Muthuswami Dikshitar possibly embedded raga names in his compositions so that if his compositions are rendered even after centuries, they would continue to be sung in the same raga. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives A raga is the soul of Indian classical music. It carries a mood, a personality, and a journey of its…
One of the auditoriums at Miraj Cinemas | Photo Credit: Special arrangement When Aakash Cinema (Azadpur) opened its doors to the cinemagoers of Delhi in 1989, the single-screen theatre with 1,000 seats witnessed a beeline of people waiting to watch Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Shahenshah. For nearly three decades, it entertained generations of movie buffs, but its…
Last Updated:September 30, 2025, 11:53 IST Badshah has now joined other celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Mukesh Ambani, Allu Arjun, Bhushan Kumar and Ajay Devgn, who own Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II. Cullinan Series II is Badshah’s second Rolls-Royce after the Wraith. (Photo Credits: Instagram) Rapper and music producer Badshah has set a new record by…
Last Updated:September 30, 2025, 10:04 IST Dhanashree addressed widespread speculation regarding alimony following her divorce from Yuzvendra Chahal. In viral video, a man expressed his perspective on domestic responsibilities. (Photo Credits: Instagram) Dhanashree Verma has grabbed public attention after opening up about her marriage to cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and the events that followed. Speaking on…
Prime Video’s The Boys built its reputation trafficking in the excesses of violence, satire and a very macabre sense of humour. But what made its profane addition to the superhero canon work so well was the way it folded very real anxieties into a genre that rarely allowed for them. Its campus spin-off, Gen V,…
Artists paint a mural of deceased singer Zubeen Garg, in Guwahati, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Assam government has submitted a formal request to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore in connection with singer Zubeen Garg‘s death in the Southeast Asian…
“I had said many foolish things about him,” begins Prakash Belawadi, a renowned film and theatre actor, writer and director, as he talks about his association with Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa, who passed away on September 24, 2025, at the age of 94. Bhyrappa’s Kannada novels such as Vamshavruksha, Nayi Neralu and Tabbaliyu Neenade Manage were…
(Clockwise from left) Behind the scenes image of The Sisters of the Brave Beaver convent sequences from Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’, the women of the real-life Sisters of the Valley based in Merced, California | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @sistersofthevalley, X/ @sistersofcbd Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, One Battle After Another, may be…
Celebrate the nine forms of Shakti with Nava Durga Storam, to be presented by a team of young musicians. | Photo Credit: Illustration: R. Keshav Navratri has been a season when devotion finds its voice in art. It isn’t anymore only about golu displays, music concerts and dance performances, but also about how artistes reshape…
Actor Mohanlal | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Kerala government is set to organise a mega event to honour actor Mohanlal, who was recently conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the country’s highest award in the field of cinema. Titled ‘Malayalam Vaanolam, Lal Salam’, the event will be held at the Central Stadium in the…
