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Pottery designer Anju Kumar is exhibiting some of her finest stuff at the ongoing ‘Celebrating the Earth’ show.
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 23, 2010 01:38 AM IST
Pottery designer Anju Kumar is exhibiting some of her finest stuff at the ongoing ‘Celebrating the Earth’ show. The collection is all about a bright colour palette that takes inspiration from Mother Nature. A self-taught practitioner of pottery, the designer has held 80 solo shows.
The exhibition of paintings, sculptures and vases is on till September 25, from 11am to 7pm at Anmol Studio, 55A, South City 1, Gurgaon.
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Plays resume in Kashmir Valley, offer relief to actors, theatre lovers
ANI, Srinagar (jammu And Kashmir) [india]
PUBLISHED ON FEB 24, 2021 07:54 PM IST
Theatre plays have resumed in Kashmir providing entertainment to art lovers in the state, after months of pandemic-induced shutdown.
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Madhavi Mahadevan's new book focuses on Mahabharata character, Yayati's daughter
PTI
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2021 05:02 PM IST
Madhavi S Mahadevan's latest #novel 'Bride of the Forest: the Untold Story of Yayati's Daughter' traces feminist lineage by telling the lesser known story of a delicately poised figure in Mahabharata, Yayati's daughter

The Father: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman dissect dementia's disorientation
AP
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2021 04:15 PM IST
“The Father,” which opens in theaters Friday, is Florian Zeller’s directorial debut but he’s a well-known French playwright and author who’s here adapting his own play, one that’s been put on around the world.
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Beat poet and City Lights Bookstore founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at 101
Reuters
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2021 08:13 AM IST
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher and City Lights Bookstore founder who helped launch the Beat movement and played a key role in a free-speech battle after he published Ginsberg's poem 'Howl" in 1956', passed away on Monday evening aged 101

Culture festival 'Arth' to be held virtually
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 23, 2021 03:41 PM IST
Arth', a multi-regional festival known for celebrating the true essence of "indic thought and philosophy", will be held virtually this year, the organisers of the event announced on Tuesday.

Indian boy receives 'heartfelt' from PM Modi for stencil portrait
PTI, Dubai
PUBLISHED ON FEB 23, 2021 01:27 PM IST
A 14-year-old Indian body in the UAE is over the moon after Prime Minister Narendra wrote him a 'heartfelt' letter of thanks for a painting of himself by the teenager.

John Travolta selling $5m oceanic mansion he shared with late wife Kelly Preston
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Alfea Jamal, Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 23, 2021 01:44 PM IST
John Travolta, the 67-year-old star of Grease and Saturday Night Fever recently listed the home on Islesboro, that he shared with late wife, actor Kelly Preston for $5 million.

Banksy's balloon girl and Kate Moss photo top bill at London art sale
Reuters, London
PUBLISHED ON FEB 23, 2021 12:23 PM IST
A print of "Girl With Balloon" by Banksy and a photograph of supermodel Kate Moss are among top attractions in a sale this week celebrating 70 years of British art.
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National Spelling Bee to go virtual, finalists will gather at Walt Disney World
AP
UPDATED ON FEB 22, 2021 06:53 PM IST
- Though last year's competition was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year but virtually with preliminary rounds in mid-June, the semifinals on June 27 and finalists to gather at Walt Disney World in Florida

Bare Necessities: Book shows how to lead sustainable lifestyle in India
PTI, Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 22, 2021 06:46 PM IST
A "one-stop guide" on how to move towards a more sustainable lifestyle in India, "Bare Necessities: How to Live a Zero Waste Life", published by Penguin, is written by environmentalist Sahar Mansoor and sustainability consultant Tim De Ridder.

Stories I Must Tell: Kabir Bedi to 'pour heart into' his memoir
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 22, 2021 06:08 PM IST
Kabir Bedi, 75, says he has "poured my heart into this book (Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Journey of an Actor) about my turbulent professional and emotional life and I have told it with raw emotional honesty".

To 'reclaim a little neurological bandwidth', Jim Carrey halts political comics
ANI, Washington Dc
UPDATED ON FEB 22, 2021 06:04 PM IST
American actor and comedian Jim Carrey took to Twitter to share a drawing of himself standing in a doorway with his arms outstretched and a caption that read "... in case I don't see ya...," - reminiscent of a catchphrase from 'The Truman Show'.
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Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk's art book, The Lost Soul, hits bookstores
AP
UPDATED ON FEB 22, 2021 04:54 PM IST
- Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk experiments with form and translates The Lost Soul, from Polish to English and merged with illustrations to produce a picture book to attract readers of various ages and backgrounds

Italy taps German archaeologist to oversee Pompeii ruins
AP, Rome
PUBLISHED ON FEB 22, 2021 02:50 PM IST
Pompeii is still revealing its ancient mysteries, centuries after a volcanic eruption destroyed the Roman city and is one of Italy’s most popular tourist sites.

Chinese tea shop apologises for cups and teabags sporting sexist slogans
Reuters, Shanghai
UPDATED ON FEB 22, 2021 07:33 AM IST
A large chain of tea shops in China was handing out tea cups and tea bags sporting sexist slogans. This action sparked massive outrage on the internet and, as a result, the company apologised and stopped giving them out.