Art & Culture News

Jaswant's book on Jinnah stays on top

'Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence' by Jaswant Singh -- who was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following its publication -- continued to top the non-fiction bestseller chart this week, while Carlos Ruiz Zafon's 'The Angel's Game' became number one in the fiction list.10:00 AM on September 17

Eminent litterateur Meenakshi Mukherjee dead

Eminent litterateur and Sahitya Akademi winner Meenakshi Mukherjee died here Wednesday. She was 72.9:03 PM on September 16

'Islamic art dissolved line between East and West'

Art as it developed under Islam reached a level that can be compared to the Renaissance period because it took in various influences and even played a role in dissolving the divide between the East and the West, says art historian Nuzhat Kazmi in a new book.3:30 PM on September 16

Kolkata's historic National Library shifts to new building

The National Library in Kolkata, an institution of national importance, has shifted most of its collections from the heritage building, Belvedere, to the newly-constructed Bhasa Bhavan in the same complex, a press statement by the culture ministry said Monday.5:30 PM on September 14

Writer Ira Trivedi takes a look at Delhi's high life

Her new book spotlights the high life of Delhi 'that is still trying to come to terms with Western values'. Writer Ira Trivedi says 'The Great Indian Love Story' is based on what she has seen in today's India.9:30 AM on September 13

Durga Puja at 'White House' - right here in Lucknow!

How about offering prayers at the 'White House' this Durga Puja? A massive marquee, modelled on the grand official residence of the American president, is about to make that happen right here in Lucknow.5:00 PM on September 12

Myanmarese dissident writer to attend Kovalam literary fest

Leading Myanmarese (Burmese) dissident writer Ma Thida, novelist Shobhaa De and Christopher Pinney, who wrote the definitive 'Coming of Photography to India', will be among those participating in the second Kovalam Literary Festival in Kerala next month.10:30 AM on September 12

Kamala Suraiya effects given to Sahitya Akademi

Personal belongings of poet-writer Kamala Suraiya, better known in the literary world as Kamala Das, were Friday given to the Kerala Sahitya Akademi by her family.5:00 PM on September 11

Guru Govind Singh's canvas on sale at Sotheby's auction

A large oil-on-canvas portrait of the 10th and last Sikh Guru - Guru Gobind Singh - will be up for sale at Sotheby's Indian Art auction in New York Sep 17.7:33 PM on September 10

Government moves to retain Lutyens heritage

In a major step to retain the heritage of the Edwin Lutyens- designed North and South Blocks in the heart of the capital, the government Thursday laid down guidelines for carrying out repairs on the imposing secretariat buildings.6:32 PM on September 10

Jaswant's book on Jinnah stays atop bestseller list

'Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence' by expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh retained the No.1 position among bestselling books in the non-fiction section this week. J.M. Coetzee's 'Summertime' topped the fiction category.11:30 AM on September 10

Good clothes are also celebration of life: Amjad Ali Khan

Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, who walked the ramp with sons Ayaan and Amaan on the opening day of the Kolkata Fashion Week-II Wednesday, described fashion as a 'celebration of life'.11:00 PM on September 09

A tribute to the founder of modern Varanasi - James Prinsep

The story of Varanasi or Benares is synonymous with the life of artist-engineer-architect and visionary James Prinsep, who laid the foundation of modern Varanasi in just 10 years before he died in the city prematurely at 39.12:01 PM on September 09

Chandigarh's old, disabled will have library at doorstep

A helping hand from the administration in Chandigarh will now take library books and magazines right to the doorstep of senior citizens and the disabled.3:32 PM on September 08

National award recipients honoured, ecstatic

Feroz Abbas Khan, Shankar Mahadevan and Bhawna Talwar, among the recipients of the 55th National Film Awards for 2007, are feeling 'ecstatic' as well as 'humbled' at the recognition that they have got for their contribution to Indian cinema.8:01 PM on September 07