Anna Hazare's painting by Tihar inmate fetches Rs 20,000
by IANS
An oil painting of Anna Hazare by an inmate of India's largest prison Tihar earned him Rs 20,000 in an exhibition, said jail officials. ...  
02:20 AM, Feb 23, 2013

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The counter argument to narrow mindedness is missing From the Grand Mufti's fatwa against the all-girl band in Kashmir, to the now lifted ban ...
09:56 AM, Feb 13, 2013

The Last Word: Why is Indian society unable to stand up for freedom of expression?

The VHP's women wing on Wednesday continued to disrupt an exhibition at Delhi Art Gallery saying it portrayed women in a bad way. ...
11:05 PM, Feb 06, 2013

The body has always been revered as a form of art: Ina Puri Is art under siege in India? Art curator Ina Puri joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...  
06:42 PM, Feb 06, 2013

VHP women wing protests outside Delhi Art Gallery An art exhibition at the prestigious Delhi Art Gallery has run into trouble with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The VHP's women wing, Durga Vahini, protested outside the gallery against the exhibition that showcases a retrospective on modern nude art on Wednesday. ...  
02:38 PM, Feb 06, 2013

Has nudity in art always been a part of Indian culture?

The VHP's women wing has demanded a ban on the show saying that it showed women in poor light. ...
11:57 PM, Feb 05, 2013

Right wing groups pose threat to art exhibitions in Delhi, Bangalore It was trouble in paradise for art lovers as art exhibitions in Bangalore and Delhi were targeted by right wing activists. Artist Anirudh Sainath's paintings at the Chitrakala Parishath were taken off after the art academy received threat calls to remove the three paintings which depicted Hindu gods and goddesses in the nude. ...  
09:22 PM, Feb 05, 2013

Bangalore: Art academy forced to remove 3 nude paintings An Art academy in Bangalore has been forced to remove three paintings from their exhibit following protests by groups saying that they are offensive. Artist Anirudh Sainath says he was forced to remove the exhibits. ...  
02:13 PM, Feb 05, 2013

Delhi: Art exhibition of nudes to go on despite threats of disruption An art exhibition in the capital showcasing a retrospective on modern nude art ran into trouble today with right wing activists forcing it to shut down temporarily and organisers reopening it with police protection. "The Naked and the Nude" exhibition hosted at the Delhi Art Gallery's exhibition space in south Delhi witnessed a protest by the women's wing of VHP demanding a ban on the show which they said contained...  
10:10 PM, Feb 04, 2013

1,100 exhibitors to participate in World Book Fair
by IANS
More than 1,100 exhibitors from 23 countries will flock to the Pragati Maidan in the capital for the New Delhi World Book Fair 2013 during February 4-10. The fair will be spread across 45,000 square metres of tastefully decorated display space to exhibit and trade in books. ...  
11:17 AM, Feb 03, 2013

Gandhi-Kallenbach papers on display from today Mahatma Gandhi's prized documents on his controversial relationship with architect Hermann Kallenbach, which were bought by India for a whopping $1.28 million, will be on public display from Wednesday. The rich archive containing thousands of items related to Gandhi returned to India recently after the government bought it by signing a contract with London-based auctioneers Sotheby's. ...  
03:58 AM, Jan 30, 2013

AP: Stalls put up by Pakistanis removed from exhibition As many as 14 stalls set up by Pakistani nationals were withdrawn from the ongoing All-India Industrial Exhibition in Hyderabad on Thursday, a day after a protest, demanding the removal of the stalls. ...  
10:12 PM, Jan 17, 2013

Hewitt beats del Potro to win Kooyong exhibition Hewitt warmed up for his 17th Australian Open with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Juan Martin del Potro. ...  
02:41 PM, Jan 12, 2013

Tell us your paintings' prices, buyers, CPM asks Mamata
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Ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that she would sell her paintings to collect funds for her Trinamool Congress' panchayat poll campaign, the CPI-M on Saturday demanded that she disclose the names of buyers and the prices they were paying. ...  
11:39 PM, Jan 05, 2013

Watch: Is this Roddick or Serena or Nadal or Djokovic? More than Andy Roddick's 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 victory over Milos Raonic at the Sport Chek Face-off tennis exhibition in Canada, it was his imitation of the present and former greats that made the headlines. Have a look: ...  
08:56 AM, Nov 20, 2012

Pakistan XI thrash World XI by six wickets A crowd of around 25,000 again turned up to see the Pakistan Stars XI beat the visitors by six wickets. ...  
11:25 AM, Oct 22, 2012

Chennai: Tribal painting exhibition to begin on Monday
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Chennai: Paintings of around 40 tribal artists will be on display here for a week starting on Monday and the organisers hope to see sales worth around Rs 10 lakh, states Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd (TRIFED) said in a statement. TRIFED's Aadi Chitra exhibition would showcase the charm of India's age old tribal art at the Lalit Kala Akademi here. Themes will range from religious to...  
11:43 AM, Oct 15, 2012

Rafael Nadal set to return in late December Dubai: Rafael Nadal is set to make his long-awaited return to tennis at an Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament in December. Organizers of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship said on Tuesday in a statement that Nadal is set to join a field including Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and David Ferrer The tournament runs from December 27-29. Nadal hasn't played since losing in the second round of Wimbledon in June. He is...  
04:25 PM, Oct 02, 2012