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Ghatam player Sumana Chandrashekar’s book, My Journey with the Ghatam: Song of the Clay Pot (Speaking Tiger) is more than a memoir — It is a critical exploration of the layered histories of Indian music, performance and cultural memory. The book, while tracing the author’s journey with the ghatam pushes the boundaries of autobiographical writing….
A poster of the Tamil film Manushi | Photo Credit: X / @GopiNainar The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (June 17, 2025), disposed of a writ petition filed by film director Vetri Maaran after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) reported that it had reviewed the Tamil movie Manushi, produced by him, as per…
Stars from film, music, and fashion converged at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, United States, on Tuesday (May 6), to attend a star-studded edition of fashion’s biggest annual night out. Pop star Rihanna brought the curtains down to this rainy Met Gala. Rihanna donned a pinstripe look and a huge hat, her…
A new group art exhibition in New Delhi focusses on traditional styles of painting associated with miniatures in South Asia. The exhibit features a group of 20 artists from Europe, North America, Ecuador, South Asia and West Asia, who interpret Indian aesthetics within contemporary global contexts. “The idea is to capture the many layers of…
Art and spaces that hold art have for long been synonymous with quietude, hushed whispers, and silent observation. Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai on December 5, however, painted a contrasting picture. The recently-renovated gallery was bursting at the seams with over 60 artists, their 200-plus pieces of work, and enthusiastic patrons and well-wishers, at the…
