An architect and a student are beautifying public spaces in Bengaluru

An architect and a student are beautifying public spaces in Bengaluru

Siddharth and Namita | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Architect and designer Namitha B Ramaiah and her collaborator, student, Siddharth Kaul, are on a mission to beautify public spaces in Bengaluru.  Namitha says, when she returned after studying architecture in Barcelona, she started exploring the city. “I studied how it influences the public. One thought I had was […]

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Bengaluru Open | India’s challenge peters out after Nagal loses to Purcell

Bengaluru Open | India’s challenge peters out after Nagal loses to Purcell

Australia’s Max Purcell plays a shot against India’s Sumit Nagal during the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger in Bengaluru on February 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K India’s singles campaign at the DafaNews Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger ended on Thursday following Sumit Nagal’s 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 defeat to Australia’s Max Purcell at the KSLTA […]

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Orchestrating a symphony of cultures, Israel band Castle in Time teams up with Indian musician Trilok Gurtu for Harmonies in Time Tour

Orchestrating a symphony of cultures, Israel band Castle in Time teams up with Indian musician Trilok Gurtu for Harmonies in Time Tour

Israel-based orchestra Castle in Time Israel-based orchestra Castle in Time, which experiments with groove, jazz, textures, avant-garde, classical contemporary, electro-acoustic, minimalism, and live composition sound languages, will return to India after two years. On the invitation of the Israel embassy and music production company Mixtape, the orchestra will be joined by Indian percussionist-composer Trilok Gurtu […]

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Orchestrating a symphony of cultures, Israel band Castle in Time teams up with Indian musician Trilok Gurtu for Harmonies in Time Tour

Orchestrating a symphony of cultures, Israel band teams up with Indian musician who influenced its compositions

Israel-based orchestra Castle in Time Israel-based orchestra Castle in Time, which experiments with groove, jazz, textures, avant-garde, classical contemporary, electro-acoustic, minimalism, and live composition sound languages, will return to India after two years. On the invitation of the Israel embassy and music production company Mixtape, the orchestra will be joined by Indian percussionist-composer Trilok Gurtu […]

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The intrepid multitasker | Chef Manu Chandra effortlessly juggles new restaurant Lupa, and ventures such as Single Thread, Begum Victoria and Chota Hazari

The intrepid multitasker | Chef Manu Chandra effortlessly juggles new restaurant Lupa, and ventures such as Single Thread, Begum Victoria and Chota Hazari

Chef Manu Chandra at a Single Thread event | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Even in Bengaluru, a city synonymous with start-ups, Manu Chandra’s transition from acclaimed chef to serial entrepreneur has been accomplished at warp speed. In the space of less than a year since he resigned from the Olive Group of Restaurants, Chandra’s businesses […]

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Bengaluru | Nature illustrators Nirupa Rao, Sangeetha Kadur and Shilpa Shree on their fascination with trees

Bengaluru | Nature illustrators Nirupa Rao, Sangeetha Kadur and Shilpa Shree on their fascination with trees

From paintings and jigsaw puzzles to nature journaling, artists in Bengaluru are finding ways to express their love of local trees. Nirupa Rao Nirupa Rao, botanical illustrator Ever since Rao began sketching trees, the impetus behind her work has been to familiarise people with India’s native species and subliminally bring trees into mainstream culture — […]

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How Goethe Institut’s bangaloREsidency program is forging artistic ties between Germany and India

How Goethe Institut’s bangaloREsidency program is forging artistic ties between Germany and India

Geographically speaking, the saxophone, a single-reed woodwind instrument invented by Adolphe Sax in 19th century Belgium, and the parai, a traditional Tamil percussion instrument, are worlds apart. But there is a spectral-yet-superstitious connection between the two.  Adolphe, as a child, had several potentially fatal accidents, including a gunpowder explosion, a fall from the third floor, […]

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Vijay Hazare Trophy | Andhra back in the mix after a comfortable outing against Kerala

Vijay Hazare Trophy | Andhra back in the mix after a comfortable outing against Kerala

Andhra speedster B. Ayyappa, who took three wickets and effected one run out against Kerala, in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Bengaluru on Thursday, November 17, 2022. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Andhra recorded a fine 76-run victory over Kerala to put itself back in contention for the knockout stages of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, […]

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Indian Super League | East Bengal on the lookout for a first home win this season as it takes on Odisha

Indian Super League | East Bengal on the lookout for a first home win this season as it takes on Odisha

East Bengal FC’s Cleiton Silva, right, celebrates after scoring against Bengaluru FC during their Indian Super League 2022–23 match at the Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, Bengaluru, on November 11, 2022. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR East Bengal will be keen to carry on its winning momentum and record its first home victory when it […]

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