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Well-versed in culture
9 Oct 2012 9:35 PM GMTCultural and linguistic boundaries blurred as Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry was set to a dance and Hungarian poetry composed by national icons like...
Gandhi revisited
4 Oct 2012 9:22 PM GMTMahatma Gandhi has returned to Gen Next with an account of his early life. He originally wrote it 80 years ago.My Early Life, a book Gandhi wrote in...
Woman dhrupad singers break into male bastion
28 Sep 2012 10:20 PM GMTAfter years of male domination, the stage is opening up for women to sing dhrupad, a Hindustani classical music genre.In 10 years, the tribe of women...
How the world is hooked on to Asian art
19 Sep 2012 9:50 PM GMTAsian modern and contemporary art is witnessing a resurgence in the international market with buyers expressing confidence in its viability as a safe...
The classical flows freely
31 Aug 2012 2:44 AM GMTContemporary Indian dance drew much attention at the just-concluded Edinburgh International Festival, among the few international festivals dedicated...
Technicolour dreams in NGMA
21 Aug 2012 4:02 AM GMTThe transformation of the urban landscape of Mumbai has been tied to the growth of cinematic arts for the last 100 years. The megapolis changed from a...
English books for the desi janta
13 Aug 2012 12:25 AM GMTPopular books in English are cutting through the language barrier to reach Hindi speaking readers in north India.Five commercially successful titles,...
The mystery of fake paintings
7 Aug 2012 3:49 AM GMTAfter faking art works of contemporary Indian masters like S H Raza and F N Souza, the underground copy market has turned its attention to India’s top...
Diplomatic poetic literature: a growing creativity
30 July 2012 1:52 AM GMTA growing tribe of Indian diplomats is seeking emotional refuge in poetry and creative literature to battle workplace blues and the stress of decision...