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…
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Lahaul valley hamlets tuck in for a long Himalayan winter
byKeylong (Himachal Pradesh): Tiny hamlets spread over the Himalayan peaks in Lahaul Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district are bracing to meet harsh winter conditions. Residents have…
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…
Wild meat trade continues unabated despite ban
byNew Delhi: The poaching of wild animals, birds and reptiles for meat continues unabated in the country, say wildlife experts, and one way to stop…
Book on Mumbai slum wins National Book Award in US
byNew Delhi: A book on lives of people in a Mumbai slum has won this year’s National Book Award for Non-Fiction in the United States….
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…
Real actors don’t have set image: Yashpal Sharma
byNew Delhi: Actor Yashpal Sharma feels that real actors are versatile and never get trapped in any image. Seen in movies like “Lagaan”, “Rowdy…