New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Rekha Gupta, 45, battled with cancer for eight long years — without losing hope to survive and without detaching herself from the society. Now, completely recovered, Gupta was seen happily…
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) India-born Australian businessman Saroo Brierley, whose intriguing life journey has been captured on celluloid in the Oscar-nominated “Lion”, says he almost drowned in the Hooghly river twice. “Lion” is based on…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Feb 5 (IANS) Right from Shakespearean times to the contemporary era, British theatre and literature have been widely regarded with reverence across the globe. One of Britain’s foremost playwrights and filmmakers,…
By Vikas Datta A whirlwind tale of romance, adventure and magic, it is no ordinary fable — and not due to its genre. The first Indian prose fiction, or even the first novel, “Bagh-o-Bahaar” is…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Best-selling author and screenwriter Chetan Bhagat on Saturday termed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee “a miniature version” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “I don’t know why Mamata ji and Modi…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Ministry of Minority Affairs is organising the second edition of ‘Hunar Haat’ on the theme of ‘Craft Aur Cuisine Ka Sangam’ from February 11 to February 26 here, Minority…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Grammy award winner Kevin Fox arrived in the capital on Saturday to impart western classical training to students of music schools. The musician has been on over 40 choir tours…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Political satire, women’s empowerment, human emotions and the struggle post the 2015 earthquake — the Nepal Art Council’s booth focuses on different aspects of the lives of…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) A team of Welsh writers and poets, touring India, said US President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban was horrific and seems like a “world away” jutting out in stark contrast to…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) While art lovers and collectors are thronging in large numbers to the ongoing India Art Fair here, the display of some magnificent artworks in exhibitions ranging from the vernacular and…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving Bhojpuri language its due “respect” after coming to power. “Bhojpuri language, which was neglected for years,…
Gurugram, Feb 3 (IANS) An exceptional festival of different arts and genres, which will see the participation 400 visual artistes including painters, sculptors, photographers and graphic artistes, awaits art connoisseur in this suburban tech hub…
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Translated work is now being sold as good literature and its appreciation among readers is on the rise, said Jenny Brown, founder director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. “In UK…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Emerging artists again have the opportunity to apply for a promising artists in residence programme, spanning three months, where they can focus on their craft, interact with the best minds…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Of Bengals 60.3 million population at the time, estimates are that between 1.5 and 4 million people died of starvation, malnutrition and disease during the famine of…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Feb 3 (IANS) The Islamic State may be defeated soon on the battlefield but this in itself is unlikely to bring peace to the Middle East unless the basic reasons resulting…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Read an uplifting and diverse compilation on Catalan Roman Catholic priest Raimundo Panikkar; there’s also an interesting recitation of tacit sentiments or messages turned upside down in our everyday life…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The ninth edition of the India Art Fair that began here on Thursday exhibits a rare mix of colours, grandeur and, with its continued focus in nurturing global interest in…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The architectural sketches, drawings and photographs of the world’s most iconic buildings will be showcased under one roof at the upcoming India Arch Dialogue which begins here from Friday. The…
Bhopal, Feb 2 (IANS) Tributes were paid to the 16th century Dhrupad musician Pandit Baijnath Mishra, popularly known as Baiju Bawra at the second edition of the Baiju Bawra Dhrupad Utsav, organised at Chanderi town…