News – India & You
Five things to do in wintry Kashmir
January 7, 2017
Kashmir has received the year’s first snowfall and its time gear up for a Himalayan vacation. Among the many things to do in Kashmir at this time of the year, Media India Group brings you five that should make your holidays memorable and let you experience the customs and cultu...
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Shyam Benegal recollects his association with Om P...
January 7, 2017
While India mourns the loss of Om Puri, a stalwart in the field of acting, one of his old friends and directors, Shyam Benegal reminisces the days of Aarohan, Susman and the famous television series, Bharat Ek Khoj.
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Butoh: Avant-garde theatre finds a space in Kolkat...
January 6, 2017
The Japanese dance-theatre form, Butoh is slowly finding a place in the cultural space of Kolkata, with upcoming festivals such as the 2nd Kolkata International Butoh Festival serving as platforms for the promotion of the art.
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Gandhi goes missing on INR 2,000 notes in Madhya P...
January 5, 2017
While Mahatma Gandhi turned his face on the new legal bills of India, a batch of the INR 2,000 notes was found from where the father of the nation literally disappeared.
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NGO Series: Durbar – Empowerment of Sex Work...
January 4, 2017
Durbar, a large collective of sex workers in West Bengal, is working to ensure the rights of this largely marginalised section of society.
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Who was the Indian poetess Savitribai Phule ?
January 4, 2017
Celebrating the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule, the poetess who stood against caste and gender-based discrimination in India during colonial times, Google India shows a meaningful gesture.
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Five influential Gujaratis around the world
January 4, 2017
Statistics show that Gujaratis comprise around 33 pc of the Indian diasporas worldwide. Drifted for work, they are present in almost all countries that offer good business opportunities. Below are the famous five who not just made it to a foreign land but also to hearts of millio...
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Satyajit Ray’s Feluda comes to Bollywood
January 3, 2017
From Baker Street in London to Rajani Sen Road in Kolkata, the nostalgia and relevance are not difficult to figure for someone who knows Holmes and Feluda as the colonial cousins from the east and the west!
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Five eagerly awaited yoga events in India
January 2, 2017
India, acknowledged as the birthplace of the practice of yoga, hosts a wide range of yoga-themed events through the year, attracting visitors from across the world.
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2016 Retrospective for India
December 31, 2016
Here is a compilation of India's most important events in 2016. Media India Group team wishes our readers a very happy New Year.
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