Culture

Shashi Tharoor, Ruskin Bond in the 15th Raymond Crossword Book Award 'Jury' shortlist

New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The Raymond Crossword Book Award, India's first and most prestigious Book Award, recognises and rewards the best of Indian writing and Indian authors. Incepted in 1998, the awards, over the years, have been equated to the Commonwealth Writer's Prize, The Pulitzer and The Booker, and are a definitive, veritable platform for Indian Authors.

2017-12-20T08:24:58.964995+00:00 IST

'Yarri Dostii Shaadi' back to its knotty affairs with Season 3

New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Great Indian Wedding season is finally here. While most of the weddings in the country will go on as usual, a handful of those will be witnessed by the people all across the nation on none other than 'Yarri Dostii Shaadi - Season 3'.

2017-12-17T01:20:46.415174+00:00 IST

Nordic nations to be 'series partners' in Jaipur Literature Festival 2018

New Delhi [India] Dec.15 (ANI): The Nordic Embassies in India- Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Iceland have come together as 'Series Partner' for the upcoming Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2018. Norway will also be the 'Country Partner' at Jaipur Bookmark, JLF's publishers event held simultaneously with the literature festival.

2017-12-15T09:00:27.413170+00:00 IST

Delhi gets ready for 52nd edition of `Shankar-Shad Mushaira`

New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): To celebrate the literary background and to spread the message of love and peace, the 52nd Shankar-Shad Mushaira is being staged in the city on December 16.

2017-12-15T04:06:21.985188+00:00 IST

Here's how you can make your date feel special

New Delhi [India], Dec. 14 (ANI): Are you looking for some unique, romantic date ideas to create beautiful memories with your loved ones?

2017-12-14T17:38:02.623564+00:00 IST

Zee Tamizh presents Lakshman Sruthi's "Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru" Season - 13

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 14 (ANI-BusinessWire India): The 13th edition of "Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru Music and Dance Festival" will be held from December 18 to 25, 2017 in Chennai. The eight-day mega event is being organised by Lakshman Sruthi, the musical consortium, at Kamarajar Arangam.

2017-12-14T12:04:24.616637+00:00 IST

Gillian Anderson, Dominic West join hands to boycott India's tiger reserves

New Delhi [India], Dec. 13 (ANI): Actors Gillian Anderson, Dominic West, musician and photographer Julian Lennon and Oscar-winner Sir Mark Rylance have joined hands to boycott India's tiger reserves.

2017-12-13T14:41:48.969614+00:00 IST

Indulge in arts, dance, theatre at this carnival

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Delhi is all set to host a dance, music and theatre carnival with an aim to promote Indian and International arts and offer exceptional live entertainment to audiences

2017-12-13T08:13:23.486960+00:00 IST

`The Makhi-Choos`: A laughter mystery for Delhi

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): To give a Broadway feel to the audiences, comedy king of Bollywood, Asrani is coming to the capital this weekend with a musical farce 'The Makhi-Choos'.

2017-12-13T05:43:20.641976+00:00 IST

Get pictorial `Glimpses of Gurgaon`

Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Dec 9 (ANI): 'Glimpses of Gurgaon', a photobook representing India's Millennial City for which various professional and amateur photographers contributed, was recently released.

2017-12-09T07:09:34.376518+00:00 IST

Google Play Awards 2017: LIKE app bags three awards

New Delhi [India], Dec. 9 (ANI): Within months of its launch, search engine giant Google has recently awarded LIKE App with Google Playstore awards in three important categories.

2017-12-09T01:06:08.974834+00:00 IST

Telugu second-most popular language among non-native English speakers in US: Survey

Washington D.C. [USA], December 8 (ANI): A survey has revealed that in the United States, Telugu is the most widely spoken language at home after Haitian among people whose first language is not English.

2017-12-08T01:26:30.478169+00:00 IST

Time's 2017 Person of the Year: The Silence Breakers

Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): Time, a magazine that has identified the person or group of people most influencing the news for nearly a century, this year, has given the Person of the Year title to 'The Silence Breakers.'

2017-12-07T06:40:46.358839+00:00 IST

Showcasing French plays for young audiences at TIFLI International TYA Festival

New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Following the launch of Bonjour India - incubating dreams, ideas and projects, which aim to move the partnership between India and France into the future, New Delhi saw the inauguration of the fourth edition of TIFLI International Festival of Theatre for Children and Young Audiences at the National Bal Bhavan.

2017-12-05T09:43:25.155699+00:00 IST

Music training may benefit you in processing speech

Washington D.C. [USA], December 5 (ANI): A study has recently found that music training is linked to enhanced cognitive and neurobiological foundation of speech processing.

2017-12-05T01:42:24.601539+00:00 IST

Google celebrates 50 yrs of kids coding with its doodle

Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): With an interactive doodle, search engine giant Google celebrated 50 years of kids coding as part of Computer Science Education Week.

2017-12-05T00:33:55.545082+00:00 IST

Pt. Rajan, Sajan Mishra, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan enthrall music lovers

New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Vocalists Pt Rajan and Sajan Mishra enthralled the audiences with their mesmerizing voice on the concluding day of Indian Classical dance and music festival in New Delhi.

2017-12-04T13:50:24.685085+00:00 IST

Photo exhibition, concert in Delhi showcase warm Indo-Kazakh relations

New Delhi [India], Dec.4 (ANI): Two major cultural events were organised in national capital New Delhi on Friday and Saturday that went a long way in reiterating and reflecting the warm bilateral ties that India and Kazakhstan share in many areas. Both events showcased cultural cooperation between the two countries.

2017-12-04T07:41:45.920960+00:00 IST

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik attacked

Puri (Odisha) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): International sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik was hospitalised with an injury after an unidentified youth twisted his hand here on Sunday.

2017-12-04T01:17:44.933718+00:00 IST

A cultural coupe of Indian classical dance performances for Delhi

New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Delhi, here's your chance to satiate your cultural appetite with a two-day festival that will see classical dance performances from noted artists.

2017-12-03T09:39:57.465774+00:00 IST

Photo exhibition 'Undiscovered Kazakhstan' draws Delhiites

New Delhi [India], Dec.3 (ANI): Delhi's Qutub Minar heritage complex hosted a two-day photo exhibition on Kazakhstan as part of a bilateral initiative to boost cultural cooperation and exchanges between the two countries.

2017-12-03T06:05:12.646058+00:00 IST