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Indians divided over Husain's Qatari citizenship
New Delhi, March 9

Should Maqbool Fida Husain, who put the Indian contemporary art on the world map, have given up Indian citizenship? The artistic community is sharply divided.

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M.F. Husain surrenders Indian passport in Qatar
New Delhi, March 8

Iconic artist Maqbool Fida Husain, who has been granted Qatari citizenship, has surrendered his Indian passport to the Indian embassy in Doha, an official said.

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Agra music legend struggles to survive
Agra, March 8

One of the last exponents of the Agra Gharana of Hindustani classical music, 86-year-old Ustad Akeel Ahmad Khan is not only unwell but is also a disenchanted man. He has no government support and says this city "honours only the dead".

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Germany launches fellowship to boost South Asian culture ties
New Delhi, March 7

The South Asian Network of the German government's Goethe-Institut Sunday announced a fully funded fellowship to further boost cultural relations with India and create cultural leaders.

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Normal Mailer was my super-stud, best lover: Mistress
New York, March 7

A mistress of the famous American novelist, film director and journalist Norman Mailer with whom she had a nine-year affair says the brainy author was also a super-stud and her best lover.

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National language meet calls for linguistic survey (Lead)
Vadodara, March 8

Eminent linguist and the founder director of the Central Institute of Indian Languages D.P. Pattanayak Monday urged the central government to conduct the long overdue linguistic survey in the country.

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261 women artists paint their thoughts (March 8 is International Women's Day) (With Images)
New Delhi, March 8

Spirituality, women's bonding, landscapes, coloured abstractions, shapes and figures - 261 artists from all over the world have put their thoughts on 300 canvases in one of the biggest women's art exhibitions at the Art Mall here.

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Why Lahaul Lamas pray for Minister M.S. Gill (IANS Book Review, With Images)

Book: "Himalayan Wonderland, Travels in Lahaul and Spiti"; Publisher: Penguin/Viking; Author: Manohar Singh Gill (union sports minister); Price: Rs.599

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Egyptian Sufi dance sets the capital alight (With Images)
New Delhi, March 7

Nearly a dozen whirling dervishes of the mystic Sufi cult set the stage at the Indira Gandhi National Centre of Arts (IGNCA) on fire with their high-energy religious folk dance and music in the capital Saturday evening.

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Robin Hood, money-lender?
London, March 7

Robin Hood may have been a moneylender to the poor rather the selfless giver that he is thought to be, a new book suggests.

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