Arts/Books

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – The Delhi-based artist duo Jitin Thukral and Sumir Tagra, who incorporates painting, archiving, gaming, and publishing to engage with the socio-cultural and political landscape of India and beyond, recently designed a digital installation, 'Mumbai Rising', at

By ALKA JOSHI Special to India-West Alka Joshi is the internationally known bestselling author of the Jaipur Trilogy: The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur , and her latest, The Perfumist of Paris. Her debut novel, The Henna Artist, immediately became a New York Times Bestseller, a

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - With the help of these incredible Audible podcasts and audiobooks, you can unlock simple yet effective stress management techniques to recover from stress, optimize your well-being, and unlock your full potential. Stress Relief. Written by: Jimmy Fellon;

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Opium nearly smoked out China, made Britain acquire tainted wealth, laid the foundation of the fortunes of many a notorious trading house, and made several early 19th-century Bombay Parsi families, who were middlemen in the East

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - A new book on Afghanistan's de facto rulers claimed that Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi had a detailed meeting with Pakistan’s former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa before asking India to

PATNA, (IANS) - A 68-year-old resident of Bihar's Nalanda, who was living a life of anonymity till now, has been conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award after being associated with the textile industry for almost 50 years. Kapil Dev Prasad is

Photo: Bruce M White India-West Staff Reporter HAMILTON, NJ – Grounds For Sculpture, the 42-acre not-for-profit sculpture park, arboretum, and museum located here, is presenting a multi-faceted portrait of the Indian American community in the state, through first-person narratives, images, and objects. ‘Local Voices:

Photo : Pamela Mala Sinha writes and acts in her third play, ‘New’ Pamela Mala Sinha is a Canadian actress and playwright. On television, she has had recurring roles as Wanda in ‘Street Legal,’ Rani in ‘The Newsroom,’ Faith Colero in

India-West Staff Reporter LOS ANGELES, CA - Contemporary artist Amy Smith, an accomplished museum-exhibited artist with a passion for the planet, will be showing her two collections, "Women United" and "Unstoppable Force" at the hotel Pendry in West Hollywood. Smith's work highlights

MUMBAI (ANI) - William Dalrymple's book 'The Anarchy' which tells the story of how one of the world's biggest empires, the Mughal empire, disintegrated and came to be replaced by the British East India Company, will be turned into a

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Author, business coach, and global strategist Manoj Gursahani believes the only way forward in the modern world is to change your lens from a transactional mindset that looks for what others can do for you to

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Only having real-life experiences may teach you more and give you more topics for thought and conversation than reading a book. Being a single person has its limitations in terms of where you can go, what

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Here is the new list of books you may want to read. Eating the Present, Tasting the Future by Charmaine O Brien Eating the Present, Tasting the Future ventures 'off the plate' to journey through India's contemporary foodscape

By SHASHI THAROOR (Excerpted from ‘Ambedkar: A Life’) In an unusual instance, Ramabai had wholeheartedly participated in Ambedkar's idiosyncratic shraddha ceremony for his deceased father. Instead of offering a meal and sweets to Brahmins after the ceremony as the ritual normally requires,

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - DAG, a Mumbai-based art house recently acquired the 75-year-old house of one of India's best-known modernists Jamini Roy in Kolkata to open the country's first private single artist private museum that will also be a cultural

NEW DELHI (IANS) - For several years now, she has been venturing into new avenues of Bharatanatyam with respect to vocabulary, poetry, and treatment. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-winning dancer Rama Vaidyanathan is one of the directors of Ganesha Natyalaya, and

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - One of the toughest jobs of parenting is talking to your kids about difficult subjects. Divorce, illness, death, sex, natural disasters, financial uncertainty. The list goes on. There's a temptation to avoid difficult topics or just

By VIKAS DATTA How can we define the significance of an ancient civilization? One obvious yardstick could be how proud its purported descendants are about it. A more valid criterion will be to see how its influence survives today. On both these

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - While in his teens, he once accompanied his father, theatre director M.K. Raina to Kashmir, encountering the Bhands -- Kashmir's traditional folk theatre artists who were 'banned' by militants from performing in the Valley. Years later,

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Dancer and choreographer Terence Lewis recalled his days of struggle and how for his passion for dance, he left his government job and went against the will of his mother and opened a dance academy. Terence shared: "I

JAMMU, (IANS) - World famous Basohli painting from J&K's Kathua district has obtained the Geographical Indication tag, officials said on April 3. GI is a form of intellectual property right that identifies goods originating from a specific geographical location and having

MUMBAI, (IANS) - It is not surprising that screen adaptations of Indian authors' works are in high demand because they have always been an integral component of world literature. To say the least, every film has a narrative to tell and

India-West Staff Reporter ‘India and Faraway Lands’ is the story of India from a global perspective. It takes a bird’s eye view, connecting the dots, speaking of world influences and making sense of a world gone by – and the moment

By Jyoti BachaniEven as everyone was celebrating India and Indians at the Oscars, I am celebrating one of my all-time favorite Hindi writers and poet who was conferred with the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. This prestigious award

NEW DELHI - Vivan Sundaram, a pioneering multidisciplinary artist who often used his work, melding sculptures, photographs, videos, and paintings to reflect contemporary issues of the day died here on March 29. He was 79. He had been ailing for the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - He says when it comes to writing on Kashmir, there is an emotional quotient involved. That is not just because he was born there but also because the Pandit community, which has contributed immensely to diverse

