Patna, Jan 15 (IANS) Thousands of devotees in Bihar took a dip in the holy Ganga and other rivers on Tuesday to mark the annual harvest festival of Makar Sankranti. Braving the biting morning chill,…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Search engine giant Google on Tuesday celebrated the birth anniversary of Sake Dean Mahomed who was the first Indian author to publish a book in English and later, to open…
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) After 15 years, sculptor G. Reghu has come to Mumbai where most of collectors live. One of his most cherished collectors, Sangita Jindal, opened his show at the Jehangir Art Gallery…
Prayagraj, Jan 15 (IANS) Thousands of devotees took a holy dip here at the Sangam — the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati rivers — on Tuesday morning, on the auspicious…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Over 150 global artistes from 20 countries, including Israel, Spain, Portugal, Indonesia, Iran, Greece and Switzerland, will participate at the Udaipur World Music Festival, scheduled from February 15-17. The fest…
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) Poets, elocutionists and theatre personalities on Monday held a protest meeting to strongly condemn the vandalism at poet Srijato’s programme venue at Assam’s Silchar and said it is time for the…
Guwahati, Jan 14 (IANS) Much to his embarrassment, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday faced protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill at his home constituency Majuli. Members of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP)…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 13 (IANS) The fourth edition of the Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Literary Meet concluded here on Sunday. The three-day literary festival was packed with engaging sessions touching upon a host of topics ranging from…
Secunderabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday urged the younger generation to understand “the rich and diverse traditions” ingrained in Indian festivals and called for protecting, promoting and enriching country’s “exceptional”…
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) As the festive fervour has set in with festivals like Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Bihu, Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher and Hema Malini wished love and happiness to…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The cultural fabric and ethos of India is being unmade with every passing day, says activist Harsh Mander, fearing that “hatred and bigotry” may become “the new normal”. In his…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Jan 13 (IANS) With winter in full bloom, Rajasthan’s historic capital city is all set to embrace the festive feel as the much anticipated Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) draws near. Having…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Book: Two Sisters; Author: Rabindranath Tagore (translated by Nirmal Kanti Bhattacharjee); Publisher: Thornbird; Pages: 79; Price: Rs 150 Rabindranath Tagore’s “Dui Bon” or “Two Sisters” is a novella originally written in Bengali,…
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Veteran actress Shabana Azmi has reacted to Pakistan’s Supreme Court’s decision to ban Indian content in their country terming it as unfortunate, saying it is the decision of Pakistan’s politicians and…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Bangladeshi author and women rights advocate Taslima Nasrin launched ‘Besharam’, her sequel to the controversial ‘Lajja’, in Hindi at the ongoing New Delhi World Book Fair here on Saturday. She…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Noted novelist, essayist, poet and musician Amit Chaudhuris new poetry collection “Sweet Shop” has arrived at the stands. The collection of 31 poems makes a fresh, spiritual accommodation with the…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 (IANS) Acclaimed historian Sugata Bose on Friday said politicians are abusing history and one should guard against the instrumental use of it. “Many politicians are in fact abusing history and I think…
Yavatmal (Maharashtra), Jan 11 (IANS) In a first, farm widow Vaishali S. Yede on Friday evening inaugurated the controversy-ridden 92nd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (ABMSS), amid a protest by a section of invitees. “This…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Classical scholar Arshia Sattars translation of the Valmiki Ramayana, “Uttara: The Book of Answers”; “Lost Loves: Exploring Rama’s Anguish”; and “Tales from the Kathasaritasagara by Somadev”, will be published by…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) An international force to reckon with in the world of music, classical tabla virtuoso Ustad Zakir Hussain says his tabla has been his mate since he was…