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New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Literature, the soul of cultural exchange, is giving conventional diplomacy a run for its space in South Asia with the mushrooming literary festivals that are provoking, discussing and building new bridges across cultures.
Five major li....
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| New Delhi, May 22(IANS) A ‘Festival of Traditional Music of Punjab', which kicked off here Tuesday, is set to treat music fanatics to the cultural heritage of the state.
The two-day event is being held at the India International Centre here.
Inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Sh....
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New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The new vernacular poetry in India is moving away from the softer shades of nature and love - the genre made famous by poet Rabindranath Tagore - to negotiate the turbulent contemporary times by addressing stark social realities.
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| New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) An Afghan theatre company, which escaped a Taliban attack in Kabul last August because of a last-minute change in schedule, will stage an Afghan version of Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" here Tuesday.
A militant attack on the compound where the group, Rah-e-Sabz, ....
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| New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Legendary theatre actor Zohra Segal, who celebrated her 100th birthday April 27, was a difficult mother because of her stubborn and "I-know-best" attitude that came from long years of achievement as a versatile dancer, a stage performer and a screen star, daughter Kiran Sega....
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Book: "Whispers in the Classroom, Voices on the Field - Stories of School, Friends and Life"; Authors: Subhadra Sen Gupta, Bulbul Sharma, Paro Anand, Jerry Pinto, Ranjit Lal, Gautam Benegal, Anupa Lal and Trisha Ray; Publisher: Wisdom Tree; Pages: 358; Price: Rs.345Full Story
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New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Lack of political will is adding to the survival woes of large Asiatic mammals, including rhinoceros, one of the most intriguing beasts in nature's life chain that faces extinction in its habitat in South Asia, says conservationist Hemanta Mish....
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| New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Ruchir Sharma's "Breakout Nations" dominates the non-fiction category in the bestseller list this week, while Alex Rutherford's "Empire Of The Moghul: The Tainted Throne" is at the top spot in the fiction section.
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1."Breakout Nations"
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| New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The book case this week is serious and fires reality shots on issues like terror, Kashmir, Pakistan and history. Browse with IANS....
1. Book: "The Meadow"; Written by Adrian Levy & Cathy Scott Clark; Published by Penguin-India; Priced at Rs.499
In the summe....
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What is noteworthy about the cartoon row is that neither Jawaharlal Nehru nor B.R. Ambedkar found anything objectionable about it when it was published in 1949. Nor did all the politicians in the intervening decades, among whom were luminaries such as Vallabhbhai Patel, J.B.....
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