Art exhibition dedicated to Kabir
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Remembering the Sufi saint Kabir and his message of peace and harmony, an art exhibition titled ‘Kabir Group Art Exhibition ‘ will be held in the national capital. Curated by…
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Where is Satyajit Ray’s Oscar, ask visiting fans
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) These Feluda lovers are on a hunt. Not for kidnappers or killers, though. They are searching for auteur Satyajit Ray’s Oscar on his birthday. “I wonder where the Oscar is located,”…
‘Craft B?ton’ brings art to cement
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Here’s cement in a new avatar: Internationally-acclaimed designers have crafted over 50 high-end luxury products – ranging from lifestyle to home to accessories – at a residential programme in New…
Ancient family tomb found in China
Beijing, May 2 (IANS) Archaeologists have found a tomb, believed to contain a husband and wife, dating back to the early period of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in China’s Hunan province. Two well-preserved wooden coffins,…
Satyajit Ray’s family plans big for birth centenary
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Torchbearer of auteur Satyajit Ray’s legacy, his family feels the weight of his extensive cinematic heritage. But that isn’t stopping them from planning big for his birth centenary in 2021. “We…
Great Ball of Fire: Our Sun and its surprising secrets
By Vikas Datta Title: 15 Million Degrees – A Journey to the Centre of the Sun; Author: Lucie Green; Publisher: Penguin Random House UK; Pages: 303; Price: Rs 499 Its light made life on earth…
Odisha Parba 2017 ends on a high note
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The celebration of the rich cultural ethos of Odisha which was brought live to the residents of the National Capital Region, who came out in large numbers to celebrate the…
Three biographies capture the lives of Tendulkar, Ramdev, Kohli
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Bookworms and keen readers of biographies are in for a treat as three biographies that attempt to capture the life and evolution of three distinct Indian personalities are slated to…
Four dance-dramas to enthrall audiences in capital
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The much revered annual Festival of Ballets by Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra — now in its 22nd year — is all set to break stereotypes and bend gender rules while…
Hinglish play highlights major issues faced by children
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) There is something extraordinary about live performances — a two-way connection — that inspired a leading writer and director to come up with a Hnglish (a combination of English and…
India, Turkey sign three agreements
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) India and Turkey on Monday signed three agreements following delegation-level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan here. “#IndiaTurkey sign three agreements in the…
The Nanavati case and how it reshaped India’s social and legal landscape
By Vikas Datta Title: In Hot Blood – The Nanavati Case That Shook India; Author: Bachi Karkaria; Publisher: Juggernaut; Pages: 464; Price: Rs 699 Free India’s most significant trial of a crime of passion, the…
Karmapa, youth and interdependence
By Vishal Gulati Book: Interconnected: Embracing Life in Our Global Society; Author: Tibetan religious head and 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje; Publisher: Simon and Schuster India and Wisdom Publications; Pages: 264, Price: Rs 375 His…
Rediscovering Hanuman, the evergreen hero
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: The Chronicles of Hanuman; Author: Shubha Vilas; Publisher: Om Books International; Pages: 278; Price: Rs 350 While the West keeps searching for new heroes every few years, the East is…
50 years of Feluda highlights Ray’s genius
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) An exhibition of over a hundred exhibits celebrating 50 years of Feluda, the iconic sleuth created by auteur Satyajit Ray, was inaugurated here on Sunday evening ahead of the legend’s 96th…
Aamir launches Asha Parekh’s autobiography in capital
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan on Sunday launched yesteryear actress Asha Parekh’s autobiography “Asha Parekh: The Hit Girl”, co-written with film critic Khalid Mohamed. About the book, Asha told IANS: “I…
Goan artist to present Portuguse PM with Pessoa painting
Panaji, April 30 (IANS) Popular but reclusive Goan artist Vamona Navelcar’s painting of Portugal’s most popular poet Fernando Pessoa, will be Goa’s gift to Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa when he graces the 30th anniversary…
‘RSS government’ will never recognise progressive writers: Nayantara Sahgal
By Saket Suman New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A member of the Nehru-Gandhi family and one of India’s foremost writers with feminist concerns, Nayantara Sahgal returned her Sahitya Akademi award in 2015 to protest against…
‘Drugs replacing AK-47s as new weapon among Punjab’s youth’
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Having undergone the blood-soaked and emotionally-scarring era of partition and the turbulent 15 years of terrorism — during which over 25,000 lives were lost — as well as…
Literary ‘links’: A round of golf through popular literature
By Vikas Datta Involving traversing fairways bounded by roughs and hazards for the unwary, a progressive set of goals to achieve through varying levels of difficulty, and performers of varying calibre and skill, golf might…