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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ ENTERTAINMENT Hollywood Hollywood Lifestyle/Fashion United States 

Ana de Armas was initially hesitant to star in ‘Knives Out’

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Los Angeles, Oct 2 (IANS) Actress Ana de Armas says she initially felt the 2019 murder mystery, Knives Out, was

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Bollywood CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Maharashtra 

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan gives land for a hospital in Kerala

December 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has written to Kerala Government to build a hospital on

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Orissa 

Giant 3D sand Santa Clause at Puri beach

December 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bhubaneswar, Dec 24 (IANS) On the eve of Christmas, internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik claimed to have created a

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Madhya Pradesh NATIONAL 

Notes through the fog

December 23, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Gwalior, Dec 23 (IANS) The fog enveloping the picturesque mausoleum of Tansen in the background, and some fine Indian and

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Maharashtra NATIONAL 

Mumbai to celebrate Ghalib’s sesquicentenary

December 23, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) The who’s who in the world of literature, fine arts, culture and celebrities will croon and

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Goa NATIONAL 

Goa art fest lifts ban on CAA, NRC-linked exhibits

December 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Panaji, Dec 22 (IANS) Amid criticism from civil society for blocking public access to two art installations with oblique references

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Madhya Pradesh NATIONAL 

Artistes try to crush each other nowadays: Pt. Ajay Pohankar

December 21, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Gwalior, Dec 21 (IANS) “You see, I was a child prodigy. My musical career started at the age of eight

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Vocalist Savita Devi no more

December 20, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Renowned Indian classical vocalist Savita Devi, known for her thumris, breathed her last at the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Rajasthan 

JLF to be organised at Diggi Palace for last time in 2020

December 20, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jaipur, Dec 20 (IANS) The Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) will be organised at Diggi Palace for the last time in

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Of Indian kings ancient and modern, Chanakya revisited, Egyptian Nobel Laureate rediscovered (IANS Books This Weekend)

December 20, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Read about Indian kings from the hoary past to the present, delve into in a

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Goa NATIONAL Politics 

Assamese ‘Miyah’ poets condemn artwork ‘censure’ at Goa fest

December 20, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Panaji, Dec 20 (IANS) ‘Miyah’ poets from Assam, whose artworks were barred from being displayed at the ongoing Serendipity Arts

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Goa NATIONAL Politics 

Artist stands by artworks ‘censured’ at Goa festival

December 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Panaji, Dec 19 (IANS) A day after two of his curated exhibits were barred from public viewing at the ongoing

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

DSC Prize for South Asian Literature set to be more inclusive (IANS Interview)

December 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) It’s created an enviable niche for itself in a overcrowded world and now, the $25,000

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Crime/Disaster/Accident Goa NATIONAL 

4 artists booked for insulting religious sentiments at Goa fest

December 18, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Panaji, Dec 18 (IANS) Four musicians from a band, Dastaan Live, performing at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa, were

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Shashi Tharoor named for Sahitya Akademi Award 2019

December 18, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Eminent author, politician and diplomat Shashi Tharoor was on Wednesday among the 23 writers named

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Andhra Pradesh ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Politics 

Urdu satirist Mujtaba Hussain to return Padma Shri

December 17, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) Well-known Urdu humour writer Mujtaba Hussain has decided to return his Padma Shri award to protest

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Maps of memory’s landscape

December 15, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) You tell her that you read somewhere that the most beautiful places in the world

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Maharashtra 

Nandita Puri: Child trafficking is a global issue

December 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Lonavala, Dec 14 (IANS) Nandita Puri, author and wife of the late actor Om Puri, is gearing up for her

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi LIFE NATIONAL 

Ceramics inspired from Indian bazaars, Japanese Kimono

December 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANSlife) Australian master potter Ted Secombe, known for his beautiful crystalline glazes, will showcase the best

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Crime/Disaster/Accident Delhi NATIONAL 

CBI books Padma shri Leela Samson, others for irregularities

December 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a corruption and criminal conspiracy case against

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

I feel humbled: to be published in India: American yoga exponent Eddie Stern

December 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Eddie Stern who has been teaching yoga in New York for the last quarter of

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Kerala NATIONAL 

Indian design market has huge potential: Experts

December 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kochi, Dec 13 (IANS) Even while there is a huge shortage of qualified designers in the country, the market for

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Now, Namita Gokhale writes on Jaipur

December 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Author of 18 works of fiction and non-fiction, Namita Gokhale’s upcoming novel, “Jaipur Journals”, is

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi LIFE NATIONAL 

Government must get out of business: Amit Khanna

December 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) What is striking about Amit Khanna is not just the fact that he has been

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Sudha Murty enthrals at Penguin Annual Lecture 2019

December 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Award-winning author and noted philanthropist Sudha Murty enthralled a jam-packed audience with her insights on

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

5th Kerala lit fest by Arabian Sea from Jan 16

December 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) With more than 2.75 lakh attendees and five stands on the sands of Calicut, the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

DSC Prize 2019 winner to be announced at Nepal lit fest on Dec 16

December 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) With six shortlisted authors from diverse backgrounds in contention, the winner of the peripatetic $25,000

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

The board inside the master’s mind

December 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) He says that there can sometimes be a complete sense of vacancy even after a

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Bollywood CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Nagaland 

Hornbill Festival opens window to Nagaland culture

December 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kohima, Dec 10 (IANS) From diverse shades and forms of traditional attire, to different aromas from the platter of the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Now, author Aparna Jain focuses on men who broke the mould (IANS Interview)

December 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Aparna Jain is not only a certified Integral Master Coach but has also authored two

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL Politics 

Union culture minister launches web portal

December 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel on Tuesday launched the Indian Culture

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Qatar and India, through each other’s eyes

December 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Qatar Museums will present ‘Where Cultures Meet: A Photographic Encounter Between Qatar and India at

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Goa NATIONAL 

Nearly 1,500 artists to participate in Goa art festival

December 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Panaji, Dec 10 (IANS) Nearly 1,500 Indian and international artists are lined up to participate in the state’s biggest multi-disciplinary

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Merging border with dance

December 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Rasaja Foundation, in collaboration with Business & Community Foundation (BCF) will organise a discussion ‘Merging Border’

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi 

Dilip Kumar: Examining a colossus that strode the screen (Book Review)

December 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) What’s behind the everlasting appeal of cinema legend Dilip Kumar? The principle reasons “are related

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi LIFE NATIONAL 

Probir Gupta’s exhibition a telling visual narrative of our times

December 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANSlife) Inspired by the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape case that had India in throes, and the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Dec event to showcase the best of Kashmir in Delhi

December 9, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Art and culture aficionados in Delhi can look forward to enjoying the winter chill, courtesy

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Jaipur Lit Fest 2020 unveils its list of speakers

December 9, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The 13th edition of what is arguably one of the biggest literary events in the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS United States 

Artist puts banana taped on wall on sale for 91K pound

December 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Miami, Dec 7 (IANS) Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, the creator of the now-stolen golden toilet, has put on sale a

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Dimpy Menon’s solo show from Dec 15 to Feb 5

December 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Sculptor Dimpy Menons solo show ‘Through the leaves to the light will open on December

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

‘Bharatendu Natya Utsav’ from Dec 9 to 14

December 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi will organise the Bharatendu Natya Utsav from December 9 to 14.

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Implementation of POCSO Act needs scrutiny: Damyanti Biswas (IANS Interview)

December 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Author and social activist Damyanti Biswas, whose novel “You Beneath Your Skin” explores the dark

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

NGMA DG Adwaita Gadanayak gets 3-year extension

December 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Adwaita Gadanayak, the current Director-General of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) has been

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS LIFE Maharashtra NATIONAL 

Don’t romanticize depression, says Shaheen Bhatt

December 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANSlife) Shaheen Bhatt, the eldest daughter of film personalities Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan, says that her

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS LIFE Maharashtra NATIONAL 

Agatha Christie’s thriller adapted for Indian stage

December 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANSlife) The retelling of Agatha Christie’s popular 1962 novel, “The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side”, has

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Debutant author Madhuri Vijay could be in for a triple

December 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Indian American writer Madhuri Vijay, whose debut novel “The Far Field”, which has won the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi TECHNOLOGY 

Regional languages to drive creators in 2020: YouTube India

December 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Google-owned YouTube, which has more than 265 million monthly active users in India, will focus

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Of India’s tech hiccups, understanding consumer revolution, celebrating triumphs of Indian sportswomen (IANS Books This Weekend)

December 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Read about how India’s political leaders have manipulated advances in technology; consider the core anxiety

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

‘Words Sounds Images’ to release on December 13

December 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The first-of-its-kind book that presents the history of media and entertainment in India — from

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Sports Literary Festival comes to Delhi

December 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Post its inaugural season held last year in Bhubaneswar, the Ekamra Sports Literature Festival will

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

‘Corepeeling is answer to misalignment between mind, body’

December 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The fast-paced life of today’s technological world causes misalignment between mind, body and core that

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

New book examines caste interplay in Mumbai dance bar ban

December 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The ban on women dancing in bars in Mumbai is an example of the ‘caste

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Goa NATIONAL 

Black room, spotlight, photo exhibition in Goa’s hippie mecca

December 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) Known in the 1960s as the original abode of the hippies in Goa, the beach village

