Seoul sways to Bangladeshi dancer’s ankle bellsDHAKA - Bangladeshi dancer Sharmila Bandyopadhyay was adjudged “world master” at the Asia Festival in Seoul, South Korea, where a large audience swayed to the beats of her ankle bells. On show, Cuban artist’s love affair with India (Art feature with images)NEW DELHI - It’s the country’s first brush with the works of late Cuban writer-painter Severo Sarduy. An exhibition of paintings, photographs and artefacts here documents his fascination with India and the orient. “The East of Severo Sarduy” has come to Delhi for a month after travelling to international cities like Madrid, Paris, Tangier, Tetuan and Rabat. Bookworms find haven in capital’s community librariesNEW DELHI - Nita Sinha, 79, is a voracious reader but was afraid that her two grandchildren would forget books in their craze for computers. She came across a community library near her home and is now able to share her passion for books with them. Written by Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, but made in IndiaNEW DELHI - The ever-growing popularity of Indo-Anglian writing and the publishing boom in India have opened the floodgates for English writers from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh as well. Authors from neighbouring countries are increasingly publishing their books in India, which offers them a sizeable audience still hooked to the written word. Son decries Husain’s exclusion from annual art fairNEW DELHI - As the country gears up for its annual art fair - India Art Summit - August 19-22, the name missing from the summit rolls is of self-exiled Maqbool Fida Husain. I wanted a gay protagonist in my novel: Neel MukherjeeNEW DELHI - Writer-reviewer Neel Mukherjee, whose book “Past Continuous” has won the Vodafone-Crossword Books Award 2008, feels that writings on alternative sexuality are gradually coming out of the closet in India. Alternative sexuality is latest literary subject: Neel MukherjeeNEW DELHI - Writer-reviewer Neel Mukherjee, the joint winner of the Vodafone-Crossword Books Award 2008 along with novelist Amitav Ghosh, feels that writings on alternative sexuality are gradually coming out of the closet in India. Cuba accuses Spain of ‘veiled attack’ through Delhi art showNEW DELHI - A month-long exhibition of paintings by eminent Cuban novelist, dramatist and artist Severo Sarduy brought to the capital by the Spanish embassy Saturday has ruffled the Cuban government, which alleges that the exhibition is “launching a veiled attack on Cuba through its catalogue”. Massive Roman-era garrison found in SyriaDAMASCUS - Archaeologists in Syria have found what they believe was the largest Roman garrison in the Middle East, SANA news agency reported Saturday. New book on Dalai Lama releasedSHIMLA - A book on Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, written by scholar and educationist Som P. Ranchan, was released here Friday by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal. Artisans carve new image for northeast in BangaloreBANGALORE - “We have come from a distant land, from far-off northeastern India. Hopefully you’ll like our indigenous artefacts.” That was what artisans from northeast India say as they welcome hordes of visitors to an exhibition here. China to promote ethnic culturesBEIJING - China Thursday unveiled a plan to promote ethnic cultures that would pave the way for equitable development in the country, officials said. Amitav Ghosh, Neel Mukherjee win Vodafone-Crossword awardNEW DELHI - Novelist Amitav Ghosh shared the Vodafone-Crossword Book Awards 2008 for his book Sea of Poppies with writer-reviewer Neel Mukherjee for his novel Past Continuous in the English fiction category, a press statement issued here Thursday said. Gurgaon to host world festival of Latin American danceNEW DELHI - Samba, Salsa, Zouk, Lambada, Forro, Frevo … As Indians wake up to the joys of popular Latin American dances, Brazil Thursday announced India as the maiden venue for a World Dance Festival to be held September 10-13 in Gurgaon, a town adjacent to Delhi. President Patil meets tea vendor who’s also an authorNEW DELHI - A tea vendor with a literary passion, Laxman Rao is the author and publisher of more than 15 books, all in Hindi. On Thursday, when he was invited to meet President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan, she was curious to know why Rao, a Maharashtrian, prefers to write in Hindi than in his mother tongue. A polio victim who can play 23 musical instrumentsKOLKATA - An Indian man who learnt to play 23 Indian and foreign musical instruments with equal ease despite being struck by polio is seeking opportunities to make it big in television and movies. Murad Ali Baig, Daniyal Mueenuddin top authors of the weekNEW DELHI - Murad Ali Baig’s “80 Questions to Understand India: History, Mythology and Religion” reaches the No.1 position in the non-fiction list this Arundhati Roy takes a hard look at democracy (IANS Book Review)Book: “Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy”; Author: Arundhati Roy; Publisher: Penguin-Books India; Price: Rs 499 Antique idols recovered from India-Nepal borderSILIGURI - At least 24 antique idols of Hindu gods and goddesses were recovered Wednesday from the India-Nepal Border of West Bengal, officials said. More aid for historical sites in Kerala, KarnatakaNEW DELHI - The government has earmarked a whopping Rs.650 crore for the protection and facelift of historical sites in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday. Gangubai Hangal given state funeral WednesdayBANGALORE - Gangubai Hangal, doyenne of Hindustani classical music who died Tuesday, was given a state funeral Wednesday at Hubli in north Karnataka in the presence of her family members and hundreds of admirers. President, PM condole death of Gangubai HangalNEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday condoled the death of well known Hindustani classical singer Gangubai Hangal. Gangubai ushered in women’s power in music: cultural fraternityNEW DELHI/BANGALORE - The cultural fraternity across the country mourned the death of legendary Hindustani classical singer Gangubai Hangal, saying her demise ended an era of women’s power in traditional Indian music which had conventionally been a male bastion. Elephants may lead exhibition of Maharajas in LondonLONDON - A major exhibition showcasing a treasure trove of never-seen objects owned by the former royals of India is to be launched at London’s Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, possibly heralded by a procession of elephants and Rolls Royce cars, museum officials said Tuesday. Elephants may lead exhibition of Maharajas in LondonLONDON - A major exhibition showcasing a treasure trove of never-seen objects owned by the former royals of India is to be launched at London’s Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, possibly heralded by a procession of elephants and Rolls Royce cars, museum officials said Tuesday. Karnataka declares two-day mourning for Hangal, funeral WednesdayBANGALORE - The Karnataka government has declared a two-day state mourning for legendary Hindustani vocalist Gangubai Hangal, who died Tuesday at the age of 97. The Padma Vibhushan awardee will be accorded a state funeral Wednesday. Cultural fraternity mourns death of Gangubai HangalBANGALORE - A pall of gloom descended over the cultural fraternity in Karnataka on the news of the death of legendary Hindustani classical singer Gangubai Hangal Tuesday. India as seen by Frenchmen - a photo exhibition in BangladeshCHITTAGONG - India and France have collaborated to organise an exhibition in Bangladesh of photos taken by French lensmen Alain Danilou and Raymond Burnier, who stayed at Shantiniketan in West Bengal at the invitation of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Up close with Ali Sethi: Young author making literary waves around the globe
Capital gets ready for video art finaleNEW DELHI - Video Wednesday, one of the biggest exhibitions of video art in the country spread over a year, will close with a digital blitz in the capital during July 29-Aug 1. It has featured video works by over 60 artists. |
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NEW DELHI - The world is growing more interested in literature from Pakistan and Afghanistan because it wants to understand certain events that have taken place in the two countries, says Pakistani author Ali Sethi, 24, one of the youngest literary sensations from the sub-continent.
