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Artist Vivan Sundaram, among India's greats, dies at 79

Vivan Sundaram, a pioneering multidisciplinary artist who often used his work, melding sculptures, photographs, videos and paintings, to reflect contemporary issues of the day, died in New Delhi on......

Britain imposes export ban on Tipu Sultan's rare sporting gun

A rare 18th century decorated gun made in India for Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, and valued at around GBP 2 million, has been barred from export to allow time for a UK-based institution to acquire it......

Aga Khan museum cancels 'Kaali' documentary show in Toronto

The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto has said it "deeply regrets" causing offence to members of the Hindu and other faith communities and has removed the presentation of the documentary Kaali, after the......

Soon, Art of India Gallery at Houston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, plans to open an Art of India gallery early next year at a projected cost of $3 million, according to Christine Starkman, MFAH curator of Asian art. The......

AMAZING rendition! Painting or photograph?

Eminent painter Alyssa Monks, 35, is known across the world for her mermirisingly realistic oil paintings. Born 1977 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Alyssa Monks began oil painting as a child. She......

Indian art boom inspires bigger canvas for galleries

The recent India Art Fair in New Delhi generated greater interest than before in local contemporary artists among a growing cohort of Indian collectors, including millennials. Image used......

India's uber-rich plan private museums to display collections

India's uber-rich are now keen to set up private museums to display their treasured asset collections. High net worth individuals are now approaching their bankers to help them set up trusts that......

Enron probe: Ex-CEO's wife under lens

US authorities are probing if Linda, wife of ex-Enron chairman Ken Lay, acted improperly when she had their family foundation sell 1.3 million Enron stocks just days before the energy giant's......

Myriad art at Taj

The Taj group of hotels has been a symbol of luxury, elegance and style for the past century. Over the years, it has amassed an interesting and diverse collection of paintings and works of art.The......

America's richest women

Given the current recession, its hard to avoid the irony in this: The two richest women in America have Wal-Mart to thank for their billions. Alice Walton is the daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam......

'We all need a little piece of utopia in our life'

'This was a film, a story that had never been told before.' IMAGE: Koji Yakusho in Perfect Days. For the last four-and-a-half decades German film-maker Wim Wenders has been making compassionate......

Fine films, fabulous discoveries at MAMI

The movies that impressed, puzzled and stunned Sukanya Verma at MAMI this year. You know it's time for the annual Mumbai Film Festival when the city's cinephile population flocks to theatres in......

Sunny Leone, Arvind Kejriwal, Konkona: Stars in Toronto

Of all the Indian films screened in Toronto, three stood out for Aseem Chhabra -- A Death in the Gunj, Mostly Sunny and An Insignificant Man. "There are so many films from India this year," my......

'Where's your turban?'

Just when everything seemed picture perfect for brown faces on American television, Showtime reverts to form with its new series Billions. Aseem Chhabra points out how popular media still hasn't......

New York celebrates Raj Kapoor

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, will host afilm festival on Raj Kapoor starting today, right up to January 16.About 12 years ago, a professor at Wharton, being interviewed for a business......

King proud women's tennis leads fight for equality

IMAGE: From left, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, Naomi Osaka of Japan, Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, Ashleigh Barty of Australia, Simona Halep of Romania pose with the Billie Jean King......

Tennis Roundup: Bopanna-Shapovalov in quarters

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna, right, with his partner Denis Shapovalov. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Patrice Lapointe/Tennis Canada India's Rohan Bopanna teamed up with Canada's Denis Shapovalov to......

French Open 2010 poster by Pak-born Indian artist

The Indian representation in this year's French Open is not confined to just the Somdev Devvarmans and Leander Paeses alone. The official poster for French Open 2010 iscreated by 64-year-old artist......

Do not underestimate India after Test loss, warns Hussey

India are a completely different outfit in limited-overs Virat Kohli talks to India's Director of Cricket, Ravi Shastri. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Former Australia batsman Michael......

Wellington: The score... and more

The second Twenty20 international between India and New Zealand will be played at the Westpacstadium in Wellington on February 27.The venue hashosted just a solitary Twenty20 international, between......

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