Dol celebrated in West Bengal
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Smearing of colours, singing of songs, prayers and distribution of sweets marked the spring festival of Dol in West Bengal on Wednesday. Thousands of people from various parts of India and…
Culture
Bhagat Singh’s book ‘Why I am an atheist’ still inspires young generation
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) At a time of upsurge in religious symbolism in the country, is Bhagat Singh’s stand on atheism relevant? It would seem so, if one goes by the…
LG greets Delhiites on Holi, calls for mutual respect
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday extended Holi greetings to the people of Delhi and called for showing mutual respect, particularly towards women. May the festival of colours replenish our…
Aishwaryaa R. Dhanush pens her autobiography
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) Filmmaker Aishwaryaa R. Dhanush is all set to launch her autobiography titled “Standing On An Apple Box”. Aishwaryaa, the elder daughter of veteran actor Rajinikanth and wife of Kollywood actor Dhanush,…
‘Boarding schools provide holistic education to students’
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The best memories of students are perhaps of hostel life. From dormitory days to winning any sports event, from celebrating birthdays to supporting each other during tough…
Not-so-common wisdom for today’s Aam Aadmi
By Vikas Datta Title: Love is Always Right and Other Musings; Author: Vinita Dawra Nangia; Publisher: The Times Group Books; Pages: 248; Price: Rs.299 Modern life, work, relationships and even recreation can throw up their…
Indian miniatures for Bonham’s Islam and Indian Art auction
London, March 22 (IANS) The upcoming sale of Bonham’s Islamic and Indian Art will offer Indian miniatures this time. The auction, to be held on April 19 will display 315 items in several categories including…
Third edition of ‘Connections’ to be blend of European, Indian artists
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The third edition of ‘Connections’, an annual international performing arts festival will see a blend of Indian musicians and European musicians in the city. The two-day event, beginning on March…
What spurred the production of pottery in last Ice Age?
London, March 22 (IANS) An international team of archaeologists have revealed that culture played a major role in the significant increase of pottery production at the end of the last Ice Age. Invented in Japan…
Festival of colours to be celebrated in Manipur from Wednesday
Imphal, March 22 (IANS) Manipuris will celebrate ‘Yaosang’, the five-day festival of colours which reflects the state’s heritage of Vaishnavism, from Wednesday. The festival is celebrated in the spring season with colours and water, much…
Himalayan Gothic: Haunted lives and loves in the hills
By Vikas Datta Title: The Face at the Window; Author: Kiran Manral; Publisher: Amaryllis; Pages: 245; Price: Rs.250 Could there be anything common between the elderly Anglo-Indians, usually women, who taught many of us of…
Exhibitions on Parsi role in building Mumbai
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday opened an exhibition here on how Parsi traders used gains from trade with China to lay the foundation of Mumbai as India’s financial…
Writer’s cut: Iconic films that could be books too
By Vikas Datta Among the divisions in our already fractured world, one is between those who derive recreation from the printed word and those who like it on the screen. The two are not exclusive…
Singapore museum unveils art-science fusion exhibit
Singapore, March 19 (IANS) The Singapore ArtScience Museum on Saturday unveiled a new exhibit that merges cutting edge technology with artistic design and creativity in 15 larger-than-life installations mimicking ecosystems, cities and space. “Art is…
Japanese exhibition explores Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing conflict
Tokyo, March 18 (IANS) Barcelona-born artist Antoni Muntadas takes a peek into the intense and conflict-ridden relations between Japan, South Korea and China with Asian Protocols, his exhibition that opens on Saturday in Tokyo aiming…
‘A Dog Eat Dog-Food World’: Satire on businesses, rivalry
By Arvind Padmanabhan Title: “A Dog Eat Dog World”; Author: C. Suresh; Publisher: Fablery Publications; Pages: 85; Price: Rs.150. For a chemical engineer who has spent a good part of the professional life as an…
A diplomat’s vision of India-Indonesia bonds, an emotional journey of relations
Embark on a new vision for India-Indonesia relations in the 2015-2025 decade, a boy’s plight to fulfil his father’s last wish, a girl’s journey from being a tomboy to a reluctant woman in progress; a…
‘In The Shadows of Death…’: Engrossing, thrilling read
By Kishori Sud Title: “In The Shadows of Death: A Detective Agni Mitra Thriller”; Author: Sourabh Mukherjee; Publisher: Srishti Publishers and Distributors; Pages: 217; Price: Rs.195. Set in the city of Kolkata, “In The Shadows…
The forgotten story of a conscientious lawyer in Nazi Germany
By Vikas Datta Title: Hitler’s First Victims – And One Man’s Race for Justice; Author: Timothy W. Ryback; Publisher: Vintage/Random House Penguin; Pages: 288; Price: Rs.499 Four men, deemed the regime’s adversaries and held in…
Scans show hidden chambers behind Tutankhamen’s tomb
Cairo, March 17 (IANS/AKI) Scans of King Tutankhamen’s tomb have almost certainly shown two rooms hidden behind the pharaoh’s burial chamber, Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damati said on Thursday. “We can say more than 90…