Rituparno Ghosh’s demise a loss to creativity: Manish Tewari
byNew Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The death of renowned film director Rituparno Ghosh is a loss not only to the film industry, but also…
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Konkani speakers in Goa decreasing, says Parrikar
byPanaji, May 29 (IANS) The number of people speaking Konkani, Goa’s official language, is decreasing, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday, while greeting the…
Rajsekhar Mansur, Ajay Pohankar, Sabir Khan get music awards
byNew Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Vocalists Rajsekhar Mansur and Ajay Pohankar and tabla player Sabir Khan were among those presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s…
Casa Indio, a graffiti artist’s gallery
byLos Angeles, May 28 (IANS/EFE) Benjie Escobar began as a graffiti artist hiding from the authorities, but today he shares his talent in a…
Mexican writer Jose Maria Perez Gay dies
byMexico City, May 27 (IANS/EFE) Jose Maria Perez Gay, a Mexican writer, academic, translator and diplomat, died early Sunday, said his brother, Rafael Perez…
Shimla kids to learn through film festival on disability
byShimla: Public welfare trust Umang Foundation will organise a film festival on disability, the first such programme in Himachal Pradesh, an organiser said here…
Old museum in Britain displays master drawings
byOxford, May 26 (IANS) The Ashmolean Museum, one of the world’s oldest public museums, has launched an exhibition of master drawings to mark its…
(VM) Nine Agra teenagers to collectively pen book
byAgra, May 25 (IANS) Nine teenagers – seven girls and two boys – are to collectively produce a volume of short stories before the…
Spanish art gets privileged space in New York museum
byNew York, May 25 (IANS/EFE) New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has reopened its European paintings galleries after a two-year renovation, giving a privileged…
Time to go back to Tagore’s beliefs: Mukherjee
byShimla: President Pranab Mukherjee today inaugurated a study centre-cum-museum dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study…