Category: Culture

Veteran actor, ad guru Alyque Padamsee dead

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Veteran actor, theatre personality and advertising guru Alyque Padamsee died here on Saturday morning, family sources…

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YouTube comedian ‘MostlySane’ fights hate online but ‘likes’ trolls

By Arul Louis United Nations, Nov 17 (IANS) How does one react to the torrent of hate engulfing the social…

6 years ago

Veteran actor, adman Alyque Padamsee dead

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Veteran actor, theatre personality and advertising guru Alyque Padamsee died here on Saturday morning, family sources…

6 years ago

An ‘epic’ on Indian soldiers in WWI (Book Review)

By C. Uday Bhaskar Book: The Indian Empire At War; Author: George Morton-Jack; Publisher: Little, Brown; Pages: 582; Price Rs…

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Painting of Indian trumpeters at risk of export from Britain

London, Nov 17 (IANS) British Culture Minister Michael Ellis on Friday placed an export bar on a unique watercolour painting…

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Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman dies at 87

New York, Nov 17 (IANS) The Oscar-winning screenwriter and best-selling author William Goldman, known for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance…

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Cultural festival Jashn-e-Adab to kick off from Nov 23

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) One of the biggest language and poetry festivals in the Urdu and Hindi genre, Jashn-e-Adab,…

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T.M. Krishna to perform in Delhi on Saturday

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) A concert featuring Carnatic musician T.M. Krishna, which was postponed by the Airports Authority of…

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T.M. Krishna likens art to activism, calls for its politicisation

Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) Carnatic vocalist T.M. Krishna, who is at the centre of a controversy following the postponement of…

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Writers are most important ingredient in filmmaking: Big B

Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, son of late celebrated poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, says writers are the most…

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Mohiniattam maestro Kanak Rele named for Birla Kala Shikhar award

Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) Renowned classical danseuse-cum-scholar and exponent of Mohiniattam dance form, Kanak Rele will be honoured with this…

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‘Mishing’ is an effort to preserve Sherdukpen language: Assamese filmmaker

Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Award-winning Assamese filmmaker Bobby Sarma Baruah said her movie 'Mishing' (The Apparition) is an attempt to…

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Ramayana and Mahabharata have identical themes and history: Devdutt Pattanaik

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Popular belief has it that the Ramayana is idealistic while the Mahabharata is realistic but…

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Artist paints a stay-at-home woman’s dreamland

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Bold brushstrokes by artist Arpita Chandra conjure up a dreamland in her ongoing solo exhibition…

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Fiction from the west

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Read a heart-breaking love story - one that will transcend decades, continents and the workings…

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Missing Disney movie resurfaces after 70 years in Japan

Tokyo, Nov 16 (IANS) A 1928 Disney animation, which predates the creation of Mickey Mouse, has resurfaced in Japan, the…

6 years ago

Under Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy, team India have a superb opportunity

By Suprita Das For a country thats as cricket-crazy as India is, its amazing (read "really really unfortunate"), that the…

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Week-long film preservation, restoration workshop kicks off in Kolkata

Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) A week-long workshop kicked off at Kolkata International Film Festival on Thursday bringing together 58 students…

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Ashley Lobo’s company collaborates with Polish dance group

Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) Choreographer Ashley Lobo's dance company Navdhara India Dance Theatre (NIDT) has collaborated with Poland-based Zawirowania Dance…

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North-East Youth Festival begins in Tripura

Agartala, Nov 15 (IANS) Around 660 youths from eight northeastern states took part in the 6th North-East Youth Festival, inaugurated…

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