A Mohiniyattam workshop explored the dance form’s history, Kalyanikutty Amma’s legacy and Deepthi Omchery Bhalla’s…
The Naman festival by Nrityantar Academy of Performing Arts brings together Odissi performances, artistic interpretations…
A master of the mridangam and a sensitive accompanist, Guruvayur Dorai knew that great percussion…
A three-day festival in Goa brought together Hindustani, Carnatic, devotional, ghazal, Sufi and theatrical traditions…
Indian classical music evolved through a cultural synthesis of Vedic and folk music traditions Their…
On World Music Day, Jerry Amaldev conducted a three-hour choral journey that wove Mozart, Negro…
On World Music Day, Ustad Waseem Ahmed Khan of Agra gharana speaks on inherited voice,…
With its foundation stone laid by Vice-President of C. P Radhakrishnan recently, Chethana Ganashram in…
What will happen when a bookworm set out to clean his library? One of the drawbacks of having tons of physical books is that you have…
Themed ‘Humanities must unite’, ITFoK will feature 12 international plays and 14 national productions.
What did the artistes do when the audience disapproved of the integration of theatre and circus on stage? In December 2011, we hosted the premier show…
Innovative acts and external recognition through accolades could help catapult the circus industry to newer heights Circus is not only a medium of entertainment but also…
There are a host of relatively unsung writers who are as witty as Jerome K Jerome or Mark Twain, and are worthy of reading and even re-reading, says the author, giving a glimpse of some of his favourites — Richard Armour, Tom Sharpe and Henry Cecil among them
A literary craftsman of warmth, wit and wonder. Browsing through the films available on Netflix,…
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Vrinda Chadda’s exciting and insightful art sojourn and a
We are happy to announce a new column by Guru Nirmala Paniker on “The occult beginnings of Mohiniyattam” every Wednesday, beginning from June 23.
A heartfelt tribute to Ratan Thiyam, visionary theatre director and founder of the Chorus Repertory…
In the last part of this series, we explained a few viniyogas of Mushti and Hamsapaksha mudras. Here we are explaining some more viniyogas of Mushti mudra.
Scholarly classical vocalist Neyveli R Santhanagopalan offers his interesting views on how music and cuisine share a delicious bond
Charis, or the stylised footwork in Mohinyattam enhances the Nrutha or pure dance form
Swathi Thirunnal not only revived Mohiniyattam, but was also responsible for inculcating Carnatic classical music into the dance form.
Sooraj Nambiar’s Kutiyattam adaptation of Cilappatikaram, premiered in Ahmedabad recently, transforms a Tamil kavyam into…
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After a long search, the author stumbled upon a stash of Gold Key comics from the fifties, sixties, and early seventies, which he acquired at a bargain price, making the day one of the most memorable in his life.
Comics dissertations are redefining the ways of thinking, knowing, and the very conduct of inquiry itself, thus marking a generational shift in how dissertations are presented within academia and beyond.
The author was quite an ‘MCP’ as a seven-year-old, looking down upon comic books featuring girls as main characters, until Little Lulu came along.
Knightfall suggests that even though indisputably dark, the Batman is a knight in shining armour.…
