A tour of the renovated Venkatappa Art Gallery in Bengaluru | Video Credit: Ravichandran N. Located inside the beautiful Cubbon park, the Venkatappa Art Gallery holds a special place in the history of Bengaluru. The Government of Karnataka inaugurated the iconic art gallery in 1975. It was dedicated to the great artist Shri K. Venkatappa. […]
A young couple walks along a lane in Cubbon Park, each carrying a single long-stemmed rose, shoulders grazing, eyes interlocked, clearly in the courting stage. A few yards away, in the parking lot, a young man wearing silver cufflinks and a barrister’s band, is getting into his car while on the lawns beyond, a few […]
Kruthi Vittal-Bhatt with Charulatha Ramanujam (violin), K.U. Jayachandra Rao (mridangam) and B. Rajashekar (morsing). | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement As part of the monthly concert series, Nadasurabhi Cultural Association, Bengaluru, featured Kruthi Vittal Bhatt’s vocal concert with senior accompanists Charulatha Ramanujam (violin), K.U. Jayachandra Rao (mridangam) and B. Rajashekar (morsing). Kruthi handled the stage dynamics […]
Actor Rishab Shetty in a still from the film Kantara. | Photo Credit: File photo Heavy rains lashing parts of Hosanagara taluk disrupted the shooting of the movie – Kantara: Chapter 1, directed by and starring Rishab Shetty, at the backwaters of Mani dam, built across Varahi river, on Saturday. According to the production company, […]
India, prepare to be serenaded by the stirring melodies of one of the world’s most beloved indie folk singer-songwriters, Passenger aka Michael Rosenberg. The voice behind the timeless hit ‘Let Her Go’, is all set to bring his 3-city India Tour, produced and promoted by BookMyShow Live, to fans this November as part of his […]
For no fault of the players, RCB’s first IPL title will always be associated with death and disaster. Rajat Patidar and his boys deserved better, as did the lakhs of fans who turned up that Wednesday morning to share in the triumph. Sport is a life-affirming activity, and to die in its support goes against […]
A stampede-like situation has killed at least 11 persons, including a child during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) Indian Premier League (IPL)-winning celebration at the Chinnaswamy stadium as the Rajat Patidar-led side returned to home on Wednesday. Following their win over Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad in the final on Tuesday, Virat Kohli and Co landed amid […]
The collection, on display at the exhibition, takes you back in time | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement During the Indo-British textile trade, between the late 19th and mid-20th centuries, a few unique textile labels emerged. They were were known as tikats, tikas or chaaps. They were not simple tags attached to fabric, they carried imaginative […]
Watch: Bengaluru’s legacy of stained glass art | Video Credit: Ravichandran N. Stained glass art, which was largely popularised by churches in Europe in the medieval period, is believed to have its origins in Syria. In Bengaluru one can spot them in All Saints Church, East Parade church, Holy Trinity Church, St Mark’s Cathedral and […]
Shivrajkumar and Srinivas | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shivarajkumar will now be seen in a children’s film, A for Anand. MG Srinivas, known for his out-of-the-box storylines and approach to visualisation and concepts, will direct the film. Cinematographer Mahendra Simha and composer Vasuki Vaibhav are also on board the project. The RJ-turned director, Srinivas, is […]
