18 hours ago
New York to New Delhi: Stand-up comedian casts laughing spell
New Delhi, Sep 7 - Do you know why Vatsyayan wrote 'Kamasutra'? To sell scented oils to white people! Or so says popular New York-based stand-up comedian Vidur Kapur, who will have you in splits with more quirky answers like this one.Originally a Delhi boy, Kapur's comedy is a heart-wrenching mix of theatrics, pathos, irony, self-depreciating humour, ready wit, gentle ribbing and scathing sarcasm ...
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1 day ago
Capital's boutique art trail abuzz ahead of Games
New Delhi, Sep 6 - The art trail in and around Delhi is buzzing with exhibitions, live installations and face-to-face with artists to woo visitors to next month's Commonwealth Games. Like its counterparts in Madrid, Rome and Paris, the circuit is home to nearly 250 art studios that come alive especially in autumn and winter.Lado Sarai, the Hauz Khas Artists' Village, Garhi Artist Village, the Lali ...
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3 days ago
Photography has arrived as universal medium: Lenswoman Dayanita Singh
New Delhi, Sep 4 - Photography is not just an art form but needs to be seen as a language, says India's leading contempoaray photographer Dayanita Singh, known for her works in black-and-white.Singh, who has carried snapshots of everyday India across the world through their striking realistic photographs, mostly in black-and-white frames like lensman Raghu Rai, is known for her photo essays in the ...
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11 days ago
Colourful tiger art with folk dance for Onam
Thrissur -, Aug 27 - Over 600 dancers painted like tigers and 300 percussionists took to the main thoroughfare of this sylvan Kerala town to perform the ancient Pulikali or the tiger dance as part of the Onam festivities.More than 20,000 people Thursday lined the streets of this town, around 300 km from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, braving the steady drizzle to witness the Pulikali folk d ...
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12 days ago
Showcasing the ancient in modern Delhi for Games visitors
New Delhi, Aug 26 - Delhi, the capital of several dynasties and empires down the ages, will showcase its array of ancient forts, edifices and memorial structures for visitors to the Commonwealth Games. At least major 46 of them are being refurbished at a cost of about Rs 24 crores- by the Archaeological Survey of India -.'The ASI is beautifying the major historical monuments of the city by adding ...
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13 days ago
Art to rescue of Delhi's walls, flower marts
New Delhi, Aug 25 - Two new community-based art projects are breathing life into the dead walls of the capital and save three of its oldest flower markets as Delhi races to deck up for the Commonwealth Games in October.Smeared with betel stains, chipped plasterwork, fading graffiti, shreds of old posters and an array of human waste, the walls of the capital have been fighting the onslaught of huma ...
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16 days ago
Asian alternative cinema battles paucity of funds, platforms
New Delhi, Aug 22 - Alternative and art house cinema in Asia is battling shrinking resources, poor distribution channels and dwindling viewership to survive in the greater cultural ethos and hold its own against the big purses and high glamour of the mainstream movie industry.More than 50 filmmakers, scriptwriters, festival directors and cine activists from nearly 40 countries expressed concern ov ...
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18 days ago
India's oldest woman photojournalist recalls first I-Day shots
New Delhi, Aug 20 - Her face crinkles into a smile that draws a fine mesh of crow-feet in the leathery folds of her skin. At 97, Homai Vyarawalla, India's first and oldest photojournalist, is still as spirited as she was in the 1920s when she shot glimpses of Mumbai life with her box camera and chronicled the Independence struggle in striking black and white compositions.The story of Vyarawalla's ...
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18 days ago
Pakistani singer set for four-city India tour
New Delhi, Aug 20 - He was Shah Rukh Khan's voice for the hit song 'Mitwa' and is the son of legendary classical music exponent Ustad Amanat Ali Khan. Popular Pakistan-based singer Shafqat Amanat Ali looks forward to singing more Bollywood numbers and is set to embark on a four-city tour of India beginning Aug 24.The lead singer of popular band Fuzon, Ali will be performing in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune ...
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20 days ago
Art, accessory auctions gather pace in India
New Delhi, Aug 18 - The art and accessories auction market is humming with activity in India and abroad, putting memories of the economic meltdown behind. The goods on display in showrooms and cyber galleries include souvenirs, antiques, jewellery, vintage books and even wine.Saffronart, the Mumbai-based online auction house, will close its sale of rare solitaire and unset diamonds Aug 18. The sal ...
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