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Want to buy items gifted to Modi? Check this out

Want to buy items gifted to Modi? Check this out

Rediff.com17 Sep 2025

An e-auction of over 1,300 items gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun, featuring items such as a statue of Goddess Bhavani, an Ayodhya Ram Temple model, and sports memorabilia from the 2024 Paralympic Games. Proceeds will go to the Namami Gange project.

Recipe: Pheroza And Jamshed Godrej's Baked Eggs

Recipe: Pheroza And Jamshed Godrej's Baked Eggs

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

An easy, simple breakfast or brunch, that goes well with toast.

Delhi Is Decked Up Like A Bride

Delhi Is Decked Up Like A Bride

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

New Delhi is illuminated like a shaadi mandap awaiting the arrival of the G20 baraat this weekend.

What G20 Leaders' Spouses Can Expect

What G20 Leaders' Spouses Can Expect

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

An exhibition on the origins of Indian art, culture, handicrafts, and India's grassroots farming innovations is scheduled for September 9 and 10.

Who Is Kangana Saluting?

Who Is Kangana Saluting?

Rediff.com3 Oct 2022

Kangana Ranaut spent Gandhi Jayanti visiting a museum in New Delhi and seeing an exhibition with a difference.

Broken mementos sour the experience for some PM auction bidders

Broken mementos sour the experience for some PM auction bidders

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

Recipients of these damaged mementos have been given the option to either seek a refund of their bid amount or get a replacement for these broken items.

It's Sari Time At G20!

It's Sari Time At G20!

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

Saris were in vogue at the dinner President Droupadi Murmu hosted for G20 leaders on Saturday evening and earlier as well on Saturday morninbg when Kyoko Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar's wife, hosted the leaders's spouses in New Delhi.

Twitterati rave over 'Akhand Bharat' mural in new Parliament

Twitterati rave over 'Akhand Bharat' mural in new Parliament

Rediff.com28 May 2023

The BJP's Karnataka unit shared photographs of the artworks inside the new Parliament House, including the murals of ancient India, Chanakya, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and B R Ambedkar and the cultural diversity of the country.

Modi's Olympic Gifts Up For Auction

Modi's Olympic Gifts Up For Auction

Rediff.com1 Oct 2021

Among the memorable gifts presented to Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, up for bids in an e-auction, are sporting memorabilia gifted by India's Tokyo Olympians.

Gifts given to Modi to be auctioned, proceeds to go to Ganga project

Gifts given to Modi to be auctioned, proceeds to go to Ganga project

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

Currently on display at the National Gallery of Modern Arts, a total of 2,772 gifts including head gears, shawls, portraits, swords gifted by different organisations and chief ministers to the PM will be up for the auction on an online portal designed by the National Informatics Centre.

G20 leaders to get a taste of Indian street food

G20 leaders to get a taste of Indian street food

Rediff.com3 Sep 2023

United States President Joe Biden and other world leaders gathering for the G20 summit in New Delhi will get a taste of lip-smacking Indian street food, including flavourful delicacies from Chandni Chowk, and innovative millet dishes.

Amol Palekar hits out at NGMA after being interrupted at event

Amol Palekar hits out at NGMA after being interrupted at event

Rediff.com10 Feb 2019

Palekar was repeatedly interrupted during his speech by some NGMA members.

'Don't have capacity': Kangana rules out foray in politics

'Don't have capacity': Kangana rules out foray in politics

Rediff.com3 Oct 2022

The 35-year-old actor said her politics will reflect in her work.

Bal Thackeray's statue unveiled in Mumbai

Bal Thackeray's statue unveiled in Mumbai

Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

The statue is located at the busy roundabout between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya and National Gallery of Modern Art in south Mumbai.

K'taka minister, artistes engage in verbal duel

K'taka minister, artistes engage in verbal duel

Rediff.com18 Feb 2009

The opening ceremony of southern regional centre of the National Gallery of Modern Art in Bangaluru on Wednesday witnessed high drama with the artist fraternity and a Karnataka minister entering into a verbal duel, after the minister allegedly dubbed some artists as "pseudo intellectuals".

IN PICTURES: Mumbai that is and could be

IN PICTURES: Mumbai that is and could be

Rediff.com18 May 2012

In a recent exhibition in Mumbai's National Gallery of Modern Art, architect PK Das put forth several ideas on how the problem of shrinking public spaces in Mumbai can be resolved. Abhishek Mande takes a look

Going once, going twice, sold! Mementos gifted to Modi auctioned

Going once, going twice, sold! Mementos gifted to Modi auctioned

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

The funds raised through the auction, held at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, will go to the government's flagship project 'Namami Gange'.

