Egypt celebrates International Yoga Day
Cairo, June 22 (IANS) Hundreds of people turned up in the Egyptian capital to celebrate the third International Yoga Day on Wednesday, an official statement said here. The event was organised in the lawns of…
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Reporting from Pakistan: Adventures in a mirror-image land?
By Vikas Datta Title: Reporting Pakistan; Author: Meena Menon; Publisher: Viking/Penguin Random House; Pages: 340; Price: Rs 599 The hardest border to cross is the one constructed or fostered in our minds. Though many Indians…
‘Edge of an Era’ will stimulate ideas, says author Carlo Pizzati
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Italian journalist and novelist Carlo Pizzati says his latest book ‘The Edge of an Era’, intense and rich in content, will leave readers with stimulating ideas. “The readers can expect…
Egyptian artisan created prosthetic wooden toe 3,000 years ago
London, June 21 (IANS) An artificial wooden toe worn by an Egyptian priest’s daughter about 3,000 years ago was so meticulously built that it testifies to the skills of an artisan who was very familiar…
How the author saved herself with ten-minute yoga routine
By Saket Suman New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushing yoga on the global stage, the ages-old vedic practice is now gaining international recognition. However, there are many who want to…
Writer who finds inspiration for writing near a cemetery
By Saket Suman New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Undisturbed by his silent neighbours in the capital’s Nicholson Cemetery, this leading author has penned numerous works of fiction and nonfiction for both adults and children in…
Rains lash Lucknow ahead of Modi’s yoga event
Lucknow, June 21 (IANS) Rains lashed the Uttar Pradesh capital early on Wednesday, ahead of the International Yoga Day event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to lead more than 50,000 people in practising yoga….
Google updates Search, Maps for experiencing art online
San Francisco, June 20 (IANS) In a bid to inspire art enthusiasts to brush up their knowledge, Google on Tuesday announced the latest updates in its Search and Maps to enhance the art search experience….
‘My name is Bond and I stay calm and mind my own business’
By Saket Suman New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) At a time when writers are increasingly evoking controversies with their political stand and activism, one gifted writer — possibly India’s most loved and adored — maintains…
Indians, Chinese perform yoga at Great Wall
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 20 (IANS) About 150 yoga enthusiasts practiced various poses of India’s ancient physical discipline at China’s iconic Great Wall on the eve of International Yoga Day. It made for a…
Taslima Nasreen’s Indian visa extended by a year
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Indian government on Tuesday extended the visa of self-exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen by another year. The 55-year-old, who is now also a citizen of Sweden, had received a…
Dissenting voices of India from past to present
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) At a time when freedom of expression of an individual and groups is repeatedly being questioned and censored, comes a book which collectively presents voices of those who have persisted…
Writers from Pakistan, Sri Lanka find publishing haven in India
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Indian publishing houses are fast becoming the preferred choice of writers from the neighbouring countries, with an increasing number of manuscripts from Pakistan and Sri Lanka doing…
Making a nation with tracks: The Railways’ impact on India
By Vikas Datta Title: The Purveyors of Destiny – A Cultural Biography of the Indian Railways; Author: Arup K Chatterjee; Publisher: Bloomsbury India; Pages: 322; Price: Rs 599 In these days of low-budget airlines, it…
Museum with a difference: Tracing 4,500-year history of toilets
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Full of strange facts and objects, our museums and history books carry some very interesting stories from bygone times. But one peculiar piece that doesn’t find space…
Being Indian: Challenge of bringing up ‘Desi’ children abroad
By Saket Suman Book: East or West; Author: Vinati Sukhdev; Publisher: Westland; Price: Rs 250; Pages: 135 The many aspects of everyday Indian life — history, culture, language, family relationships and marriage — that we…
‘No man is an island’, tweets Pope
Vatican City, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Monday drew inspiration from 17th-century English metaphysical poet and cleric John Donne, tweeting: “None of us is an island”. “None of us is an island, autonomous and…
Restart Urdu poet Asrar Jamayee’s pension, orders Delhi Minister
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Monday met the 80-year-old Urdu poet Asrar Jamayee, whose pension was stopped by the department in 2013, and asked the officials to…
UN headquarters lit up with animated yoga asana show
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 19 (IANS) An animated yoga asana show lit up the iconic glass face of the UN headquarters on Sunday ahead of the Third International Yoga Day (IYD) celebrations in…
Group show to exhibit results of artists’ four-week residency
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) An upcoming exhibition of multimedia artworks — photographs, videos and sculptural installations — that has been created by five recent art graduates and handpicked by an eminent jury is all…