Some ancient traditions are still alive in modern India. I popped into their dressing room to see the final touches being applied to the artists playing Krishna and Draupadi. The performance ...

Kottayam: Renowned ‘chenda’ artist Kuroor Vasudevan Namboothiri (77), who has won the state Cultural Department’s ...

KOCHI: For Chavara Parukutty Amma, the first woman professional kathakali artist, surviving in the male-dominated stage had been a struggle. Now, 60 years on, the performing art is witnessing a gender ...

Celebrating 50 years of Kerala's first women's only Kathakali troupe, sharing memories and paving the way for future artists.

Thiruvananthapuram: Once approached by legendary filmmaker John Abraham with an offer to act, Lathika Varma is now making a spirited return to the world of performing arts, decades later. Back in her ...

One enriching aspect about Thekkady is immersing oneself in the local culture. Enjoy traditional Kerala art forms such as Kathakali (classical dance) and Kalaripayattu (martial arts), which are ...

In Kerala art forms, we find the actor transgressing the text through transformation and creating his own text or ‘manodharma’. This is a contribution of vyangya vyakhya,” he says.

Curated by Mark Morris, this series at the White Light Festival reflects Morris’s highly refined tastes, which he has honed over three decades of travels to India. The all-male Kerala ...

Kathakali maddalam artiste Kalamandalam Narayanan Nair passed away at Amala Hospital, Thrissur, on Friday. He had been battling age-related ailments in recent times.