A Mumbaikar’s secret family treasure
byMumbai (IANS) Few know about Indira Niwas, a ramshackle two-storeyed chawl almost a century old, precariously standing on a busy main road in the Kurla…
Culture
Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary celebrated in Bengal
byKolkata (IANS) Cultural programmes, a tableau depicting his teachings and colourful processions marked the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda in West Bengal Saturday….
Reach of Carnatic music beyond what we think: Bombay Jayashri (Interview)
byChennai (IANS) The Tamil lullaby “Kanney Kanmaniaye.. Aararo, Aararo” sung by her, perhaps has robbed Carnatic music vocalist Bombay Jayashri Ramnath of her sleep, what…
I’m on top of the world, says Jayashri after Oscar nod
byNew Delhi (IANS) Carnatic music vocalist Bombay Jayashri is overjoyed after getting a Oscar nomination for her song “Pi Lullaby” from “Life of Pi”. Written,…
Swami Vivekananda: His relevance in modern age
byWhat is the relevance today of a monk who was born 150 years ago, lived the life of a mendicant, and passed away at…
Will original work from India ever shine at the Oscars?
byNew Delhi (IANS) Oscar nominations for “Lincoln” and “Life Of Pi” have raised hopes of India again triumphing at the Academy Awards gala. Film historian…
Using theatre to sensitise people to the differently-abled
byKolkata (IANS) Offering a glimpse of what cerebral palsy patients go through via mime, hand model performance and dance theatre, British performer Andrew Dawson feels…
Governor inaugurates Kangra Painting Exhibition
byDharamshala: Governor Urmila Singh here today inaugurated a two day long Kangra painting exhibition put up jointly by Kangra Art Promotion Society and Art,…
All actors have become businessmen, regrets Kamal Haasan
byMumbai (IANS) He has a filmography of 150 and enjoys superstar status but actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan says he is a dissatisfied man. He wants to…
Bhagwat, Owaisi two sides of coin, says JD-U leader; BJP protests
byNew Delhi (IANS) Janata Dal-United leader Shivanand Tiwari said today that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi were “two sides of the…