Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Seven performing artists, among them TV actresses Sudha Chandran and Rajeshwari Sachdev-Badola, will showcase the sheer energy and rhythm of Indian classical dance through a ballet called 'Urja' here Saturday.
To be staged at the Nehru Centre, Mumbai, to mark World Dance Day Monday, the ballet hopes to make audiences appreciate classical […]
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) They thumped their heels, clapped in rhythm and swirled their mantillas to music with distinctly Indian overtones. With their frilled gowns and flowing trains, the flamenco dancers from Spain left audiences here asking for more.
The Kamani Auditorium here was Tuesday packed with people who lined the aisles and jostled for […]
Hoshiarpur/Amritsar (Punjab), April 13 (IANS) People loaded on tractor-trolleys, trucks, buses and private vehicles headed for destinations of their choice this Sunday. It was certainly a busy day for Punjab as the state celebrated the festival of good harvest - Baisakhi.
Sikh religious shrines - gurdwaras - were the main centre of attraction for most people […]
Jajpur, April 8 (IANS) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, renowned Bengali novelist and the composer of national song 'Vande Mataram', was remembered in an Orissa town where he had served as deputy magistrate, on his 114th death anniversary Tuesday.
Dozens of officials offered floral tributes to his portrait in the office of the sub-collector at Jajpur town in […]
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) It was a magical night celebrating the artistic confluence of two ancient lands, an ocean apart but akin in spirit against the backdrop of history.
The beats of African drums and incantation of chants mingled with mystic Sufi strains and nuances of Indian classical dances to create a soul-stirring tribute to […]
Agra, April 2 (IANS) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Wednesday issued notice to Indian Army authorities, asking them to stop construction work in a green patch of land between the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort here.
'We have asked them to stop construction forthwith and comply with the existing legal requirements of getting an […]
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Art from West Bengal is back in focus after a lull. Over the past fortnight, Delhi and Mumbai have played host to more than a dozen shows by artists from Bengal, and an equal number of coffee table volumes on masters from Kolkata and Santiniketan have hit the stands.
Potential buyers […]
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) A string of events, including exhibitions, processions and plays, will commemorate 20 years of the death anniversary of theatre artist Safdar Hashmi April 12. It will be observed as the National Street Theatre Day.
Ram Rahman of the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust or SAHMAT, said the focus of the day will […]
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) His mother was unhappy with his decision to sing professionally for a rock band. Many years down the line, Palash Sen, a qualified medical professional, is a household name as the lead singer of Euphoria.
Like him, scores of youngsters in Delhi today want to make a career out of music […]
Kozhikode (Kerala), March 24 (IANS) Twelve-year-old Manu here is on an arduous musical venture to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.
He is undertaking the marathon effort with one of the most ancient musical instruments, the jalatharang. Jalatharang is a set of China bowls filled with water, which give out various musical notes when struck […]
Bhopal, March 22 (IANS) Marriages and the Holi season are not compatible according to Hindu traditions. But the Bhil tribals of central India spend the entire week before the festival matchmaking.
The Bhil tribals in the West Nimar region and the Jhabua belt of Madhya Pradesh organise the Bhagoria Haat a week before Holi, the festival […]
New Delhi/Mathura, March 21 (IANS) Colours, flowers, drums, bonfires and sweets - India, the land of festivals, is all geared up to celebrate Holi, the festival of colours, Saturday.
People in many parts of India will be going all out in a daylong burst of revelry, playing with colours, dancing, feasting and following it up with […]
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Play Holi with eco-friendly colours made from beetroot, berries, spinach, mint, onion and peels of pomegranate, says Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
'Most of the artificial colours are made of synthetic chemicals containing harmful elements like lead and cadmium. They are responsible for many skin diseases, asthma and even cancer,' Dikshit […]
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Ahmedabad-based artist Surendran Nair's work 'Doctrine of the Forest: An Actor at Play' sold for an astounding Rs.21.24 million ($558,969), a winning bid for this work which was on the cover of the catalogue of the Saffronart Spring sale March 12-13.
Out of the 140 lots in the sale, 119 (86 percent […]
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Complainants from across India filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking compensation for expenses to come to the capital and fight their legal cases against noted artist M.F. Husain after the apex court ordered shifting of all cases against him to Delhi.
They moved their respective state courts against […]
