Mystic Sufi music awaits you at Sama
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Practiced across different parts of the world, Sufi music that has an array of genres and is based on the common philosophy of transcending into the spiritual realm with Sama, is…
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We think India only lives in metropolitan cities: Anupam Kher
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher says there is a wide-spread misconception that India is all about metropolitan cities. “We think India only lives in metropolitan cities. India is in smaller places,…
Kochi-Muziris Biennale to feature 97 artists
Kochi, Nov 11 (IANS) The third edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) — which will open on December 12 here — will feature 97 artists from 36 countries. The fest will be spread over 11…
Mystic Sufi music awaits you at Samara
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Practiced across different parts of the world, Sufi music that has an array of genres and is based on the common philosophy of transcending into the spiritual realm with Samara, is…
Remembering India’s fallen in World War I
Brussels, Nov 11 (IANS) World leaders gather in Belgium on Friday to mark the 98th anniversary of the end of World War I in which 1.5 lakh Indian soldiers participated as part of the largest…
Lillete Dubey, Mahesh Dattani to hold scriptwriting workshop in Goa
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Playwright, theatre actor and director Mahesh Dattani and popular actress Lilette Dubey are joining hands to present Script Lab, a four-day scriptwriting residency workshop at the Serendipity Arts Festival in…
Of gifts, tigers and letters
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Flick through inspiring stories of powerful gifts; read about the Sundarbans, a vast tangle of mangrove swamp and tidal delta that India and Bangladesh share. Wade through a rare view…
An Arab Spring version of Aladdin?
By Vikas Datta Title: A Whole New World – A Twisted Tale; Author: Liz Braswell; Publisher: Paragon Publishing; Pages: 384; Price: Rs 395 A youth in “China” (actually medieval Middle East) is convinced by a…
Kolkata filmfest to kick-off on Friday under demonetisation shadow
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) The 22nd edition of the week-long Kolkata International Film Festival begins here on Friday under the shadow of demonetisation with organisers roping in the Whos Who of Bollywood and a galaxy…
Eli Lilly, Disney to release books for kids with diabetes
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Pharma major Eli Lilly India, in partnership with Disney Publishing Worldwide, on Thursday announced the release of custom books for children suffering with Type 1 diabetes in India, the company…
Shibani Kashyap to perform in Cairo
Cairo, Nov 10 (IANS) Popular Indian singer Shibani Kashyap will perform at the prize distribution ceremony of ‘Glimpses of India’ painting competition here on November 17. The chief guest at the event will be celebrated…
Anupam Kher to enact monologue at literature festival in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher, who runs his own acting school, will perform his popular monologue “Kuchhh Bhi Ho Sakta Hai” at Sahitya Aaj Tak literature festival here on Sunday. Anupam…
No Kid’s Play at NSD’s Jashne Bachpan
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Children have a reason to smile as National School of Drama here on Thursday announced the 13th edition of the prestigious Jashne Bachpan theatre festival to showcase the works of…
A memoir of Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The beauty of Delhi is engulfed in its powerful history, bygone monuments, scrumptious foods and of course the diversity of cultures. A photography exhibition here showcases a memoir of the…
Proud that my children are not echoes of their parents: Javed Akhtar
By Uma Ramasubramanian Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) Acclaimed writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar says he is proud of the fact that his children — Zoya and Farhan — are doing something completely different from what his portfolio…
What should we do? Delhi government asks citizens; IIT-K answered 10 months ago
By Alison Saldanha Ten months after the Delhi government accepted an Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) study that it had commissioned on the citys air pollution, key recommendations remain unimplemented. Instead, a government minister has…
URU Art Harbour to be launched in Kochi
Kochi, Nov 10 (IANS) With an aim to foster cultural engagement between the artist and the local community, internationally acclaimed artist and Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) secretary Riyas Komu is all set to launch the…
Hyderabad Literary Festival to celebrate Filipino, Tamil culture
Hyderabad, Nov 10 (IANS) The seventh edition of Hyderabad Literary Festival, to be held on January 27-29 next year, will have its focus on Filipino culture and Tamil literature. It will be held at the…
I don’t believe in fusion: Kathak legend Birju Maharaj
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Classical dance and music forms are pure and aesthetic and fusion with modern genres will detract from the charm of their originality, Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj…
Not politically motivated: SRK on Modi’s demonitisation
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to demonitise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes to curb black money. He says it isn’t politically…