Category: Art

Indian wins international screenwriting contest

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Adite Banerjie, a New Delhi-based author and screenwriter, is among the top three winners of…

8 years ago

Digital kirtan archive on the anvil

Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) A digital archive on Kirtan is being developed to preserve the rich tradition of the devotional…

8 years ago

Ladakh, where Buddhist spirituality, culture reign supreme

By Vishal Gulati Ladakh -- once the hub of the ancient Silk Route -- is aptly described as a place…

8 years ago

Rao cleaned the mess created by Indira, Rajiv: Sanjaya Baru

By Mohd Asim Khan Book: 1991: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Made History: Author: Sanjaya Baru; Publisher: Aleph; Pages: 216; Price:…

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It’s an Italian autumn in Moscow

By Biswajit Choudhury Moscow, Sep 29 (IANS) Come October and the symbol par excellence of Russia -- the Bolshoi Theatre…

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15th edition of Old World Theatre Festival to begin on October 8

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) With an assemblage of finest theatre, the 15th edition of Old World Theatre Festival will…

8 years ago

Jazzy Tourism Day celebrations in the city

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) It was a jazzed-up World Tourism Day celebration in the national capital with the performance…

8 years ago

‘Indian Army attempting military change in isolation’

By Vishnu Makhijani Book: Even If It Ain't Broke Yet, Do Fix It -- Enhancing Effectiveness Through Military Change; Author:…

8 years ago

How to test if you make the cut for Oxbridge

By Vikas Datta Title: So, You Think You're Clever?; Author: John Farndon; Publisher: Icon Books Ltd; Pages: 289; Price: Rs…

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Chandra Shekhar’s success was his undoing: Yashwant Sinha

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Fondly recalling the brief tenure of Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, under whom he served as…

8 years ago

Seeds of Congress decline sown during Rao’s tenure: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) It was during the tenure of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao that the "seeds…

8 years ago

Defusing a India-Pakistan nuclear flashpoint

By Vikas Datta Title: Secrets of State; Author: Matthew Palmer; Publisher: G.P. Putnams Sons/Penguin Random House; Pages: 448; Price: Rs…

8 years ago

16 Delhi trees to get ‘heritage’ tag

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) In a bid to protect green cover, the Delhi government on Monday decided to officially…

8 years ago

Scientists restore first recording of computer music

London, Sep 26 (IANS) Researchers in New Zealand have restored the "true sound" in the earliest known recording of computer-generated…

8 years ago

The rainbow hues that made up England

By Vikas Datta Title: Exotic England - The Making of A Curious Nation; Author: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown; Publisher: Portobello Books; Pages:…

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US photographer’s exhibition in Moscow deemed ‘child porn’

Moscow, Sep 26 (IANS) An exhibition by a US photographer, best known for his works featuring teen nudity, in Moscow…

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Activists demand immediate release of water in dying Yamuna

Agra, Sep 25 (IANS) Activists in Agra and Vrindavan on Sunday demanded immediate release of water into the dying Yamuna…

8 years ago

Richa Chadha keen to play Draupadi on screen

Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) Actress Richa Chadha wants to explore the mythological space on the big screen, and yearns to…

8 years ago

‘A Bridge Too Far’: An audacious operation’s astonishing story

By Vikas Datta On this September day, over seven decades ago, a most audacious Allied operation, intended to wrap up…

8 years ago

Obama opens African-American museum in Washington DC

Washington, Sep 25 (IANS) The first black President of the US has formally opened the first US national museum about…

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