By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Noted musician Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt feels that audiences abroad are more disciplined and this makes it more comfortable for artists to perform. “Audiences abroad understand the…
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) A trio of German and Afghan students have created a contemporary puppet show featuring 13th century Persian poet Rumi’s story about a caged parrot’s message to the free birds in India…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Read about the pathos, problems and the mental trauma faced by the LGBT community; learn to channelise futile thoughts and turn them into productive energy; flick through unusual stories about…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Storytelling is an art; and a story can be told through different mediums, including through narration, theatre, dance, song and even paintings. And the first edition of the three-day Udaipur…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) An impressive line up of heavyweight authors, including the likes of William Dalrymple, Ashok Vajpayee and Taslima Nasrin, are set to participate in the Delhi Literature Festival starting here Friday….
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Ten provoking plays, themed on compelling issues of contemporary interest, ranging from corporate insecurities and prevalent socio-cultural divides to Indian mythology and troubles of the fast-paced modern times, have been…
Amaravati, Feb 9 (IANS) A stellar line-up of Indian and international artistes will enthral over 10,000 spectators at the maiden Amaravati Global Music and Dance Festival, at the confluence of the majestic Krishna-Godavari rivers here,…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) On a journey to retell the Palistinian folk tales and children’s classics to the world, a group of artists that uses puppets for narration has reached Delhi. The 15th Ishara…
Haridwar, Feb 8 (IANS) Yoga Associations will be formed in every state to promote yoga, spiritual guru Pranav Pandya has said. Yoga and spirituality should benefit the masses, participants said at an event here organised…
Haridwar, Feb 8 (IANS) Yoga Associations will be formed in every state to promote yoga, Rajya Sabha member Pranav Pandya said. Yoga and spirituality should benefit the masses, participants said at an event here organised…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) It is all about colours which seemed to play with one another on the canvases, depicting the various shades of nature, presented at artist Ghazali Moinuddins solo art show titled…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) For Ruchita Misra, writing about love comes automatically because nothing in this world is more precious and pure than love. And, what could have been better than…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) After Arundhati Roy, it is now author Salman Rushdie’s turn to return to the literary world this year with his new book “The Golden House”, slated to be released in…
Jaipur, Feb 7 (IANS) The second edition of the international travel photography festival ‘JaipurPhoto’ will begin in the Rajasthan capital city on February 24. Organised by Orange Cat Productions in collaboration with Rajasthan’s Department of…
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Art historian and curator John Guy says the tradition of passing down gold jewellery from mother to daughter is one of the reasons that explains the scanty presence of antique gold…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A two-day Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) workshop on conservation of monuments and artefacts concluded here on Tuesday, an official release said. It was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs in…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Britain-based Indian-origin artist and human rights activist Anish Kapoor has been honoured with the 2017 Genesis Prize given by the Genesis Prize Foundation. The prize was awarded by the Genesis…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) From kundan and silver jewellery of Rajasthan to the pearls of Hyderabad, the ongoing jewellery exhibition-cum-sale “Abhushan” brings an exquisite collection of handcrafted pieces. Organised at the Central Cottage Industries…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Party Worker; Author: Omar Shahid Hamid; Publisher: Pan Macmillan India; Pages: 336; Price: Rs 399 Of all vendettas, the most vicious centre on politics, where they can encompass some of…
Sydney, Feb 6 (IANS) The odds of winning an Oscar are greater for an American actor in a film that portrays American culture than others, says a study. Of the 97 Oscars in the lead…