Category: Art

Kanhaiya Kumar’s programme at Kolkata Lit Fest cut short due to protests

Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) A literary session being addressed by JNU student activist Kanhaiya Kumar had to be cut short…

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Slogans raised against Kanhaiya at Kolkata Lit Fest

Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) A literary session being addressed by student activist Kanhaiya Kumar had to be cut short at…

8 years ago

Upcoming fest to celebrate the timeless glory of Urdu

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Over 100 distinguished writers, poets, artists, singers and acclaimed personalities from the Urdu fraternity, including…

8 years ago

Savouring the global flavours of barbeques

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) One of the most tantalising of all cooking methods, smoking hot barbeque dishes have been…

8 years ago

Noir lit fest inaugurated in Capital

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A specially curated lit fest, focussed on the genre of crime and thriller based novels,…

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Soumitra, Shakespeare and a decades long love affair

By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) "Give back 50 years of my life, for I want to play Hamlet,"…

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A forgotten battle, spirituality and diplomacy

Flick through a fresh perspective on the battle of Kurukshetra, relish the magic of a spiritual life that is said…

8 years ago

Lifetime achievement award for publisher K.P.R. Nair

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Veteran publisher K.P.R. Nair was on Saturday conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by a federation…

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George the Third’s draft abdication letter released

London, Jan 28 (IANS) A draft letter of abdication written by Britain's King George III during the American War of…

8 years ago

Folk tunes, blues, rock and rap: Taalbelia sets right tone for music lovers

By Somrita Ghosh Mandawa (Rajasthan), Jan 28 (IANS) Even the unexpected showers couldnt dampen the spirits of the people who…

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‘Space for talks, tolerance a way out from Islamic radicalism’

Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Saying that terrorism has now become increasingly malignant, Bangladeshi Novelist Shazia Omar has said creating more…

8 years ago

SC to hear pleas against TN amendment for Jallikattu on January 31

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will hear on January 31 all the…

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Karnataka government bats for buffalo race ‘Kambala’

Bengaluru, Jan 27 (IANS) The Karnataka government is in favour of reviving the traditional wetland buffaloes race "Kambala" even by…

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Assam’s first lit fest to start Saturday

Guwahati, Jan 27 (IANS) The northeastern state of Assam is all set to host its first literature festival here from…

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Exhibition on Buddhist heritage opens at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Friday inaugurated the week-long "Buddhist Heritage…

8 years ago

Chetan Bhagat, Faisal Rashid launch life-size book

Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Celebrated author Chetan Bhagat on Friday launched a life size book titled "Guide to Understanding Women"…

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‘Indians started retail shops in the Gold Coast, now Ghana, in 1891’

By Francis Kokutse Accra, Jan 27 (IANS) India might have established diplomatic relations with the West African state of Ghana…

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Age not important: 97-year-old musicologist on Padma Shri honour

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Manipuri musicologist Laishram Birendrakumar Singh, 97, is happy that he was recently named for Padma…

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Meeting Manganiyar artists was a life-changing experience: Director Roysten Abel

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Meeting Rajasthan's Manganiyar folk artists some 10 years ago was a life-changing…

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‘Allow women choice, rights to achieve sustainable population control’

By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) Population control, a vital goal for both China and India, can be better…

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