After Golden Temple, Panchkula's Nada Sahib Gurbani to live stream daily

IANS | September 11, 2023 10:32 AM

Chandigarh, Sep 11 (IANS) After the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) launched broadcast of Gurbani from the Golden Temple on its own YouTube channel, its Haryana counterpart on Monday started its live stream daily across the globe from Gurdwara Nada Sahib in Panchkula.

From Meluha to India, the many names of 'Bharat' across centuries

Kavya Dubey | September 10, 2023 2:40 PM

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) When President Droupadi Murmu sent out invites for the dinner hosted by her at the G20 Summit, she described herself as the 'President of Bharat' and set off a heated discussion that may have abated temporarily, but is headed for a vociferous revival.

Jaipur 'king' Padmanabh talks about style, polo, astronomy & heritage

IANS | September 10, 2023 10:27 AM

Jaipur, Sep 10 (IANS) It was an unusual day at City Palace Jaipur on Saturday when the 303rd descendent of the Jaipur royal family, Padmanabh Singh, hosted media students in his palace premises. These students came from across the country for a brief sojourn in the historical pink city which comes equipped with a rich, timeless legacy.

'The Urdu Poetry Project' and the semantics of composite culture

Sukant Deepak | August 31, 2023 2:22 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) With roots in Uttar Pradesh, both these Delhi-based artists come from families whose values can be traced back to the Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb. Growing up during the 1990s, visual artist Taha Ahmad and theatre practitioner Wamiq Zia carry a nostalgia where a composite culture that was celebrated across the length and breadth of the country, where cultural identity was always stronger than the religious one.