Tag: celebrates
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Focus on preserving history as BIFFes celebrates World Kannada Cinema Day
Read Latest News Film enthusiasts at the 16th Bengaluru International Film Festival at Orion Mall on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH The 16th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) celebrated ‘World Kannada Cinema Day’ by remembering Sati Sulochana, the first Kannada talkie. On Monday, N. Nageshwar Rao and Madhukar Rao, grandchildren of the film’s director…
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Oscars 2025: Fernanda Torres becomes this year’s Carnival muse as Brazil celebrates its first Academy Award with ‘I’m Still Here’
Read Latest News People react upon learning that Brazilian film ‘I’m Still Here’ won the Oscar for best International Feature Film while watching a projection of the ceremony, in Sao Paulo, Sunday, March 2, 2025 | Photo Credit: Ettore Chiereguini The Brazilian political biographical drama I’m Still Here, made history by becoming the first-ever Brazilian nominee…
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Austria celebrates 200 years of musical legacy of ‘waltz king’ Johann Strauss II
Read Latest News Even 200 years after the birth of Austria’s world-famous waltz king Johann Strauss II — widely revered like a modern-day pop star during his lifetime — his music has lost none of its magic. Best known for his rousing waltz The Blue Danube, which became Austria’s unofficial national anthem, many of his 500 dance pieces…
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Indie slow-fashion brand myKynd celebrates the mundu
Read Latest News Indie slow fashion brand myKynd elevates the Kerala mundu into something more than an off white every-day piece of garment. It plays with colour, fabric and style, coaxing the unassuming mundu to push its boundaries. Unmesh Dasthakhir launched myKynd with his co-founder and “muse” Senna Rasool in September 2024 as a curated…
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How Indian classical dance celebrates love
Read Latest News On Valentine’s Day, four classical dancers — Navia Natarajan, N. Srikanth, Divya Devaguptapu and Amrita Lahiri write about how they have explored and interpreted Sringara Rasa, the expression of love Mood and metaphor Navia Natarajan | Bharatanatyam dancer “Her lips are fresh red buds, Her arms are tendrils, Impatient youth is poised To…
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Nitin Soma, a potter from Hyderabad celebrates Dakhni in his works
Read Latest News Nitin Soma at one of his clay workshops | Photo Credit: Special Arrangements A mug with a dent, a saucer resembling a crooked steel plate, and a bowl etched with a dialogue — potter Nitin Soma’s claywork challenges perceptions, making one mistake it for metal. At Soma Pottery, his studio in Banjara…
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Chanel celebrates its time-honoured codes in its Spring Summer 25 Haute Couture Showcase
Read Latest News Snapshots from Chanel’s Spring Summer 25 Haute Couture Showcase | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chanel marked its 110th year with a return to the historic Grand Palais for its Spring Summer 25 Haute Couture showcase, after four years. The design house, founded in 1915, has redefined and refined the art of haute…
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Coldplay’s final India concert: Chris Martin celebrates Republic Day; Bumrah surprises fans in Ahmedabad
Read Latest News Ahmedabad: Fireworks at the Narendra Modi Stadium during a concert of British rock band Coldplay, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI “Happy Republic Day, India!” Coldplay frontman Chris Martin greeted the crowd as he kicked off his final performance in the country at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, where…
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How India’s Chinese community celebrates Chinese New Year across generations
Read Latest News In the week leading up to Chinese New Year, Kolkata’s Tiretti Bazaar transforms into a vibrant reflection of the city’s Chinese-Indian heritage. Red lanterns, symbolising prosperity and good fortune, adorn the streets, while calligraphy banners on shopfronts wish visitors health, happiness, and success for the year ahead. Victor Chen, originally from Kolkata…
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Prussian Blue Art Hub celebrates 15 years with an annual show, Timepiece
Read Latest News A work by Laulitha Nair | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Prussian Blue Art Hub’s annual show to commemorate its 15th anniversary is a joyous collection of paintings. From artist Karthika Kathirvel Pandian’s portraits of her children’s faces, radiant with laughter to Anoop Anilkumar’s canvases of an elderly man and woman on a…
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Forum Three celebrates golden jubilee with two-day theatre festival
Read Latest News Sangeeta and Ranjon Ghosha in a still from one of their earlier plays | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Even over phone, 67-year-old theatre enthusiast, Sangeeta Ghoshal’s energy sweeps one along, with her enthusiasm for life, passion for theatre and the zeal to do more. Sangeeta, who originally hails from Kolkata, joined Forum…
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‘The Roshans’ trailer: Netflix docu-series celebrates the legendary Roshans of Bollywood
Read Latest News A still from ‘The Roshans’ | Photo Credit: Netflix Streaming platform Netflix on Thursday (January 9) unveiled the trailer of The Roshans, an upcoming docu-series that takes us through the remarkable lives of the many generations of the Roshan family. Directed and co-produced by Shashi Ranjan, and produced by Rakesh Roshan, the…
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The Dastkar Bazaar exhibition in Chennai celebrates crafts from across India
