- Deeply Personal
Rabindranath Tagore, deeply influenced by the Brahmo Samaj, infused his vast artistic work with spiritual sensibility, emphasizing a person...
08 May, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
Holi 2025 date: When is Holika Dahan, Dhulendi? Check date, time, rituals, and where to celebrate the festival of colorsHoli Date 2025: Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors, will be celebrated with joy on March 13 and 14, 2025. Holika Dahan occurs on March 13. ...
10 Mar, 2025, 09.47 AM IST
EAM S Jaishankar unveils Rabindranath Tagore's bust in VietnamIndia and Vietnam have deep historical connections dating back to 2,000 years ago, rooted in Buddhism, according to India's External Affair...
15 Oct, 2023, 06.06 PM IST
Happy birthday, Gulzar! From 'Mora gora ang laile' to 'Beedi jalaile', an evergreen playlist of the music maestroGulzar's ability to weave magic through music and lyrics remains unparalleled.
18 Aug, 2022, 01.59 PM IST
Music video on Rabindranath Tagore's monsoon song, translated by Javed Akhtar, launched in LondonShabana Azmi accompanied Akhtar in the UK for the music video launch.
06 Jul, 2022, 11.25 AM IST
India, Bangladesh jointly celebrate birth anniversary of Tagore, Nazrul in ChinaA large number of people attended the "Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti" event organised on Saturday to celebrate the 161st birth anniversary of Tag...
12 Jun, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
Why 'Padmaavat' connection to history or Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s poem is flimsyBhansali veers from the original poem — and he has every right to do so — but then he should claim everything in his film as his own.
04 Feb, 2018, 10.55 AM IST
Does the Nobel Prize for Literature box Bob Dylan's art into the 'literary' coop?Dylan shouldn't have got the Nobel. By seeing him as a 'literary' great is to confine him terribly.
14 Oct, 2016, 01.19 PM IST
Why gunning for Pak artists over Uri is a reductionist moveIndian political thinkers, writers and poets have been evoked across the world for the sheer breadth and scale of the grand humanitarian vi...
27 Sep, 2016, 12.21 PM IST
15 facts about Mamata Banerjee that you probably don’t knowMamata Banerjee has a Bachelor's degree in History, a Master's degree in Islamic History and degrees in Education and Law.
27 May, 2016, 02.07 PM IST
French diplomat Fabrice Etienne pens tale of Raj-era apparitions in KolkataDiplomat by day, moonlighting as a ghostbuster by night, Etienne has penned down his experiences in his released book, "Ghosts of Calcutta".
29 Jul, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
Statutory warning: Interference as happened in FTII appointment is injurious to artIn the current situation at FTII, the students chose to go on strike over the appointment of a chairman by the ministry of information and ...
19 Jul, 2015, 12.23 PM IST
Narendra Modi's campaigns play on fears of the Muslim minority: Martha NussbaumI wish a person with a record of competence such as Nitish Kumar would get a chance to lead India.
15 Dec, 2013, 05.23 PM IST
A worthy credoAt the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, it seemed like a case of cosmic coincidence: adocumentary on Tagore was on at one of its mini-theatres ju...
17 Oct, 2012, 04.54 AM IST
- From gossipping to flying planes, new ministers like it all
From the elderly V Kishore Chandra Deo to the baby among the new faces Milind Deora, all of them are at least graduates.
12 Jul, 2011, 02.49 PM IST
- Three week fest to commemorate Indo-Israel diplomatic ties
Artists from India will be descending in Israel to participate in a three-week-long cultural festival to commemorate twenty years of Indo-I...
06 Apr, 2011, 02.21 PM IST
- Biggest ever study of Indian dance forms in the UK
An ambitious project to research, film and archive the history of India's Manipuri and Tagore dance forms in the UK has been launched with ...
13 Jul, 2008, 06.19 AM IST