In the 1990s he delved into Asian Underground music that fused Western music with Asian classics, but made sure to retain the prominence of the tabla. He has also made music for Bollywood and Hollywood films, including this year's Monkey Man with Dev Patel, and acte...
Examine the Bethlem Royal Hospital, also known as "Bedlam" asylum. Review the history of the hospital and understand its reputation, including in...
She retired from public life in the 1990s, she told the Associated Press, in part because of the enormous success of "I Am Woman": "I was shown a modern American history high-school textbook, and a whole chapter on feminism and my name and my lyrics (were) in the book. And I thoug...
She retired from public life in the 1990s, she told the Associated Press, in part because of the enormous success of "I Am Woman": "I was shown a modern American history high-school textbook, and a whole chapter on feminism and my name and my lyrics (were) in the book. And I thoug...
(1932). In 1940, he directed the Telugu magnum opus Viswa Mohini. Rao and, R. S. Prakash have established a long-lasting precedent of producing films exclusively on religious themes; Nandanar, Gajendra Moksham and Matsyavatar, three of their Telugu productions, centred on religious figures, ...
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Buddha—one of the many pseudonyms of aninfluential teacherfrom northern India who was active around the fifth century B.C.—is perhaps one of the most recognizable and widely known figures depicted in Eastern art. Often posed in a meditative state, Buddha reflects a path to enlightenment, hono...
Sheehy also profiled major political figures, including Gary Hart, George H.W. Bush, Margaret Thatcher, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson and Hillary Clinton, for publications such as Vanity Fair. She published books on Mikhail Gorbachev and Hillary Clinton. In her 2014 memoir, "Daring: My Passages,"...
Region-wise analysis of world BFI production indicates that Asian region was the single largest producer during the month. The region accounted for bulk of the BFI output during the month. The Asian production totaled 71.946 Mt, accounting for over 72% s
Jean-Baptiste Wicar [Public domain],via Wikimedia Commons Virgil was regarded as the best of the Roman poets during the Roman era, and this reputation has been maintained. His most famous, albeit unfinished, work is theAeneid, the story of a Trojan founder of Rome, written during the perio...