Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Veteran actor Arun Govil reacted to discussions around A.R. Rahman’s association with the upcoming drama “Ramayana”, amid the recent controversy surrounding the composer.Speaking exclusively to IANS, Arun Govil was asked, “Recently, there was a lot of controversy surrounding A R Rahman. He has given the music for Ramayana. Do you feel the controversy will impact the movie?”Responding to this, he suggested that the question should be shifted towards either the producers of…
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Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep sorrow over the passing of eminent Tamil scholar and litterateur T. Gnanasundaram, remembering him as a towering figure whose lifelong dedication enriched Tamil culture, literature, and scholarship. In a condolence message, the Prime Minister said he was deeply pained by the demise of Prof. Gnanasundaram and noted that his contributions to Tamil literary and cultural traditions would continue to inspire generations of readers and…
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Veteran actor Arun Govil will soon be seen as King Dashrath in Nitesh Tiwari’s highly talked about “Ramayana”.During an exclusive interaction with IANS, Arun reacted to his former co-star Dipika Chikhlia’s comment, who had said that seeing him playing anything other than Ram feels out of context.He was asked, “You are essaying the role of Dashrath in Ramayana. You must have seen Dipika Chikhlia’s reaction, that she is not very convinced that you should play Dashrath aft…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday extended heartfelt congratulations to the people of the state on the occasion of Uttar Pradesh Day, asserting that the state of infinite possibilities has broken the shackles of struggle and policy apathy to emerge as the growth engine of India’s development. The Chief Minister shared a video message on social media platform X, addressing the people of the state and highlighting the transformation Uttar Pradesh has witnessed i…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Diwas 2026 is being celebrated on Saturday with the theme ‘Viksit Bharat–Viksit Uttar Pradesh’, reflecting the state’s cultural richness and developmental journey. The celebrations include the launch of the ‘One District–One Cuisine’ initiative, aimed at showcasing traditional dishes from every district of the state. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to inaugurate the main event in Lucknow. The celebrations will begin on Saturday at t…
Annapolis, Jan 23 (IANS) A one-day exhibition on the Ramayana’s spread across Asia and beyond was held at the Maryland State Assembly Building, drawing state lawmakers, diplomats, and community leaders to the Annapolis complex.Several Maryland delegates spoke at the event. Delegate Wu Chao, who represents parts of Howard and Montgomery counties, said the exhibition showed how culture connects people across borders and backgrounds.“It’s a culture that connects people and provides that diver…
Bhopal/Sendhwa, Jan 22 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Umang Singhar, on Thursday reiterated that Lord Hanuman was an Adivasi.Addressing an event in Sendhwa, Singhar, drawing inferences from mythological narratives, described the “monkey army” in Lord Ram’s epic as comprising tribal warriors, emphasising their pivotal role in the Ramayana.He shared a video on his X handle showing himself delivering an address and posted, “History bears witness that tribals stood along…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) In a landmark cultural handover, the Central Sanskrit University on Tuesday presented a rare 233-year-old Sanskrit manuscript of the Valmikiramayaṇam (with the Tattvadipikaṭika) to Nripendra Misra, Chairman of the Executive Council of Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library at Teen Murti here, an official said.The manuscript, previously loaned to Rashtrapati Bhavan, has now been permanently gifted to the Antarrashtriya Ram Katha Sangrahalaya (International Ram Katha Mu…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) As the controversy surrounding the Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer A. R. Rahman’s recent remarks gains momentum, his son A. R. Ameen has now come out in support of his father. On Monday, the composer’s son took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and shared a throwback video of his father from IPL 2022 in which A. R. Rahman can be seen going around the cricket stadium. His son used the Indian tricolour gif in the Instagram Story hinting at the efforts of hi…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) A new scholarly publication has brought fresh attention to the historic wall paintings of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, by identifying them as a distinct and independent artistic tradition called the ‘Orchha Kalam’. Titled Orchha Kalam, the book is authored by Dr Vishwapati Trivedi, IAS (Retd), former Secretary to the Government of India, and Mona Trivedi. The research spans more than four decades and draws on rare photographic records and sustained study.The authors first…