Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday gave away the 41st Jamnalal Bajaj Awards to four prominent Gandhians in the field of humanitarian and social work. The winners for 2018 are…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) When American architect Howard J. Juster visited and photographed India in 1966, he never thought that 51 years later, his son Kenneth I. Juster would photograph it too, as the…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Actor Rajkummar Rao, who has delivered some path-breaking performances since his Bollywood debut, says content is the new entertainment — whether it is through the web, films or audio –…
Pune (Maharashtra), Nov 15 (IANS) The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) will organise a special film festival and poster exhibition to mark the birth centenary of the legendary multi-faceted Maharashtrian artiste, the late Purushottam…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A major storm brewed on Thursday following the postponement of a concert by noted Carnatic musician T.M. Krishna sponsored by the Airports Authority of India here on Saturday following vicious…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Interactions with an unfamiliar land, nudging reminders of a ‘different’ space and time and an interplay between word and images melt together in artist Aishwarya Sultania’s solo show here that…
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Oxford Dictionaries announced that it has chosen “toxic” as its annual “Word of the Year”, arguing that it was “the sheer scope of its application that has made it the standout…
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Four authors of Indian origin and two of Pakistani, whose novels bring alive a spectrum of themes and emotions relevant in contemporary South Asian life were short-listed on Thursday for the…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2019, veteran journalist Prannoy Roy, along with Dorab Sopariwala, Editorial Adviser of NDTV, will be publishing “a definitive book” on elections in…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Legendary flautist and Padma Vibhushan recipient Hariprasad Chaurasia, who believes his life is for learning classical music, will open on Sunday, alongside his disciple, a three-month music festival celebrating the…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) A new book is being published by Penguin Random House India and The Indian Express to mark the 10th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Titled “26/11: Stories of Strength”,…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Everyone loves hearing a good story, believes performance storyteller-author Shaguna Gahilote, who in 2011 conceptualised “Kathakar”, an oral storytelling festival. Its eighth edition, featuring noted names in various genres, will…
Varanasi, Nov 14 (IANS) Acclaimed artistes will come together to celebrate the life and times of mystic poet-saint Kabir with musical performances and literary sessions during the third edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival here….
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) A new memoir titled “Becoming” by Michelle Obama was out Tuesday, in which the former U.S. first lady revealed her family life, some thoughts about her husband’s successor Donald Trump, as…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Veteran painter and Padma Bhushan recipient A. Ramachandran, who departed from the ‘political’ in art on belief that artists make “rasgullas” out of “grotesque” political events, is exhibiting a painting…
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Tango music, which began with cultural fusion on Argentina’s borders around the 1880s, was rendered with a mix of choral sounds at the Indian premiere of “Misatango” by Argentine composer Martin…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) In an attempt to celebrate the Indo-French art connection, cultural centre Alliance Fran?aise de Delhi on Tuesday announced a new art series “Inview” and a programme “Back to France” which…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru, widely regarded as the architect of modern India, had deep affection and regard for literature and scholarship. The Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) here…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Alleging that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its followers lose no opportunity to denigrate Jawaharlal Nehru, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has stated in a new edition of his…
By Nivedita New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Ricky Kej, an ardent environmentalist and India’s youngest Grammy winner, says while Indian music has always been recognised internationally, what concerns him is how, with the dominance of…