Francis Kodankandath’s work “Back in My Eden” is a tribute to his mother
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Agatha Christie might hold the record as the world’s best-selling fiction writer, but the author was disappointed by the first novel of hers he chanced upon at the age of 14. But he didn’t give up, and considers Christie unparalleled in cleverly deceiving the reader.
Mazhamizhi, a multimedia streaming project aimed at helping the artistes’ community by showcasing their work online to Malayalis across the world, kicked off their filming from the…
Chittoor Subramania Pillai is the only famous inheritor of the Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi music tradition of Kanchipuram Naina Pillai, wrote V. S. Namboothiripad, Kerala’s first music critic, in 1954.
Aparna Nangiar makes history with Dasamam Koothu, a rare variant of Nangiarkoothu.
Will feature musicians/groups like Ustad Shujaat Khan, Kavita Seth, Rakesh Chaurasia, and the Ustad Anwar Khan Manganiyars
The author traces the origins of dance forms involving solo performances by women, such as Mohiniyattam, Thiruvathirakkali and Nangiarkoothu, to folk art forms revolving around the worship of the Mother Goddess and kavus (sacred groves)
While expatiating on the application of Sringara rasa and bhakti in dance, the writer underscores the responsibility on the part of the dancer to draw up the presentation taking into…
Rasa raja sringara, touches the heart and elevates spiritually. In Natya, the epitome of sringara is bhakti.
Chowdiah was equally skilled in solo performances and accompaniment, while his mastery over the phono-violin was appreciated even by his critics, wrote V. S. Namboothiripad, Kerala’s first music critic, in 1954.