Kolkata: It's been 151 years since the famous poet Rabindranath Tagore was born in Kolkata at Jorasanko thakurbari, perhaps the most prominent centre of the Bengal renaissance. As we remember one of the tallest figures of Bengal's history, the city of Kolkata truly turns into a Tagore city. With the carnival of colours and songs, Kolkata paid homage to the man whose life continues to inspire generations. And it's not...
10:52:37 AM May 09, 2012
London: A centre dedicated to the life and work of Rabindranath Tagore has been launched in Edinburgh, said to be the first UK hub of its kind dedicated to the Nobel laureate. The centre has been launched at Napier University following an agreement with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). Called the Scottish Centre for Tagore Studies (ScoTs), the centre's aim is to promote Indian culture, education, philosophy, art...
01:41:46 AM May 09, 2012
New Delhi: Though the multi-faceted genius of Rabindranath Tagore comes through the massive body of literary works and the treasure trove of music and paintings he has left behind for awestruck admirers, his influence on the thought and nation building can be gauged from the fact that he not just wrote the national anthems for two countries, India and Bangladesh, but inspired a Ceylonese student of his to pen and...
09:24:53 AM May 08, 2012
New Delhi: As a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on the ocassion of his 150th birth anniversary, the government on Monday announced a grant of Rs 150 crore to the Nobel Laureate's abode -- Visva Bharati University -- for restoring it to its old glory. On the closing day of the year-long celebrations to mark the anniversary that saw a flurry of activities both in India and outside, the government said...
02:00:25 AM May 08, 2012
Kolkata: Eminent Bengali poet Sankho Ghosh says that launching Rabindranath Tagore's songs by bands can not be a taboo if it conforms to the spirit and basics. For instance "The Tagore song in Bangla band Dohar's 'Sahasro Dotara' album, rendered by 'bauls' (mystic minstrels from Bengal) have been a unique initiative," Ghosh told on Saturday evening. The Rabindra Puraskar (1989), Saraswati Samman (1998), Sahitya Akademi (1977) awardee stated "Dohar had...
12:23:06 AM May 08, 2012
Kolkata: To preserve Jorasanko Thakurbari, the ancestral house of Rabindranath Tagore in north Kolkata, the West Bengal government is planning to convert it into a museum. While kicking off the bard's week-long 151st birth anniversary celebrations in Kolkata on May 1, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said they were mulling how to convert the mansion, where Tagore was born and spent most of his childhood, into a museum. "This (Tagore's house)...
11:57:47 PM May 07, 2012
Kolkata: With a number of musical programmes to be held all over the state and a handicraft fair in the city, West Bengal on Monday geared up to celebrate the 151st birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore on Tuesday. Organised jointly by the West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts along with Rabindra Bharati University, the 26th Lokshilpa O Karukriti Mela was inaugurated by Higher Education Minister...
11:51:53 PM May 07, 2012
Exxon Mobil's vast size and massive profits have often put the oil giant in the crosshairs of critics, and its strict adherence to company protocols and philosophy has created an image of the company as impervious to outside pressure. Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll's new book "Private Empire: Exxon Mobil and American Power" sought to delve inside the Irving, Texas-based company to see how it thinks and what drives...
12:03:11 AM May 04, 2012
Miami: Young school teachers, middle-aged nurses and even the elderly flocked to a Miami book store Sunday for a chance to meet the author of the bestselling erotic romance 'Fifty Shades of Grey' in the launch of her US book tour. British newcomer E L James drew more than 500 men and women at a morning book signing and spoke that evening to a boisterous, uninhibited crowd at the historic...
03:00:08 PM Apr 30, 2012
London: Author JK Rowling is working on a Harry Potter encyclopedia, and will donate the royalties to charity, she has said on her website. Four years ago the British writer took an independent US publisher to court to stop its plans for a reference book on the world of the fictional boy wizard, saying it constituted a "rip off" of her work. On her re-vamped website, Rowling addressed the question...
09:04:16 PM Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: Reacting to his visa extension, controversial US historian Peter Heehs has thanked the Home Ministry saying the Indian government values freedom of expression. In a statement, Heehs said, "I'm grateful to the Home Ministry for reviewing my case, and for arriving at a decision that shows that the government values freedom of expression." In a reprieve for Heehs who faced deportation from India, the Union Home Ministry on...
09:43:21 AM Apr 14, 2012
New Delhi: In a reprieve for controversial US historian Peter Heehs who faced deportation from India, the Union Home Ministry on Friday extended his visa by one more year with effect from April 15. Home Ministry sources said the formal order on extension of Heehs'a visa was issued on Friday. Heehs, whose visa will expire on April 15, had applied for extension of his stay before the Puducherry Foreigner Regional...
09:31:02 PM Apr 13, 2012
New Delhi: Controversial US historian Peter Heehs may have to leave India on Sunday as the Home Ministry is unlikely to intervene in the immigration authorities' decision not to extend his visa. Heehs, whose visa will expire on April 15, had applied for extension of his travel document before the Puducherry Foreigner Regional Registration Officer (FRRO). But following complaints of some of the followers of Sri Aurobindo that the American...
06:56:48 PM Apr 13, 2012
New Delhi: Disaster brings people together with the spectre of shared horror and memories. The sinking of the Titanic April 15, 1912 still connects the descendants of victims and survivors 100 years on, says British journalist, researcher and writer Andrew Wilson. "I think the families and friends of the survivors are still moved by the disaster. During my research, I came across a survivor, Jack Thayer's grandson Robert Macguire, who...
06:38:42 PM Apr 13, 2012
London: It may lack wizards and witches, but JK Rowling and her publisher are hoping her first novel for adults, "The Casual Vacancy," will have the magic touch. The book's title was announced on Thursday by Little, Brown & Co. along with a brief plot synopsis and publication date. The publisher said the "blackly comic" tale of rivalry and duplicity in a small English town would be available worldwide on...
11:49:21 PM Apr 12, 2012
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