Bengal writers, artistes delighted at Pranab as president
July 25th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Top writers, film personalities and artists from West Bengal Wednesday expressed their happiness after Pranab Mukhejee was sworn-in as the country's president."I'm very happy as somebody ... Read more...
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Foreign tourists turned away from Victoria Memorial
May 6th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Foreign tourists who arrived at the historic Victoria Memorial hall Sunday afternoon were irate after they were denied permission to enter due to the high-profile ... Read more...
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A treat, says Hillary after Victoria Memorial visit
May 6th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) "It has been a treat for me" US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton exclaimed Sunday after a 15-minute visit to the Victoria Memorial British-era museum.Founded in ... Read more...
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Sahmat sends open invitation to Rushdie
January 23rd, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Drawing parallels with late painter M.F. Husain, artist-activist group Sahmat Monday extended an invitation to Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses", who has had ... Read more...
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Nudity symbolises woman power in ‘Rang Rasiya’: Nandana Sen
November 17th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Actress Nandana Sen feels nudity portrayed by her in the film "Rang Rasiya" symbolises woman power."Nudity can be depicted in two ways - when you present ... Read more...
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‘Rang Rasiya’ is reaction against attack on creative freedom: Ketan Mehta
November 17th, 2011 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) National award winning filmmaker Ketan Mehta Wednesday said that his film "Rang Rasiya" is a small token of response against the persecution of painter M.F. ... Read more...
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Like economy, Indian cinema should also be liberated: Ketan Mehta
November 16th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) National award winning filmmaker Ketan Mehta, whose "Rang Rasiya" courted controversy for its skin show, feels it's time for people to liberate their minds."You shouldn't be ... Read more...
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India has lost an iconic artist: PM (Lead)
June 9th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Expressing his "deep sadness" over the death of celebrated Indian painter M.F. Husain, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the nation has lost an ... Read more...
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Indian painter to showcase work in Oman
April 4th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Muscat (Oman), April 4 (IANS) Noted Indian painter Murali Nagapuzha will exhibit his artworks at the Indian embassy in Muscat starting April 6.Titled "The Fiction of a Landscape", the painting ... Read more...
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Indian painter Murali Nagapuzha to display artwork in Muscat
April 3rd, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Apr 3 (ANI): An exhibition of paintings by the world renowned painter Murali Nagapuzha will be held from April 6, 2011 at the Indian Embassy Auditorium.'The Fiction of a Landscape' will ... Read more...
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Ketan Mehta Visits Digital Academy The Film School
May 27th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): "Digital Academy – The Film School', Mumbai has got the privilege to have the renowned Filmmaker Ketan Mehta of Rang Rasiya, Mangal Pandey and Mirch Masala ... Read more...
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I don’t need to be physically in India to feel Indian: M.F. Husain
March 3rd, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 3 (ANI): Breaking his silence on his new citizenship of Qatar, celebrated painter M. F. Husain has said that it is not necessary for him to be physically present ... Read more...
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Kerala Government to set up enquiry into missing paintings by Raja Ravi Varma
February 19th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19(ANI): The Kerala Government will set up a departmental enquiry to probe the reported disappearance of original paintings by Raja Ravi Varma, one of the most renowned classical artists of ... Read more...
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Duplicates of four Raja Ravi Varma paintings missing
August 23rd, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kilimanoor (Kerala), Aug 23 (IANS) Reproduced works of four Raja Ravi Varma paintings are missing from the art gallery of the Kilimanoor Palace - the birth place of the noted 19th century ... Read more...
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New head of CFSI- Nandita Das
August 4th, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Nandita Das has been appointed the new chairperson of the Children's films Society of India and the tenure of her appointment subject to the provisions of Rule 18 of the aforesaid ... Read more...
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Nandita Das new head of Children’s Film Society
July 31st, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Actress-director Nandita Das has been appointed the new chairperson of the Children's Films Society of India (CFSI).
"The tenure of her appointment ... shall be for a period ... Read more...
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Artist Tyeb Mehta is dead
July 2nd, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Noted Indian painter Tyeb Mehta died Thursday of a cardiac ailment at a hospital here. He was 84.
The artist succumbed to a heart attack at the Asian Heart ... Read more...
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Indian painter exhibits works for Bangladeshi connoisseurs
June 4th, 2009 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 4 (IANS) Indian painter Ujwala Prabhu is yet again exhibiting her works for Bangladeshi connoisseurs on what she calls "Chokher Dekha, Praner Kotha", which means "what the eye sees, the ... Read more...
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Interesting Facts and Figures: Madhuri Dixit
April 11th, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Madhuri Dixit (born Madhuri Shankar Dixit on May 15, 1967) is an Indian Bollywood actress.Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she dominated Hindi cinema as a leading actress and an ... Read more...
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‘Rang Rasiya’ screened at London Film Festival
November 14th, 2008 - 10:31 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
Actor Randeep Hooda's forthcoming bilingual film 'Rang Rasiya' in Hindi and 'Colours of Passion' in English, was screened at the 52nd London Film Festival, recently."The film was superbly received at the festival," ... Read more...
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Ketan Mehta’s ‘Rang Rasiya’ to be screened at London film fest
October 22nd, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) Director Ketan Mehta's forthcoming bilingual film, "Rang Rasiya," in Hindi, and "Colours of Passion," in English, will be screened at the 52nd London Film Festival. There will be ... Read more...
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M.F. Husain set to return to India (Lead)
July 22nd, 2008 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, July 22 (IANS) Maqbool Fida Husain, independent India's only artist in exile, says he will return home as soon as he has finished his current series of paintings. ... Read more...
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M.F. Husain says he is returning to India
July 22nd, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, July 22 (IANS) Maqbool Fida Husain, India's best-known artist, is returning home from the exile he was forced into by people protesting his nude depiction of Hindu goddesses. ... Read more...
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Husain still unsure about ending self-exile despite Delhi High Court ruling
May 9th, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by admin
Dubai, May 9 (ANI): Eminent Indian painter Maqbool Fida Husain has said that he still unsure about ending his self-imposed exile in spite of getting relief from the Delhi High Court ... Read more...
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An artist paints the Tibetan ‘freedom struggle’ in Dharamsala
March 24th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by admin
Dharamsala, Mar 24 (ANI): Vivek Sood, a modern art painter conducted an art exhibition depicting the 'Tibetan freedom struggle' in Dharamsala.
Through his paintings, Vivek has attempted to support the Tibetan cause ... Read more...
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Christie’s to go ahead with Husain painting auction in US
March 18th, 2008 - 10:40 am ICT by admin
New York, March 18 (IANS) Christie's has decided not to withdraw the works by M.F. Husain from the sale of South Asian Modern Contemporary Art here March 20 despite demands from Hindu ... Read more...
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Hindu groups protest Husain paintings’ auction in US
March 18th, 2008 - 1:20 am ICT by admin
New York, March 17 (IANS) Hindu activist groups in the US have threatened to hold a demonstration at Christie's here unless the art gallery stops an auction this week of paintings by ... Read more...
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