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Rig Veda, Apollo Statue, Mona Lisa enrich G20 Summit venue's culture corridor

Certified original copies of the US' Charters of Freedom, a fahua-lid jar from China and Panini's grammar treatise Ashtadhyayi from India are among the historic items displayed at the Bharat......

Rig Veda, 'Magna Carta' to be exhibited at G20 summit

Manuscripts of the Rig Veda from India, a rare copy of the Magna Carta from the United Kingdom and an anamorphic digital image of Mona Lisa from France will be among the several artefacts to be......

Ram has entered the land of Durga

Mamata imposed affirmative action to the point of absurdity.This has naturally led to counter-action: The Hindus who never thought of themselves as Hindus are now banding behind the BJP, points out......

The odd, odd world we live in!

Eight images that prove we live in a wonderfully weird world! People eat bananas during a protest against perceived censorship by Poland's National Museum in front of the National Museum in......

David Hockney painting sells for $90.3 million, a record for a living artist

A celebrated swimming pool painting by the British modern artist David Hockney sold for $90.3 million (approximately Rs 650 crore) in New York on Thursday. IMAGE: A visitor views 'Portrait of an......

The one mythology lesson everyone in marketing must learn

Marketers are required to be more Sisyphus than The Vitruvian Man, says Bharat Bambawale. Titian's Sisyphys.According to Greek mythology Sisyphus was doomed to carry a rock uphill time and again,......

Meeting Mr Mona Lisa

How much would collectors be willing to pay for owning a part of Indian history, asks Kishore Singh. I met Salvator Mundi a fortnight ago within a tightly regulated security cordon, and though I......

16 top museums of the world

A trip to the museum is always fascinating. It makes one familiar with history. To know a particular place well, one should always pay a visit to the local museum. In this slide show, we......

Doctor with an eye for style

He has received numerous awards, including, the "international gold medal" for advances in Lasik eye surgery. Last year, he was listed in Forbes magazine by Goldline Research among the top ten eye......

Who is the father of civil aviation in India?

Man has always dreamt of flying. From drawings on stone pyramids to Leonardo da Vinci's prescient drawings of flying machines, we can see the curiosity of mankind to conquer the sky. Then at the......

Bollywoods' artists and their lovely muses!

After a long wait, Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya hits theatres this Friday. The artist-muse relationship has long been a cinematic theme, and here -- along with Rang Rasiya -- are a few......

Himesh woos Mona Lisa

His new film Kajraare will see Himesh Reshammiya wooing Mona Lisa. No, we're not talking about Leonardo DaVinci'sfamous painting. We're talking about the singer-turned-actor's new heroine in the......

Photo: Ash's Mona Lisa look

Mona Lisa's smile may still be a mystery but Bollywood, as usual, has managed to come around it. Aishwarya Rai takes over from Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece in artist Ratan Parimoo's latest......

Seven things Harry Potter fans didn't notice

With J K Rowling declaring recently that the headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in her hugely popular Harry Potter series, Albus Dumbledore, is gay, a thousand analysts......

Da Vinci Code: Ho Hum!

Let me tell you a secret or three. Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene, whose sarcophagus is buried under the crystal pyramid at the Louvre. Their progeny, born after Jesus' was crucified, was......

PICS: 2024 Paralympics opens amid grand spectacle

Images from the 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Paris on Wednesday. IMAGE: Performers delight as the Obelisk of Luxor on the Place de la Concorde is seen during the 2024 Paralympics......

'Modi running around saying he has been offered 2036 Games'

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker and P R Sreejesh -- India's flag-bearers at the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony on Sunday. Photograph: P R Sreejesh/Instagram Against all odds, the Paris Olympics have......

Olympics opening ceremony a disgrace: Trump

IMAGE: A tableau at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo da Vinci's famous The Last Supper painting was panned by Christians world over.Photograph: Hannah......

Paris Olympics OC apologises to Christians

Olympic ceremony's Last Supper sketch 'never meant to disrespect' IMAGE: A tableau at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo da Vinci's famous The Last Supper painting was......

PIX: The hand of God touches Messi

'When a move doesn't come off you look to the heavens, and when you ask God for a helping hand you have so many of them to choose from on this ceiling.' IMAGE: Images of Lionel Messi and Diego......

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