Anurupa Roy directed play Mahabharat explores why people go to war
Aug 16, 2017, at 11:08 pm
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IBNS): If given a choice, will the world avoid a war, explores director Anurupa Roy in her latest stage show titled 'Mahabharat, which will be held at Kolkata's GD Birla Sabhaghar on Sunday, August 20, 2017.
Sudarsan Pattnaik†creates special sand art to wish nation on Janmashtami
Aug 14, 2017, at 10:05 pm
Bhubaneswar, Aug 14 (IBNS): Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik†wished the nation on Hindu festival of Janmashtami by creating a beautiful sand art on the Puri sea beach.
Indian prisoners rehabilitated through performance of Shakespeare plays
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:11 am
Birmingham, Aug 10 (IBNS): Prisoners in India have been given leading roles performing in Shakespeare plays as part of an innovative process aimed at rehabilitating offenders.
Keeping Faith: A photographic record of Indian religious traditions in the US
Jul 17, 2017, at 07:55 pm
Kolkata, Jul 17 (IBNS): The ultimate aim of all religions is harmony said Avatar Singh, representing a popular Gurudwara in Kolkata, thus putting in a nutshell the theme of the photo-exhibition and an inter-faith meet organised at the city's The American Center recently.
Public spaces in Kolkata to become canvas for street art festival
Jul 17, 2017, at 06:23 pm
Kolkata, July 17 (IBNS): Soon Kolkata, often hailed by many as India's cultural capital, is to witness the transformation of its public spaces into a canvas for artists through the commencement of the Kolkata Street Art Festival under the aegis of Berger Paints, a leading paint manufacturing company of India.
Veteran cartoonist Mangesh Tendulkar passes away in Pune
Jul 11, 2017, at 07:23 pm
Pune, Jul 10 (IBNS): Renowned cartoonist Mangesh Tendulkar passed away at a Pune hospital on Monday night, according to media reports on Tuesday. He was 82.
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For Aarushi Thakur, the world is a stage
Jul 02, 2017, at 04:25 pm
Aarushi Thakur is a new age theatre director from Jammu who brings a fresh whiff of air to the troubled land. Her repertoire includes adaptations from Shakespeare, and presented in English too, as well as plays on her own scripts, writes Sonali Jha Chatterjee
Special screening of documentary on Prof Amartya Sen in Kolkata on July 10
Jun 28, 2017, at 09:03 pm
Kolkata, Jun 28 (IBNS): A special screening of a documentary on Nobel Laureate and Bharat Ratna, Amartya Sen, filmed over a span of 15 years, by director Suman Ghosh, will be held on July 10, 2017, in Kolkata, in association with Prabha Khaitan Foundation.
Google celebrates Oskar Fischinger's 117th birthday, doodles
Jun 22, 2017, at 02:37 pm
Mountain View, Jun 22 (IBNS): Web giant Google on Thursday celebrated German-American musician Oskar Fischinger's 117th birth anniversary by putting up an interactive doodle.
-1497343028.jpg "Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan meets PM Modi, presents his book Master on Masters")
Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan meets PM Modi, presents his book Master on Masters
Jun 13, 2017, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi, Jun 13 (IBNS): Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday in New Delhi.
Kolkata: NIP organises Indo-Bangladesh Inclusive Cultural Festival 2017
Jun 05, 2017, at 09:08 pm
Kolkata, June 5 (IBNS): National Institute of Professionals (NIP) recently organised the Indo-Bangladesh Inclusive Cultural Festival 2017 at ICCR in Kolkata.
Kolkata-based women's forum pays respect to Indian film director Satyajit Ray
May 26, 2017, at 03:45 pm
Kolkata, May 26 (IBNS): ALL Ladies League - Kolkata chapter recently organised a programme titled 'The Magic of Ray' to commemorate the 96th birth anniversary of one of India's top film makers, Satyajit Ray.
May 24, 2017, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Australia handed over three ancient stone sculptures to India which were stolen and smuggled out of India and inadvertently acquired by he National Gallery of Australia, according to media reports.
Guru Banani Chakraborty wants to ensure Bengal's classical dance is not lost
May 23, 2017, at 05:57 pm
Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS): Gaudiya Nritya, the classical dance form of Bengal, survives through the guru-shishya parampara' (a tradition where the teacher passes on his or her knowledge to select students), said Guru Banani Chakraborty at a recent recital held in Kolkata.
Inspired by Tagore: Showcasing the traditional art and craft of Bengal
May 12, 2017, at 06:28 pm
Kolkata, May 11, (IBNS): In keeping with poet Rabindranath Tagore's progressive ideas of supporting local and traditional art, the West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts organises a special fair at the Rabindra Bharati University's Jorasanko campus around the poet's birthday.