Read Latest News Bead Work jewellery | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At the Dastkar Bazaar, over 110 artisans from 18 Indian states come together to showcase the beauty and diversity of India’s craftsmanship. Visitors can explore a wide line up crafts such as Sabai grass weaving, papier mache from Kashmir, neem wood work, lacquer toys,…
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Natania Lalwani’s new track ‘Nautanki’ celebrates heartbreak
Read Latest News Natania Lalwani | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mumbai-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Natania Lalwani is a rising contemporary voice known for weaving personal experiences into her music. In her latest single, ‘Nautanki’, she transforms heartbreak into a celebration. A week after the release of the track, Natania, connecting with us from Los Angeles,…
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Visakha Camera Club celebrates 25 years with a photography exhibition from December 20
Read Latest News Sporting heavy beads to cover their body, the women of the primitive Bonda tribes returning from the market at Onukudelli in Koraput district of Odisha. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak From its humble beginnings in the 1990s, the Visakha Camera Club (VCC) has come a long way to become the powerhouse of…
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How the Mizo population in Kerala celebrates Christmas
Read Latest News “I miss home this time of the year…it will be so festive there.” This is Saizampuii Sailo talking about the Christmas festivities back home in Mizoram. A student of the Civil Engineering stream at the College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET), she has been celebrating Christmas, or Krismas as they write it, in…
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Anees Bazmee celebrates 45 years in Bollywood: Madhuri Dixit, Kartik Aaryan, Anil Kapoor and others pay tribute
Read Latest News Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor show up to honour Anees Bazmee | Photo Credit: ANI Film director and screenwriter Anees Bazmee celebrated 45 glorious years in the Hindi film industry with a star-studded event in Mumbai on Saturday night. The event brought together several Bollywood icons and industry veterans to honor the…
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‘Mathilukalkkappuram’, premiered in the US, celebrates the life and creativity of Vaikom Mohammed Basheer
Read Latest News There was Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, smoking a beedi and sitting in his armchair beneath the shade of the mangosteen tree. Beside him was his favourite gramophone. The iconic image of Malayalam literature’s beloved writer, often called the Beypore Sultan, was recreated in the US during a play Mathilukalkkappuram, which was premiered in…
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Kolkata music festival celebrates guru-shishya tradition
Read Latest News Rakesh Chaurasia, the nephew of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia playing the flute on the second day of the ITC Sangeet Sammelan music festival. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kolkata’s ITC Sangeet Research Academy celebrated Hindustani classical music from across India with stalwarts, including Shubha Mudgal and Rakesh Chaurasia, regaling captivated audiences. This five-decade-old…
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Journeying Across the Himalayas celebrates the Himalayan landscape, its people, and culture
Read Latest News For decades, Royal Enfield has been synonymous with rides across the Himalayas. Come December, and a first-of-its-kind festival, presented by the Royal Enfield Social Mission, will unfold in the capital. Titled Journeying Across the Himalayas, the 10-day event aims at spotlighting Himalayan art, textile, culture, sport, conservation, architecture, music, and sustainability by…
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’Moana 2’ sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast
Read Latest News Christmas came early at the box office this year. Moana 2 brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $221 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That, combined with Wicked and Gladiator II, made for an unprecedented weekend in cinemas and a…
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Septuagenarian Dr Ravindra Kumar Choudhary’s interactive session ‘Bashir Badr Ke Safeer’ celebrates poetry
Read Latest News Dr Ravindra Kumar Choudhary (right) at the session; a section of the audience | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A doctor by profession and a transcreator at heart… Dr Ravindra Kumar Choudhary, known by his pseudonym ‘Maun Kavi’, celebrates the written word through his translations and transcreations, the latter involves reimagining content from…
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An Indian restaurant in Tashkent celebrates Uzbekistan’s love for Bollywood
Read Latest News Wall dedicated to Indian celebrities who visited Raaj Kapur restaurant in Tashkent. | Photo Credit: PTI In the heart of Tashkent, a city known for its rich history, stands an Indian restaurant celebrating the legacy of legendary Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor and the love of the Uzbeks for him even 35 years…
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Atlantis The Royal hotel in Dubai celebrates its first anniversary
Read Latest News Atlantis The Royal hotel, Dubai | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement No one does larger than life like Dubai. It is in the West Asian desert city’s very DNA. Naturally, this more-is-more aesthetic is mirrored in some of the city’s most luxurious hotels, including Atlantis The Royal. Yes, the same hotel whose launch…
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Madurai Children’s Literary Festival 2024 celebrates books, stories, and art
