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Prison inmates carve a niche on stage

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Long after Begum Sumroo lived and died, her dramatic story recently got a new lease of life.

Training is everything

When I was fresh out of school all I wanted to do was to be an actor, work on stage and hear the applause.

A delicate strife, permanently strained

What ails a modern, urban life? What mars its seeming happiness or what jeopardises its foundation of stability?

Puppets breathe life into Shakespearean plays

After remaining a temple art for centuries exclusively narrating stories from the epic Ramayana, shadow puppetry in Kerala has hit a path of experimentation with a master artist planning to adapt the

Subliminal Quest for perfection

The mind-space is really mind-boggling!

A touch of the surreal

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For an artist to be able to express his or her innermost thoughts on complex subjects of human psyche, environment and geography in a way that resonates with the audience requires much more than a skillful stroke of the brush.

Exploring spirituality, mythology and human spaces

In an artist’s work span, the most difficult part of the journey is holding a solo exhibition.

Making the graceful switch from dance to art

When it comes to dance, she is a true legendary icon. But little do people know about her closed-door penchant for painting.

Foreign troupes, plays mesmerise at Kolkata fest

A smorgasbord of mercurial emotions, powerhouse histrionics, realistic themes and a riot of colours painted the canvas of the second season of international theatre festival, organised by the leading

Home decor needs a special touch of art to light it up

The other day I ran into a gaggle of young interior decorators and was amazed at their own aharya or outer clothing.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.