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…
Karthik Subbaraj’s Dorothy challenges caste, masculinity, gender norms and friendship in a provocative Tamil film…
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,…
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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Kanak Rele’s name is synonymous with the exquisite dance form of Mohiniyattam. Today is her birth anniversary.
A compare-and-contrast between the Hindustani and Carnatic
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Carnatic violin vidwan Sangita Kalanidhi Dr M Chandrasekaran turns 83 today. Having lost his eyesight at the age of two, the musician’s 72-year career is backed by dedication and hard work.
Internationally acclaimed Carnatic violinist TN Krishnan turned 92 on October 6, 2020. Here’s an interview with the maestro
A farewell to the maestro of Mizhavu, P K Narayanan Nambiar, whose legacy transcends Koodiyattam.…
Shared traditions across seas: Japanese artists at Kerala’s Koodiyattam stage At a time when students…
As Hindustani classical music observes the 10th death anniversary of RK Bijapure, a relook at the national broadcaster’s 31-year ban on the harmonium.
Exploring the spiritual depths of Padam in Mohiniyattam kutcheri
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Knightfall suggests that even though indisputably dark, the Batman is a knight in shining armour.…
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.
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.
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