Near the entrance of the postgraduate block of the Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, a Christian Institute for Philosophy and Religions in Pune, a surprise awaits the visitor. There is a statue of Mother Mary holding the Baby Jesus, but with a difference. She is draped in a sky-blue Indian sari, with aContinue Reading
Meenakshi Gurukkal crouched low, sword poised; her eyes unblinking as she faced her opponent in the mud-paved ‘kalari’ or arena. From the tree tops, a mynah’s call resonated in the silence. In a flash she moved to attack, twirling her sword; metal clashing loudly as it made contact with aContinue Reading
Chennai– Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan is all set to be awarded the Chevalier de L’Ordre Arts et Letters (The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French government, as part of France’s premiere award. “The distinction, which is yet another laurel for the actor, is in recognition ofContinue Reading
If you think only the Khans of Bollywood have an international fan following, you are wrong. The Rio Olympics saw a Mexican synchronized swimming duo perform their routine to a peppy Akshay Kumar song on August 15. The Mexican swimming duo of Karem Achach and Nuria Diosdado performed their routine on the songContinue Reading
An upcoming performance at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts in MaryLand, USA will put a spotlight on the life Mother Teresa and her work in India. “Joy of Living,” an original multimedia dance production, will be a one-night performance on Aug. 6. Bowie group Children Can Come CloserContinue Reading
How do you explain something that is unexplainable, something like a miracle? It cannot be explained through science, for sure, because it’s something spiritual, something beyond science. However, a new documentary simply titled “Miracles” tries to answer all the relevant questions regarding miracles, those extraordinary events of spiritual nature thatContinue Reading
Search engine giant Google on Thursday launched a new “Arts & Culture” app and website which will help art lovers in India and across the globe discover famous works and artifacts from several museums from over 70 countries. The app, available for all android and iOS platforms, gives users anContinue Reading
Human rights campaigner advocate Aneeqa Anthony carried the gift to the PontiffContinue Reading
Unesco on Friday put four new sites on its World Heritage List. The new sites, announced in the Turkish city of Istanbul, include China’s Zuojiang Huashan rock art cultural landscape, Iran’s ancient aqueducts known as Qanat, and India’s archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara. A press release issued by UNESCO read:Continue Reading
In a small town near Madrid, a 90-year-old man labors every day on a soaring house of prayer to which he has dedicated over half a century of his life. It sounds like a pious legend from the early Middle Ages: A monastic postulant contracts tuberculosis before taking final vows,Continue Reading