In her latest English album that actor, playback singer and musician Shruti Haasan recently wrapped up in London, she has debuted as a songwriter too. In a tête-à-tête with Swati Amar, Shruti speaks freely about her journey as an Indian woman artiste in the global stage Is the world ready …
Shailaja Khanna explores the role of Earth Day Network in raising awareness about conservation through a network of influencers What is common between Khwaja Salim Chishti of the Ajmer Dargah in Rajasthan, Dr Bombay Jayashri Ramnath, Carnatic singer and composer in Chennai, Dr Roop Singh, Chief Secretary SGPC at Harmandar …
Ranjani-Gayatri, Agam – the band, and Sai Shravanam, the stars of Aikya, in conversation with Janani Nagarajan on the diversity of music Aikya, presented by Global Adjustments Foundation, has in the past 10 years, reinvented the wheel to make Carnatic classical music available in formats that are traditional, yet simple …
Susan Philip takes us through the significance of the Kumbh Mela, currently being hosted in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh When the Sun, the Moon and Jupiter, as they go about their preordained paths in the Universe, attain specific positions in relation to each other and the Earth, it is of immense …
A woman of substance, Michelle Obama tells the world through her book Becoming that no hurdle is big enough to stop one determined enough to make it happen A dark-skinned woman who walked in step with her husband… A VIP who didn’t hesitate to take off her shoes and …
From December 15 to January 15 every year, Chennai is a city transformed – dotted with performances of music, dance and drama throughout the day by thousands of upcoming and established artistes. Margazhi, the Tamil lunar month, coincides with the Zodiac sign Sagittarius and falls approximately between December 15 and …
There are people of non-Indian origin who have adopted the Indian performing arts as their own. We talk to a few to see what drew them to it, the challenges in pursuing it and the joy they derived from it Ileana Citaristi, Italy How did you first get introduced …
North Indian classical music has its own festivals, celebrated in the north, where winters are cold but the spirit of music warm Just like in the south, North Indian winter too seems to be the time when classical music festivals are organised. And although the winters are pretty cold, …
The growth of Christianity across the country – from a Submerged Church to one adorning the highest peak, from the time of the apostles to something as recent as the 20th century. Come December, the world gears up to celebrate Christmas. Fir trees festooned with tinsel, dusted with snow …
Food does not merely nourish the body but nurtures relationships as well. Joys, sorrows, love, devotion are all expressed through tasty dishes that not only please the tongue and fill the stomach but satiate the soul as well Food plays a key role in Indian culture, and relationships are built …
