Indian classical music evolved through a cultural synthesis of Vedic and folk music traditions Their common antiquity apart, the Vedas and Indian music are interrelated, as…
Author: G S Paul
G S Paul
GS Paul is an eminent art columnist and critic. He has been writing for national dailies such as The Hindu for more than three decades. Currently, he is the Editorial Advisor of India Art Review.
At 95, playwright C L Jose reflects on a lifetime of using theatre as a mirror to society “I believe that theatre should serve as a…
On World Music Day, Jerry Amaldev conducted a three-hour choral journey that wove Mozart, Negro spirituals and his own Malayalam film classics into a single, unifying…
Temples have been the patrons of arts in Kerala since centuries. Among them the role played by Sree Koodalmanikyam temple, Irinjalakuda has been exemplary. Manikyasree Puraskaram…
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Born and brought up in Irinjalakuda, Kavya Deepak’s journey into Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi’s stage for Sooryakanthi’s Mohiniyattam recital reflect years of dedicated training and artistic…
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Shared traditions across seas: Japanese artists at Kerala’s Koodiyattam stage At a time when students enrolling for Koodiyattam in both government and private institutions are just…