Art & Culture
Rattle & Hum to exhibit in Mumbai
By chennaivision at 16 June, 2009, 12:31 pm
Kohima, The Rattle & Hum, renowned music society of North East will organize a handshake concert and Naga folk music at the St. Andrews’ auditorium in Mumbai on June 21.
Addressing a press conference here today Rattle & Hum Music Society president Theja Meru and Patron Khriehu Liezietsu informed that the concert would [...]
IBAPWO to search talents in Indo-Myanmar border
By chennaivision at 12 June, 2009, 2:51 pm
Kohima, The International Border Area Peoples’ Welfare Organisation (IBAPWO), under the banner of ‘IBAPWO Craft Centre’, will undertake a survey to tap the hidden talents along the Indo-Myanmar border areas of Nagaland.
In a statement here today the Director of IBAPWO said that a team of the organisation would tour to undertake baseline [...]
Talent hunt in Bihar to track budding artistes
By chennaivision at 6 June, 2009, 6:33 pm
Darbhanga, The Bihar government has decided to organise bi-weekly cultural shows in Darbhanga division to track budding artistes and tap their potentials for grooming them to achieve new heights in their career.
Informing this Darbhanga District Magistrate Pran Mohan Thakur said here today that as per the directive received from the state Tourism and Culture department, [...]
Saffronart’s summer auction to be held on June 11-12
By chennaivision at 6 June, 2009, 6:08 pm
Mumbai, Leading online auction house, Saffronart will put up 85 art works by 57 modern and contemporary Indian artists for its Summer Online auction, to be held on June 10 and June 11.
The catalogue will include works of V S Gaitonde, Ram Kumar, Arpita Singh, Akbar Padamsee, M F Hussain, Jogen Chowdhury, Subodh Gupta, Hema [...]
Talent hunt in Bihar to track budding artistes
By chennaivision at 6 June, 2009, 5:17 pm
Darbhanga,
The Bihar government has decided to organise bi-weekly cultural shows in Darbhanga division to track budding artistes and tap their potentials for grooming them to achieve new heights in their career.
District Magistrate Pran Mohan Thakur said here today cultural shows would be organised in all districts of Darbhanga division on third Friday and fourth [...]
Exhibition of Ravi Varma’s works
By chennaivision at 30 April, 2009, 12:50 pm
Tirupati, A photo exhibition of famous artist Ravi Varma’s paintings was organised at Tirupati Press Club.
Organiser Mr Singampalli Satyanarayana said he was proud to hold the event for the people of Tirupati on the occasion of the 161st birthday celebrations of the artist yesterday.
Ravi Varma was a revolutionary force who pumped courage into the [...]
Taj Mahal on sand at Moscow
By chennaivision at 29 April, 2009, 10:13 am
Puri, International sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik from Orissa will recreate another ”Taj Mahal” on sand at the Kolomenskoe Museum Reserve, Moscow during the Sand Sculpture World Championship Moscow-2009.
The championship will be held from tomorrow to May 7.
Sand artists from India, Denmark, Spain, Czech, Ireland, Bulgaria, Ukraine, US and Russia will participate in [...]
Basava Jayanti celebrated in Delhi
By chennaivision at 27 April, 2009, 3:29 pm
New Delhi, Kannadigas of Delhi today celebrated Basava Jayanti to spread the message of devotion, peace and love for the humanity given by Karnataka’s 12th century saint and social reformer Basaveshwara.
The event organised by Dehali Kannadiga, a monthly, recalled the contributions of Basaveshwara and the Vachana Sahitya, the poetic renderings of Veerashaiva scholars.
Dehali [...]
Make heritage protection a people’s movement: Vice President
By chennaivision at 18 April, 2009, 4:55 pm
New Delhi, Stating that the country’s record in heritage protection had not been satisfactory, Vice President Hamid Ansari today called for involving the people on a mass scale to accomplish the task.
Pointing out that Article 51-A of the Constitution dealing with fundamental duties required citizens to protect the rich values of the country’s [...]
GSI finds 393 vulnerable blocks in Ajanta, 100 in Ellora Caves
By chennaivision at 2 April, 2009, 7:52 pm
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, The Geological Survey of India (GSI), in its study of water seepages and damage caused to the world famous heritage sites, has spotted 393 vulnerable blocks in Ajanta and 100 in Ellora Caves.
GSI director General, P M Tejale, after submitting report of the study to Archeological Survey of India (ASI) yesterday, [...]
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