Who was Zarina Hashmi? Know about the Indian American, minimalist artist who is honoured globallyZarina Hashmi gained global recognition for her captivating woodcuts and intaglio prints, skillfully blending semi-abstract depictions of r...
16 Jul, 2023, 08.36 PM IST
Google honours artist Zarina Hashmi with a doodle on her 86th birth anniversaryGoogle celebrated the 86th birth anniversary of Indian-American artist and printmaker Zarina Hashmi with a sepia-toned doodle. The artwork ...
16 Jul, 2023, 10.21 AM IST
Museums can become living memoriesInteractive and imaginative museums can fill the void created by the passing of generations, so that personalities continue to fascinate an...
23 Apr, 2022, 06.39 AM IST
Culture ministry's tweet celebrating RSS leader MS Golwalkar as a profound thinker sparks outrageMany opposition leaders such as Shashi Tharoor and Gaurav Gogoi and prominent celebrities such as Swara Bhasker and Richa Chaddha condemned...
20 Feb, 2021, 10.08 AM IST
Pak's KPK govt approves Rs 2.35 cr to purchase ancestral houses of Dilip Kumar, Raj KapoorPakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Saturday approved the release of Rs 2.35 crore to purchase the ancestral houses of legendary Bo...
02 Jan, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
Rishi Kapoor's ancestral home in Pakistan, 'Kapoor Haveli', faces demolition threatPakistan FM earlier assured Rishi Kapoor that the govt will convert the house into a museum.
13 Jul, 2020, 02.07 PM IST
Lost & found: When a missing crescent-shaped emerald from Maharaja of Kapurthala’s collection surfaced at auctionThe crescent-shaped emerald was owned by Anita Delgado, the ex-wife of the Maharaja Jagatjit Singh.
19 Dec, 2019, 02.34 PM IST
View: Citizenship Bill aims to give dignity denied to Partition victims in eastOver the decades, these erstwhile refugees have not only been seamlessly integrated but many have risen spectacularly.
06 Oct, 2019, 10.35 AM IST
Rishi Kapoor's ancestral home in Peshawar to become a museumThe Kapoor Haveli in Pakistan was built by Prithviraj Kapoor's father Basheswarnath.
29 Nov, 2018, 06.45 PM IST
Technology is gradually changing India’s museumsWhile digitisation has reinvented museums in the West, turning them into vibrant cultural spaces, its presence in India is limited.
11 Aug, 2018, 11.43 PM IST
How Partition's grandchildren on both sides of the border are collecting memorabiliaOne of the first recordings of Partition’s oral histories was by 1947 Partition Archive, founded by Guneeta Singh Bhalla, then a research p...
13 Aug, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
Dance, little M’Daro lady, danceAlong with the bust of the bearded King Priest (that uncannily resembles a contemporary Indian ‘ruler’), the Girl was brought to New Delhi ...
13 Oct, 2016, 12.38 AM IST
Rashtrapati Bhavan now a converging place of history and technologyThe rich flora and fauna of the President's Estate will be showcased in a high-tech gallery which re-creates animal sounds providing a natu...
30 Sep, 2016, 07.24 PM IST
Canada-based artist's Bapu portraits on show at Gandhi Museum66 yrs after he had first met Mahatma Gandhi at a post-Partition refugee camp in the city, artist Suraj Sadan continues to be inspired by t...
29 Jan, 2016, 05.00 PM IST
Pakistan court stops salary of officials in Dilip Kumar house casePak court ordered withholding of of two officials for failing to submit replies against move to declare ancestral house of Dilip Kumar as p...
13 Mar, 2015, 10.17 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee completes two years in office, inaugurates museumThe opening of the museum, attended by PM Narendra Modi, was part of a series of programmes being organised by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
25 Jul, 2014, 04.50 PM IST
- Indian govt to bid for Gandhi's letter
The government has decided to bid for a letter from Mahatma Gandhi that is to be auctioned by Christie's in London next month.
28 Jun, 2007, 10.36 PM IST