Simran Sunil Vudayagiri: Nritya Archana
Dancer Simran Sunil Vudayagiri, in her role as one of the Ashta Nayikas (Eight Archetypal Heroines), is longing for her lover, perhaps Krishna.
She adorns...
Mother’s Day 2025: An open letter to mothers of young teens
Dear mothers of temperamental teens (i.e. all teens),
This Mother’s Day, a thought along the lines of “if only my teen was like this every...
Review: The Wrong Gods, Belvoir St Theatre
The Wrong Gods, the third play written by S. Shakthidharan (also co-director) presented by Belvoir St Theatre, is a powerful story of displacement, familial...
India strikes Pak air defence units in Sialkot, Lahore in retaliation
In a significant escalation of tensions in the region, Indian military forces on May 8 carried out targeted drone strikes on Pakistani Air Defence...
The dosa, the wet grinder, its inventor and global chocolate
When the waiter in a Canberra Indian eatery asked me if I wanted my dosa “soft or crisp”, it took me a moment to...