Mexican artists wrap Gandhi in fusion music for children
Assam tea baron’s biography reveals encounters with ULFA
Malaysian govt. approves 800 priests and musicians from India
Exhibition of Buddhist relics in Moscow
Apex court directive may help non-Kannada films
Bangalore : A Supreme Court judgement calling for uniform entertainment tax for feature films in Andhra Pradesh may have far reaching box-office consequences for Kannada and non-Kannada films.
Prime minister releases stamp on Bismillah Khan
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday released a commemorative postage stamp on shehnai legend Ustad Bismillah Khan here, terming it "a token of our nation's and our government's respect for him".
“The release of this commemorative postage stamp in memory of Khan saheb is a token of our nation's and our government's respect for him and the noble tradition he represented,” Manmohan Singh said.
West Bengal: Young graduate turns century-old tree into outdoor library
105-year-old sister ties Rakhi on 98-year-old brother
Indian, Pakistani singers to come together at Sufi music fest
Jaun Elia: A Concealed Philosopher Poet
Giant Indian veena on show in Malaysia
Builders of three monasteries under construction to be booked
Kaleem Ajiz takes charge as chairman of Bihar Urdu Standing Committee
Porcelain: Fusing three art forms through the language of dance
Tamils in Malaysia prepare for Pongal fest
Geoff Dyer looks for inner self in two cultures
Rise of religious fundamentalism the biggest issue for India, Bangladesh: Professor Anisuzzaman
Malayalam artist Manzoor passes away
Kabir: An icon of a socio-cultural revolution
Indian outfits to dazzle at New Zealand’s wearable art show
2nd visual arts festival to feature 2,500 works
‘PK’ is against religious frauds: Vaidik
Photo exhibition shows suffering caused by Maoists
Marathi movie Khwada projects the rebel against upper-caste hegemony
Profiling ordinary Kashmiris during Ramadan
Artists can play major role in peace process: Pakistani painter
Sudarsan to build Taj replica in Berlin
Puri (Orissa) : Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik Sunday said he will create a replica of Taj Mahal at Berlin International Sand Sculpture Championship - a festival to be held from June 14-21.
मंटोरंग: मंटो के तीन हास्य ड्रामों का मंचन
K. Asif’s son celebrates Husain’s birthday in London
Around 400 theatres shut in Kerala over film piracy
‘Chak De! India’ gets tax exemption in Chhattisgarh
Stand-up comedians can truly speak their mind: Hasan Minhaj
Chill, cakes and carols…Kerala peps up for Christmas
Play on M.F. Husain’s life to be staged in Chandigarh
Russian art marathon opens in Tokyo
Tokyo : A marathon exhibition showcasing the best of contemporary Russian theatre, music, dance, movies and circus opened here Monday.
Seemanchal International Literary Festival to be held in Kishanganj
Jamia Faculty member wins 2 Gold medals in National Power-lifting Championship
Prehistoric fortress in Egypt excavated
At 16, Arsh Ali is India’s youngest archaeologist at work
Coffee table art books grow by the dozen
India mesmerises Yankees with food, folk art and fun
“Destination Aligarh”, an international documentary on AMU seeks funding
Even Stones Can Speak! An exhibition by Yajanika Arora
Sotheby’s Russian art sale totals $13.6 mn
After Mumbai attacks Chamliyal Mela brings Indo-Pak closer
Texas doctor demands “retribution” after Kashmir Files film
Indian classical dance now a global heritage
Husain’s Pagan Mother tops Sotheby’s Indian sale
Le Corbusier gets permanent space in Chandigarh
Folk musicians decry ‘westernisation’ of music in South Asia
World’s first oil paintings discovered in Afghanistan
Peruvian archaeologists find 1,200-year-old mummies
Indian origin music scholar stopped from entering US, gets support
Chhattisgarhi language to get official status
Third edition of India Art Summit in January 2011
This Muslim-run NGO run in Hyderabad helps women build sustainable livelihoods
Open minds to classical arts through school curricula: Shovana Narayan
Joint show of Dhaka, Kolkata artworks in Bangladesh
पड़ताल : मदरसों को लेकर आखिर क्या होने वाला है !
AIM appeals MF Hussain to withdraw his controversial paintings
Eid-ul-Fitr holiday in Delhi on Thursday
Encounters with Husain, Pyne, Bawa…An art critic remembers
Jamia Millia Islamia students paint global concerns
Radcliffe will be sensible with money
London : "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe says he will be sensible with the money he makes and won't buy unnecessary things.
“We know very less about each other,” says renowned B’desh Baul musician Mac Haque
Gently flows the Seine
Entrants for Khushwant Singh prize for poetry announced
People turn into ‘ghosts’ to appease Lord Shiva
French painter evokes Ray nostalgia with exhibition
New York Aligs names Shamsur Rahman Faruqi for Lifetime Achievement Award 2010
Big 92.7 FM now in Agra
Indian Americans honour US Congressman Keith Ellison with human rights award
Extraordinary security at Taj Mahal on Fridays
Northeast musical fest enthralls Jamia crowd
Bikram Yoga packs the punch for British tennis hero
Ramachandra Guha, Khaled Hosseini outsell others
New Delhi : Readers continue to be fascinated by Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and Ramachandra Guha's "India After Gandhi", with both books outperforming others in the best-selling fiction and non-fiction lists yet again.
