JK Academy organizes traditional music programme
Region: India
Jammu, May 16 (Scoop News) –With the aim to encourage the artists and promote and preserve the folk and traditional music of the State , J&K Academy of Art Culture and languages hold a traditional music programme today here at K.L Saigal Hall , Cultural academy , Jammu. The prominent traditional and folk parties of the state gave their mesmerism performances with the traditional musical instruments. The artists sung Baran (Ballet) and Karkan and other famous devotio... more
Views: 182J&K Tourism organizes Kashmir Folk Festival at Gulmarg
Region: India
Gulmarg/ Srinagar, May 5 (Scoop News) – J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages in collaboration with Tourism Department today organized Kashmir Festival at Gulmarg after Phalgam on the second day of the Kashmir Folk Festival. Groups of artists on Sunday performed at this scenic hill station to the delight of a large number of people, mostly tourists. The Festival was launched at Pahalgam on May 4 and will continu... more
Views: 338Pussy Riot, Set Them Free!
Region: New York
British reporter Phil Black stood outside the courtroom on August 17, 2012 just after the court handed down the Pussy Riot verdict: "A great many people agree that their performance was tasteless... but a large number of people believe that this was a statement of free speech, perhaps even an artistic statement." All great art strikes us as "tasteless," because it is, before our eyes, revising the dictates of taste. Tchaikovsky, Emily Dickinson, Picasso initially appeared as abrasive... more
Views: 550Kashmiri boy receives gold medal in Music
Region: India
New Delhi, April 24 (Scoop News) -Shabir Mir has made the State of Jammu and Kashmir proud by becoming the first Kashmiri to receive a Gold Medal in Masters in Music (Vocal) from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Shabir stood first in the University examination . He was awarded by the UPSE Chairman Prof. D.P. Agrawal. Shabir is a disciple of the Music Legend Pandit Bhajan Sopori. He had his initial training from Pt. R.K. Raina and Prof. D.M. Khan. He is also learning ... more
Views: 465"Born This Way": A Defense
Region: New York
Political art is impossible in America today, most critics believe -- except for a few art installations created by humorless lesbians. But this is untrue. Allow me to celebrate a successful work of social commentary by the ever-transforming Lady Gaga. You've no doubt heard this song, if you've been in a supermarket in the last two years: "Born This Way." The tune reached number one in over 25 countries, selling 8.2 million copies worldwide -- making it one of the most successful singles ever... more
Views: 587Film Submission Deadline Extended for New Belgium Brewing’s Traveling Clips Beer & Film Tour
Region: COAll Filmmakers, from Novices to Professionals, are Encouraged to Submit a Film for the 21-City Tour Filmmakers you are in luck. The deadline to submit a film for New Belgium Brewing’s annual Clips Beer and Film Tour has been extended to April 22, allowing plenty of time to grab a camera and get your entry submitted. New Belgium, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a wide variety of award-winning beers, will choose approximately 20 films for the tour, which will travel ... more
Views: 438Sufi singer Kailash Kher debuts in Kashmir
Region: India
Jammu, March 26 (Scoop News) –World renowned Sufi singer Kailash Kher is all set to perform in Kashmir for the first time. Kher himself being a Kashmiri had never been there. But only after his marriage, his wife Sheetal, a Kashmiri, took Kailash Kher to meet her other family members. Kailash was astonished to see the divine beauty of Kashmir. And later on, one of the songs from his album ‘Rangeele’, ‘Yaadan Teriyan’ had Kashmir based music video. &nbs... more
Views: 792River Cauvery being exploited to the brink
Region: IndiaThe Cauvery river water issue, which is a bone of contention between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and also entangles Kerala and Puducherry, is now caught up in a new row. This time within Karnataka itself, where the river majestically flows and on which as many as 62 Mini Hydel Projects are commissioned by the state government, having adverse impact on the water supply, hydrology, ecology and environment. According to media reports, “following the... more
Views: 947There'll be no Returning to the Old Windmill
Region: VA
Chorus: There'll be no returning to the old windmill where wild lilies grow and moments stand still. Our kisses are sweet as sap from maple trees we sit embracing while I believe in you and me. There'll be no returning to the old windmill where wild lilies grow and moments stand still. Verse I: The old windmill keeps turning from gusts of wind blackbirds sit on its eave cawing and flapping wings. Your smile expresses a lie while searching my eyes orchard grass ... more
Views: 734The Oscars: Hollywood At Its Tackiest
Region: AZLast night Hollywood engaged in its annual fete of self-indulgence. It started with an hour long commerical of all the red carpet "interviews" publicizing the designers and jewelers who donated their services for Oscars special day. I've never seen so much promoting on an Oscar telecast as the one last night. Media stories afterward, but not naming the designers and jewelers for each and every Oscar contender. As if the average American or even foreigner really could afford to b... more
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