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A book on Muslim Vellori’s legacy, a freedom fighter from Karnataka, being released at Apna Ghar orphanage in Bannimantap in Mysuru on Sunday. (From left) Muslim Vellori’s grand daughter Shakira Khanum, author of the book R. Abdul Hameed, Muslim Vellori’s son Tippu Shahid Khan and alumni of the Muslim Boys Orphanage Mahar Mansoor. | Photo…
Sharaf U Dheen in The Pet Detective Film: The Pet Detective Starring: Sharaf U Dheen, Anupama Parameswaran, Vinay Forrt, Vijayaraghavan, Joemon Jyothir Direction: Praneesh Vijayan Plot: An unsuccessful detective takes up the case of a missing pet, but in pursuit of the case, he gets entangled in a bigger game involving several players. Runtime: 118…
Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Tripura Governor N. Indrasena Reddy and former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu during a book launch, in Vijayawada on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday (September 16, 2025) announced that a park named “Telugu Vaibhavam”, will be established in Amaravati in memory of former…
In the quiet villages of rain-soaked Malenadu region in Karnataka, walls become storytellers. Art in geometrical patterns bloom in natural hues. This is Deevaru Chittara, the traditional art form of Deevaru community, an agrarian and matrifocal group living in the region. For generations, their women have adorned walls, doors, fabric and ceremonial objects with symbols…
Anshuman Jha in ‘Lakadbaggha’ (left); and the new comic book. In 2023, actor Anshuman Jha, an unlikely candidate to shoulder a superhero franchise, snuck behind a hoodie to play the role of Arjun Bakshi, an animal trainer-turned-vigilante who saves a striped hyena from poachers in the indie action film Lakadbaggha (directed by Victor Mukherjee). The film had…
A page from ‘Davina Finds Her Vowels’ | Photo Credit: Kohan Kolam For years now, Elizabeth Keyton — popularly known as @eli.kutty on Instagram — has been using social media to not just learn Malayalam, but teach the language via interactive, creative learning tools. One such tool is her debut picture book, Davina Finds Her…
A photograph from ‘Un/Framed Lives’ | Photo Credit: Varun Jinka/Special Arrangement The cover of photographer and aspiring cinematographer Varun Jinka’s coffee table book, Un/Framed Lives (Anvikshiki Publishers), features a stark black-and-white image framed by a vibrant turmeric yellow border. The cover photograph has its own story, and the turmeric yellow is Varun’s homage to Kolkata….
Hariharan and Kamal Haasan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In 2009, Kamal Haasan presented a screenwriting course at IIT-Madras and wanted to start a full-fledged film school. It was during that time that a conversation with him sowed the seeds of my book, Kamal Haasan: A Cinematic Journey. This book, aimed at an international audience,…
Alfred Hitchcock on the sets (left) A still from ‘Psycho’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most popular filmmakers of all time and has been analysed and written about in hundreds of books worldwide. 2024 was his 125th birth anniversary and 2025 marks 100 years of his directorial debut The…
Artist Moka Vijay Kumar working on his acrylic painting in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT In a vibrant celebration of cultural unity and community spirit, Visakhapatnam-based artist Moka Vijay Kumar’s 24-foot-long acrylic canvas painting has earned a place in the Asia Book of Records. The art work, prominently displayed at the Divisional Railway Manager’s…
