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. 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. 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. 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. 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. |
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