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi LIFE NATIONAL 

Rainbow literature festival sets out to be queer, inclusive

December 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANSlife) Rainbow Literature Festival, an upcoming first-of-its-kind literary event focussing on the terms queer and inclusive,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Scholarships for Hindustani music

December 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) With a view to encourage young talent in Hindustani Music, the National Centre for the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi TECHNOLOGY 

Arijit Singh most streamed Indian artist in 2019: Spotify

December 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Singer Arijit Singh was the most streamed artist in India in 2019, while the most

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Human Interest/Society NATIONAL Rajasthan 

IIT Ropar gets tallest contemporary stone-carved pillars

December 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jaipur, Dec 3 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar has installed the tallest contemporary stone-carved four pillars, inspired

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS India 

Revealed! What Melania is all about

December 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Wherever and whatever, Trump makes news. But its his better half Melania who evokes even

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

‘Rasas’ of Indian Art on display

December 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Art Spice gallery, in collaboration with Art Magnum is displaying art works by Indian Masters

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Sudha Murty to be in conversation with Shashi Tharoor at Penguin Annual Lecture

December 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) At the upcoming Penguin Annual Lecture, be prepared to be regaled to a captivating conversation

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Leg up for Urdu literature, 90,000 titles digitised in 6 years (IANS Interview)

December 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) It’s a virtual library where some 90,000 titles in Urdu – including the Mahabharata and

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Mapping the Indian subcontinent

December 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANSlife) An exhibition of unseen historical maps and important engravings, dating between 18th century and 1946,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Sameena Dalwai’s book to be launched on Dec 4

December 2, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Writer Sameena Dalwai’s book ‘Bans & Bargirls: Performing Caste in Mumbai’s Dance Bars’ will be

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Punjab 

Hair-raising feats by riders set stage for Military Lit Fest

December 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chandigarh, Dec 1 (IANS) Hair-raising feats by military horse riders and amateur 4×4 off-roaders on Sunday set the heart pounding

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Had to make strong statement on present times: M.G. Vassanji

November 30, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Award winning Canadian author M.G. Vassanji says he has ended his new novel, “A Delhi

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi LIFE NATIONAL 

Penguin acquires Duckbill Books

November 30, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANSlife) Penguin Random House India on Saturday announced acquiring the book-publishing assets of Duckbill Books, a

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi LIFE NATIONAL 

Inside digital concerts of classical music

November 30, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANSlife) Listening to music online might be the way forward, but it’s trickier when it comes

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Kerala NATIONAL 

Bigger and better poets did not get it, I’m happy: Jnanpith winner

November 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Palakkad (Kerala), Nov 29 (IANS) Renowned poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri (93) on Friday reacted humbly to the news of him

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL United Kingdom 

Elizabeth I identified as author of Tacitus translation

November 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

London, Nov 29 (IANS) The analysis of unique handwriting in an anonymous 16th century manuscript translation of Tacitus’s Annals has

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Six-day Youth Festival from December 1

November 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Art, Culture & Language Department of the Delhi government will organise the 9th edition

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Revisiting a spy case that never really was, examining what makes a restaurant tick, tilting the odds in your favour (IANS Books This Weekend)

November 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Read about a case in which a top ISRO scientist, S. Nambi Narayanan was charged

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

How Trump impacts the world

November 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) ‘Trumped: Emerging Powers in a Post-American World’, a new book authored by international affairs academic

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Dalrymple, Murugan, Tharoor in line-up for Kerala litfest

November 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Prominent authors William Dalrymple, Perumal Murugan, Benyamin and Shashi Tharoor, also the Lok Sabha MP

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

12th edition of Bookaroo children’s lit fest over the weekend

November 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Over the weekend, the sprawling grounds of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Crime/Disaster/Accident Delhi NATIONAL 

‘Black Warrant’: A compilation of unheard stories of Tihar

November 27, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Sunil Gupta, who retired as law officer of Tihar Jail in 2016, has penned down

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Gurugram to jazz in December

November 27, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The Gurugram leg of ‘Teamwork Arts’ Jazz India Circuit will be held at the Horizon

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Business/Economy Delhi NATIONAL Politics 

Reveal extent of ill-gotten wealth of Indians: Pranab

November 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) A forceful plea for revealing the extent of ill-gotten wealth, held by Indians in the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Sikh Dy jail superintendents were removed after Indira Gandhi’s assassination (IANS Exclusive)

November 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) “Indira Gandhi’s assassination left the country in a shock. Since she was killed by Sikh

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

My book focuses on dad’s journey: Jui Karkare Navare

November 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The abiding image of Hemant Karkare is of the Maharashtra ATF chief donning a flak

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Hyderabad SSMtypes Telangana 

Hyderabad Art Exhibit 2019 held

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FREEDOM PRESS BUREAUHyderabad, Nov 24: Hyderabad Art Exhibit 2019 organized by Unekha was held on Sunday here at Lamakaan, Banjara

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Punjab 

Gita Mahotsav in Kurukshetra from Nov 23

November 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chandigarh, Nov 22 (IANS) The International Gita Mahotsav will be held from November 23 to December 10 in Kurukshetra in

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Lessons for India from China’s meteoric rise under Xi Jinping, drawing inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi to transform your life, a DIY guide on the perfect party (IANS Books This Weekend)

November 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Read about the lessons India must draw from China’s dramatic rise in the seven years

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Diplomacy Goa NATIONAL 

India, Russia looking to broaden literary ties: Envoy

November 21, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) Both Russia and India are trying to script a “literary” edge to the bilateral relationship, Russian

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Maharashtra NATIONAL Politics 

‘The Panama Papers’ offers many lessons to be learnt (Book Excerpts)

November 21, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

(Attn Editors: “The Panama Papers” by Ritu Sarin, Jay Mazoomdaar & P. Vaidyanathan has just arrived at the stands. Presented

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Touching the heart, going to the soul

November 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) At the last minute, we decide to change the venue of the interview and have

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Diplomacy Italy 

Tehran exhibition marks 60 years of Italy-Iran cooperation

November 18, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Rome, Nov 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Ambassador to Iran, Giuseppe Perrone, has opened an exhibition in Tehran that marks 60 years

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi Diplomacy NATIONAL 

Sisodia welcomes Russian delegation for ‘Days of Moscow’

November 18, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday welcomed a delegation from Russia for the ‘Days of Moscow

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi Media NATIONAL 

Awards in excellence in journalism announced by BJP-leaning foundation

November 16, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Dr. Mangalam Swaminathan Foundation, founded last year by noted columnist and BJP ideologue R.

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Inkpot India Conclave on November 18

November 16, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The one-day Inkpot India Conclave will take place on November 18 at the Taj Ambassador

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Orissa 

Italian sand art award conferred on Sudarsan Pattnaik

November 16, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bhubaneswar, Nov 16 (IANS) Renowned Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has been given the Italian Golden Sand Art Award 2019.

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi 

Of imperfect leaders, connecting with one another, a comprehensive tome on Marathi cooking

November 16, 2019November 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Learn the art of imperfect leadership; value the joy of connecting, even if it is

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Historic treasures from Indian, French archives on view

November 15, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A unique Indo-French exhibition, which draws from the archives of the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Punjab 

Hoshiarpur Literary Society to host first lit fest

November 15, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chandigarh, Nov 15 (IANS) Setting literary thoughts in the rural landscape of Punjab amidst citrus groves, the Hoshiarpur Literary Society

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Now, audiobooks by Ruskin Bond

November 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) In a first, celebrated author Ruskin Bond records his own work in his own voice

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Hana Bawa: The artist who paints emotions

November 14, 2019November 15, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Iqra Raza Mumbai, Nov 14: Five full minutes is what it takes for me to tear myself away from the

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Children design postage stamps on child rights

November 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Two postage stamps touching of the theme of child rights, designed by Indian children as

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Mystic Kalinga Fest to begin on Feb 8

November 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bhubaneswar, Nov 14 (IANS) The two-day 4th edition of Mystic Kalinga Festival will begin from Feb 8 next year. Bhubaneswar

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Cherry blossoms fest begins in Meghalaya

November 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Shillong, Nov 13 (IANS) The celebration of the unique autumn flowering of Himalayan cherry blossoms began in Meghalaya on Wednesday.

