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…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Words like pashmina, dal, chutney and pyjamas form part of a list of 70 Indian origin words included in the Oxford English Dictionary unveiled by the British Council here on…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Just as the Indian art circuit gathers for a domestic art festival at the Thyagaraj Stadium here starting Thursday, at least three booths break away from the convention to display…
Ahmedabad/ Bengaluru, Nov 22 (IANS) In a bid to celebrate creativity and promote a shared understanding of the best practices in design, two independent design festivals will kick off on Friday in Ahmedabad and Bengaluru…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The battle for 2019 is not about replacing one government with another, says former Minister in the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government Manish Tewari in his new book, and asks whether…
Shimla, Nov 22 (IANS) Running through history, the British-era Kalka-Shimla railway track will now take tourists to the “glorious” past for capturing the moments. Railway authorities installed a rail engine and a coach for the…
Abu Dhabi, Nov 22 (IANS/WAM) The Louvre Abu Dhabi announced on Thursday that its upcoming “Rain of Light” Festival, a week-long performing arts festival celebrating the museums architecture, will begin on December 11. The festival…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) We live in an age when technology drives most of what we do in our day-to-day lives. And blessed as we are with tech boons such as…
Islamabad, Nov 22 (IANS) Noted Pakistani feminist writer and poet Fahmida Riaz died here. She was 72. The eminent progressive writer, who was also hailed by many as the pioneer in feminist literature, had been…
Patna, Nov 21 (IANS) Sonepur cattle fair, considered as Asia’s largest such event, began in Bihar on Wednesday with hundreds of people from rural areas thronging the fair to enjoy the unique flavour of an…
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IANS) Noting that the modern-day education system is indifferent about the disappearing old art forms while our sense of aesthetics is getting increasingly commodified, writer-mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik on Wednesday said the young…