Musical tribute to India’s achievers

Musical tribute to India’s achievers

Vineet Singh Hukmani | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When creating music for your soul, there are no rules, says Vineet Singh Hukmani. Though his stint with music started during his college days, he became a professional singer-songwriter only in 2021. Within a span of just three years, Hukmani has received tremendous global exposure. With over […]

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Cyrus Broacha on being invited to The Hindu Litfest 2024

Cyrus Broacha on being invited to The Hindu Litfest 2024

Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi January 26 is a very important day, for Australians. Also, Indians. For Australians, its called Australia Day, although some just call it Friday. In India, we call it Republic Day. (I can’t believe, I have to inform you about this, dear reader). However, the Aussies celebrate theirs with […]

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How Akashvani celebrates Republic Day every year with poems in Indian languages

How Akashvani celebrates Republic Day every year with poems in Indian languages

A celebration with verses. That is what the national broadcaster Akashvani (earlier known as All India Radio) has been doing for the last 68 years to mark Republic Day. All stations of Akashvani broadcast poems written in the 22 official Indian languages. Translations of these poems are broadcast in the voice of reputed poets from […]

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Call of duty: AAN Comics celebrates the courage of the Indian armed forces through its war books

Call of duty: AAN Comics celebrates the courage of the Indian armed forces through its war books

A page from upcoming war comic, Commandos: Deep Strike | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Rain comes down in gusts. Jungle shrubs scratch hands and faces. Weapons, backpacks and exhaustion weigh down the captain and the men of the Indian Army unit as they inch towards the insurgents. A staccato burst of machine gun fire rips […]

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