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Little chance of Tamil issue resolution in Lanka, says new book

November 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) There is very little chance of resolution of the Tamil issue in Sri Lanka, and

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Nita Ambani elected honorary trustee of NY Metropolitan Museum of Art

November 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New York, Nov 13 (IANS) Nita Ambani, the founder and chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, has been elected an honorary

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‘Guru Nanak offers strong, enduring infrastructure with fellow humans’

November 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) With Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary being observed around the world, such moments of “collective

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

‘Sikh Heritage’ a fitting tribute on Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary

November 12, 2019November 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) There have been any number of books on Sikhs, their valour, their customs and their

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Section of Jaipur’s City Palace goes on Airbnb

November 11, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jaipur, Nov 11 (IANS) A part of the 300-year-old City Palace of Jaipur, home to Jaipur’s royal family, has been

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Dhrupad singer Ramakant Gundecha dead

November 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bhopal, Nov 8 (IANS) Noted Dhrupad singer Ramakant Gundecha died of a heart attack at his residence here on Friday

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SRK inaugurates 25th Kolkata International Film Festival

November 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Nov 8 (IANS) Amidst a galaxy of stars from Bollywood, Bengali cinema and foreign strands, megastar Shah Rukh Khan

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Nabaneeta Deb Sen: Wit, brilliance, guts shaped literary ouvre

November 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Nov 8 (IANS) Nabaneeta Dev Sen once said she took up the pen because there was no escape for

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Author Atish Taseer ineligible for OCI card: Home Ministry

November 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) New York-based author and journalist Aatish Taseer is ineligible for Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

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Sahitya Akademi awardee Nabaneeta Dev Sen passes away

November 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Sahitya Akademi awardee writer Nabaneeta Dev Sen died at her south Kolkata residence on Thursday after

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Sahitya Akademi awardee writer Nabaneeta Dev Sen dead

November 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Sahitya Akademi awardee writer Nabaneeta Dev Sen died at her south Kolkata residence on Thursday, family

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Book fair in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan from Nov 8

November 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Patna, Nov 7 (IANS) A 10-day book fair would begin at the historic Gandhi Maidan here on Friday, officials said

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Jharkhand man washed dishes to reach Indian Idol

November 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Ranchi, Nov 7 (IANS) Anything is possible if your intent is right and you have the resolve to fight till

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Madhuri Vijay makes $25,000 DSC lit prize shortlist

November 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

London, Nov 7 (IANS) Bengaluru-born Hawaii-based debutant author Madhuri Vijay, who has just been crowned with the Rs 25 lakh

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi 

With more centres, NSD plans to light up stages across India

November 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Stressing that the National School of Drama (NSD) in the capital was committed to opening

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi 

NSD’s ‘Bal Sangam’ to provide platform to children

November 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) All set to present the 11th edition of ‘Bal Sangam’ from November 9 to 12

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Indian science built on spirituality, connectedness: V-P

November 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chennai, Nov 5 (IANS) Vice-President M.Venkaiah Naidu said, here on Tuesday, Indian science was built on the foundation of spirituality

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Gallery for disabled artists open at UNESCO house

November 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) As part of an inclusive initiative, a temporary art gallery titled ‘Not Just Art’, dedicated

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Light and sound show to mark Guru’s birth anniversary

November 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chandigarh, Nov 4 (IANS) Punjab will organise a grand multi-media light and sound show at historical Sultanpur Lodhi city to

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Madhuri Vijay wins Rs 25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2019

November 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jaipur, Nov 3 (IANS) Debutant author Madhuri Vijay was on Saturday named the winner of the Rs 25 lakh JCB

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Odisha govt to hold Marine Drive Eco Retreat festival

November 2, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bhubaneswar, Nov 2 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to organise Marine Drive Eco Retreat festival near Konark from December

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Hindu kids more likely to believe ‘Indian equals Hindu’

November 2, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New York, Nov 2 (IANS) When it comes to the question of who is a true Indian, the country’s Hindu

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‘Trump felt he had never arrived in NY, grew up in area steeped in racism & bigotry’

November 2, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New York, Nov 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump might have announced he was switching his permanent residence from the

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Big B, SRK at KIFF opening, Ray’s ‘Goopy Gayen..’ to be shown

November 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) A bouquet of 214 features and 152 shorts and documentaries from 76 nations would be on

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ West Bengal 

Ray’s ‘Goopy Gayen Bagha Bayen’ to open Kolkata film fest

November 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) A bouquet of 214 features and 152 shorts and documentaries from 76 nations – with Germany

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Chandigarh Literature Festival from Nov 8

November 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chandigarh, Nov 1 (IANS) The eighth edition of Chandigarh Literature Festival will be held here from November 8 to 10,

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Sudarsan selected for Italian golden sand art award

November 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bhubaneswar, Nov 1 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has been selected for Italian golden sand art award 2019.

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India, S Korea to celebrate cherry blossoms fest in Meghalaya

November 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Shillong, Nov 1 (IANS) India and South Korea are preparing to jointly celebrate the unique autumn flowering of Himalayan cherry

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India, Germany ink deal on culture, literature

November 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Following a delegation-level meeting between Indo-German culture ministers on Friday, India and Germany have agreed

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi 

Sectarian politics and rising violence against women, a primer on why businesses fail, rediscovering Akbar

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) You may like to read about an important aspect regarding violence against women; gain insights

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ICCR to hold international youth seminar on Sikhism

October 31, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) In a bid to spread the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev, the Indian Council for

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Hyderabad, Mumbai designated as UNESCO creative cities

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Hyderabad, Oct 31 (IANS) Indian cities Hyderabad and Mumbai are among the 66 urban settlements designated as creative cities by

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Tibetan institute revitalising traditional culture, art

October 31, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Dharamsala, Oct 31 (IANS) The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA), one of the pioneer cultural institutes established through the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

‘Urgent need for police, judicial reforms, reining in politicians, media’

October 30, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The urgent need for reforms in the police and judicial systems, coupled with reining in

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Sunburn Fest announces phase one lineup for 2019 edition

October 30, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Panaji, Oct 30 (IANS) Ahead of the Sunburn 2019 electronic dance music festival’s launch in December, the ogranisers have released

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Sixth season of excavations at Keeladi to begin in Jan

October 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chennai, Oct 29 (IANS) With the five seasons of excavations at Keeladi in Tamil Nadu providing a rich haul of

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Quantum boost for Indian languages at Tagore International Literature & Arts Festival

October 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) It’s named after the Nobel laureate but the Tagore International Literature & Arts Festival in

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Bloomsbury publishes Booker-shortlisted Gunesekera’s new novel

October 28, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Ceylon is on the brink of change. But Kairo is at a loose end. School

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Indonesian choir wins hearts with ‘Jana Gana Mana’ rendition

October 28, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) A beautiful rendition of the ‘Jana Gana Mana’, Indias national anthem, by an Indonesian choir

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China home to nearly 2,500 modern theaters

October 28, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Shanghai, Oct 28 (IANS) China has a total of 2,478 modern theaters, more than twice as many as the 1,213

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Festive fervour in Bengal as Kali Puja-Diwali coincide

October 27, 2019October 28, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) West Bengal on Sunday plunged into gaiety and religious fervour holding simultaneous Diwali and Kali Puja

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‘Digital tech can further improve India’s ease of doing biz’

October 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) With the World Bank improving India’s Ease of Doing Business from 142 to 63 due

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People judge women CEOs more harshly for ethical failures

October 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New York, Oct 25 (IANS) Women CEOs do not always have it easy as researchers have found that people are

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

ASI finds 8th century objects, trade centre remains in Andhra

October 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has unearthed a 2000-year old historic trade settlement in

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Business/Economy Delhi 

Guru Nanak’s core spiritual message simplified, creating a $500 bn empire from $400k, reliving India’s spin bowling glory

October 25, 2019October 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) As Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary approaches, soak in the essentials of what he preached;

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Veteran photo journalist Aloke Mitra passes away

October 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) Eminent photo journalist Aloke Mitra died at the state-run SSKM hospital on Thursday after a nearly

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Business/Economy Delhi 

Time hasn’t diminished Sahir Ludhianvi’s appeal

October 24, 2019October 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

(Attn Editors: October 25 is the 30th death anniversary of Sahir Ludhianvi. Presented below is an exclusive extract from the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

‘Nirav Modi’s done incalculable harm to India’s diamond elite’

October 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Nirav Modi might have flown the coop and might or might not be extradited to

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Book on yoga exercises unveiled in Bengaluru

October 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bengaluru, Oct 23 (IANS) Yoga, which gained global popularity after the United Nations in 2015 declared June 21 as the

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The books top executives are reading in 2019

October 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

San Francisco, Oct 22 (IANS) What keeps the global executives going? It has to be books! And if selected properly,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Reinterpreter of Mythologies

October 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) She vividly remembers a childhood spent amidst scents of different small towns; the yawning pace

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Bumpy roads in Agra dampen tourists’ spirit

October 20, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Agra, Oct 20 (IANS) Lack of infrastructure and civic amenities are deterring tourists from visiting several significant historical monuments in

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Women self-help group stalls a hit at CII Chandigarh Fair

October 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chandigarh, Oct 19 (IANS) A stall by self-help women’s group from Uttarakhand is a major hit at the ongoing CII

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A new Great Game in the Himalayas, giving voice to Muslim women, the roller coaster that stock markets take you on

October 19, 2019October 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Read about the new Great Game afoot in the Himalayas involving India, China and Tibet;

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Mathrubhumi institutes Rs 5 lakh ‘Book Of The Year’ award

October 17, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) A Prominent Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi, four years short of its century, announced on Thursday a

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Dutch Royals open ‘Age of Rembrandt’ exhibition in Mumbai

October 16, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) The Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima inaugurated a first-ever collaborative exhibition titled ‘India & The

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

When they touch clay, clay touches them

October 16, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Smiles seldom leave their lips as they pose with the art work for photographers. After

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The beauty of lamentations

October 16, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) In-between a question, he suddenly starts reciting ‘Hussain Jab Ke Chale’. A few seconds into

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Mindfulness may reduce opioid cravings: Study

October 16, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New York, Oct 16 (IANS) People suffering from opioid addiction and chronic pain might have fewer cravings and less pain

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Attitude more important than skills, talent: Malaysian chef Peter Chan

October 15, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) What is it that goes into making an ideal meal? More than skills and talent

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Art studio ‘Merraki’ launched

October 15, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The capital witnessed the launch of yet another art studio on Tuesday — Merraki Art

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Marking half a century of celebrating art

October 15, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The National Centre of Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai will celebrate its 50th year with

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Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on macroeconomic volatility’s impact on productivity growth

October 15, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) It has long been recognised that productivity growth and the business cycle are closely interrelated.

