Lucknow’s long-forgotten ‘beloved’ poet
By Vikas Datta If we compare poetry to a landscape, it would be one that is constantly but gradually evolving with its contours keeping on changing. Features that may have once loomed large may later…
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Art of robab dying because devotion lacking: Daud Khan Sadozai
By Kishori Sud Jodhpur, Feb 27 (IANS) With his roots in Afghanistan, robab exponent Daud Khan Sadozai says that the art of Sufi devotional music with such musical instruments is diminishing in the world as…
‘Avijit Roy taught me to be informed, bold’
Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) Trisha Ahmed, the daughter of slain writer-blogger Avijit Roy, remembers him as a fun dad who taught her to be informed, bold, and unafraid. Ahmed said her father has gained worldwide…
I like designers who work with heritage: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It’s not just her role as union Minister for Women and Child Development that keeps Maneka Gandhi busy. A lover of art and craft, she says she has a soft…
Gandhi’s idea was of a non-armed India: Japanese author
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi saw a future in which India was not an armed nation, a Japanese author has said. Gandhi said that India should be non-armed and should be dependent on…
Muziris heritage project reminds us of our history: President
Kodungalloor (Kerala) Feb 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday inaugurated here the Muziris Heritage Project which showcases the history and culture of an ancient seaport and urban centre on the Malabar coast. “This project…
‘Lawrence of Arabia’s own evolution must also be understood’
By Vikas Datta New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) With the Middle East in turmoil and much of the blame being put on the post-World War I settlement imposed by western powers, the legacy of T.E….