Daily News & Analysis: Columns by Madhu Jain http://www.dnaindia.com/ dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, business, technology, Mumbai, India, world and more. en-us COPYRIGHT @ 2012 DILIGENT MEDIA CORPORATION LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED XML::RSS Fri, 25 May 2012 15:39:45 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 15:39:45 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/syndication/ 10 http://www.dnaindia.com/images/logo_dna_rss.gif Daily News & Analysis: News http://www.dnaindia.com/ 31 88 dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, politics, India, World and more. The golden eggs matter more than the goose http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-golden-eggs-matter-more-than-the-goose_1499830 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-golden-eggs-matter-more-than-the-goose_1499830 A large number of international galleries had set up shop and were more interested in selling their wares in Shining India with its fattening middle class than they were in picking up artists from here. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:05:00 GMT India Art Summit flies high on wings of hype http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_india-art-summit-flies-high-on-wings-of-hype_1494224 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_india-art-summit-flies-high-on-wings-of-hype_1494224 Third year running and growing like young Jack’s beanstalk, it is rapidly becoming a must “do” for those in the business of art — both the connoisseurs and the fliterati. Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:11:11 GMT Keeping up with the times and sidestepping hurdles http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_keeping-up-with-the-times-and-sidestepping-hurdles_1489436 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_keeping-up-with-the-times-and-sidestepping-hurdles_1489436 Heralding the New Year with some kind of summing up of the good, the bad and the ugly just didn't ring right. Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:02:48 GMT The ugly Indian visits serene and gentle Cambodia http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-ugly-indian-visits-serene-and-gentle-cambodia_1482126 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-ugly-indian-visits-serene-and-gentle-cambodia_1482126 Each time I return to India after a longer-than-brief spell abroad I want to kiss the soil. This land of ours has given birth to some of the world’s greatest thinkers and religions. Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:30:00 GMT Welcome home, this time to glory and groupies http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_welcome-home-this-time-to-glory-and-groupies_1475678 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_welcome-home-this-time-to-glory-and-groupies_1475678 She stood there, transfixed, in one of those skin-sculpting little black dresses, admiring herself like a, well, latter day female avatar of Narcissus. Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:30:07 GMT It’s boom time for Indian authors and publishers http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_its-boom-time-for-indian-authors-and-publishers_1468742 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_its-boom-time-for-indian-authors-and-publishers_1468742 Hay-on-Wye, the world’s most prestigious literary festival, didn’t choose Kerala for those dazzling shores and coconut trees — or delectable fish curries and appam. Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:32:00 GMT Art revival in Paris with Indian artists on board http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_art-revival-in-paris-with-indian-artists-on-board_1462366 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_art-revival-in-paris-with-indian-artists-on-board_1462366 The French have gone all out to retrieve their status in the world of art. Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:11:44 GMT Art has a playful encounter with the past http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_art-has-a-playful-encounter-with-the-past_1456236 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_art-has-a-playful-encounter-with-the-past_1456236 Paris has long been seen as a mecca for artists, until New York, London and other cities took up the flame and the Parisian art scene became staid and predictable. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:11:00 GMT Shame in Delhi, Salaam India in Toronto http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_shame-in-delhi-salaam-india-in-toronto_1442271 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_shame-in-delhi-salaam-india-in-toronto_1442271 Kiran Rao’s Dhobhi Ghat, Sidharth Srinivasan’s Pairon Tale, Aamir Bashir’s Hadud, and Anurag Kashyap’s The Girl in Yellow Boots went down more than well with the audience. Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:10:00 GMT A fusion in glass, blending east and west http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_a-fusion-in-glass-blending-east-and-west_1436030 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_a-fusion-in-glass-blending-east-and-west_1436030 East eventually met west head-on in the arena of the arts, including the gastronomic. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:38:38 GMT