Bhubaneswar, April 29 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik from Odisha won the gold medal at the 10th Moscow Sand Art Championship in Russia. The ace sand artist won the jury prize for creating…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A retired Indian Army Brigadier has penned a fascinating love story that traverse between India and Pakistan in the backdrop of the divisive politics that has plagued the sub-continent for…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The overwhelming story of Chanderi silk is symbolically represented in an ongoing exhibition here under the Neel Dongre Grants for Excellence in Photography. Photographer Bharat Tiwari, the Founder of Shabdankan.com,…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) On an average, at least 40-50 books from leading publishers hit the stands every month. Add to this the vast number of self-published books and you will…
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) The evergreen Bollywood blockbuster “Amar Akbar Anthony” starring Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor and directed by Manmohan Desai, is now an inspiration for the Harvard University press for a…
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) The sleepy village of Bhilar, in the heart of Maharashtra’s famed ‘strawberry country’ will soon get another identity as India’s first “book village”, Education Minister Vinod Tawde said here on Friday….
Beijing, April 28 (IANS) More than 20 funeral artefacts were unearthed during the excavation of two 2,000-year-old tombs in Hunan province of China, the media reported on Friday. The tombs, thought to be from either…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Decades ago when Sharan Lowen brought out the exquisite grace of Odissi through her great performances in India and abroad, many people in the profession got together…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Interpretation is not just a matter of words, it involves providing clarity arounfd a culture. An upcoming festival here will give knowledge of various dialects which are translated or will…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Read an engaging look at the neuro-science of thought, behaviour and creativity that is a call to action; know how three bright and charming women make the most of available…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Eminent Bengali poet and literary critic Sankha Ghosh was conferred the 52nd Jnanpith Award by President Pranab Mukherjee here on Thursday. The 85-year-old poet was awarded with Sahitya Akademi in…
Panaji, April 27 (IANS) In a bid to boost tourist footfalls, tourism authorities in Goa are keen to use ‘camaios’, typically large, spacious buses used during the Portuguese era for public transport, for sight-seeing tours,…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The West Bengal government is considering a proposal to revamp and run Kolkata trams on a public-private-partnership (PPP) mode to attract tourists, state Tourism Minister Gautam Deb said here on Thursday….
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Dara Shikoh, the great grandson of Akbar, was a child of India, Minister of State for External Afffairs M.J. Akbar said here on Thursday. Inaugurating the “Dara Shikoh: Reclaiming Spiritual…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Observing there is “room for work” in Indian museums, Thomas Campbell, the departing Director of the celebrated The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, or The Met…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Bhagat Ram Talwar — a Hindu Pathan from the North West Frontier Province of British India — was perhaps the only quintuple spy of World War II…
Los Angeles, April 27 (IANS) Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, who is active both in the US as well as Netherlands, is directing a lesbian nun drama based on the life of controversial Italian nun Benedetta…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) It was a soulful evening at “Jash-e-dosti” where the audience was enthralled with ghazals and discourses spreading a strong message on issues like female foeticide, rape, dowry, domestic violence, stalking…
By Saket Suman Title: Shadow Armies: Fringe Organisations and Foot Soldiers of Hindutva; Author: Dhirendra K. Jha; Publisher: Juggernaut; Pages: 228; Price: Rs 499 The rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from two seats…
By Vikas Datta Title: Song of the Dervish; Author: Meher Murshed; Publisher: Bloomsbury India; Pages: 242; Price: Rs 499 The bit in the headline is from one of the subcontinent’s best-known qawwalis honouring one of…