Touring is an essential part of most artists’ lives, and brings with it physical, logistical and mental challenges. Lounge ...

Coming from thousands of miles away from the frozen environs of northern Norway to the heat of India, Norwegian yoik band ...

Ravana is a significant but divisive figure in our mythology and history who has often gotten the short end of the stick in ...

The recognition of Intangible Cultural Heritage reflects a broader understanding of culture as an integral part of daily life ...

Salini VG is as much at ease with words as she is on stage. When the Koodiyattam performer and Assistant Professor, English literature at Ottappalam NSS College, decided to do her Ph.D ...

The origin of Pottan Theyyam is also said to be from the estate of the K.K. family, consequent to an argument between Adi Shankara and the oppressed Pottan who questioned untouchability and ...

In a historic first, a practising Thullal artist is awarded a PhD for highlighting the art form’s non-conformist aspects. For ...

The festival opened yesterday with a performance by Kapila Venu, a practitioner of Koodiyattam – one of India’s oldest surviving theatrical traditions. Venu’s Shaiva Koothu is an adaptation ...