Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) The Jaipur Literature Festival entered its 12th edition with its characteristic fervour, with the loud beating of drums and rhythms of traditional Rajasthani musical instruments reverberating in the premises of Diggi…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Science and mathematics are as much a triumph of human achievement and part of our culture as history, literature, art and music, and therefore all of us should…
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Loud beating of drums and rhythms of traditional Rajasthani musical instruments reverberated in the premises of Diggi Palace here on Thursday, marking the inauguration of the 12th edition of the Jaipur…
By Quaid Najmi Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Jan 24 (IANS) Peddling on the theme of ‘Cycling For Health’ and ‘Pollution-free Asia’, a unique team of students-professors from the Deogiri Institute of Engineering & Management Studies (DIEMS) here…
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) Famed Australian author Markus Zusak says his childhood stories always crop up in his writings. “I think a part of who you are always end up in a book. Like I…
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Loud beating of drums and rhythms of traditional Rajasthani musical instruments reverberated in the premises of Diggi Palace here on Thursday, marking the inauguration of the 12th edition of the Jaipur…
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Celebrated author Ruskin Bond on Wednesday said there are more writers in the country now than ever before and also hailed the reading culture among the youth of today. “There are…
Ahmedabad, Jan 23 (IANS) As a curtain raiser to the forthcoming launch of the Arvind-Indigo Museum, ‘Alchemy’ will feature weaves, furniture, paintings, sculptures and installations from artists, and artists who explored the powerful effect of…
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Noted poet, essayist, painter and translator Teji Grover was awarded the Vani Foundation Distinguished Translator Award on Wednesday. Punjab-born Grover has written five poetry collections, a novel, a storybook and a…
Varanasi, Jan 23 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards on 28 eminent personalities and two organisations of the Indian diaspora for their contributions and achievements in various fields, here on…
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Different modes of storytelling, other than a novel, that writers employ to express themselves, and how and why they do so were explored in a panel discussion on Wednesday at Jaipur…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Described as “the greatest literary show on earth”, the much-anticipated 2019 edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), starting Thursday, will see participation of over 500 speakers across…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Nominations for the 2018 Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding women mediapersons in India have started, The Media Foundation, which confers the award, said in a statement. First awarded in…
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi saw Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as a person of extraordinary energy and fervour and one who was not to be trifled with, former West Bengal Governor and Gandhi’s…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A design exhibition — opening on Wednesday at the Alliance Francaise here — promises a reading of the emerging trends across Indias design-based creative communities “through the prism of young…
Los Angeles, Jan 23 (IANS) An erotic drawing by late rapper Tupac Shakur has sold for more than $21,000 at an auction. The colourful artwork was placed up for sale by officials at Steiner Auctions…
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Conversations ranging from ancient civilisations to wars that changed the course of history and intriguing narratives by mystics and from mythologies will be in focus at the 2019 edition of the…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Free speech is facing a threat in India sprouting from “religious motivations, political biases and social judgments” and this reflects “apathy” on the part of the state, Juergen…
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Jaipur BookMark, the South Asian publishing conclave that runs parallel to Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), kicked off on Wednesday amid celebrations marked by beating of drums and rhythms of traditional instruments…
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan said books on science should deal with human aspects of the scientists for better communication rather than the highly sanitised versions that are usually seen in science…