Marriage-Go-Round

The North Indian pre-wedding ritual of the Ladies Sangeet, at which women gathered together to sing (some raunchy songs) an dance, minus the men. The cus...

WOMAD Music Festival

The WOMAD Festival, which stands for World of Music, Arts and Dance took place in Wiltshire, England from 27th to the 30th of July 2017.

WOMAD was originally founde...

21 years of Commemorating Roy

The Bimal Roy Memorial Committee and Film Society, founded in honour of Bimal Roy, the 'Silent Master' of the Golden Age of Indian Cinema turns 21 years old this year.

Dekmental Festival - in search of new Music

Dekmantel festival, a raver heaven. It is a three-day electronic music festival set in a woodland park in Amsterdam in early August. Very close to nature, with an easily ac...

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Cast: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu, Rutger Hauer

Director: Luc Besson

Producer: Luc Besson, Virgi...

The Times Are Changing

Those familiar with Gujarati theatre would know that, by and large, the audience favours family dramas and social comedies. However, there are always exceptions to the rule...

No Room With An Interview Any More

Yesterday, a master blaster -- a former editor of mine whom I respect unconditionally-- called up from the deepest shade of blue, to ask, “Can you interview Lata Mang...

Metro Vancouver's South Asian Music Festival Brings Back The Bhangra Beat

After a successful start in Vancouver last year, the City of Bhangra Festival is expanding in all the right places. “We are now in the heart of the community that we ...

Adoor Gopalakrishnan: Blockbuster Movies These Days Hardly Show Real India

With the melodious tunes of the saxophone, Danish saxophonist, composer and conductor Lars Moller opened the afternoon session of the third day of the fifth international c...