Of love, secrets, and an arranged marriage
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Flick through a story of thwarted desires, of love and its loss, of losing and finding oneself, and of falling and learning to rise; read the story of a man…
Culture
Kathak, music, art exponents presented lifetime achievement awards
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Kathak legend Birju Maharaj, Indian classical vocalist Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan, and senior art curator-critic Alka Raghuvanshi were awarded with Lalit Arpan lifetime achievement awards here at a classical dance…
12th Festival Of Hope to celebrate Swiss-India friendship
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The 12th edition of the Festival of Hope will celebrate 70 years of Swiss-India friendship, says founder Shalini Vig Wadhwa. The event, to be held on October 14 at the…
WHO underestimated spread of polio virus, unlikely world can be polio-free before 2021: Thomas Abraham
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Reporting from the frontlines of the war against polio and drawing on detailed interviews with key players, Thomas Abraham has chronicled “the mind-boggling story” of the polio…
Exhibition shows ‘dynamism’ in art by celebrated artists
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Recent works of celebrated Indian artists find space at Lalit Kala Akademi here at an exhibition that showcases what curator Sunaina Anand calls “dynamism” in art practice. Titled “Art Now’18”,…
Mary Kom named brand ambassador of Tribes India
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs on Thursday launched the “Punch Tantra” collection to promote tribal artefacts and named world boxing champion Mary Kom as the brand ambassador of “Tribes India”…
NMML to host All India History Summit
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Centre for Educational Research and Training (CERT) in collaboration with Centre for Study and Research (CSR) Hyderabad and Student Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) is organising a two-day All…
IGNCA festival to promote dramatised art form of ‘Behrupia’
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) A multidisciplinary festival, featuring at least 70 performers from across the country, on the ancient art form of ‘Behrupias’ or impersonators is set to open here at the Indira Gandhi…
Bare bums stir trouble at Sri Lanka’s Pidurangala Rock
Colombo, Sep 27 (IANS) Sri Lankan police have arrested three men who were among a group who took semi-nude photos of themselves at ancient Pidurangala Rock, considered sacred by the Buddhists. The young Sri Lankan…
‘The Leapfroggers’: Good read about India’s efforts to develop its own rockets (Book Review)
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Book: The Leapfroggers; Author: Ved Prakash Sandlas; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India; Pages: 220; Price: Rs 399 A discussion by space scientists on a giant condom as a raincoat for an Indian rocket;…
China-Japan war shipwreck discovered after 100 years
Beijing, Sep 27 (IANS) A long-lost warship has been discovered off the coast of China after an extensive hunt to track down relics from from a naval battle fought more than a century ago, the…
Mumbai local trains’ ladies coaches wear fresh ‘make-up’
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) In an effort to provide a pleasing ride to women commuters, the Western Railway (WR) has painted the interiors of two ladies coaches of the suburban trains with eye-catching scenic views,…
Weren’t there those who would rather go to India than to Paris?
By Paulo Coelho (Attn Editors: Drawing on the rich experience of his own life, bestselling author Paulo Coelho’s “Hippie”, dedicated to Kabir, Rumi and Tagore, among others, will hit the bookstores in India on Thursday….
Art, music gala to mark Yogananda’s 125th birth anniversary
Pune, Sep 26 (IANS) An art and music extravaganza ‘Guru Vandana’, featuring exponents Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia in a special jugalbandi of the santoor and the flute, will mark spiritual guru Paramhansa Yogananda’s…
9-day theatre festival to explore socio-political themes
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) A line-up of 15 theatrical performances, set to be staged over nine days from October 20, will explore socio-political themes. To be held at the India Habitat Centre (IHC) here,…
Rare manuscripts by 19th century French poets, artists to be auctioned
Paris, Sep 26 (IANS) First-edition rare texts and drawings from a number of 19th century French literary and artistic geniuses, including a melancholic letter from poet Arthur Rimbaud essaying his last weeks, will be on…
New collaboration to monitor gender disparities in literature
Pune, Sep 26 (IANS) PEN International and VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, a non-profit feminist organisation, announced a new collaboration on Wednesday to monitor gender disparities in literature through PEN Centres across the globe. The…
On-view photographs explore climate’s diverse impact on lives
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) What lies inside of houses in three cities with completely disparate climates was what German photographer Andre Lutzen enquired with his photography collection “Living Climate”, some of which are currently…
My memoir is like my third baby: Lisa Ray
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Indo-Canadian actress Lisa Ray says penning her life story for a memoir, which will be out in the summer of 2019, has transported her to myriad experiences and the emotions…
VP to attend M.S. Subbulakshmi’s 102nd birth anniversary in Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will honour 50 young and promising musicians from all across India to mark the 102nd birth anniversary of the legendary carnatic music singer, Bharat Ratna M.S….