Tharoor’s latest: The future is now
byThiruvananthapuram, June 19 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor’s latest edited book brings together India’s young parliamentarians, cutting across…
Culture
South Korean president visits Indian book pavilion
bySeoul, June 19 (IANS) South Korean President Park Geun-hye Wednesday toured the Indian pavilion at an international book fair here in which India is…
On a mission to revive Arabic calligraphy in India
byHyderabad, June 19 (IANS) As beautiful as pearls, his calligraphic pieces adorn mosques in different parts of the world, international exhibitions, drawing rooms and…
Dali fruit watercolours fetch over $1 mn at auction
byLondon, June 19 (IANS/EFE) Fourteen watercolour fruit studies by Salvador Dali were sold for the first time Tuesday at an auction in London, fetching…
Northeast bands to create awareness on drug abuse
byNew Delhi, June 18 (IANS) To create awareness about drug abuse and raise funds for addicts, seven bands from the northeast have come together…
Shaolin temple goes global
byBeijing, June 18 (IANS) The Shaolin Temple, known as the cradle of Chinese kung fu, is preparing to stage its first cultural festival in…
Goya drawing to be auctioned off in London
byMadrid, June 18 (IANS/EFE) The Goya drawing “Si yerras los tiras!” (If you miss the mark!), a political allegory in which the figure may…
British monuments on display in watercolours at Kolkata
byKolkata, June 17 (IANS) England’s past would enchant you with paintings of its historic monuments, courtesy a month-long exhibition by an Indian artist that…
The marijuana menace: are we asking the wrong questions?
byI have seen most smokers believe that to be a stoner is to be in a different league, to be a class apart from the ordinary people slaving in the rat race. Great pride is taken in wearing the rasta tricolors, listening to psychedelic trance and associating with and quoting free thinking pot heads like Bob Marley.
Indian author to take part in debate in Italy
byRome, June 14 (IANS/AKI) Indian author Gurcharan Das will lead a debate in Rome next month on his country and its relations with Italy,…