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Controversy and cricket rock Day 3 of Jaipur Lit Fest

Apart from controversy, it was cricket that seized control of the fest on Day 3, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel Delegates and participants exiting Diggi Palace, after the sessions of Day 3 wrapped......

The colourful, manic world of Jaipur Lit Fest

Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports on the twists and turns of the high speed, crazy literature festival It is like reading a manic, exotic novel. A luridly colourful novel which switches......

Dalai Lama @ Lit Fest: India is our guru, we are 'chelas'

Stealing the limelight at the Jaipur Literature Festival the Dalai Lama on Thursday spoke about India's immense contribution to learning since ancient days beginning with the Nalanda University, in......

Jaipur Lit Fest begins with call for freedom of expression

After a raging row that forced Salman Rushdie to keep away last year, this year's Jaipur Literature Festival kicked off to a peaceful start amidst tight security with overriding sentiments......

Lit fest: Muslim groups soften stand over Thayil's visit

Muslim groups on Wednesday softened their stand over the visit of Jeet Thayil, who read excerpts from banned book of Salman Rushdie during Jaipur Literature Festival last year, saying they have no......

How solar power has lit up lives in India

Life in the remote village of Meerwada in Madhya Pradesh used to grind to a standstill as darkness descended. Workers downed tools, kids strained to see their school books under the faint glow of......

Jet Airways offers rail link from Brussels to Paris

A silver cloud lit up in the otherwise gloomy skies of rising fuel prices and falling profitability for India's Jet Airways, with the announcement of a high-speed train connection between the......

How they lit up the lives of 2 million people

Two million people around the world today enjoy the benefits of affordable solar-powered lighting products, thanks to D.light design. Eight months after D.light reached out to its one-millionth......

Festive season brings cheer to DTH firms

The festive season lit up sales numbers of direct-to home (DTH) television service providers, with nearly two million subscribers added in a month.This is nearly double the number of monthly......

Dark inks lend recession a bright hue

The dungeon-like room, lit only by small fluorescent lamps above three chairs, greets the customer with piercing heavy-metal music that sends vibrations through the floor. Flickering red candles......

Madhavan attends lit fest in Bhutan

R. Madhavan, who was last seen in Tanu Weds Manu opposite Kangna Ranaut, attended the recently concluded India-Bhutan literary Festival, Mountain Echoes from May 21-23, 2011 in the picturesque......

Chick music, anyone?

There's chick lit, chick flick and here's chick music for you. Luck, directed by Soham Shah (of Kaal fame), has music by Salim-Sulaiman, and also features a bevy of evidently talented young girls......

Review: Aurangzeb is VERY engaging

Performances -- especially of Rishi and Arjun Kapoor -- are the best thing about Aurangzeb, writes Sukanya Verma.Aurangzeb is primarily about inheritance of character from parent to child. And the......

Suhr sets world record in indoor pole vault

Olympic champion Jenn Suhr lit up the US indoor athletics championships on Saturday by leaping 5.02 metres to set a new women's pole vault world record. The 31-year-old American's stunning vault in......

La Liga: Messi slams 15th hat-trick as Barca edge Deportivo

Lionel Messi's 15th La Liga hat-trick lit up a nerve-jangling nine-goal thriller as Barcelona survived Javier Mascherano's red card to win 5-4 at Deportivo Coruna to go three points clear at the......

Gayle takes West Indies to World T20 final

Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard lit up the second semi-final with scintillating power-hitting as West Indies crushed Australia by 74 runs on Friday to reach their first World Twenty20 final. -......

Rudisha plots 400m fun run against Bolt

David Rudisha lit up Thursday evening with an 800m World record but despite running one of the great Olympic races, he was eclipsed an hour later when Usain Bolt took to the track.-London......

Saina canters into semis, meets Wang Yihan next

Saina Nehwal lit up another gloomy day for India at the Olympic Games by storming her way into the women's singles semi-finals while shooting medal hope Ronjan Sodhi fell by the wayside on......

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Q. What are the various rituals and traditions associated with celebration of "Jamshed-e-navroz'?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. Shaktism focuses worship upon the Hindu Divine Mother, here represented[clarification needed] as (foreground) Lajja Gauri or Aditi, the original...... more

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Simon Waaras: A. Jamshed-e-navroz is celebrated on a grand scale. Although Parsis are westernized, they are quite traditional when it comes in celebrating...... more

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