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Gopika Varma will be performing Mohiniyattam at the 2023 edition of Feet on Earth festival, to be held in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives How can a ‘part’ be representative of the ‘whole’? Dharani is exactly this poetic…

Seamstress lungis | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The lungi has been reinterpreted several times over — it has made it to runways, been upcycled into dresses and has even inspired Spanish label Zara to launch a lungi-style skirt in…

For most partygoers in Singapore, Prinsep Street stands out as a hotspot due to its bustling nightlife scene. Lined with rows of lively bars and entertainment venues, the street draws in diverse crowds, including students, professionals,…

A scene from ‘Theetta Rappayi’, directed by Soorya Krishnamoorthy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In 2016 that art connoisseur and cultural activist Soorya Krishnamoorthy experimented with a new form of theatre, “realistic drama…

Santiniketan in Birbhum district, West Bengal | Photo Credit: Rabindra Bhavan Archives Santiniketan was in the news recently, and for a good reason. The World Heritage Committee inscribed Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s abode of peace on…

Walk through Chettinad’s bustling lanes, and you will be welcomed by heritage mansions featuring intricate handiwork, ponds with lotus blooms, and ancient temples with ornate facades. The region once helmed by the Nattukottai Chettiars, was…

Yamini Reddy | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Here is an opportunity for dance connoisseurs to experience storytelling through Kuchipudi with a presentation by Hyderabad-based Yamini Reddy. The Kuchipudi dancer performs An Evening of…

The Grand Theatre at NMACC, Mumbai, | Photo Credit: Courtesy: NMACC ‘Music is liquid architecture; architecture is frozen music,’ said 18th-century German writer Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe. The two streams might seem unrelated but…

A “horrible disparity” is opening between state and private schools in the provision of creative education, the director of the V&A, one of the country’s leading museums, has said.Speaking at the launch of the Young V&A museum,…

Airbnb logo is seen displayed in this illustration. | Photo Credit: Reuters Online accommodation hosting platform Airbnb on June 19 said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Tourism to showcase…