'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......

Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.''Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.''A......

Spectator dies during jallikattu, many bull tamers injured

A spectator died of heart attack near Madurai while more than 40 bull tamers were injured in the bull taming sport of Jallikattu which was held across Tamil Nadu on Thursday as part of Pongal......

PHOTOS: Country celebrates festival of colours

IMAGE: People celebrate Holi in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Photo Clothes were dyed with hues of colours and a spirit of jollity reigned supreme as the country on Monday played Holi. Revellers......

25 Years Ago in Bollywood...

1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......

'Her dance numbers were not just about dancing'

'A whole universe of feelings and moods went into them.' IMAGE: Dola Re Dola Re, the Aishwarya Rai-Madhuri Dixit dance face-off Saroj Khan choreographed in the 2002 box-office hit Devdas, was......

A new Sanskrit wave

A cow that speaks, a question on patriarchy and the story of a 17th-century poet -- Sanskrit filmmakers are finding new ways to revive the 'dying' language. IMAGE: Rajesh Hebbar and Pratheeksha......

'This was a life not meant to be mine'

'It's very expensive for a girl to become an actress.' 'I remember I was nominated at all the award shows for Tanu Weds Manu and conscientiously, like a new actress, I attended all of them and I......