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Straight from the heart The Kabir legacy Shabnam Virmani juxtaposes opposites, in their many approaches to Kabir and the search for a universal voice.
Play still relevant: Palekar Amol Palekar staged Badal Sircar’s ‘Pagla Ghoda’ at the annual South Asian Theatre Festival, New Jersey, US, recently.
‘I always had a liking for teaching’
‘Drona is no superhero’ Drona is a young man who understands his lineage, says Goldie Behl.
MUSICSCAN Adventure, the musical kind A two-decade old trip to the concerts and creations of ace violinist L. Subramaniam. 
My favourite raga“Oh so difficult! Yet so exciting to choose your favourite ragas. Awake or asleep, they are on your mind 24x7. Thus, a deep bonding. Here we go and roll out our ‘favourite’ list. Right on top are heavy ragas such as Thodi and ...
In the City Aditya Venkatesh; 4 p.m.: N.Rajkamal (flute); 5.30 p.m.: Vellore R.Giridharan. •Sravanam At TTD Information Centre, T.Nagar. October 3, 6 p.m. Lalitha (violin). October 6, 6 ...
TALES INSPIRED - MONTHLY COLUMN ON FILMS ADAPTED FROM LITERARY WORKS Fuelled by Shakespeare Source Of all writers, poets and dramatists, the Bard of Avon has triggered maximum movies.
Welcome it with an open mind -- Welcome to SajjanpurStoryline: The story of a love-struck letter writer weaved into a satire on flawed development policies in rural India Bottomline: The film grows on you gradually, imperceptibly and surely As India moves ... 
Romance of a rare genre -- Kaadhalil VizhundhaenStoryline: Two lovers flee their homes to escape family wrath, or so you think till. Bottomline: Interesting! The wait is finally over.`Kaadhalil Vizhundhaen'has been releasedand it looks like heroNakul's ... 
Sensex is weak -- Saas Bahu Aur SensexCast: Farooque Sheikh, Kirron Kher, Lillette Dubey, Sharon Prabhakar, Tanushree Dutta, Masumeh Storyline: Farooque plays a stock broker, who hates ladies enamoured with saas bahu serials, investing in the market ... 
Fun all the way -- You Don’t Mess With The ZohanStoryline: An Israeli counter terrorist decides to give it all up to follow his dream of becoming a hair dresser in New York Bottomline: The usual Adam Sandler brand of low brow comedy, which is a guilty pleasure ...
Full of challenges The young man in Balam bets, for things trivial and vital.
Restrained presentationRavikiran’s recital on the chitraveena could not transcend the popular level. Sudha Ragunathan’s concert gained respectability due to her rendition of songs from parampara stock. Judicious choice of kritis Gayathri Venkataraghavan’s raga expositions were delightful as they expressed the concern she has for the raga bhava. Steeped in devotion The violin recital by the guru-sishya duo was rich in bhava, and it was a display of expertise by Sudha Raghunathan. Sound, substance and music While Unnikrishnan’s recital was fast-paced Rajhesh Vaidya’s was a routine affair. Impressive and skilful All for M.S. The week-long cultural festival transported the audience back in time. Musical saga on the saint composer Embar Chinthamani Kasturi’s talk on Tyagaraja was a blend of chaste music and ardent devotion.
Expertise of a high order Chitra Visveswaran’s Nirantharaha – The Eternal Cycle, was a treat, both aural and visual. SARASWATHI VASUDHEVAN
Shadow of the original Tholpavakoothu demands expertise in various fields, knowledge of three languages being one of them, says Ramachandra Pulavar..
Kuchipudi — rare glimpses Organised by Sailaja, the two-day event offered food for thought. Lalgudi’s opera is back Catch the show tomorrow at Narada Gana Sabha Influence of folk on classical music The adaptation of tunes was explained by Dr. S.A.K. Durga. Melodies — olden and golden MSV’s fans lapped up the fare as the orchestra served hit after hit.
Weekend viewing Kalaignar TV offers a special package for the weekend — two films from mega stars for the fans. It will be the Rajnikanth starrer ‘Rajathi Raja’ on Saturday at 5 p,m. and Kamal Haasan’s ‘Aboorva Sagodharargal’ ... Serials The comedy show gets more special this week, as the crew airs episodes filmed at Vega Land theme park, in Kochi. To make it more enjoyable and hilarious, each week’s episode will have comedy sequences from Tamil films aired along with ...
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