Kennedys In Indian Attire
The Kennedy myth burns as bright as ever. An original gouache painting done after US First Lady and glamorous socialite Jacqueline Kennedy visited India and Pakistan in 1962 showing the …
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Sotheby’s Sale Of Young Indian Artists
Sotheby’s first sale in New York of works by young Indian artists, including works by Atul Dodiya and Jitish Kallat, fetched an astonishing $1,818,780 – an all-time high. The sale …
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‘Writing In Verse A Great Challenge’
Diplomat-author Navtej Sarna has always felt a creative kinship with exiles. This time round, he has penned an English translation of Zafarnama – 111 spiritually resonant Persian verses of impassioned …
Read MoreIndian economy poised to grow: World Bank
WASHINGTON: Striking an upbeat note on the prospects of the Indian economy, the World Bank has projected 6.4% growth rate for the country this year, which will rise to 7.3% …
Read MoreChina hopes to increase trust with India
BEIJING: Ahead of the installation of the new leadership in Beijing, a senior Chinese military official has said India and China are “looking to deepen mutual trust” and widen their …
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Revisiting Khushwant Singh’s Partition Saga
Revisiting Khushwant Singh’s Partition Saga Thousands of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs walking bare-foot and in bullock-carts migrating to their newly-born countries, trains that brought in cargoes of the dead, instead …
Read MoreDancing Widows
Dancing Widows In this exclusive extract from her stirring novel about the plight of widows in pre-independence India, Bapsi Sidhwa evokes yearnings of Chuiya – a child bride who is …
Read MoreIn Good Faith
Asra Q. Nomani’s Standing Alone in Mecca is at once compelling and predictable, clichéd and refreshing. Its moments of startling frankness and honesty prevent it from descending into another exercise …
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Souza Painting Fetches 173,000-Pounds
Indian art is going global and is bringing not just accolades, but big money to its practitioners. In Britain, paintings by Indian artists have created the right kind of buzz …
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