Finding the road between tradition and evolution
EVERY SINGLE musical gharana has its own salient style and ethos. The Jaipur Senia Gharana is no different on this score.
The other side of the city of joy on canvas
“Water, water, everywhere...nor any drop to drink” — these famous words of Samuel Taylor Coleridge illustrate the plight of almost every holy ghat in the country today.
Zooming in on Mother Teresa
Mother teresa, the beatified saint of Kolkata, came alive on screen in talented young filmmaker Payal Mohanka’s soulful documentary, From Saint to Sainthood, which was screened at the Max Mueller Bhaw
Kolkata club gives a platform to fresh arts & crafts talents
She is a textile designer from Paris and he a Bengali lawyer from London. Both meet at Kolkata’s Gyan Manch to watch an English play staged by the popular theatre troupe Theatrecian. Sparks fly off and a new bond of chemistry is forged between the two. This was exactly four winters back in 2006 when Anais and Abhishek found love
Class act
Anupam Kher always wanted to carve a niche for himself on his signature merit and break away from the moulds of the film and entertainment industry stereotypes. And he did it with élan.
Synergising the confluence of Afro-Indian music
Rhythm For Life 2010, this harmonious project offers an Afro-Indian musical melange, thus featuring Purbayan Chatterjee on the sitar and famous South African jazz guitarist Maxwell Hittler Vidima on t
A note-worthy collection
His is a “mint” fresh hobby, and he has been gaining “currency” out of it, the only unique aspect being preserving the moolah and not blowing it up.
Sri Lankan helms Bengali film
A Sri Lankan genius is helming a Bengali boi (film).
‘Director’s task is to be objective’
Rob Reece, head of the department of Actors’ Studio at the Whistling Woods International (WWI) in Mumbai, keeps shuttling between his phoren home and desi workplace.
Katrina suffered from Farah-phobia
While Katrina’s gyrations in the item song Sheila Ki Jawani in Tees Mar Khan has everyone talking about her dance prowess, the lady in question says that she wasn't very confident initially about doin