Alternative Entertainment

Ang Lee And The Uncertainty Of Success

In 1993 I interviewed film director Ang Lee before the US premiere of his second movie, “The Wedding Banquet,” at the Seattle International Film Festival (at the t...

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Campaign To Promote Women Artistes Comes With A Surprising Challenge

Frida Kahlo was the first 20th-century Mexican artist to sell a painting to the Louvre. Suzanne Valadon was the first woman accepted to the Société National...

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On Beliefs And Biases

Close on the heels of, ‘Nidarsanam’, Mali’s Stage has come up with a new one play, ‘Sammadham,’ scripted by K.S.N. Sundar.If religious conversion...

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Oliviers 2016 Nomination List

Imelda Staunton has picked up her eleventh Olivier Award nomination for Gypsy, which leads the field with an impressive eight nods.Staunton is up for Best Actress in a Musical...

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The First 19 Hour '8 Prahar' Marathon Concert Held In Mumbai

Mumbai witnessed the first 19-hour '8 Prahar' marathon concert, where 19 leading musicians performed. ShashiVyas, son of Pandit CR Vyas, doyen of North Indian classical music ...

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In Step With The Times

It is 10 in the morning, but the only sounds in the sprawling, green campus of the Kalakshetra Foundation are of the thattukazhi and the rhythmic stomping of feet.When rehears...

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She Came, She Acted, She Conquered

“ITI Bratyo Katha”, multilingual, a theatrical montage that captures the whole gamut of emotions through arresting visual imagery. It was part of Bharat Rang Mahot...

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How Delhi's Streets Are Being Transformed One Spray Can At A Time

The honking cars form a constant stream of background noise, blaring continuously to the beat of the jostling crowds. The air is thick with the smell of street food snacks, ea...

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Ghalib On Canvas

Veteran Pakistani artist Shahid Rassam is in love with Mirza Ghalib’s writings, his interpretation of life and his vision reflected in what the subcontinent is experienc...

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REFRESHINGLY ORIGINAL

Yoga in Odissi - the title of a recent dance concert staged by RudrakshyaOdissi Foundation with financial assistance from the Ministry of Culture at RabindraMandap auditorium ...

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MOVIES: FAIRY TALE FALTERS IN AJOGYA

"Despite the charm of a fairy tale reference, Kaushik Ganguly's Ajogya struggles with a ...

June 11 2024

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: SHYAM BENEGAL’S MANTHAN

Thanks to the efforts of the Film Heritage Foundation, Shyam Benegal’s masterpiece...

June 9 2024

THOUGHT FACTORY: SILENCE IN THE FACE OF OPPRESSION

In an era of unprecedented division, the gap between mainstream and alternative opinions...

June 8 2024