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.

Yogi increases grant under Kanya Sumangala Yojana

IANS | February 14, 2024 8:02 PM

Gorakhpur, Feb 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that the grant under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana will be increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per beneficiary annually from April, this year.

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.