Writer, film producer and former actress Twinkle Khanna feels honoured to get the Popular Choice Award at the sixth edition of Bangalore Literature Festival for her book "The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad".


Twinkle Khanna bags Popular Choice Award at Bangalore Lit Fest


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Renowned sarod player Amjad Ali Khan says India will always miss Indian classical vocalist Girija Devi, who earned the epithet of 'Thumri queen'.


India will always miss Girija Devi: Amjad Ali Khan


The strumming of the sitar, the mellifluous flute, the riffs of the saxophone, the beats of the tabla and power-packed vocals -- a jugaldbandi of classical, folk, sufi and jazz set the tone for the maiden MTV India Music Summit here.


Melange of musicians perform 'jugalbandi' in Jaipur


Late Indian classical vocalist Girija Devi, who earned the epithet of 'Thumri queen', wanted to sing a song for the country.


Girija Devi wanted to sing a song for India


Actor Vicky Kaushal, who has been caught up in back-to-back shoots for his films, is happy to be able to get refreshed with a unique play being staged here on Friday.


Theatre, films have their own thrill: Vicky Kaushal


Actor Kamal Haasan on Friday voiced his concern on the environmental impact due to the dumping of the ash waste by power plants in river Kosasthalaiyar and also warned about possible flooding of north Chennai.


Kamal Haasan warns of flood threat in north Chennai


Author Arundhati Roy has said her second book "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" is not a novel which is to be made into a movie.


'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness' not for movie: Arundhati Roy


Go through a sabre-rattling tale of love, revenge, friendship and ambition; flick through a fantasy adventure around a wizard and a warrior; discover the power of love, which has the potential to carry us through the darkest times; read the story of an intelligence officer, rich in adventure, espionage, secrets, and lies.


Of kings, wizards, love, and adventure (IANS Books This Weekend)


(Book: The Silent Companions; Author: Laura Purcell; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Price: Rs 599; Pages: 364)


This horror novel will pull the rug from under your feet


If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, even in literature, then what about parody? We can call it ingenious imitation though deft adaptation or skillful improvisation would be more apt, and it can either mock the original but even exalt it by proving its relevance in a different time and space.


A comic salute to Omar Khayyam: The Rubaiyat and its parodies (Column: Bookends) 


Veteran theatre actor-director Ram Gopal Bajaj will be felicitated with Kalidas Samman, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh government, for his work in the field of theatre.


Ram Gopal Bajaj to get Kalidas Samman


Book: Traitor (Translation of Krishan Chander's classic Urdu novel 'Ghaddaar') Translator: Rakhshanda Jalil; Publisher: Tranquebar Press by Westland; Pages: 107;


'Traitor' a chilling account of Partition (Book Review)


Legendary rhythm and blues pianist and singer-songwriter and rock and roll pioneer Antoine "Fats" Domino has died in New Orleans, his family said Wednesday. He was 89.


Rock and roll pioneer Fats Domino dead at 89


Enjoy food, fashion, handicrafts, music, dance, tourism and creative performances of the North East at the 5th edition of the North East Festival (NEF), which starts here on November 3.


Fifth edition of North East Festival to start on November 3


Late Indian classical music icon Girija Devi lived the art form in "every way" and it was her musical pursuit and passion that brought her close to her businessman husband Madhusudan Jain, almost 20 years her senior, reminisced vocalist Debapriya Adhikary.


'Music brought Girija Devi, husband closer'


International film studio Lionsgate is out to strengthen its presence in India.


Lionsgate expands presence in India


An international literary prize awarded annually to writers of any ethnicity or nationality writing about South Asian themes, the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature has grown into one of the most coveted literary awards since its inception in 2011. But when the prize moved out of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) in 2015, many in literary circles thought that its end was nigh. The idea, according to DSC's founder Surina Narula, was simple -- to move beyond borders.


'DSC prize was getting lost in Jaipur Litfest'


The mortal remains of iconic Indian classical vocalist Girija Devi, who died on Tuesday, will be brought to the ITC Sangeet Research Academy campus here for the public to pay homage.


Girija Devi's mortal remains to be brought to Sangeet Research Academy


Iconic Indian classical vocalist Girija Devi passed away here on Tuesday following a cardiac arrest, hospital sources said. She was 88.


India mourns Thumri queen Girija Devi's death


Former beauty queen Niharika Singh is upset that her "Miss Lovely" co-star Nawazuddin Siddiqui did not take her consent before sharing their personal equation with the world in his memoir. She says the way he has "painted" her image, it appears he doesn't mind disrespecting a woman to boost the sales of his book.


Nawazuddin disrespecting a woman to sell his book: Niharika Singh


Book: The Bhojpuri Kitchen; Author: Pallavi Nigam Sahay; Publisher: Westland; Price: Rs 499; Pages: 166

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