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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 Savić-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.

The West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, RBU, in association with Sangeet Natak Akademi North-East Centre, JNMDA holds Porvottar Dhara

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?

Bengali folk singer Kalika Prasad dies in a car accident

Mar 07, 2017, at 07:44 pm

Burdwan/Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS):Popular Bengali folk singer Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee died in a car accident in West Bengal's Hoogly district on Tuesday morning.

Indian and US artists come together for performative story telling project in Kolkata

Feb 28, 2017, at 10:28 pm

Kolkata, Feb 28 (IBNS): Performing artists from India and the United States (US) came together to raise awareness about gender issues at a programme at the American Centre in Kolkata recently.

Lal Mati Utsav in Navi Mumbai tugs at the heartstrings of music aficionados

Feb 16, 2017, at 10:55 pm

Mumbai, Feb 16 (IBNS): People from Mumbai and its suburbs, especially Bengalis, got a feel of the musical heritage of Bengal and Bengalis, from classical to folk, at the recently held Lal Mati Utsav (Red Earth Festival), organised at the Urban Haat, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai.

Calcutta Rescue to widen its service areas with SBI-sponsored second street ambulance

Feb 16, 2017, at 10:42 pm

Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS): Calcutta Rescue, which works among the underprivileged people of Kolkata, especially in the slum areas, will launch its second street ambulance on Friday.

Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik's sand castle enters Guinness World Record

Feb 11, 2017, at 06:31 pm

Puri, Feb 11 (IBNS): Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a Guinness World Record with his 48.8 feet sand castle at Puri Beach, according to media reports on Saturday.

Ministry of DoNER celebrates Magh Bihu (Makar Sankranti) festival

Jan 14, 2017, at 12:44 am

Guwahati, Jan 13 (IBNS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh addressed at the celebrations of Magh Bihu (Makar Sankranti) festival, organised by Ministry of Development of North-East Region (DoNER) at Dilli Haat here on Friday.

Kolkata: Workshop on tribal art form organised in RBU

Dec 30, 2016, at 09:30 pm

Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): The West Bengal State Akademi of Dance, Music and Visual Arts in association with Rabindra Bharati University and Lalit Kala Akademi on Thursday inaugurated a workshop on Santhal Pata painting of Jadu Pata series in Kolkata.

A photography exhibition with a deep focus on a cause

Dec 13, 2016, at 11:38 pm

Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): The city of Kolkata has always been a photographer’s delight, for more reasons than one.

My art has given me enough immunity: Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee

Dec 10, 2016, at 01:27 am

As Kolkata gears up for Monologues, India's only solo art festival, (at ICCR on Dec 10 and 11), IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity catches up with the festival's artistic director Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee. In a candid chat, he opens up about Monologues, theatre in Kolkata, Bengali cinema and LGBTQ rights. Excerpts:

Second edition of UNITED music festival organised in Kolkata

Dec 01, 2016, at 01:04 am

Kolkata, Nov 30 (IBNS): Music Festival UNITED embarked on its second edition with great gusto with four massive headliners in Kolkata.

Indian Tabla maestro Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee enthralls US audience

Nov 19, 2016, at 11:17 pm

Memphis (Tennessee), Nov 19 (IBNS): Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee, a well-known 'tabla' player from India was recently in the United States to perform at various cultural functions.

In mellifluous conversation with Lopamudra Mitra and Joy Sarkar

Nov 17, 2016, at 05:35 pm

Kolkata, Nov 17 (IBNS): Nostalgia, lots of music and concern about the future of modern Bengali music marked the inaugural session of the third edition of Conversations at The Palms Restaurant in Kolkata recently.

India lights up to celebrate Diwali

Oct 29, 2016, at 09:37 pm

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IBNS): Indians on Saturday readied themselves to revel in the festive spirit of Diwali.

Bengal gears up to celebrate Kali Puja

Oct 29, 2016, at 06:12 pm

Kolkata, Oct 29 (IBNS): The Bengali community on Saturday geared up to celebrate Kali Puja.

ATDC students celebrate Diwali

Oct 29, 2016, at 05:48 pm

Faridabad, Haryana, Oct 29 (IBNS): As the festival of lights is approaching, students of Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC) celebrated Diwali on Friday.

The college prep tip you don’t want to hear about

Oct 20, 2016, at 06:03 pm

The Co founder of Collegify, Rohan Ganeriwala lends out some important tips for aspirants wanting to study abroad. In his latest column, Ganeriwala stresses on the importance of reading and why one should adhere to the practice for a better chance of acceptance.

Indian women celebrate Karwa Chauth

Oct 19, 2016, at 06:21 pm

Kolkata, Oct 19 (IBNS): Indians on Wednesday celebrated Karwa Chauth, a Hindu festival for women.

Singapore's Serangoon celebrates Durga Puja

Oct 14, 2016, at 05:37 pm

Serangoon, Oct 14 (IBNS): The Bengali community in Singapore revelled in the festive spirit of Durga Puja, as it was observed amid much fanfare.

Google celebrates Ladislao Jose Biro's 117th birth anniversary

Sep 29, 2016, at 04:12 pm

Mountain View, Sept 29 (IBNS): Google on Thursday celebrated Ladislao Jose Biro's 117th birth anniversary by dedicating an interactive doodle.

Google turns adult, celebrates 18th birthday with a doodle

Sep 27, 2016, at 04:49 pm

Mountain View, Sept 27 (IBNS): popular search engine Google on Tuesday celebrated its 18th birthday with a doodle.