New Delhi: A total of 13 short films, based on of litterateur, composer and artist Rabindranath Tagore's poems, were released here Thursday to commemorate his 152nd birth anniversary.
The film series have been directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta in collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation. These films have been produced with the financial support of Ministry of Culture.
The films were released by Union Minister of Culture, Chandresh Kumari Katoch.
With a running time of around 30 minutes, the short films are based on Tagore's poems like, 'Bansi' (The Flute), 'Krishnakali' (The Dark Maiden), 'Mukti' (The Freedom), and 'Phanki' (Deception) among others....
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04:53 PM, May 09, 2013
Zehra Nigah, the pre-eminent poet today, once made a very interesting observation in the course of a conversation during one of her frequent Delhi visits. ...
02:33 PM, Mar 19, 2013
The latest edition of Mumbai Police's in-house journal 'Samwad' which came out on Tuesday, carried an unconditional apology by woman police inspector Sujata Patil, whose poem had sparked off a controversy. Traffic police inspector (Matunga division) Sujata Patil's controversial poem in an earlier issue of the journal, had described 2012's Azad Maidan protesters as "snakes" and "traitors", whose hands should have been "chopped off". ...
09:42 AM, Jan 23, 2013
Mumbai Police have ordered an enquiry into a controversial poem published in the force's in-house magazine about the Azad Maidan protesters. Deputy Commissioner of Police SS Gholap has been instructed to conduct an enquiry into the poem and how it got published in the magazine 'Samwaad', Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh said. ...
09:11 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Mumbai Commissioner Satyapal Singh has ordered a probe into a controversial poem published in the city police's in-house magazine Samwaad. The Commissioner has asked DCP SS Gholap to submit a report in a fortnight's time. ...
12:12 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Mumbai Police were put in a spot over a poem published in its in-house journal terming Azad Maidan protesters as "snakes" and "traitors" whose hands should have been "chopped off", following which it has assured to issue an unconditional apology. ...
07:29 PM, Jan 14, 2013
After 13 days of fighting for her life, the brave girl died in Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital on December 29. ...
02:12 PM, Dec 30, 2012
New Delhi: Today's youngsters are writing a lot of poetry to put their emotions into words unlike in the past when they liked to read and think, says iconic Indian storyteller of British origin Ruskin Bond. "Children all want to burst into verse you might say. But they would write better poetry if they read more of it. I watch a lot of television; but I think more than television,"...
08:08 PM, Jun 19, 2012
New Delhi: It is 6.30 in the morning as a group of 12 poets assemble at the Purana Gumbad in Lodi Gardens under the banner "Poetry on Monuments", a monthly poetry promotion initiative at heritage sites in the capital. The group sat in a circle as the readings began in Hindi, English and Urdu under the shadow of the monument. In no time, several onlookers and morning walkers were converts,...
04:56 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Islamabad: Works of noted subcontinental Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, globally recognised as one who believed in social reform and devoted his poetry to the uplift of humanity, has now been translated into German. A bilingual Urdu-German book of Faiz's poems has been launched by the Goethe Institut in Karachi, Dawn News reported. The poems titled "Jab teri samandar ankhon mein" have been translated into German by the institute's former...
02:16 PM, May 28, 2012
Israel has declared Guenter Grass persona non grata, deepening a spat with the Nobel-winning author over a poem that deeply criticises the Jewish state and suggests it is as much a danger as Iran. The dispute with Grass, who only late in life admitted to a Nazi past, has drawn new attention to strains in Germany's complicated relationship with the Jewish state - and also focused unwelcome light on Israel's...
03:43 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: Music, calligraphy, conversations and poetry merge in Vikram Seth's new anthology of poetry, 'The Rivered Earth', an eclectic journey into the heart of rhythmic lyricism that the writer of 'The Golden Gate' - a novel in verse - is known for. The slim anthology, inspired by Seth's tryst with 17th century celebrated poet George Herbert, was unveiled at Penguin India's 'Spring Fever' Festival in the capital, marks a...
11:37 AM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: Don't go by the name, as 'Neglected Poems represent Gulzar at his creative and imaginative best, as he meditates on nature, delves into human psychology, explores great cities and confronts the most telling moments of everyday life. After 'Selected Poems', a collection of some of his best works translated by diplomat-writer Pavan K Varma, the veteran lyricist has chosen to present his next 60 poems in an inimitable...
12:37 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: "Music rippling, blazing - Not knowing where you are; In the fire of your own tune, resound, resound; I love songs; There is tempest in tunes; Resound, resound in the fire of music; And compose a tune....; Sway your Vina in the dreams; Let beauty rise in your tune and rhythm; Beat by beat with your Vina; So many sorrows I forget" - Mamata Banerjee (Melody of the...
07:48 PM, Mar 05, 2012
New Delhi: From a politician and a lawyer Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal is also a poet. Sibal's second anthology of poems will be released in Delhi this week. Four years after releasing his first anthology of poems, he's back with his second, 'My World Within', published by Roli Books. "It's what I see in life, in politics, everyday life, misery, God, love. If there's one theme, it would be love,...
09:30 AM, Feb 20, 2012
New Delhi: "Poetry across languages draws from the rhythm of nature, and resonates with the cosmic beat of the universe," acclaimed Punjabi poet Surjit Patar said at the annual Samvatsar lecture of the Sahitya Akademi. Delivering the lecture on "Poetry and Nature" at the ongoing "Festival of Letters", Patar quoted from Indian poets like Namdev, Bulleh Shah, Guru Nanak, Kabir, Waris Shah and Baba Farid to buttress his point that...
02:28 PM, Feb 17, 2012
New York: A notebook belonging to legendary Indian poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, containing poems and drafts of his work, will go under the hammer in New York at a Sotheby's auction next month. The previously unknown manuscript notebook dates back to 1928 and contains 12 poems and lyrics for as many songs in Bengali, including some heavily amended drafts of Tagore's subsequently published works. The poems included in...
10:44 AM, Nov 18, 2011
'Candling the Light', an anthology of verses by young poet, diplomat and artist Abhay K., shows the pressures of diplomacy - which does not give the bureaucrat enough time to explore the details of a narrative, but filter its essence through the verse. The volume paints a picture of the poet's life in words - as a boy from Bihar's Nalanda district to Delhi University (DU), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)...
08:04 PM, Nov 07, 2011
New Delhi: Advika Gupta's 'Silhouettes Unravelled' is a collection of amateurishly written poems but they stand out for their honesty, considering the author is a 16-year-old penning her thoughts on complexities of life, relationships and other issues. It is commendable that she has compiled a set of thoughtful poetry on a range of topical subjects. The collection is a reflection of her creativity and a definite vision of Advika's passion...
07:32 PM, Oct 13, 2011
