In her weekly column in the Indian Express newspaper last Sunday, Coomi Kapoor, the distinguished political pundit, revealed that President Droupadi Murmu would restrict herself to a few foreign......
Leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist gathered last week in Kerala, the only state the CPI-M still rules today. The CPI-M's 23rd party congress was convened in Kannur in Malabar from......
'Art has no religion. An artist is an artist.' IMAGE: Mansiya. All photographs: Kind courtesy Mansiya VP/Facebook It was in the late 1950s that an 11-year-old Hyder Ali joined the Kerala......
'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.''Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.''A......
Contemporary Indian dancer Astad Deboo, known for amalgamating Indian and western dance techniques, died in Mumbai on Thursday, his family said. He was 73. He was suffering from lymphoma, a......
Bharata Natyam legends Shanta and V P Dhananjayan discover they are a national sentation after their Vodafone ads.Nikita Puri encounters a couple who believe in breaking moulds. IMAGE: Shanta and......
Image: A Kathakali dancer performs during a cultural programme in Chandigarh. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters India is home to 11th largest population of Ultra High Net Worth Individuals, but also......
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......
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......
'It was so nice to see that someone of her stature, where she came from and whose family she was married into and how she held herself in spite of everything that was thrown at her.' "You don't......
Some movies of 2021 excelled in content but yet, they did not do well. They certainly deserve a watch and Subhash K Jha lists them here: Bawri Chhori Though the influence of Vikas Behl's Queen is......
A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem......
'Villagers are people without masks.''That is why I call them genuine human beings.''As an actor, I have been inspired by many such genuine characters.' IMAGE: Nedumudi Venu in Charlie. This......
Asoka makes for irresistible viewing, says Sukanya Verma, and tells us why. Seeing is believing, they say. I am convinced of this more and more every time I watch Asoka. Cinematographer and......
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......