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Bengal to give Rs.750 stipend to 4,000 folk artistes

Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) The West Bengal government would provide monthly stipends of Rs.750 to nearly 4,000 folk artistes... (more...)

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President to get taste of Shimla’s colonial past

Shimla, May 21 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit this hill town for one-and-a-half days beginning Thursday. During... (more...)

Indian sand artist wins Danish ‘grand prize’

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the Danish ‘grand prize’ at the 2nd Copenhagen... (more...)

Film on Assam village chosen for UK archive

Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) An Assamese documentary film has been selected to be archived at the Royal Anthropological Institute... (more...)

Kolkata exhibition celebrates Gopal Ghose

Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) The centenary of legendry artist Gopal Ghose, famed for ingenious handling of watercolours is now... (more...)

Victoria to Abbotsford

Cyclists to spread message of cultural diversity from Victoria to Abbotsford

LARISSA CAHUTE VANCOUVER DESI For the third year in a row, the Cycling 4 Diversity team will head out, making 27 stops to... (more...)

Host of celebrities to be get Bengal government awards Monday

Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) A host of sports celebrities including former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, and country’s... (more...)

Paintings return to England for first time in 230 years

London, May 17 (IANS) A world-class collection of oil paintings returning from Russia to England is like the treasures of... (more...)

Amar Chitra Katha launches collection of all 300 titles

Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Amar Chitra Katha, which has depicted India’s rich culture for generations of Indians through its... (more...)

First edition of `The Great Gatsby’ auctioned

London, May 17 (IANS/EFE) A first edition of legendary American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” sold... (more...)

Amber Room, looted by Nazis during WWII, to be recreated

Kaliningrad, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The legendary Amber Room, a Tsarist-era antiquity which was looted by Nazi German... (more...)

SPIC-MACAY’s first globalal convention begins May 20 in Kolkata

Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Over 1,800 delegates will participate in the first SPIC-MACAY international convention on promoting... (more...)

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