New non-fictions are simplifying realities for drawing room talk
March 24th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Drawing-room flavoured - that's the buzzword among non-fiction writers this season as they go in for brevity, easy and interesting reads on subjects as ... Read more...
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Tarot, miniature art create new visual imagery
October 22nd, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Centuries-old Indian miniature art and ancient tarot healing have come together in a novel collaboration. Tarot healer and writer Roopa Patel from Mumbai and Liverpool-based ... Read more...
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California’s Norton Simon Museum exhibiting Vishnu and other Hindu sculptures
April 23rd, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), April 23 (ANI): Prestigious Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena (California, USA) is currently exhibiting 11thcentury sandstone Vishnu in its "Ancient Sculpture from the Hindu-Buddhist World" exhibition, which will continue till ... Read more...
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Brooklyn Museum in USA to exhibit Lord Vishnu from June
March 5th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), March 05 (ANI): Brooklyn Museum in New York (USA) will showcase Hindu Lord Vishnu in an exhibition June 24-October two next.It will present about 170 sculptures, paintings and ritual objects ... Read more...
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World’s 1st major exhibition on Hindu Lord Vishnu premiered at Nashville in USA
February 21st, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada(US), Feb 21 (ANI): "Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior", said to be the first major museum exhibition to focus on the Hindu deity Vishnu, opened at Frist Center for the Visual Arts in ... Read more...
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Art Institute of Chicago has created “Be a Vishnu Avatar” lesson plan for students
February 17th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 17 (ANI): Art Institute of Chicago (USA), one of the major art museums of the world, has developed a "lesson plan" for classroom activity in which students of 4-8 ... Read more...
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New York’s famed Rubin Museum to exhibit photos of India-Nepal sadhus
January 9th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): Prestigious Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) in New York (USA) will be exhibiting photographs of sadhus of India and Nepal from January 28 to May 30.Curated by ... Read more...
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World’s 1st major exhibition on Lord Vishnu set to open in Nashville
December 24th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 24 (ANI): "Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior", said to be the first major museum exhibition to focus on the Hindu deity Vishnu, is ready to open at Frist Center for ... Read more...
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‘Temple’ inside San Diego Museum
December 18th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 18 (ANI): San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA) in California (USA) has established a "Temple" within its premises, complete with statues of various Hindu deities.It "marks the culmination of ... Read more...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art displaying Radha-Krishna in its miniatures exhibition
December 13th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 13 (ANI): Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) in USA is currently displaying "Monumental Miniatures: Large-scale Paintings from India" exhibition, which includes extraordinary depiction of Lord Krishna and Radha.This exhibition, ... Read more...
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Hindus laud British Museum for extensive Hindu collection
December 5th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 5 (ANI): Hindus have applauded British Museum (BM) in London for its sizeable collection of Hindu art and artifacts.Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada ... Read more...
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US National Endowment for the Arts funds travelling exhibition on Hindu deity Vishnu
November 24th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Nov 24 (ANI): National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a US federal government agency, has awarded a grant to Frist Center for the Visual Arts of Nashville (Tennessee) to support ... Read more...
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National Museum of Korea displaying Hindu god masks
November 23rd, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Nov 23 (ANI): Prestigious National Museum of Korea (NMK) in Seoul is displaying masks of Hindu gods in an exhibition which will continue till September 11 next year.Titled "Hindu God ... Read more...
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Canadian art gallery displaying Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s throne
November 22nd, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Nov 22 (ANI): Prestigious Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto is displaying Maharaja Ranjit Singh's famed throne as a part of its exhibition "Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama buys Ganesh & Hanuman icons in India
November 9th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Nov 9 (ANI): US First Lady Michelle Obama purchased wooden Lord Ganesh, a Hanuman, and Patachitra and Madhubani paintings (which usually depict Hindu religious themes), etc., during her visit to ... Read more...
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Room for Hindu prayers at Guangzhou Asian Games in China
November 9th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Nov 9 (ANI):Hindus have lauded People's Republic of China for provision of religious service center to provide spiritual assistance for participating athletes, coaches, and officials of different faiths at the ... Read more...
