So long, Nemai Ghosh; Goodbye, Satish Gujral

Nemaida's misfortune in life was to be known as Satyajit Ray's 'Boswell'; History will remember Satish Gujral as a renaissance man whose imprint over New Delhi is huge.Kishore Singh salutes two......

Satish Gujral, legendary artist, passes into ages

The legendary artist and architect Satish Gujral, renowned for his versatility across different mediums, passed into the ages at his Delhi home on Thursday night. He was 94. He is survived by his......

At all-party meet, leaders assure govt of support in anti-terror action

Speaking with one voice, leaders of various political parties on Tuesday congratulated the Indian Air Force for its “clean” pre-dawn operation against a terror camp in Pakistan and......

Shiv ji ki baraat without a groom

India is mushrooming with Deve Gowda wannabes because being a former prime minister is better than being a former chief minister, says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata......

This is the costliest hotel ever built in India! Will it make money?

Two massive elephants moulded out of limestone dust hold the glass roof of the portico supported by brass and wood. A cream Rolls Royce waits for its custom. Highlanders in black Nepali cap,......

Glitter-glitter: India bullish on costly jewellery

In an economically buoyant India, expensive jewellery is the in-thing. As consumption patterns become more and more conspicuous in capitalist economies, language theorists try to keep up by......

10 more in the crore club

After rising prices, it's consistency that's the big news in the world of art auctions. On the last night of January 2007, gallerists and collectors had reason once more to smile, as 10 works of......

Merrill Lynch to auction Indian art

Merrill Lynch will auction 40 lots of exclusive Indian artwork on October 5 at Mall Galleries in London. In one of the largest initiatives by a non-auction house to cash in on the growing......

PIX: Ash, Ambanis at the Big B art show

After a star-studded bash with family, friends and granddaughter Aaradhya on October 10, Amitabh Bachchan celebrated his 70th birthday at an art exhibition organised as a tribute to him. Curated......