With technical precision and a keen sensitivity to sattvikabhinaya, Pallavi Anand brought depth and emotional…
Remembering Guru Gopalakrishnan, the Kodungallur-born dancer, choreographer, actor and guru who carried Kerala’s dance traditions…
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…
Shatkala Govinda Marar Sangeethotsavam in Ramamangalam revived Kerala’s rare musical traditions through Sopana Sangeetham, percussion,…
Kalamandalam Devaki made history six decades ago by becoming the first female professional Ottanthullal dancer.
Elevating sanskrit theatre from the folk tradition, Natyashastra reformed it. But, at present, Koodiyattam is the only surviving link to its past.
The art form Sanskrit Theatre was redefined by Bharata’s Natyasastra and influenced by philosophers and scholars
Blending organic farming with rural theatre, Sreeja Arangottukara and CM Narayanan carve out an offbeat culture career.
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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Celebrating 25 years of HCL Concerts, Sundar Mahalingam discusses cultural expansion, nurturing talent, and classical arts’ future.
Move over werewolves and Halloween pranksters; Odiyan, Kerala’s legendary shape-shifter has been petrifying people for…
From facing ridicule to breaking records, M S Subbalaxmi’s inspiring journey as a female saxophonist.
To perfect the Mohiniyattam adavus a dancer should undergo many years of training rigorous training under a guru.
A landmark celebration of rhythm, ritual, and resilience, the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi’s National Rhythm…
A stirring reimagination of Sita as a warrior queen through a powerful confluence of classical…
Hardline opposition to Hindutva and support for progressive movements — the strong-willed actor-activist who expresses her political choices fearlessly is a refreshing rarity in Bollywood
Today, on World Music Day, we pay tribute to the sarod maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath who passed away on June 11.
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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.
Knightfall suggests that even though indisputably dark, the Batman is a knight in shining armour.…
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.
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.