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Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo win Booker Prize

October 15, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

London, Oct 15 (IANS) The judging panel for the Booker Prize in London named Canadian writer Margaret Atwood and British

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Disagreement with parents not disrespect: Smriti Irani

October 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Stressing that disagreement with parents was not disrespect, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani

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Ancient tales, take me home

October 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) For 65-year-old Larry Walsh, an Australian Aboriginal cultural leader and storyteller, the pulse of his

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Jodhpur’s Mehrangarh Fort hosts a musical extravaganza

October 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jodhpur, Oct 12 (IANS) Mehrangarh, literally the ‘fort of the sun’, sits atop an uphill road far away from the

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Karnataka’s legendary saxophonist Gopalnath passes away

October 11, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mangaluru, Oct 11 (IANS) Karnataka’s legendary saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath died at a private hospital here on Friday. He was 69.

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Has Dalrymple stirred fresh controversy with Marwari remark?

October 11, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Scottish historian and award winning author William Dalrymple recreated his latest work, “The Anarchy” at

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Environment to NRC highlights of Kolkata Durga carnival

October 11, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Oct 11 (IANS) Highlighting communal harmony, the National Register for Citizens and environmental issues as also other varied themes,

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The saga of Rajasthan’s Sansi melodies

October 11, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jodhpur, Oct 11 (IANS) In a sandstone courtyard of the majestic Mehrangarh Fort, visitors to Rajasthan’s sun city Jodhpur are

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Of sudden and striking realisations, lessons from the Holocaust, creative solutions for Indian cities

October 11, 2019October 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Read the epiphanies – sudden and striking realisations – of a girl born with SCID

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Tamil Nadu 

Artiste carves Modi, Xi on watermelon to welcome them

October 11, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chennai, Oct 11 (IANS) Sculpture seems to be the flavour of the season now. M. Elanchezhian (31), a fruit and

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Mysuru king Jayachamaraja was monarch-democrat: Kovind

October 11, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bengaluru, Oct 11 (IANS) Mysore Maharaja Jayachamaraja could be best described as the most eminent monarch-democrat, President Ram Nath Kovind

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Don’t do anything forests will revive: Bitu Sehgal

October 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Just don’t do anything and the forests and the ecosystem will revive — is the

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Stage set for Friday’s Kolkata Durga carnival

October 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Oct 10 (IANS) Dollops of colour and diverse themes would be on display as big ticket community puja committees

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Polish, Austrian authors win Nobel Prize for Literature

October 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Copenhagen, Oct 10 (IANS) Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austria’s Peter Handke have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature,

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Polish, Austrian authors win Nobel Prize for Literature

October 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Stockholm, Oct 10 (IANS) Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austria’s Peter Handke have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

New book traces how Britain lost plot on Brexit negotiations

October 9, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Britain, it would seem, is yet to come to terms with the end of an

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IIT-Hyd creates VR experience for Hayat Bakshi Begum story

October 9, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Hyderabad, Oct 9 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad has created a Virtual Reality (VR) experience for an oral historical

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Important to discuss Netflix content: Prasoon Joshi

October 9, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jaipur, Oct 9 (IANS) Lyricist, writer, poet and screenwriter Prasoon Joshi who is also the Censor Board of Film Certification

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Royal victory parade marks Mysuru Dasara grand finale

October 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mysuru, Oct 8 (IANS) Celebrating triumph of good over evil, the royal victory parade on Tuesday marked the grand finale

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Community feasts, pandal hopping mark Mahanavani in Bengal

October 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) Underlining the festival spirit of sharing and bonding, people cutting across all social and economic barriers

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Mysuru prince worships weapons, treasure on Navami day

October 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mysuru (Karnataka), Oct 7 (IANS) Marking ‘Navami’ (the ninth day) of the world-famous Dasara festival in Karnataka’s cultural capital, Mysuru’s

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

The path to 10% growth

October 7, 2019October 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

(Attn Editors: Subramanian Swamy’s new book “Reset” has just arrived at the stands. Presented below is an exclusive extract from

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Chicago-U don Whitney Cox is master of Sanskrit, Tamil, South India, Kashmir, Shiva

October 7, 2019October 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) He’s a master of Sanskrit and Tamil and is currently translating two of their ancient

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Paryatan Parv tourism fest draws over 2.5 lakh visitors

October 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) With a footfall of over 2.5 lakh visitors, the third edition of Paryatan Parv, the

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Asha Bhosle bats for ghazals in simple Hindi for its revival

October 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jaipur, Oct 5 (IANS) Legendary singer Asha Bhosle, who has lent her voice to many memorable and melodious ghazals, says

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Story-tellers, musicians captivate Jaipur connoisseurs, commoners

October 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jaipur, Oct 5 (IANS) “We are all poets, story-tellers and musicians in our own ways. This creativity is equal and

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Of Guru Gobind Singh and the creation of the Khalsa, the churning within a Dalit IFS officer, heartfelt stories by doctors & patients

October 4, 2019October 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Educate yourself about the life and times of Guru Gobind Singh, the founder of the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Popular Shortlist for 17th Crossword Book Awards released

October 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Literary works by Shashi Tharoor, Sadhguru, V.V.S. Laxman, Twinkle Khanna, Rujuta Diwekar and Amish are

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Perumal Murugan makes JCB Prize shortlist for 2nd year in a row

October 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) For the second year in a row, eminent Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan has made the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS United Kingdom 

Banksy’s UK Parliament painting sells for $12mn

October 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

London, Oct 4 (IANS) Anonymous British street artist Banksy’s painting showing the UK’s House of Commons overrun with chimpanzees has

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Religion West Bengal 

‘Balakot to NRC’: Bengal Durga puja set to begin with bang

October 3, 2019October 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) From the cross-border airstrike in Pakistan’s Balakot to the National Register of Citizens (NRC), myriad themes

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Business/Economy Rajasthan 

House of Fanusta opens its first flagship store in Jaipur

October 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jaipur, Oct 3 (IANS) Bringing in a blend of innovation, traditional craftsmanship and modern functionality through handmade art via artisans

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Mahatma Gandhi’s way of life still followed at this temple

October 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) It was 72 years ago that Mahatma Gandhi set the routine of singing ‘bhajans’ like

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

‘Change in mindsets required for Clean India’

October 1, 2019October 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) “The effort to clean India will take a little more than to simply pick up

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL Religion 

All hurdles on Kartarpur access to be cleared: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

September 30, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) All hurdles in the way of giving Sikh pilgrims access to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Australia Human Interest/Society 

UNSW Sydney set to mark Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary

September 30, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Sydney, Sep 30 (IANS) As Australia gets ready to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary with week-long exhibitions and interactive

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Karnataka NATIONAL Religion 

10-day Dasara festival begins at Mysuru with pomp

September 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mysuru (Karnataka), Sep 29 (IANS) The world famous 10-day Mysuru Dasara festival began in Karnataka’s cultural capital on Sunday with

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Looking beyond Kashmir’s accession to India (Book review)

September 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

By Ashok Dhar; Rupa Publications (May 2019) New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) August 5, 2019 has become a landmark in

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Another ex-bureaucrat trashes IAS – and then backtracks

September 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Once a bureaucrat, it is said, always a bureaucrat. Naresh Chandra Saxena, a topper of

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Uttar Pradesh 

Ghazanfar Ali of AMU bags Iqbal Samman

September 28, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Aligarh, Sep 28 (IANS) A prominent novelist, poet and author Ghazanfar Ali, a former faculty of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Karnataka NATIONAL Religion 

Mysuru decks up for 10-day Dasara festival in Karnataka

September 28, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mysuru, Sep 28 (IANS) Karnataka’s cultural capital Mysuru has decked up to celebrate its world famous 10-day Dasara festival from

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

‘Translations speed up democratisation of literary culture’

September 28, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Translations are an important step towards the democratisation of literary culture as they break down

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Business/Economy Delhi 

The making of BigBasket, the evolution of election campaigns, a woman leader’s guide to breaking socially-imposed glass ceilings (IANS Books This Weekend)

September 27, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) How did five entrepreneurs weather the dotcom bust around 18 years back to launch a

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Perumal, Rajkamal, Fatima Bhutto in $25,000 DSC Prize longlist

September 27, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Perumal Murugan, Rajkamal Jha and Fatima Bhutto are among the 15 authors in the longlist

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Rana Ayyub joins Washington Post to write on Indian politics

September 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Washington Post has hired Indian journalist Rana Ayyub as its latest contributing writer to

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Italy 

Peace drawings by children adorn Colosseum in Rome

September 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Rome, Sep 26 (IANS) More than 5,000 peace drawings by children from 128 countries, including India, are on display encircling

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Swedish teen Greta triumphs where world leaders falter (Book Review)

September 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) There was much hope when the Paris Agreement on Climate Change was adopted in December

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Uttar Pradesh 

Heavy rains dampen north India’s major Ram Lila celebrations

September 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Agra, Sep 25 (IANS) Several rounds of heavy showers since Wednesday morning have hit the grand preparations for the annual

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Uttar Pradesh 

At R.E.D., Bento Box festival takes you on a Japanese odyssey (Foodie Trail-Noida)

September 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Noida, Sep 24 (IANS) It traces its origin to 12th century Japan and spread to countries like Taiwan, South Korea,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Punjab Religion 

Ali Rajpura’s new book showcases Sikh-Muslim bond in Punjab

September 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chandigarh, Sep 24 (IANS) Noted Punjabi author and state awardee, Ali Rajpura, on Tuesday unveiled his book here that talks

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Orissa 

Odisha’s art, culture to be on display on Rajdhani Express

September 23, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bhubaneswar, Sep 23 (IANS) Odisha’s art, culture and heritage will be on display on the exteriors of New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS China 

Dior exhibition held at silk museum in China

September 21, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Beijing, Sep 21 (IANS) An exhibition highlighting the fashion aesthetics of luxury French fashion designer Christian Dior was being held

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Bollywood CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Maharashtra 

Jio MAMI all set to host Word To Screen Market 2019

September 20, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival is all set to host the fourth edition of the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL Politics 

The making, unmaking, making and more of Boris Johnson (Book Review)

September 20, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) It is almost two months that Boris Johnson has been the Prime Minister of Britain.

