The valedictory ceremony for the golden jubilee edition of the festival was held at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium with Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Babul Supriyo gracing the event.
The table is laid with dishes such as Cheese Fondue, Rösti, Schnitzel and Spätzle, that are staple or a specialty in Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany and other Alpine countries.
The piece explores ideas of theoretical physics from the perspective of an ordinary person who is trying to find greater engagement with the universe and the self.
The 12 sessions at the festival comprise readings and recitations of Urdu writings on the themes as diverse as devotion, dissent, rural life, problems of the farmers, nationalism without jingoism, motivational poetry, love and heartbreak.
An evening organised by author, translator and literary historian Rakhshanda Jalil, in New Delhi recently, had lovers of the language read from well-known literature.
Prateek Vats’ debut feature Eeb Allay Ooo! bagged the Golden Gateway award in the ‘India Gold section’ for his comical yet disturbing take on social conditions. Tamara Kotevska’s Honeyland won the Golden Gateway award.
Back in Mohali after PM Narendra Modi’s call to NRIs, Amardeep says he was also egged on by his father, Late Hardarshan Singh who was in the Air Force, to open his chain in Mohali.
The lecture is based on the book, The Great Mysore Bhagavata – Complete study of a Manuscript from the Binney collection in the San Diego Museum of Art, by Goswamy, which also has essays by Robert J Del Bonta and Caleb Simmons.
At the latest edition of the Express Adda held in Delhi, Ashis Nandy, one of the country’s leading public intellectuals, spoke to The Indian Express National Opinion Editor Vandita Mishra, and Literary Editor Pratik Kanjilal, on why nationalism endures, Hindutva as a product of modernity and Gandhi’s
lasting legacy
From the ubiquitous biryani to the many stories of Ram, from padukas that hint at Gandhian ideals to songs that hold the promise of a unified melody, this Independence Day, authors, chefs, artists, musicians, theatre artists and illustrators define what diversity means to them.
The rains are a good reason to soak in the beauty of nature while indulging your taste buds. Here are a few recipes that will tempt you to cook up a storm.
At the launch of The City and the Sea in Mumbai, Anil Dharker spoke to Raj Kamal Jha on his new book, why he doesn’t name his characters and how the backstory informs the stories we tell
