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Dr Usha Shajehan with her paintings exhibited in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: Dr Shajehan Sivasankara Pillai It is the mundane that inspires Dr Usha Shajehan as an artist. Her maiden exhibition currently on at Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram bears testimony to that. She takes you through the stories behind the paintings with childlike-glee. Art…
Pasumarti Rattaiah Sarma leading a training session | Photo Credit: Sabu Aadithyan The opening shot of Curtain Call takes you to Kuchipudi, a village in Andhra Pradesh at dawn. Young women, clad in practice saris, are walking by a field in a neat row. They then stop by for a warm-up and practice before moving…
Varkari (piligrims) walk to Pandharpur to worship Vittala on Ashadi Ekadashi. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Mumbai-based Pancham Nishad, presents Bolava Vitthal, a concert series that celebrates abhang and Varkari Bhakti tradition, in Bengaluru featuring Anand Bhate, Mugdha Vaishampayan and Prathamesh Laghate. They will be accompanied by Padhye (tabla), Sukhad Munde (pakhawaj), Aditya Oke (harmonium),…
Kareena Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor and Jahnvi Kapoor | Photo Credit: Getty Images, The Hindu Actor Sonam Kapoor rang in her 39th birthday with a private celebration in Mumbai on Saturday night, attended by close friends and family from the film industry. The gathering saw several Bollywood celebrities arrive to wish the Veere Di Wedding star….
Srividya Angara in a scene from Manomanthana | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Jagadananda Karaka, Endaro Mahanubhavulu or KaniKontini — may sound familiar to any classical dance or music patron. These are some of the most used works of one of the greatest poets, Tyagaraja, in Indian classical music and dance. He is often also identified…
Even the most amateur of classical musicians will be aware of the Sri Jayarama Seva Mandali’s legacy of presenting music, dance and discourses in the city. “Much before the building came up and the Mandali celebrated Ramanavami on a makeshift pandal, my father RK Srikantan and I would perform to packed crowds in Jayanagar. The…
Ranjani Sivakumar during a concert | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Birdsong has a way of uplifting the spirit. For avid birder and classical musician Ranjani Sivakumar, it is also a source of inspiration for her concerts. This weekend, the Hyderabad-based musician presents the fifth edition of Birdsong by Birdsong, a two-hour concert celebrating birds as…
Film enthusiasts at the 16th Bengaluru International Film Festival at Orion Mall on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH The 16th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) celebrated ‘World Kannada Cinema Day’ by remembering Sati Sulochana, the first Kannada talkie. On Monday, N. Nageshwar Rao and Madhukar Rao, grandchildren of the film’s director Y.V. Rao, and…
People react upon learning that Brazilian film ‘I’m Still Here’ won the Oscar for best International Feature Film while watching a projection of the ceremony, in Sao Paulo, Sunday, March 2, 2025 | Photo Credit: Ettore Chiereguini The Brazilian political biographical drama I’m Still Here, made history by becoming the first-ever Brazilian nominee in any category…
On Valentine’s Day, four classical dancers — Navia Natarajan, N. Srikanth, Divya Devaguptapu and Amrita Lahiri write about how they have explored and interpreted Sringara Rasa, the expression of love Mood and metaphor Navia Natarajan | Bharatanatyam dancer “Her lips are fresh red buds, Her arms are tendrils, Impatient youth is poised To blossom in her…