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi 

Of life in the Indian Army, rediscovering Delhi’s stepwells, Indian stories from America (IANS Books This Weekend)

September 20, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) What’s life like in the Indian Army? Beyond the medals and awe, there’s a lot

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi LIFESTYLE/FASHION NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 

Your life now an open book, Snowden says in memoir

September 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Close to two decades since the 9/11 attacks, the surveillance system built by the US

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

10 shortlisted writers to attend JLF’s Jaipur Bookmark in Jan

September 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Ten shortlisted writers will be invited to attend the Jaipur BookMark (JBM) January 22 to

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Business/Economy Uttar Pradesh 

Taj under full moon to attract many more visitors

September 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Agra, Sep 19 (IANS) Come the next full moon in October, many more Taj Mahal lovers will be able to

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Delhi Sahitya Kala Parishad to get new cultural centre

September 18, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday approved the construction of a new cultural

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

On birth anniversary, Mahatma to ‘return to life’ at UNESCO

September 18, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi is ‘set to return to life’ in the form of a hologram at

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

On birth anniversary, Mahatma to ‘return to life’ at UNESCO

September 18, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi is ‘set to return to life’ in the form of a hologram at

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Celebrating motherhood while continuing with a life, career (Book Review)

September 18, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) There are many challenges a working woman faces. But what are the three major obstacles

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Andhra Pradesh ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Immigration/Law/Rights NATIONAL Politics 

Telangana HC bars government from demolishing Errum Manzil

September 16, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Hyderabad, Sep 16 (IANS) In a jolt to the Telangana government, the Telangana High Court on Monday directed it not

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi 

Aditi Rao Hydari recalls her days as a Bharatanatyam dancer

September 15, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Aditi Rao Hydari, who was a classical dancer before she became an actor with Tamil

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi 

Make data open, accessible as electricity: Microsoft President (Book Review)

September 15, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) At a time when there are calls to break tech giants like Facebook and Google,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Human Interest/Society Maharashtra NATIONAL 

Polish WW-II Memorial Pillar unveiled in Kolhapur

September 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Sep 14 (IANS) Eighty years after the outbreak of World War II, thousands of persecuted Polish refugees –

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Education Human Interest/Society United Kingdom 

British Library ad triggers Twitter storm over ‘comma’

September 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

London, Sep 14 (IANS) The British Library’s advertisement outside its building has triggered a debate over the use of ‘comma’

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Human Interest/Society Maharashtra NATIONAL 

Polish WW-II Memorial Pillar unveiled in Kolhapur

September 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Sep 14 (IANS) In a brief and touching ceremony on Saturday, Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz unveiled

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi Human Interest/Society 

Photographs have been relegated to being fillers in print media: Raghu Rai

September 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) His hard-hitting, black-and-white photographs captured the hope of India in the making and as well

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Italy Politics 

Hillary Clinton trolled for reading her emails at art exhibit

September 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Rome, Sep 13 (IANS) Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton drew sarcastic remarks from social media users after she

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Politics Uttar Pradesh 

Muslims divided on caste, class & regional lines: Book

September 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Aligarh, Sep 13 (IANS) Muslims in India have been playing their constitutional role and are focused on basic issues of

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Mine is a layman’s view of Hinduism: Shashi Tharoor (Book Review)

September 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Diplomat-politician-author Shashi Tharoor says he is no scholar of Hinduism and only seeks to give

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Goa’s Serendipity Arts Festival launches new edition

September 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Serendipity Arts Festival, an annual multi-arts festival that takes place in the heart of

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Tripura 

Tripura’s legendary artist Kamalprabha Devi passes away

September 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Agartala, Sep 12 (IANS) Tripura’s legendary artist Maharaj Kumari Kamalprabha Devi died at Nagaon in Assam on Thursday, family sources

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Safarnama app reanimates Delhi’s ancient monuments (IANS Interview)

September 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) There’ve been guidebooks, bus tours, videos, pamphlets, walkabouts et al, but this ‘Safarnama’ app will

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS United Kingdom 

JK Rowling donates to MS research centre

September 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Edinburgh, Sep 12 (IANS) “Harry Potter” author JK Rowling has donated 15.3 million pounds ($18 million) to support research into

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

A life dedicated to Rajasthan’s traditional Dabu print

September 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANSlife) A casual stroll into the open Bapu Bazar of the pink city of Jaipur, and

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Expert tips, tricks to organizing your home library

September 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANSlife) Home libraries are deeply personal and therapeutic. A well-decorated library establishes a more relaxed mood

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Reflections of farmers’ suicides, widows in Kota Neelima’s paintings

September 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANSlife) An author, artist and researcher, Kota Neelima wears many hats and is largely known for

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Costa Rica NATIONAL 

Fijian tale: Indentured worker’s family tries to solve a murder mystery (Book Review)

September 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

BY SHUBHA SINGH Memories, family histories, forgotten historical events have become matters of research and popular writing. Vaguely remembered events

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL Politics 

Eschew promotion of distrust and discord: Hamid Ansari

September 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Lamenting the “most recent happenings in that unfortunate land” in the wake of Jammu and

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Punjab 

Nobel Series’ exhibition showcases feats of laureates

September 11, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mohali (Punjab), Sep 11 (IANS) Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu along with Nobel laureates Serge Haroche

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Human Interest/Society Kerala NATIONAL 

Kerala prepares for delectable 26-dish ‘Onam sadhya’

September 11, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 11 (IANS) Irrespective of caste, creed or religion, practically every household in Kerala, rich or poor, the one

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Switzerland 

At 86, Picasso fell in love with Switzerland’s Basel

September 11, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Basel, Sep 11 (IANS) Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso died at

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Gujarat 

Ahmedabad to get its 1st edition of Comic Con India

September 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Ahmedabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Comic Con India, a pop culture experience, on Tuesday announced that it will be hosting its

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Punjab 

Punjab CM’s account of Battle of Saragarhi to be staged

September 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) A play depicting sequences from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s much-acclaimed book “Saragarhi and the Defense

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi Education NATIONAL 

Preeti Shenoy on good writing and promotion of reading

September 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANSlife) As the author of several best-selling books like “Life Is What You Make It” and

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL New Delhi 

Revisiting East India Company’s history to flag corporate power perils of abuse (IANS Exclusive)

September 9, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

September 9 Sep 9 (IANSlife) Historian and award-winning author William Dalrymple is all set to release his most ambitious and

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Punjab 

Nobel Prize Museum to hold exhibition in Punjab

September 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) The Nobel Prize Museum’s exhibition unveiling in Mohali near here on Wednesday at the third edition

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Goa NATIONAL 

Braz Gonsalves: The Lord of Jazz who gave up greatness for God (Where Are They Now?)

September 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) It’s difficult to get a question through to Braz Gonsalves these days. Age has caught up

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Taking on the Raj, a memoir of partition, making peace with a mother (IANS Books This Weekend)

September 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Read about an Indian lawyer who had the gumption to take on the might of

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi 

North East Festival back with 7th edition in Delhi

September 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) North East Festival is returning to the Capital with its 7th edition. It will be

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Iconic JLF set for Toronto, to add 8th country in 2019

September 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Close to its debut at Toronto on September 27-29, the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF)

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

‘Digital transformation a $1.7 tn industry but 70% attempts fail’ (IANS Interview)

September 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Digital transformation – an essential element of the Fourth Industrial Revolution – is a $1.7

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi Diplomacy NATIONAL 

India-US bonds continue to grow stronger: US Ambassador

September 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster on Friday asserted that bonds between the two

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Himachal Pradesh Immigration/Law/Rights NATIONAL Politics 

Preserve Town Hall, showcase legacy: Himachal HC

September 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Shimla, Sep 6 (IANS) Nearly a year after Shimla’s British-era Town Hall was reconstructed in its original half-timbered Tudor style

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Maharashtra NATIONAL 

Sahitya Akademi awardee novelist Kiran Nagarkar dead

September 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) Acclaimed English-Marathi journalist and writer Kiran Nagarkar died here on Thursday after a brief illness, family

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

It’s back to school for this publisher on Teacher’s Day

September 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Employees of Oxford University Press (OUP) one of the world’s largest publishers of academic books,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Karnataka NATIONAL 

Amazon announces contest for self-published Kindle authors

September 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bengaluru, Sep 5 (IANS) Amazon India on Thursday announced the third edition of Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Pen to Publish