Untitled No. 34

Untitled No. 34

Rediff.com6 Nov 2007

I really want to appreciate art, especially modern art, in all its forms and functions. In fact over the last one year or so, thanks to business and press trips, I have been patiently totting up several experiences of "modern art". And I am frankly a little puzzled.

There is something funny about Urmila

There is something funny about Urmila

Rediff.com14 Jan 2004

Painter-filmmaker, M F Hussain to attempt a comedy with Urmila Matondkar in lead.

Satish Gujral, legendary artist, passes into ages

Satish Gujral, legendary artist, passes into ages

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

Satish Gujral, renowned for his versatility across different mediums, died on Thursday night. He was 94.

Prabuddha Dasgupta: A life in pictures

Prabuddha Dasgupta: A life in pictures

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

Ritika Bhatia previews the late photographer's exhibition and book launch at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.

E-auction of PM's mementos ends, painting of Modi with Gandhi receives highest bid of Rs 25 lakh

E-auction of PM's mementos ends, painting of Modi with Gandhi receives highest bid of Rs 25 lakh

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

All proceeds from the e-auction will be donated towards funding the Namami Gange Mission.

Over 1,800 mementos gifted to PM Modi auctioned

Over 1,800 mementos gifted to PM Modi auctioned

Rediff.com11 Feb 2019

Take a look at some of the mementos on the auction block.

Run for Unity: Govt offices in Delhi to shut at 2 pm today

Run for Unity: Govt offices in Delhi to shut at 2 pm today

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Government offices located in New Delhi's central area, including North Block and South Block, will be closed from 2 pm on Thursday till 9:30 am on Friday in connection with the 'Run for Unity' to be flagged off by Prime Minster Narendra Modi.

'Manida has left us a lot to celebrate with'

'Manida has left us a lot to celebrate with'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

A meeting to pay homage to K G Subramanyam, one of India's most interesting painters and thinkers.

The art of being Manu Parekh

The art of being Manu Parekh

Rediff.com8 Jul 2018

Manubhai, 79 now, is exhilarated about newer possibilities and prospects. The past is done with; the future holds the key to evolving forms of exploration. Kishore Singh salutes the Master.

Air India art collection goes on exhibit for first time

Air India art collection goes on exhibit for first time

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

Select works from the airline's huge art collection will be showcased at the National Gallery of Modern Art in the exhibition titled 'Air India salutes Indian Masters', which begins in New Delhi on Saturday and runs till September 1.

Art in a pandemic: Openings delayed, museums embrace technology

Art in a pandemic: Openings delayed, museums embrace technology

Rediff.com9 Nov 2020

India's state-owned institutes have literally been forced to embrace technologies to go digital - however reluctantly. Till the museum reopen, the magic mantra has been "online", "cyber", "virtual" - a transition that has been less smooth for most art institutions than one might have hoped. The first of a four-part series, Kishore Singh turns the gaze to some of India's leading art institutions to see how they are keeping the show going.

'Censorship has now increased manifold'

'Censorship has now increased manifold'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

'Nowadays anyone can get up and say his sentiments are hurt, that his faith is being disturbed.' 'Or he can say he doesn't like the size of Amol Palekar's nose, so chop it off.'

Have you imagined the female gaze?

Have you imagined the female gaze?

Rediff.com25 Dec 2017

India's women artists, says Kishore Singh, look at politics and society and want to provoke reactions on issues based on their inheritance and understanding of gender, class, caste and environmental disparity.

Has anyone seen Mumbai as Sudhir Patwardhan has?

Has anyone seen Mumbai as Sudhir Patwardhan has?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

It is impossible for Mumbaikars not to glimpse themselves or someone they know in Sudhir Patwardhan's paintings.

Tour the world's finest museums from the safety of your home

Tour the world's finest museums from the safety of your home

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

It beats Netflix any day, exclaims Prithvi Singh.

Bikaner House, Delhi's most elegant address

Bikaner House, Delhi's most elegant address

Rediff.com2 Jun 2018

When Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje Scindia decided to convert her government's capital outpost into a hub of culture, she transformed Bikaner House into Delhi's premier cultural space, notes Kishore Singh.

Did demonetization steal the colour from art?

Did demonetization steal the colour from art?

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

Since the note ban was announced auction houses, galleries and art fairs are witnessing lukewarm sales -- even with masters like Souza, Raza and Padamsee. Ritika Kochhar reports.

A house for Mr Modi

A house for Mr Modi

Rediff.com17 May 2014

Life inside the prime minister's official residence is highly regulated, but it comes with its perks, says Veenu Sandhu