Rio de Janeiro, Dec 14 (IANS) The “cultural landscape” of Brazil’s second largest city Rio de Janeiro has been officially awarded Unesco’s World Heritage tag. Rio on Tuesday won “the title of the first urban…
By Vikas Datta Title: The World’s 100 Weirdest Museums; Author: Geoff Tibballs; Publisher: Robinson/Hachette India; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 599 If you have a penchant for collecting something strange, say car horns, chocolate wrappers, or…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival 2017 will touch upon a multitude of ideas and themes, its organisers announced here. These include ‘Freedom to Dream – India at 70’ to explores…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) In collaboration with the Melbourne Writers Festival, Jaipur Literature Festival will host ‘JLF@Melbourne’, an exciting pop-up festival with a difference which will be a celebration of the written and spoken…
Dhordo (Rann of Kutch), Dec 13 (IANS) Celebrating the wide culture and natural beauty that exists in Gujarat, the 12th edition of the ‘Rann Utsav’ began here on Tuesday with great fervour and pomp. The…
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) The 41st edition of the International Kolkata Book Fair (IKBF), with a focus on Costa Rica and the special participation of Russia, is set to open on January 25 next year,…
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) The love for the lost lanes in Mumbai will now be revived through the eyes of those who cherish them the most, its residents with an Instagram campaign by the digital…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Late sitar maestro and composer Pandit Ravi Shankar’s range of rare recordings has been released in India. Sony Music and East Meets West Music, the official recording label of the…
Gwalior, Dec 13 (IANS) Indian maestros like Abdul Hamid Khan, Amjad Ali Khan and world artistes like Zohar Izhak Fresco, Anne Hytta, and Mathias Boegner are all set to perform at the upcoming 92nd Tansen…
By Nivedita Giri Title: Second Encounter; Author: Ramapada Chowdhary (Translated from the Bengali novella ‘Je Jekhane Danriye’ by Swapana Dutta); Publisher: Niyogi Books; Pages: 118; Price: Rs 295 It is true, as the saying goes,…
Kochi, Dec 12 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday promised to provide a home to country’s only Biennale as he inaugurated the third edition of Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB) here. “The lack of…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 12 (IANS) To offer an open forum to artists, artisans and connoisseurs for interaction, the Odisha government will organise the 11th Toshali National Craft Mela-2016 here. The mela will be organised from December…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) A group of unlikely achievers spoke about the journey towards realising their dreams, battling odds and persevering with ambitiousness, here at TEDx Delhi — an independent talk platform. The seventh…
Kathmandu, Dec 12 (IANS) Continuing a mission initiated last year to restore Nepal’s cultural heritage damaged in the 2015 earthquake, Unesco has commissioned post-disaster rescue excavations at two monuments in Kathmandu Valley Unesco World Heritage…
By Vikas Datta Title: A Very Pukka Murder – The First Maharaja Mystery; Author: Arjun Raj Gaind; Publisher: Harper Black/Harper Collins India; Pages: 336; Price: Rs 299 As 1909 dawns, the British hold unquestioned sway…
Damascus, Dec 12 (IANS) The Islamic State militant group has recaptured Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, just nine months after losing it to the government forces, a monitor group has reported. Following four days of…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released “Rashtrapati Bhavan: From Raj to Swaraj” and presented the first copy of the book to President Pranab Mukherjee. Speaking on the occasion, the…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has completed 200 puppet shows in schools to create disciplined future commuters, a senior officer said on Sunday. The officer said the Delhi Metro Rail…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) As the sting of demonetisation continued to spread its numbing effect across most sectors, some art industry experts assert the move will “hugely impact” the overall structure of…
Los Angeles, Dec 11 (IANS) American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was stunned and surprised when he was told that he had won a Nobel prize because he had never stopped to consider whether his songs were…