The ‘Khao Galli’ of Thailand
By Aroonim Bhuyan Bangkok, May 16 (IANS) Thailand’s capital Bangkok is famous the world over for its unique street food. However, there is one place for food a new visitor may not be aware of…
Books
‘Keh Doon Tumhe.’: Shashi Kapoor and his all-round film career
By Vikas Datta Title: Shashi Kapoor – The Householder, The Star; Author: Aseem Chhabra ; Publisher: Rupa Publications India; Pages: 216; Price: Rs.395 His elder brothers left one defining cinematic image – Raj the simple,…
Big B strengthens himself by reading father’s work every day
Mumbai: Actor Amitabh Bachchan. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he likes to read a page from his late father and poet Harivanshrai Bachchan’s work in the morning every day as…
A strange quest and a stranger legacy: Lewis Carroll’s Snark Hunt
By Vikas Datta Poets can count themselves fortunate even if snatches of their works linger on in memory down the years but this poem is unique for it not only influenced popular literature or musicals,…
PM hails Indian traditions, lashes out at ‘expansionist designs’ of West
Ujjain: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the International Convention on Universal Message of Simhastha, in Ujjain on May 14, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Ujjain, May 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a…
Modi government is not interested in ULFA talks: Tarun Gogoi
By Sidhartha Dutta New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Assam is at peace now but more needs to be done to bring investments, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said, alleging that the BJP-led central government had…
Ancient Irish musical traditions thriving in India
Sydney, May 14 (IANS) Iron-age Irish musical traditions, thought to be long dead, are still thriving in Kerala, shows an archaeological study of musical horns in India and Europe. The findings help show that Europe…
Would be happy if my art dents mindsets: Sufi Kathak dancer Manjari
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) As a young Kathak student from Luknow, Manjari Chaturvedi learnt her first lessons in communal harmony during the Babri Masjid’s demolition in 1992, which resulted in ugly…
Motto of good for all deep-rooted in Indian culture: Modi
Ujjain, May 14 (IANS) Extolling Indian culture and traditions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the values of sacrifice, integration and good-for-all run deep in Indian culture. We belong to a tradition where…
Narasimha Rao didn’t respond to my letter on Babri: Tarun Gogoi
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi addresses a press conference in Guwahati, on April 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) P.V. Narasimha Rao instituted several reforms during his tenure as prime minister,…
Motto of good for all deep-rooted in Indian culture: Modi
Ujjain, May 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the motto of good for all is deep rooted in Indian culture. We belong to a tradition where even a bhikshuk (beggar) says,…
A model for Islam and Middle East today?
By Vikas Datta Title: Saladin – The Life, Legend and the Islamic Empire; Author: John Man; Publisher: Corgi Books; Pages: 320 ; Price: Rs.499 Few historical figures end up being glorified more by their adversaries…
A model for Islam and Middle East today?
By Vikas Datta Title: Saladin – The Life, Legend and the Islamic Empire; Author: John Man; Publisher: Corgi Books; Pages: 320 ; Price: Rs.499 Few historical figures end up being glorified more by their adversaries…
Italy busts gang smuggling looted archaeological treasures
Palermo (Italy), May 13 (IANS/AKI) Italian police on Friday smashed a criminal gang suspected of stealing archaeological artefacts from Sicily and smuggling them to Germany for sale on the black market. Police arrested two alleged…
The Unknown who defined Lucknow’s lost generation bows out
By Saeed Naqvi The mail from Lucknow was terse. “Ibne Hasan Advocate is no more.” He was “Ibne Hasan bhai” to me ever since he cast me as the young Daagh Dehlvi in 1954 in…
Time to auction intellect
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) After the conventional buying and selling of materialistic riches, it’s time to “buy” some intellect at the ‘Ephemera On Indian Art’ one-of-a-kind auction. The auction will feature 51 lots of…
Beach parties are not permitted by law, says Goa minister
Panaji, May 13 (IANS) “Beach parties” in coastal Goa, which attract hundreds of thousands of tourists every year, are patronised by “anti-elements”, are illegal and cannot be permitted by law, state Art and Culture Minister…
Engaging tales for children this summer
Summer vacations have just started and what can be a better way than spending the hot afternoons with these engaging children’s stories? There’s a three-book collection by Ruskin Bond with bright illustrations; a tale of…
Shakespeare for the age of texting
By Vikas Datta Title: YOLO Juliet (OMG Shakespeare); Author: William Shakespeare and Brett Wright; Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; Pages: 112; Price: Rs.399 Will Juliet’s impassioned question: “What’s in a name? that which…
Ukraine recovers stolen masterpieces
Kiev, May 12 (IANS) Ukrainian authorities said they have recovered 17 paintings – worth over $18 million that were stolen from an Italian museum in 2015. They said border guards found the art works hidden…