UGC-sponsored music lab launched in northeast
May 10th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 10 (IANS) A music laboratory sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC) was launched Thursday in Tripura capital Agartala to boost traditional folk songs and music in the ... Read more...
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Painting dreams with a ballpen from a wheelchair
May 2nd, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) He is 37 and a warrior in a wheelchair with a sword that etches his imagination on paper in sharp lines.Physically-challenged C.V. Surendran's sword is ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan temple paintings in Delhi
March 24th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) About 110 replica of ancient Sri Lankan temple paintings and rock and wall paintings as well as interpretations in traditional style are on exhibition here.At ... Read more...
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Marginal gain for culture in budget (Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Culture has gained marginally in the budget for 2012-2013 with an outlay of Rs.1,447 crore (Rs.14.47 billion/$300 million) against Rs.1,378 crore (Rs.13.78 billion/$273 million) in ... Read more...
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Women’s Day: Five women artists collaborate for exhibition
March 5th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) 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 ... Read more...
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Lalit Kala Akademi to reach out to northeast
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 2 (IANS) The Lalit Kala Akademi is reaching out to the young in the northeast in its hunt for hidden talent, its vice chairman K.R. Subanna said Thursday."A ... Read more...
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Former minister on India’s wildlife trail — with a camera (With Images)
December 8th, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The images stay on long after viewing them - a tigress and four of her cubs drinking from a shallow trough in high summer ... Read more...
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I am yet to tire of ‘bindu’: Artist S.H. Raza
November 28th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) He's spent over four decades exploring the 'bindu' - or the dot - central to Indian spiritual iconography, and Syed Haider Raza, one of the ... Read more...
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Muslim women creating new artscape (Feature)
September 14th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Using icons of Islam, a small group of Muslim women is creating a genre of art that seeks to address contemporary socio-political issues and concerns ... Read more...
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Independent panel to examine Lalit Kala Akademi affairs
August 23rd, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The ministry of culture has set up an independent committee to look into various matters pertaining to the Lalit Kala Akademi's constitution, including an amendment ... Read more...
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M.F. Husain ‘Through The Eyes Of A Painter’ (Chronology)
June 9th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) There were milestones aplenty during the life of M.F. Husain, who died Thursday at London's Royal Brompton Hospital at the age of 95. Here's a ... Read more...
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Gandhi’s Tolstoy Farm interpreted on canvas (With Images)
April 28th, 2011 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Tolstoy Farm set up by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa as a model of community living is the theme of at least 50 visual ... Read more...
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A quick look at India’s 2010 art gallery (To go with Art: 2010 in Retrospect)
December 21st, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Here's a look at what made news in Indian art in 2010:- Anish Kapoor Retrospective at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mehboob Studio (Delhi, Mumbai)- Artiger: ... Read more...
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In a first, India goes to Venice Biennale as a nation
December 2nd, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) For the first time in the history of the 115-year-old Venice Biennale, the Indian government will take a showcase of contemporary art to ... Read more...
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Capital’s boutique art trail abuzz ahead of Games (With Images)
September 6th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) 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 ... Read more...
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Ferozabad glass work helps create French sculpture (With image)
September 5th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhushree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The 700-year-old glass art of Ferozabad in Uttar Pradesh came to the centre-stage of global contemporary art Sunday with the unveiling of a 4.2 ... Read more...
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India’s oldest woman photojournalist recalls first I-Day shots (With Image)
August 20th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) 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, ... Read more...
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Indian regional literature to find global audience
May 24th, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Indian regional literature will soon find an audience abroad with the government preparing a corpus of translations drawn from the cream of vernacular writings ... Read more...
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India needs more translations: Mushirul Hasan
March 6th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The absence of organised translation activity in literature and academia has led to cultural and intellectual distancing in Indian society, believes eminent historian Mushirul Hasan.
"This distancing ... Read more...
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Photography turning point in Raghu Rai’s quest for music (With Images)
February 27th, 2010 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Indian classical music legends, their moods and their legacies can unfold as intensely on camera as on stage - especially if the man behind the ... Read more...
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Delhi Public Library cancels week-long exhibition
February 3rd, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.3 (ANI): Delhi Pubic Library on Wednesday cancelled its week-long exhibition being held in the national capital's Lalit Kala Akademi due to unavoidable circumstances.Delhi Public Library (DPL) has announced ... Read more...
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Shimla’s historic Gaiety Theatre set for comeback (With Image)
June 24th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, June 24 (IANS) The stage at the 122-year-old Gaiety Theatre in Shimla will come alive with power-packed performances again as the famous British era building is set to ... Read more...
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Colours of the week: Raza Foundation awards young artists
January 23rd, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Every year, the Raza Foundation, instituted by senior artist S.H. Raza, awards talented and young Indian artists.The foundation, a multi-discipline cultural platform, promotes young aspirants in the ... Read more...
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Raza’s foundation plans legal action against forgers
January 19th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) S.H. Raza, one of the great masters of Indian modern art, is contemplating legal action after he discovered 30 fake paintings bearing his name and forged signature ... Read more...
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Artist Akash Choyal uses 3D illusion art
December 15th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Dec 15 (IANS) Akash Choyal, who has made a name for himself for 3D illusion art and fibre glass sculptures, revisits memories of his childhood for inspiration. He claims to be ... Read more...
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Foreign artists flock to India as business booms
October 1st, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Till five years ago, Indian artists shared space with their western counterparts in shows abroad to lend prestige to their portfolios. Today, artists from the West are finding ... Read more...
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No paintings replaced with fakes: Ambika Soni
April 15th, 2008 - 10:11 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Tourism Minister Ambika Soni Tuesday said no paintings were replaced with their fakes at the prestigious National Gallery of Modern Art and Lalit Kala Akademi. Informing the ... Read more...
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‘Aurangzeb was even-handed with Hindus, Muslims’
March 19th, 2008 - 9:25 am ICT by admin
By Papri Sri Raman
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) The debate over whether Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb was anti-Hindu or not has taken a new turn here with the largest Tamil Muslim group saying he ... Read more...
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Ire, indifference after closure of ‘objectionable exhibition’
March 7th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) Anger and indifference are the two main reactions expressed here Friday following Thursday's closure of an "objectionable exhibition" organised by French journalist and political commentator Francois Gautier at ... Read more...
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Artists from northeast depict human rights issues on canvas
February 18th, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) In an attempt to vent their frustration, express pathos and give the world a glimpse of the difficult situation back home, 18 artistes from northeastern states have ... Read more...
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