Santiniketan, West Bengal, Sept 6 (IBNS): If China and India speak with one voice, the whole world will listen, said Zha Liyou, Consul-General of China in Kolkata at the inauguration of an international conference at Visva-Bharati University campus.

The art of magic has a long history in Indian culture, and has shaped the popular imagination of India as a "land of magic." American magicians have visited India searching for magic for centuries, and Indian magicians have performed in the U.S. as well. U.S. Fulbright Nehru scholar Dr. Shreeyash Palshikar who delivered a Talk on “Vanishing Mysteries: Magical Connections Between India and America” in Kolkata recently, mourns the lack of patronage to the street magicians. Subhashish Roy reports

Kolkata, Aug 22 (IBNS): Get ready for a musical extravaganza in the hills this November when an eclectic mix of artists go on stage as part of the Bacardi NH7 Weekender celebration to be held in Meghalaya.

Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): Sangeet Kala Niketan presented the Pandit Manmohan Bhatt Memorial Award to rock percussionist Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee for his contribution to Indian Classical  and Fusion Music.

New Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 9 (IBNS): New Delhi based Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) will be presenting two distinct art exhibitions titled ‘Common Course’ -  Poetic, satirical and political commentaries' and ‘Over the edge, crossing the line - Five artists from Bengal’.

Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS) : Chaepani, a Kolkata-based artistic forum, recently launched a music video called 'Baishe Ashar', which has been directed by their founder-director, Debasish Sen Sharma, who is also an independent film maker.

Kolkata, July 31 (UNI): Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi shared a unique bond though they vastly differed on ideas of nationalism.

Mumbai, July 12 (IBNS): Bombay House, the Tata Group’s global headquarters in Maharashtra's capital city, is now sporting some fabulous artworks executed by Baaya Design in collaboration with Somaya & Kalappa Consultants.

Kolkata, July 2 (IBNS): Noted Odissi Guru Urmila Bhaumik presented Vande Nrityam 2019 at Rabindra Sadan celebrating the pre 20th year of her institution recently.

Kolkata, July 1 (IBNS): The U.S. Consulate Kolkata recently hosted a concert tilted “An Evening of Classical Masterworks,” at the American Center Kolkata.