AS the sun dipped towards the government buildings and the rain clouds gathered, the brimming stadium began to grow increasingly restless. Now, as he celebrates his 50 years as a playback singer, music lovers still cannot stop fighting over Kattassery Joseph Yesudas, on why they allow his immortal songs to touch their souls. The golden years of Yesudas, the first …
An orbiting Chinese satellite displays the slogan of this year's Luminous Festival, "art without borders, inclusiveness without isolation". Putting that celestial show on July 23 into context, Ge Huichao, founder of the festival, says: "inclusiveness is just like the starry sky, with different social groups looking at one another and illuminating one another". This year's festival, from July 25 to …
