A journey with the devil inside the mind
By Rachel V. Thomas Title: Devil Inside My Mind; Author: Dr. Gaurav Nigam; Publisher: Notion Press; Pages: 90; Price: Rs. 199 Imagine you are on a treadmill and don’t have a pause button or you…
Books
Did Adam Smith ignore women?
By Vikas Datta Title: Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner?; Author: Katrine Marcal; Publisher: Portobello Books; Pages: 240; Price: Rs.499 The 2008 global financial crisis still casts a baleful shadow, but most of the world still…
Bangladesh bans vuvuzela from Bengali New Year procession
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Bangladesh has banned the vuvuzela, the popular but noisy South African horns, from the country’s most colourful procession, the Mangal Shobha Jatra, in the capital Dhaka. Hundreds of thousands of people,…
Japan celebrates phallus festival
Tokyo, April 3 (IANS) A giant penis shrine was paraded through the streets of Kawasaki city, south of Tokyo, on Sunday as crowds turned out to celebrate the Steel Phallus festival. The popular festival (Kanamara…
Pakistani women’s status changing for the better: Author Kanza Javed
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The new Pakistani woman is changing the face of the country and her status is undergoing a drastic makeover, says 24-year-old author Kanza Javed, who recently released…
Spirited Investigations: The Stories of the Occult Detectives
By Vikas Datta Remember “Ghostbusters”? The 1984 film about three parapsychologists taking on supernatural phenomenon in New York sparked off a whole universe of spin-offs across various media – a reboot version comes out in…
Covert ties of Indian revolutionaries with Congress
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: A Revolutionary History of Interwar India; Author: Kama Maclean; Publisher: Penguin Books; Pages: 305; Price: Rs.599 This is a fascinating story of the Indian revolutionary movement, focussing mainly on the…
Egg Art Studio: New gallery to egg on young talent
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The city’s cultural calendar will soon get another addition with the opening of ‘The Egg Art Studio’, a gallery for budding artists. True to its name, the gallery is designed…
Several weeks to repair infrastructure in Palmyra: Officials
Damascus, April 2 (IANS) Architecture and archaeological sites have sustained severe damage due to the attacks by Islamic State terrorists in the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. Homs Governor Talal Al-Barazi said that services,…
Silk Road extended to Nepal, new textile find shows
London, April 2 (IANS) Textile and dye analysis of cloth remains, dated between 400-650 AD, found in Nepal’s Upper Mustang region shows that the Silk Road extended further south than previously thought, say researchers. Silk…
There are only 70,000 of us Parsis left in India: Penaz Masani
By Biswajit Choudhury New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) There is something highly moving when a woman, whose people face extinction, sings of unrequited love. Love, not just for a mortal beloved but also of the…
Modern masters for sale at Art Exhibit 2016
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) : Art works of modern masters including Jehangir Sabavala, F. N. Souza, J. Swaminathan and S.H. Raza will be up for sale at an exhibition here next week. Presented by…
Planning mayhem in Mumbai: A new view of 26/11
By Vikas Datta Title: The Scout – The Definitive Account of David Headley and the Mumbai Attacks; Authors: Shirish Thorat with Sachin Waze; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 232 Price: Rs.399 What kind of a person can…
‘Hamlet’ gets a makeover to help preserve British dialect
London, April 1 (IANS) “Hamlet”, one of William Shakespeares most famous tragedies, is being translated into the Black Country dialect as part of a project that aims to record, celebrate and preserve the distinctive language…
A power show from artist Arun Pandit
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) : After his mammoth human Garuda, sculptor Arun Pandit is back with a power show titled ‘Power and Pathos’ slated to begin from Saturday. Curated by art critic Uma Nair,…
Book to be penned on Kabir Bedi’s mother
Gurgaon, April 1 (IANS) A book on veteran actor Kabir Bedi’s mother Freda Bedi is being penned by British journalist Andrew Whitehead. The “Sandokan” actor took to his Twitter handle and posted the news along…
Government hikes entry fee to historical monuments
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The government has increased the entry fee at 116 centrally-protected monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The revised rates come into effect from Friday. The enhancement comes after…
Iranians embrace Nature Day with greenery gatherings
Tehran, April 1 (IANS) Iranians celebrated the 13th day of the New Persian Year, officially called Nature Day, in green environments on Friday. Iranians moved out of their houses, heading for parks, gardens or countryside…
Cambodia’s Angkor Wat earns over $20 mn in Q1
Phnom Penh, April 1 (IANS) Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat temple, which was originally built as a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Vishnu, earned $20.3 million in revenue from ticket sales to foreign tourists in the…
World’s largest floral chandelier held in Singapore
Singapore, April 1 (IANS) A giant floral chandelier, which is believed to be the world’s largest of its kind, was put up ahead of the upcoming Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) on Friday. The floral chandelier,…