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Akhila Krishnamurthy

Mara by Mythili Prakash, lightning design by Gyandev Singh
Art & Culture
The Illuminati

Lighting designers are setting classical dance ablaze

27 October 2024
Art & Culture
Body Language

A Japanese practitioner of Kalaripayattu gives a cultural twist to the ancient martial art form from Kerala

30 August 2024
Feature
Dancers at Home

When professional performance gets closer and cosy

15 March 2024
A Sacred Confluence
Art & Culture
A Sacred Confluence

London-based dancer Akram Khan leads a creative lab in Tamil Nadu where participants revisit the traditions of classical Indian dance and music

03 February 2023
Feature
To a Beat of Its Own

A Bharatanatyam class provides a safe and creative space for transgender students in Chennai

05 August 2022
Books
Playing to the Guru

Atul Merchant Jataayu chronicles the musical genius and personal proclivities of his legendary teacher Annapurna Devi

21 January 2022
Art & Culture
In Step on Screen

Dance films allow performers to showcase their art and tell innovative stories

10 December 2021
Books
Eternal Seekers

A chronicle of female spiritual travellers

10 September 2021
Sing Me to Sleep
Feature
Sing Me to Sleep

The lullaby is finding its way into mainstream music culture

23 July 2021
The World at Their Feet
Art & Culture
Art: The World at Their Feet

Young performing artists are using social media to build their own unique brand and to reach a wider audience

07 May 2021

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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