http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:10:32 GMT Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:10:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Muslims_soothe_pains_of_Hindu_devotees_at_Kumbh_Repeating_for_all_needing_103181 Haridwar (Uttarakhand),  The Kumbh Mela with its swirling crowds can be as physically daunting as it is spiritually fulfilling. But soothing the aches and pains of pilgrims, mostly Hindus, has been a group of Muslims who have been organising me... Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:19:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Fatima_Bhuttos_book_tops_bestseller_list_IANS_Books_103071 New Delhi: "Songs of Blood and Sword" by Fatima Bhutto, niece of late Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, dominates the non-fiction list while Amish Tripathi's "The Immortals of Meluha" tops the fiction category among bests... Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:18:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Multiculturalism__a_source_of_new_world_literature_103031 New Delhi: The morphing of the world into a sprawling global village and free passage of people across terrains are changing the tenor of contemporary literature.New groups of non-majority cultures are acquiring a voice to express their artistic vi... Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:21:46 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Stolen_skulls_returned_to_Peru_102992 Washington: The US government Wednesday returned to Peru a batch of 25 items recovered by the authorities, including 12 skulls that are over 1,100 year old."We're very satisfied with this cooperation that allows us to recover pieces that truly... Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:33:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Rare_17th_century_textiles_on_display_in_Abu_Dhabi_102977 Abu Dhabi: More than 200 pieces of rare textiles from the 17th century from across central Asia are being showcased in one of the most comprehensive exhibitions ever held in the world.Islamic embroidery from Morocco, Turkey, Algeria, Mongolia, Uzbe... Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:23:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Bastar_art_goes_global_but_artisans_struggle_to_survive_Feature_102927 Abujmad (Bastar), April 6 (IANS) The intricately carved bell metal, wood and bamboo products adorn many a home in India and abroad. But the nearly 20,000 tribal families in Chhattisgarh who craft them remain mired in poverty as they have no direct a... Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:43:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Rukmini_Devi_breached_gender_barriers_through_Bharatanatyam_IANS_Book_Review_102922 Book: Rukmini Devi - A Life; Author: Leela Samson; Publisher: Penguin-Viking; Price: Rs.500.In 1935 Rukmini Devi brought the ancient dance form Sadir: had never believed that it was possible for anybody else but them to set a new norm. I have alway... Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:18:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/_Hidden_Michaelangelo_Raphael_sketches_to_be_displayed_102921 London: Rare sketches of Michaelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael discovered by experts at the British Museum will be put on display here later this month.The exhibition, "Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance Drawings", opens... Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:16:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/_Where_exactly_did_Columbus_set_sail_from_102908 Barcelona: Did Christopher Columbus actually set sail for America from the Spanish port of Cadiz as the original historical version says?A researcher with the Circulo Catalan de Historia has found information that contradicts the official historica... Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:18:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/_Gurcharan_Das_book_bounces_back_to_No1_102723 New Delhi: "The Difficulty of Being Good" by Gurcharan Das climbs six steps to reach the number one position in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week while Aatish Taseer's "The Temple-Goers" tops the fiction c... Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:21:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/_Princess_Dianas_brother_to_sell_family_heirloom_102668 London: Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, has decided to sell off his family treasures to collect up to 30 million pounds, a media report said.Earl Spencer, who plans to marry for the third time, will increase his 100 million pounds fortune b... Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:17:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/_Pakistan_puts_Buddhist_tourism_back_on_track_102658 Islamabad: Tourism in Pakistan, affected by Islamist violence since 9/11, is expected to get a boost with the promotion of the major Buddhist heritage site that cradled the first century Gandhara civilisation.Led by monks from Thailand, the World F... Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:40:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Indian_crooner_Hariharan_to_perform_in_Dhaka_102644 Dhaka: Popular Indian singer Hariharan will perform for the first time in Bangladesh at a show to be held Thursday.Hariharan's latest ghazal album "Lahore Ke Rang, Hari Ke Sang", with renowned composers from Pakistan, has won him rave rev... Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:37:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/On_150th_anniversary_Tagores_Muslomanir_Golpo_is_made_into_film_102611 New Delhi: With the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore being celebrated this year, Bengali filmmaker Pranab Chaudhari has decided to pay homage to the Nobel laureate with his film "Muslomanir Galpo", based on a story written b... Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:42:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/_Superman_authors_new_book_based_on_Mahabharata_102606 Washington: A new illustrated script book based on the Indian epic Mahabharata by Grant Morrison, the writer of comics like "All Star Superman", "Batman & Robin" and the "Invisibles" is set to hit the US market in ... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:34:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/_Gond_art_mirrors_tribal_folklore_102588 New Delhi: Art in the tribal Gond villages of Madhya Pradesh follows its folklore and speaks of mundane concerns -- mores, fears, religion and micro-economics -- that helps the community stay rooted to the soil.Human-animal conflict is foremost amo... Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:27:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/A_busy_corporate_exec_relaxes_writing_childrens_books_102490 Panaji: Coen Reuvers, a senior Philips India official, is busy number crunching during the week, but on weekends he relaxes doing what he loves best - writing books for children as he "loves to tell stories and dreams weird things"."... Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:57:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/_Chhattisgarh_lobbies_for_world_heritage_status_for_Sirpur_102453 Raipur: Chhattisgarh is lobbying to get world heritage status for the Buddhist site Sirpur, Tourism and Culture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said Monday."The Chhattisgarh government is lobbying for Sirpur to be granted world heritage status. It ... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:32:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/For_nonBengali_India_here_s_Buddhadeva_Bose_s_controversial_work__IANS_Book_Review_102439 Book: \"It Rained All Night\" by Buddhadeva Bose; Translator: Clinton B. Seely; Publisher: Penguin Books-India; Price: Rs 150Buddhadeva Bose: were seized and burnt. The police did not even spare the manuscript. Bose was refused leave to a... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:00:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Amercians_are_respectful_of_Indian_music_Zakir_Hussain__IANS_Interview_102438 Washington: Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, who is out to present a picture of a new vibrant India through the music and rhythm of its diverse culture across the United States, says Americans are very respectful of Indian music and listen to it with ... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:59:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/_Car_pool_your_way_through_Europe_suggests_travel_writer_IANS_BooksTravel_102434 New Delhi: Europe, for the first-time traveller, can be a teaser: the distances are vast, the stops too tempting and the costs mind-blowing. So how does one save a few extra euros on a summer junket? Through a car pool, says travel writer and colum... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:48:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Theatre_women_artists_problems_on_new_Rajya_Sabha_MPs_mind_102381 Bangalore: Noted Kannada theatre personality B. Jayashree, the newly nominated Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, says she will raise in parliament the concerns of Indian theatre and the problems faced by women in the performing arts field."I am v... Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:29:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Festival_of_India_in_France_to_begin_April_14_102369 New Delhi: The \'Namaste France\' festival will be flagged off in Paris April 14 to seal the Indo-French cultural exchange that began with Bonjour India, the three-month festival of France in India.Karan Singh, president of the Indian Council For C... Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:36:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Husain_s_work_fetches_over_Rs2_crore_102318 New Delhi: An untitled work by eminent painter M.F. Husain sold for over Rs.2 crore at the Saffronart Spring Online Auction 2010.The art work that crossed the Rs.2 crore mark shows four horses and a female rider and was painted by Husain 1970.&nbsp... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:38:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/The_Museum_of_Innocence_bounces_back_to_No1_position_102249 New Delhi: "Becoming Indian" by Pavan K. Varma climbed six steps to become the number one non-fiction book on the bestseller list this week while Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk's "The Museum Of Innocence" bounced back after a mo... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:22:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Picasso_painting_on_the_block_for_40_mn_pounds_102237 London: A portrait painted by Picasso when he was 22 is to be auctioned with an estimated price of 40 million pounds.The painting is owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Art Foundation. The portrait is of the artist's friend Angel Fernandez de Soto and h... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:57:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/International/_Black_British_PM_is_possible_says_book_102235 London: A “deepening tide of tolerance” over half a century has created the grounds for Britain to elect its first black prime minister, according to a new book tracking public attitudes in Britain and the US.Unfortunately for the aspir... