Art & Culture
The “Art & Culture” category typically includes various topics related to visual arts, performing arts, literature, music, and cultural heritage. It covers a wide array of subjects such as art history, famous artists and their works, different art movements, the evolution of various art forms, cultural traditions, music genres, literature genres, and significant literary works.
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Unveiling Excellence: The Biography of Girija Kumar Mathur
Girija Kumar Mathur (22 August 1919 – 10 January 1994) was an Indian writer known for his contributions to Hindi…
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Kate Mildenhall’s fast-paced thriller The Hiding Place skewers middle-class pretensions
Jessica Gildersleeve, University of Southern Queensland Eight old friends and a gaggle of kids. A weekend away in the group’s…
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Celebrating life and legacy of Kamleshwar
Kamleshwar (6 January 1932 – 27 January 2007), was a 20th-century Indian writer who wrote in Hindi. Life and Career…
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Tyagaraja: Melodies of Devotion and Musical Mastery
Tyagaraja (4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), a renowned composer of Carnatic music which is a form of Indian…
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What are your new year’s reading resolutions? 6 dedicated readers share theirs
Jo Case, The Conversation When we think about new year’s resolutions, we often think about changing our habits or new…
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What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?
Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Western Australia If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would…
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Journey of Words: The Life and Legacy of Kashinath Singh
Kashinath Singh is an Indian writer and scholar of the Hindi language and is known for writing novels and short…
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In Pursuit of Poetry: The Life and Works of Vinod Kumar Shukla
Vinod Kumar Shukla (born 1 January 1937) is a modern Hindi writer known for his style that often borders on…
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A Literary Odyssey: Uday Prakash’s Journey
Uday Prakash (born 1 January 1952) is a Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, translator and short story writer from India. Life…
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I love my friends … I do not love their kids
Catherine E. Wood, Swinburne University of Technology At this time of the year, with lots of parties, family catch-ups and…
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Emma Johnston was a visionary scientist, environmentalist and leader, with an abiding hope for humanity
Kylie Walker, Australian National University and Rob Brooks, UNSW Sydney Emma Johnston, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne who…
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Why Astrology Remains Relevant in Modern Society
Right now, algorithms map every digital move, but ancient star charts somehow command more attention. That’s the curious tension. Astrology…
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Chris Wallace-Crabbe was a poet of international renown, a beloved teacher and a generous man
David McCooey, Deakin University Chris Wallace-Crabbe, who died at the age of 91 on Tuesday, was one of Australia’s best-known…
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Leave notes, play games, go shopping: how to boost your child’s multilingual skills these holidays
Julie Choi, The University of Melbourne About 5.7 million Australians speak a language other than English at home. Most multilingual…
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What’s on your summer reading list? We asked 6 dedicated readers
Jo Case, The Conversation When I think about summer reading, I think about relaxing with an easy page-turner … but…
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