Jun 23, 2022
"Rare Amrita Sher-Gil portrait sells for record $2.92 million": Born in Budapest to an Indian Sikh father and Hungarian mother, Amrita Sher-Gil painted the portrait in 1932 when she was 19, setting a new record for an Indian woman artist
A self-portrait by the artist has sold for $2.92 million in Sotheby’s New York auction, setting a new record for an Indian woman artist - The Hindu - March 20, 2015
Jun 23, 2022
"Birbhum Massacre - Ten people were locked in the house from outside before torching them": TMC leader Anarul Hossain not only ordered the killings at Bogtui village but also monitored the massacre while keeping police away for 4 hours, says CBI
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a charge sheet on Monday at Rampurhat court in Bengal’s Birbhum district. The charge sheet says that Anarul Hossain, the former Rampurhat community block-1 unit president of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), not only ordered the killings at Bogtui village which took place on 21st March 2022 and claimed ten lives but also monitored it while keeping the police away.
Jun 23, 2022
"Sringara Prakasa - Sanskrit poetry": Classical theater, dancers (Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Mohiniyattam) refer to Sringara as 'the Mother of all rasas, one of the nine rasas, usually translated as erotic love, romantic love, or as attraction or beauty
Sringara Prakasa (शृङ्गार प्रकाश – Śṛṅgāra Prakāśa) is a voluminous set of Sanskrit poetry consisting of thirty-six chapters, documented in 1908. It deals mostly with Alamkara-Shastra (rhetoric) and Rasa, and is claimed to have been authored by Raja Bhoja, the king of Paramara dynasty in the early 11th century A.D. A large extent of this magnum opus is dedicated to Sringara Rasa, which according to Bhoja's theory: "is the only one Rasa admissible.”
Jun 23, 2022
"Free training and placement only to Christian and Muslim candidates": In a bizarre anti-Hindu biased move, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Govt in AP launched a drone pilot training program, only for candidates belonging to two minority communities
Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, the BJP general secretary of Andhra Pradesh has taken to Twitter to share how the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Govt, has allegedly launched a drone pilot training program, only for candidates belonging to the two minority communities.
Jun 23, 2022
"Secret underground library of Rajasthan": With 900,000 books Rajasthan hides deep in the Thar desert, one of Asia's biggest libraries as a unique treasure trove with a capacity to seat 5000 people at once, built by Bhadariya Maharaj (saint)
Rajasthan is known for many things, especially for its rich history, grand palaces, stories of kings and queens, colourful culture and delicious cuisine. But, how many of you are aware of the underground library that Rajasthan hides, deep in the Thar Desert. Yes, a hidden library, which is also one of Asia’s biggest and has over 900000 books!
Jun 23, 2022
"Huge setback to Uddhav Thackeray": Rebel Eknath Shinde camp asserted that it is real Shiv Sena, claims stake on Shiv Sena party symbol and may avoid anti-defection law if it holds true, on the verge of successfully charting out from Shiv Sena
It looks like Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and his group of MLAs are on the verge of successfully charting out their rebellion from the Shiv Sena. In a new development, the Shinde camp is moving forward to claim a stake in the Shiv Sena election symbol itself, News 18 reported.
Jun 23, 2022
"Cash prize worth lakhs to peddle misinformation against India": Islamist group Jamat-e-Islami linked Indian American Muslim Council gives cash to ‘journalists’ from Wire, Newslaundry, Scroll Caravan etc, with a long history of lobbying against India
The Indian American Muslim Council, a radical Islamist group that has alleged links with banned terror organizations such as the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and has a long history of lobbying against India, has distributed cash prizes to ‘journalists’ from The Wire, News Minute, Newslaundry and other publications for furthering its cause.
Jun 23, 2022
"Varahamihira - ancient Astrologer, Astronomer and Mathematician": His encyclopaedic knowledge and lively presentation of subjects, as dry as astronomy, made him a celebrated figure, discovered trigonometric formulas and Pascal’s triangle
Even thousands of years before, India had become famous and reached its pinnacle in astrological and astronomical sciences. Ancient Astrological works had been translated into many foreign languages. Ibn Batuta and Al Baruni were two prominent Arab travellers who had visited ancient India specially to pursue Astrology.
Jun 23, 2022
“Dharma is law in its widest sense—spiritual, moral, ethical and temporal": How Chanakya's Arthashastra shaped the Telling of Ancient Indian History and should be read simply for its sheer brilliance in the area of statecraft and economics
The Arthashastra is so much a part of modern Indian vocabulary on politics, economics, and society that it is hard to imagine that this was a book unknown to the English-speaking world until an old manuscript was discovered in 1904. It was translated and presented to the world by R. Shamasastry of the Mysore Oriental Research Institute in Sanskrit, in 1909, and in English in 1915.