New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand and George Cardona, Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, USA, were on Monday presented with the World Sanskrit Award by the Indian Council for Cultural…
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The capital is all set to witness a two-day exhibition of traditional and folk art from across India, including Kalighat paintings from the east, Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh and Chola…
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) Imagination adds uniqueness to arts and gives it the power to arrest everyone’s eyes. An ongoing exhibition here has the same charm as the artist believes in letting the imagination take…
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The experimental Indo-British collaborative group that includes musicians James Yorkston, Jon Thorne and Suhail Yusuf Khan, is all set to perform in Indian cities. To be organised by the British…
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) Fourteen-year-old Prapti Panda, who wrote stories as a hobby during school vacations had never imagined that she would be among the top three winners chosen by author Ravi Subhramanian and would…
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) There was a time when authors wrote with honesty and dedication but got no recognition, money or awards but this dedication has now been lost, says Madhuri Purandare, the winner…
By Saket Suman Title: Askew – A Short Biography of Bangalore; Author: T.J.S. George; Publisher: Aleph; Pages: 116; Price: 299 Often referred to as the Silicon Valley of India for being the hub for information…
By Vikas Datta Title: Amir Khusrau – The Man in Riddles; Author: Ankit Chadha; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 96; Price: Rs 299 He was a man of many parts — warrior and counsellor…
By Vikas Datta The very name of Lucknow, its ‘nazakat’ and ‘nafasat’ still evokes a sense of elegant refinement and culture that no other city in India, or even around the world, can aspire to…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) With his new book “Choices: Inside the Making of India’s Foreign Policy” hitting the bookstands, former Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon has said that the likelihood of Pakistan using tactical nuclear…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) It was a soulful event with sufi songs, traditional dances, ghazal singers, dotara balladeers and folk tunes performed by renowned artists from Turkmenistan in the national capital. Organised by the…
By Sugandha Rawal Los Angeles, Nov 19 (IANS) She often pens her own experiences in her books, and is known for using words to express her state of mind in an apt way. The author…
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Technology giant Google has on Saturday, through its cultural arm Google Arts & Culture, unveiled a virtual collection of artworks and exhibitions on the life of Indian women in history –…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The only way to make Sanskrit popular in India is to teach it in an interesting way, says a Britain-based Sanskrit teacher. Co-author of “Learn Sanskrit…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) With 200 walks spread over three weekends and led by 50 experts, the ‘Delhi Walk Festival’ is here again to promote urban exploration and present everyone an opportunity to discover…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Aiming at cultural exchanges and sharing artistic ideas with people of different countries, an ongoing festival here helps young artists get exposed to diverse working styles. The “International Art Symposium”…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Art doesn’t necessarily have to be complicated and abstract. It can surely be lucid and appealing at the same time. An ongoing art show here elaborates this concept by bringing…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Former Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon has penned an insiders account of the decision-making process of Indias foreign policy in his new book, “Choices: Inside the Making of Indias Foreign Policy”,…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) A delegation of students from Russia visited the Lalit Kala Akademi here on Friday, furthering the cultural ties between India and Russia. During their visit to the Akademi, the members…
By Vikas Datta Title: Wet; Author: Tanveer Bookwala; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 189; Price: Rs 299 In our fast-paced modern world where few things are what they appear to be, many relationships fleeting…