Come Vishu, artisans making Aranmula mirror have their hands full as demand surges for the handcrafted mirror

Come Vishu, artisans making Aranmula mirror have their hands full as demand surges for the handcrafted mirror

A burst of sunlight greets visitors to stall nine inside the sprawling, aesthetically designed Kerala Arts and Crafts Village (KACV) at Vellar, near Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram. Dozens of shining mirrors, big and small, set in beautifully crafted brass frames in different shapes catch the light and reflect it.  Inside the stall, three artisans, squatting on […]

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Dance-theatre production ‘Otta-Nilanilppinte Prathishedham’ discusses the resilience of the oppressed through characters from the Mahabharata

Dance-theatre production ‘Otta-Nilanilppinte Prathishedham’ discusses the resilience of the oppressed through characters from the Mahabharata

‘Otta-Nilanilppinte Prathishedham’ will be staged by Thudippu – A Human Collective at Kerala Arts and Crafts Village in Thiruvananthapuram ‘Otta-Nilanilppinte Prathishedham’ will be staged by Thudippu – A Human Collective at Kerala Arts and Crafts Village in Thiruvananthapuram When you are pushed to the edge, you resist. How resilience becomes a tool for survival is […]

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These musicians return to native city in Kerala after three decades to organise international music festival

These musicians return to native city in Kerala after three decades to organise international music festival

Two independent rock musicians who were part of the fledgling rock music scene in Thiruvananthapuram in the early 1990s return to the city to organise the International Indie Music Festival, a five-day, multi-genre festival at Kovalam from November 9 to 13 Two independent rock musicians who were part of the fledgling rock music scene in […]

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