One remarkable poem excerpted in this collection is about playing Holi. The poem begins with the line “I will play Holi after saying bismillah.” This is a shockingly unorthodox juxtaposition ...

Basanta Utsav is the unique and artistic way Holi is celebrated at Visva-Bharati University in Shanti Niketan, West Bengal. Introduced by Rabindranath Tagore, it welcomes spring with music, dance, and ...

Or triumphant. The poem’s most poignant feature may be the soldier’s optimism, his faith in what comes after hell. He insists ...

Poems can promote understanding by taking us behind enemy lines. Threatening to boycott anyone's art or literature will only ...

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Public domain via Wikimedia Commons When the New York Evening Mirror published Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” on January 29, 1845, it catapulted both the work and its author to instant fame.

Ajay Devgn, who makes a special appearance in the film, lent significant support to the project, helping it achieve a strong opening-day collection of Rs 1.5 crore Abhishek Kapoor’s directorial ...

On Saturday, Samir Abu Holi, 68, watched over a food distribution ... desalination and water-collection devices, storage units, tools, tent kits, ovens, water-resistant clothing and equipment ...

"Before Covid, the spike used to happen during festivals like Holi, Diwali and Dasara or during the holiday season —a few months during summer and winter. Not so any more. Fares to Goa ...

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...

But Prahlad stood in the midst of the fire, unharmed by the roaring flames. And to this day, at Holi time, fires are lit and as they look into the flickering flames people remember the story of ...