It was a day of mourning: a leading light in the cultural arena, veteran singer Kalim Sharafi, had passed away earlier. But the show must go on, that is the way of the world. As a finale to a recent ...

Until the 1980's, those who sat through night-long Kathakali recitals were usually familiar with the epics, although they might have had trouble in following the meaning of each and every gesture or ...

For the average Kathakali actor, going two years without a performance might be a worrying track record. Ettumanoor P Kannan is not your average Kathakali actor, though. He is much more — an academic, ...