Two-day fest aims to reinvent Indian classical dance styles
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Bhramara Festival of Dance, a two-day gala to be held here in January 2019, aims to take traditional Indian classical dance forms to the youth in a way that they are…
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Giants of Jazz to see acts from France, UK
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Piano Man Jazz Club will present the fourth edition of “Giants of Jazz”. Beginning Thursday, the 10-day event will see acts from France and UK, apart from other parts…
Artistes express solidarity with farmers’ march
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Several prominent writers, intellectuals and artists, including Nayantara Sahgal, K. Satchidanandan, Ganesh Devy and Damodar Mauzo, have expressed solidarity with farmers who will lead a Kisan Mukti March here on…
Why IndiGo flies high while rivals bleed in Indian skies (Book Review)
By Bhavana Akella Title: The IndiGo Story: Inside the Upstart That Redefined Indian Aviation; Author: Shelley Vishwajeet; Publisher: Rupa; Pages: 210; Price: Rs 500 On June 16, 2005, at the Paris Air Show, a little-known…
Tourists find Taj ‘much more hypnotisingly beautiful’ than imagined as World Heritage Week ends
Agra, Nov 25 (IANS) The World Heritage Week celebrations came to an end on Sunday, after a series of activities including a cleanliness drive at historical monuments, a painting contest, ritualistic welcome of foreign guests…
Delhi-based artist wins Emerging Artist Award, Swiss residency
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Delhi-based artist Anupam Roy, whose “large-scale drawings and paintings speak about systemic violence and injustice”, has bagged the Emerging Artist Award 2018 granted by the non-profit Foundation for Indian Contemporary…
Arts festival to pay tribute to late singer-actor Talat Mahmood
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) An upcoming multi-arts festival “Jashn-e-Talat” is all set to celebrate the life and works of Bollywood playback singer and ghazal legend Talat Mahmood (1923-1998) on November 30 here. The festival,…
A family affair: Winter falls on a Himalayan village
By Saket Suman Shanag (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 25 (IANS) A tiny coronation bridge over the swift Beas river connects the Manali-Leh highway to a pristine and quaint village caught in a time warp. Barely a…
Art expo by Garhi’s artists opens at Lalit Kala Akademi
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) A winter art show by over 130 artists working in Garhi in the national capital was inaugurated on Saturday at the National Academy for Visual Arts, Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA)….
Odissi, Kuchipudi, Kathak share stage in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Three classical dances of India — Odissi, Kuchipudi and Kathak — came together at the Triveni Kala Sangam on Saturday, as young dancers performed in front of a gathering of…
Simplified classical music could reach more people: Sudha Raghunathan
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Leading Carnatic vocalist and multiple awards-winning composer Sudha Raghunathan, who believes that although simplifying classical music leads to more listeners relating to the emotion and content of the composition, it…
As ex-cops, bureaucrats reminisce, they lay bare the time warp India’s caught in (Book review)
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Have any lessons been learnt as India approaches the 10th anniversary of the horrific November 26-29, 2008, Mumbai terror attack? Precious little, if one goes by the…
Modi scripted the demonetisation twist, I wrote around it: Crime writer Ravi Subramanian
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) When long queues waited at ATMs following demonetisation in 2016, publisher Ananth Padmanabhan called author Ravi Subramanian, whose stories are set in the financial services industry, and…
Russian ballet ‘Swan Lake’ adapted to fit an Indian ‘odyssey’
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Clad beautifully in a white Odissi saree, exponent Sharmila Mukherjees “Hansika” may resemble Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys ballerina of one of the most popular ballets of all time “Swan…
Odisha CM releases Men’s Hockey World Cup anthem by Rahman
Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday released Men’s Hockey World Cup anthem composed by renowned music director and composer A.R. Rahman and penned by veteran lyricist Gulzar. The Chief Minister…
Khasi fest Seng Kut Snem celebrated in Meghalaya
Shillong, Nov 23 (IANS) Thousands of indigenous Khasi and Pnar youths, elderly men and women attired in traditional dress took to the streets in this mountainous state capital of Meghalaya proclaiming the dignity and solemnity…
Traditional potters must embrace universal craft language: Ceramic artist
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) A traditional potter who is able to accept the modern, will embrace a universal language and also get a better market for him/herself, believes Abhay Pandit, ceramic artist and son…
Heritage Fest to be organised in Bengal’s Chandernagore
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) A Heritage Fest will be organised in West Bengal’s Chandernagore, a historic town by the Hugli river on November 25 by local project team in partnership with the University of Liverpool…
Classical musician Ustad Imrat Khan passes away at 83
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Indian classical music doyen, Ustad Imrat Khan, known for promoting the sitar and the surbahar internationally, has passed away in the United States at the age of 83, his family…
Artfully alive: How an 80-year-old breathes new life into wilted flowers
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Giving a new lease of life to wilted flowers through his pressed flower art, 80-year-old Hari Tandon imbues them with a charm and beauty. Forty exhibits that…