To be or not to be a Communist? British security papers record Sam Wanamaker’s early careerLONDON — When American actor and director Sam Wanamaker moved to Britain in the 1950s after learning he was blacklisted after the McCarthy hearings in the U.S., he was paranoid about drawing the attention of the authorities. President greets the nation on OnamNEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Tuesday greeted the nation on Kerala’s harvest festival of Onam, saying it should inspire people to work for India’s prosperity and promote harmony. Maximum city celebrates coming together of religionsMUMBAI - Fasting Muslims gather for puja at a marquee set up for the Ganesh festival and Hindus delay their aarti till the evening namaz is over — the scenes of amity and different faiths coming together in this festive season are being played out all over this bustling Indian metropolis. Britain based Bengali body plans South Asian conventionDHAKA - London-based Bengali International (BI) plans to organise a South Asian convention here in December, its chairman Shams Hoque has said. Business in spiritual books booms as people look for peaceNEW DELHI - “Everybody wants peace in life,” says a prominent publisher, explaining why books on the philosophies and meditation techniques of spiritual gurus, general religion, self-help guides and Indian mythology are fetching brisk business at the ongoing Delhi Book Fair. A Pashto singer’s story: From Taliban clutches to London freedomLONDON - Named by the BBC website as one of the 10 most famous Britons who have never been heard before, Latif Nangarhari’s is no ordinary story. It involves escaping from the clutches of the Taliban, a journey to Britain and finally being ‘discovered’ in a distant land. And, yes, it is a story of hope. Lifetime achievement awards for Bhimsen Joshi, Habib TanvirNEW DELHI - The Delhi government Monday announced that it would confer Lifetime Achievement Awards upon classical singer Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and late theatre personality Habib Tanvir. ‘Carnatic music is finding young listeners’NEW DELHI - Carnatic classical music, which was losing out to contemporary music in the southern states, is making a comeback, with a spurt in the number of young listeners over the last few years, says leading Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam. Grim social realities bind art in the subcontinentGURGAON - Contemporary art from the subcontinent is a reflection of the socio-political realities - the political conflict, repression and gender imbalance - prevalent in the countries as can be seen in the works of artists from Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka at an exhibition here. Duplicates of four Raja Ravi Varma paintings missingKILIMANOOR - Reproduced works of four Raja Ravi Varma paintings are missing from the art gallery of the Kilimanoor Palace - the birth place of the noted 19th century Indian artist, police said Sunday. China tightens grip on Tibet’s biggest festivalLHASA - Nearly 18 months after the eruption of protests led by Tibetan monks in Lhasa that turned into widespread riots, China this month tightened its grip on the former Buddhist kingdom’s grandest religious festival to show who’s in control. 40-foot sand Ganesha spreads global warming messageBHUBANESWAR - A 40-foot foot sand sculptor of Hindu god Ganesh holding a small tree with a message to check global warming is the main attraction on Puri’s beach in Orissa Sunday. The artist, Sudarsan Pattnaik, claims that it is the world’s longest sand sculpture of the elephant-headed god. Key NDA allies not in favour of banning Jaswant’s bookNEW DELHI - Jaswant Singh’s book that got him expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now creating fissures in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with many key allies opposing the idea of banning the book. Still life, portraits, waterscapes - Renaissance flavour in IndiaNEW DELHI - Two wine bottles, a glass decanter, a measuring cup, a chunk of cheese on a tissue paper and a bunch of purple carnations — from a distance, the composition glows like a glossy colour photograph from the cover of a lifestyle magazine. Gujarat Congress to campaign against Jaswant’s bookGANDHINAGAR - The Congress party in Gujarat Friday said it plans a campaign against expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh and his views on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s alleged role in India’s partition in his controversial book “Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence”. Learn Hindi to understand Hinduism better, says Indian diplomatPort-of-SPAIN - Learning Hindi helps to understand and practise Hinduism better, says an Indian diplomat. Mehta, Husain highlights of Sotheby’s New York saleNEW DELHI - A rare piece of work by Tyeb Mehta, M.F. Husain’s “Bewildered Brown” and a range of miniature Jataka paintings sourced from a private Indian collector will be the highlights of Sotheby’s sale of Indian art in New York Sep 17. Author Jaishree Misra scripts a school-day whodunitNEW DELHI - London-based novelist Jaishree Misra, who had stirred a hornet’s nest with her last bestseller “Rani”, a fictionalized account of the warrior queen of Jhansi, treads new ground in her latest novel “Secrets & Lies”. Ladakh chronicler paints Eden in colours of Southeast AsiaNEW DELHI - Noted photographer Prabir Purkayastha has taken a break from his signature photo-essays on Ladakh, this time depicting a love triangle between Adam, Eve and Lucifer through snapshots of nature in Southeast Asia and Assam in India. Mamata Banerjee rewards intellectuals in West BengalKOLKATA - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday evening gave away awards to eminent writers and artists of the city, including those who supported her in the anti-land acquisition movements in Singur and Nandigram in West Bengal. Zardari profoundly grieved by book linking Benazir, ImranLONDON - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and other members of the Bhutto family have been “profoundly grieved” by a new book that claims Benazir Bhutto had a college affair with former international cricketer Imran Khan, Pakistan high commissioner to Britain said Thursday. Jinnah book sales soar after Jaswant Singh’s expulsion
Maker of Woodstock wants to host Indian music carnivalNEW DELHI - The man who organised the momentous Woodstock concert in the US in 1969 wants to come to India next year to host a music carnival, says DJ Black Jack, one of India’s oldest and leading classic rock and blues disc jockeys. Jaswant Singh’s book on Jinnah already tops chartNEW DELHI - The controversial book “Jinnah: India-Partition Independence” by Jaswant Singh predictably tops the non-fiction section of the bestseller list here in the first week of its release while Ali Sethi’s “The Wish Maker: A Novel” continued at the No.1 position in the fiction category for the third week in a row. At the Movies: capsule reviews of ‘Inglourious Basterds’ and other films this weekCapsule reviews of films opening this week: Rome mayor says Riccardo Muti agrees to lead city’s opera houseROME — Riccardo Muti has agreed to lead Rome’s opera house as the Italian capital tries to raise its music profile in a country where Milan’s La Scala dominates the field, the city’s mayor said. Gujarat bans Jaswant’s bookGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government late Wednesday decided to ban expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh’s controversial book on partition for his criticism of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Patnaik seeks design institute for OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday requested the central government to set up a National Institute of Design Technology (NID) in the state capital and offered to provide for it necessary infrastructure, including land. BJP has made a fool of itself: Lord Meghnad DesaiNEW DELHI -Lord Meghnad Desai, noted economist and professor emeritus of the London School of Economics, Wednesday hit out at the BJP for expelling Jaswant Singh, saying it was a bad move and the party had made a “fool of itself”. Ganesh art show cut short in Goa after threatsPANAJI - An art exhibition by renowned installation artist Subodh Kerkar with god Ganesh as its theme will now be held for two days instead of the planned 12 days, that too under police protection, after it was opposed by Hindu rightwing groups. |
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SHIMLA - Curiosity equals book sales. That equation seems to be at work here with copies of Jaswant Singh’s “Jinnah: India - Partition - Independence” flying off shelves as people dig into their pockets to find out why the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader expelled its veteran leader.
