Category: Art

Groundwater Mission can address a host of problems: IIT Kharagpur scientist

By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Setting up of a Groundwater Mission can help develop an action plan for…

6 years ago

New play examines why authoritarian regimes turn anti-intellectual

By Saket Suman New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Not long ago, when the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here was at…

6 years ago

The impossible challenge of reforming Kerala’s higher education (Book Review)

By Mohammed Shafeeq Title: Education of an Ambassador: Reflections on Higher Education Reform in Kerala; Author: T.P. Sreenivasan; Publisher: Konark…

6 years ago

The curious asymmetry or risk in our modern lives (Book Review)

By Vikas Datta Title: Skin in the Game; Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb; Publisher: Allen Lane/Penguin Random House UK; Pages: 272;…

6 years ago

Italian archaeological missions exhibition opens in Iraq

Rome, April 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy has re-launched its first programme of cultural activities in Iraq in 15 years with an…

6 years ago

HC to hear plea against ex-President’s book on May 24

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday said it will hear on May 24 a plea…

6 years ago

New book attempts to link fine arts to words

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Laxmana Dalmias first book of prose-poetry "One Soul Many Lives" that attempts to link…

6 years ago

Two teachers bag two-week masterclass at Oxford

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Oxford University Press announced on Monday that it will sponsor the top two winners of…

6 years ago

The man who wanted to wage a 1,000-year war with India (Book Review)

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Book: Born to be Hanged - Political Biography of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; Author: Syeda Hameed; Publisher: Rupa;…

6 years ago

Will humans survive the digital onslaught? (Book Review)

By Gokul Bhagabati Title: Digital Vs Human: How We'll Live, Love and Think in the Future; Author: Richard Watson; Publisher:…

6 years ago

Ill-informed imams to blame for Muslim women’s plight: Book

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Poorly informed Muslim clerics are often to blame for the plight of women in the…

6 years ago

Similarity between theatre and politics, says Fadnavis

Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Politics and theatre have a similar nature with the common people's involvement a major part in…

6 years ago

‘Book libraries hit by social media’

Agra, April 8 (IANS) Book libraries in India were under threat from social media, which has also affected the habit…

6 years ago

Rahul rides in metro, browses for books in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, April 8 (IANS) ACongress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took time off his busy schedule to ride in a…

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Bengal civil society walks for communal amity

Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) "Religious belief is personal, but nation is for all" - proclaimed placards and posters as a…

6 years ago

Calligraphy is worship for this Indian on a mission to revive the art

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) Arabic calligraphy is worship for Muqtar Ahmed, an Indian calligrapher who has made…

6 years ago

Clandestine work in a realistic frame: Matt Helm and his exploits

By Vikas Datt What can we expect of spy fiction? Should it be all glamour -- parties, fast cars, women…

6 years ago

Mithila paintings adorn Madhubani railway station

Madhubani, April 7 (IANS) Once looked upon as one of the dirtiest railway stations in India, Madhubani in Bihar now…

6 years ago

Madhubani railway station gets a makeover with Mithila paintings

Madhubani (Bihar), April 7 (IANS) Once looked upon as a dirty railway station, Madhubani station in Bihar now sports a…

6 years ago

Assam’s Spring Festival begins in Manas National Park

Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) The two-day Assam Spring Festival began at the Manas National Park on Saturday where visitors will…

6 years ago



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