India Art Fair opens, asserts a return to the physical world
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) "The Pandemic was bound to leave an imprint on the minds of artists, something one can see in many artworks here, including mine. We are seeing it as a...
Dubai food festival 2022 all set to tantalise taste buds
New Delhi, April 28 (IANSlife) The Dubai Food Festival (DFF), is back! Celebrating Dubai's global gastronomy status, the 14-day, city-wide festival will showcase Dubais most exciting culinary offerings.
In its ninth edition, this year's festival...
Savita Ambedkar’s autobiography humanises B.R. Ambedkar in a manner hitherto unattempted
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) To commemorate the 131st birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the Father of the Indian Constitution, Penguin Random House India has acquired the first English language translation of the...
Taste buds tingle in Ramzan, Navratri in Lucknow
Lucknow, April 7 (IANS) It is past midnight in Chowk, known as the food hub of Lucknow.
Shops are open and people are thronging the various outlets that are setting the taste buds tingling.
Hindus are...
Career or long distance love?
New Delhi, April 4 (IANSlife) Things have started to open up after we had been trapped inside our homes for a long time and had grown accustomed to the concept of virtual dating. Not...
‘This time for Africa’: Fair writing of and from the continent
VIKAS DATTA
It was called the "Dark Continent", not only due to lack of (European) knowledge of its expansive hinterland, but also for political reasons. Terming Africa backward and unenlightened gave colonial powers license to...
Fun filled weekend at home
OLIVIA SARKAR
New Delhi, April 3 (IANSlife) It's important to plan your family time consciously, as it's easy to get caught up in a busy schedule. Once that's done, you may want to turn your...
IPL brings back the cheers for Bengaluru’s pubs and bars
Bengaluru, March 28 (IANS) The IPL has generated a lot of excitement as people, now out of their fears of the deadly coronavirus, are enjoying the nail biting finishes. Even as all the matches...
Dropped by Left-controlled temple, ex-Muslim dancer gets VHP invite to perform
Thiruvananthapuram, March 29 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will be inviting Bharatnatyam dancer Mansiya V.P. to Pavakkulam temple in Kochi, controlled by it. The temple is one of the oldest in Kochi, Kerala....
The Sufi saint who promoted cultural blend of Shaivism and Islam
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) Lalleshwari, fondly called 'Lal Ded' (Mother Lalla), is among the most prominent Sufi saints of Kashmir who promoted a cultural blend of Shaivism and Islam, which teaches tolerance, coexistence and...
