Arts and Culture

RISING British star Dane Buckley has made good use of the fact that he is (probably) the only half-Indian, half-Irish, gay stand-up comedian in...

THE greatest difficulty in the earliest days of Indian cinema was to get local women to act in films. For India’s first film Raja Harishchandra (1913),...

“IT IS not just the responsibility but the right of every poet andwriter to speak freely, challenge the status quo and usher in social...

AFTER the huge critical and commercial success in 2022, hit theatre play The Father and the Assassin returns for another run at the National Theatre in...

IN TERMS of ability, longevity, versatility, body of work and global impact, Asha Bhosle is regarded by most as India’s greatest singer of all...

LONDON’S Barbican Theatre will soon reverberate to the sounds of “operatic telling” and dramatic, ancient Indian dances as it is set to host a...

SHATTERING glass ceilings, breaking boundaries and deliv – ering path-breaking performances have defined the dance journey of Aditi Mangaldas. Instead of dwelling on past achievements...