India’s Pallava Bagla wins American science journalism award

India’s Pallava Bagla has won the American Geophysical Union (AGU) David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism for his articles on the impact of climate change on Himalayan glaciers.

The Perlman Award of AGU, the largest organisation of earth a

Experimentation should have some basis: Rahul Mitra

Kolkata, Aug 31 : People who experiment with songs of Rabindranath Tagore (Rabindra Sangeet) should have a logic and a basis behind doing it, said singer Rahul Mitra.

“Experimentation is all right, but it should have a basis,” Mitra told IBNS in Kolkata

Colourful tiger art with folk dance for Onam in kerala

Over 600 dancers painted like tigers and 300 percussionists took to the main thoroughfare of this sylvan Kerala town to perform the ancient Pulikali or the tiger dance as part of the Onam festivities.

More than 20,000 people Thursday lined the streets of th

Six-year-old Harry Potter fan bags deal for 23 books

A six-year-old British boy, who loves Harry Potter, has snared a publishing deal to write 23 books after he wrote a mini-novel about his dog.

Leo Hunter said that he wants to be “more famous than J.K. Rowling” who authored the hugely successful Harry Potter

60,000 children in hunt for India’s ‘young explorer’

About 60,000 children in 120 schools across three Indian cities will participate in fun games, puzzles and brain tickling trail hunts in the search for the Airtel Nat Geo Young Explorer, it was announced here Thursday.

“The contest is primarily targeting ap

Book of Tata, Bhabha and good old dramatic tales

Some home truths about towering edifices and small pleasures of stories smartly told. The cache this week is a mix of serious non-fiction and fiction:

1. Book: “Tata: The Evolution of a Corporate Brand”; Written by Morgan Witzel; Published by Pen

‘Peepli Live’ is best first film at Durban film fest

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan’s forthcoming production “Peepli Live” has already won its first recognition – the Best First Feature Film award at the 31st Durban International Film Festival in South Africa.

Directed by debutante Anusha Rizvi, th

‘Dil Bole Hadippa’ wins German magazine award

Rani Mukerji starrer “Dil Bole Hadippa” has won the Readers’ Choice Award for Best Film of 2009 by Germany’s Ishq magazine.

Produced by Yash Raj Films (YRF) and directed by debutant Anurag Singh, “Dil Bole Hadippa” won against Shah Rukh Khan’s “B

Bangladeshi,A.H.M. Noman Khan, wins Magsaysay award

Bangladesh’s A.H.M. Noman Khan is one of the seven people chosen for the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award for his work among the disabled.

“In electing Noman the board recognised his pioneering leadership in mainstreaming persons with disabilities in t

Indian,Arundhati Sekaran, is Malaysia’s first woman mridhangam player

An ethnic Indian teenager in Malaysia has qualified as a mridhangam player, becoming the first woman to specialize in playing the traditional South Indian drum.

Arundhati Sekaran, 17, graduated from the local Indian music academy Sangeetha Swara

From Canada, about Coorg – a novelist debuts

One always writes what one knows best the first time, says Toronto-based Indian origin novelist Sarita Mandanna. And her novel, “Tiger Hills”, is indeed being hailed by the British press as a staggering debut achievement.

The book is a nostalgic

I’m a Bengali, says Tipu Sultan’s descendant

Bespectacled and grey hair brushed back, Husain Shah, 70, is the quintessential elderly Bengali man next door. But within him he carries a historic legacy, as a direct descendant of Tipu Sultan, the king of Mysore who valiantly fought the British.

ICCR to spread northeast India’s culture worldwide

Agartala: The Indian Council for Cultural Relations ((ICCR) will conduct more cultural exchange programmes with other countries to spread the traditional and ethnic culture of India’s northeastern states, an official said here Friday.

“A primary

UAE folk dancers to perform in London festival

Abu Dhabi, July 21 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Folk Dance Group will participate in the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) festival in London later this month in its first appearance outside the UAE since its formation last month.

The Abu Dhabi

Going beyond basics for cricket training

In an endeavour to encourage cricket and make it a joyful experience, two siblings popularly known as Powar Brothers, have created a joint venture called Powerplay Sports Management Group.

It is a start-up by experienced cricketers Ramesh an

A balancing act

At 16, when most would prefer to strike gold academically, Nupur Joshi fancies a path less travelled. Studies were vital, as much as her art, which she beautifully embraced with Bharatnatyam. Nupur started learning the dance form at the age of three, with dext

Weaving Threads of creativity

He started out in management but now, this science graduate is creating waves in the fashion industry. Rahul Jain, a young designer from Jaipur, is all set to launch his Wearable Art Gallery in Dubai and London. The collection of garments, for both men and wom

At their best!

Theatrician is touted as the most prolific English Theatre Ensemble in Kolkata. Three ardent theatre enthusiasts and close friends, Tathagata Chowdhury, Kanak Gupta, and Dhruv Mookerji, got together in September 2000 and discussed their eagerness to do quality

Kailash explains why he is pricey

His raw, high-pitched voice touches your soul and works as a stress buster. The young and popular Indian Sufi singer, Kailash Kher needs no introduction. The singer was in Ahmedabad on Saturday to perform for Orissa Socio-Cultural Association's social cau

‘I want nothing but the best’

Her husky voice has taken Rajasthani folk music to an international level, but Ila Arun is far from satisfied. She wants people in her hometown Jaipur, to tear themselves away from LSD and watch her Well Done Abba instead! “I have no idea what LSD is about a