Category: Art

‘Art and culture has been reduced to a spectacle’

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Leading art practitioners have asserted that Indian culture and art forms that have preserved their…

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Facebook COO’s self-help book a hacker’s guide through adversity

By Saket Suman Title: Option B: Facing Adversity, Buiding Resilience and Finding Joy; Author: Sheryl Sandberg with Adam Grant; Publisher:…

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Kolkata cafe celebrates ‘queer’ identities over food

Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Festooned in fairy lights, far from the prying and judging eyes of the public, cafe "Amra…

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Introspective works from the monochromatic palette

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Layered mixed-media canvases, and assemblages in subtle monochromatic palette compose an introspective and revelatory exhibition…

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Amjad Ali Khan to gift ‘travel-friendly sarod’ to Bieber

Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Legendary sarod player Amjad Ali Khan is giving an autographed travel-friendly sarod to Canadian singer Justin…

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The continuing travails of a demoted sun god

By Vikas Datta Title: The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo Book 2) ; Author: Rick Riordan; Publisher: Puffin/Penguin Random…

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Banksy Brexit mural appears in England

London, May 8 (IANS) A Brexit-inspired mural by acclaimed street artist Banksy showing a metalworker chipping away at a star…

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Pakistani sitar maestro Ustad Raees Khan dead

Karachi, May 7 (IANS) Renowned Pakistani sitarist Ustad Raees Khan passed away here on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.…

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A saga of love, sex and danger in ancient India

By Vikas Datta For keen readers, the point where texts transform into literature is always interesting. The protagonists are more…

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Myanmar’s Shwedagon Pagoda attracts over 40,000 foreign visitors

Nay Pyi Taw, May 7 (IANS) Over 40,000 foreign tourists visited Myanmar's famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon in April, the…

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Kolkata gets Feluda theme park

Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Is Feluda, auteur Satyajit Ray's iconic sleuth, bobbing about on a camel amid the urban jungle…

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249 quake-hit pagodas in Myanmar renovated so far

Nay Pyi Taw, May 6 (IANS) A total of 249 out of the 389 earthquake-hit pagodas in Myanmar's Bagan city…

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Three Bengal heritage buildings to be restored

Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) The West Bengal Heritage Commission will embark upon restoration of three heritage buildings in the state,…

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Japan’s men-only island up for World Heritage status

Tokyo, May 6 (IANS) A Unesco advisory body has recommended adding Japan's island of Okinoshima, a men-only ancient religious site…

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Ruins of ancient Chinese city discovered

Beijing, May 6 (IANS) The ruins of an ancient city have been discovered in China's Yunnan province. Archaeologists have found…

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Discovering the ethereal world of modern masters

By Saket Suman New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Just a few steps inside the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA)…

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Tito: A revolutionary turned ethnic pacifier, international statesman

By Vikas Datta His political accomplishments are still worthy of emulation. A successful war leader-turned-outstanding statesman, Marshal Tito showed how…

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Victoria Lautman, chronicler of India’s forgotten stepwells

By Mayank Chhaya Chicago, May 6 (IANS) Thirty years after Chicago-based photographer and writer Victoria Lautman first stepped into the…

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Vikram Seth’s book’s adaptation to have non-white cast

London, May 5 (IANS) Indian origin author Vikram Seth's "A Suitable Boy" is being adapted as the first period drama…

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Vikram Seth’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ is BBC’s first period drama with a non-white cast

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Even as the publication dates of noted Indian writer Vikram Seths "A Suitable Girl," --…

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