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Spade Pirates are more than a Bengaluru-based grunge band; they are a philosophy, a protest, and a deep commitment to the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) ethos that defines punk rock. For songwriter and guitarist Ace, drummer Rohit Oommen,…

The winds of time are seldom as harsh and gentle at once on celluloid as they are in Vipin Radhakrishnan’s evocative work, Angammal. A generational wind called Uchimalai Kaathu —…

Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha (SPSS), celebrating its 125th anniversary, carries a legacy forged in music, dance and drama, and tempered by time. For a century-and-a-quarter, it has nourished generations of…

Nageswaran Temple, known as ‘Kudanthai Keezhkottam,’ at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district | Photo Credit: R. Vengadesh An overwhelming silence prevails in the inner precincts of the Nageswaran Temple, known as…

In 1974, he had to jump over a wall to listen to singer M.S. Subbulakshmi in his native Ernakulam. Barely 10 years later, he was her regular mridangist. For almost…

Bollywood is in love all over again. After Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara, Aanand L Rai, another master of the poetic portrayal of passion and pain, returns with a gripping interrogation of…