Ramanujan biopic to be screened at TIFF
Toronto: The Man Who Knew Infinity, a biopic on Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, will get a gala opening at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Thursday. The tickets for...
View ArticleMan Booker fiction shortlist features Indian-origin author
By NewsGram Staff Writer London: Sunjeev Sahota, an Indian-origin author, is among the half a dozen authors short-listed for the prestigious 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his book ‘The Year of...
View ArticleNow app for Hindustani Classic and Carnatic music
By NewsGram Staff-Writer Mumbai: Gone are the days, when traditional Hindustani Classical and Carnatic music were restricted only to cassettes and records for storage. Now, for all classical music...
View ArticleEnjoy crowdfunded theatre in Kolkata
Kolkata: Funding woes cramping your act? Try crowdfunding, which helped a city-based scientist couple finance their theatre production to keep their passion alive. Anindita Bhadra and Ayan Banerjee’s...
View ArticleJaipur Lit Fest: US edition begins on Saturday
New Delhi: The Jaipur Literature Festival is set to open its account in the US with its first overseas edition beginning on Saturday in Boulder, Colorado. The event has increased the enthusiasm of...
View ArticleWorking with Rahman in ‘Muhammad’ a learning experience: Natalie
Hong Kong: Canadian multi-lingual singer Natalie Di Luccio who sung an Arabic track in the film “Muhammad: The Messenger Of God”, said that working with Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman was a learning...
View ArticleContemporary Indian paintings: Western style, national sentiments!
By Adita Mehta Painting is a very powerful source of expression. Indian paintings have a very long tradition and history in Indian art. Indian art originated about five thousand years ago, sometime...
View ArticleUdyog Bhawan metro station to be made art and culture hub
By NewsGram Staff Writer New Delhi: Udyog Bhawan metro station of the Delhi Metro will be developed into a hub of art and culture after National Museum and the Delhi Metro signed a memorandum of...
View Article‘Talvar’ premieres at Toronto International Film Festival
By NewsGram Staff Writer Toronto: Meghna Gulzar’s upcoming Talvar (named Guilty in international markets) premiered at the ongoing 40th Toronto International Film Festival. Shree Paradkar, Editor of...
View ArticleTime for Bollywood to bugle your personal film festival
By Atul Mishra Hello Cinephiles! NewsGram is back with its weekend personal downloadable film festival. Let us celebrate three recent Indian films that have left indelible impression on celluloid and...
View ArticleBangladesh Book Fair: Sheikh Muzibur Rahaman very much alive in Bengali hearts
By Arnab Mitra Kolkata: ‘The Unfinished Memoirs’, an autobiography by Sheikh Muzibur Rahaman, was the main attraction of this year’s Bangladesh Book Fair (September 5-September 13) in Kolkata. The book...
View ArticleFirst travelling Kumaon Literary Festival begins from Delhi
By NewsGram Staff Writer New Delhi: A preview of the Kumaon Literary Festival, to be held from October 23-27, was held in the national capital. As part of the preview, a number of social programmes...
View ArticleMan Booker Prize 2015: Who would get the coveted honour?
By Atul Mishra Formerly called Booker-McConnell Prize, Man Booker Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards given to an English language novel. Every year thousands of publishers send their...
View ArticleManipuri designer helps flood victims through Fashion Show
Bengaluru: Manipuri designer Robert Naorem is hosting the Kanglei Fashion Extravaganza here on Sunday to raise funds to help the flood victims in northeast – and also promote the region. Now in its...
View ArticlePost Ganesha Chaturthi: Delving on eco-friendly alternatives
By Ila Garg Every year, Ganesha Chaturthi is celebrated across the nation with great pomp and show. It is a 10-day festival that Hindus celebrate with great fervour during the month of Bhadra (23...
View ArticleBook on Firaq: Oasis in parched land
In my current pre-occupations with the depressing state of world affairs, the arrival of a book, ‘Firaq Gorakhpuri’ for review, provided relief. The author, Ajai Mansingh claimed to be a relative of...
View ArticleChicago South Asian Film Festival 2015, celebrating South Asian cinema
By Atul Mishra Legacies are not created if they are not carried forward. A film festival is perhaps the best artistic endeavor to carry on the legacy of silver celluloid. Decades after decades,...
View ArticleBehold Irish connection of Ganesha
By NewsGram Staff Writer Dublin: Of the numerous temples established by emigrant Hindus in the various places they settles, the Sri Ganesha Pilgrimage in Ireland is indeed astonishing. However, a visit...
View ArticleWatch it, Weekend it: Let’s celebrate last five Indian Oscar entries
By Atul Mishra NewsGram is back with your personal downloadable film festival! Humdrums and hullabaloo over the course of hectic week must have been getting on your nerves. So let’s lighten it all up...
View ArticleHaj as a defiance: Parvez Sharma
By Arundhati Roy For a gay filmmaker, filming in Saudi Arabia poses two challenges: filming is prohibited in the country, and especially at the most sacred sites on the Haj; and homosexuality is...
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