New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Several prominent writers, intellectuals and artists, including Nayantara Sahgal, K. Satchidanandan, Ganesh Devy and Damodar Mauzo, have expressed solidarity with farmers who will lead a Kisan Mukti March here on…
By Bhavana Akella Title: The IndiGo Story: Inside the Upstart That Redefined Indian Aviation; Author: Shelley Vishwajeet; Publisher: Rupa; Pages: 210; Price: Rs 500 On June 16, 2005, at the Paris Air Show, a little-known…
Agra, Nov 25 (IANS) The World Heritage Week celebrations came to an end on Sunday, after a series of activities including a cleanliness drive at historical monuments, a painting contest, ritualistic welcome of foreign guests…
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Delhi-based artist Anupam Roy, whose “large-scale drawings and paintings speak about systemic violence and injustice”, has bagged the Emerging Artist Award 2018 granted by the non-profit Foundation for Indian Contemporary…
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) An upcoming multi-arts festival “Jashn-e-Talat” is all set to celebrate the life and works of Bollywood playback singer and ghazal legend Talat Mahmood (1923-1998) on November 30 here. The festival,…
By Saket Suman Shanag (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 25 (IANS) A tiny coronation bridge over the swift Beas river connects the Manali-Leh highway to a pristine and quaint village caught in a time warp. Barely a…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) A winter art show by over 130 artists working in Garhi in the national capital was inaugurated on Saturday at the National Academy for Visual Arts, Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA)….
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Three classical dances of India — Odissi, Kuchipudi and Kathak — came together at the Triveni Kala Sangam on Saturday, as young dancers performed in front of a gathering of…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Leading Carnatic vocalist and multiple awards-winning composer Sudha Raghunathan, who believes that although simplifying classical music leads to more listeners relating to the emotion and content of the composition, it…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Have any lessons been learnt as India approaches the 10th anniversary of the horrific November 26-29, 2008, Mumbai terror attack? Precious little, if one goes by the…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) When long queues waited at ATMs following demonetisation in 2016, publisher Ananth Padmanabhan called author Ravi Subramanian, whose stories are set in the financial services industry, and…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Clad beautifully in a white Odissi saree, exponent Sharmila Mukherjees “Hansika” may resemble Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys ballerina of one of the most popular ballets of all time “Swan…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday released Men’s Hockey World Cup anthem composed by renowned music director and composer A.R. Rahman and penned by veteran lyricist Gulzar. The Chief Minister…
Shillong, Nov 23 (IANS) Thousands of indigenous Khasi and Pnar youths, elderly men and women attired in traditional dress took to the streets in this mountainous state capital of Meghalaya proclaiming the dignity and solemnity…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) A traditional potter who is able to accept the modern, will embrace a universal language and also get a better market for him/herself, believes Abhay Pandit, ceramic artist and son…
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) A Heritage Fest will be organised in West Bengal’s Chandernagore, a historic town by the Hugli river on November 25 by local project team in partnership with the University of Liverpool…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Indian classical music doyen, Ustad Imrat Khan, known for promoting the sitar and the surbahar internationally, has passed away in the United States at the age of 83, his family…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Giving a new lease of life to wilted flowers through his pressed flower art, 80-year-old Hari Tandon imbues them with a charm and beauty. Forty exhibits that…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) That the nation is embodied in the Prime Minister is the telling similarity between the Emergency of 1975-77 under Indira Gandhi and the contemporary state of affairs…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Read through the delightful tale of a young couple who learn how to find meaning in “a little love, a little togetherness and a little happiness”; flick through an amusing…