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:38:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Kerala/Keralas_ancient_glory_revealed_but_creators_untraced_Letter_From_Kerala_102224 Thiruvananthapuram: A multi-disciplinary project launched three years ago has yielded archaeological evidence of Kerala's ancient glory. The official establishment plans to exploit the find to boost tourism but has little interest in identifying it... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:02:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Husains_hounding_blow_to_the_idea_of_India_IndoCanadian_leader_102170 Toronto: Ujjal Dosanjh, former Canadian health minister, has called painter M.F. Husain's decision to give up his Indian citizenship "a blow to the idea of India.'' The Indian government should not allow fundamentalists to dictate and persuade... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:44:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Denial_of_award_to_Vaid_irks_literary_fraternity_102166 New Delhi: The literary fraternity here is irked because veteran US-based Hindi author Krishna Baldev Vaid, who was nominated for the prestigious Shalaka Samman award, has been denied the honour because of alleged obscenity in his novels.His two no... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:39:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/A_teacher_after_your_heart_from_Ruskin_Bond_IANS_Book_Review_102124 Book: \"Mr. Oliver\'s Diary\"; Author: Ruskin Bond; Published by Puffin; Price: Rs.150What, you wonder, can be new in the story of a not-yet-40, bald and a bit lonely teacher at prep school, replete with the antics of juvenile boys, a parr... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:03:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Teaching_is_my_mission_Indiatrained_Bangladeshi_dancer_102028 Dhaka: A scholarship from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and training at the Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata has made Bangladeshi classical dancer Arpita Shome resolve that she will pass on the art to others."When I re... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:31:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Features/Former_royalty_follow_their_hearts_into_new_domains_IANS_Feature_102019 New Delhi: Once the leaders of the people, many of the erstwhile Indian royalty who lost their standing post independence have now become followers of their hearts as they have broadened their role as protectors of India\\\'s heritage, culture and ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:02:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Painter_Paresh_Maity_enters_world_of_movies_102015 New Delhi: Leading contemporary artist Paresh Maity has made his screen debut as a filmmaker with an 18-minute landscape docu-feature \"The Mystic Melody: A Day in the Golden Desert\".The film, being shown at the Lalit Kala Akademi here t... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:28:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Pakistan_lacks_support_for_culture_Sheema_Kermani_101920 New Delhi: Indians and Pakistanis are the same people and want to live in peace, says Pakistan-based theatre director Sheema Kermani. Also an activist, she believes cultural activities lack institutional support in her country."If I am asked t... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:17:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Indira_Gandhi_Cultural_Centre_opens_in_Dhaka_101825 Dhaka: The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) has opened in Dhaka with a display of art works by 27 renowned Bangladeshi artists.The IGCC has been set up by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), an arm of India's Ministry of External ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:50:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Vietnams_stelae_declared_Unesco_World_Heritage_Site_101745 Hanoi: The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has declared the 82 stelae of the Temple of Literature in Vietnam as a World Heritage Site, Prensa Latina reported.The Temple of Literature, located in a park in central Hanoi... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:31:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Indians_divided_over_Husains_Qatari_citizenship_101624 New Delhi: Should Maqbool Fida Husain, who put the Indian contemporary art on the world map, have given up Indian citizenship? The artistic community is sharply divided.While some feel that he should not have left India, others contend that he wante... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:12:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Agra_music_legend_struggles_to_survive_101517 Agra: One of the last exponents of the Agra Gharana of Hindustani classical music, 86-year-old Ustad Akeel Ahmad Khan is not only unwell but is also a disenchanted man. He has no government support and says this city  "honours only the dea... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:49:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Art_and_Books/Why_Lahaul_Lamas_pray_for_Minister_MS_Gill_IANS_Book_Review_101510 Book: \"Himalayan Wonderland, Travels in Lahaul and Spiti\"; Publisher: Penguin/Viking; Author: Manohar Singh Gill (union sports minister); Price: Rs.599In the summer of 1962, a restless young Indian administrator, Manohar Singh Gill, made... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:38:33 GMT