A tribute to the ‘Picasso of India’ By Pooja Maheshwary With the nation mourning the loss of India’s most famous contemporary artist, Delhi-based artist Sandhya Singh, will showcase a collection of oil paintings based on MF Husain, as a tribute to the late artist. The exhibit will include paintings titled Jadugar (portraying Husain as a magician with his brush), Bandhak (representation of the restriction of Husain’s artistic expressions), The Cry (an anguished cry for Husain to come back) and Footprints (a portrayal of Husain leaving footprints for everybody to follow).
Indian art gets the desi vote By Riddhi Doshi When the gavel came down on SH Raza’s oil-on-canvas Saurashtra (image on right) at the London Christie’s last year, artists and auction houses around the world seemed to sit up and listen. Not just because the art work had broken all records, becoming the most expensive Indian painting ever sold, but because the buyer was an Indian — Gurgaon-based art museum owner Kiran Nadar.
Global destinations wooing Indian tourists The discerning Indian globe-trotter is being wooed by foreign tourist boards such as Kenya, Jamaica, Mauritius and Hong Kong.
Indian kids are out to design home of the future in space “Your city may be the first to be chosen to move into space, and the city council has invited you to be a member of an elite scientific taskforce that will propose a design for your Space Habitat-01 (SH-01).”
The art of capturing music on canvas By Shreya Badola Calling her ongoing show — Rhythms and Harmony — a “home coming”, artist Sandhya Singh brings out a rich sampling of her recent works that portray music and rhythms.
Indian dance steps are a hot favourite By Shreya Badola It is not just yoga any more, but Indian music and dance, particularly Bollywood steps, that are becoming equally popular in the West.
Indian wildlife parks to reckon with Imagine skipping the annoying alarm clock and waking up to the bark of the sambar and chirping of the parakeets. A holiday amidst nature promises the most beautiful sights and picture-perfect memories. Wildlife national parks in India are the best bet this season giving you your much awaited break.
Indian diaspora's beginnings to be recorded for posterity By Shubha Singh Indentured migration that took thousands of poor Indians across the seas to the new British plantation colonies to meet the shortage of labour after the abolition of slavery, and that formed the beginnings of the vast Indian diaspora spread across the world, is to be recorded for posterity in the Memory of the World register.
Indian music, dance and yoga capitivate Berlin By Richa Sharma Thousands of people, including Indian Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai and BJP President Nitin Gadkari , braved showers and chilly winds in the German capital to attend yoga performances and riveting Indian dance and music shows as part of the World Cultural Festival celebrating 30 years of Indian spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living Foundation.
Indian student becomes Young Victorian of the year A 24-year-old Indian student was awarded the Young Victorian of the year 2011 for his outstanding work to raise awareness on the issue of violence against the community members in Australia.
'Indian cocktail culture will soon influence global market' India has a vibrant cocktail culture and soon there will be an explosion of its influence globally as the appetite for an evolved bar culture is growing here, according to an international expert.
Indian women most optimistic in world Indian women are more optimistic in the world compared to their counterparts in the developed nations. Despite facing a lot of stress, women in India splash money on health, vacations, beauty products and electrical appliances and are gaining greater control over their lives, according to a survey.
From closet to freedom for India's gays, two years on By Mohita Nagpal What would you make of 377, 2/7, 730? Could be a code or a logical reasoning question. But, for queers, 377 is the Indian Penal Code section that denied them the right to love for over a century, 2/7 is when the Delhi High Court famously read down the section and 730 the number of days since homosexuality has been decriminalised in India.
New Indian overseas cultural centre in Seoul India has taken yet another step in furthering its cultural diplomacy in south-east Asia with a new Indian cultural centre in Seoul.
Mango madness in India By Shahnawaz Akhtar 'Noor Jahan' was here, as were 'Sachin Tendulkar' and 'Aishwarya Rai ' - and they were all lipsmackingly delicious! For two days, residents of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, had the opportunity to savour mangos of all shapes and sizes, tastes and flavours, not to mention names.
Now a new network space for art collectors By Madhusree Chatterjee Art collectors in India, unlike in the west, are still a fledgling tribe. Now a new initiative by the India Art Fair, formerly known as the India Art Summit, is helping collectors hone their knowledge and stay in the loop round the year.
Festival of India' kicks off in South Africa By Fakir Hassen Festival of India, a two-month long extravaganza exploring Indian culture, has been launched in Pretoria, with a performance by fusion musician Abhijit Pohankar and local group Medumo.
Indian art is flavour of Paris spring-summer By Madhusree Chatterjee From the scroll painters of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, to docu-movies on celebrated contemporary art masters like M.F. Husain and S.H. Raza to sculptures by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor, the colours of Indian art have been the flavour of the 2011 spring in France, taking to a new high the cultural exchange between the two countries.
Indian-American creates world's largest tricolour Exuding unflinching patriotism, an Indian-American here has created the world's largest Indian flag, weighing 250 kg, as a symbol of peace and harmony in the country.
Facebook to expand India facility As it crosses 25-million mark in user base and completes one year of its development activity in India, it is time for expansion for Facebook. It is going to increase its office space by five times.
17-year-old Indian girl skis across Greenland A 17-year-old teenager has become one of the youngest Indians to successfully complete skiing across Greenland's icy expanse in an expedition that lasted 19 days.
Kashmir reverberates with summer tourists By Sheikh Qayoom Thanks to the prevailing peace this summer, Kashmir Valley, India's northern border state, is once again the vaunted paradise on earth, overflowing with tourists who have snapped up every possible airline seat and accommodation in hotels, guest houses, houseboats, tourist huts and lodges. The arrivals for the year could touch a staggering one million, an official said.
Indian writer wins award for debut novel Anjali Joseph has won this year's Betty Trask Award for her first novel "Saraswati Park". The award carries a cash prize of 10,000 pounds, a statement by her publishers HarperCollins India said.
New Indian getaway for adventure seekers By Antarik Anwesan Not so long ago the northern Indian city of Rishikesh, which witnesses the entry of the holy Ganga into the plains, used to be a city of the pilgrims. Now adventure trips are the reason why young enthusiasts from Delhi and nearby areas are flocking to this holy town for their weekends.
Indian yoga icon finds following in China By Ananth Krishnan On his first visit to China, renowned yoga guru B.K.S. Iyengar discovers a passionate response in a country where he has more than 30,000 followers. China, he says, “could overtake India in yoga”.
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