Topic: South Asia
If you plan to visit India don't forget to visit Mumbai, the city where Bollywood is situated. You would have certainly heard about Hindi Movies that are full of romance and actions. Bollywood, originally intended to be a joke after Hollywood, became ...
Pakistani artist Rashid Rana wants us to look at his country and see the Islamic conservatism, fervent patriotism, postcard mountain landscapes. And then he wants us to stop and look again. A massive canvas depicting an oriental rug is on closer inspection ...
PANAJI, Goa (Reuters Life!) - British actor Ben Kingsley, whose portrayal of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi in 1982 won him an Oscar, has his sights set on another Indian story -- and a Bollywood heroine. Kingsley is trying to raise finances ...
27 years after 'Gandhi,' Kingsley to play Mogul emperor who built Taj MahalBen Kingsley, famous for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Indian independence hero Mohandas Gandhi, is reaching deeper into the country's history with a new role as the Mogul emperor who ordered ...
India orders all zoo and circus elephants moved to wildlife parks after animal rights outcryAll elephants living in Indian zoos and circuses will be moved to wildlife parks and game sanctuaries where the animals can graze more freely, officials said Friday. The ...
India is to move 140 elephants living in zoos across the country to safari parks and sanctuaries where the normally free-roaming animals can graze openly, an official said Thursday. The Central Zoo Authority issued an order to India's 26 zoos to shift ...
Forest warden Narendra Man Babu Pradhan is on the frontline of Nepal's battle against poachers and he grimaces as he recalls the recent discovery of an injured rhino whose horn had been cut off. "We found a male rhino with bullet in ...
The splendour of India's maharajas is to go on show in Britain from Saturday, with thrones, jewels, saris and even motor cars on display in London. The exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the world's largest museum of decorative arts and ...
For the past two decades, Indian artists have had to watch in envy as foreign buyers showered recognition and cash on their Chinese peers. But after years of institutional neglect, they finally seem to be getting the support they need to push ...
A Bangkok-based company has been chosen to design a new monument off the coast of the Indian city of Mumbai that has drawn comparisons to New York's Statue of Liberty, reports here said Wednesday. Bensley Design Studios will work with Mumbai firm ...
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