Kamala Suraiya effects given to Sahitya AkademiKOCHI - Personal belongings of poet-writer Kamala Suraiya, better known in the literary world as Kamala Das, were Friday given to the Kerala Sahitya Akademi by her family. Guru Govind Singh’s canvas on sale at Sotheby’s auctionNEW DELHI - A large oil-on-canvas portrait of the 10th and last Sikh Guru - Guru Gobind Singh - will be up for sale at Sotheby’s Indian Art auction in New York Sep 17. Government moves to retain Lutyens heritageNEW DELHI - In a major step to retain the heritage of the Edwin Lutyens- designed North and South Blocks in the heart of the capital, the government Thursday laid down guidelines for carrying out repairs on the imposing secretariat buildings. Booker judges slammed over ‘Brits-only shortlist’LONDON - The Man Booker Prize has come under fire for tokenism after five books announced in a shortlist of six this week turned out to be written by Britons. Raghu Rai tells India’s story in Dhaka exhibitionDHAKA - Renowned Indian photographer Raghu Rai’s exhibition here narrates the “unending story” of his country through evocative photographs. Jaswant’s book on Jinnah stays atop bestseller listNEW DELHI - “Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence” by expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh retained the No.1 position among bestselling books in the non-fiction section this week. J.M. Coetzee’s “Summertime” topped the fiction category. New Collins dictionary has text messaging guide tooNEW DELHI - Imagine a dictionary that offers tips on text messaging abbreviations for Indian cell phone users and has a Shakespeare guide too. Well that’s exactly what two new Collins dictionaries have to offer. Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar to be presented ThursdayNew Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS) Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for the year 2008 will be presented here by Shri Ram Niwas Mirdha, Chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi, at a special investiture on Thursday (September 10). A tribute to the founder of modern Varanasi - James PrinsepNEW DELHI - The story of Varanasi or Benares is synonymous with the life of artist-engineer-architect and visionary James Prinsep, who laid the foundation of modern Varanasi in just 10 years before he died in the city prematurely at 39. Chandigarh’s old, disabled will have library at doorstepCHANDIGARH - A helping hand from the administration in Chandigarh will now take library books and magazines right to the doorstep of senior citizens and the disabled. Column stolen from Greek historical siteATHENS - The Greek culture ministry launched an investigation Monday into the disappearance of a large fragment of a column from the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia in the western Peloponnese. Largest Indian contemporary art exhibition opens in AustriaVIENNA - As the largest exhibition of contemporary Indian art to open in the Austrian capital in recent times, “Chalo! India” is certainly making visitors more and more curious about the South Asian giant. Shatrughan Sinha speaks out against online ‘pinda daan’ proposalPATNA - After two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers, now actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha of the party has also come out against the Bihar government’s proposal for an online facility for Hindus to offer ‘pinda daan’ ritual, terming it a “short cut method” minus any “feeling”. ‘Gandhian principles a recipe for free markets’NEW DELHI - Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy of Hind Swaraj can be best understood while trying to find solutions to problems that confront the Indian market, says veteran columnist and Mumbai-based activist-author Rajni Bakshi. Art auction comes to your cell phoneNEW DELHI - Imagine bidding for art or even jewellery on your cell phone! Auction house Saffronart has just made it possible, with its CEO, Dinesh Vazirani, saying more innovative tools are needed to reach out to a larger cross-section of investors and buyers. Bengali artists wow MumbaiMUMBAI - A group of Bengali artists and a sculptor managed to win the hearts of Mumbai’s art aficionados with an expo called “Open Window” this week. India allows Jaswant Singh to visit PakistanISLAMABAD - The Indian government has allowed expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh to visit Pakistan Sep 26 to promote his book Jinnah: India, Partition and Independence, a media report said. UAE to host Unesco meeting on intangible heritageABU DHABI - The fourth meeting of Unesco’s Intergovernmental Committee of Intangible Heritage will be held Sep 28-Oct 2 in this United Arab Emirates capital. ‘Indian teachers still not trained to tackle dyslexia’ (Sep 5 is Teacher’s Day)NEW DELHI - Until 10 years ago, India was not dealing with learning disabilities like dyslexia in school. While the picture has changed somewhat in Delhi, other states have made little progress even now, says teacher-writer Meenakshi Dave. Motown vignettes: Bill Clinton, Ted Nugent, Patti LaBelle and others riff on the label’s 50thFor the 50th anniversary of the founding of Motown Records, The Associated Press over a period of months invited stars from the fields of music, politics and film to visit Studio A to talk about how the Detroit musical movement has affected them and the larger world. Now, Mayawati painted in divine formsLUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has now been painted in shades of divinity. A 25-year-old painter has projected Mayawati as a goddess in several paintings on display at Lalit Kala Akademi here. The return of Sherlock Holmes - as Indian writer’s museNEW DELHI - Five thousand miles away from 221 B, Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes’ legendary address, a Bengali man stumbles upon some letters and notebooks hidden in a wooden box…So goes a new story woven around the legendary British detective by Indian writer Partha Basu. Southern Decadence is New Orleans end-of-summer fling; ‘Gay Mardi Gras’ eyes fair weatherNEW ORLEANS — Jonathan Bray, one of the organizers of Southern Decadence, a celebration that has become known as the gay Mardi Gras, spent his time this week getting ready for the big party and watching weather reports. Islamic art festival opens in SharjahSHARJAH - The 12th Islamic Art Festival opened here at the Sharjah Art Museum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported Thursday. Ancient Indian art works on Christie’s Sep 16 saleNEW DELHI - Global auction house Christie’s will unveil over 200 rare works of Asian and South Asian art that include ancient bronze and stone sculptures and Indian miniatures for a sale Sep 16 at the Rockefeller Gallery in New York. Band of Nottingham Boys makes music with Indian chenda (Letter from Nottingham)NOTTINGHAM - Indians living in Nottingham West Park village in Derbyshire have in the past month woken up to a sound from their homeland - thanks to a five-member band that plays the popular south Indian percussion instrument ‘chenda’. Millions in Mumbai to bid adieu to Lord GaneshMUMBAI - Mumbaikars geared up to bid farewell to their beloved elephant-headed god Thursday, with around 100,000 big and small Ganpati idols set to be immersed amid tight security on the final day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Painting lost in World War II makes fleeting TV appearanceMUNICH - Bavarian detectives are looking for the owner of a painting stolen at the end of World War II, after the item worth an estimated 100,000 euros ($142,000) appeared on a TV show, police officers said. Libya celebrates coup that brought Gadhafi to power, as Lockerbie controversy continuesTRIPOLI, Libya — Libya staged a lavish spectacle Tuesday, parading white-robed horsemen and gold-turbaned dancers as jets streaked overhead to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the coup that brought Moammar Gadhafi to power in the oil-rich nation. Shashi Tharoor to celebrate his first Onam in KeralaTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - For Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor it will be his first Onam in Kerala, his home state. He is to celebrate the traditional Thiru Onam lunch Wednesday at an orphanage here. |
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