Art & Culture News

Agra's teenaged guitarist plays for Guinness record

A 14-year-old Agra boy, Akash Gupta Sunday began strumming his guitar before hundreds of music lovers at 162-year-old St. Peter's College in the city of Taj. And he plans to stop only after he has created a new Guinness world record for longest playing the instrument at a live show.8:00 PM on June 22

Art gallery to host mega art show in Mumbai

Abstract painter Soketu Parikh along with art dealer Ebraheem Jetha will curate a six-day mega exhibition of works by 42 artists at Jehangir Art Gallery, starting Monday.4:00 PM on June 22

Saffronart auction notches $9.7 mn sales, Subodh Gupta on top

New Delhi-based contemporary artist Subodh Gupta's untitled work of steel vessels soared past S.H. Raza's 'Germination' to record a high of Rs.57 million ($1.43 million) at Saffronart's summer online auction, which registered a total sale value of Rs.390 million ($9.7 million).7:30 AM on June 21

Police files case against artist, eight months after complaint

The Chandigarh police registered a case of obscenity against artist Viren Tanwar nearly eight months after a complaint was filed against him.8:33 PM on June 20

Century-old religious fair begins in Himachal

A three-day fair to mark the journey of Hindu goddess Shoolini, the presiding deity of this Himachal town, to the abode of her elder sister goddess Durga began here Friday with a colourful procession.5:00 PM on June 20

Sufi music fest begins in Kashmir

'Daag Ko Koun Dene Wala Tha/Jo Diya Hai Khuda Diya Tune' - the Urdu ghazal of well-known poet Daag Delhvi sung by a Sufi singer set the mood for the three-day Sufi festival of music and dance that began here Thursday evening.10:30 PM on June 19

Panel studying classical language status for Telugu, Kannada

A committee of experts is examining whether to grant Telugu and Kannada the status of classical languages. Tourism Minister Ambika Soni conveyed this to visiting Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy here Thursday.8:16 PM on June 19

Bhojpuri scholars want boycott of vulgar songs

Bhojpuri scholars and intellectuals here Wednesday urged people to boycott vulgar Bhojpuri songs and encourage youths to listen to folk songs.5:01 PM on June 18

Photography finding toehold in Indian art market

The humble camera is now the artist's brush in India. Once dismissed as a mundane device to freeze dull official frames like weddings, births, gatherings and graduation ceremonies, the camera is now seen as an alternative genre of collector's art.12:00 PM on June 17

Lessons for students in Indian heritage, courtesy culture ministry

How many school and college goers know about the little historical monuments tucked away in their neighbourhood? Or for that matter about the rich literary and theatre traditions of India?10:00 AM on June 17

Poet Bareilwi gets first Firaq Gorakhpuri award

Noted Urdu poet Wasim Bareilwi, a regular feature at poetry soirees since the 1960S, has been given the first Firaq Gorakhpuri International Award here.2:02 PM on June 16

Old timers miss enchanting Urdu monthly for kids

Khilona, the popular Urdu monthly of yore, has long gone out of print. But the magic that Khilona exercised on their adolescent imaginations remains unforgettable. Today an assortment of adults - most close to middle and old age - continue to seek it out from 'raddi' (scrap dealer) shops in every city.11:30 AM on June 16

Osian to open unique cultural centre by 2009

The old Minerva theatre in Mumbai is all set to be revamped into a unique cultural centre that will house a multiplex, library, media archives and an art gallery. And a model of this was unveiled at the Osian-Cinefan film fest here.5:31 PM on June 15

Tripura minister conferred literary award

Tripura Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Anil Sarkar was conferred a literary award Sunday for his outstanding contribution to the state's literature and culture.5:30 PM on June 15

Udaipur's City Palace museum gets a restoration plan

A museum within Udaipur's majestic 16th century City Palace whose catacombs and tunnels may have had explosives planted inside during the Mughal era has drafted a major conservation and restoration plan.10:30 AM on June 15