ENTERTAINMENT

Time and space encapsulated in the Ramayana

Shobha Deepak Singh The Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra’s Rama transcends the barriers of spatial and universal time. From the moment that the spectator enters the sacred theatre, his involvement in the performance enables him to relive the myth from present time and space to universal time and space. The thin mesh which stands between his […]Read More

NEELOO NEELPARI

#Me_Too… 

भारतीय मर्द को कल भी और आज भी सिर्फ भोग्या और अन्नपूर्णा ही चाहिए। जो बैडरूम में मेनका बन कर मात्र उनका मनोरंजन, घर के बाहर सर से पांव तक ढकी सीता, रसोई में अन्नपूर्णा की प्रतिमा मास्टरशेफ, उनके बनाये घरनुमा पिंजरे की एवं वंश को बढ़ाने वाली संतानों की बेस्ट केयरटेकर, नौकरी और घर […]Read More

ENTERTAINMENT

The wheel of karma and the call of dharma

Shobha Deepak Singh The original Ramayana was composed many epochs ago by Sage Valmiki along with later by Tulsidas’ Ramcharitmanas. This sacred scripture is the cornerstone of the Hindu faith. Ramayana documents Rama’s triumph over demon king Ravana, thereby enacting his fate as the ideal man and incarnation of Lord Vishnu. On one level, Rama’s […]Read More

TRAVEL

Taj turns 40

Team L&M No, we are not talking about the monument of love in Agra built by Shahjahan. This one is an iconic building that stands tall in the heart of the Capital and has completed 40 glorious years of timeless hospitality, elegance and charm. From having chronicled trends and setting benchmarks in hospitality, to being […]Read More

FASHION SHAHNAZ HUSAIN

Get your festival makeup right

During festivals, there are bright lights so for your night makeup, you will need bright colours else your face will look pale. First, cleanse the skin and apply a liquid moisturiser. If you have an oily skin, apply an astringent lotion with cotton wool. Wait for a few minutes. Then cover blemishes with a concealer […]Read More

ARTS SANDIP SOPARRKAR

The queen of carnivals

For a Latin American dance lover, the high point in life is to dance at a carnival. There are two most famous carnivals in the world that we all know of, the Rio de Janeiro and the San Francisco carnivals, these are the two most talked about carnivals that people travel from far and wide […]Read More

BOOKS

Chilling and thrilling spy stories

Rajkumari Sharma Tankha The book, The Zero Cost Mission/ The Wily Agent (Harper Collins India; pages 189; price Rs 250) by Amar Bhushan is a two-story fictional work based on the exploits of the Indian intelligence and it is so racy that I had to finish it at one go. I just couldn’t put it […]Read More

BOOKS

There is a Lahore residing in Delhi: Haroon Khalid

Rajkumari Sharma Tankha It has been a decade that anthropologist-travel writer-freelance journalist Haroon Khalid has been travelling extensively around Pakistan to document the country’s cultural and historical heritage. Author of three published books, A White Trail: A Journey into the Heart of Pakistan’s Religious Minorities, In Search of Shiva: A Study of Folk Religious Practices […]Read More

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