When a mall’s atrium turned into a stage

Chennai, Tamil Nadu: FOR FRIDAY REVIEW: Nithyashree performs Shiva’s Ananda Tandavam before a 10-ft Nandi statue at VR mall in Chennai on Sunday. Photo: Akhila Easwaran/ The Hindu | Photo Credit: AKHILA EASWARAN The atrium of VR Chennai in Anna Nagar echoed with music and sounds of the salangai during ‘Pradosha Arpana’, an event curated…

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‘Bolava Vitthal’ celebrates the songs of the minstrels

Varkari (piligrims) walk to Pandharpur to worship Vittala on Ashadi Ekadashi. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Mumbai-based Pancham Nishad, presents Bolava Vitthal, a concert series that celebrates abhang and Varkari Bhakti tradition, in Bengaluru featuring Anand Bhate, Mugdha Vaishampayan and Prathamesh Laghate. They will be accompanied by Padhye (tabla), Sukhad Munde (pakhawaj), Aditya Oke (harmonium),…

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Pride Month 2025: Meet musician and transman Nique Singh Ningthoujam at home in Hyderabad

Nique Singh Ningthoujam during a show | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nique Singh Ningthoujam (Pronouns: He/Him) walks in at Domino’s Pizza in Mehdipatnam with quiet pride. Confident, independent, and multi-faceted — the singer and trans man has called Hyderabad home for nearly a decade. “Hyderabad has stood by me like a good friend,” says the…

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Pakistani actor Hania Aamir joins Diljit Dosanjh in trailer for ‘Sardaar Ji 3’

A still from ‘Sardaar Ji 3’ | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @diljitdosanjh Pakistani actor Hania Aamir has officially joined the cast of Sardaar Ji 3, the latest instalment in the popular Punjabi horror-comedy franchise starring Diljit Dosanjh. The trailer, released by Dosanjh on Instagram, introduces Aamir alongside returning co-star Neeru Bajwa. The film is set to…

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