15 outstanding women honoured with Nari Shakti Puraskar

A lady mason, a centenarian athlete, Jharkhand's lady Tarzan and a "mushroom mahila" were among the 15 women awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar by President Ram Nath Kovind for their contribution in......

Why the British Museum won't return the Harihara

'It is vital that objects such as the Harihara -- and collections from South Asia generally -- remain here,' the British Museum tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. PART I: Give us our gods back! PART......

When Lord Balaji came to Mumbai to wed

It was a special hallowed moment that eager devotees had been patiently waiting a very, very long time for. They turned up in enormous numbers to witness this remarkable spectacle. Their......

'The Sarasvati was more sacred than the Ganga'

At the edge of the Shola forest, at the foot of the Ayyasamy Hills, in western Tamil Nadu, near Coimbatore, lives a writer and scholar who traveled to India from northern France over three decades......

Review: Sri Ramarajyam is a visual treat

Radhika Rajamani feels Telugu filmSri Ramarajyam works on many accounts-- good screenplay by Bapu-Ramana, excellent direction by Bapu, the visual grandeur, great music by Ilairaja, great production......