Affordable Art Fair comes to India
10/28/2011 11:29:00 AM |
| New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The growing Indian art market has opened its door to the prestigious Affordable Art Fair -- a global showcase-cum-sale of affordable art by young contemporary artists. |
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Quiet Diwali for Tihar Jail's VIP inmates
10/27/2011 7:23:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) DMK MP Kanimozhi, former minister A. Raja and other VIPs in the Tihar Jail here celebrated Diwali on a low key, greeting fellow prisoners and accepting sweets from jail officials. |
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India celebrates Diwali with prayers, lights, crackers
10/26/2011 6:33:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali, the colourful festival of lights, with joy all over the country despite rising prices of sweets, dry fruits and firecrackers. |
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Hyderabad to host seminar on Islamic art, culture
10/24/2011 7:18:00 PM |
| Hyderabad, Oct 24 (IANS) A three-day international seminar on Islamic art and culture will be inaugurated by Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari here from Nov 25, organizing secretary Khalid Saeed said Monday. |
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Tarot, miniature art create new visual imagery
10/22/2011 4:04:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Centuries-old Indian miniature art and ancient tarot healing have come together in a novel collaboration. Tarot healer and writer Roopa Patel from Mumbai and Liverpool-based artist siblings, the Singh Twins, known for their improvisations of Indian miniatures, have created a new visual interpretation of the tarot deck of cards. |
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Rumi, myth and cricket on book shelf (IANS Books This Week)
10/20/2011 2:16:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The book shelf this weekend is mostly meditative and spiritual. |
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Thant Myint-U, Amish Tripathi on top again (IANS Books)
10/20/2011 1:44:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Thant Myint-U's 'Where China Meets India' and 'The Secret of The Nagas' by Amish Tripathi retain their top positions in the non-fiction and the fiction sections, respectively, of the bestseller list this week too. |
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Ethiopian dance, food fiesta in Delhi
10/20/2011 12:47:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) An ensemble of 10 Ethiopian dancers captured the rural spirit of the ancient African nation with an hour-long performance here of the traditional dances and music of the country. |
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Exposing corruption: Man who started it all (Lead correcting name of author, IANS Book Review)
10/18/2011 10:58:00 AM |
| Book: 'Bhrastachar, Atankvad aur Hawala Karobar' Author: Vineet Narain; Publisher: Kalchakra Samachar Trust; Pages: 340 pages; Price: Rs.200 |
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Unravelling corruption: Man who started it all (Book Review)
10/18/2011 8:02:00 AM |
| Book: 'Bhrastachar, Atankvad aur Hawala Karobar' Author: Vineet Jain; Publisher: Kalchakra Samachar Trust; Pages: 340 pages; Price: Rs.200 |
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Patrons to traders: Royal patronage to arts, crafts changing (Feature)
10/17/2011 3:03:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Art and craft in India have traditionally been patronised by the royalty, who spent the bulk of their wealth adding to the country's artistic heritage. But over the centuries, the nature of patronage has changed with the fall of kingdoms. |
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Women go hi-tech, husbands join in Karva Chauth fast
10/15/2011 5:34:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) From husbands joining their wives in fast, women breaking their fast through video chat to many single girls also observing the custom, women across north India Saturday did all they could to celebrate Karva Chauth with gusto. |
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Progressive movement revisits its 75-year journey
10/14/2011 2:11:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Arts, culture and literature in India have charted a progressive course for the last seven decades. An exhibition documenting the journey of the Progressive Writers' Association, set up in 1936 and the new wave in arts the progressive school triggered as it aligned with the democratic revolutions, is the highlight of a three-day commemoration here. |
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Rajiv Rai keen to direct again
10/12/2011 6:44:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) His last directorial venture 'Asambhav' had bombed at the box office. But director Rajiv Rai, who is living at an undisclosed destination outside India, is keen to direct again and would very much like to have Arjun Rampal in the lead. |
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SAHMAT observes 75 years of Progressive Writers' Association
10/12/2011 6:27:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) will organise a three-day seminar beginning Thursday on the 'legacy and relevance of the progressive cultural movement in India' on the 75th anniversary of the Progressive Writers' Association. |
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Weeklong Kullu Dussehra festivities end
10/12/2011 5:16:00 PM |
| Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Oct 12 (IANS) The weeklong Kullu Dussehra festivities, unique to this town, ended Wednesday as 226 assembled deities started their journey back to their temples in beautifully decorated palanquins amid the blowing of trumpets and beating of drums. |
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Santiniketan through a historic photographers' lens
10/11/2011 3:14:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan, the idyllic academic hub that Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore set up in the heart of rural West Bengal in the early 20th century, is a photographers' dream. |
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'Admirer' PM remembers Jagjit Singh
10/10/2011 1:53:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Jagjit Singh's musical legacy will continue to enchant and entertain millions of his fans, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday, condoling the death of the ghazal king who passed away in Mumbai. |
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Indian language literature goes to Frankfurt Book Fair
10/10/2011 1:06:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) In a first showcase of Indian indigenous writing, a literary panorama featuring works by over 30 language writers will be on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair in a pilot exhibition for readers and publishers from Europe, the US and other countries. |
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Jhuki jhuki si nazar, in remembrance of Jagjit Singh (Obituary)
10/10/2011 12:54:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) Indian ghazal king Jagjit Singh's way of celebrating his 70th year was unique - he was aiming to complete 70 concerts by the end of the year. The man who gave ghazals a new lease of life managed only 46 before breathing his last. |
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