A Heart Surgeon's Stunning Wildlife Photographs

'Conservation is fundamental to the resilience of our communities and the health of our planet,' says Dr Ramakanta Panda, one the world's top heart surgeons. After a successful show in Delhi, Dr......

India's First Emperor

Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India.He died a monk. IMAGE: The Chandragupta Maurya stamp issued in 2001. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons Chandragupta......

'Hindustan Is Heaven On Earth'

The cultural richness that began from a narrow bank of the Yamuna has continued for over 7 centuries.And you literally go underground for as little at Rs 50 to see it! IMAGE: Humayun's Tomb built......

London's Portrait Gallery showcases Mughal art

London's National Portrait Gallery has mounted an exhibition, running till June, titled The Indian Portrait offering 60 portraits painted between 1560 and 1860 --- of Mughal emperors, holy men,......

Did demonetization steal the colour from art?

Since the note ban was announced, auction houses, galleries and art fairs are witnessing lukewarm sales -- even with masters like Souza, Raza and Padamsee. Ritika Kochhar reports. IMAGE: At this......

Art in a pandemic: Openings delayed, museums embrace technology

India’s state-owned institutes have literally been forced to embrace technologies to go digital - however reluctantly. Till the museum reopen, the magic mantra has been “online”,......

Air India art collection goes on exhibit for first time

Eclectic artworks by Indian masters M F Husain, S H Raza, K H Ara and B Prabha among others, owned by Air India and housed in its various offices across the country, have been brought together for......

Would you bid for Nirav Modi's art?

Sixty-eight paintings that once belonged to fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will go under the hammer next week. Nirav Modi with his collection of art in Mumbai before he fled the country.......

There is something funny about Urmila

After films like Gaja Gamini and his yet-to-be released film Meenaxi, the controversial painter, M F Husain is all set to make a comedy film with Bollywood actress, Urmila Matondkar in the leading......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

Did Modi Inspire This Grammy Win?

'Now, no one can stop me from making music till the day I die.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ricky Kej/Instagram With two Grammys in the Best New Age Album category -- for Winds of Samsara in 2015......

He has played Chanakya 1,039 times

'Every time I step on stage, I feel like I'm performing the play for the first time,' Manoj Joshi tells Sadiya Updade. IMAGE: Manoj Joshi in and as Chanakya in the play. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Kolkata marks hockey centenary with India's largest stadium

Beighton Cup to throw open '22,000-seat' hockey stadium in Salt Lake IMAGE: Built at an estimated cost of Rs 20-crore, the state-of-the-art facility located inside the Salt Lake Stadium complex,......

Modi's Olympic Gifts Up For Auction

Among the memorable gifts presented to Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, up for bids in an e-auction, are sporting memorabilia gifted by India's Tokyo Olympians. Minister of State for Jal......

Wrote letter to AIBA to save Sarita's career: Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar said the whole idea behind his writing a letter to world boxing body AIBA was to save woman boxer L Sarita Devi's career from ending abruptly after the Asian Games controversy in......

Pele's Story Is A Story Of Hope

More than the story of any other footballer or athlete, Pele's life helped democratise his sport; made it the stuff of a widely shared dream.Shyam G Menon salutes the memory of the greatest......

SEE: Check what Champion Manu is learning to do

All Photographs and Videos: Kind courtesy Manu Bhaker/Twitter 10m pistol champion shooter Manu Bhaker is making the most of the extended lockdown. Manu is learning how to ride a bike, how to......