News – India & You
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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Oldest Church in West Bengal – Bandel Church
December 31, 2016
The Bandel Basilica is located about 43 kilometres from Kolkata and can be reached by road or rail. This church has two altars of Mary, known as Our Lady of the Rosary and Our Lady of Happy Voyage and has an interesting history dating back to the 16th century.
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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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Stories of mixed identity and search for roots
December 30, 2016
The new generation Indian diaspora is a mixed clan. While some are well-versed with Indian traditions and cultures, the others have never even visited India. Some are proud of their mixed identity,while it is awkward for others. However, the Indian government is leaving no stone ...
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Wine appreciation growing in India
December 30, 2016
Wine remains an unexplored drink, but Indians are warming up to it, with events, clubs and establishments slowly promoting the drink.
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Dangal Review: Was it really the best film of 2016...
December 29, 2016
While the massive buzz generated by the Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal keeps the queues growing outside theatres, the Christmas release is far from the best Bollywood has had to offer this year. Though a blockbuster in making, the film is critically mediocre.
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20,000 NGO licenses cancelled in India
December 28, 2016
A year ago, the Indian government became compulsively vigilant on foreign funds procured by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and now, out of the 33,000 NGOs in the country, 20,000 have their licences cancelled for violation of laws.
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