By Vikas Datta Title: The Decline of Civilisation; Author: Ramin Jahanbegloo; Publisher: Aleph Book Company; Pages: 176; Price: Rs 399 Is the rise of extremist and exclusivist ideologies, which assess the world by inflexible dogma,…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: CityMakers; Author: Indu Prakash Singh; Publisher: Mukul Prakashan; Pages: 608; Price: Rs 1,000 Why do the mass of homeless in city after city, the ones who build homes and castles…
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) It’s great that actors are venturing out and trying their hand at singing, says Ayushmann Khurrana, who believes they are no threat to professional singers. Apart from…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Leading art practitioners have asserted that Indian culture and art forms that have preserved their core traditions for millennia are being reduced to a mere “spectacle” today in the race…
By Saket Suman Title: Option B: Facing Adversity, Buiding Resilience and Finding Joy; Author: Sheryl Sandberg with Adam Grant; Publisher: Penguin; Price: Rs 599; Pages: 226 Let the reader be warned: This book will make…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Layered mixed-media canvases, and assemblages in subtle monochromatic palette compose an introspective and revelatory exhibition in the national capital. The exhibition, titled “A(Void)”, by artists Dilip Chobisa and Tanmoy Samanta…
By Karishma Saurabh Kalita New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Stylish, uber chic and hipster — the three things that come to mind when one steps into Cafe Yell. Complete with an array of delectable food…
By Vikas Datta For keen readers, the point where texts transform into literature is always interesting. The protagonists are more likely to be fallible humans than deities, the prescriptive and didactic approach wanes to show…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Just a few steps inside the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in the capital and an entire potpourri of art works by sculptors throw up an…
By Vikas Datta His political accomplishments are still worthy of emulation. A successful war leader-turned-outstanding statesman, Marshal Tito showed how to subsume narrow ethnic identities into an inclusive nationalism and temper ideology with pragmatism as…
By Mayank Chhaya Chicago, May 6 (IANS) Thirty years after Chicago-based photographer and writer Victoria Lautman first stepped into the famous stepwells of India, the magic of that experience has not waned. If anything, it…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Even as the publication dates of noted Indian writer Vikram Seths “A Suitable Girl,” — a sequel to his much acclaimed 1993 novel “A Suitable Boy” — continues to hang…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Indias art world had never experienced it before — a multimedia art exposition showcasing the works of eleven legendary avant-garde artists of the 19th and the 20th…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Chikankari is one of the finest traditional embroideries of India, a symbol of Lucknawi culture and a just released book by an Italian author brings to life the history of…
By Anuj Sharma New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Vivo is one Chinese brand that has created a niche in the Indian smartphone market for its top-of-the-line camera and music experience. With the smartphone penetration maturing…
By Nivedita Giri New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Works of art and paintings have been an integral component of India’s versatile culture and a recent book attempts to capture minute details and important facets of…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Embark on a journey with a real estate magnate living in the two worlds of reality and myth that blend as he seeks the answer to his existence; glance through…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Guardian of the Galaxy Vol.2” Director: James Gunn Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Mantostaan”; Director: Rahat Kazmi; Cast: Sonal Sehgal, Shoib Nikash Shah, Raghubir Yadav, Virendra Saxena, Raina Basnet, Sakshi Bhat, Tariq Khan, Rahat Kazmi, Raina Bassnet; Rating: **1/2 Director Rahat Kazmi’s Mantostaan flogs…
By Garima Tyagi Title: Discretion, Discrimination and the Rule of Law; Author: Mrinal Satish; Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Pages: 310; Price: Rs 695 Even with stringent laws in place to deter sexual violence against women,…