Dalai Lama to turn 77 – day long celebrations on cards
byDharamsala: Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, the spiritual 14th Dalai Lama of Tibetans turns 77 on Friday, and the Tibetan Government in…
Culture
Stoic Kashmir survives shrine blaze tragedy without blood being shed
bySrinagar: As normal life resumed in Srinagar and other parts of the Valley Saturday, Kashmir survived yet another tragedy – this time without any…
In 5 days, over 1 lakh pilgrims visit Amarnath in Kashmir
byJammu: Over 110,000 pilgrims from across the country have paid their obeisance at the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir, since the pilgrimage began June…
Annual pilgrimage to Amarnath in Kashmir gets underway
byJammu: With a thick layer of snow still covering the Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, the first batch of pilgrims set out from…
To celebrate Gulzar legacy, theatre reinvents itself
byNew Delhi: Theatre is continuously trying to re-invent itself, especially at a time when performances and live mediums are becoming rare and scarce, says…
British heritage of Shimla up for a facelift
byShimla: If all goes well, the historic Town Hall here could be restored to its Gothic glory and people will be able to saunter…
Mehdi Hassan – my immortal ‘ghazal traash’
byNew Delhi: The first I heard about Mehdi Hassan, whom now I call an amazing “ghazal traash” (sculptor of ghazals), was in 1966 when…
Poetry on stone: Timeless genre in revival across India
byNew Delhi: It is 6.30 in the morning as a group of 12 poets assemble at the Purana Gumbad in Lodi Gardens Sunday under…
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi: Memories of a great man
bySome time ago, when I read news of the sad demise of perhaps the greatest exponent of Hindustani classical music, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, my…
Amarnath Yatra – 2012 gets underway from June 24: Three lakh pilgrims register
bySrinagar: Authorities have stepped up preparations for the annual ‘Amarnath Yatra’ that begins June 24 in Jammu and Kashmir, and for which three lakh…