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Of mastering internal triggers and more

September 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) What would life look like if we followed through on our intentions? A former Stanford

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Diplomacy Italy 

Botticelli’s Madonna and Child on show in Russia from EEF

September 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Rome, Sep 4 (IANS/AKI) Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece, ‘the Madonna and Child’ has gone on show at the Primorye

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Maharashtra NATIONAL 

Perumal Murugan, Zacharia in JCB Prize for Literature longlist

September 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Noted Tamil writer Perumal Murugan’s twin novels, “Trial by Silence” and “Lonely Harvest” (Penguin Random House)

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Uttar Pradesh 

Varanasi exhibition showcases art inspired by holy city

September 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Varanasi, Sep 4 (IANS) From European artists to Indian photographers, painters and sculptors, the city of Varanasi has been a

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Uttar Pradesh 

Yogi’s UP: Temples, fairs dating back 1857 to be revived

September 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Lucknow, Sep 4 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh getting ready to bring back the lost era. It

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS France 

Tutankhamun Expo breaks visitor record in France

September 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Paris, Sep 3 (IANS) The Tutankhamon exposition in Paris has become the most visited in the history of France with

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Crime/Disaster/Accident France 

Banksy artwork ‘stolen’ in Paris

September 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Paris, Sep 3 (IANS) A work of art by Banksy that appeared outside the Pompidou Centre in Paris in 2018

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Switzerland 

Switzerland’s smallest museum is a window in 600-yr-old house

September 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Basel, Sep 3 (IANS) Hoosesagg Museeum, which translates into “Pant Pocket Museum” in English, is perhaps the smallest museum in

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS India NATIONAL 

Rushdie’s ‘Quichote’ shortlisted for 2019 Booker Prize

September 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Award-winning and internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdies new novel “Quichotte” is in the race to

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Hollywood United Kingdom 

‘Doctor Who’ writer Terrance Dicks is dead

September 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

London, Sep 3 (IANS) Terrance Dicks, who was among the original writers of the “Doctor Who” series, is dead. He

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

90 eclectic entries for $25,000 DSC 2019 literary prize

September 2, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The strong role of women authors, the continued emergence of debut novelists and the diversity

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Punjab 

Curtains for Raja Talkies in India once popular with Pakistanis

September 2, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Ferozepur (Punjab), Sep 2 (IANS) One of the oldest cinema houses of Punjab, which once attracted more cinemagoers from neighbouring

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Business/Economy Delhi 

India has been ‘poster child’ for IMF, says new book

September 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) India has been a “poster child” for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as all of

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Andhra Pradesh ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Human Interest/Society NATIONAL 

A former top cop now devoted to Sanskrit, spirituality (Where are they now?)

September 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Hyderabad, Sep 1 (IANS) After their retirement, the Indian Police Service (IPS) officers usually take up jobs in private companies

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL West Bengal 

Bengal remembers Rituparno Ghosh

August 31, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Eminent personalities of Bengal on Saturday remembered National award-winning filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh on his 56th birth

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Google doodle honours Amrita Pritam on 100th birth anniversary

August 31, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Clad in a red and yellow salwar-kameez, her head demurely covered, she sits on a

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

On educating marginalised in India, fighting losing battle with cancer, rediscovering past (IANS Books This Weekend)

August 30, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Read about an organisation of 4,000 leaders – 275 staff members, 3,000 alumni and 1,000

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Human Interest/Society NATIONAL Punjab 

Discovering India through food, says chef Ratnani

August 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Celebrated masterchef Vicky Ratnani on Thursday said he is discovering India through food. “I am discovering

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Taj Mahal will soon open every night for all

August 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The glimmering Taj Mahal, said to be at its aesthetic best in moonlight, could now

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Immigration/Law/Rights Maharashtra NATIONAL 

Bombay HC didn’t refer to Tolstoy’s work, but another book

August 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, it has now emerged that the book the Bombay High

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

British Council invites project ideas for crafts sector

August 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Under its new ‘Crafting Futures’ programme, the British Council is currently inviting project proposals around

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Curtains soon up for Goa’s Serendipity Arts Festival

August 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Serendipity Arts Festival, an annual multi-arts initiative that takes place in the Goan capital

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL Politics 

Delhi govt announces fellowships for street artists

August 28, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Delhi government on Wednesday announced Street Performance Fellowships for 1,000 artists, to encourage, promote

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Uttar Pradesh 

Baby feeding room at Taj from Thursday

August 28, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Agra, Aug 28 (IANS) Here’s some good news for mothers visiting the iconic Taj Mahal: an air-conditioned baby feeding room

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Classical music, dance stalwarts to perform in Delhi

August 27, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) An upcoming festival of classical dance and music is slated to bring to the national

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Madhya Pradesh NATIONAL 

How modernisation deleted endangered tribe’s dialect

August 27, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 27 (IANS/ 101Reporters) On a sweltering summer evening, Inder Chalthiya and the other members of his

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL Politics 

Javadekar to present National Community Radio Awards

August 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar will present the 2019 National Radio Community Awards

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Uttar Pradesh 

Munshi Premchand’s legacy ‘untraceable’ in Varanasi (IANS Special)

August 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Varanasi, Aug 26 (IANS) He is an immortal writer whose writings live on in millions of hearts across the world.

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Bhutan 

Asians need to de-colonise: Filipino lensperson Xyza Bacani

August 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Thimphu, Aug 25 (IANS) Celebrated Filipino documentary photographer Xyza Cruz Bacani, who has been travelling to several Asian cities to

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Bhutan CINEMA/SHOWBIZ NATIONAL 

People’s participation on rise at Mountain Echoes: Kelly

August 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Thimphu, Aug 25 (IANS) Rise in audience participation at the four-day Mountain Echoes 2019, the festival of arts, literature and

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Maharashtra 

Kavita Seth likes to revive old literature

August 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Singer Kavita Seth has been vocal about her love for Sufi music and ancient poems. She

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Bhutan CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Human Interest/Society 

Filipino visual artiste slams OFWs’ remittance system

August 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Thimphu, Aug 25 (IANS) Xyza Cruz Bacani, a celebrated Filipino documentary photographer and visual artiste, has questioned the Philippines government

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Human Interest/Society NATIONAL Rajasthan 

Foreigners return home with ‘mudra and meditation’

August 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jaipur, Aug 25 (IANS) Foreign tourists visiting the Rajasthan capital are not just city hopping but have a definite purpose

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Bhutan NATIONAL 

‘Financial education important for budding entrepreneurs’

August 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Thimphu, Aug 24 (IANS) Pema Choden Tenzin, a young female entrepreneur and the founder of Bhutan’s only women’s magazine, says

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Dalrymple’s tome to perils of corporate power abuse (Book Review)

August 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Historian, writer, art curator, as also an award-winning broadcaster and critic, William Dalrymple has quite

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi LIFESTYLE/FASHION NATIONAL 

‘Indian’ Colonel Sanders unveils KFC’s Zinger at Madame Tussauds

August 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) In a historic break from tradition, a larger-than-life KFC Zinger, aka ‘The original celebrity burger’,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

New book unravels the mind of a dictator

August 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) In his new literary piece, award-winning academician Frank Dikotter talks about how naked power can

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Grammy musicians premier UNESCO Kindness Anthem in IIT-D concert

August 23, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Grammy-winning musicians Ricky Kej and Laura Dickinson on Friday launched a special Kindness Anthem ‘Shine

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Surviving as a digital entrepreneur, Kargil battles retold, of a remembered homeland (IANS Books This Weekend)

August 23, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Read about the diehards in the e-commerce space who refused to give up even as

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi Human Interest/Society NATIONAL 

Kota Neelima’s paintings inspired by farmers’ widows

August 23, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Author-artist Kota Neelima, who has researched rural distress and farmers’ suicides, is currently exhibiting a

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS United States 

Christie’s to auction Asian art in upcoming Asian Art Week

August 23, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New York, Aug 23 (IANS) Asian art ranging from classical Chinese paintings, ceramics, jades, bronzes and furniture, Tibetan gilt-bronzes and

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Gond artist exhibits tribal motifs in Delhi show

August 23, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The daughter of master Gond Pradhan artist Jangarh Singh Shyam is currently exhibiting an array

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Nitish Bhardwaj returns as Krishna on stage

August 23, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Actor Nitish Bhardwaj, known for his long-standing portrayal of Hindu deity Krishna in B.R. Chopra’s

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS LIFESTYLE/FASHION Maharashtra NATIONAL 

Newbies, veterans share Day 1 of LFW 2019

August 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) The Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2019 Day 1 was shared by newbies as well as veterans

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Classical music, dance fest on Krishna in Delhi

August 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) As the nation gets festive ahead of Krishna Janmashtami, a two-day festival of classical music

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Seeking answers to the real Sunanda Pushkar

August 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Just who was Sunanda Pushkar? A businesswoman par excellence, a socialite or a high-profile politician’s

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Business/Economy Delhi NATIONAL 

Book on the untold Flipkart story to launch in Oct

August 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) IIT graduates Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal founded out of an apartment in Bangalore (now

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Karnataka NATIONAL 

Bengaluru to host 3rd Neev litfest for children in Sep

August 21, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bengaluru, Aug 21 (IANS) It is that time of the year again when children, parents, and teachers come together to

