International Indie Music Festival to return with third edition at Kovalam in November

Independent music festivals, catering to bands from niche genres, are often hard to sustain, especially due…

Interview with Dave Evans, founding member of AC/DC band: Charged with music

Dave Evans in Thiruvananthapuram Fifty years ago, on a lazy Saturday morning, Dave Evans chanced upon…

Come Vishu, Aranmula mirror makers have their hands full as demand for handcrafted mirrors rises

Arvind S polishing the Aranmula mirror at the Kerala Arts and Crafts Village in Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram…

Papua New Guinean reggae musician Ansalom Nakikus: ‘I think of reggae as a higher purpose’

He is in Kerala to perform at the inaugural edition of the International Indie Music Festival…

Dance-theatre production ‘Otta-Nilanilpinte Pratishtham’ discusses resilience of oppressed through characters from Mahabharata

‘Otta-Nilanilpinte Pratishtham’ to be staged by Thudippu – a human collective at Kerala Arts and Crafts…

Kerala government’s ‘Gift Ek Tradition’ project reaches out to weavers and artisans

An initiative of Kerala Arts and Crafts Village, it has boxes with handlooms and select handicraft…