An ode to Indian visual culture and history: Alka Pande’s new collection of 14 books

IANS | February 15, 2024 6:18 PM

New Delhi, February 15 (IANS) Art historian and curator Dr Alka Pande has written a set of 14 collectable books titled '108 Portraits of Indian Culture and Heritage' that puts the spotlight on 14 disciplines ranging from art, architecture, objects, crafts and more. The immersive collection set is an encyclopedic work looking at the development and history of Indian visual culture through various eras of history to the contemporary world.

How the maker of the Taj set off a famine, ignored by historians, that killed 7.4 mn people

Aabhas Maldhiyar | February 14, 2024 5:09 PM

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Shah Jahan, son of Jahangir, was way ahead of his father in terms of barbarity. It was merely in the first decade (sixth year) of his reign that he passed a farman to raze mandirs whose foundations had been laid during his father's period and stood unfinished. He was high with the zeal to revive Islam in the best possible way. He intended to reflect Islam as a dominant religion, and hence apart from demolishing mandirs, he commissioned many grand mosques like the Jama Masjid in Delhi.

Climate change discussed at AKLF-2024

IANS | February 11, 2024 3:08 PM

Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The second day of the ongoing Apeejay Kolkata Literature Festival witnessed two diverse sessions on the climate changes taking place across the globe.

New book reveals how Sonia Gandhi riled a grieving Jagan and lost Andhra

Daanish Bin Nabi | February 11, 2024 12:10 PM

New Delhi, February 13 (IANS) A new book by seasoned journalist Amar Devulapalli has detailed how Sonia Gandhi messed up in Andhra Pradesh and pushed Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy -- the state's incumbent Chief Minister -- to sever ties with the Congress and form his own party, thereby denying the 'grand old party' the citadel that gave it the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats than any othe state in 2004 and 2009.