Rashtrapati Nilayam in Secunderabad celebrates Northeast culture with Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav 2024

Rashtrapati Nilayam in Secunderabad celebrates Northeast culture with Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav 2024

Visitors posing with representatives of different Northeast States | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Maitei house near the Manipur pavilion was teeming with visitors taking photographs. From another corner, musical strains of the brangshi (a flute used by the Rabha community) could be heard with the taal (metallic cymbals) and the khol (percussion instrument). The […]

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A month on, Vande Bharat express turns out to be a runaway success

A month on, Vande Bharat express turns out to be a runaway success

A file photo of the Vande Bharat train at the Visakhapatnam railway station. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU The Vande Bharat express train between Visakhapatnam and Secunderabad has become a ‘hit’, with an average occupancy of nearly 140%, a month after its maiden run from Secunderabad on January 15 and from Visakhapatnam on January 16. […]

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Bringing in the Christmas cheer during the festival season

Bringing in the Christmas cheer during the festival season

The 60-member choir of St Thomas Tamil Cathedral in Secunderabad. The choir was started in 1935 by I Jaganathan. Photo: RAMAKRISHNA G / The Hindu | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna On a Sunday before Christmas, as the choristers rendered ‘Hallelujah…’, the finale of the evening, the melody reverberated through the high ceiling of the 170-year-old […]

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Maoist Central Committee condemn ‘Agnipath’ scheme

Maoist Central Committee condemn ‘Agnipath’ scheme

The Central Committee of the banned CPI (Maoist) has condemned the ‘Agnipath’ programme that was launched by the Union Government for recruitment into the armed forces. Releasing a letter dated June 18, the spokesperson of the Central Committee, Abhay, termed the scheme as undemocratic, unconstitutional and a programme to militarise the civil society. They also […]

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Our Sacred Space to celebrate its 10th anniversary

Our Sacred Space to celebrate its 10th anniversary

A host of events are to be held throughout the day The cultural centre in Secunderabad is at the forefront of promoting arts through natural living and sustainability Our Sacred Space, the cultural centre in Secunderabad, is celebrating its 10th anniversary on May 29, 2022. To mark the occasion, a line-up of performances of Kathak, […]

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