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The Hindu Huddle 2025: ‘Every film is political,’ remarks Vetrimaaran

Vetrimaaran in conversation with Baradwaj Rangan at The Hindu Huddle. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash Tamil filmmaker Vetrimaaran, known for dealing with political themes and social commentary in his films, said cinema cannot escape politics. Speaking at The Huddle by The Hindu, Vetrimaaran opined every film makes a political statement, directly or indirectly. “Man is…

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The Hindu Huddle 2025: Anu Menon calls stand-up comedy ‘difficult’ as people are ‘easily offended’ 

Actor and stand-up comedian Anu Menon in conversation with Suresh Balakrishna, the Chief Revenue Office of The Hindu Group. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash Indian comedy, especially political comedy, faces an existential challenge in the current socio-political climate, observed Anuradha Menon, a pioneering standup comedian and VJ of India, in a session at The…

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The language of stone – The Hindu

Parmod Mann with one of his sculptures. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT It takes courage, devotion, and an instinctive understanding of the human condition to carve vulnerability into black marble or paint evocative symbolism onto canvas. Parmod Mann does it with grace and his artworks haunt and heal at the same time. Inside Triveni Kala…

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The soul connection – The Hindu

Rekha Bhardwaj | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The rich, smoky incense of loban (fragrant resin) wafting out of Sufi shrines of Delhi is fresh in Rekha Bhardwaj’s memories even as her composition of Amir Khusrau’s kalam Aaj Rang Hai unfolds in her head. Fighting a viral infection to find her characteristic timbre before her performance at the upcoming Sufi…

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Art in geometric abstractions – The Hindu

Artist Neerja Chandna Peters’ artwork at her solo exhibition Roopa Bheda – Secrets of Form at Bikaner House, New Delhi | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Neerja Chandna Peters, a self-taught artist, gave up her career in medicine to explore the world of abstractionism with colours and fine lines drawn to accurate mathematical measurements. “It is…

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The Hindu Lit For Life 2025: V. Sriram and Ashwath Narayanan inspect the audacious expressions of devotion

Provocation as Praise and Prayer: Sriram V. accompanied by Ashwath Narayanan, at The Hindu Lit For Life 2025, in Chennai. | Photo Credit: Ravindran_R Devotion, in its most unrestrained form, can be as audacious as it is heartfelt. Historian V. Sriram and Carnatic singer Ashwath Narayanan took us through the fearless expressions of Ninda Stuti,…

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The Hindu Quiz on the Grammy awards

Daily Quiz | A quiz on the Grammy, the prestigious musical award In this Sept. 16, 2018 file photo, Donald Glover, creator and star of the FX series “Atlanta,” and a musician who performs under the name Childish Gambino, won Record of the Year in 2019.  START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Name the…

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