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Current and former students of St. Teresa’s College in Kochi to stage a musical inspired by the Russian ballet Swan Lake

Current and former students of St. Teresa’s College in Kochi to stage a musical inspired by the Russian ballet Swan Lake

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Come January 11, the Platinum Jubilee Auditorium of St. Teresa’s College (STC) will be the stage for musical Hamsadhwani – Words in Motion, an adaptation of the 19th century Russian ballet Swan Lake. Presented in a fusion of classical Indian dance forms such as Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, Kathakali alongside contemporary, freestyle and folk dance, it will […]

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An electric boat that takes the sustainable tourism route in Kochi’s Kadamakkudy islands

An electric boat that takes the sustainable tourism route in Kochi’s Kadamakkudy islands

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It is a calm day for a boat ride, the breeze is a gentle caress. Conditions are ideal on the almost-winter-like day. The waters of the Periyar around Kadamakkudy are still, glass-like. At a distance one can see poles that make up Chinese fishing nets as they mark the outline of the river. The silence […]

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This Christmas, experience the nostalgia of traditional borma-baked plum cakes in Kerala

This Christmas, experience the nostalgia of traditional borma-baked plum cakes in Kerala

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A cake baked in a borma (a traditional coconut shell-fired oven) is the stuff of nostalgia. People from a generation or two ago, when cakes were not as widespread, fondly remember them. Bakeries were few and far between, and those primarily baked bread. Kochi-based baker Tsarina Abrao Vacha’s great-great-grandfather, Ignatius Rozario, is said to have […]

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This Christmas, experience the nostalgia of traditional borma-baked plum cakes in Kerala

This Christmas, experience the nostalgia of traditional borma-baked plum cakes in Kerala

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A cake baked in a borma (a traditional coconut shell-fired oven) is the stuff of nostalgia. People from a generation or two ago, when cakes were not as widespread, fondly remember them. Bakeries were few and far between, and those primarily baked bread. Kochi-based baker Tsarina Abrao Vacha’s great-great-grandfather, Ignatius Rozario, is said to have […]

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Odissi dancer Madhulita Mohapatra wants to popularise the dance form in Kerala

Odissi dancer Madhulita Mohapatra wants to popularise the dance form in Kerala

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Madhulita Mohapatra with her Nrityantar Dance Ensemble  Odissi dancer Madhulita Mohapatra confesses she came to Odissi rather late compared to other classical dancers who start young. “I was 19 when I got an opportunity to learn Odissi. I had watched Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra and Sanjukta Panigrahi on television and I had always wanted to learn […]

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Summer theatre camps in Kochi offer enriching spaces for children to grow

Summer theatre camps in Kochi offer enriching spaces for children to grow

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In the summer of 2000, at the end of a fun-filled four-day children’s theatre camp in Kochi organised by Lokadharmi Centre for Theatre, a participant asked its facilitator, Lokadharmi’s artistic director and eminent dramaturg Chandradasan why he could not make the camp a regular feature.  Taken by surprise, Chandradasan readily replied that he would be […]

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First art show at Kochi’s Mahakavi G Sankarakurup Memorial showcases Kerala women artists

First art show at Kochi’s Mahakavi G Sankarakurup Memorial showcases Kerala women artists

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Celin Jacob’s installation | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Mahakavi G Sankara Kurup Memorial on Abraham Madamakkal Road (at the end of Marine Drive, near Mangalavanam) appears mirage-like under the midday sun. Tucked in away from the main road, another unpaved ‘road’ leads to it. The multi-level triangular structure is as impressive from outside as […]

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Services and facilities for dogs and dog parents are booming in Kochi

Services and facilities for dogs and dog parents are booming in Kochi

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Alexa, Germy, Simba and Zimba meet every Sunday at Rajendra Maidan. They run around the park, playing together while making new friends. Alexa is a Siberian Husky, while the other three are beagles. If not for the dog park Sundays, they would have never met. Four months since opening, the dog park has gained its set […]

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