Category: Art

Does every man get a wonderful wife?

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: A Wonderful Wife; Author/Editor: Virender Kapoor: Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 292; Price: Rs.350 A dozen "ordinary"…

9 years ago

Liberalism: The curious history and relevance of a vital idea

By Vikas Datta Title: Liberalism - A Very Short Introduction; Author: Michael Freeden; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Pages: 160; Price:…

9 years ago

Hindu nationalists carrying forward colonial idea of demonising Mughals: Audrey Truschke

By Preetha Nair New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Mughal rulers patronised Sanskrit literature in their courts, especially between AD 1560…

9 years ago

“Tamas” holds strong relevance in current political scenario: Author Daisy Rockwell

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Bhisham Sahni's "Tamas", a timeless classic on India's partition, holds strong relevance…

9 years ago

Rare blue diamond sets new record at Sotheby’s auction

Hong Kong, April 6 (IANS) A rare blue diamond bucked the recent downturn in the auction market when it was…

9 years ago

Efforts required for communal harmony: Sonia

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the "current uneasy environment" is the reason…

9 years ago

The eventful journey of Hillary Clinton

By Vikas Datta Title: Hillary - A Biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton; Author: Karen Blumenthal; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 449; Price:…

9 years ago

Stamps issued to mark Shakespeare’s 400th death anniversary

London, April 5 (IANS) Britain's Royal Mail on Tuesday issued a set of special postage stamps to mark the 400th…

9 years ago

I don’t take my audience for granted : Actor director Lillete Dubey

By Preetha Nair New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) As her Prime Time Theatre Company production house completes its quarter century,…

9 years ago

India, China exchanges are ancient: China Radio head

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Pitching for deeper ties with India, Radio China International (CRI) director general Wang Gengnian on…

9 years ago

Goan author’s ‘Karmic Ishq’ to be adapted into movie

Panjim, April 4 (IANS) Goan author Savio Rodrigues's book “Karmic Ishq” is being made into a Hollywood movie. The book,…

9 years ago

A journey with the devil inside the mind

By Rachel V. Thomas Title: Devil Inside My Mind; Author: Dr. Gaurav Nigam; Publisher: Notion Press; Pages: 90; Price: Rs.…

9 years ago

Did Adam Smith ignore women?

By Vikas Datta Title: Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner?; Author: Katrine Marcal; Publisher: Portobello Books; Pages: 240; Price: Rs.499 The…

9 years ago

Bangladesh bans vuvuzela from Bengali New Year procession

Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Bangladesh has banned the vuvuzela, the popular but noisy South African horns, from the country's most…

9 years ago

Japan celebrates phallus festival

Tokyo, April 3 (IANS) A giant penis shrine was paraded through the streets of Kawasaki city, south of Tokyo, on…

9 years ago

Pakistani women’s status changing for the better: Author Kanza Javed

By Preetha Nair New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The new Pakistani woman is changing the face of the country and…

9 years ago

Spirited Investigations: The Stories of the Occult Detectives

By Vikas Datta Remember "Ghostbusters"? The 1984 film about three parapsychologists taking on supernatural phenomenon in New York sparked off…

9 years ago

Covert ties of Indian revolutionaries with Congress

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: A Revolutionary History of Interwar India; Author: Kama Maclean; Publisher: Penguin Books; Pages: 305; Price:…

9 years ago

Egg Art Studio: New gallery to egg on young talent

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The city's cultural calendar will soon get another addition with the opening of 'The Egg…

9 years ago

Several weeks to repair infrastructure in Palmyra: Officials

Damascus, April 2 (IANS) Architecture and archaeological sites have sustained severe damage due to the attacks by Islamic State terrorists…

9 years ago



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