Athiya Shetty roots for women entrepreneurs
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Actress Athiya Shetty says she finds it heartening to find women entrepreneurs making a mark. At the launch of “Bag It All”, a book on Baggit founder and managing director Nina…
Culture
Where’s my Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, asks Grammy winner Sandeep Das
By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) He is experiencing “satisfying tiredness” after winning his first Grammy Award, but that hasn’t stopped India-born tabla virtuoso Sandeep Das, who has been playing in collaboration with…
Celebrated Bangladeshi war hero to exhibit select works at Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) He fought in the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war at the age of only 21 and later rose to critical acclaim as an artist, exhibiting his works around the globe. This…
Hindu group protests against Kashmir book at Agartala book fair
Agartala, Feb 15 (IANS) Tripura’s Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Bhanulal Saha on Wednesday said the government will not tolerate protests at a book fair, after a Hindutva group shouted slogans and demonstrated against a…
Important to appreciate quality of Indian artistes: MC Stretch
By Kishori Sud Pune, Feb 15 (IANS) He has hosted several international music festivals like Tomorrowland, Lowlands Festival, Stereosonic, and has just hosted the Vh1 Supersonic in India. MC Stretch, a popular DJ and emcee,…
Jhumpa Lahiri’s reflections on book covers leave many questions unanswered
By Saket Suman Book: The Clothing of Books; Author: Jhumpa Lahiri; Publisher: Penguin; Price: 199; Pages: 71 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri’s latest book, at first glance, is a sort of soothing balm that brings…
Lucknow fest celebrates Wajid Ali Shah’s artistic brilliance
By Natalia Ningthoujam Lucknow, Feb 15 ( IANS) The fourth annual Wajid Ali Shah Festival celebrated the magic of the artistic brilliance of the last nawab of Awadh here. The Rumi Foundation’s fest was held…
Rs 100 crore sanctioned for developing heritage circuit in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Feb 14 (IANS) The Tourism Ministry has sanctioned about Rs 100 crore to develop a heritage circuit in Hyderabad under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme. The ministry sanctioned Rs 99.42 crore for the current fiscal…
Stage set for first edition of Agra Music Festival
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Here is a chance for the music lovers to unite at the city of the Taj which is all set to play host to the first edition of the Agra…
Less takers for Mohiniyattam as it requires patience: Dancer Rekha Raju
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Mohiniyattam, the Indian classical dance form with its roots in Kerala, has not gained much popularity as other genres forms and sees less practioners because it requires…
Chef Vikas Khanna’s 16 kg tome raises Rs 30 lakh for underpriveleged kids
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) It’s a 1,200-page love of labour that’s taken 12 years to compile and on Tuesday, the 12th copy of Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna’s limited edition “Utsav…
SH Raza’s paintings on Gandhi to be unveiled in Capital
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Acclaimed late painter SH Razas deep admiration for Mahatma Gandhi and his teachings is reflected in a series of seven paintings which he executed in 2013 to pay tribute to…
Sandeep Das was a gifted child for tabla, says his guru
Patna, Feb 14 (IANS) Tabla player Sandeep Das, whose collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble “Sing Me Home” won the Grammy in the World Music Album category, had a rare love and passion for…
Music in blood: Rajasthan’s Langhas don’t marry into other communities
By Sahana Ghosh Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 14 (IANS) As distinctive as their full-throated voices, the Langhas, a Muslim community of folk musicians from Rajasthan, have evolved a rather unique way to preserve their identity…
‘India’s public libraries undergoing revolutionary change’
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Images of ill-maintained public libraries — laden with dust and poor-infrastructure, barely prompting a second visit — is undergoing a complete makeover thanks to the government’s ambitious…
Pakistani court allows channels to show Indian movies
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) The Lahore High Court has allowed private channels to show Indian movies as per their terms of agreements with Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). The court on Monday granted permission…
India’s Sandeep Das makes a mark at Grammys, Adele, Beyonce shine away
Los Angeles, Feb 13 (IANS) “Sing Me Home”, an album which has contribution from Indian tabla player Sandeep Das, on Sunday won the Best World Music Album at the 59th Grammy Awards, where British star…
Co-sponsoring Karachi lit fest exposes government’s duplicity: Congress
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Congress on Monday hit out at the Centre over the ICCR’s role in co-sponsoring the Karachi Literature Festival, saying it “exposes the Narendra Modi government’s duplicity, hypocrisy and a…
Co-sponsoring Karachi lit fest exposes government’s duplicity: Congress
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Congress on Monday hit out at the Centre over the ICCR’s role in co-sponsoring the Karachi Literature Festival, saying it “exposes the Narendra Modi government’s duplicity, hypocrisy and a…
Temporary thaw? Indian culture body ‘arranged travel for authors’ to Karachi lit fest
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) At a time when the diplomatic dialogue between India and Pakistan has come to a virtual standstill, a sign of a temporary thaw in the cultural space…