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

New exhibition turns gaze to contemporary Indian art

August 21, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Focussing on contemporary Indian artists who use media and material in non-traditional ways, an exhibition

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Delhi Deputy CM confers awards to Urdu scholars

August 20, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday conferred the annual awards to Urdu scholars

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi LIFE NATIONAL 

ASI-excavated relics point to Vidarbha’s Iron Age settlement

August 20, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Archeologists have found remains of a sedentary village settlement possibly dating back to the Iron

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Politics Tripura 

BJP, Congress mark last Tripura king’s 111th birth anniversary

August 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Agartala, Aug 19 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, the ruling BJP and opposition Congress leaders, besides the state government, on

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Book captures brilliance of Ranjit Singh’s polity, rule (IANS Interview)

August 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The secularism of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) needs to be stuided in the current context

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi LIFE NATIONAL 

Differently-abled artists render colours of freedom

August 18, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) She cannot walk. Her hands do not move. That does not mean she cannot do

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Karnataka NATIONAL 

Only Sanskrit daily newspaper struggles to survive

August 16, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mysuru, Aug 16 (IANS) As the country celebrates the World Sanskrit Week to popularise the “language of the gods,” which

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Ethical toolkit, burnouts, small-town India (IANS Books This Weekend)

August 16, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Read about a new toolkit required to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals that go

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Now, Marvel Superheroes in a book format (IANS Interview)

August 16, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) You have read about them in comics — that was the original genre. They then

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL Politics 

PM Modi greets nation on ‘Sanskrit Day’

August 15, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people on the occasion of ‘Sanskrit Day’ on Thursday.

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

William Dalrymple’s ‘The Anarchy’ to release on Sept 10

August 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Willliam Dalrymple’s latest book “The Anarchy” published by Bloomsbury and releasing on September 10, tells

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS United Kingdom 

British music band’s broken guitar, archives on London view

August 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

London, Aug 14 (IANS) The personal archives of “The Clash”, one of the most popular British bands of the previous

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Business/Economy Delhi NATIONAL 

Arjun Munda to inaugurate national tribal festival in Leh

August 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Union Tribal Welfare Minister Arjun Munda will inaugurate the Aadi Mahotsav in Ladakh on August

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Penguin to publish story of iconic screen goddess Sridevi

August 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) In what is described as the first and only detailed chronicle of Sridevi’s 50-year long

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Priyam Chatterjee is 1st Indian chef to receive French honour

August 14, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Becoming the first Indian chef to be honoured with the Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merite

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS France Human Interest/Society Politics 

Toxic lead decontamination work begins around Notre Dame

August 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Paris, Aug 13 (IANS) Workers on Tuesday started cleaning lead-contaminated areas surrounding the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris following a

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

$25,000 DSC prize to be announced in Pokhra on Dec 16

August 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The ninth $25,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature will be awarded at the finale

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Photos by Jaipur king to be on display in Delhi

August 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) An upcoming exhibition here will present rare reproductions of Jaipur’s Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II’s

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Human Interest/Society Italy 

‘Sorcerer’s treasure trove’ found in Pompeii

August 13, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Rome, Aug 13 (IANS) Archaeologists working in the buried Roman city of Pompeii said they have uncovered a “sorcerer’s treasure

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Australia 

Jailed Kurdish writer wins Australian award

August 12, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Canberra, Aug 12 (IANS) An Iranian-Kurdish journalist and writer, who has spent the past six years at a migrant detention

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi Human Interest/Society NATIONAL 

Own an artefact? Get a government tag and sell

August 11, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) In a unique initiative to prevent antiques like sculptures, manuscripts, vessels and paintings that are

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Under Trump, a world turned upside down (Book Review)

August 11, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Perhaps the most extraordinary aspect of the Donald Trump presidency “is that it truly appears

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Taj Palace art auction raises Rs 2.8 cr (Lead, Correcting Intro)

August 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) To mark the 115th anniversary of the Taj Group of Hotels, Delhi’s iconic 5-star hotel

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Punjab Religion 

Punjab’s Virasat-e-Khalsa museum enters Asia Book of Records

August 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) Virasat-e-Khalsa, a pioneer museum in the Sikh holy town of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab, has entered

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Taj Palace art auction raises Rs 2.8 cr

August 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) To mark its 115th anniversary, Delhi’s iconic 5-star hotel Taj Palace has raised Rs 2.8

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

S.Korea, India to mark independence struggle through art

August 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) As part of South Korea-India cultural exchange, an exhibition marking 100 years of the first

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

A year after his passing, V.S. Naipaul remains larger than life

August 10, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) He once famously said that “the only lies for which we are truly punished are

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Kerala NATIONAL 

Family misses absence of late cameraman who bagged national award

August 9, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) It was an award that never actually came for seven-time Kerala State Film Award winning cinematographer,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Orissa Politics 

Include Puri, Konark in iconic tourist list: Odisha BJP MPs

August 9, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bhubaneswar, Aug 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs from Odisha have requested Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Indian theatre director recreates 1939 American black comedy

August 9, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Originally set in New York with a drama critic and his family which loves to

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

A history of Himalayas and Tibetans rebuilding life (IANS Books This Weekend)

August 9, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Go beyond defining mountains only by their height, though the summit of a peak is

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Manu Pillai to explore 18th-19th century India in his next book

August 9, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Acclaimed for his ability to capture unique perspectives of Indian history, best-selling author Manu S.

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi LIFE NATIONAL 

Less than 100 Indians use these 10 languages

August 9, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) At about 450 living languages, India’s rich linguistic heritage is one to be proud of

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL Politics West Bengal 

Bengal remembers Tagore on his 78th death anniversary

August 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) People of West Bengal on Thursday organised special prayers and cultural activities to pay homage to

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Maharashtra NATIONAL 

India’s art community to discuss antiquities Act

August 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) A two-day conference examining the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972, enacted to prevent smuggling and

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS United States 

Paintings to showcase Ramayana at New York museum

August 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New York, Aug 8 (IANS) Starting Saturday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art here will display a selection of 30 paintings

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Goa NATIONAL Politics 

Goa to conduct structural audit of protected monuments

August 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Panaji, Aug 8 (IANS) The Goa government’s Directorate of Archives and Archaeology will be conducting a structural audit of all

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Bollywood CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Maharashtra 

Lillette Dubey to recreate Devika Rani’s magic on stage

August 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Lillette Dubey is set to direct a play titled “Devika Rani”, based on the life of

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS NATIONAL West Bengal 

Kolkata to get world’s 1st museum on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

August 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The world’s first museum dedicated to the life and teachings of 16th-century saint and social reformer,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Maharashtra artist to show region’s geography in abstract

August 8, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The geography of Maharashtra’s innermost villages, full of earthy colours and rocky landscapes, has inspired

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS India NATIONAL 

Simon & Schuster to publish ‘..Gusty Women’ by Hillary Clinton & Chelsea Clinton

August 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Celebrating the women who have inspired them throughout their lives, a new book by former

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS United States 

Christie’s to auction donated art to aid Bengali literature library

August 7, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New York, Aug 7 (IANS) Marking its 25th year of presence in India, Christie’s will auction 20 donated artworks to

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Crime/Disaster/Accident Karnataka NATIONAL 

Bengaluru cops await complaint in assault on music band

August 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bengaluru, Aug 6 (IANS) A music band, which complained on the social media that 2-3 artists were assaulted by a

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi transits from politician to thriller writer

August 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Take a malicious man with a dangerous agenda, add an assassin on a diabolical mission,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS United States 

Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison dies

August 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Nobel Prize-winning US author Toni Morrison has died “following a short illness”, her family members said.

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS United States 

Nobel Prize-winning US author Toni Morrison dies

August 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Nobel Prize-winning US author Toni Morrison, who chronicled the African American experience through her novels “Beloved”,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Maharashtra NATIONAL 

Mumbai museum to exhibit art mediums pre-dating canvas

August 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Much before painting began on canvas, India had the traditional practice of making art on materials

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

New show to display masterly use of line drawing by master artists

August 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) An upcoming exhibition at the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), titled “Drawing:

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

NSD awards diplomas to alumni of past 10 years

August 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Over 200 theatre students who graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD) in the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Maharashtra NATIONAL 

V.S. Gaitonde’s art retrospective begins in Mumbai

August 6, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Spanning three months, an art retrospective exhibition of one of India’s most-known modernist artists and Padma

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Delhi Archives to record oral history of city in 2 years

August 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Delhi Archives, in collaboration with Ambedkar University, on Monday launched the Delhi government’s ‘Oral

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Japan through lens of Indian photographers

August 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Amateur Indian photographers have captured Japanese shrines, Mount Fuji, cherry blossoms and the busy life

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Exhibition depicting various aspects of relationships

August 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Human bodies and expressions are the focal point of an ongoing group art exhibition at

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Lalit Kala Akademi pay tribute to Army on 65th Foundation Day

August 5, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Close to 500 postcards written and painted by artists from across India, form the massive

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi LIFESTYLE/FASHION NATIONAL 

S.Korean cuisine inspired by its topography, culture

August 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Like most cuisines, the culinary flavours of South Korea showcase its rich history and culture.

