weaves

Festivals celebrating a city, like the famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe, play a unique role. They are the threads that weave together the diverse strands — historical, cultural, artistic,…

Actor-dancer Rima Kallingal is in her element when we meet at the Fine Arts Hall in Kochi, Kerala. She is “happily tired” for she and seven members from her dance company, Mamangam, have…

A shadow puppetry show on Ramayana being performed by Mumbai-based artist Rekha Vyas organised by GEMS, recently held in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: V Raju As the lights went off, the…

A snapshot from Kiru Keshiki | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A couple of years ago, the Chendamangalam Handloom Weavers’ Cooperative Societies in Kerala’s Ernakulam district were…

People going around stalls by craftspersons at the three-day Weaves and Crafts Bazaar organised by Crafts Council of Andhra Pradesh at Gandhi Community Centre in Visakhapatnam . | Photo…

Standing next to MM Keeravani who had just finished rendering his version of The Carpenters’ ‘Top of the world...’ to a cheering audience, the co-winner of the Academy Award award for Best…

“Wuthering Heights” was first published in 1847 under the name Ellis Bell — a pseudonym for Emily Brontë, of course, and one that she adopted in tandem with her sisters Charlotte and Anne,…

Lakshmi Parthasarathy Athreya and Uma Sathyanarayanan in ‘Sakhyam’. | Photo Credit: Jinkal Dabi Lakshmi Parthasarathy Athreya and Uma Sathyanarayanan, two senior dancers and disciples of…

Work by artist Suresh Kumar Embroidered poetry on a scarlet sari; nostalgic jasmine fragrance in the folds of a wedding sari; saris steeped in maternal love; a mosaic of Indian textiles,…

That families can come in all shapes, sizes and configurations may be one of the most vital lessons to be spread and learned, especially these days. It’s a theme that renowned Japanese…