British heritage of Shimla up for a facelift
byShimla: If all goes well, the historic Town Hall here could be restored to its Gothic glory and people will be able to saunter…
Art & Heritage
Mehdi Hassan – my immortal ‘ghazal traash’
byNew Delhi: The first I heard about Mehdi Hassan, whom now I call an amazing “ghazal traash” (sculptor of ghazals), was in 1966 when…
Poetry on stone: Timeless genre in revival across India
byNew Delhi: It is 6.30 in the morning as a group of 12 poets assemble at the Purana Gumbad in Lodi Gardens Sunday under…
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi: Memories of a great man
bySome time ago, when I read news of the sad demise of perhaps the greatest exponent of Hindustani classical music, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, my…
A tribute to Balraj Sahni in Himachal hills
byShimla: Screen legend Balraj Sahni was very fond of the hills and now his actor-son Parikshit Sahni is paying him a tribute by setting…
Anupam Kher institutes Rs 1.5 lakh Himachal arts award in fathers memory
byShimla: In memory of his father Pushkar Nath Kher, actor Anupam Kher here today announced institution of an Rs 1.5 lakh cash award to…
Roerich row: Russia seeks Indian government’s intervention
byKullu: Russia has accused the Himachal Pradesh government of “behaving in a rude and uncivilised manner” over the working of the trust that…
Mining threatens ancient cave site in Kashmir
bySrinagar:Two ancient caves in central Kashmir’s Badgam district Thursday became the focus of a group of migrant Kashmiri Pandits seeking preservation of ancient, heritage…
A course in Kangra miniature to revive dying art form
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh University here is starting a postgraduate course on Kangra miniature paintings to protect the dying art form, an official said…
Reverie – 1
byTo snatch a wave from a turbulent ocean A cloud from stormy skies To ride a bit of rainbow on a silent wave in…