New York, March 17 (IANS) Celebrated master portraitist Raja Ravi Varma and S. H. Raza were in high demand at Sotheby’s bi-annual sales of “Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art” and “Indian and Himalayan and…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) is all set to showcase the traditional art and culture of Assam as it returns with the ninth edition of its Living Traditions folk…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will hold a function here on March 20 to hand out Distinguished Alumni Awards 2016 to five awardees. Union Minister of State for…
Hong Kong, March 17 (IANS) A painting by pop art founder Andy Warhol of Chairman Mao is to be auctioned in Hong Kong, a media report said on Friday. The portraits immortalised the founder of…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Punjabs newly-appointed Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh told Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi in 2015 that he was ready to quit and float his own outfit, if he was…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Reassess how you live your life on a day-to-day basis by knowing about genetic research, flick through an engaging and inspiring bildungsroman of Lord Ramas faithful Hanuman, and read about…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Designer Anupama Dayal promoted forests of Mangar village in tropical hues using fabrics like Chanderi silk at Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2017 (AIFW A/W 2017). The ramp might…
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Assamese singer Angaraag Mahanta, popularly known as Papon, has come out in support of young singer Nahid Afrin, against whom some Islamic clerics have issued a ‘fatwa’. He says targeting the…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Buddhist leader and head of the Drukpa Lineage, the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, on Thursday presented to the people of Vietnam one of world’s largest religious paintings that was unveiled at…
By Azera Parveen Rahman Guwahati, March 16 (IANS) In a small town called Pathsala, about 60 km from this principal town of Assam, a mission has been underway for more than half a century. The…
New York, March 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s former wife is set to publish a “non-partisan, non-political” book detailing her experience of raising their three children, the media reported. Entitled “Raising Trump”, Ivana Trump…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, March 16 (IANS) At a time when hotels are largely adopting a modern outlook in terms of their decor and ambience, these two historic lodges in Rajasthan stand tall as reminders…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Led by weavers, the Amazon India Fashion Week (AIFW) Autumn Winter 2017, started the day with the work of students of The Handloom School. To amplify the long-term relationships between…
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) After some Islamic clerics in Assam issued a ‘fatwa’ against her, young singer Nahid Afrin of “Indian Idol Junior” fame, says she is not afraid and would not stop singing or…
By Vishal Gulati Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) German President-elect Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who will be assuming office on Sunday, has an Indian connection — not political but an intellectual one! He enjoys an intense literary relationship…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has said that writers and Innovation Scholars are special because they have innovative, sensitive and imaginative minds which transcend the boundaries of time, place and surroundings. He…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Nestled in Uttar Pradeshs glass-factory district of Firozabad is Kheriya, a small village which for over 50 years now has been enacting the hugely popular Ramlila with pomp and fervour….
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Revisiting the death of Rohith Vemula and the assault against Dalits in Gujarat’s Una, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that people of India should hang their heads in…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) After eight days of cultural extravaganza in Goa last December, Serendipity Arts Festival is all set for its Delhi edition, bringing a rare mix of crafts exhibition, photography exhibition, design…
Seattle, March 15 (IANS) A century after Rabindranath Tagores visit to Seattle in 1916, a South Asian Arts Organisation based in the Washington State area of the US, is bringing one of Tagores finest compositions…