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - A book that explores the power of love, friendship, family, and the elusive idea of home, and compels us to revisit our own ideas of truth, the self and reality "All Stray Dogs Go to Heaven"

You can listen to these on Audible to help you fall asleep. So, turn off the lights, wrap yourself in your beloved blankets, and allow these soothing voices to lull you to sleep: Deep Sleep Every Night This high-quality hypnosis audiobook has

India-West News Desk ANN ARBOR, MI - The treatment of widows in India has been discussed and criticized widely. In 2021, “SheThePeople,” a digital website devoted to the women’s movement in India, published “Seven Inhuman Customs That Make the Lives of Indian

By NAYANAA KANODIA I take in the full range of our world with receptive thought, comprehension, and a lighthearted approach to my keen impressions. I visualize the point where the abilities of imagination and foresight collide with thinking delusions. My vibrant

NEW DELHI, (IANS) -. How does one explain the fascination of Indians for dals? Is there a common strain in the dals across the country? "Dals are a diverse and versatile ingredient that can be found in different cuisines around the

By Vikas Datta MUMBAI - Literary traditions need to evolve to remain relevant, and the onus is on its paladins to ensure that they move in step with social norms and particularly, don't miss out on technological advances. In Urdu poetry, this

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Patrick French, the biographer of Sir Vidia Naipaul and Francis Younghusband, and Dean of the School of Art and Sciences at Ahmedabad University, passed away on March 15 in London, leaving behind his wife Meru Gokhale

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Booknerds, a literary startup based out of Dehradun, has brought its podcast from online to in-person and shot its first season of sit-down conversations with authors, editors, and publishers. Packed with information for every kind of reader,it

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - For artist Jagannath Panda, spontaneity has always been of paramount importance in his work. Believing it to be a means to discover one's unknown spaces, he adds, "It is between restrain and spontaneity that a lot

By Vikas Datta The decision to replace several words, chiefly related to characters' appearances or attributes, in some Roald Dahl books, sparked off a spirited debate, with many stridently opposing the measure as "political correctness" while many others welcomed it for

By Vikas Datta Romantic and revolutionary may seem polar opposites, but this Urdu poet achieved a unique balance between them. Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz', who was born in 1911, was not the first revolutionary-romantic poet but the latest in an illustrious line that

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - In honor of International Women's Day, we look at Indian writers of children's books who make the case for inclusion. MUKAND AND RIAZ Written by: Nina Sabnani Ages: 5-10 years Set in the days of turmoil, leading to the partition

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Celebrated designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla's ‘The Glory of Giddha,’ a short film by the duo, features Noor Zora, the first-ever male performer of the traditionally female folk dance, giddha. Khosla, who is a native

BHOPAL, (IANS) - Indian Administrative Service officer Niyaz Ahmad Khan, who is posted as deputy secretary in the public works department of the Madhya Pradesh government, and often makes headlines on subjects beyond the ambit of his position, has once

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Growing up in the vibrant surroundings of Central Delhi's Karol Bagh, Anupama Mohan began writing at the age of nine -- "at least, that's how far back my memory of something tangible -- a diary, a

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India is rising again today at the forefront of a new global spiritual civilization with a cosmic vision, says an extensively researched book that provides a fresh perspective on how Indian civilization was impacted by the

By VIKAS DATTA MUMBAI - Whenever lyricists of Bollywood or Lollywood seemed stuck for the beginning of a song, they could always turn to Mir. One of his most famous ghazals "Patta patta boota boota haal hamare jaane hain" was used

LUCKNOW, (IANS) - Lucknow's 153-year-old Amir-ud-Daula library has been fully digitalized. More than 80,000 digitized books and 27,000 e-magazines are now available free on the library's website and the content is also available on a mobile app Lucknow Digital Library. The transformation

India-West Staff Reporter NEW ORLEANS, LA - The American Library Association has awarded a 2023 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor to ‘Owl and Penguin,’ a children's book by Indian-American author-illustrator Vikram Madan, published by Holiday House. The Geisel Award and Honors are given

MUMBAI, (IANS) – TV actress Neeharika Roy said it was a challenge for her to learn the divine dance form, Tandava along with her co-actor Sambhabana Mohanty in a span of 4 hours. She said: "Although I love dancing, I got

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) - Editors at Penguin's children's imprint Puffin have taken a red pencil to the works of iconic, but divisive British writer Roald Dahl, known for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Matilda.” In the 1964 novel "Charlie

MUMBAI, (IANS) - World-renowned danseuse and Mohiniattam exponent Kanak Y. Rele passed away in a private hospital following a brief illness here on February 22 morning, family sources said. She was 85 and is survived by her husband Yatindra Rele, son

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Acclaimed lyricist, screenwriter, and poet Javed Akhtar's comments in Pakistan on 26/11 terrorists "roaming free" in the country and the bitterness in the hearts of Indians have drawn huge applause in India. Akhtar was last week welcomed

Los Angeles, (IANS) Jay Shetty, UK-born Indian bestselling author Think Like A Monk, podcast host, social media sensation, life coach and former Hare Krishna monk, is expanding his media footprint by now opening a talent agency, ‘Diversity’, exclusive discovery. Shetty, whose