections in India,” at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday. Chawla mentioned a real-life…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) India’s vibrant publishing market is attracting major international bestselling authors, who say that there is a great potential for their books to find a good readership in India….
Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) Oxford Dictionaries announced on Saturday that ‘Nari Shakti’ as its Hindi Word of the Year for 2018 at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival. “The Hindi Word of the Year is a…
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka on Saturday celebrated the 70th Republic Day with pomp and pageantry marking the patriotic fervour across the state. In the state capital, Governor Vajubhai Vala unfurled the tricolour at the…
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) With a huge pool of talent across sectors, Maharashtra scored the highest — 12 for 13 awardees, including a couple — in the 112 Padma national awards announced by President Ram…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) A wordsmith who has always celebrated love, author Ruskin Bond says he cringes at times seeing the “crudity” with which women are written or spoken about now, also…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) Noted writer Gita Mehta, who is also the elder sister of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Saturday declined to accept the Padma Shri award. Mehta said the timing of the…
Ottawa, Jan 26 (IANS) The Canadian archive has acquired a rare book owned by Adolf Hitler, which is believed to detail the blueprint for a North American Holocaust, the media reported. Library and Archives Canada…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Google on Saturday dedicated a colourful doodle marking the 70th Republic Day of India. It recreated the celebrations depicting the iconic Republic Day Parade, representing various components of the country’s…
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) Bhupen Hazarika, who was posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna on Friday, was a singer, balladeer, poet, lyricist and film maker who was widely admired not only in native Assam but across the…
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) “No Presents Please”, originally written in Kannada by noted author Jayant Kaikini and translated into English by Tejaswini Niranjana, was announced on Friday as the winner of the prestigious $25,000 DSC…