Hitler’s paintings to be auctioned in Sweden
Moscow, Nov 8 (IANS/RIA NOvosti) Seven paintings thought to have been painted by Adolf Hitler will be auctioned in Sweden, triggering cries of outrage among members of the Jewish community in the country.
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Thousands escort Hazarika’s body to ancestral Guwahati house
Guwahati, Nov 7: A sea of humanity paid rich tributes Monday to music legend Bhupen Hazarika as the hearse carrying his coffin took close to seven hours to traverse a distance of 30 km from the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport in Assam’s main city of Guwahati to his ancestral home in the city.
Thousands flock to modern Indian art show in Poland
Warsaw, Nov 7: For 10 weeks, a modern Indian art exhibition here wowed Polish artists and thousands of other visitors.
Hip hop dancers from slum find French connection
New Delhi, Nov 7: Contemporary dance guru Brahim Bouchelaghem from France and a bunch of teenaged boys from the Khirkee Extension slum near Saket in the capital have something in common: they all dance hip hop.
Diplomat delights with poetry of promise (IANS Book Review)
Book: ‘Candling the Light’, Author: Abhay K., Publisher: Yash Publications; Price: Rs.350; Pages: 120 ‘Candling the Light’, an anthology of verses by young poet, diplomat and artist Abhay K., shows the pressures of diplomacy – which does not give the bureaucrat enough time to explore the details of a narrative, but filter its essence through the verse.
Selja concerned about safety of Tagores’ Jorasanko house
Kolkata, Nov 6: Expressing concern over the structural safety of the Tagores’ ancestral house in northern Kolkata’s Jorasanko where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was born and died, Union Culture Minister Selja Sunday said the building needed more renovation.
Husain fetches Rs.1.45 crore at art auction
New Delhi, Nov 6: An untitled composition of galloping horses by the late M.F.
Pall of gloom in Assam after news of Hazarika’s death
Guwahati, Nov 5: A pall of gloom descended over Assam Saturday with the news of music maestro Bhupen Hazarika’s demise coming in.
Bhupen Hazarika – master balladeer who touched millions of hearts (Obituary)
Guwahati, Nov 5: Music lovers would have been denied the magic of Bhupen Hazarika’s hauntingly powerful voice in songs like ‘Dil hoom hoom kare’ and ‘Ganga behti ho kyun’ if he had gone ahead and become a lawyer like he initially planned.
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