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Love's labour not lost
Sonya Jehan, who plays the incomparable Mumtaz Mahal in Akbar Khan's opulent film Taj Mahal, is not quite sure why she was chosen for the role. This grand-daughter of Pakistani singer Noor Jehan gives a realistic estimate of herself
Book Watch

Top Books of the week

Cinema

Frames 'n' friends
They were great friends, but they also had the bitterest of fights. The recent Herzog-Kinski film festival opened up the relationship between the two in its several shades


Not funny, this one
Comedy actor Rajpal Yadav plays a serious guy now
Music

Holding on to a grand form
The Pallavi is a complicated form of Carnatic music and it takes years to master it
Impeccable performance
Varna in raga Thodi ("Saraguna") by Dr. Balamuralikrishna marked the beginning of the Palace Concerts during the Dasara Cultural Festival-2005. Creative svara kalpana, delineation of ragabhava, explication of sarvasvara gamaka with impeccable ...
Singing for the saints
In Sangeetha Sudhe held last weekend, noted singers sang different kinds of compositions by Haridasas with some useful commentaries. It was a grand treat of music and information. Veteran singer B. Hussain Sab took the stage with Vasanthkumar ...
Theatre

Theatre, actually
Force-fed on a glut of amateurish, over-hyped productions masquerading as theatre, Bangalore is beginning to lose the ability to appreciate the finer nuances of the craft, considering the poor turnout for Kadambari's National Theatre Festival
Arts & Crafts

The spirit of solitude
Yusuf Arakkal's new series of paintings is an absorbing one
Tribute

Shirley Horn: here's to life
TRIBUTE Shirley Horn, pianist and vocalist, will be remembered both for her whispery, breathy voice, and the languid pace as also the masterly pauses between notes
Festivals

Fest for children
Chinnara Habba, which translates into children's festival in Kannada, begins on November 17 and goes on till November 21 at the Kanteerava Stadium. The fest is organised by Eventspro Vision Pvt. Ltd. in association with ACE (Acedemy for Corporate ...



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