Politicians lose their sparkle, Dhoni shines this Diwali
Films, stories have no religion: ‘Dozakh’ director
Clueless CBI gives up Nobel theft probe after three years
Nizam’s jewels bedazzle Delhi
Byrne, Lahiri are bestselling authors again
Comic lovers remember Herge, creator of Tintin and Snowy
Brussels : When the Belgian cartoonist known as Herge died in March 1983, not even Fanny, his widow, thought the extraordinary success of "The Adventures of Tintin" would live on.
500,000 finger-prints make UAE’s largest map
Tamil Nadu villagers sore at bull-run ban
Odissi now in 21st century, international avatar
Remembering Ustad Bismillah Khan on his death anniversary
AMU organises seminar on life and works of Ismat Chugtai
Shabana’s latest mission – save the Taj Mahal
Sarawak gears up for 10th Rain Forest Music Festival
Sarawak (Malaysia) : Bands from around the world are gathering in Sarawak for the Rain Forest World Music Festival, which kicks off Friday on the island of Borneo.
Indian film venture firm to raise funds on London market
London, May 1 (IANS) A new investment firm chaired by noted director Shyam Benegal and focussed on Indian movies is set to float on Britain's Alternative Investment Market this month to raise 55 million pounds.
Artists salute India on its 60th Independence
Ban on ‘Aligarh’ doesn’t seem official: Hansal Mehta
Meghalaya sets world guitar ensemble record
‘Rise in terrorism linked to decline in arts’
Kashmiri students open window to art
‘Onam iftars’ in Kerala Ramzan
American chalk artist to showcase work at Mumbai fest
BIG FM launches station in Visakhapatnam
MyGov.in announces e-greetings design contest for Eid
Turn these pages for some water wisdom
Babbar calls 100,000 guests for daughter’s wedding
Agra : The much-hyped wedding reception of Juhi Babbar, daughter of actor-turned politician Raj Babbar, was held here Friday with a grand feast, complete with music and a guest list of 100,000.
Elaborate arrangements in UP for ‘alvida namaz’
Makeover planned for Red Fort neighbourhood
Chandigarh gears up to secure heritage status
IIFA: Oscar winner Rahman gets best music director award
Mahatma Gandhi’s bust unveiled next to poet Virgil in Rome
‘India reaping boom in global art investment’
When music takes over, there are no borders
New Delhi : Pakistan's ghazal queen Farida Khanum came, sang and conquered again. Reiterating that "music is the bridge of peace and love", the beloved singer, as popular in India as in Pakistan, had her audience in raptures and clapping endlessly for more.
Photography finding toehold in Indian art market
German duo on voyage of discovery along the Ganges
First Amritraj-Reliance Entertainment film to hit screens Oct 1
And now Charlie Chaplin in Bhojpuri
By Imran Khan
IANSPatna : Charlie Chaplin is all set to go Bhojpuri to tickle funny bones in rural Bihar. A Bhojpuri version of "Charlie Chaplin" is on the anvil to entertain millions.
India, China to rule New York sale: Sotheby’s
A musical treat by Zubin Mehta during Euro 2008
Zubin Mehta enthrals with his musical genius
Satyajit Ray inspires BAFTA-IIFA Workshop attendees
Leeds : As a part of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend, a workshop was organised at the National Media Museum in Bradford Friday, which focussed on the legendary Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
Rajesh has got the rest he wanted
Veterans slog to save dying crafts of India
F.N. Souza’s painting fetches $380,000 in Dubai sale
Art collectors’ tribe growing in India
Storytelling encourages reading habits: experts
His world is a stage – for 360 hours
Artists to showcase their craft and sell them too!
Obscenity charges dropped against Husain; court slams the ‘ignorant’
New Delhi : Coming down heavily on the "new puritanism" being carried out by "ignorant people", the Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed criminal proceedings against eminent painter M.F. Husain, overruling the charges of obscenity against his paintings.
Giving relief to the 93-year-old painter, who lives in self-imposed exile in London and Dubai, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said the allegations against the artist are baseless.
As dead as Naipaul’s fiction: Nobel laureates cross swords
Pakistan salutes its own Mohammad Rafi
Heritage of four Indian towns among 100 most endangered
By Ashish Mehta
IANSNew Delhi : The cultural and architectural heritage of four Indian towns now figure on a list of the 100 most endangered sites in the world.
Eco-Friendly Mosque Opens In Manchester
Family feud sets scene for Wagner opera festival
By DPA
Berlin : A 29-year-old blonde who has staged just five operas is being lined up to run one of the world's most famous festivals dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner.
All eyes will be on Katharina Wagner when her much anticipated production of The Mastersingers of Nuremberg launches this year's Bayreuth Festival in southern Germany Wednesday.