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Kathakali maestro passes away

Well-known Kathakali exponent, Padma Shri Kizhpadam Kumaran Nair passed away in a private hospital in Perinthalmanna, Kerala, early on Thursday.He was 93. He is survived by eight children.Nair had......

Kathakali maestro Govindan Kutty passes away

Kathakali maestro Guru Govindan Kutty died at Thakurpukur cancer hospital in Kolkata early on Friday.The 80-year-old artist, who was suffering from lung cancer, had been admitted to the hospital......

Kochi musings: Oil on the water, ire in the mind

R Venkataraghavan comes away from a holiday to Kochi angry and upset at the all-round callousness towards the city's source of livelihood -- water. I have a question.An important one, for that......

Taking the Mahabharata into the digital age

Dr Bulbul Tiwari, a postdoctoral fellow in the humanities at Stanford University, has taken on the onerous task of creating an online, digital, audio-visual encyclopedia of the Mahabharata. On May......

President confers Padma awards

Yesteryear actor Waheeda Rahman, singer S P Balasubrahmanyam, music composer Khayyam, former diplomat Brajesh Mishra and pioneer of the test tube baby in India Indira Hinduja were among a host of......

Luxury cruise vessel AIDA CARA now at Cochin Port

Sharp at 0800 on October 25, luxury cruise vessel M V AIDA CARA docked at Cochin Port amid cheers from onlookers. This cruise vessel, which, arrived with 1,135 high net-worth guests, predominantly......

It's O&M all the way at Abbys

The men in black did it once again!At the Abby Awards 2004 held on March 20at the Tulip Star hotel in Mumbai, Ogilvy & Mather, the mega advertising firm, bagged a total of six golds and 16 silvers......

Exclusive: Shaji N Karun's new film with Jayaram

Every new film of the National Award-winning director and cinematographer, Shaji N Karun is eagerly awaited. Since 1988 he has directed only four feature films but all are considered landmark films......

Was Bombay Jayashri's Life of Pi song inspired?

There are remarkable similarities between Bombay Jayashri's Oscar-nominated song in Life of Pi and Irayimman Thampi's age-old composition. We make a case for the 200-year-old melody.Almost every......

Shaji N Karun to shoot MF Husain's film

Noted filmmaker Shaji N Karun has moved on from his Malayalam film Kutti Srank now that it has been adjudged the Best Indian film by the National Awards jury. Awards are not new to this talented......

Chekavar disappoints

Paresh C Palicha reviews the Malayalam film Chekavar.Indrajith, it seems, wishes to be the angry young man of Malayalam cinema. A few months ago, we saw him in the critically acclaimed Nayakan as a......

Indrajith's life after Nayakan

With a wide variety of roles, Indrajith has found acceptance among the most promising talents of the youth brigade in Malayalam. He has been part of the laugh riot, Happy Husbands,......

Qatar delivers dazzling Asiad opening

Tiny Qatar stunned the world with a dazzling opening ceremony at the Asian Games that took people through the 5,000-year history of Asia and opened a window to the rich and robust culture of the......

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Q. Who wrote the age old story of Nal-damayanti ?
Subhash: A. more

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Q. kathakali dance belongs to which one of the following states
Jitendra Kushwah: A. Nalacharitham attakatha, written by Unnayivaryar, is the structured story of Nala and Damayanti, played in the more dramatic and action-filled style of Kathakali more

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Q. how many dance forms are very common in India?
Om Shrivastava: A. Kerala more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-dance-forms-are-very-common-in-india/24777018/answers/25377174

Q. I want to get trained , what kind of training you suggest for me?
Gernal Singh: A. kathak, mohinyattam, kathakali, bharatnatyam, kuchipudi, odissi, manipuri.... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/i-want-to-get-trained--what-kind-of-training-you-suggest-for/24380658/answers/24777089

Q. Kalari payattu-Do you know what is this art ??
Radha: A. learn kathakali more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/kalari-payattu-do-you-know-what-is-this-art-/24226050/answers/24380661

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An open letter to SRK

You have great hair. No, really. Im sure we can use whatever you shed to weave baskets for infants. In fact, that's probably what they mustve used... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/from-a-fed-up-die-hard-fan-an-open-letter-to-srk-883087.html

Kathakali gets a pop art lift

Photographer Vivek Vilasini is on a mission. By recreating some of the world famous art works like the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo and The... ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Kathakali-gets-a-pop-art-lift/articleshow/20616329.cms

`Jeevitharasangal' released

Kozhikode: Mathrubhumi managing director MP Veerendrakumar released the autobiography of Guru Chemancherry Kunjiraman Nair `Jeevitharasangal' by... ...

http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=136945

Stamping cinema in his style

Special screenings of some of the popular Indian films and a photography exhibition on renowned directors is an expected way of celebrating the... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/338108/stamping-cinema-his-style.html

Conquering hurdles to artistic glory

After being forced to give up studies and running away from home, the young Edapparath Rajan faced several trials and tribulations before earning... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/conquering-hurdles-to-artistic-glory/article4804584.ece

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News for Kathakali

Kathakali maestro passes away

Kathakali maestro Govindan Kutty passes away

Kochi musings: Oil on the water, ire in the mind

Taking the Mahabharata into the digital age

President confers Padma awards

Luxury cruise vessel AIDA CARA now at Cochin Port

It's O&M all the way at Abbys

Exclusive: Shaji N Karun's new film with Jayaram

Was Bombay Jayashri's Life of Pi song inspired?

Shaji N Karun to shoot MF Husain's film

Chekavar disappoints

Indrajith's life after Nayakan

Qatar delivers dazzling Asiad opening

People speak for kathakali

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