Dona Ganguly teams up with tabla exponent Prodyut Mukherjee to regale Kolkata
May 08, 2017, at 06:32 pm
Kolkata, May 08 (IBNS) What happens when an ace Odissi dancer-choreographer like Dona Ganguly teams up with a tabla exponent like Pandit. Prodyut Mukherjee on stage? Well it creates a jugalbandi that hold audiences in thrall. Kolkata recently witnessed it.
WB Guv recalls Ray’s contribution to Indian cinema, inaugurates 7th convocation of SRFTI
May 03, 2017, at 01:02 am
Kolkata, May 2 (IBNS): The 7th convocation of Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, SRFTI was formally inaugurated by Governor of West Bengal Kesharinath Tripathi on Tuesday morning.
Apr 15, 2017, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata, Apr 15 (IBNS): On Tuesday, India, along with other countries will observe the International Day for Monuments and Sites, with 'Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism' as the theme for 2017.
Artist Swati Pasari's art exhibition in Kolkata was a lesson in positive thoughts
Apr 12, 2017, at 09:33 pm
Kolkata, April 11 (IBNS): The fourth All India Annual Exhibition of Emami Chisel Art showcased the talent of the 29 year old contemporary artist, Swati Pasari, in a special one day solo exhibition recently in Kolkata.
Apr 08, 2017, at 12:30 am
Kolkata, Apr 7 (IBNS): Emami Chisel Art presents A Special One Day Solo Exhibition by young and vibrant contemporary artist and renowned pranic healer Swati Pasari showcasing exquisite sculptures inspired from the principles of immortality, timelessness, inner stillness, peace and meditation.
Arts at CERN will host four artists in residency for 2017
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:05 am
Geneva, Apr 6 (IBNS): Arts at CERN has announced the winners of the four artist residency awards for 2017: the studio hrm199 led by artist Haroon Mirza, Laura Couto Rosado, Cheolwon Chang and Tomo SavicÌ-Gecan.
PM Modi wishes Sonowal, Assam govt ahead of Namami Brahmaputra festival
Mar 31, 2017, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished luck to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and his cabinet, ahead of the Namami Brahmaputra festival, which is scheduled to start on Friday.
Mar 30, 2017, at 10:23 pm
Kolkata, Mar 29 (IBNS): The West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, in association with the Sangeet Natak Akademi North-East Centre, Guwahati and theJawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy (JNMDA), Imphal, presented Porvottar Dhara – a festival focussing on the performing arts of north-eastern India – at the Jorasanko Thakurbari, Kolkata from Mar 25 to 28.
President Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate Assam's mega river festival tomorrow
Mar 30, 2017, at 09:02 pm
Guwahati, Mar 30 (IBNS) : President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the Namami Brahmaputra Festival, the biggest ever river festival in India on Friday in Guwahati.Guwahati, Mar 30 (IBNS) : President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the Namami Brahmaputra Festival, the biggest ever river festival in India on Friday in Guwahati.
Kolkata: Tarun Bhattacharya, George Brooks and Joy Sarkar team up for Junction
Mar 21, 2017, at 08:17 pm
Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Tollygunge Clubs lawns witnessed a memorable evening of Jazz & Classical - Junction, featuring the Santoor Maestro Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya and the acclaimed US based Saxophone virtuoso George Brooks.
Google doodles to celebrate Navroz
Mar 21, 2017, at 03:19 pm
Mountain View, Mar 21 (IBNS): Tech giant Google on Tuesday doodled to observe Navroz.
Workshop on traditional folk music Jhumur to be held in Kolkata
Mar 10, 2017, at 11:51 pm
Kolkata, Mar 10 (IBNS): The West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, with financial support from the Sangeet Natak Akademi, will hold a 17-day workshop on ‘Traditional Jhumur Songs of Bengal’ from Tuesday.
Rabindra Bharati University to hold Annual Art Exhibition in Kolkata
Mar 10, 2017, at 11:50 pm
Kolkata, Mar 10 (IBNS): Bratya Basu, West Bengal's Minister for Information, Technology and Electronics, will inaugurate the annual art exhibition by the students of Rabindra Bharati University's Faculty of Visual Arts on March 14.
A mellifluous start to Hindu School bicentenary celebrations
Mar 09, 2017, at 07:00 pm
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Kolkata was treated to a veritable musical feast when Padmasree Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and Gima Award winner and new-age percussionist Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee, recently came together to perform at the 200th Foundation Day celebration of the Hindu School.
City of Joy keeps musical tryst with Indian classical maestros
Mar 08, 2017, at 06:45 pm
Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS): What happens when maestros like Pandit Viswamohan Bhatt, Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya and Pandit Daya Shankar join ace percussionist Bickram Ghosh on stage to stir up a symphony for an audience in a city known for its discerning music lovers?