Writers, thinkers and intellectuals from across the state gathered in Nainital on Saturday to chalk out a road map for taking forward the legacy and thought of revolutionary folk poet and cultural activist Girish Tewari who is fondly remembered as Girda. The day-long deliberations were…
Before the forthcoming Assembly elections, the much awaited musical album (video) of renowned Uttarakhandi folk singer Narender Negi, which highlighted corruption in higher places and political satire, was released here today. Music lovers in the hill state were anxiously waiting for Negi,s “Ab Kathga Khailo”…
In what is amounting to be another egregious if subtle abuse of power and insult to the Uttarakhand people and culture by the current state government, the chief minister and his cabinet have been hurrying to name as many institutions after BJP standard bearers and…
Please take a few moments to sign the following important petition: To: Minister, Human Resource Dev., Government of India We, the undersigned, hereby Petition the Minister, Human Resource Development, Government of India to intervene and save the Centre for Performing Arts and Culture at the…
Tribune News Service Dehradun, October 2 Mountain Shepherds Initiatives Private Limited took a giant leap today when it launched an online shopping site, Angwal, where people across the world will be able to purchase literature, music, handicrafts and films, all related to life and culture…
In another highly symbolic move, the Uttarakhand government has ordered District Magistrates to begin adding Sanskrit to all nameplates for government offices throughout the state. The current BJP government made Sanskrit Uttarakhand’s second official language after Hindi, the first and only state to do so…
Tribune News Service Nainital, August 23 The man of the masses, Girish Tewari, who was fondly known as Girda, was bid adieu by his relatives, friends and followers coming from all across the state and all walks of life this morning. Having lived a selfless…
Rajeev Khanna Tribune News Service, Nainital, August 22 The voice that moved the conscience of the masses of Uttarakhand has fallen silent. A man with multiple facets of being a social activist, a poet, a cinema artiste, a theatre personality and above all a lovable…
Tehelka Magazine, Vol 7, Issue 05, Dated February 06, 2010 Across Uttarakhand, traditional systems do the disappearing act, reports AMITANGSHU ACHARYA SITTING ON the mud porch of his house in Uttarakhand, 80-yearold Maulya Singh looks stoically at the burnt stumps of pine a few metres…
By Kapil Garg & Arsh Vats Garhwal Post, Thursday, 31.12.2009 Dehradun, 30 Dec: An MP3 album, “Salanya Syali”, sung by famous Garhwali folk singer Narender Singh Negi, was released today under the banner of ‘Himalayan Films’, the first audio-video company of Uttarakhand. He has been…
Disregard for local culture
In another highly symbolic move, the Uttarakhand government has ordered District Magistrates to begin adding Sanskrit to all nameplates for government offices throughout the state. The current BJP government made Sanskrit Uttarakhand’s second official language after Hindi, the first and only state to do so…
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