‘Tumhari Amrita’ most satisfying experience: Shabana
byMumbai : Shabana Azmi, who has been part of the Indian film industry for the past 35 years and has worked in about 120…
Culture
Quran with Bhagavad Gita in a communal harmony class
byVaranasi : Holding the Quran in one hand and the Bhagavad Gita in the other, Mukhtar Ahmad conducts “a class of communal harmony” at…
British Viceroys residence at Shimla
byPhoto: Geetali Tare
Gadgets swamp 400 year old Lavi trade fair
byRampur (Himachal Pradesh): Once a centre of barter trade with Tibet, the 400-year-old Lavi Fair here has undergone a sea change, with rural people’s…
Dalai Lama to visit Kushan period monastry excavated in Kashmir
byDharamsala: The excavation of a site in Jammu and Kashmir that is believed to be linked with an ancient Buddhist monastery has attracted the…
Social networking added zest to Eid celebrations in Kashmir valley
bySrinagar: In a culture where party culture is looked down upon, social networking sites in this Himalayan region is not only helping people to…
Eid-ul-Zuha is about the spirit of sacrifice
byEid-ul-Zuha is seen by most of my non-Muslim friends and even my own children to be an occasion to slaughter animals for no fault…
M F Husain’s horses fetch Rs.1.45 crore at art auction
byNew Delhi : An untitled composition of galloping horses by the late M.F. Husain, painted in acrylic pigments on canvas, sold for Rs.1.45 crore…
Bhupen Hazarika – the master who touched millions of hearts
byGuwahati : Music lovers would have been denied the magic of Bhupen Hazarika’s hauntingly powerful voice in songs like “Dil hoom hoom kare” and…
Dying way of life , Kashmir’s Gujjar nomads
byJammu : Among the numerous scarred inhabitants of Jammu and Kashmir are the nomadic Gujjars, whose languid rhythm of life and simple traditions are…