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China has overtaken the US as the world’s biggest market for art and antiques, according to a report. The historic turning point was also an important indicator of seismic shifts in the wider global economy, said the report titled “The International Art Market in 2011″. The study was released by the European Fine Art Foundation, organisers of the European Fine [...]
Did you know that as many as 10 private airlines were operating in India in 1948? Or that the air ticket between Calcutta and Delhi cost Rs.126 at that time? Or that the Indian Airlines got its first woman pilot in 1956? Such nuggets of information have been brought out in a book published by the ministry of civil aviation [...]
From early spiritual symbols on temple walls and murals to icons of eroticism, creativity and energy in contemporary and new media art, flowers as a motif have blossomed with the evolution of Indian art. Critics say flowers have been a major theme in the history of global modernism. Sunflowers by Van Gogh, magnolias in a vase by Matisse and calla [...]
Literature is best left alone in the spirit of celebrated French-Swiss filmmaker Jean Luc-Godard’s philosophy that good literature makes bad cinema, says filmmaker and writer Saeed Akhtar Mirza. “I feel as a form literature exists in the written word – let it be here as the raison d’etre why somebody writes. Whenever I read a good book, it never crosses [...]
Greek archaeologists have made a worldwide appeal for support to protect the country’s rich cultural heritage amid the country’s harsh austerity measures. “Monuments do not have voice, they have us. Europe without memory is Europe without future,” said the main motto of the public awareness campaign that was presented during a press conference in Athens, under the Acropolis hill, Xinhua [...]
The iconic Encyclopaedia Britannica has announced the end of its 32-volume print edition in a bid to focus more on the online version. The move will put an end to more than 244 years of the print edition since it was first published in 1768 in Scotland, the Daily Express reported Wednesday. A company spokesman said it was ending the [...]
There is innovation and impressive growth, but the Indian music scene is still ruled by film songs and tends to lean on the West for inspiration, says Mumbai-based German arranger and composer Thorsten Mueller. “There is no reason for India to copy one to one from the West. It has its unique musical culture and if that can be combined [...]
Forty-four years after R.K. Narayan’s literary milestone, “Guide”, the love story of tour guide Raju and dancer Rosy, was made into a Broadway musical with a score set by maestro Ravi Shankar, the novel will brought to the Indian stage in an adaptation by Amitabh Shrivastava. The novel breaks conventions by probing extra-marital romance as its theme, director of the [...]
Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking Fast and Slow” occupies the top spot in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week, while Sir Jeffrey Archer’s “The Sins of the Father” dominates fiction. Non-Fiction 1. “Thinking Fast and Slow” Author: Daniel Kahneman Publisher: Allen Lane Price: Rs.499 2. “Confessions of a Serial Dieter” Author: Kalli Purie Publisher: Harper Collins Price: Rs.250 3. [...]
Countries strictly upholding cultural norms are more likely on frown on women as leaders – unless those norms support equal opportunities for both sexes, says a new study. “Cultural tightness can prevent the emergence of women leaders because tighter cultures may make a society’s people more resistant to changing the traditionally-held practice that placed men in leadership roles,” said Soo [...]
The down-to-earth stainless steel has travelled a long way into its 100th year as an industrial metal for manufacturing everything from kitchenware to surgical equipment to aircraft and also serving as a medium for sculpture and niche designs. Stainless steel – an alloy of iron, chromium and zinc – was born as a medium of contemporary sculpture in India in [...]
He has proved to be a ‘khiladi’ of both genres – action and comedy. But kicking and boxing in front of the camera is far easier than making the audience laugh, says Bollywood star Akshay Kumar. “Action is easy, it is very easy. Comedy is difficult,” Akshay told IANS in a chat on the sets of Neeraj Pandey’s “Special Chabbis”. [...]
Nearly 200 children from Mumbai’s Dharavi slum suffered colour poisoning playing Holi Thursday and were admitted to hospital following allergic reactions, a hospital official said. All are now said to be stable. “So far 176 children have been admitted to the hospital with complaints of skin allergy, burning of eyes, giddiness and vomiting,” a duty medical officer from Sion Hospital [...]
Holi celebrations began early Thursday morning in the national capital, with squeals of laughter echoing from various households as the young and old alike threw dry colour on each other. Soon enough, buckets full of coloured water were squirted through ‘pichkaris’, drenching everyone within range. In south Delhi’s Katwaria Sarai area, young boys aimed balloons filled with colored water at [...]
A hotel in China’s Shanghai city had to cover up a set of sculptures depicting a naked couple in an intimate pose after it stirred up a big controversy among visitors. The local five-star hotel has covered up a set of sculptures depicting a nude man and nude woman touching each other after the art installation stirred up great controversy, [...]
Thirty-three young artists were honoured with the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar of the Sangeet Natak Akademi for the year 2010, the Ministry of Culture said Wednesday. A week-long festival of music, dance and theatre featuring some of the recipients of the award will begin March 7-13 at Kamani, Meghdoot and Rabindra Bhavan theatres in the capital, the ministry said [...]
Gujiyas, malpuas, bhang and thandai…The festival of colours is never complete without an elaborate platter of mouth-watering sweets and intoxicants. So here are some popular Holi recipes as the festival comes around Thursday: 1. Gujiya: These half moon-shaped sweets are a runaway hit on the festival. Ingredients: A cup of maida, grated coconut, three tablespoons of ghee or oil, sugar [...]
Five Chennai-based women artists have collaborated for the first time for an art exhibition at the Lalit Kala Akademi in New Delhi. The exhibition, inaugurated Monday by the Akademi’s secretary, Sudarshan Sharma, is a collection of paintings and metallic sculptures by painters Kalpana Yuvarraaj, Kamla Ravikumar, P. Saraswati, Sharada and sculptor, Swapna. The exhibition celebrates women and womanhood, with the [...]
Famed artist Ganesh Pyne was Monday presented the “ICC Lifetime Achievement Award” for his contribution to painting. The 75-year-old was handed the award which included a citation, a trophy and Rs 2.50 lakh at a function in the city. Presenting the award, Indian Chamber of Commerce president Srivardhan Goenka paid tributes to Pyne and recalled his versatility as a painter.
Chandigarh artistes are unhappy over the protests against the shooting of Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” — on the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Theatre personalities and others in the creative fraternity feel the demonstrations only show India in poor light. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Shiv Sena supporters shouted anti-Pakistan and anti-Osama slogans at the [...]
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