Prominent dancer Shovana Narayan looks back at the impact of Pandit Ravi Shankar on popularising Indian culture abroad. ...
05:10 PM, Dec 12, 2012
The other day I wrote about a steady stream of service people ringing the doorbell all through the day at my parents' home in Gurgaon. ...
03:54 PM, Jun 15, 2012
If you thought of PayPal as a registered trademark of the US, think again. Many moons prior to the advent of the first digital transaction, ...
01:54 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Indian theatre has an unbroken history of over two thousand years. Almost contemporaneous with Aristotle's poetics, ancient India produced an encyclopaedic manual on theatre called ...
06:24 PM, May 22, 2012
Osmania University row, tonight at 10 pm CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts, is serving beef in public against Indian culture?
01:36 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Nagpur: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Friday said live-in relationships must be discouraged in the country as it is 'against humanity and Indian culture'. "The Sangh is against live-in relationships because it is against humanity, and also against the Indian traditions and culture," RSS joint secretary Dattatraya Hosbale said, speaking to reporters on the first day of 'Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha', the outfit's highest decision-making body. Live-in relationships should be...
06:12 PM, Mar 18, 2012
London: Controversial TV personality Jeremy Clarkson has once again been accused of racism after mocking Indian culture in a 'Top Gear' Christmas Special on BBC. Viewers were furious after Clarkson staged a series of 'Carry On' style digs at India's trains, toilets, clothing, food and history, The Daily Mail reported. At one point, the controversial presenter ridiculed the unhygienic conditions and lack of sanitation among the poor by driving around...
10:41 AM, Dec 31, 2011
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The history of pre-modern South Indian culture has a dynamics based not entirely on 'affairs of kings or splendors of fortune' or just on mechanical ...
02:48 PM, Nov 14, 2011
The South is a special place. For more reasons than one. Setting aside the emotional one, let me explore the rational argument. And please, for a start, let me clarify: this is no jingoistic comparison of region to region. Instead, it is a clear positioning of the potential of the four South Indian states of India at large. If there is any comparison attempted in number terms, it is merely...
10:40 AM, Nov 01, 2011
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'Unity in Diversity' - the term was coined by Jawaharlal Nehru and later used by the eminent historian D D Kosambi to refer to the ...
03:42 PM, Oct 31, 2011
New Delhi: Close to 100 CCTVs will help security personnel keep a hawk-eyed vigil on the eight kilometre stretch between Rajpath and Red Fort in the run up to the Republic Day celebrations when India showcases its military might and cultural diversity. According to a senior police official, 90 CCTVs will be installed from Tuesday on the route of the Republic Day parade to ensure that no suspicious movement goes...
12:18 PM, Jan 17, 2011
New Delhi : India's ancient wisdom, culture and knowledge will be documented in Ananda, a new imprint of books on spirituality and heritage by the publisher, Penguin-India. Ananda was launched this week with three books – "A Treasury of Indian Wisdom", a selection of writings edited by Karan Singh, "Fingers Pointing to the Moon", a series of talks on Adhyatma Upanishad by Osho, and a biography of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev,...
04:50 PM, Dec 07, 2010
Jaipur: Australian speedster Shaun Tait feels that Rajasthan Royals will have to get Yusuf Pathan early in their IPL-4 clash against Kolkata Knight Riders. He is a good friend and we have been together for a while. He is a hard-hitter and we will have to be careful against him, said the Australian pacer. Talking about the unofficial fastest ball on Indian oil, which he had unleashed against Delhi Daredevils,...
04:14 PM, Jan 15, 2008
It's the birth of a German magazine thats seeks to capitalise on the growing popularity of Bollywood. ...
08:08 PM, Sep 06, 2006
