Puzzled by the paucity of dialogues and conversations in public spaces, research student Abhishek Ajayakumar and architect Nichollette Jerome wondered how they would be able to get people to start talking and listening to each other, and also agree to disagree on different issues. “That was how we came up with the idea of Tatvika […]
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The small group is all ears as Amiya J Hisham takes them through making linocut prints, showing them some samples and introducing them to the ink, the tools and the technique. It is one of the many workshops at Bottega Art Studio at Sasthamangalam in Thiruvananthapuram, run by artists-designers Amiya and Gouthami MG. The space […]
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Aswanth A, visual designer | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Aswanth A’s connection with the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) organised in Thiruvananthapuram, goes beyond a cinephile’s love for movies. It was in 2017 when he moved to the city to pursue a bachelor’s degree in fine arts at the College of Fine Arts. As […]
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‘Tis the season of festivities and feasts. And Thiruvananthapuram is getting decked up for Deepavali, the festival of lights. Sweets in myriad flavours, traditional and innovative, savouries infused with aromatic spices, and cakes with an Indian twist are just some of the eats made by enterprising home cooks. Meanwhile to usher in the season’s colours, […]
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Anna Samuel | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Anna Samuel gifted her a father-in-law a potted succulent on his birthday. He kept it on a shelf with his collection of cacti. “When it was time to cut the birthday cake, I brought it to the table. That is when he realised it was a cake!” says […]
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Classical music and dance concerts, garba nights, cultural programmes, religious events, golu arrangement… Navaratri has all these and much more to offer. Step out and soak in the Navaratri festivities as the celebrations reach its peak. Gods come calling The idols from Padmanabhapuram palace being taken to Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Navaratri […]
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For conceptual artist Lakshmi Madhavan, the gossamer fine cotton cloth woven with gold zari (kasavu) is her chosen medium to explore a people’s stories, culture and social mooring. The Mumbai-based artist uses the kasavu-bordered cotton textile to explore her identity, her roots and her efforts to bridge the different facets of her life while juxtaposing […]
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For Avani Pannicker, a student of Secretarial Practice from Kollam, the spacious SNV Sadanam at Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram is second home. “I have been staying here for seven years now and it really is my home in Thiruvananthapuram,” she says. It has been a second home for generations of young women who flocked to […]
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Kanivellari is an integral part of Vishukkani. | Photo Credit: H VIBHU Vishu is incomplete with kanivellari or the golden cucumber. It is a must in Vishukkani, the resplendent arrangement that one has to see as the first thing on Vishu day. Since this cucumber variety is not commonly cultivated in Thiruvananthapuram, it usually arrives […]
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Kanivellari is an integral part of Vishukkani. | Photo Credit: H VIBHU Vishu is incomplete with kanivellari or the golden cucumber. It is a must in Vishukkani, the resplendent arrangement that one has to see as the first thing on Vishu day. Since this cucumber variety is not commonly cultivated in Thiruvananthapuram, it usually arrives […]
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