[ad_1] Maarten Visser and Holger Jetter at Vinyl and Brew | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Maarten Visser, a legend in the Chennai jazz scene, believes that the city has always loved its music. “But today, it feels like it is craving a community,” he says. When he played a concert full of pixie jazz (an […]
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[ad_1] DJ Karun Mahtani plays next to a coffee machine at Cafe Manana | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “Chennai is boring,” announces Karun B as we try to find a somewhat quiet corner at Cafe Manana on March 9. It is 2.30 on a Sunday afternoon and Chennai seems especially hot. Yet, the sweat hardly […]
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[ad_1] I started out as a content creator in 2015. When I started, I had tunnel vision. I thought, main toh apne kamre main videos bana rahi hun; isse agey kya hi meri duniya hogi? (I am making videos in my room, what would my world be other than this?). I did not think I would […]
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[ad_1] The fabulous life of Shalini Passi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shalini Passi is a vibe. Even when she is frazzled, there is a sense of calm about her. After her talk on Women in Artistry at the Madras Art Weekend (MAW), we sit down for a chat in her suite at the Park […]
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[ad_1] It is 9.30pm at Anna Nagar’s Fifth Avenue and a serpentine line of at least 80 gourmands has been shoo-ing mosquitoes while waiting patiently with buckets and hot packs. A security personnel has been trying to control the crowds, and redirect potential customers parking cars and bikes. Anytime now, the owner of Kabali’s Thai […]
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[ad_1] A scene from last year’s Christmas play | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Michael Muthu is peeved. Lately, with all the focus on gifts, snow, Santa Claus, the North Pole, pixies, and elves, he feels the real meaning of Christmas is getting lost. And through Mellow Circle’s annual Christmas play, he plans to shine light […]
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[ad_1] The overarching sentiment that coloured Chennai’s first-ever studio potters’ market was that of surprise. So much so, that an elderly gentleman loudly exclaimed, “I did not know there were so many pottery artists in Chennai!” while waiting for a set of tableware, neatly wrapped in newspaper, to take home. Most buyers at the two-day […]
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[ad_1] At daybreak on the Marina, a series of 15 men line the shore, their eyes searching the waves. In the beginning, it seems like calm, quiet contemplation — like they are seeing the horizon for the first time and marvelling at all the sea has to offer. Suddenly, among them, T Jambulingam swoops down […]
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