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Leading New Zealand museum holds exhibition on ‘bindi’
October 26th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Oct 26: Pataka, a leading museum of New Zealand, is currently holding "Bindi - The Indian Dot" exhibition, which will continue till November 14.Museum announcement says: "The bindi is ... Read more...
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Art Institute of Chicago has developed “Classroom Lesson Plan” on Hindu deity Ganesha
September 24th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Sep 24 (ANI): Art Institute of Chicago (USA), one of the major art museums of the world, has developed a Classroom Lesson Plan for kindergarten to 12th grades about Hindu ... Read more...
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New York’s famed Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibiting “Scenes from Ramayana”
September 20th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Sep 20 (ANI): Prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) of New York (USA) is currently holding exhibition on "Scenes from Ramayana", which will continue till October three.It contains few dozen ... Read more...
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New York’s famed Rubin Museum celebrating Lord Ganesh in September
September 6th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Sep 6 (ANI): Prestigious Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) in New York (USA) is celebrating Lord Ganesh during September in view of Ganesh-Chaturthi falling this month.It has invited families to ... Read more...
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Hindus laud Nashville’s Frist Center for organizing travelling exhibition on Vishnu
August 20th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Aug 20 (ANI): Frist Center for the Visual Arts of Nashville (Tennessee, USA) is organizing travelling exhibition on Vishnu.Applauding Frist Center for focusing a travelling exhibition on Lord Vishnu, noted ... Read more...
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Pennsylvania’s Allentown Museum exhibiting Vishnu & other Hindu sculptures
August 10th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Aug 10 (ANI): Allentown Art Museum in Pennsylvania (USA) is currently exhibiting various Hindu sculptures under its Indian Art exhibition, which will continue till September five.It includes over two dozen ... Read more...
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Hindus laud New York Metropolitan Museum of Art for Ramayana exhibition
March 1st, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Mar 1 (ANI): Globally renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) of New York is organizing "Scenes from the Ramayana" exhibition from March 31 to September 27.It will include selection of ... Read more...
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New York’s famed Rubin Museum exhibiting Hindu artifacts
February 27th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 27 (ANI): Prestigious Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) in New York (USA) is currently reportedly exhibiting various Hindu artworks, including "The Churning of the Ocean".Titled "Visions of the Cosmos: ... Read more...
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Computer teacher Hardeep writing Gurbani in calligraphy
January 13th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Jan 13(ANI): Hardeep Singh, a computer teacher by profession, but an achiever and an artist by heart, as he has been rewriting the Gurbani, the Sikh scriptures, in calligraphy.Hardeep prints ... Read more...
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Sun Valley, USA hosts Hindu Lord Ganesha exhibition
January 4th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Sun Valley, one of the best ski resorts in USA, is showing an exhibition on Hindu Lord Ganesha till February 20.On display at Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Ketchum (Idaho), ... Read more...
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Prestigious Oz art gallery to open with chanting of “Gayatri Mantra” & Hari-Om
January 1st, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Jan 1 (ANI): The renowned Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) in Australia will reportedly open with 21 repetitions of sacred "Gayatri Mantra" followed by "hari aum" on three ... Read more...
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US museum acquires rare 18th-century legend scroll from Andhra Pradesh
December 29th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 29 (ANI): Renowned Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) in Richmond (USA) has acquired a rare 18th-century legend scroll from Andhra Pradesh (India), one of the few of its ... Read more...
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Tennessee art museum develops travelling exhibition on Lord Vishnu
December 28th, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 28 (ANI): Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville (Tennessee, USA) has organized a 'travelling exhibition' titled 'Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior'.Center claims that it "will be the first ... Read more...
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Angles can’t fly as they are anatomically flawed, says scientist
December 22nd, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 22 (ANI): In a new research, a scientist has claimed that they mythical angles depicted in the bible are anatomically flawed, and thus, would never be able to fly.According ... Read more...
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Hindus laud Australia National Gallery for acquiring rare Nandi sculpture
September 4th, 2009 - 10:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hindus have applauded the prestigious National Gallery of Australia (NGA) in Canberra for acquiring rare 900-year-old sacred Nandi (Shiva's vehicle bull) stone sculpture.
NGA has also set-up an Indian Gallery where this sculpture ... Read more...
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