Art & Culture News

I am 90 percent entertainer, 10 percent reformer: Chetan Bhagat

Bollywood, writing or politics? Author Chetan Bhagat, whose new book '2 States: The Story of My Marriage' was released Friday, says 'he is 90 per cent entertainer and 10 percent reformer'.10:30 AM on October 10

All India Art Trade Fair begins in capital

The third All India Art Trade Fair, a direct selling platform for artists, began at the Sai International Centre here Friday with a spotlight on tribal and children's art.1:00 PM on October 09

By hook or book: A fest for Bangalore's bibliophiles

Come November and thousands of people will be seen browsing, reading and enjoying their favourite titles at the Bangalore Book Festival (BBF)-2009. And to catch even those who are not book lovers will be celebrities and a fashion show!10:30 AM on October 09

Shimla's civic centre among world's endangered monuments

The century-old civic centre of Shimla, comprising imperial buildings that were once institutions of power when this hill town was the summer capital of British India, is among four Indian historical monuments that have been included in the endangered list by the World Monuments Fund (WMF).3:01 PM on October 08

Cromwell, Tudor England come alive in Booker winning epic

Book: Wolf Hall; Author: Hilary Mantel; Publisher: HarperCollins-India1:31 PM on October 08

'The Idea of Justice', 'The Lost Symbol' top bestseller list

Amartya Sen's 'The Idea of Justice' climbed eight steps to reach the number one spot in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week while 'The Lost Symbol' by author Dan Brown continued to dominate the fiction category.1:30 PM on October 08

PM releases compendium of articles in Seminar

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday released a compendium of selected essays from Seminar, the journal that completes 50 years this year.10:31 PM on October 07

Countdown to Literature Nobel: Amos Oz? Mahasweta Devi? Odds are...

Bookies are betting heavily on Israeli author Amos Oz to win the coveted Nobel Prize in Literature to be announced Thursday, though odds are accepted for a long list of authors including India's Mahasweta Devi.10:00 AM on October 07

National Archives opens manuscripts to schoolkids

School children will get a rare opportunity to see and read old manuscripts and the letters of great Indian leaders, some dating back to 1748, with the National Archives of India Monday opening its doors to young students.8:32 PM on October 05

Rajasthan's dying folk music finds a voice

Traditional folk music from the remote villages of Rajasthan is finding high-profile voices to carry it mainstream.1:01 PM on October 05

Weeklong Dussehra festivities end in Himachal

The weeklong Kullu Dussehra festivities, unique to this Himachal Pradesh town, concluded Monday as 214 deities brought here for the celebrations started their journey back to the various temples in beautifully decorated palanquins.12:01 PM on October 05

India to open 16 new culture centres to project soft power

Riding on the soaring popularity of yoga and Bollywood, India is poised to nearly double its network of cultural centres across the globe in places as diverse as the US, Africa and Latin America.6:30 PM on October 02

A book on life's struggles, of women, by women

A woman panchayat leader's fight against corruption, another illiterate panchayat leader's endeavour to make education a reality for her village - stories of struggle and commitment, drawn out of the lives of seven women panchayat leaders were put together in a book that was released Thursday.9:00 PM on October 01

Australian heritage professionals to help Kerala body

Australian professionals will join hands with Indian experts at a workshop in Kerala to devise ways to protect heritage sites from natural and man-made disasters.6:31 PM on October 01

Chandigarh prisoners restore Le Corbusier furniture

While serving their jail terms, prisoners here are not sitting idle but working to restore pieces of furniture designed by legendary architects Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. The products of the jail workshop will soon be displayed in Chandigarh's upscale galleries.3:31 PM on October 01