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Tribute | Remembering visionary artist Hanif Kureshi who took art to India’s streets

In the organised chaos that is Chennai’s Kannagi Nagar stands a white facade of a three-storey build...

entertainment | 3 weeks ago

Don’t forget the children | Indian Dancers for Gaza’s Children spearhead charity performances globally

Last month, the late Pakistani poet and author Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poem titled ‘A lullaby for a Palest...

entertainment | 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Made of Chennai food and music festival attracts a footfall of over 30,000

Capturing a city and its effervescent energy in the span of a weekend is no mean feat. The Hindu’s M...

entertainment | 4 weeks ago

Chennai | Tamil author R Chudamani’s short stories come alive on stage

In the 1960s, Tamil writer R Chudamani captured the many shades of a woman’s lived experiences like ...

entertainment | 1 month ago

Play a game within a streaming show in India’s first gamified content app by Asiaville Interactive

As detective Dev enters the scene of a murder, his eyes scrunch up in consternation. It is right at ...

entertainment | 1 month ago

Art from rubble and despair | Artists in conflict zones

Artist Maisara Baroud lived in Gaza city with his small family in a large family home. Every morning...

entertainment | 1 month ago

‘Grease: The Musical’ takes the stage in Chennai this August

“Why Grease? Because it’s Grease!” quips Denver Anthony Nicholas. There is no better way to start th...

entertainment | 2 months ago

KS Chithra interview: What keeps the legendary singer still curious at 61?

The night before this interview, I fell deep into a gratifying rabbit hole — the auditory kind. It b...

entertainment | 2 months ago

Breakdancing debuts at Olympics 2024 | Chennai’s breakers hit the streets with new moves

You may think him cute but his swagger is unmatched. Sporting a bright red beanie, a four-year-old B...

entertainment | 2 months ago

Chennai | International theatre festival for children brings Korean puppet show and a musical

A kitchen full of silly superheroes, with pots, pans and whisks in tow — sure sounds like a recipe f...

entertainment | 3 months ago

Madras Art Movement: DAG’s new exhibition in Delhi spotlights the South Indian school of art

To condense an art movement that spanned decades and ideologies, and gave Modernism a new visual lan...

entertainment | 3 months ago

What’s on the Gen Z and Millennial playlist? We decode some indie music trends

The beeline at the brick-laden, gabled, Snowball Studios in Worli, Mumbai is inviting some curious q...

entertainment | 3 months ago

Disney Adventure cruise ship to set sail from Singapore in 2025

It is not often (read: never) that one gets to sail with Captain Mickey Mouse and his entourage of e...

entertainment | 3 months ago

Young Chennai artists interpret the concept of ‘local’ through sculptures, paintings and art installations

From the chaos, a bright red canvas invites a second glance. A closer look reveals a quintessential ...

entertainment | 3 months ago

At Puducherry, rare photo archives and research material transform into an art show

The staircase leading up to the first floor of the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) today tells...

entertainment | 4 months ago

South Asia’s highest ‘land art’ festival set in Ladakh reflects on climate change

A carpet of fabric in a gradation of red, brown, and maroon spreads across a dirt road leading up to...

entertainment | 4 months ago