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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
Trending
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Why experts fear Mumbai is building heat traps
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No one spared in ‘NewsClick’ raids – young staffers, part-time employees, freelance contributors
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Watch: Man dances inside Mumbai local train, railways ask commuters not to ‘perform such activities’
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Shiv Sena MP booked for making Nanded hospital dean clean toilets
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What happened to Dolly, a member of the Dom community in Banaras, when she became a widow
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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
Video
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Watch: Actor Matthew McConaughey makes a song out of his new children’s book with Jimmy Fallon
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‘Butter chicken’: Australian cricketers reveal what they are looking forward to eating in India
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Watch: Lund University students, teachers celebrate Anne L’Huillier winning the Physics Nobel Prize
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Watch: Meet Conan, one of the stray cats who have joined the security team at a commercial complex
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Watch: Rare Sumatran rhino born in Indonesian sanctuary, bolstering conservation efforts
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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
The Reel
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Watch: Ravi Teja in action thriller ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’
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‘12th Fail’ trailer: Vikrant Massey plays a UPSC applicant
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Book versus movie: Bengali film ‘Herbert’ says if the source story is great, don’t tinker with it
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Start the week with a film: In ‘A Fantastic Woman’, a trans singer hits the right notes
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Watch: Gigi Scaria’s film revisits memories of meeting Mahatma Gandhi
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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
The Field
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5 schedule: Antim Panghal, Saurav Ghosal and women’s hockey team in action
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Watch, Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena win historic gold and silver medal in Hangzhou
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Watch, Asian Games: Parul Chaudhary’s late surge helps India to women’s 5000m gold in Hangzhou
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Watch, Asian Games: Annu Rani becomes first Indian woman to win javelin throw gold
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: Australia defeat Pakistan; Afghanistan also win in warm-up vs Sri Lanka