Guides
Videos
Funny
Slideshows
Recipes
Cricket
Insurance
ANSWERS
Most Popular
Music & Books Guides
Rock in India !!
Rock culture has quite few takers in India. But there is a selective fan-following of Rock Music. Right from the 90's when MTV beamed the international music scenario into our living rooms, Indians have been exposed to some extremely popular pop, jazz and western classics. Even in the 70's many of the popular bollywood hits numbers have their tunes music derived from top-rated billboards charted songs. But that is whole another topic of discussion. Though not many, India has got some good Rock bands, who have maintained their passion and devotion to music. In recent times, many rock ba... Read more »
Shobha De : An eminent Indian columnist and novelist
Shobha De, who is often known as India's Jackie Collins. She was born as Shobha Rajadhyaksha to the Saraswat Brahmin family of Maharashtra on the January 7, 1947. She completed her graduation from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and obtained degree in Psychology. After making her name as a model, she began a career in journalism in 1970, in the course of which she founded and edited three magazines – Stardust, Society, and Celebrity. In the 1980s, she contributed to the Sunday magazine of Times of India. A feminist, she supported equality between genders. In her column she used to expl... Read more »
Khushwant Singh - A significant post-colonial writer
Khushwant Singh, born 2 February 1915 in Hadali, British India, now in Punjab, Pakistan, is a prominent Indian novelist and journalist. Singh's weekly column, "With Malice towards One and All", carried by several Indian newspapers, is among the most widely-read columns in the country. An important Indo-Anglian novelist, Singh is best known for his trenchant secularism, his humor, and an abiding love of poetry. His comparisons of social and behavioral characteristics of Westerners and Indians are laced with acid wit. He served as editor of several well-known literary and news magazines, as ... Read more »
Gujarat : Where Life is a Celebration
Where azure seas meet sparkling sands, blushing sunsets embrace rosy dawns. The jungles are verdant, lush and green, where lions prowl and flamingos preen. Marble temples white and pure, reflect the glory of the days of yore. Age-old palaces browned in the sun and water parks for a day of fun. Here tribal life is a celebration, of music, dance and multicolored traditions. Gujarat, one of the most industrialized states in India is situated on the west coast of India between 20o-6' N to 24o-42' N north latitude and 68o-10'E to 74o-28'E east longitude. It came into existence as a separate Sta... Read more »
Indian Music : Origin and Evolution
India has got one of the oldest musical traditions and heritages in the world. One can finds its origin in the Vedas(ancient scripts). Known as 'sangeet' in India, the nation's music has got a unique and varied style as compared to other music forms in the world. 'Sangeet' is a combination of three art forms namely vocal music(gayana), instrumental(vadana) and dance(nritya). These are again based on two important aspects, 'Taal'(rhythym) and 'Raag'(melody) Read more »
Booker Prize - literary world's most prestigious ...
Mumbai-based Aravind Adiga arrived in London last week as one of the six finalists for the Man Booker Prize, one of the literary world's most prestigious awards, hoping to meet with the fellow writers and have a great party after the event. Read more »
Author on the Rise: Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat is a best-selling Indian author who's most notable novel is a story about three friends in IIT who are unable to cope.- Five Point Someone- What not to do at IIT. Based on real events, his most third and most recent book to hit stands 'The 3 Mistakes of my Life' is a dark, witty tale about modern India. He is also the scriptwriter for 'Hello', the Bollywood movie based on his second book One Night @ the Call Center. So here's more about this Best-selling Author and his work... Read more »
Most Expensive Sari in The World - A Record set...
What make a piece of cloth Most expensive? Fabric, Brand name associated with it, Jewels, or the heritage carried by it. To your surprise...
Classical Dances of India
Dance in India, is rooted to age-old tradition. This vast sub-continent has given birth to varied forms of dancing, each shaped by the in...
Top 5 Most Visited War Memorials in India
A visit to the war memorials in India gives you the route to discover the heroic past of India. The memorials are dedicated to soldiers w...
Audi Car Prices in India
Audi Cars in India are among the super luxury cars that every Indian dreams to own. Audi is one of the most admired car maker around the ...
Bollywood's Best Debutants of 2008
This year saw a lot of new faces making their presence felt in Bollywood. So here is a round up of "Bollywood's Best Debutants of 2008". ...
Pune's Koregaon Park: A Foodie's Delight
Are you a real gastronome? Do you love to explore many kinds of food from a range of local and international cuisines? Then what are you ...
Classical Dance Forms of India
Indian is a diverse country in many senses; diverse climate, diverse language, diverse religion, diverse cuisine, diverse art forms and d...
Top 10 Richest Indians
These are painful times for India's richest as the ongoing global turmoil drastically reshapes their fortunes. The country's once soaring...
Indian Railways: The Largest and Busiest Rail N...
The railways traverse the length and breadth of the country; the routes cover a total length of 63,465 km (39,435 miles). As of 2005, IR ...
Mercedes Benz: Your Dream on Wheels
DaimlerChrysler is a major player in the automotive industry. Its product portfolio ranges from small cars to sports cars and luxury seda...
Slumdog Millionaire - a must watch film
slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Simon Beaufoy had a limited release on 12 Novemb...
10 Best Tree Houses in India
The unusual Tree House Resorts in India are not your average Tarzan and Jane affairs. Equipped with moderm amenities like flush toilets, ...
If not a Celebrity, what they would have been?
With college admissions in full swing, let's have a look at the celebrities who earned their degrees, but bucked convention and followed...
Heritage Sites of Maharashtra
Heritage sites of Maharashtra are many but those recognized by UNESCO ( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizatio...