Read Latest News From the previous edition of Madurai Children’s Literary Festival | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Madurai’s young and aspiring readers prepare to celebrate books, stories, and art through the annual literary event, Oru Oorla — Madurai Children’s Literary Festival (MCLF). In 2019, MCLF began as a preliminary step to inculcate the habit of reading among children, parents and literature enthusiasts alike.…
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Sula Vineyards celebrates 25 years with new Merlot and a focus on sustainability
Read Latest News When it comes to converting a sunlit patch of land into a space for wine enthusiasts, Sula Vineyards has charted a steady course. Founded in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, by Rajeev Samant, Sula has spent 25 years exploring the potential of Indian winemaking, showing that with a blend of foresight and adaptability, it’s…
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Prakash Raj celebrates one year of Nirdigantha, a theatre incubation center in Srirangapatana
Read Latest News Prakash Raj at the annivarsary celebration of Nirdigantha, an incubation centre for theatre, at Srirangapatna | Photo Credit: K Bhagya Prakash Nirdigantha, a theatre incubation center in K Shettihalli, Srirangapatana, founded by actor and filmmaker, Prakash Raj, recently celebrated a year since its inception. Established with the aim of empowering artistes and…
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Mellow Circle celebrates its 25th year with The Debt, a play that highlights the true meaning of Christmas
Read Latest News 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…
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How the Zohra Segal Festival of the Arts celebrates the trailblazing artiste’s unconventional choices
Read Latest News Zohra Segal | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan Zohra Segal (1912-2014) wore many hats with elan, and lived life on her own terms. Born Sahibzadi Zohra Begum Mumtaz-ullah Khan into an aristocratic Muslim family in Saharanpur, Zohra broke the glass ceiling at a time when it was unknown for women to defy norms…
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Bhoomija’s Sunny Symphony celebrates inclusivity in music
Read Latest News Special children performing the inaugural concert at Bhoomija Jackfruit Festival | Photo Credit: Courtesy: Bhoomija Sunny Symphony, presented by the children of Srishti Special Academy, Bengaluru and directed by versatile artiste MD Pallavi, was an ode to the connection a concert could bring when not confined to conventional performance parameters. This…
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Kartik Aaryan celebrates Children’s Day with young fans at Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 screening
Read Latest News Kartik Aaryan | Photo Credit: SAKCHAI LALIT Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan made Children’s Day memorable for young fans by attending a special screening of his latest hit, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. The actor joined the celebration, which was organized exclusively for children and featured fun interactions and lively performances. Aaryan, who reprises his…
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Kamal Haasan@70: Madras celebrates as its very own star
Read Latest News Cult classic: Kamal did Aboorva Sagotharargal (Appu Raja in Hindi), playing the dwarf character with elan. The cherubic boy in Kalathur Kannamma has turned 70, and yes, time does fly. Kamal Haasan, a five-year-old back then in 1960, has been defying the conventional norms of celluloid, adding a dash of magic, pushing…
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Chennai | Konarak Reddy celebrates 50 years of music with Madras 1968 concert at Alliance Française
Read Latest News Konarak Reddy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement English sculptor Henry Moore once said, “There’s no retirement for an artist; it’s your way of living, so there’s no end to it.” While there may not be retirement, there is a transition into a certain sense of ease in one’s art. For guitarist Konarak…
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A new audio series celebrates the timeless appeal of Tagore’s Gitanjali
Read Latest News Rabindranath Tagore. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives One book that continues to be discussed, translated and read 114 years after it was published in India is Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali. The Bard of Bengal won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 but he was known much before that as a popular…
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Offbeat 2024 on October 6 in Bengaluru celebrates film choreography
Read Latest News Residents of Vishwashanti Niketan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement VT entertainers Charitable Trust, started by Dr Vasudha Teertharam in 2018, is back with its fund raiser, Offbeat 2024, a musical extravaganza, conceived and curated by Vasudha, who is also an Ayurvedic physician. The tagline for Offbeat is celebrating the less celebrated, because we are celebrating…
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Delhi | The DAG is hosting an exhibition that celebrates MF Husain and his enduring legacy
Read Latest News That Obscure Object of Desire Nine | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Maqbool Fida Husain or MF Husain’s life and death have been a recurring subject of discourse. While his body of work has been celebrated repeatedly, not many exhibitions have been able to evocatively capture the prolific artist and painter’s curious mind…
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Rapper Iykki Berry’s new single celebrates Tamil pride and Thanjavur
Read Latest News Iykki Berry in ‘Ithihasam’ | Photo Credit: special arrangement Iykki Berry’s alter ego oscillates between two personalities: that of the “funky, vibe-y, cute-sy, effervescent Barbie”, and the “stubborn, bold, raw and rooted queen”. When one of these personalities takes over, the words write themselves. Her new single ‘Ithihasam’ taps into the latter.…