Arts
Legendary singer Asha Bhosale conferred Maharashtra Bhushan award
Legendary singer Asha Bhosale on Friday was conferred the prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan award for her contribution to the field of art and culture. The award, for the year 2021, was presented to her at a glittering function at the Gateway of India. It carries a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh, a citation and a memento. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde hailed Bhosale as the pride of Maharashtra and said her illustrious journey was an inspiration. Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar was present at the award function. Earlier in the day, members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council objected to the official invite for the event not having the name of Council deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe. Congress' Bhai Jagtap and NCP's Shashikant Shinde said such an oversight was happening for the first time and must be protested, while Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Sachin Ahir said Gorhe's name was not included intentionally. The Maharashtra Bhushan award was instituted when the Shivsena- BJP alliance came to power in
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Let's get graphic
From history to sports to business, authors and artists are exploring graphic non-fiction as a literary form
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Calcutta University BCom result 2022 declared; here's how to download
CU BCom result 2022 has been declared. Candidates can visit the official website to download their scorecard
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Kaali: Case registered in Haridwar against Leena Manimekalai, 10 others
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A race with no finish line
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Met Gala brings in a record $17.4 million, say museum officials
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'Quite a character': The man challenging traffickers of Indian art
From 2017 to 2020, law enforcement recovered almost ten times more stolen objects worldwide than the number reported missing, according to Interpol's Works of Art team
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Digital festivities
The flip side of virtual events is that one does not get to meet fellow attendees, make new friends, or be surprised by the discovery of authors and artists that one knew nothing about
Art and memory
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India Art Fair is expanding to become a year-round brand: Jaya Asokan
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Explained: Why do people want Jeff Bezos to buy and eat the Mona Lisa?
An online petition that started as a joke has gone viral, becoming a kind of performance art piece all of its own
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Invisible connections
While museums and academia marvel at the art, ritual and belief systems that the objects embody, it is time perhaps to retell the stories that inspired these creations.
Artist in seclusion: My studio is like a temple for me, says Paresh Maity
These are dark times but a beautiful new light will shine on the universe, Maity tells Pavan Lall
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He didn't believe in incidental music: Shyam Benegal on Vanraj Bhatia
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The legacy of Phalke
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The art market has held its ground in the time of the pandemic: Kiran Nadar
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