November 19th, 2008 - 8:37 pm ICT by ANI
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By Pinaki Das
Agartala, Nov.19 (ANI): Oneness through drama'' was the central message of a group of Bangladeshi theatre artistes, who were on a cultural trip to Agartala recently and left an ...
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October 23rd, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) What is the essence of the epic "Ramayana"? The fight between the animal and divine in man, said author Devdutt Pattanaik, the author of "The Book of ...
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October 9th, 2008 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Wild cheering and applause rent the air as effigies of demon king Ravan, his brother Kumbhakaran and his son Meghnad exploded in a brilliant display of fireworks ...
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October 8th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhopal, Oct 8 (IANS) While most Hindus culminate their Dussehra celebrations by burning the effigy of Ravana to symbolise the victory of good over evil, the 10-headed demon king of Hindu mythology ...
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October 1st, 2008 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi, Oct 1 (IANS) Jhakhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren's refusal to burn an effigy of demon king Ravana on Dashera day has angered his key partner, the Congress."The burning of the ...
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September 26th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
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Allahabad, Sept 26 (ANI): Scores of people in Allahabad participated in a procession to sing praise of Ravana, the mythological demon-king representing evil on Thursday.
A number of tableaux depicting Ravana''s strength ...
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September 9th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Tour operators are increasingly cashing in on mythical tales to lure more pilgrims and the curious to religious trails.This Dussehra, the in thing in the holiday circuit ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
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By Binoo Joshi
Jammu, Aug 5 (IANS) Mornings are for testing the situation on the streets, afternoons for defiance and pitched battles with the police, while evenings are for candlelight marches in this ...
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August 4th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
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By Nityanand Shukla,
Ranchi, Aug 4 (IANS) Tales of people ill-treating their old parents are not hard to come by, but Kailash Giri Brahmachari's story is refreshingly different. Like a character in the ...
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July 23rd, 2008 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The government Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the Ram Setu "cannot be worshipped" since it was broken by Lord Ram himself. Central government counsel Fali S. ...
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July 9th, 2008 - 9:37 pm ICT by ANI
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By Shiv Shankar Sarthi
Durg (Chattisgarh), July 9 (ANI): Swayamvar, an ancient wedding ceremony, was revived on Tuesday in Chattisgarh, and that too by a tribal girl in Durg district.
Swayamvar is an ...
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June 8th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
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Bhopal, June 8 (ANI): A Cambodian theatre group enacted 'Ramayana', a mythological drama depicting the life of Lord Rama, at International Ramlila fair in Bhopal organised by the State Government.
The nine-day ...
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May 25th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by admin
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By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, May 25 (IANS) Shobha Deepak Singh, Delhi-based director of the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, has opened a spectacular exhibition here of her photographs, drawing admiration from the audience. ...
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May 19th, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday refused to intervene in a controversy over contents of a history textbook of Delhi University relating to Hindu epic Ramayana. A division ...
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May 19th, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by admin
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Bangalore, May 19 (IANS) R.N. Jayagopal, who had written over 12,000 lyrics for Kannada films, acted in, scripted dialogues and directed a few films, died in Chennai Monday. He was 73. His ...
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May 18th, 2008 - 11:05 am ICT by admin
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By V.N. Balakrishna
Jamnagar (Gujarat), May 18 (IANS) Boredom, said the 19th century philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, is just the reverse side of fascination. It was indeed sheer boredom that made Dineshbhai Laljibhai Anadkat ...
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April 20th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by admin
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Varanasi, Apr 20 (ANI): Hundreds of Hindus joined a procession on Sunday to celebrate the birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman in Varanasi.
Hundreds of men, women and children participated in a colourful ...
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April 15th, 2008 - 8:52 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A minor tiff took place Tuesday between Supreme Court judges on one hand and on the other a petitioner opposed to the Sethusamudram project. The tiff took ...
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April 9th, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Delhi High court Wednesday issued a notice to Delhi University (DU) following a public interest litigation (PIL) that has alleged objectionable references to the Hindu epic ...
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March 14th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by admin
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By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, March 14 (IANS) Noted Assamese writer Indira Goswami Friday said the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was ready to hold peace talks with New Delhi, although ...
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February 29th, 2008 - 9:47 am ICT by admin
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By Shalini Pant
Beawar (Rajasthan), Feb 29 (IANS) The festival of lights is months away but it felt like Diwali in this small, dusty Rajasthan town when thousands of lamps lit up a ...
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February 27th, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A city court Wednesday rejected the bail plea of three members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s youth wing arrested in Delhi University for vandalism over "objectionable ...
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February 14th, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, Feb 14 Box office stakes are high on "Jodha Akbar", the period drama featuring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai, which will hit the theatres Friday.
The future of several lavish costume dramas ...
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November 14th, 2007 - 2:31 am ICT by admin
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November 14th, 2007 - 2:31 am ICT by admin
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