Roald Dahl rewrites: rather than bowdlerising books on moral grounds we should help children to navigate history
Children’s literature implicitly shapes the minds of child readers by presenting particular social and cultural values as normal and natural
BY The Conversation / Sunday, 12 March, 2023
‘Festival of Letters’ begins with honouring 24 writers with Sahitya Akademi Award
New Delhi: The awards included seven poetry collections, seven novels, two story collections, two literary criticisms, three plays and one autobiography
BY PTI / Saturday, 11 March, 2023
India at Oscars: Will ‘RRR’, ‘All That Breathes’, ‘Elephant Whisperers’ create history?
New Delhi: The Oscar ceremony will be held early Monday morning (India time) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood
BY PTI / Saturday, 11 March, 2023
Lhisemia youths celebrate Sekrenyi Festival at Kohima
Kohima: Sekrenyi is the premier festival of the Angami community and exhibits to the children to understand one's culture better
BY NTN Correspondent / Saturday, 4 March, 2023
Naga children part of orchestra to perform at Concert of Friendship at Chennai
Chennai: The concert is organised by the KM Music Conservatory in collaboration with the British Council to celebrate the ability of music in cultivating friendship
BY PTI / Friday, 3 March, 2023
Artisan sees spark in demand for hand-engraved brass vessels that PM Modi gifted German chancellor
Lucknow: Hussain was recently conferred the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country, for his work
BY PTI / Sunday, 19 February, 2023
From Chaucer to chocolates: how Valentine’s Day gifts have changed over the centuries
Melbourne: In Chaucer's poem, The Parliament of Fowls, the narrator of the poem is unsuccessful in love, despairing that life is short compared with how long it takes to learn to love well
BY The Conversation / Monday, 13 February, 2023
How to unlock your creativity – even if you see yourself as a conventional thinker
Everyday examples of creativity are plentiful: combining leftover food to make a tasty new dish, coming up with a new way to accomplish chores, mixing old outfits to create a new look
BY The Conversation / Sunday, 12 February, 2023
Five-day celebration of Hega Festival begins at Peren Village
Peren: Hega is a celebration of thanksgiving and for seeking blessings for a prosperous year ahead
BY NTN Correspondent / Friday, 10 February, 2023
Salman Rushdie says ‘lucky’ and filled with ‘gratitude’ after surviving brutal stabbing
London: Rushdie was stabbed in the neck as he was on the stage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York in August last year
BY PTI / Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
Meta Noya organises fiesta of fashion and music charity event in Kiphire
Kiphire: ‘Fashion and music as a career is not an easy pursuit as one needs to dedicate his/her heart and soul to it to see results’
BY NTN Correspondent / Sunday, 29 January, 2023
Hope other artistes working to promote indigenous art get inspired: Padma Shri awardee from Mizoram
Aizawl: Nick named as 'Queen of Mizo folk song', Runremsangi was awarded 'Sangeet Natak Akademi Award' in 2017 for her contributions to the field of music
BY PTI / Sunday, 29 January, 2023
