Study of the Crusades - "the first big clash of civilisations" - is still relevant in a world where religious conflict still rages and Western armies recently intervened in the Middle East, says a scholar who seeks to overturn the millennium-old, West-centric view of their origins....
The global economic slowdown did restrict "impulsive buyers" from splurging at the four-day India Art Fair (IAF) but it didn't defuse the enthusiasm of the national and international galleries from participating in the annual event, despite not generating enough sales. For the majority, participation is a way of educating people in contemporar...
Shakespeare’s love story, Romeo and Juliet will be staged at the Access Theater in Tribeca, New York on February 6 and runs through February 22. Produced by the Hypokrit Theatre Company, founded by Arpita Mukherjee and Shubhra Prakash, two award winning theatre professionals, the drama is set in New Delhi, but the characters speak Shakespe...
The Uttar Pradesh government will renovate the neglected red sandstone structure here that was once the rich library of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's brother Dara Shikoh, a great scholar who sought to explore the commonality between Islam and Hinduism and translated Hindu scriptures, including the Upanishad, into Persian....
Today, most people are aware that English is the most commonly used language among foreign language speakers. Moreover, English is no longer a foreign language in the strictest sense. Having the ability to contact with people globally and travel easily is just two of the many reasons for gaining English language skills....
Author Salman Rushdie's new novel, a wonder tale about the way we live, will be launched in September, an official statement said....
"The CM was very kind to announce the memorial, but the location has not been specified. We, especially my daughter Rimanika and wife Usha, are keen that it should come up in Mumbai, where Laxman spent over seven decades of his life and The Common Man was born," son Srinivas Laxman told IANS....
Richard P. Feynmann (1918-88) was one of the most well-known scientists in his time, described by a contemporary as "both genius and buffoon" as well as figuring in the "holy trinity" of 20th century physics along with Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking....
A long spell of instability and violence lies ahead for the Middle East where "artificial borders" drawn post World War I are being slowly dismantled, but one model the region can learn from is India with its diversity and autonomy for states, says a chronicler of Lawrence of Arabia and the Arab revolt. ...
Nostalgic accounts of travellers who rode the earliest trains in India, personal journeys of men who who have written memoirs of their life and struggle in the US and East Africa and former union minister Salman Khurshid's account of Muslims in India. IANS bookshelf this weekend offers these delights. Take a look:...
