Book on Delhi Metro’s success story
NEW DELHI (IANS) Now one can flip through the success story of Delhi Metro and the management principles evolved by ‘Metro Man’ E. Sreedharan in a new book launched by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Titled “25 Management Strategies for Delhi Metro’s Success: The Sreedharan Way”, written by Delhi Metro’s Chief Public Relations Officer [...]
A ‘Kahaani’ of Indian bureaucracy, corruption, redemption
NEW DELHI (IANS) His surname inspired a key character in the hit Bollywood film “Kahaani”. Now writer Amitabha Bagchi has knit a plot about Indian bureaucracy, corruption and redemption in his new work, “The Householder”. Bagchi, who earlier penned the bestselling novel “Above Average”, told IANS: “I had started writing the book long before corruption [...]
Walking away from religion
Dr. Gandharva Raja, author of August 29: How Kabir H. Jain Became A Deity, has quit the fundamentals of organized religion. In an interview with Can-India News, Raja says religion should be viewed as philosophy instead of dogma in order to bring world peace. “Intolerance, often attributable to blind faith which is required by organized [...]
‘No secrets in kitchen’ is celebrity Indian chef’s mantra
NEW DELHI US-based celebrity writer-chef Vikas Khanna, whose signature Indian dish ‘Tree of Life’ – a variation of gobi ka pakoda – is soon to be served to US President Barack Obama, is also a strong votary of the philosophy of “no secrets in the kitchen”. Food has to be shared as it represents sharing [...]
Birth anniversary of Tagore celebrated across Bengal
KOLKATA Rabindrasangeet was played at traffic intersections, in schools and colleges, events were held across the state and television channels competed with one another to air his songs, poems and dances as West Bengal on Tuesday marked the end of the yearlong 150 th birth anniversary celebrations of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore with great cultural [...]
Story of a royal ‘bhujjia’ town – from a princess
NEW DELHI The rugged district of Bikaner, synonymous with munchies known by their brand name “Bikaneri bhujjia”, has a rich history that makes it one of the most popular destinations for tourists in Rajasthan after Jaipur. The appeal of Bikaner lies in the fact that it is one of the oldest Rajput fiefdoms that has [...]
“Picasso’s Picassos” opens at AGO
TORONTO For the first time since 1964, Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée Picasso, Paris exhibit began its much anticipated stint at the Art Gallery of Ontario(AGO) earlier this week. Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso offers a rare perspective on the life and work of the iconic Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It features works from [...]
From streets to stage: Living, breathing and dancing Tagore
NEW DELHI Poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was often derided as “elitist” by a section of ultra-Left intellectuals during his time, is bridging the class divide in a new way – thanks to eight dancers of the Astad Deboo Dance Company who began their lives as street children in the capital’s forgotten alleys. The Nobel laureate [...]