It is intriguing to watch a traditional Indian cook labouring over the stove. Especially, when making several course meals for special occasions in no time. The chopping of the vegetables, …
Describing two Nataraja icons at the Asian Pavilion of the Rijks museum in Amsterdam a few years ago, Liesbeth Pankaja Benink says the dancing Lords here are placed in uncluttered …
Photographer George Edward Giunca, and his Thai wife, Apisatha, have traveled around India capturing images through fish eye lenses. Their new forthcoming book India180° has images leaping out of these …
The Red Earth Riding School near Pondicherry, just off the multi-lane highway leading into the city from Tindivanam, lay wet with overnight rain. Once through the gates, you could first …
The world is increasingly becoming hyper-connected with the spread of information in real time. International cultural contact at individual and institutional levels is making it imperative that every country be …
Carnatic composer Mutthuswamy Dikshitar and Western classical music’s Ludwig van Beethoven were born just five years apart. While the world celebrates the 250th birthday of Beethoven, Indian musician Chitravina N …
One has to imagine the sound of Rukmini Vijayakumar’s feet deep inside the crystal clear waters. The fast paced movements have given way to free flowing movements of Bharatanatyam in …
Jeffrey Armstrong or Kavindra Rishi as he is known has brought out a new translation of Gita – The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive – A Radical Translation. He dedicates it …
Jeffrey Armstrong or Kavindra Rishi as he is known has brought out a new translation of Gita – The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive – A Radical Translation. He dedicates it …
Australian band Coco’s Lunch has come up with its new album Misra Chappu (https://cocoslunch.bandcamp.com/album/misra-chappu) beautiful music for an extraordinary year. It is an album which combines many genres and traditions, among …
Aparna M Sridhar is a senior journalist, editor for Center for Soft Power (www.centerforsoftpower.org) and consulting editor for arts at IndicToday.