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Trinidad Hindus observe Shivratri amid carnival celebrationBy Paras Ramoutar
Away from fetes, dancing and merry-making as Trinidad and Tobago, the oil-rich Caribbean republic observes its annual carnival, devout Hindus went to temples and other public places to observe the annual Shivratri in Port-of-Spain. |
Taj Mahotsava a worthy platform for artistic, cultural expressionBy Brij Khandelwal
When the first Taj Mahotsava was held 23 years ago no one gave it half a chance that it would gain in strength from year to year and become a worthy platform for artistic and cultural expression. |
Making the Past Perfect: Indian traditional craft exhibitionBy Shiny Varghese/ The Indian Express
In India, our innate sense of luxury goes beyond bespoke. It lies in the handmade, the everyday, in being inclusive and that’s what “Made in…India: Samskara” reveals. The exhibition, which opened on Tuesday, fuses traditional craft with contemporary expertise to fashion clothes, tableware, furniture, textiles and decor. |
Self publishers find audience at Comic Con IndiaBy Shilpa Raina
Apart from a handful of publishers, comic books in India are majorly self published and their distribution too is extremely restricted. But the annual convention of Comic Con India has given a chance to these publishers and merchandisers to interact directly with the audience, generate business and promote their comics. |
Free-spirited discussions at controversy-free literature festBy Shilpa Raina
After being in the news for all the wrong reasons for two consecutive years, the Jaipur Literature Festival 2014 traversed geopolitical borders, overcame language barriers and discussed political, social and women's issues to exchange ideas without attracting any unwanted controversy. |
Over 250 writers, 175 sessions to make Jaipur Litfest a thoughtfest
Informed debates featuring writers and thinkers from India and abroad will hold sway, but the five-day Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) from Friday has much more to offer with book readings and launches, creative writing workshops and musical evenings to make it a full spectrum cultural extravaganza in a heritage setting. |
Orchestra of ideas, voices at Jaipur Literature Festival
In a few days, the grounds and chambers of the heritage 17th-century Diggi Palace will ring with informed debate and profound observations as writers and intellectuals from India and all over the world gather for the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), one of the largest such literary gatherings in the world, beginning Jan 17. |
African footballers flock to India for greener pasturesBy Abhishek Roy
Far away from their homes, African footballers are flocking to India for greener pastures. They have not only won a million Indian hearts in the last two decades but have also been a source of inspiration for young Indian footballers. While some 400 Africans are playing in various clubs in India, around 25 feature in the top clubs in the elite I-League football tournament. |
Heartbeat of India – the young populationBy Mayank Pareek/ Times of India
For the last decade or so, there has been an increasing clamour about India’s young population, most of it coming from people of my generation who have begun to realise that this demographic reality is going to force them to re-examine the way they run their businesses, the way they handle their employees, the way they approach their consumers, and most fundamentally, the way they run the country. |
For many non-resident Indian youth, a return to country of origin is 'surreal'Avishek Dastidar & Naveed Iqbal/ The Indian Express
Surreal is the word they used to describe their feeling on being in the country of their origin. Thirty-five students and professionals aged between 19 and 25 from across the globe are in the capital city of Delhi to participate in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrated on January 9. |
