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3 days ago

Nirmal Pillai interview: On his 40-minute film ‘Bata Boy and Crocs Girl’

In a world dominated by Instagram reels, storytelling often comes in bite-sized bursts, designed to steal our attention in under a minute. Comedian Nirmal Pillai, based in Bengaluru, is transitioning from the former to the latter with a 40-minute multilingual mumblecore film, Bata Boy and Crocs Girl which recently premiered at the Bangalore International Centre. Giving characters a journey is …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Why music is crucial to the success of a Bharatanatyam performance?

The Hindu

Music and dance embellish, enrich and elevate each other. The legendary T. Balasaraswati has often been quoted as saying: “Bharatanatyam, in its highest moment, is the embodiment of music in its visual form.” There is a close relationship between abhinaya and raga. Balamma’s mother Jayammal, Kanchipuram Ellappa Pillai, the two musical giants Gnanasundaram and Narasimhulu, flute maestro T. Viswanathan, clarionet …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Srikanth and Aswathy’s well-crafted ‘Paraaparame’

The Hindu

Srikanth has matured as a dancer and seems to have found his niche. The Chatusra Alarippu was notable for its musical accompaniment — the violin playing the emphasis beats and the mridangam enhancing the dancers’ usi beats and Ganesha symbolisms. The instrumental ensemble also included the veena that provided the subsequent ‘Kaithala’ Thirupugazh with a dramatic high-pitched end. While ‘Tat …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Live Law

Citations 2024 LiveLaw 1 to 2024 LiveLaw 400 A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the suggestion that there should be prior censorship of any publication on Rohingyas on Facebook is an example of “a treatment that is worse than the disease.” The Delhi High Court has refused to pass an …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

With Trudeau Busy, Yukon Lobbies Don Jr. Over Bear-Meat Snacks

Live Mint

-- Although Canada faces a major trade war with the US as soon as President-elect Donald Trump enters office in less than a month, Justin Trudeau has been distracted by a leadership crisis that could topple him as prime minister. For Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, that led to chewing the fat with the president-elect’s eldest son, Donald J. Trump Jr., …

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3 weeks ago

Fortune and fraud: The spectacular life and death of biscuit king Rajan Pillai

Live Mint

In the decade of the 1980s, a shooting star suddenly appeared on the Indian business horizon. The startup didn’t earn him much money, but it endeared him to Johnson, a man who would be a key figure in the infamous management takeover battle for Nabisco, captured in the gripping 1990 book Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

‘In Hinduism, no matter how much you try to regiment, there are still elements of fluidity’

The Hindu

Manu Pillai tells his audience how a Bala Murugan temple deity in Kerala’s Alappuzha district acquired the rather catchy moniker, “Munch Murugan.” When a small boy in the region fell ill, his parents took him to this Murugan temple to pray for his recovery. Inherent fluidity Pillai, who was responding to Subramaniam’s question on whether the inherent fluidity of Hinduism …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Words of worth

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Ooru’s annual tradition of Bangalore Literature Festival – where thousands of book lovers gather to meet their favourite authors from all over the world – closed its 13th edition over the weekend at The Lalit Ashok, Seshadripuram. Books, panels and packed rooms Featuring a lineup of 350 speakers across two days of panel discussions, readings, and performances, the festival …

4 weeks ago

Proposal for ban on film reviews: Threat to freedom of expression or desperation?

India Today

2024, for Indian cinema, was quite eventful. Is it film reviews on YouTube and other social media channels, or is the content and its appeal to the target audience? Earlier, the Tamil Nadu Producers Council condemned 'personal attacks on actors' in the name of film reviews. The producer's council, in their four-page statement, claimed that big-budget films like Kamal Haasan's …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Young nagaswaram and thavil artistes have turned the spotlight on these instruments

The Hindu

Unlike many great nagaswaram and thavil players of the Isai Vellalar community of the composite Thanjavur district, who dissuaded their children from learning the art, nagaswaram artiste T.C. Children from the families of nagaswaram and thavil players seem to be enjoying the best of both worlds —academics and art.” S. Sethuraman, the younger of the Desur Brothers, is also an …

