Holi no longer ‘holy’: Changing colours of the festival
byAgra : Unlike many other festivals, Holi, according to pandits and learned scholars of the Braj area “is the time for gay abandon, for…
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Rebuilt 400-year-old Himachal temple opens
byShimla: A 400-year-old Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh that was partially damaged in a quake over a century ago was reopened for public Saturday….
Neglected paintings by Sobha Singh to be restored
byShimla: Portraits of late Punjabi poet Amrita Pritam, Guru Teg Bahadur, and Lord Krishna made by celebrated artist Sobha Singh have been withering away…
Indian avant garde art gets market tilt
byNew Delhi : Avant garde art, traditionally known to set aesthetic trends away from the commercial drill, is reinventing itself as cutting edge contemporary…
Roerich Trust official visa valid: Himachal police does U turn
byShimla : Police today admitted that a foreign national associated for over a decade with Russian painter and philosopher Nicholas Roerich’s multi-crore estate near…
You cannot promote art unless you appreciate it : Padma Shri Vijay Sharma
byVijay Sharma, a pahari miniature school painter based in Chamba , Himachal Pradesh was recently awarded the fourth highest civilian honour of India, the…
Pigeons quench their thirst on a sunny day in the hills
byPhoto: Amit
Of the magic of Zaina Kadal in old Srinagar
bySrinagar : It was the hub of the city once, a place where wholesale traders did business and people flocked to visit the nearby…
Hidden literary treasures often lie in smaller stalls
byBooks are going to be celebrated yet again. This time at the New Delhi World Book Fair – from Feb 25 till March 4,…
West on backburner: Designers endorse Indian heritage
byNew Delhi : Are Indian designers done with Western influences? Many are travelling the length and breadth of the country in search of traditional…