Lydia Davis wins Man Booker Prize
byLondon, May 23 (IANS) American author Lydia Davis was declared the winner of the fifth Man Booker International Prize at an award ceremony held…
Culture
Jnanpith Award conferred on Pratibha Ray
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday conferred the 47th Jnanpith Award, the country’s highest literary award, for the year 2011 on…
Kolkata hosts global photo exhibition
byKolkata, May 22 (IANS) Various facets of India in the last 50 years have been brought to life through a bouquet of photographs by…
Punjab enacts law to save heritage buildings
byChandigarh: Punjab has asked all its departments to seek permission from the cultural affairs department before renovating any government building that was constructed before 1947,…
China welcomes ‘sensible advice’ on Tibet
byLondon, May 22 (IANS) China welcomes “constructive and sensible advice” and suggestions on Tibet’s development, Chinese Tibetologists said here. “There are many scholars studying…
Intellectuals call for support for Irom Sharmila
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A panel of intellectuals including actors, filmmakers and journalists have appealed to the people to join activist Irom Chanu…
Bengal to give Rs.750 stipend to 4,000 folk artistes
byKolkata, May 21 (IANS) The West Bengal government would provide monthly stipends of Rs.750 to nearly 4,000 folk artistes across the state, Chief Minister…
President to get taste of Shimla’s colonial past
byShimla: President Pranab Mukherjee will visit this hill town for one-and-a-half days beginning Thursday. During his stay, he will get a taste of British…
Indian sand artist wins Danish ‘grand prize’
byNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the Danish ‘grand prize’ at the 2nd Copenhagen International Sand sculpture festival…
Film on Assam village chosen for UK archive
byGuwahati, May 19 (IANS) An Assamese documentary film has been selected to be archived at the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) of Great Britain and…