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Defence/Security Delhi Indo-Pak/Pakistan NATIONAL 

A covert war that helped India crush Pakistan in 1971 (Book Review)

August 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Title: Operation – The Untold Story of India’s Covert Naval War in East Pakistan; Author: Captain M.N.R. Sawant and Sandeep

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Bollywood CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi 

Classic comedy ‘Andaaz Apna Apna’ turns into stage play

August 4, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Theatre group Natya Ustaad presented a rendition of the classic 1994 Bollywood comedy film “Andaaz

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Taj Palace to auction eminent artists’ works on Aug 9

August 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Works of eminent artists, including M.F. Husain, Amrita Sher-Gil, S.H. Raza, Jamini Roy and F.N.

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 

‘Bridgital’ aims to bridge urban-rural divide through Artificial Intelligence

August 3, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Acknowledging the huge chasm that exists between rural and urban communities – be it in

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL Politics 

Sunanda Pushkar’s spirit was one that couldn’t be contained (Book Review)

August 2, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) From a convent in Ambala to the high-profile corridors of power in Delhi, from an

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Gujarat NATIONAL 

Statue of Unity in shortlist for best engineered structures

August 2, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kevadia (Gujarat), Aug 2 (IANS) The Statue of Unity, the world’s tallest statue honouring India’s visionary leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS United Kingdom 

Renaissance-era artwork on display after 100 years

August 2, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

London, Aug 2 (IANS) An Italian altarpiece titled “The Virgin and Child with Saints”, one of the major surviving artworks

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Costa Rica TECHNOLOGY 

Apple unveils AR artworks in world’s six cities

August 2, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

San Francisco, Aug 2 (IANS) Visitors to the worlds six mega cities — San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Hong

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Defence/Security Delhi NATIONAL 

Snowden’s first ever memoir to be published on Sep 17

August 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Edward Snowden’s memoir “Permanent Record” will be published globally by Macmillan Publishers on September 17.

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Twelve fading handicrafts on display at Delhi exhibition

August 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A set of 12 ‘languishing’ crafts, including Akola and Nandana hand block prints, Mashru, Rangkat

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Serendipity announces visual, performing arts grantees

August 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Serendipity Arts Foundation on Thursday announced the grantees of their first annual grants for

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Maharashtra NATIONAL 

Japanese Andy Warhol’s India debut may fetch crores

August 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Noted Japanese contemporary artist, often touted as the Andy Warhol of Japana and known to blur

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Sahitya Akademi invites entries for 2020 Yuva Puraskar

August 1, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Sahitya Akademi, the national academy of letters, has opened entries for Yuva Puraskar 2020 for

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Education NATIONAL Uttar Pradesh 

Ruskin Bond releases latest book at Noida school

July 31, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Noida, July 31 (IANS) Celebrated author Ruskin Bond on Wednesday released his latest book “Words From My Window — A

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi Education NATIONAL 

Mobile library service launched by Delhi Public Library

July 31, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on Wednesday flagged off a mobile library bus

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS France 

Sotheby’s to auction artefacts from pre-Columbian Americas

July 31, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Paris, July 31 (IANS) A collection of 75 artefacts from the pre-Columbian Americas, made before European influence on the American

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Madhubani art veteran Karpuri Devi dies at 94

July 31, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) National Award recipient and renowned artist Karpuri Devi, who helped revive the art of Madhubani

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

‘Experiments with light design can transform indoor spaces’

July 31, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Chandeliers, fairy lights and lantern-lamps…we’ve seen them all. But the combination of glass and light

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Swami Vivekananda helped revive depressed Hindu mind: Soni

July 30, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Swami Vivekananda acted as a tonic for the Hindu mind that was depressed and demoralised,

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Odisha to seek GI tag for traditional sweets: minister

July 30, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bhubaneswar, July 30 (IANS) Odisha’s Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Dibya Shankar Mishra, on Tuesday said the

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Nizamuddin station gets graffiti makeover, 11 cities next

July 30, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Four of the walls of Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station, one of Delhi’s busiest stations, are

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Kanchan Gupta named Raja Ram Mohun Roy Library Foundation Chairman

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) Eminent journalist and political analyst Kanchan Gupta has been nominated Chairman of the Raja Ram Mohun

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Ramayana-inspired paintings to be exhibited at US Museum

July 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New York, July 29 (IANS) Created between the 17th and 19th centuries for the Rajput and Pahari courts of north

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

A saga of Bharatanatyam, tuned with technology

July 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Months ago, Bharatanatyam guru Jayalakshmi Eshwar wowed her audience with a dance production that was

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It was a man-made disaster that drowned Chennai (Book Review)

July 29, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Title: Rivers Remember — #ChennaiRains; Author: Krupa Ge; Publisher: Context/Westland Publications; Pages: 218; Price: Rs 499 Writer and editor Krupa

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EU-China Youth Music & Art Festival 2019 held in Belgium

July 28, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Brussels, July 28 (IANS) The “EU-China Youth Music & Art Festival 2019” was held in Belgium’s Zandhoven town, with nearly

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Sand artist Sudarsan wins People’s Choice award in US

July 28, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bhubaneswar, July 28 (IANS) Renowned sand artist from Odisha, Sudarsan Pattnaik, has won the People’s Choice Prize at International Sand

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London museum acquires objects documenting XR movement

July 27, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

London, July 27 (IANS) The Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum in London has acquired a number of objects that document

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Of journalism in a new India, discover the history and architecture of India’s churches, day-to-day knocks taken with a dollop of humour (IANS Books This Weekend)

July 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Despite the breadth and scope of the Indian media, there is little meaningful literature available

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Include Sun, Jagannath temples in iconic tourist sites: Pradhan

July 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bhubaneswar, July 26 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has requested Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel for the inclusion

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Graphic novel on soldier disabled in Kargil war launched

July 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) In July 1999, a mortar shell fired by the Pakistan Army cost Devender Pal Singh,

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Stone to mobile: Show on Devanagari script’s digitisation

July 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) How has the Indian letterform, specifically Devanagari script, evolved from its earliest stone engraving? A

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OnePlus to host first music festival in Mumbai

July 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Chinese smartphone company OnePlus on Friday announced the first edition of an upcoming multi-genre music

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Not allergic to history but don’t bury others: BJP MP

July 26, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on Friday urged the Archaeological Survey of India

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

ICOM announces alternative definition of museums

July 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The International Council on Museums (ICOM) on Thursday announced an alternative definition of museums, changing

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Human Interest/Society NATIONAL West Bengal 

Gallery dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi opens at Kolkata airport

July 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) A gallery dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi was inaugurated at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport here

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

This photo-show is a visual window into Iran’s culture

July 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) An exhibition of photographs on Iran and its architecture, people and landscapes is currently on

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi 

30 years on, they still think I’m Duryodhana: Puneet Issar

July 25, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Thirty years after he played Duryodhana in B.R. Chopra’s “Mahabharata” TV series, noted actor-director Puneet

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Pallav Chander’s experiences coalesce in art

July 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) With its moving portrayals of dyslexia and art, 2007 movie ‘Taare Zameen Par’ touched many

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Rare Nike trainers sold for $437,500 in New York

July 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New York, July 24 (IANS) A rare pair of Nike’s “Moon Shoe” designed by the sportswear giant’s co-founder has sold

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Contemporary miniatures, folk art to be on exhibition

July 24, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Contemporary Rajput and Mughal-style miniature paintings along with folk and tribal art by Indian artists who

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi 

Young artist displays art on Buddha, social life

July 23, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) An exhibition of paintings on Buddha, a widely-seen muse of art and literature, is going

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Egypt starts restoration of ancient King Tut’s coffin

July 23, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Cairo, July 23 (IANS) The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities has said it has started the sterilization work of the coffin

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‘Modern Maharashtra’ historian J.V. Naik dead

July 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Renowned historian J.V. Naik, who chronicled the history of modern Maharashtra, passed away at a private

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US envoy ‘strong believer’ in value of museums

July 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Monday called himself “a strong believer in the

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Mumbai museum management trustee for cooperation with BMC

July 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The BMC-owned Bhau Daji Lad (BDL) Museum, Mumbai’s oldest museum dating back to 1857, has

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi 

‘Ballygunge 1990’ all about love, suspense and mystery

July 22, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Set three decades back in the bylanes of Kolkata’s Ballygunge, a theatre production by director

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Taslima Nasreen’s Indian residence permit extended

July 21, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Indian government has again extended the residence permit of controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen

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Rajiv Gandhi was 2nd most prominent karsevak: Ex-Home Secretary Godbole

July 21, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Several opportunities for saving the Babri Masjid were lost, as neither the Rajiv Gandhi government,

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Sonal Singh’s nuanced tryst with art — and its business

July 21, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) For Christies India Managing Director and art specialist Sonal Singh, collecting artefacts began at the

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Penguin to publish Balraj Sahni’s biography authored by son

July 20, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) “The Non-Conformist: Memories of my Father Balraj Sahni”, a biography by his son Parikshit that

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL 

Delhi’s Safdarjung Tomb gets LED illumination

July 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) In a magnificent first, the Mughal-era Safdarjung’s Tomb will be seen illuminated with architectural LED

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Germany returns painting stolen by Nazis to Florence

July 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Rome, July 19 (IANS) More than 75 years after being looted by Nazi troops during World War Two, a stolen

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Chinese consulate planning to bring more tourists to Kolkata during Durga Puja

July 19, 2019 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) In a bid to boost cultural exchanges between China and West Bengal, the Chinese consulate in

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‘Ghatam’ my alternate soul: Grammy-winner Vinayakram

July 19, 2019 The Freedom Press