Category: Culture

Now, an app for Baluchari fashion wear

Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) To prevent next generation of weavers from abandoning the heritage art, the West Bengal Handicrafts Development…

9 years ago

Amateur artists showcase issues of Khirki Village

New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Art graduates from different colleges in the country are all set to present their works,…

9 years ago

Over 12,000 Hindus gather in Kashmir to celebrate Maha Kumbh

Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) About 12,000 Hindus, mostly migrant Kashmiri Pandits, on Tuesday gathered at the 'Sangam' (confluence) of the…

9 years ago

Record-setting wooden building to be erected in Canada

Ottawa, June 12 (IANS) The construction of a record-setting 53-metre high tower building, using mostly wooden material, is under way…

9 years ago

Jazz can grow in India: Louiz Banks

By Ankit Sinha New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Jazz still has a scope to grow in the country despite the…

9 years ago

The Literary Express: How trains carried forward fiction

By Vikas Datta Among forms of transport as settings for stories, trains seem the most popular. Rail travel may not…

9 years ago

How a remote hill village became centre of artistic transformation

By Jaideep Sarin Gunehar (Himachal Pradesh), June 11 (IANS) A remote village in the picturesque Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh…

9 years ago

Bengal’s Manjusha records first-ever profit

Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) West Bengal Handicraft Development Corporation, Manjusha, on Friday reported its maiden operational profit of Rs 3.87…

9 years ago

British Council India to promote cultural exchanges with new initiatives

New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Emphasising on deepening and strengthening cultural ties between India and UK, The British Council India…

9 years ago

Six Machine: Gayle’s autobiography as explosive as his batting

By Ajeyo Basu Book: Six Machine; Author: Chris Gayle; Pulisher: Penguin Viking; Price: Rs 599; Pages: 275 "I'm weird, I'm…

9 years ago

Tips to boost confidence, heal common illness and a dose of reality

Do you often underestimate your abilities? Have you been a victim of fat-shamming and racism? Here's a book that guides…

9 years ago

Buenos Aires readying for Indian poetry festival

Buenos Aires, June 9 (IANS) An Indian poetry festival is being organized in association with the prestigious Inter American University…

9 years ago

Indian women will shape destiny of country, possibly planet: Minister

New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Indian women have the ability to become agents of comprehensive transformation of the country, and…

9 years ago

Skill development answer to India’s aging population: Minister

New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India needs to focus on developing skills of youth so that the country's growth is…

9 years ago

Obama’s origami figures to be displayed in Hiroshima museum

Tokyo, June 8 (IANS) The origami cranes made by US President Barack Obama, who donated them to the Hiroshima Peace…

9 years ago

Banksy signs mural at elementary school

London, June 7 (IANS) Administrators at an elementary school in Bristol, England, arrived in the morning to find acclaimed street…

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Bollywood robbing classical dance of originality: Kathak exponent Vaswati Misra

By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The originality of classical dance forms is getting lost because of the…

9 years ago

Bus service from Delhi to Leh restarts

Shimla, June 7 (IANS) The bus service from New Delhi to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir has restarted for the…

9 years ago

US returns ancient artefacts, Modi expresses thanks

Washington, June 7 (IANS) From a bronze Ganesh to a Jain figure of Bahubali, the US has returned more than…

9 years ago

Modi attends event for return of Indian idols

Washington, June 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a function here during which Indian idols lying in the US…

9 years ago



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