Sotheby’s To Auction Sardar Sobha Singh Painting in New York
byThe Maharaja seated on a lion-crested silver throne wearing a richly brocaded coat and jeweled turban, his sword resting on his lap. Above painting…
Culture
Indian Coffee House – Shimla: Surviving Tough Times
byPeople may come and people may go but the coffee here is ever inviting and the setting has lasted a generation. Chat room, scandal,…
Himachal Govt. to promote Masroor Temple
byShimla: In one-day Seminar on Masroor Temple, Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal stated to promote the rich heritage of the Masroor Temple and Pong Dam…
Maghi Tyohar: The goat festival
byEvery winter, in the Sangrah region of Himalayas, it snows. There is no central heating. It gets cold. Vegetables are in distant cities. In…
Sankalp launches Winter Children Theatre Workshop 2010 at Shimla
byShimla: Winter Children Theatre Workshop 2010 was launched at Gaiety Theatre, today. This workshop is the second phase of Sankalp TREAT 2010-11 which dedicates…
Lurching in the dark – Shimla Ghosts want to be heard
byShimla: Buoyant after the collection Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills has become a bestseller, Minakshi Chaudhry is already working on a sequel that will…
Versah, Purna, Mehar best artists on Children’s Day painting contest in Himachal
byShimla: To the theme of ‘Save Water, Every Drop Counts’ it was Versah Bhardwaj of DAV Lakkar Bazar who was declared best artist for…
Himachal Governor inaugurates Kinnaur Mahotsav festival
byShimla:Â Governor Urmila Singh today inaugurated the Kinnaur Mahotsav, what is also labelled as Lavi of Peo and has become popular trade fair celebrated…
The punjabisation of Himachal
by‘Karva Chauth’ is a nice little colourful festival. But pause for a moment and consider if it is really a part of the culture…
Karva Chauth-Wives fast and pray, husbands slog it out in Himachal
byShimla: With about half of the workforce in government office’s on a official holiday and all men folk asked to pitch in their best,…