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Karnataka, my home state, has given birth to distinctive banis (styles) of Bharatanatyam such as the Mysuru and Kolar banis, each with its own lineage and aesthetic grammar. I come from Tulunadu, a region in coastal Karnataka that is equally steeped in cultural pride. As a Bharatanatyam practitioner from this region, I have long witnessed…
Children learnt and had fun too at the workshop | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The heavy weekend showers did not deter 140 children gathering at Mumbai’s Tata Theatre for an exciting event of music and dance. They were participating in the finale of Elevate, a week-long programme, facilitated by Japanese violinist and educator Mika Nishimura….
S Muralikrishnan with his students. | Photo Credit: AKHILA EASWARAN The second evening of the Taalathma concert at Mylapore Fine Arts Club was a vibrant celebration of music and rhythm, where students as young as eight years old took the stage with remarkable confidence and flair. Like every year, students from Jus Drums, an institution…
For the third consecutive year, the Kannada film industry is enduring a dull phase. Barring a few impressive attempts from newcomers (Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javabdararu, Nodidavaru Enantare, Edagaiye Apaghatakke Karana), Sandalwood hasn’t produced enough quality content to pull the audience to theatres. Robbed of the big-screen experience, movie lovers have turned to YouTube to watch…
Cosmo Jarvis | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @cosmo.jarvis Cosmo Jarvis, fresh off his breakout performance in FX’s Shōgun, is set play a young Joseph Stalin in the upcoming biopic Young Stalin. Directed by Georgian-French filmmaker Géla Babluani (13 Tzameti, Money), the film explores the formative years of the Soviet dictator before he seized global infamy. Based…
A still from ‘Forever’ | Photo Credit: IMDb On New Year’s Eve, Justin (Michael Cooper Jr.), a high school senior, decides to go with his friend, Darius (Niles Fitch), to a party where he meets Keisha (Lovie Simone). The two knew each other as children and sparks fly. Justin and Keisha meet the next day…
Aishwarya Balasubramanian | Photo Credit: Iyappan Arumugam Aishwarya Balasubramanian is a well-rounded dancer whose performance shows her growing maturity as an artiste. Starting with an interesting Pushpanjali in ragamalika in Adi, composed by violinist Easwar Ramakrishnan, and visualised with offbeat usi sollus that were intoned perfectly by nattuvanar Jayashree Ramanathan, she displayed her good sense…
A poster for ‘Ziddi Girls’ Ziddi Girls, a young adult drama series about four Gen-Z college-goers, will stream on Prime Video from February 27, the makers have announced. Directed by Shonali Bose and written and co-directed by Vasant Nath and Neha Veena Sharma, the series follows four friends commencing life at a reputed Delhi college…
Meera Sreenarayanan performing at The Music Academy | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The understanding between a singer and a dancer, where both respond and resonate to each other’s manodharma, results in a performance high on aesthetics. Meera Sreenarayanan’s recital at The Music Academy’s dance festival was one such. From the first piece, the viruttam addressed…
Manasa Sriram. | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan Manasa Sriram, a disciple of Mahalakshmi Ashwin, began her recital at the Pongal Dance Festival 2025 with the invocatory hymn from the Thirumanthiram, ‘Ainthu karathanai’, in praise of Ganesha. She then moved to a Ganesha Alarippu set to Tisra Nadai Adi tala, showcasing the essence of Bharatanatyam’s rhythmic…
