'Nobody Has The Right To Criticise My Dance Because Of My Skin Colour'

This is the story of a man who fought racism and casteism throughout his life to become a professor of Bharata Natyam at the premier centre for performing arts in India, the Kerala Kalamandalam.......

Kathakali maestro Vasudevan Nair collapses during performance, dies

Noted Kathakali exponent and Padma bhusan recipient, Madavoor Vasudevan Nair passed away during a stage performance in Kollam, Kerala. The 88-year-old artist was performing the......

The Garbage Collector Whose Book Is Taught At Uni

'Not even in my wildest dreams did I think I would write a book one day.' IMAGE: S Dhanuja Kumari while collecting garbage. All photographs: Kind courtesy Dhanuja Kumari   S Dhanuja Kumari's......

'Taking Panditji's photos is the most unforgettable memory'

'When I realised that I was to take the pictures of Pandit Nehru, I was very nervous and scared.' IMAGE: Then prime minister Indira Gandhi flanked by then Congress chief minister K Karunakaran,......

'Serious cinema is not dead'

Adoor Gopalakrishnan's latest film, Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair, produced by the Sangeet Natak Academy,premiered in Chennai on June 8. Over lunch, Adoor Gopalakrishnan spoke to Shobha Warrier......

'With the National Award, Priyamanasam is vindicated'

'I didn't get any recognition in Kerala for this film and it has definitely hurt me. When the whole world is celebrating the return of Sanskrit, my state is busy ignoring it.' Vinod Mankara talks......

Meet Moosa from The Family Man

'Raj and DK have taken the effort to look at Moosa as a person.''Like, what happened to him?''What made him become a terrorist?''The emotional trauma that he might have had... that clicked for me.'......