Discovering Rajasthan beyond deserts
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) When anybody mentions Rajasthan, what first comes to mind is a desert. In an attempt to dispel this, photographer Sudhir Kasliwal shows his love for the state by presenting distinctly…
Art
My art a wake-up call: Artist activist Ravi Agarwal
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The images are poignant and speak volumes of the ecological crisis staring at our face – the ongoing ‘Else All Will be Still’ exhibition by well known…
‘Musicscapes’: Visual upshot of music
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The mediator between the spiritual and sensual life stand poignantly captured by Shobha Deepak Singhs lens eye in her spectacular coffee table compilation – “Musicscapes” – an anthology of 250…
Holi celebrated in Egypt
GIZA, April 8, 2016 (Xinhua) — People participate in the India Color Festival amid colored powder in Giza, Egypt on April 8, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe/IANS) Cairo, April 9 (IANS) Amid gaiety and cheerful music, hundreds…
Writing is intellectual, photography emotional: William Dalrymple
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) For William Dalrymple, the author of books like “City of Djiins”, “In Xanadu” and “White Mughals”, writing is an intellectual art while photography is emotional. The author,…
Telangana, Andhra celebrate ‘Ugadi’ with gaiety
Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) Telugu New Year ‘Ugadi’ was celebrated in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with traditional fanfare and enthusiasm on Friday. The chief ministers of the two Telugu-speaking states attended the main official celebrations…
Writing is intellectual, photography emotional: William Dalrymple
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) For William Dalrymple, the author of books like “City of Djiins”, “In Xanadu” and “White Mughals”, writing is an intellectual art while photography is emotional. The author,…
A poetic journey, a saga of lifetime and an adventurous tale
Embark on a poetic journey where love and friendship gain new identities. There’s also a unique literary experience that combines poems, short stories and plays in a single book. Then, a woman’s journey in a…
Ghode Jatra festival celebrated in Nepal
Kathmandu, April 7 (IANS) The annual horse racing festival of Ghode Jatra was celebrated in Nepal on Thursday with merriment. The festival, celebrated in the Nepali month of Chaitra, is regarded as the oldest festival…
New app lets users text like Shakespeare
London, April 7 (IANS) An app for mobile phones was launched on Thursday which allows users to text like William Shakespeare. The free app is called ShakeSpeak and can be downloaded onto digital devices. It…
Rare Shakespeare folio turns up on Scottish isle
London, April 7 (IANS) A rare copy of the First Folio of the works of William Shakespeare has been found in a home on the Scottish isle of Bute. The First Folio is the name…
Kejriwal launches Emraan Hashmi’s book on son defeating cancer
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and actor Emraan Hashmi at the launch of a book “The Kiss of Life” in New Delhi on April 7, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, April 7…
Smriti Irani launches ISBN registration portal
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development Minster Smriti Irani on Thursday launched a portal for registration and allotment of International Standard Book Number (ISBN). “The portal has been created to facilitate publishers…
‘Set up land erosion inventory in Sundarbans for climate justice’
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Sundarbans mangroves in West Bengal is “perpetually unsettled” with regards to its largely migrant population, says sociologist and author Amites Mukhopadhyay, advocating the setting-up of a land erosion inventory to…
As ‘The Jungle Book hit the screens, publishers root for the book
Preetha Nair New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) With the highly-anticipated movie “The Jungle Book” hitting the screens on Friday, it will be a trip down the memory lane for its fans with new editions of…
Kosli dialect research centre named after Haldhar Nag
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced the setting up of a Kosli dialect and literature research centre in Bargarh district which will be named after Padma Shri recipient Haldhar…
M.F. Husain turns 100, ‘Husain 100’ to pay tribute
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) Renowned Indian artist M.F. Husain’s five-day birth centenary year celebrations here, beginning on Saturday, will see film screenings, seminars and exhibitions of his graphics as well as books written on him….
Ancient Indian manuscripts can provide perspective to current design studies
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Western aesthetic has been known to dictate grid structures but Indian cultural heritage and its various manuscripts are good examples of the existence of an alternative that could lend…
Han dynasty tomb found in China
Beijing, April 7 (IANS) An ancient tomb dating back to the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD), nearly 2,000 years ago, has been found in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang region, authorities said on Thursday. The…
Google pays tribute to Ravi Shankar
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Search engine Google is paying tribute to late musician Pandit Ravi Shankar on his 96th birth anniversary on Thursday by a doodle with a sitar as the centrepiece. Ravi Shankar…