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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By Sahana Ghosh Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 13 (IANS) Married to violin virtuoso L. Subramaniam, playback singer Kavitha Krishnamurthy reveals the maestro loves to spring surprises, including a sojourn to Egypt’s pyramids on Valentine’s Day….
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) A new storytelling format — CinePlay — will showcase classics and contemporary stories from the theatre world in a cinematic fashion. Hotstar, a streaming platform, on Monday announced that it…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) At a time when the diplomatic dialogue between India and Pakistan has come to a virtual standstill, some signs of a temporary thaw in the cultural space is evidently visible…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Sitarist Ustaad Shujaat Khan and Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain are all set to offer the capital an interesting jugalbandi on Monday. The upcoming concert is going to be a spontaneous…
Yunlin (Taiwan) Feb 12 (IANS) Millions of lanterns in the shape of Christian churches, Buddhist temples, and Hindu temples with Brahma, Krishna, Lakshmi and Durga lit up the night sky of Taiwan to celebrate the…