Life cut short: Theatre director and actor Saurabh Gharipurikar passes away in Hyderabad

Life cut short: Theatre director and actor Saurabh Gharipurikar passes away in Hyderabad

Saurabh Gharipurikar in the play ‘Miya Biwi’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Hyderabad theatre community is mourning the unexpected passing of director and actor Saurabh Gharipurikar on February 11 at 42. He had been battling health issues for some time. His passing is particularly heart-breaking, as he was gearing up to stage Manav Kaul’s […]

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Cosplay at Comic Con Chennai: Who wore what?

Cosplay at Comic Con Chennai: Who wore what?

“Can I get a ‘chi hoooo?’,” asks little Dheva Mayuran who is cosplaying as Maui from the film Moana, holding up a painted fish hook. Not too far away, he spots Moana, a cosplayer who looks mind-bogglingly similar to the curly-haired star of the much-loved Disney movie. In the vicinity, at Chennai Trade Centre in Nandambakkam, there […]

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Meet Likitha Murthy, the ‘Jhansi’ of Telugu television

Meet Likitha Murthy, the ‘Jhansi’ of Telugu television

Likitha Murthy in Jhansi, a Warrior | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Likitha Murthy has portrayed multiple characters in her five-year television journey, but Jhansi is unlike any role she has taken on before. “I have played simple characters but never truly challenged myself. Jhansi, an advocate by profession, is determined and passionate about law and […]

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Nitin Soma, a potter from Hyderabad celebrates Dakhni in his works

Nitin Soma, a potter from Hyderabad celebrates Dakhni in his works

Nitin Soma at one of his clay workshops | Photo Credit: Special Arrangements A mug with a dent, a saucer resembling a crooked steel plate, and a bowl etched with a dialogue — potter Nitin Soma’s claywork challenges perceptions, making one mistake it for metal. At Soma Pottery, his studio in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Nitin […]

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A residents’ association in Thiruvananthapuram propagates cultivation of rarely-grown perennial trees

A residents’ association in Thiruvananthapuram propagates cultivation of rarely-grown perennial trees

Sijukumar PN attending to kunthirikkam saplings | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Kadayilmudumbu Residents’ Welfare Association (KRWA) of Kodunganoor ward at Vattiyoorkkavu in Thiruvananthapuram has been setting an example for residents’ associations. After being chosen as the best residents’ association indulging in farming activities at the Kerala State Farm Awards 2023, the Association has now taken […]

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Hyderabad | Naik City, art from the gaze of an autorickshaw

Hyderabad | Naik City, art from the gaze of an autorickshaw

Autorickshaws are a recurring motif in artist Rajesh Naik’s work. For him, autos have been windows to the world since childhood. Growing up in Hyderabad’s Old City, he often watched — and at times accompanied — his father, who earned a living by driving an autorickshaw. Eventually, Rajesh too began driving after school hours to […]

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This Valentine’s Day, meet couples who met on vacation

This Valentine’s Day, meet couples who met on vacation

Movies, books, and songs over the years have led us to believe in the idea of a holiday romance. New city, new possibilities… and sometimes new love. This could be a holiday fling that ends when the couple says goodbye to each other, or a relationship that thrives for weeks, months, years… despite the daily […]

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chef Harshini is reintroducing diners to the flavour-laden dishes of Kongunadu

chef Harshini is reintroducing diners to the flavour-laden dishes of Kongunadu

Fish fry at Kongunadu | Photo Credit: Special Arrangements Chef Lakshmi Divya Harshini always wanted to learn pastry making, but she had to wait until she turned 23. “My grandfather wasn’t ready to allow me to travel abroad alone, even though I had a master’s degree in international business,” she recalls. Once she completed her […]

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Screen Share | Reality TV’s dating games

Screen Share | Reality TV’s dating games

A still from Love is Blind Let’s be honest… what are you the most excited for this week? The overdose of red roses, balloons, chocolates and beady-eyed teddy bears in unsightly colours on Valentine’s Day, or the new season of Love is Blind?  Regardless of the debate over how “scripted” reality television truly is, there […]

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