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Classical singing legend Kishori Amonkar passes away at 84

Classical singing legend Kishori Amonkar passes away at 84

4 April 2017 11:59 AM IST

Renowned classical singer Kishori Amonkar passed away shortly before midnight, family sources said here on Tuesday.She was 84 and breathed her last at...

Classical goes three-in-one

Classical goes three-in-one

16 April 2012 1:31 AM IST

Western dance forms have recently become very popular in the Capital. In the midst of the frenzy for jazz, salsa and tango, classical dance lovers of...

A Culinary Smorgasbord

"Vegetarian Cuisine from the Himalayan Foothills" | A Culinary Smorgasbord

Author: Veena Sharma

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 750

It is not for nothing that the Garhwal region of the Himalayas is referred to as deva bhumi, the...

In her own voice

"Lata Mangeshkar in Her Own Voice" | In her own voice

Author: Nasreen Munni Kabir

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 695

Nasreen Munni Kabir (NMK): In which year did you move to Bombay? Lata Mangeshkar (LM): In 1945....

India’s economic wisdom

"Economic Sutra: Ancient Indian Antecedents to Economic Thought" | India’s economic wisdom

Author: Satish Y Deodhar

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 399

Thomas Macaulay famously articulated his colonial prejudice: “A single shelf of a good European...

Twirling to tradition

"Dancing in the Family" | Twirling to tradition

Author: Sukanya Rahman

Publisher: Speaking Tiger

Price: 399

For some, dance is passion; for some others, its a way of life while yet others, find it...

Women & the life of a man

"Two Sisters" | Women & the life of a man

Author: Rabindranath Tagore

Publisher: Niyogi Books/Thornbird

Price: 150

Rabindranath Tagore’s Dui Bon or Two Sisters is a novella originally written in Bengali. Its...

Classical dance as cultural heritage

"Dance Theatre of India: Crossing New Aesthetics and Cultures" | Classical dance as cultural heritage

Author: Manochhaya

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 650

In the 1930s, when the freedom struggle was gathering momentum, the British Raj slapped a ban on...

Fading liberal arts in a digitally-motivated world

"The Fuzzy and the Techie" | Fading liberal arts in a digitally-motivated world

Author: Scott Hartley

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 599

There are two very common terms used at Stanford University – “Fuzzy”, for students of the...

Desi twist on Austen

"Austenistan" | Desi twist on Austen

Author: Foreword by Caroline Jane Knight

Publisher: Bloomsbury India Publishers

Price: 350

The heroines, living (or aspiring) to settle into stately homes in the class-conscious society of...

Chaos within Order

"Politic Shock" | Chaos within Order

Author: Meghnad Desai

Publisher: Rupa Publications

Price: 595

How did Donald Trump make it? The question that has been etching sharp arrows into the pride of...

Xinjiang: the pivot of Asia

"Xinjiang:China's Northeast Frontier" | Xinjiang: the pivot of Asia

Author: K. Warikao

Publisher: Pentagon Press

Price: Rs595

Sharing its borders with eight countries including China, Xinjiang’s location can be categorized as...