New Delhi (IANSlife) Titled ‘Head of a Bear’, a rare drawing by Italian polymath and ‘Mona Lisa’ creator Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) will be on auction in London on July 8. This penetrating study of a bears head is one … read more
New Delhi (IANSlife) Baro Market pays an artistic tribute to the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray on his centennial birth anniversary. Srila Chatterjee, founder of Baro Market whose ardour for art, culture and all things made by hand is what inspires … read more
New Delhi (IANSlife) Over half of all Indians surveyed in a recent poll say that they have become conscious of the environment — including growing plants, become more prudent on purchases, and conserving energy — as a direct result of … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Professional studies and surveys for gathering social data is an essential service towards sustaining democracy, and making fair, enlightened governance and genuine development possible. Autonomous and transparent research is the best safeguard against inadvertent or deliberate bad governance. … read more
Alappuzha (Kerala) (IANS) A series of seven works by a participating artist in ‘Lokame Tharavadu’, a large scale contemporary art exhibition organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation, revealed the role played by women in the historic Punnapra-Vayalar revolt, a movement predominantly … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Fated to do and to die/only to remember/then forget/why try? Mrs S. Pankajam has always lived two lives: one of ordinary fulfilment in her experiences as a wife to her husband and a mother to her two daughters, … read more
New Delhi (IANSlife) Earlier this month, UNESCO designated eight new UNESCO Global Geoparks, which brings the number of sites participating in the Global Geoparks Network to 169 in 44 countries. These newly designated UNESCO Global Geoparks are: Vestjylland UNESCO Global … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Twitter has pulled down at least 50 tweets at the behest of the Indian government, criticising it for the poor handling of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The data available on Lumen database shows that the micro-blogging platform has … read more
Washington (IANS) In a historic feat for humankind, NASA on Monday successfully launched the first powered, controlled flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on another planet. The mini helicopter began its flight approximately at 3:45 p.m. (India time) and the data … read more
Mumbai (IANS) A new short film, titled “Live Your Fairytale”, features no professional actors, and captures the experience of five slum children who dine in a restaurant for the first time in life. The film by Arsala Qureishi and Jas … read more