Indian actress-dancer Shobana will be depicting her very famous musical, ‘Maya Ravan’, which has been composed on Indian epic, Ramayana, for the Malaysian audience in Kuala Lumpur.
 
The whole credit for the musical should be given to this ace South Indian actress. This musical ...

Artist Sarabjeet Singh, whose paintings of mountains and topographical drawings of the Himalayas are very well known, passed away on Friday morning following a brief illness.
 
The artist, who was in his late 80s, has been cremated in New Delhi on Friday.
 
Sarabjeet Singh has also ...

The Indian Art Summit which is scheduled to be held in New Delhi Aug 19 till Aug 22 will display art work worth Rs. 400 million or Rs. 40 crore.
 
"We are expecting to have a varied range of art works in the exhibition with a total value of at least Rs.40 crore. Last year this figure ...

Two new compositions by a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart have been uncovered in Salzburg, Austria. The previously unknown pieces were found among the collection at the International Mozarteum Foundation.
 
"The Department of Research at the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg ...

A woman has put on display at a college in Agra what she claims is the "world's longest" greeting card. It is meant for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.
 
"The size of the card is 127 metres by 1.5 metres. I have used sketch pens, water colours, stencils and oil paint -- ...

A group of artistes from India and Pakistan have joined hands to present a play highlighting the composite culture that binds them, as their government leaders shake hands but fail to act.
 
The play "Jisne Lahore Nahin Dekhya", or One Who Has Not Seen Lahore, would appropriately ...

With a dose of satire, humour and creativity, the art of cartooning can be an "eye-opener" to the socio-political status of any society as well as great fun for the connoisseurs.
With that idea in mind, the Indian Cartoon Gallery in Bangalore inaugurated a special exhibition to mark ...

Famous Indian painter Tyeb Mehta passed away on Thursday due to a cardiac ailment at a hospital in Mumbai. He was 84.

Sakina Mehta, the widow of the late painter, told that the artist succumbed to heart attack at the Asian Heart Institute hospital in Mumbai.  The Padma Bhushan award winner ...

Merida city of Mexico displayed sixty-seven lithographs and engravings accomplished by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso at a museum exhibition. The exhibition has been organised to celebrate the 467th anniversary of the city's foundation. According to an official of the Merida City administration, the ...

The 67-year-old renowned artist Manjit Bawa breathed his last on December 29, 2008 after suffering from prolonged illness. The immensely talented painter, Bawa was in coma for the last three years after suffering a stroke. The painter who hails from Punjab's Dhuri area died at his Green Park ...

A rare statue of Lord Buddha, at least fourteen hundred years old, was showcased at an exhibition organized to mark the 50th anniversary of a cultural exchange programme between India and Japan at National Museum in New Delhi on Thursday (November 27).
According to RRS Chauhan, National Museum ...

Guissppe Verdi’s famous three-act musical drama, 'Violetta, a Traviata' was staged at the Shri Ram Centre for Arts, New Delhi on November 9, 2008. The popular Italian opera was organised by Neemrana Music Foundation of Rajasthan. 'Violetta, a Traviata' which is one of the most popular operas ...

With an objective to promote contemporary Indian art and artists, Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) of the US has elected Tina Ambani as the trustee of the museum. Tina Ambani is the wife of renowned industrialist Anil Ambani  and is a graduate from the Los Angeles Institute of Interior Design. ...

Asiavision song contest, the Asian version of the Eurovision annual song contest, is going to take place in 2009. This time, India is going to participate in the competition. Other contestants will come from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Auditions to select the entries ...

The Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) this year will focus on promoting the understanding of Islam to the entertainment industry of United States, apart from also paying tribute to Hollywood actress Jane Fonda. The MEIFF 2008 will be a 10-day event from October 10 to October 19 and ...

Looks like the impending Chandigarh International Film Festival is going to be one gala event! To be held from February 5, 2009 onwards, this four-day event will see the presence of big-shot directors from the film industry such as Dev Anand, Deepa Mehta, Tanuja Chandra and Gurinder Chadha. ...

The ambience is already tingling with excitement as Kerala prepares for its first ever Kovalam Literary Festival in October this year. To be convened at the splendid Taj Green Cove on the picturesque Kovalam beach of Kerala from October 6 to October 8, the event will see the presence of many noted ...

Hugo Chavez's painting 'La Luna de Yare' has been bought by three Venezuelan businessmen for a record amount of $255,000. Hiroshima Bravo who is a Chavez ally and congresswoman said that her colleagues were surprised by the price paid by three Venezuelan businessmen. However, she considered the ...

The HDIL India Couture Week, that kick started in Mumbai on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, promises to be one star-studded fashion event. As many as 11 top designers of India will showcase their works that will highlight the country's rich culture and heritage. 
 
The Indian designers ...

Nazi dictator Adolph Hitler has come back into Madame Tussaud museum at Berlin center. Madame Tussaud considers him an important part of German history. The statue has been a part of the museum earlier also, but sometime ago a German guy had beheaded Second World War villain's statue. Now, the ...

British director Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire has turned out to be a huge hit at the Toronto Film Festival where it premiered recently. The audiences, infact, liked it so much that the film fetched Boyle the Cadillac People's Choice Award. Slumdog Millionaire is a story about an Indian ...

'The Simpsons' created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company, on Saturday, September 13, 2008, won the US television's highest honor for a prime-time cartoon at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. It was for a record 10th time that The Simpsons, running for 19 seasons, was chosen as the best ...

Prominent Indian designer Rina Dhaka is gearing up to showcase her work and represent the country at the impending and very prestigious London Fashion Week (LFW) that kick-starts from September 14, 2008 onwards. A statement issued by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) recently also informed ...

Film aficionados in Delhi can attend the ongoing Public Service Broadcasting Trust's (PSBT) film festival at the India Habitat Centre that kicked off on September 12, 2008. Be prepared for a mixed flavor as this PSBT film festival brings together 50 documentaries from both national and ...

Swarovski launches limited editions of the crystal rhinoceros. However, Swarovski Crystal Society members have first right to purchase the same product. The firm has been offering its customers a unique collection of limited edition, numbered pieces for more than a decade. Swarovski, every two ...

A 1 metre, 38 cm tall bust of Punjab's Maharaja Ranjit Singh is on sale in London; it has been priced between £50,000 and £70,000. The famous king of Punjab owned many precious treasures including of the priceless Kohinoor diamond. The new auction of his bust is attracting worldwide ...

'Yes Madam, Sir', a feature film based on the professional life of India's most well-known and respected female cop Kiran Bedi was screened at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival. Those who have seen it claim it is bound to ruffle feathers in Indian establishment.
 
The said ...

India is hosting a six-week long Shared Histories Festival of Arts & Culture at Johannesburg. It will be marked by the convention of three exhibitions and a rocking performance by Indian pop group Indian Ocean towards the weekend. The festival will take place in Durban and Cape Town as well and ...

Socialite cum businesswoman Paris Hilton has made a documentary titled 'Paris, Not France', which is going to be screened at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival. Media reports state this film will take a behind-the-scenes look at the life of Paris Hilton and will get screened at the ...

Defence Colony in Delhi has become first to house an art bookstore. The store is sponsored by the Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art. Popularly called the Vadehra Gallery, the store has a large reading room. There is huge collection of art material with more than 20,000 titles. These are ...