Of art, memories and new interpretations
11/20/2009 11:26:00 AM |
| New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Artistic memory is spreading itself beyond the brain, says noted Mumbai-based poet, art critic and curator Ranjit Hoskote, whose show 'Retrieval Systems' in the capital, featuring five leading contemporary artists, deals with the 'nature of memory and how it preoccupies artists'. |
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Climate change photo exhibition shows peoples' resilience
11/19/2009 6:21:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) It was a photo exhibition on climate change, but instead of the negative impact of the phenomenon, it showcased how people in rural India are coping with changes in climate and evolving new ways to cope with it. |
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Dalai Lama to speak at Delhi University
11/19/2009 1:30:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will give the valedictory address at a conference on Tibetan history and culture at Delhi University Saturday in which more than 40 scholars from across the world are participating. |
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Santhali literature is booming, but needs government help
11/19/2009 10:26:00 AM |
| Jamshedpur, Nov 19 (IANS) Contemporary Santhali literature has taken off in a big way since it became an official language of Jharkhand in 2003, but it has not come of age because the government has not added it to the list of official Indian languages, says a pioneer of the Santhali book trade. |
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With art and grit, she helps women in Maoist badlands (Feature with images)
11/19/2009 9:53:00 AM |
| Bundu, Nov 19 (IANS) Deep in the heart of Maoist country in Jharkhand, a young woman is reviving ancient artistic genres to 'bring new meaning into the lives of tribal and backward caste women' whose husbands and kin have taken to arms. |
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Dalrymple, Brown continue to dominate bestseller charts
11/19/2009 8:10:00 AM |
| New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) 'Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India' by William Dalrymple continued to retain the number one position in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list for the fourth consecutive week while Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol' topped the fiction category. |
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Children's Day celebrated with fanfare in the capital
11/14/2009 6:25:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Cultural programmes, NGOs taking street children on a trip to the zoo and distributing warm clothes, an award ceremony to encourage talented kids - Children's Day celebrations in the capital Saturday were multi-hued. |
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Youth theatre festival begins Sunday in Delhi
11/14/2009 3:00:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Theatre lovers in Delhi are in for a treat as the five-day new age theatre festival begins Sunday. |
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Warrant against Anoushka Shankar's blackmailer
11/13/2009 6:19:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday issued a warrant against the man who allegedly blackmailed sitar player Anoushka Shankar, saying he should be produced before it Nov 27. |
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Penguin India leaps into digital future - with 3D promos
11/13/2009 5:20:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The next time you are at the Delhi airport, look around for a 3D high-definition plasma screen. Coming out of it will be super sleuth Feluda and his trusted companion Topshe in hot pursuit of a criminal - in images taken from Penguin's just-published Feluda comics. |
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Artefacts by leprosy patients a hit in capital's handicrafts fair
11/13/2009 2:20:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) From exquisite candles and jewellery to beautifully embroidered shawls and salwar-suits - a range of handicrafts made by leprosy patients is up for sale at the 17th Dastkaar Nature Bazaar in the capital. |
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My art flourished in isolation: Jharkhand photographer
11/12/2009 10:03:00 AM |
| Jamshedpur, Nov 12 (IANS) For veteran artist-cum-photographer Bhudev Bhagat, the winner of 350 national and international awards in photography, geography may have been a constraint in reaching out, but the 'relative isolation from urban glare has helped' his photography scale new heights. |
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Dalrymple, Dan Brown dominate bestseller charts
11/12/2009 8:44:00 AM |
| New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) William Dalrymple's 'Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India' maintained its No.1 position in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list for the third consecutive week while 'The Lost Symbol' by Dan Brown bounced back to dominate the fiction category. |
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No full stops to Indiranama
11/8/2009 1:05:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Those 31 bullets pumped into her on the fateful morning of Oct 31, 1984, have perhaps only added to the curiosity about her life and times. Twenty five years on, Indira Gandhi has spawned more biographies than any other Indian leader, including her more illustrious father Jawaharlal Nehru. |
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Shoe-thrower Jarnail Singh releases book on anti-Sikh riots
11/6/2009 8:19:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Jarnail Singh, the Sikh journalist who made headlines for hurling a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram for not bringing culprits to book for their roles in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Friday released his book on the subject. |
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Chandigarh to list its heritage buildings
11/6/2009 12:40:00 PM |
| Chandigarh, Nov 6 (IANS) Though this city is less than 60 years old, it is going to list its heritage buildings so that they can be preserved and maintained, officials said here Thursday. |
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Shoe-throwing scribe to release book on anti-Sikh riots
11/5/2009 1:10:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Jarnail Singh, the Sikh journalist who created headlines for throwing a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram for the injustice committed towards the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has written a book on the riots. |
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Dalrymple's book stays atop bestseller chart
11/5/2009 8:35:00 AM |
| New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) William Dalrymple's 'Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India' continued at the number one position in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week while 'Wolf Hall' by Hilary Mantel bounced back to dominate the fiction category. |
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Vande Matram: A poem that became a war cry
11/3/2009 8:03:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) India's national song 'Vande Matram', which came under attack Tuesday at the Darul Uloom Deoband seminary, evolved from being just a poem into a cry for freedom from British rule. |
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A unique Urdu book, courtesy retired school teacher
11/3/2009 7:50:00 AM |
| Lucknow, Nov 3 (IANS) His Urdu poetry book is just 130 pages long, but Uttar Pradesh resident Waqarul Hasnain took more than a decade to write it. That's because his work makes use of only 14 letters and doesn't contain a single 'nukta' - dots commonly used to form words in the script. |
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