National Exhibition of Art 2023 to be held in Delhi next weekThe 63rd National Exhibition of Art will take place at the Lalit Kala Akademi campus in New Delhi from August 28. The exhibition will featu...
26 Aug, 2023, 10.56 AM IST
Dissent in Arts Body: Members of Lalit Kala Akademi Board write to govt against chair"The programmes that get decided by the executive board are not executed. The board members are later informed that there is a shortage of ...
01 Dec, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
RSS to honour man who discovered Bhimbetka cavesThe cultural wing of the RSS, Sanskar Bharati, plans 100 heritage walks in honour of Wakankar. Government-run cultural institutions like La...
29 Oct, 2019, 09.08 AM IST
Third eye: Differences history, now a teamWhile HRD grapples with setting UGC right, considerable unrest is brewing at UGC’s inter-university centre, the Consortium for Educational ...
10 May, 2017, 01.51 AM IST
After High Court rap, government extends suspension of Lalit Kala Secretary Sudhakar SharmaThe culture ministry has also finally moved CBI against Sharma and served a second charge sheet, detailing 26 offences, people aware of the...
16 Apr, 2017, 10.30 PM IST
Akademies likely to be in for a culture shockAutonomous cultural organisations — akademies, museums, libraries and cultural centres — under the culture ministry are fully funded by it.
22 Nov, 2016, 01.14 AM IST
Writer Ashok Vajpeyi to return D. Litt from Hyderabad UniversityThe former Lalit Kala Akademi chairman was awarded D.Litt (Doctor of Letters, honoris causa) by the Central University of Hyderabad few yea...
19 Jan, 2016, 06.51 PM IST
40 artists, writers returned awards over 'mishappenings': GovernmentAccording to the reply, 39 writers have returned their awards to the Sahitya Akademi while one artist has returned his award to the Lalit K...
30 Nov, 2015, 05.01 PM IST
Speak up on 'communal frenzy', Kashmiri writers to AkademiThe president of Adbee Markaz Kamraz (AMK), a body of 25 literary and cultural organizations from north Kashmir, Shujaat Bukhari, said in a...
11 Oct, 2015, 06.27 PM IST
K Satchidanandan quits Sahitya Akademi posts, says it has failed in its dutyK Satchidanandan resigned from all committees of the Sahitya Akademi saying the literary body had "failed" in its duty.
10 Oct, 2015, 03.20 PM IST
Don't judge Sahityaks who keep their prizeThe incredible pressure that all winners are now feeling since Sahgal and Vajpeyi returned their awards may not be palpable to all and sund...
08 Oct, 2015, 04.21 AM IST
- Writers politicising the literary body: Sahitya Akademi chief
The Akademi reacted by accusing the writers of politicising the autonomous body.
07 Oct, 2015, 08.15 PM IST
Government to revamp Nehru Museum, Gandhi Smriti and 37 other bodiesIn a massive overhaul of cultural entities, the Ministry of Culture has decided to revamp 39 institutions and museums like Gandhi Smriti.
02 Sep, 2015, 07.39 PM IST
Parliamentary panel asks government to sort issues affecting cultural bodiesIt had recommended comprehensive review of working of these autonomous bodies, viz. Sahitya Akademi, Lalit Kala Akademi and National School...
12 Dec, 2014, 08.22 PM IST
Parliamentary panel blames lack of transparency, politics for ills of AkademisThe Committee recommended that legitimacy and integrity of these institutions like, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Lalit Kala Akademi, Sahitya Akad...
17 Dec, 2013, 11.33 PM IST
- Lalit Kala awards show Indian art coming of age
The national awards for artists, which have been handed out by the Lalit Kala Akademi since 1955, have often enhanced the brand value of th...
30 Apr, 2008, 12.43 AM IST
- National awards enhance brand value of artists
The national awards for artists, which have been handed out by the Lalit Kala Akademi since 1955, have often enhanced the brand value of th...
29 Apr, 2008, 05.02 AM IST