Search Results for 'India'

Silicon Valley Gold Thieves Target Indian-Americans

A husband, wife and their 6-year-old son had just returned from the airport to their suburban home in Fremont. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon, Sept. 11, as they unloaded luggage from their car. Seemingly out of nowhere, two men appeared, [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Indian culture takes centre stage in the Hague

One of the highlights of next month’s festivities is the first edition of the Indian Film Festival The Hague (IndianFFTH), which will present a long list of Indian art house films, such as Noukadubi (the opening film), I Am, Fatso! [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Festival of Indian Culture in Russia

A festival of Indian Culture in Russia will be held from 17-30 September 2011 across Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kazan. The Festival is being organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi and the Ministry of Culture of [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Lifestyle of Indian Girls Aspiring to Marry Abroad

"Our decision is final", said Colonel Kapoor firmly, "if you wish to do a PhD in the US, we will find a suitable boy living there. Get married and the you can go." Shruti, their elder daughter was aghast. She could not [...]

Posted On : Jul, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

part of India's diverse culture

India is broadly a country of immigrants, which explains its tremendous diversity. The question now arises is whether these immigrants who came into India have all preserved their original different identities, or a common culture has eme [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

India, Tamil Nadu: Mamallapuram Dance Festival

This Dance Festival is dedicated to classical and folk dances like Bharat Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak and Kathakali -- bringing you closer to Indian culture! The dancers perform on open-air stage, located against the Pallava Rock Sculpture. [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Colourful fairs planned for Indian Buddhist festival

Buddhists from all across India are due to celebrate the birth of the Buddha next week (May 17th), with sacred processions and colourful fairs planned to mark the occasion. Brits arriving on flights to India are encouraged to catch the Bu [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Willingness to embrace Indian culture a prerequisite for Gar...

So Gary Kirsten is back in Capetown, feeling doubtlessly like a bride in a swayamwar fending off suitors of varying pedigree and searching for the right one. Kirsten was very good but he was brave too. He knew what he wanted and was will [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Tata cautions SC against ‘paparazzi’ culture in india

Industrialist Ratan Tata on Thursday requested the Supreme Court to restrain the media from publishing and broadcasting unverified conversations of individuals, contending the right to privacy of a person cannot be violated in the garb o [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Cultures of India dance at Uttarardh Utsav in Modhera

"Odissi always begins with Mangalacharan and Ganesh Vandana in temples", explained the noted exponent of Bharatnatyam and Odissi, Menka Thakkar, as her disciples offered a resounding tribute to Ganesha on the stage, and thus be [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

'Parents must expose kids to Indian culture'

In this age when computers and playstations lure kids more than learning music and dance, parents must take the onus of motivating the conventional activities to expose children to Indian culture, says violin maestro L. Subramanian. &quo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Ageing Gracefully In Indian Culture

Could there be anyone who does not care about aging gracefully? An ancient module in the Indian culture called the Vanaprasth, took care of old age problems.Total solution of all the problems of old age was sought in Indian culture in th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan, India Get Cozy on Culture (Video)

Where can you snack on dosa, listen to a ragamala and learn to dance the Bharata Natyam? Increasingly, in Japan, where Indian culture is attracting a small but vibrant following amid closer trade ties that are causing the two countries t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Indian culture in global context: ICCR celebrates 60 years

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will celebrate 60 years of its foundation by with a two-day seminar beginning Nov 11 featuring an elite panel of speakers from India and abroad. 'The focus of the seminar will be the p [...]