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Americans celebrate October as Hindu Heritage month

Americans across the country are observing October as the Hindu Heritage Month, with more that 20 of the 50 states and over 40 cities issuing proclamations about it, community leaders said Monday.......

Abhijit Banerjee's Dhoti Chic

'The bhadralok would have earlier baulked at the very idea of wearing a coloured dhoti; now, with Dr Banerjee wearing, it is quite likely to be the hot fashion item during Durga Puja next year,'......

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours. BJP President Amit Shah and Union Minister Babul Supriyo beat the drum during the inauguration of the Durga Puja pandal at......

Why the battle for Sanskrit needs to be joined

'It is a great misfortune that the Nehruvian Stalinists of India have colluded with the grand project of demeaning and destroying Sanskrit.' 'Today, the number of Sanskritists in India is low, and......

REWIND: Stunning PHOTOS of the week that was

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 13 images. Image: Bolivian wrestlers Yenny Mamani (R), nicknamed Martha "La Altena” and Leonor Cordova, nicknamed Anglea......

Our site got more traffic than the Taj: Amazon

The festive season had fuelled a fierce competition as well as debate in the e-commerce space this year. Like its competitors, Amazon India, too, offered an 'Online Shopping Dhamaka' from September......

Communists are the greatest consumerists!

China teaches - and the Great Kolkata Shopping Festival confirms - that Communists are the greatest consumerists. Shopping is the new opiate of the masses. I thought one bought what one needs when......

Puja? It's now Durga Inc.

This column once suggested that Durga Puja, which will burst upon us on Monday with the resonance of Mahalaya chanting, should be showcased for tourists. That is beginning to happen in a small way......

In Capital, Marx, Lenin at Durga's doorstep

For the last few months, this part of the globe could not have ignored the CPI(M)'s vehement opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal even if it tried. But if you want to go beyond that, to learn......

Durga puja can be a global crowd puller

Durga puja's approach sends nervous shivers down some Calcutta spines. But though acutely aware of the inconveniences associated with the orgiastic festivity, I can see why, properly handled, this......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

Meet Riteish-Genelia's youngest son

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Riteish Deshmukh, who has turned a chat show host with Yaaron Ki Baraat, took to Twitter to share the first picture of his......

Pixar's desi star who may win an Oscar

'John Lasseter gave me such good advice. He said the reason why he wanted me to tell the story was because it was about my dad and me. He said if it is a father and son story, it will relate......

IPL-5 had more viewers than ICC World Cup: Shukla

The fifth edition of the Indian Premier League was viewed by more people than last year's ICC Cricket World Cup (50 overs), which India won after 28 years. IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla declared on......

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