A leading New York-based Indian-born children’s book author has released a new book on Holi, aimed at educating young readers here about the festival and the cultural heritage of India. Anu Sehgal, Founder and President of The Culture Tree, has penned ‘Kahaani Rangeeli’ or ‘Colorful Story’ along with Pridhee Kapoor on the Hindu festival of Read More…
Renowned American author Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma, who wrote ‘The Kural: Thiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural’ – a sacred Tamil literature, will participate in Singapore’s Tamil Language Festival next month, the organisers have announced. While the US-based Pruiksma will host two programmes, poet and cine lyricist Yugabharathi will present a dedicated workshop for secondary and tertiary students on how Read More…
Google created a doodle to commemorate the 120th birthday of P.K. Rosy, the first female lead in Malayalam cinema. Rosy was born Rajamma on February 10, 1903 in Kerala’s capital city of Thiruvananthapuram. Rosy’s interest in acting began at a young age. Rosy crossed barriers in an era when performing arts were prohibited in many Read More…
The boarding and deboarding facility is provided at Gurugram, Rewari, Ringas, Phullera and Ajmer Railway Stations for the convenience of tourists. The first stoppage of this train tour package has been kept at Kevadiya, wherein the Statue of Unity will be the centre of attraction. The entire train will cover a distance of almost 3500 Read More…
Pakistan has blocked Wikipedia after the website refused to remove offensive or blasphemous material, according to a media report on Saturday. The blacklisting of Wikipedia comes days after the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) degraded Wikipedia services for 48 hours, threatening to block it if the content deemed ‘blasphemous’ was not deleted. When a PTA spokesperson Read More…
The chairman of the K R Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts (KRNNIVSA) at Thekkumthala, Kottayam, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, has resigned. The seasoned director made his decision public on Tuesday during a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram. He resigned from his position in protest at the institution’s turn of events, which led to Shankar Mohan’s Read More…
The first flaw in India after independence was the death of Mahatma Gandhi. The British had oppressed our nation until it was released on August 15, 1947. The benevolence of Annal Gandhi came before it. The world leader who taught non-violence to the world, Mahatma Gandhi, the father of our nation, who fought valiantly for Read More…
Prince Harry left out revelations about his family in his memoir, saying he did not want “the world to know because I don’t think they would ever forgive me,” according to an interview published by the Daily Telegraph on Friday. The prince told the UK broadsheet that he has enough material to write another book, Read More…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the world’s longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas between Varanasi-Dibrugarh on January 13.: MV Ganga Vilas will begin its journey from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and travel around 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, sailing across 27 river systems in India and Read More…
The Kerala High Court ruled on Monday that visitors to Sabarimala Sannidhanam (sanctom sanctorum) should not be allowed to enter while carrying posters and large images of celebrities and politicians. The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has been ordered by the court to take the required actions to guarantee that every worshipper of Lord Ayyappa exercises Read More…