A new generation of artists being trained in the traditional school of Kangra Art will now get an opportunity to exhibit their works in Mayfair – in the heart of London. Starting on the 20th of March, the paintings...
HimVani Dharamsala (Apr 30): Kangra Arts Promotion Society and Voice of Himachal, both NGOs working in Himachal Pradesh, will be conducting a first-of-its-kind 'Arts Appreciation Course' focusing on 'Kangra School of Miniature Paintings' from June 24 to 26 at the...
By: Kishori Lal Mandi (Oct 26): There seems to be no letup in thefts of rare idols, statutes, wooden masks and other antiques from Himachal Pradesh as the loot continues while the state government and law enforcing agencies maintain a...
By: Lawan Thakur Sundernagar: How much we Himachalis treasure our heritage is visible in a retaining wall of a government building here that has hundreds of statues of archeological importance statues literally used in place of bricks and stones. Even...
Kryztof Kieslowsky (a Polish director who died few years ago...) created cinematic history by carving out a trilogy on France's Tricolour by making "Three colours Blue, White, Red". So did our Kurukshetra Congress MP Navin Jindal by getting the...
A tribute to the migratory birds at Pong Dam Apropos an ad in Bombay Times on 11th Feb... "Love is in the air!" By: Vivek Mohan The film opens on a holiday crowd at an airport lounge. Amongst them are a man...
By: Swaran Deepak Raina Chamba: The centuries-old Sui fair held in Chamba town may now also turn out to be a political hotspot for women politicians in the state following the recent legislation for 33% quota for the fair sex;...
HimVani The proposed Renuka Dam Project is one of the largest projects in the backward district of Sirmour in Himachal Pradesh and also one of the most controversial initiatives in recent years. More than 2,200 hectares of land will be...
By: Vijay Samyal Fatehpur: There is no point reiterating that sports infrastructure in Himachal Pradesh is abysmally low, but it is shocking to know that those undergoing training at certain sports centers also have to undergo direct or indirect harassment....
HimVani There is a long history of protests and violence at mega project sites in the country and lately in Himachal Pradesh as well, owing to obvious reasons like displacement, compensation, rights of indigenous people and overall ecological imbalance. But...