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Why the British Museum won't return the Harihara

'It is vital that objects such as the Harihara -- and collections from South Asia generally -- remain here,' the British Museum tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. PART I: Give us our gods back! PART......

Vikram Seth appointed trustee of British Museum

Well-known NRI writer Vikram Seth has been appointed as a trustee of the British Museum.The appointment, made by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday night, will be for a period of four......

Indians, not British, freed us from Ottoman rule: Israeli mayor

The Israeli city of Haifa on Monday paid tributes to fallen Indian soldiers, with the mayor noting that the city's school history books are being changed to correct that it was Indian troops and......

'Who Doesn't Know Dr Jane Goodall?'

'She was the embodiment of knowledge, kindness, and compassion.' Dr Sabyasachi Mukherjee, director, CSMVS, remembers his meeting with the pioneering wildlife conservationist who passed into the......

When Indian Soldiers Went Through Hell

Can Imperial Japan be forgiven for what it did to Indian soldiers it was supposed to protect as PoWs? IMAGE: Blindfolded Sikh prisoners of war await execution by Japanese troops, target marks......

Amazing images of Ferrari's museum in Italy

Legendary car manufacturer Ferrari has recently opened a new museum in Modena, Italy, to honour the founder of the company, Enzo Ferrari. Let's take a look at some amazing images of the museum,......

Indian art boom inspires bigger canvas for galleries

The recent India Art Fair in New Delhi generated greater interest than before in local contemporary artists among a growing cohort of Indian collectors, including millennials. Image used......

How much will this painting sell for?

This is the largest single-owner sale of Indian modern art, but it is for reasons other than this historicity that it will be remembered, says Kishore Singh. IMAGE: The Winner of Hippies by......

A 2-bedroom flat in Hindujas' The OWO costs 5.8 mn!

The OWO is spread over 580,000 sq. ft and rises to seven floors. Its 1,100 rooms are now being converted into 85 residences and a hotel. IMAGE: A 250-year lease of the vast property was acquired......

'My Father Bimal Roy's Time Has Come'

'When you are a pioneer and someone who's put on a pedestal, but then the pedestal gets dusty, people don't look at the statue anymore.''They would say, 'Yes, yes, of course I know Bimal Roy. He......

Sonal's Birthday Party In Dubai

Pooja craves for coffee... Shilpa wants dancing fountains... Krystle is missing Cannes... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonal Chauhan/Instagram Sonal Chauhan, who celebrated her birthday in Dubai,......

Review: Night at the Museum 3: Been There, Seen That

Repetitive and a tad cheesy, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb would have warned moviegoers better of its overly Christmas-y intentions were it named 'Once Upon a Time in the Museum Dobaara!'......

At last! A museum of Indian Cinema

Historically, Mumbai has been the cinema capital of India and for her to have a film museum of this kind was perhaps a natural happening.Ranjita Ganesan reports. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Watch The Best Of Satyajit Ray On OTT

Had he not taken his final curtain call on April 23, 1992, Satyajit Ray would still, undoubtedly, have been making movies. His films still dazzle with their technical artistry and are relevant even......

Mine to medal: The Olympic medal journey

From mines in the United States and Mongolia to the necks of the world's most elite athletes, a display at the British Museum investigates the journey of the 4,700 Olympic medals to be handed out......

Federer reinvented in terracotta

Roger Federer stands with his terracotta warrior statue in Madrid, where he will participate in the Masters event beginning from Monday. The world number one's life-sized sculpture is among a......

Bradman's history-making bat up for auction

IMAGE: Donald Bradman, who had scored 6996 runs from 52 Tests at an astounding average of 99.94 in the 1934 Ashes series, wrote his top scores from the series on the bat, including 304 at......

Met Gala PICS: Serena, Sharapova, A-Rod turn on the style

The stars were out in their artistic, weirdest best at the annual New York Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6. Along with film stars and fashion icons, sports......