Spreading sweetness Makara Sankranthi is a harvest festival celebrated all across India. On this day, Bangaloreans exchange sweets and good wishes with their friends, neighbours and relatives
The magical cast Its the multilingualism of the play that makes it special, says Tim Supple, director of the Indian adaptation of the play Midsummer Nights Dream, which was staged recently in the City
Art movies have universal theme Award-winning Italian director Stefano Odoardi spoke to Metrolife on film festivals, Italian cinema and the support structure that independent movie-makers need.
Contemporising Mythology In her latest book, author Anita Nair has presented gods and demons in a more human light.
Performance by American artistes The celebrated opera duo will sing their favourite Arias from Mozart, Verdi, Menotti, Lyn Reese among others and from Broadway Musicals.
There is a proposal to set up a commission for reorganisation of states. Is it desirable to have smaller states? Deccan Herald had invited its readers to comment on the topic. While some of the readers believe that it is good to have smaller states as it would help the government machinery to function effectively, others opine that the division of states would affect the already diminishing national unity and could only add troubles to the country.
