Culture
Toggling Between Contemporary and Conventional in ...
January 5, 2017
She is a famed singer-songwriter in India. She is also a lecturer of Bengali Language, Culture and Literature in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. Sahana Bajpaie delves in the polynomics of Bengali as a language of her profession and passion in her cand...
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Smart cities project need inclusion of art and cul...
January 2, 2017
Smart Cities project must look into incorporating creative arts clusters which can create a critical mass of 24/7 available activities to showcase and leverage the city’s culture.
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Indian classical dance form makes it to the Guinne...
December 30, 2016
A new record was set when 6,117 Kuchipudi dancers from across India and other nations came together at an event to present a mega dance performance which made its way to the Guinness.
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Intoxicating world of organic trance
December 29, 2016
Music amalgamates cultures. One such instance is that of organic trance bands in countries such as France finding influences from the orient.
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River Narmada – a spell work by the nature
December 28, 2016
Emerging from central India in the Amarkantak Plateau, River Narmada is considered the holiest among all other sacred rivers in India. It holds a rich, diverse religious significance and geology and the locals have a book full of stories associated with its formations and existen...
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Guarding the artwork from Kutch
December 27, 2016
This art preservation centre is working towards conserving and propagating artwork from India’s largest district, Kutch. Referred to as Kutchi work, the distinctive thread and mirror work is unique to this part of India but is slowly loosening its ends to other places.
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Legendary pop singer George Michael bows out on La...
December 27, 2016
What ironically became the ‘Last Christmas’ for iconic British pop singer George Michael, his passing away on Christmas Eve comes as great agony to music lovers all over the world.
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Bandhani, made in Gujarat
December 21, 2016
This textile art has been a part of Gujarati culture since times immemorial and has now come to be synonymous to the fashion associated with this state of India. After spreading its wings across the country and finding place in wardrobes of women from varied cultures and communit...
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A glimpse of indigenous folk culture of Eastern In...
December 14, 2016
Cuddled up between eastern Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha, the district of West Midnapore has stood witness to evolving cultures that left testimonies of unique folk art and bucolic literature seldom finding significance in the din of urban mediocrity.
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Try these five culinary specialties in India
December 12, 2016
The diverse nation that India is, it has different colours and flavours unfurled across its length and breadth. At every border, begins a new story revolving around the elements of history, culture and food. Be a part of this food-story; travel along the Western front of India fr...
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