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Development of modern art captured at India Art Fair
New Delhi, Feb 1:
In a brave attempt to educate people on the modern Indian, the Delhi Art Gallery has used sprawling space at the ongoing India Art Fair to capture the development of the genre from the 19th century.
The…
Modi, memories and Mumbai at India Art Fair
New Delhi, Jan 30:
Amid the maze of galleries representing modern and contemporary works, and art connoisseurs thronging the spacious venue of India Art Fair, a few artworks stand out for their theme, quirkiness and vision.
The…
Singer Shekhar Sen appointed Sangeet Natak Akademi chair
New Delhi, Jan 29:
Eminent singer, composer and lyricist Shekhar Sen has been named chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, an official statement said Thursday.
According to an order issued by the ministry of culture Jan 28, Sen…
Five-day Jatra fest gets underway in Odisha’s Sundargarh
Reported by Malay Ray
Sundargarh, Jan 28:
The five day long Jatra-2015, the annual district level cultural festival kicked off in Sundargarh town on wetsern Odisha on Tuesday night. The mega festival will continue till January 31.…
At India Art Fair, a reminder of Kashmir floods
New Delhi, Jan 28:
The audience at the upcoming India Art Fair will visit a traditional Kashmiri house with wooden panes and intricate design and walk through it. The difference would be that this instillation of a "fallen house" would…
SAARC literature festival in Agra from Feb 13
Agra, Jan 27:
A three-day SAARC literature festival will begin in the Taj city Feb 13.
Literary luminaries from the neighbouring SAARC countries will interact, debate latest literary trends and present their literary pieces for…
Our society behaves horrendously with women: Author Amish Tripathi
Jaipur, Jan 27:
Controversies in India are given greater prominence than pressing issues like the oppression of women that need to be brought out in public, says best-selling author Amish Tripathi, who "approaches the subject with a…
Veteran Odisha producer-director Sukumar Ganguly no more
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Puri, Jan 26:
Sukumar Ganguly, famous cinematographer, producer and director from Odisha is no more. He breathed his last early Sunday morning at the age of 90.
Ganguly was cremated at the Swarga Dwara of…
Modi’s latest style: Suit with his own name stripes
New Delhi, Jan 26:
A close look at Narendra Modi's bandhgala suit that he wore for a joint appearance with US President Barack Obama here, showed it was a customised marvel -- with the prime minister's full name 'Narendra Damodardas…
Architecture without people is dead space: French artist
Kochi, Jan 25:
Architecture was simply a tool for people to connect with their consciousness, and any created space without a user inside it was a dead zone, according to French artist-architect Gabriel Beckinger.
"A building must…