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Russian ballet troupe mesmerises Mumbai

April 23, 2012 Ajay Kamalakaran, RIR
The performance in Mumbai dated to the anniversary of the Indo-Russian diplomatic relations included excerpts of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and Chopin’s Illusive Ball

Keshavan aims to shine at the Russian Winter Olympics

April 23, 2012 RIR
Indian luge athlete and current Asian champion Shiva Keshavan sets his hopes high for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. The sportsman’s aiming for a first Olympic medal for his country in winter sports

Roerich museum: an insight into the artist’s remarkable life

April 20, 2012 RT.com
Painter, scientist, traveler, public figure, writer and philosopher, Nikolai Roerich was a man of many talents. No wonder his Moscow museum is as unusual and multi-faceted as the man himself was

‘The second sex’ in Russian and Marathi literature

April 19, 2012 Priyanka Gera, RIR
Women’s issues, especially perspectives on “the Body” portrayed by Russian and Marathi women writers are the subject of recent study by Dr. Megha Pansare, Associate Professor, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Russia revives magic of Syrian steel

April 19, 2012 Grigory Kubatian, RIR
It’s hard to revive the magic of the Damascus steel. But in the Russian town of Vorsma, master craftsmen have perfected a new class of knives which is fondly called “Russian bulat” or “bulat damask”

Indian culture festival spices up Saint Petersburg

April 18, 2012 Kristen Steagall, St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg will be filled with the sights, sounds and smells of India for the next week as it plays host to the first Indian culture festival in Russia, Open India

Russia’s Olympic team becomes more diverse

April 17, 2012 Timur Ganeev, RIR
When the Russian team walks in the Opening Ceremonies of this summer’s London Olympic Games, it will reflect the country’s diversity

Talashkino: Reviving Russia's artistic traditions

April 16, 2012 William Brumfield, RIR
The estate of Princess Maria Tenisheva at Talashkino is located in the rolling, forested countryside to the south of Smolensk

Chronicle of a Russian's search for nirvana in India

April 13, 2012 Grigory Kubatian, RIR
Grigory Kubatian traces his meetings with Indian gurus and his journeys to sacred places in India in search of inner calm and freedom

Curry or cricket, India forever in Moscow

April 12, 2012 Elena Krovvidi, RIR
People feeling homesick? Take a walk on Jawaharlal Nehru Square, try desi kababs at Maharaja or shop at Sevastopol Hotel

A Russian who discovered the Titanic

April 11, 2012 Diana Laarz
April 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking. Today the wreckage is being explored by Russian deep-sea researchers

Ugadi 2012 – Andhra nightingale flies to Russia

April 10, 2012 Elena Krovvidi, RIR
This year the major catch of the Ugadi celebration in Moscow was a beautiful rendering of “Maa Telugu Talli” and other Andhra classics by the visiting “whistle wizard” from the Andhra Pradesh state K. Sivaprasad

Getting ready for easter

April 9, 2012 Svetlana Osadchuk, The Moscow Times
Unlike the Western Christian world, the Russian Orthodox Church will celebrate Easter this Sunday

Russian language teaching in India

April 9, 2012 Elena Shtapkina, Tatyana Perova, specially for RIR
A new trend in Russian philology in India: Russia is paying greater attention to projects supporting Indian specialists in Russian, such as the recent programme “Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language in India”

Andrei Tarkovsky: The filmmaker who saw an angel

April 6, 2012 María Fadeeva
Andrei Tarkovsky was a master who led the way for an entire generation of talented film directors. He would have turned 80 on April 4 2012

“Anahata” with a Russian heart

April 5, 2012 Priyanka Gera, RIR
Ekaterina Abramova, a member of Artists Union of Russia showcases her recent works at Russian Centre of Science and Culture, in New Delhi.

100-year-old swimmer sets record

March 28, 2012 Mikhail Mordasov, RIR
Vasili Krapivin has become the first athlete in his age category to swim the distance of 25 meters

Portraits of directors from BRICS countries

March 28, 2012 Priyanka Gera, RIR
The inaugural BRICS youth short film festival blends motley impressions from the culturally diverse countries

Translating Tagore: tough but tremendous

March 27, 2012 Elena Krovvidi, RIR
Dr. Tatiana Morozova for the first time ever put Tagore’s poems to western classical music notation. With the release of her book “Rabindranath Tagore – Geetanjali – Musical Poems”, Tagore’s poetry will reach an even wider audience

Fedor Emelianenko in India?

March 27, 2012 valetudo.ru
Indian promotion Super Fight League has been reported to target the Russian fighter
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