Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) Muqtar Ahmed, an Indian Arabic calligrapher, has won one of the top prizes at the Cairo International Festival for Arabic Calligraphy. The Bengaluru-based calligrapher’s work was selected for second prize from…
By Vikas Datta English speakers have long had an advantage for there are few classics from other literary traditions which are not available in the language. Translations of Homer, Rumi, Cervantes, Goethe, Pushkin, Dumas, Tolstoy,…
Mumbai: Rapper Hard Kaur during the 8th Mirchi Music Awards in Mumbai on Feb 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Singer-rapper Hard Kaur, who has lent her voice to numerous hit songs, says…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Describing veteran artist S H Raza’s death as a huge loss to the art world, many from his fraternity said that he and his works represented secular India. Remembering him…
By Uma Nair An Indian artist in Paris — an Indian artist who decided he would explore the rudiments of plastic art, a gentleman who was subtle and every bit an arts connoisseur, a voracious…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Iconic Indian artist Syed Haider Raza, known for his abstracts, passed away on Saturday at the age of 94. Raza’s works had very rich use of color, replete with icons…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The much-touted Paris climate conference is only about business and not about addressing environmental degradation, noted author Amitav Ghosh says, adding that these very businesses had created…
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Social activist and writer Mahasweta Devi on Saturday continued to be in a critical condition, a doctor said, stressing the nonagenarian litterateur is responding to treatment. “We are trying to get…
Mumbai: Actor Shahrukh Khan during the launch of author Gunjan Jain book She Walks She Leads, in Mumbai, on July 21, 2016. The Book features Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor Khan. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, July…
Washington, July 22 (IANS) Harry Potter books, with their message of tolerance and respect for difference, may make Americans less favourable to Donald Trump, who is the Republican Party’s nominee for the US presidency in…
By Vishnu Makhijani Book: “She Walks, She Leads”; Author: Gunjan Jain; Publisher: Penguin/Viking; Pages: 556; Price: Rs 799 In spite of a host of Indian women having achieved the pinnacle of their respective spheres, the…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Caliphate; Author: Hugh Kennedy; Publisher: Pelican Introduction/Penguin; Pages: 448; Price: Rs 499 Russians nostalgic for the Soviet Union, right-wing elements in India aiming to recreate a ‘Golden’ era are among…
Canberra, July 22 (IANS) An 1,800-year-old Buddha statue which was displayed in the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) is being prepared for its return to India, after it was found to have been purchased from…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Mythology is the flavour of the season and our favourite writer Devdutt Pattanaik is back with ‘Devlok’, a book based on his popular TV show. Readers will be further treated…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Using 80,000 bullet shells, internationally-acclaimed multi-dimensional artist Gopal Namjoshi on Thursday unveiled his recent most installation titled Homage to Kargil War Heroes at a mall in South Delhi. “This time,…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) BJP patriarch L.K. Advani on Thursday expressed his displeasure over the release of a book titled “Advani ke sath 32 Saal”, saying it was published against his wishes. “It has…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Search engine giant Google on Thursday launched a new “Google Cultural Institute” app and website which will help art lovers in India and across the globe discover famous works and…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Italian-born Ileana Citaristi came to India 30 years ago in search of inspiration — and discovered Odissi. She says the classical dance form has inspired her with…
Toronto, July 20 (IANS) Reading fiction might be good for your mental health but exploring inner lives of characters like Jane Eyre or Anna Karenina can form ideas about others’ emotions, motives and ideas, suggested…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Come October and Bacardi NH7 Weekender will be back with its seventh edition with a bang. The festival will make a comeback with new concepts like Bacardi NH7 Weekender Express…