Systematic Sinhalisation In The North?

He came from a family of priests but when D G Phalke watched a film on the life of Christ, he decided that he was going to turn this new medium into a vehicle for the stories of the subcontinent. And he did exactly that, going to Germany to learn ...

To mark or start new beginnings, Dr. Manmohan Singh and Nawaz Sharif should not send mangoes to each other, but exchange imprisoned men. Yes, Indian prisoners held captive in Pakistani jails ought to be sent back, to be tried and imprisoned here.

Shobana Udayasankar chats with Shana Maria Verghis about preserving and innovating with a painting tradition that reached heights under the Vijayanagara kingdom and was patronised by the Wodeyar dynasty The distinction between Tanjore and Mysore ...

Film critics in both India and in the West have been inclined to dismiss Bollywood cinema as kitsch and without any artistic value. But the fact remains - the Indian film industry is the largest in the world. Bollywood is a cinema of emotions.

Finally, the much-awaited results of the Karnataka Assembly elections are out. The Congress party, which is under attack both within and outside the Parliament over corruption charges, has won absolute majority decisively defeating its tormenter at ...

Sex symbols are worshipped in India. There are many temples in India, which display sexual symbols in all their aspects. These include the temples of 'Khajuraho' and 'Konark'. Even the Jagannath Temple in Puri has erotic symbols displayed over it.

Former Union minister Chand Mahal Ibrahim's pride is at stake in Bhadravati constituency, where he is contesting as a Congress candidate. For, he succeeded in getting the party ticket, amid stiff competition from sitting MLA B K Sangamesh. It's an ...

A large-sized Rama statue being taken in a procession, Shobha Yatra, from Dhoolpet to Koti in Hyderabad as part of Sri Rama Navami celebrations on Friday. | A Suresh Kumar Sri Rama Navami was celebrated with traditional gaiety and devotion across ...

A NEIGHBOUR in Delhi, who happens to be a Narendra Modi devotee, asked me which leader Pakistanis would want as India's next prime minister. Im no clairvoyant, I told the elderly gentleman from Punjab. There are Pakistanis and Pakistanis. The ones I ...