Asia’s second Pieta now in continent’s tallest church
byThrissur: The second replica in Asia of Michaelangelo’s Pieta, which represents the body of Jesus in the lap of his mother Mary after crucifixion,…
Culture
IIAS publishes the second edition of Suu Kyi’s book ‘Burma and India’
byShimla: The Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), a research institution in Shimla, has published another edition of Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi,…
High Court to the rescue of Christian cemetery
byShimla: Encroachment of a Christian Cemetery that has been declared part of heritage drew the ire of the Himachal High Court with a double…
Egyptian mummy expo opened in Mumbai’s 90 year old museum
byMumbai: A unique exhibition providing a 3-dimensional immersive experience of an Egyptian mummy, a priest who lived and died around 3000 years ago, opened here…
The Last Harvest: Tagore paintings begin tour of India
byNew Delhi: Rabindranath Tagore entered the world of visual imagery, drifting from words to images, only when he turned 64. The winner of the Nobel…
Ancient rock sculptures discovered in Maharashtra
byMumbai: Rock sculptures dating back to between 4,000-7,000 BC have been found in a well-preserved condition in the forests near Kudopi village in Sindhudurg…
Daily dose of cultural treat for Agra tourists
byAgra: Tourists to Agra will get a daily dose of cultural treat in an effort to showcase the “pristine art forms” of India to both…
‘Indian English has an identity of its own’
byNew Delhi: English is fast developing a dynamism all its own in the non-English-speaking world, says former Indian Administrative Service officer, writer and noted theatre…
Badrinath shrine today closes for winters
byDehradun : The Badrinath shrine, one of the most important Hindu temples, located at a height of over 3500 metres in Uttarakhand, will close…
See India through Kulwant Roy’s lens at NGMA
byNew Delhi: An old black-and-white photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India, signing an autograph for a young man in…