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The woman pioneer who composed landmark operas in India in defiance of music traditionalists
Shanno Khurana created ‘Sohni Mahiwal’, ‘Jahanara’ and more in the 1960s and ’70s, a time when classical vocal music was staunchly insular.
Malini Nair
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The director of the play cancelled in Jaipur explains why artists shouldn’t give in to the mob
Abhishek Majumdar has built a remarkable body of work in a decade. His plays sweep a wide arc, but they always talk of humanism and its fight against tyranny.
Malini Nair
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Carnatic music and a folk theatre form come together to push the stubborn lines of caste and gender
Performed recently in Mumbai, ‘Karnatic Kattaikkuttu’ allows ‘for an aesthetic exchange’, while retaining the integrity of the two diverse art forms.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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Why is India buying an untested vaccine when a cheaper option with better safety data is available?
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Journalist Nidhi Razdan says her Harvard University offer was fraudulent, calls it a phishing attack
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Watch: Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy dances with contagious energy
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‘Want to protect the privacy of our child’: Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli send hampers to paparazzi
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Why some Trump supporters believe there’s another American Revolution coming
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A new play shows a side of Bhagat Singh that politicians and Bollywood movies gloss over
Navtej Johar’s ‘Tanashah’ goes beyond the ‘sentimentalised perceptions’ of Singh and focuses on his own connect with the revolutionary.
Malini Nair
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Set in the Sikh-American community, a New York play examines what it means to be American today
Award-winning playwright Jaclyn Backhaus’ ‘India Pale Ale’ talks about identity, difference and belonging.
Anu Kumar
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Aasif Mandvi on why his 20-year-old play is still relevant in Trump’s America
‘Sakina’s Restaurant is counter to what’s going on in our culture right now, where we want to dehumanise immigrants.’
Lavina Melwani
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Masks missing: Thousands gather in Haridwar for Kumbh Mela 2021, flouting Covid-19 concerns
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‘Very worrying and disturbing’: British MPs debate persecution of minorities in India
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‘Electricity bill is already so high’: Comic Danish Sait reacts to Tesla coming to India
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Watch: S Hussain Zaidi on the influence of Dawood Ibrahim’s police constable father
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Army Day 2021: Watch celebrations at Delhi’s Cariappa Ground honouring the country’s army
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Shurpanakha as an anti-hero: In Kerala’s theatre and classic texts, an epic wrong is set right
In a staging of the play ‘Shurpanakhankam’ in Delhi, the character was not a cardboard vamp – but the centrepiece.
Malini Nair
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‘Mahabharata’ doesn’t belong to one country or race – Peter Brook’s nine-hour play is proof of that
In the 1980s, when Indian audiences were watching BR Chopra’s TV series, a critically-acclaimed stage adaptation of the epic was touring the world.
Sanjukta Sharma
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The Jewish refugee who composed AIR’s theme is at the heart of a play about identity and music
‘The Music in our Blood’ examines modernity, tradition, motherhood, and human relationships through the characters of Walter Kauffman and Prema.
Sharanya Deepak
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‘Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai’ trailer: Horror comedy stars Swara Bhaskar, Sumeet Vyas
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‘Cherry’ trailer: Tom Holland plays a troubled soldier in coming-of-age movie by the Russo brothers
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‘Tribhanga’ review: A dance between imperfect mothers and difficult daughters
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‘Gullak’ season 2 review: The Mishras are back, but their handlers have changed
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‘Tandav’ review: A Raisina Hill Confidential seething with dynasts and dark deeds
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On 125th anniversary of tiatr, a caricaturist looks back at the greats of Goa’s beloved theatre form
Tiatr has had a good run for more than a century. What might the future hold in store for it?
Arti Das
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Reality with a side of fun: Why Safdar Hashmi’s plays for children are still so loved and relevant
One of his plays tours Delhi government schools this month to mark National Street Theatre Day.
Malini Nair
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A director took a play about a violent yogi and an army of fanatics right to Adityanath’s Gorakhpur
Abhishek Majumdar’s ‘Muktidham’ is set in the 8th century AD and draws parallels between the past and the present.
Malini Nair
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