Category: Art

Scant antique gold in India due to jewellery recycling tradition

Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Art historian and curator John Guy says the tradition of passing down gold jewellery from mother…

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MEA’s Asia-Europe workshop on art, heritage conservation concludes

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A two-day Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) workshop on conservation of monuments and artefacts concluded here on…

8 years ago

Indian-origin artist Anish Kapoor wins 2017 Genesis Prize

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Britain-based Indian-origin artist and human rights activist Anish Kapoor has been honoured with the 2017…

8 years ago

Exclusive handcrafted jewellery showcased by CCIC

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) From kundan and silver jewellery of Rajasthan to the pearls of Hyderabad, the ongoing jewellery…

8 years ago

The dark side of Karachi and its violent politics

By Vikas Datta Title: The Party Worker; Author: Omar Shahid Hamid; Publisher: Pan Macmillan India; Pages: 336; Price: Rs 399…

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Oscar winners mostly American: Study

Sydney, Feb 6 (IANS) The odds of winning an Oscar are greater for an American actor in a film that…

8 years ago

‘Veerapan had a strange sixth sense, did amazing u-turns’

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Almost 13 years after his elimination, the senior police officer who spearheaded…

8 years ago

‘Sufi’ a much abused term today: Indian Ocean’s Rahul Ram

By Nirmal Anshu Ranjan Nashik (Maharashtra), Feb 6 (IANS) The term "Sufi music" has become much abused these days, probably…

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In India no one asks me how it feels to be black: Writer Paul Beatty

By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Afro-American writer Paul Beatty, whose novel "The Sellout" -- a scatter-gun satire on…

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More than art, international galleries eye business at India Art Fair

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The ninth edition of the India Art Fair may have been a…

8 years ago

Video on Arunachal’s Kro-Cheykor festival wins tourism film award

Kolkata/Itanagar, Feb 5 (IANS) A community-based video that captures the intriguing Kro-Cheykor festival of Arunachal Pradesh's Sherdukpen tribe has bagged…

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A walk in Delhi for fight against cancer

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Rekha Gupta, 45, battled with cancer for eight long years -- without losing hope to…

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Almost drowned in Hooghly twice: Saroo Brierley

Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) India-born Australian businessman Saroo Brierley, whose intriguing life journey has been captured on celluloid in the…

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British literature tame, theatre pioneering: Sir David Hare

By Saket Suman Jaipur, Feb 5 (IANS) Right from Shakespearean times to the contemporary era, British theatre and literature have…

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The fairytale that launched India’s literary renaissance

By Vikas Datta A whirlwind tale of romance, adventure and magic, it is no ordinary fable -- and not due…

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Mamata is ‘mini Modi’: Chetan Bhagat

Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Best-selling author and screenwriter Chetan Bhagat on Saturday termed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "a…

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Government organising Hunar Haat to showcase local crafts, cuisines

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Ministry of Minority Affairs is organising the second edition of 'Hunar Haat' on the…

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Grammy winner Kevin Fox to impart western classical training in India

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Grammy award winner Kevin Fox arrived in the capital on Saturday to impart western classical…

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Nepal at India Art Fair: Of political satire, human emotions and feminism

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Political satire, women's empowerment, human emotions and the struggle post the 2015…

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Trump’s ban in stark contrast to India’s warmth: Welsh authors

Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) A team of Welsh writers and poets, touring India, said US President Donald Trump's controversial travel…

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