Kashmiri love ballad finds a lyrical expression in Rahul Wali's Pandit kitchen

Sourish Bhattacharyya | March 16, 2024 6:45 PM

New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Kashmiri word 'poshmaal' at once brings to one's mind Shankar Mahadevan's mellifluous rendition in 'Mission Kashmir' of the 19th-century romantic poet Rasul Mir's lyrical love ballad, whose refrain is: 'Rind posh maal gindane drai lo lo' (When the shadow of the posh maal, or garland of flowers, is so enchanting, what would be the effect of her physical presence).

Waheeda Rehman donates personal film memorabilia to Film Heritage Foundation

IANS | March 13, 2024 3:39 PM

Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Legendary Bollywood actress and Padma Shri awardee Waheeda Rehman has donated her personal film memorabilia to Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) for preservation.

Six personalities named for Akademi Ratna, 92 for Sangeet Natak Akademi awards

IANS | February 28, 2024 5:38 PM

New Delhi, 28 Feb (IANS) The general council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi has unanimously elected six eminent personalities from the field of performing arts as Akademi Fellows (Akademi Ratna).

Reconciliation is what the Partition Museum hopes to achieve: Kishwar Desai

Sukant Deepak | February 24, 2024 5:16 PM

Amritsar, Feb 24 (IANS) No matter how many times one visits the Partition Museum in Amritsar, the 'Gallery of Hope' always makes you stand still. Amid the horror of 1947, this life-affirming space asserts the painful yet important process of reconciliation, of certain acknowledgements and the will to move forward without trying to erase.

Why eating more whole dals is good for the climate-challenged world

Sourish Bhattacharyya | February 23, 2024 6:12 PM

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Paul Newnham's mission is to make the second of the United Nations' Sustainable Goals (SDG2) -- Zero Hunger -- a global reality in our lifetime.

JP Dutta, Vidhu Vinod Chopra feted with prestigious Raj Kapoor Awards

IANS | February 23, 2024 2:15 PM

Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Veteran filmmaker J.P. Dutta, who has made films such as 'Border', 'LOC Kargil' and 'Refugee', was conferred with the prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan Raj Kapoor Award for his exceptional contributions to Indian cinema.

Zaiqa-E-Dilli: Where Old Delhi's culinary traditions get 'chatpata tadka' of luxury

Durga Chakravarty | February 22, 2024 5:01 PM

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Imagine having paranthas at Chandni Chowk's Paranthe Wali Gali without the grime and the jostling crowds, or gulping down gol gappas and not worrying about hygiene issues, or gorging on lip-smacking biryani right out of a 'degh' without going all the way to Dilli-6.

Italy's top pizza innovator arrives from Verona with few words, many originals

IANS | February 20, 2024 6:38 PM

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) He is from Verona, the Italian city where William Shakespeare set his immortal play, 'Romeo and Juliet', yet Renato Bosco is a man of few words.

Massive tree plantation to protect Kashmir’s rare ‘Hangul’ species

IANS | February 17, 2024 7:12 PM

Srinagar, Feb 17 (IANS) In order to protect the fragile environment of Kashmir’s rare stag species known as the ‘Hangul’ a social enterprise has decided to plant over 1, 25,000 plants in the habitat of this protected animal.

In Buddha's Footsteps: Conference to see Asia through the eyes of Buddhist pilgrims

Daanish Bin Nabi | February 17, 2024 5:24 PM

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Just 10 per cent of the ancient Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang's travelogue, which offers an eyewitness account of India at the time of Harsha Vardhan (the itinerant Buddhist scholar was here between 630 and 645 CE), has been discovered so far.

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Kashmiri love ballad finds a lyrical expression in Rahul Wali's Pandit kitchen

Waheeda Rehman donates personal film memorabilia to Film Heritage Foundation

Six personalities named for Akademi Ratna, 92 for Sangeet Natak Akademi awards

Reconciliation is what the Partition Museum hopes to achieve: Kishwar Desai

Why eating more whole dals is good for the climate-challenged world

JP Dutta, Vidhu Vinod Chopra feted with prestigious Raj Kapoor Awards

Zaiqa-E-Dilli: Where Old Delhi's culinary traditions get 'chatpata tadka' of luxury

Italy's top pizza innovator arrives from Verona with few words, many originals

Massive tree plantation to protect Kashmir’s rare ‘Hangul’ species

In Buddha's Footsteps: Conference to see Asia through the eyes of Buddhist pilgrims

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