'My art is my God and the stage is my temple'

'Art has no religion. An artist is an artist.' IMAGE: Mansiya. All photographs: Kind courtesy Mansiya VP/Facebook It was in the late 1950s that an 11-year-old Hyder Ali joined the Kerala......

White House selects Indian-American teen for 'Champions of Change' award

A 15-year-old Indian-American teen has been selected by the White House for the prestigious Champions of Change award for empowering the community by imparting Internet coding through her......

Chiranjeevi's reel friends turn real foes

They romanced Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi in reel life, but have been spitting venom on him in real life. Actresses-turned-politicians Vijaya Santhi and R K Roja are now apparently leaving no......

'Youngsters not losing interest in the arts'

Danseuse Yamini Krishnamurthy begs to differ with those who feel India's youth are less motivated to master classical Indian arts and are moving towards Western popular culture which is......

'You are dance and dance is you'

'Thank you for my dreams that danced then and now.'I realise how lucky I was as a child to have grown up around such greatness, so much humility, and at the core of it all a childlike playfulness.'......

'I call Rocket Boys an emotion'

'It was so nice to see that someone of her stature, where she came from and whose family she was married into and how she held herself in spite of everything that was thrown at her.' "You don't......

Filmmaker K Balachander passes away

Eminent filmmaker and Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner K Balachander died in Chennai on Tuesday at a private hospital after prolonged illness. Hailed as "Iyakunar Sigaram" (Peak among directors) in......

Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan: Actors who debuted with K Balachander

He wasn't just known as one of the finest filmmakers of his time.The late veteran K Balachander was famously credited with launching the careers of many a celluloid stalwarts. Eminent......