Jai Bhim Comrade (Excerpt - Kabir Kala Manch) by Anand Patwardhan.mov

Sheetal Sathe of the Kabir Kala Manch (KKM) sings "Majhi Mai (My Mother)" in Anand Patwardhan's documentary "Jai Bhim Comrade". Sheetal and fellow artistes of the KKM who m...

How Female Artistes Are Turbocharging Their Live Shows

Record an album. Take it on tour, faithfully performing singles and favourites interspersed with old hits. Sell records. Repeat. That’s the basic formula.
But, i...

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 Natio...

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 auditori...

Royal Farewell As Film Festival Ends On A High

The eighth edition of the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) concluded at a glittering event held in the backdrop of the illuminated Mysuru Palace on Frida...

Bollywood Unfair To Fair Sex: Huma Qureshi

Gender-based discrimination is prevalent in all spheres of our society and Bollywood is no exception. The film-industry treats the male and female artistes differently and ...

Here's What Kajol Has To Say About Male-Dominated Bollywood

With artistes getting their due credit in Bollywood now, superstar Kajol says it’s the best time for an actor to be in the Hindi film industry. Kajol, 41, who made a ...

Twists In The Tales

As 2015 winds down, some shows will unfold newer plots in 2016. Udaan is striding into 2016 on a new note for Chakor. The latter is on the run from Bhaiyyaji and his henchm...

Her Name Was Gauhar

There is little documentation about India’s great performing artistes and even less about the women.

The tawaifs, despite their talent and refinement had the ...