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BOOK OF THE WEEK THE MOTHER OF BEAUTY by Nigel Andrew (Thorntree Press £10, 244 pp) We English have a world-class literature, it is often said, with Dickens and Shakespeare, but we’re not so good on art and music. If it’s great symphonies you want, you have to turn to Germany and Austria; for painting and … Read more
Written by Suanshu Khurana | Updated: February 16, 2020 5:29:51 pm ‘I cannot run away from the fact that I am still a brahmin with artistic privilege. It is a difficult negotiation. Ideally, this book should be written by a mrdangam maker’, says TM Krishna. (Photo: Amit Mehra) Your first book, A Southern Music, had … Read more
By: PTI | Lucknow | Updated: October 10, 2015 8:19:56 pm Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav met noted Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali at his official residence in Lucknow on Saturday. (Source: PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday stressed that art, literature and culture were heritage of entire humanity and, art and artists … Read more
Turning sailing into an art form: On board Saga’s Spirit of Discovery ship, which boasts a £1million art collection Saga’s new Spirit of Discovery cruise ship has an incredible 1,200 commissioned pieces of art on board The ship’s onboard library has 3,500 books, as well as comfortable chairs with soft blankets for reading It also has … Read more
This is one corking holiday combination. A stunning Tuscan villa on an organic wine estate is hosting a ‘wine retreat’, where guests learn the art of wine tasting and get a globally respected wine qualification – WSET 1 – at the end of it. Not only that, but there are two top chefs on hand … Read more