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HindustanTimes Sat,26 May 2012
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'Kavi sammelan' entertains Indian diaspora in Singapore

A 'Hasya Kavi Sammelan' by noted Indian poets had Singapore's Indian diaspora audience in splits had the Indian diaspora audience in splits as poets cracked jokes and recited funny couplets one after another for over two hours.

Orissa sculptor creates 15-foot Buddha in Berlin

Orissa's Sudarsan Patnaik has created a 15 feet high image of Buddha in sand as his entry in an international sand sculpture championship in Berlin, the artist said on Friday.

Ustad Amjad Ali's 'jugalbandi' in China

For maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan playing the sarod in symphony with Chinese musicians, at his debut concert in Taipei, was a beautiful and very rewarding experience.

Anoushka's debut Australia tour a sell-out success

Sitar prodigy Anoushka Shankar has been enthralling audiences during her debut sell-out Australia concert tour this southern winter.

Indian dressing in multicultural salad

The play is being promoted as a celebration of life, love and community, but it turns out to be a conglomeration of too many disparate elements.

Indian bridal fair a big hit in Sydney

Intricately embroidered outfits, dazzling jewellery, decorative mandaps, bouquets, a very busy astrologer were all part of the first-ever 'singles meet' at Sydney's Olympic Park Showgrounds.

'Indian artists among the world's best'

An art gallery owner says the new generation of Indian artists "have taken art to a whole new level". Pramit Pal Chaudhuri tells us more...

The Darjeeling Limited to open NY Film Festival

The new award-winning comedy set in India, will be screened as the opening night film of the 45th annual New York Film Festival.

Giant veena on show in Malaysia

An Indian cultural club has made the country's largest veena, a musical instrument, to be submitted as an entry into the Malaysia Book of Records.

Indra Sinha in Man Booker shortlist

Indra Sinha's novel Animal’s People is among the six fictional works that have been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Man Booker Prize for 2007’, reports Vijay Dutt.

Sudarsan's Taj wins prize in Berlin

"The replica I created is 15 feet high and it took me 56 hours in seven days to complete it," says Patnaik.

Amjad Ali Khan wows US business

The Sarod maestro got a standing ovation as he enthralled captains of Indian and US industry in Washington for the Global India Summit.

Flamboyant Bhojpuri drama debuts in Sydney

The group led by well-known Bhojpuri film and drama personality Dineshlal Yadav Nirhua performed for the first time down under.

Film on family prostitution goes to NY fest

Ashok Nanda's film called 'Rivaaz' on prostitution as a family profession will be screened New York International Film Festival beginning July 19.

London's the toast of Bollywood this season

London seems to have become a big favourite with Bollywood. At least 40 Hindi films have been shot in the city in the past year.
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