Collage, memory & many voices inspire novelist Michael Ondaatje
byJaipur : The art of collage, memories and the multiplicity of voices inspire Sri Lanka-born Canadian novelist Michael Ondaatje, the Man Booker prize winning…
Art & Heritage
Author backed cocktails to keep spirits soaring in Jaipur
byJaipur : Sample this: Benquiri, Ondaatje Slammer, Pinker Colada, Kunzru Punch, Dalrymple Breezer – a hotel in this city is paying ode to the…
Queen of hills abused by govt on new year’s eve
byShimla : For the first time in the long history of Shimla a unique tradition has been violated and destroyed . And ironically the…
Kangris and Kashmiris…one can’t be separated from the other
byKhrew (Jammu and Kashmir) : For 40-year-old Bashir Ahmad Sheikh, it doesn’t matter whether the art of weaving the traditional Kashmiri firepot, the kangri,…
A bridge too far on heritage Shimla-Kalka rail track
byPhoto: Sanjeeva Pandey
Chopper flies too close to Taj , ASI complains
byAgra : A helicopter flew dangerously close to the Taj Mahal and made many rounds of this 17th century world heritage monument yesterday, causing…
Renovation work at Jagannath temple on hold
byBhubaneswar : Crucial renovation work at the 12th century Jagannath temple complex in Puri, Odisha is likely to be delayed by a week due…
Will Doon lose yet another of its hall marks?
byDehra Dun : This capital of Uttarakhand was once known for ‘chai’ (tea), choona (quicklime) and ‘chawal’ (rice). It also had the dubious distinction…
1913-14 Shimla Convention – McMohan Line and the disputed India-China border
byShimla: Stalemate over the India-China border settlement persists, much like it did so almost a hundred years ago when British rulers were drawing up…
5,000 years of Indian art in pictorial text
byNew Delhi : Indian art has travelled an energetic course in the last 5,000 years, peaking in aesthetic excellence during the Hindu and Buddhist…