Art & Culture News

Shoe-throwing scribe to release book on anti-Sikh riots

Jarnail Singh, the Sikh journalist who created headlines for throwing a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram for the injustice committed towards the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has written a book on the riots.4:06 PM on November 05

Dalrymple's book stays atop bestseller chart

William Dalrymple's 'Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India' continued at the number one position in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week while 'Wolf Hall' by Hilary Mantel bounced back to dominate the fiction category.10:00 AM on November 05

A unique Urdu book, courtesy retired school teacher

His Urdu poetry book is just 130 pages long, but Uttar Pradesh resident Waqarul Hasnain took more than a decade to write it. That's because his work makes use of only 14 letters and doesn't contain a single 'nukta' - dots commonly used to form words in the script.10:00 AM on November 03

Special magazine issue on Che Guevara released

A special magazine edition tracing the life and times of Cuban revolutionary leader Che Guevara was released Thursday in this Kerala capital city.12:02 AM on October 30

Aravind Adiga's second novel to be out in 2011

After winning the 2008 Man Booker Prize for his debut novel, 'The White Tiger', Indian-born author Aravind Adiga will publish his second venture 'Last Man in the Tower' in early 2011, the author's publisher said Thursday.8:02 PM on October 29

Unesco to assess Matheran toy train as World Heritage

After a long, five-year wait, a team of Unesco experts is arriving in Mumbai Saturday to consider the Matheran Light Railway (MLR), in the Western Ghats near here, as a World Heritage site, a railway official said Friday.8:02 PM on October 23

Unesco to assess Matheran toy train as World Heritage

After a five-year wait, a team of Unesco experts is arriving in New Delhi Saturday to consider the Matheran Light Railway (MLR), in the Western Ghats near Mumbai, as a World Heritage site, a railway official said Friday.8:01 PM on October 23

Indians losing their mother tongue

In a largely Hindi and English-based education system in India, mother tongues are being wiped out and its is for the parents to step in to revive their language identity, experts said here Friday. Linguists say 196 Indian languages were presently on the endangered list.8:00 PM on October 23

A play for Bangalore's underprivileged children

This is theatre with a purpose. The Bangalore Little Theatre (BLT) group's latest play 'Ali oh Baba' will not only entertain but also raise funds for the city's underprivileged children.10:00 AM on October 23

Delhi to host children's theatre festival in November

Celebrating childhood and showcasing talent of kids from across the country, the National School of Drama (NSD) will host a two-week children's theatre festival starting from Nov 1.10:06 PM on October 22

Bangalore's public spaces turn into artist's stage

For these artists, the world is their stage. And a media house here is attempting to bring out the artists into open spaces and help them reach out to a wide range of audience in a 13-day event.8:00 PM on October 22

Queer festival begins in the capital Friday

The capital is all set to host a 10-day queer festival from Friday. From films to art exhibition, parties to picnics -- it has plenty to offer at multiple venues in the city.2:03 PM on October 22

Dalrymple's new book tops bestseller chart

William Dalrymple's new book 'Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India' topped the bestseller chart here in the non-fiction section this week, while Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol' bounced back to the No.1 position in the fiction.8:00 AM on October 22

Sikh detective unravels peculiar murder

Book: 'Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder'; Author: Shamini Flint; Price: Rs.295; Publisher: Piatkus10:00 AM on October 21

Tickle the funny bone for a serious issue

Who says serious issues must always be dealt with in a serious tone? The British Council is organising a cartoon contest on climate change and is looking out for someone who can pull off a serious message laced with humour to spread awareness on the subject.12:05 AM on October 21