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Abhirami Ajai’s concert, Divine Echoes, in Thiruvananthapuram took listeners on a musical journey that bridged languages, time, regions and streams of philosophical content that have defined the Bhakti movement in India. As the rain pounded outside, Abhirami’s audience was soaked in melody during her interactive concert at the annual Soorya Dance and Music Festival. For…
Two years ago, the introduction of a six-lane Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway posed an obstacle to the toy shops in Channapatna en route. Travellers no longer stopped by to indulge in impulse purchases. The brightly coloured handcrafted wooden toys stood unsold. In spite of a GI tag, the demand for the 200-year-old craft has been dwindling owing…
Early in Metro… In Dino, a middle-aged, middle-of-the-road Monty Sisodia (Pankaj Tripathi), desperate to press the refresh button in his married life, blurts out infertility, infidelity, and morality in one sentence to his nagging wife, Kajol (Konkona Sen Sharma), who seems caught between the ideals of today and the values of the past. In one comic flourish,…
A poster for ‘Gachiakuta’ | Photo Credit: X/ @gachiakuta_PR The highly anticipated anime adaptation of Gachiakuta is officially set to premiere on Crunchyroll starting July 6, 2025. Already hailed as a potential game-changer for modern shounen, the series will receive a special theatrical debut in several countries ahead of the streaming launch, including India, where…
Legendary painter MF Husain’s Untitled (Gram Yatra), billed as one of his most important and sizable works from the 1950s, went for over ₹118 crore ($13.8 million) at an auction, setting the new record for the most expensive work of modern Indian art. Art collector and philanthropist Kiran Nadar has acquired legendary painter’s masterpiece. The sale,…
Madhavan sports a warm fuzzy smile at the mention of his son, Vedaant Madhavan, who is making waves as a professional freestyle swimmer. “As a parent, I’d rate myself 6 on 10,” says Madhavan, rather candidly, “While I’m happy with Vedaant’s achievements, I’m also nervous because he has attained recognition that might be disproportionate to…
Mayadhar Raut passed away at the age of 92, in Delhi | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives When appreciating an art, we often forget to acknowledge the contribution of those who strived hard to draw the world’s attention by giving it a form and structure. Odissi owes its existence to the now-fading Gotipua tradition, which…
Amal Allana in conversation with Ritu Menon at The Hindu Lit for Life 2025. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Theatre director Amal Allana, who recently released a riveting biography of her father Ebrahim Alkazi: Holding Time Captive gave a racy account of Alkazi’s revolutionary contributions to arts and culture in the creative landscape that was…
Visitors flocking the CKP premises for Chitra Santhe 2025 in Bengaluru on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Visitors taking in the artworks on display at Chitra Santhe 2025 on Kumara Krupa Road in Bengaluru on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Kumara Krupa Road was decked up with paintings, murals, decor and…
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…
