Dubai Food festival is back again!
By Puja Gupta
New Delhi, April 4 (IANSlife) With breath-taking architecture, sophisticated hotels, spectacular vistas and a vast culinary landscape, Dubai certainly never disappoints! Keeping safety at the forefront, Dubai is back with its annual...
Couple exchanges digital ‘NFT’ rings with wedding vows
San Francisco, April 3 (IANS) Marriages are made in heaven, but the ring exchange can now even happen in digital tokens or Blockchain on Earth. In a first such incident, two employees at cryptocurrency...
Multiple rhythms for a unique sound
By Sukant Deepak
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Playing multiple genres including Rajasthani Folk, Folk Rock, Sufi fusion, instrumental and Bollywood, Rajasthan-based band 'Swaraag' has carved a distinct niche for itself.
Co-founder of the band, Pratap...
A powerful, compassionate, timely account of rape victims
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) As the world moves on after expressing outrage, what happens to the rape victims who are left to fend for themselves in an apathetic society and a nonchalant judicial...
‘Satyajit Ray in 100 Anecdotes’ to be published on April 5
By Siddhi Jain
New Delhi, April 2 (IANSlife) Set to release on Satyajit Ray's 100th year birth anniversary on April 5, a new book titled 'Satyajit Ray in 100 Anecdotes' is a gorgeously illustrated, appealing...
Recalling memories and reimagining memorials of political caution and cultural nourishment
By Sukant Deepak
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Comprising installations, assemblages, sculptures, paintings and woodcuts, major Indian artist Riyas Komu tells IANS that his latest exhibition 'SALT' that opened in Mumbai recently is an act of...
Why India needs more women on the Internet
By Siddharta Swarup
New Delhi, March 29 (IANSlife) We all know that there is a correlation between gender equality and the digital gender divide. However, until recently, the direction and quantum of that correlation has...
75-day-long Snow Festival ends in Himachal
Shimla, March 29 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said the 75-day-long Snow Festival, which concluded on Monday, would go a long way in promoting the rich diverse culture and traditions of...
These women are curbing maternal deaths in Upper Assam
By Monika Mondal
Tinsukia, March 28 (IANS) Hemanti Dhara Das was severely underweight and anemic at the time of her pregnancy. Her weight had dropped to 32 kg and her haemoglobin level had dipped to...
Audiences fatigued by digital concerts: Smita Bellur
By Sukant Deepak
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) If there is something that has been constant in Sufi singer Smita Bellur's life, the first female Hindustani vocalist to have been accepted into a lineage of...
