When a widow’s petition triggered angry letters and explanations (A weekly column on the region’s past culled from historical documents.) A flippant comment and its aftermath — a tale over 200 years old, from 1803, has many layers. On one hand, a wido
Khamas is a raga that brims with sringara rasa. It is enticing and graceful. It is an ancient raga mentioned in musical treatises. In Tamizh pann system, this raga is called Panchachamaram. It is a vakra shadava-sampoorna raga (six notes in ascent, all sev
Cellist Ben Sollee will be in concert over the weekend All the way from Kentucky with his banjo on his knee, Ben Sollee is an American musician who also plays the cello and mandolin. You may have missed his first show last evening, but there are two mor
Thermal And A Quarter takes Bangalore rock to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They share their excitement Thermal And A Quarter (TAAQ) says, “Since 2006, we’ve tried to squeeze in one international tour every year, and it’s nice to see that we’re slowly
The lives of Nayanmars provide an insight into spiritual life where discipline and renunciation form the basis of Siva experience or bhakti. Sekkizhar describes Chiruthondar as a physician, scholar and an accomplished warrior in the service of the king, w
Subir Malik of Parikrama and Shiv Ahuja of progressive rock band Five8 along with zillion fans were very close to watching Ray Manzarek live this year in Delhi. The gig was cancelled and with the keyboardist and founder of The Doors passing, there will ne
“Much Ado About Knotting” is a light hearted look at the complicated business of getting married If marriages are made in heaven, it must have a formidable supply of matrimonial supplements, websites and agents. Such is the clout of this perennially boo
As he finds a new turf with “Aurangzeb”, Prithviraj Sukumaran talks about his struggle with Hindi and why he took the road to Bollywood “I don’t want anybody’s charity. I am hoping that the people won’t go and watch ‘Aurangzeb’ thinking that a South Indi
Actor Karan Vipin Grover returns to Zee TV with the new-look “Punarvivaah” “Punarvivaah” is back on Zee TV, but with a difference. The brand name remains the same, but the cast and the storyline have changed, with Karan Vipin Grover, Rubina Dilaik and S
