A revealing story on Kashmir (Book Review)
3/29/2013 9:02:00 AM |
| Title: Our Moon has Blood Clots; Author: Rahul Pandita; Publisher: Random House India; Pages: 258; Price: Rs.499 |
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Who began the violence? The how and why of Partition (Comment)
3/2/2013 9:28:00 AM |
| The partition of the Punjab in mid-August 1947 took place as part of a negotiated settlement brokered by the British between the Indian National Congress, the All-India Muslim League and the Sikhs of Punjab to partition India and transfer power to India and Pakistan. |
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The Tagore women and a tale of empowerment (Book Review, with Image)
2/18/2013 3:14:00 PM |
| Book: 'Jorasanko' Author: Aruna Chakravarti; Publisher: Harper Collins India; Pages: 406; Price: Rs.350 |
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New museums on government list to push archiving
12/5/2012 9:06:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The culture ministry has put archiving of heritage high on its list of priorities by sanctioning five new museums, the Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday. |
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Carlos Santana to perform in Bangalore Oct 26
9/28/2012 3:18:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) India will renew its tryst with the 'Black Magic Woman' when celebrated guitatrist Carlos Santana performs at the Vladivar Rock'N'India in Bangalore Oct 26, a statement from the organisers said. |
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Popular self-help author Stephen Covey dies at 79
7/17/2012 5:33:00 PM |
| New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Popular American self-help author StephenR. Covey, whose 1989 book 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People'shot him to international fame, died early Monday in Idado fromcomplications arising from a bicycle accident in April. He was 79. |
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A candid post-mortem of the LTTE (Book Review)
7/16/2012 8:53:00 AM |
| Book: 'The Prabhakaran Saga' Author: S. Murali; Publisher: Sage Publishers;Pages: 362; Price: Rs.425 |
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Poetry at the monument in Delhi
6/9/2012 5:14:00 PM |
| New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Against the backdrop of quiet monuments that stand mute witnesses to history, a unique poetry recitation programme will be held in the sylvan surroundings of Lodhi Garden in Delhi. |
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India to host Africa Festival
6/6/2012 7:00:00 PM |
| New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Artistes from as many as five African countries - the Seychelles, Zambia, Sudan, Ghana and Senegal - will bring to India their folklores, dances and music during a two-day Africa Festival in the national capital June 18-19, it was officially announced. |
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In paying tribute to Hazarika, guitarists create record
6/4/2012 8:08:00 PM |
| Guwahati, June 4 (IANS) A total of 5,406 guitarists have simultaneously played and paid a tribute to Assam's most celebrated musical icon Late Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, popularly known as Bhupen-da, in the process also entering their names in the Limca Book of Records. |
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When Benazir enjoyed 'Pakeezah' in Shimla
5/13/2012 9:17:00 AM |
| New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) When her father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto discussed peace with Indira Gandhi in Shimla, his daughter Benazir was busy viewing the Meena Kumari-starrer 'Pakeezah'. |
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Fusion can enrich music, says Rao
5/10/2012 9:00:00 PM |
| Aligarh, May 10 (IANS) Fusion experiment can give new dimension to music if used wisely, renowned Sitar composer and performer Sri Shubhendra Rao said here. |
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UGC-sponsored music lab launched in northeast
5/10/2012 7:25:00 PM |
| Agartala, May 10 (IANS) A music laboratory sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC) was launched Thursday in Tripura capital Agartala to boost traditional folk songs and music in the country's northeastern region. |
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Now, a Tagore hub in Edinburgh University
5/10/2012 3:18:00 PM |
| New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore has found yet another permanent roosting perch in Europe. A centre dedicated to the life and works of Tagore, described in Britain as India's 'Robert Burns and the Bengali Shakespeare', has been opened in Edinburgh, Scotland. |
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'National Archives digitised 15 lakh document pages'
5/8/2012 7:27:00 PM |
| New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The National Archives of India (NAI) has digitised 15 lakh pages of documents and manuscripts at a cost of Rs 18 lakh during the finacial year 2011-12, the Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday. |
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New quake-proof Raj Bhavan for Tripura, old one to be Tagore museum
5/8/2012 4:45:00 PM |
| Agartala, May 8 (IANS) The Tripura government Tuesday said it was building a new quake-resistant Raj Bhavan and converting the present building into a museum and research centre on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, who had composed several works during his stay there. |
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Parliament remembers Tagore
5/8/2012 4:35:00 PM |
| New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Parliament remembered Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 151st birth anniversary Tuesday. |
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Tagore as India's peace envoy: book project by ICWA
5/8/2012 10:01:00 AM |
| New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) He is revered the world over for his prodigious literary output, including thousands of poems and songs. But what the world will now get to know about Rabindranath Tagore is that through his travels to over 30 countries he became India's peace envoy and outlined a vision of humanism and unity of mankind. |
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Goa University to have Mario Miranda, Anthony Gonsalves chairs
5/3/2012 5:53:00 PM |
| Panaji, May 3 (IANS) Legendary cartoonist Mario Miranda and Bollywood music composer Anthony Gonsalves, both natives of Goa, have been honoured posthumously with the establishment of two chairs in their names in Goa University. |
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An eye opener on Pakistan's terrorist arm (IANS Book Review)
5/3/2012 9:03:00 AM |
| Book: 'The Caliphate's Soldiers: The Laskhar-e-Taiba's Long War' Author: Wilson John; Publishers: Amaryllis (In association with Observer Research Foundation); Pages: 295; Price: Rs.595 |
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