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Victoria Memorial goes live on Google Arts & Culture

Victoria Memorial goes live on Google Arts & Culture

May 30, 2017

On the International Museum Day, art lovers from around the world got to browse through three exhibitions of the iconic Victoria Memorial in Kolkata which went live on the Google Art & Culture Project.

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El Clásico arrive en Inde en septembre 2017

El Clásico arrive en Inde en septembre 2017

May 30, 2017

Kolkata, capitale de l’Etat du Bengale Occidental, organisera un Clásico entre les géants espagnols, le FC Barcelone et le Real Madrid. Le match aura lieu la troisième semaine du mois de septembre 2017. L’engouement indien pour le football sera de nouveau récompensé, cet...

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Charmingly Vintage-Part 1

Charmingly Vintage-Part 1

May 11, 2017

Calcutta is an affair to remember, its people, the lovers to not forget. North Calcutta is the older Kolkata; the one that reeks of nostalgia and rustic charm. It is that Kolkata which is identified with Presidency University, deserted mansions, bustling College Square, Indian Co...

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Garv Sanskar to help couples get perfect babies in India

Garv Sanskar to help couples get perfect babies in India

May 11, 2017

Are we really approaching a time when Ayurveda would defeat science in a race to customise and conceive a perfect baby? India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing voluntary organisation, claims to have a solution for a fair, healthy and intellectual baby.

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Fashion scene in Kolkata

Fashion scene in Kolkata

May 10, 2017

Kolkata is a city of amiable contrasts and has an old-world charm to it, which can only be experienced by visiting the city. The by and large easy-going population of this metropolis, rightly called the city of joy, also takes a lot of pleasure in setting the benchmark for fashio...

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5 récits de voyages pour découvrir l’Inde

5 récits de voyages pour découvrir l’Inde

May 8, 2017

Les beaux jours reviennent et avec eux, les envies d’évasion et le goût des vacances… Petite sélection de récits de voyage, drôles, émouvants ou haletants, pour partir à la découverte d’une Inde qui, assurément, ne laisse personne indifférent ! Le plus historique ...

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Bollywood in Europe

Bollywood in Europe

May 8, 2017

Bollywood is investing heavily in recce and scouting for quintessential frames. From Switzerland to Greece, be it iconic songs or romantic scenes, the industry has left no stone unturned in capturing the extraordinary beauty of Europe over the years, thus, contributing substantia...

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Children’s Films in India

Children’s Films in India

May 8, 2017

The world’s second largest population belongs to India, with an estimated 30 pc of the 1.33 billion people under the age of 15. Also, India produces the most number of films in the world. Yet, there is hardly any notable tailor-made content being produced for children. Why donâ...

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Fashion: India at Cannes

Fashion: India at Cannes

May 8, 2017

The grand affair that Festival de Cannes is, it draws the best of world cinema and fashion to its frontiers. Also part of the commemorations and celebrations are Indian celebrities, some of whom have been attending the festival for years now and are popular faces at the French Ri...

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Payal Kapadia

Payal Kapadia

May 8, 2017

A 13-minute film from a third year student of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is the nation’s only official entry to the Cinéfondation section of Cannes Film Festival 2017; here’s a tête-à-tête with the director, Payal Kapadia, who shot the film quintessenti...

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Guru Dutt

Guru Dutt

May 8, 2017

With the advent of cinema in India, while most filmmakers chose to project the fading grandeur of Indian princely states or reprise historical fables, Guru Dutt used the medium to capture the loneliness of his characters and present a critical point of view of the Indian society ...

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Evolution of Animation in India

Evolution of Animation in India

May 8, 2017

Indian animation speaks a language of its own. It has a life of its own and an acceptability that knows no borders. Over time, the Indian animators have evolved a style that always suits the story even as the presentation remains their very own; creating an appeal that is univers...

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