Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) The 10th edition of three-day Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival reaches its culmination on Sunday after hosting dozens of sessions addressed by key writers, historians and public intellectuals from India and abroad….
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called the Statue of Unity “a befitting memorial to Sardar Patel”, adding that given its significance, the amount spent on erecting the statue…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) President of the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW), which selects children for the National Bravery Awards every year, on Sunday said the NGO has nothing to do with the…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) As veteran artist Satish Gupta and Odissi dancer Ramli Ibrahim brought to life the former’s sculpture “The Cosmic Wave” through dance movements, a Delhi audience opened up to the mystic…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) To mark 30 years of the World Wide Web (WWW) in March 2019, British Council India is now inviting proposals from creative professionals in UK and India who have a…
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) Noted historian Ramachandra Guha, whose latest book is a biography of Mahatma Gandhi, said on Sunday that Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel together built India after Gandhi’s assassination in 1948. Guha…
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) The conversation started by the ‘MeToo’ movement is transformative and people should trust when people share their ‘wounds’, according to a panel discussion at the 10th edition of Apeejay Kolkata Literary…
Shanghai, Jan 20 (IANS) Products and services from Sweden’s Museum of Failure are being showcased in Shanghai, with the exhibition scheduled to last two months. Founded by Swedish psychologist Samuel West in 2017, the museum…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Jan 20 (IANS) In this city of Charminar and Golconda Fort, of pearls and palaces, Salar Jung Museum stands tall as it boasts of the largest one-man collection of antiques and…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) In a bid to boost people-to-people ties and cultural exchanges, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Saturday inaugurated a Danish Cultural Institute (DKI) here. “This year, we will celebrate…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Two new experiential museums at Red Fort, planned by Archeological Survey of India as homage to the sacrifices made by Indians, are likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) In a bid to boost people-to-people ties and cultural exchanges, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Saturday inaugurated a Danish Cultural Institute here. “This year, we will celebrate 70…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Art, for long, has been a commodity manipulated by select czars of the space, but for British artist Sacha Jafri, works of art are “beautiful, meaningful and…
Brasilia, Jan 19 (IANS) The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has named the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as the World Capital of Architecture for 2020. Having defeated Paris and Melbourne, Rio…
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) The shortlist for the fourth edition of Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize was announced on Friday at the opening day of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival. Jury members Alka Pande and…
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) Kolkata is all set to experience the distinct flavour of Welsh theatre, language and literature this month. Five leading Welsh artists and arts organisations are preparing to share their work with…
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Comedian Aditi Mittal, who features in a children’s book “The Dot That Went For A Walk”, says she is glad to be a part of a compilation which aims to inspire…
Tokyo, Jan 18 (IANS) Japanese officials have said that a piece of graffiti found at a monorail station in Tokyo could be the work of British anonymous artist Banksy, the media reported on Friday. The…
By Aroonim Bhuyan Book:Inside the Mind of Xi Jinping; Author: Francois Bougon; Publisher: Westland Publications; Pages: 181; Price: Rs 599 With Xi Jinping being named President of China for life, a new book explores whether…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Witness the unbreakable bond of two girls whose ambition beats patriarchy and poverty; live through a true big fat Bollywood romance; tread through the lanes of Kathmandu as a young…