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1 month ago

How Colonial Rule and Christianity Transformed Modern Hinduism - Interview with Manu Pillai

The Hindu

Published : Dec 07, 2024 09:59 IST - 9 MINS READ Magisterial in its sweep, Manu S. Pillai’s Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of The Modern Hindu Identity journeys through 400 years of colonial rule, examining how India’s encounter with Europe catalysed shifts in Hinduism, in theory and practice. But leaving aside the contingent and historical factors that have …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Kalasagaram Festival Kicks Off with Sanjay Subramanyam’s Concert

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Kalasagaram’s 57th annual Carnatic festival of music, dance and drama had a perfect launch on Saturday, with a concert by Sangeeta Kalanidhi Sanjay Subramanyam, who returned to perform in the city after half a decade. Next came Gopalakrishna Bharathi’s ‘Harahara Siva’ inGambiranattai followed by ‘Janani Ninnuvina’, a masterpiece and famouskrithi of Subbaraya Sastri, in Reetigowla.Sanjay did a brief raaga …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Manu Pillai’s Gods, Guns & Missionaries Reviews Hindu Identity’s Colonial Origins

The Hindu

Published : Nov 27, 2024 22:03 IST - 5 MINS READ The triple boom of Manu Pillai’s title reminds one of Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs and Steel, the work of a polymath that sought to explain the uneven spread of wealth across the world. Pillai’s focus is India, and he deals with soft facts, beliefs, and opinions, both of which …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 18 – November 24, 2024

Live Law

Nominal Index Nimija v State of Kerala, 2024 LiveLaw 727 Case Title: TNS India Pvt. Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, 2024 LiveLaw 743 Baiju George v. Commissioner Of Goods And Service Taxes Department, 2024 LiveLaw 744 The Assistant Commissioner Of State Tax v. Bhima Jewellery And Diamonds P. Ltd., 2024 LiveLaw 745 Suo Motu JPP initiated by the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Unpacking a shifting identity

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: In recent years, amidst an ideological battle, historian Manu S Pillai steps back centuries to trace the formation of the modern Hindu identity in his new book Gods, Guns & Missionaries: The Making of The Modern Hindu Identity. Armed with rigorous research and fascinating anecdotes, Pillai — who was on the jury for the recently-held Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hindus felt pressed to stress their Hinduness: Author Manu S Pillai

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Amid an ideological battle, author Manu S Pillai steps back centuries to trace the formation of the modern Hindu identity in his new book Gods, Guns & Missionaries: The Making of The Modern Hindu Identity. Armed with rigorous research and fascinating anecdotes, Manu — who was on the jury for the recently-held Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman by The New …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala HC Quashes Case Against Goa Governor Sreedharan Pillai Over Remarks On Women's Entry At Sabarimala, Says Speech Wasn't Made In Public

Live Law

The Kerala High Court quashed a case registered under Section 505 of the IPC against former State BJP President and present Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai for allegedly making statements supporting the Thantri's decision to deny entry of women at Sabarimala Temple, against the Apex Court decision in Young Indian Lawyers Association case. It was stated that Sreedharan Pillai who …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Manu S. Pillai takes readers across four tumultuous centuries of colonial India in his new book Gods, Guns and Missionaries

The Hindu

Thickly researched, vividly narrated, and often witty, Gods, Guns and Missionaries is a compelling invitation to explore the historical origins of modern Hinduism. Savarkar, the book takes readers across four tumultuous centuries of colonial India. The word Gods signals competing ideas around divinity, both within Hinduism and in Hindus’ exchanges with outsiders. Yes, in fact missionaries and Western intellectuals tried …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court quashes case against Goa Governor over Sabarimala remarks

India Today

The Kerala High Court on Thursday quashed a case registered against Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai for his controversial remarks regarding the entry of women at the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple. The case, filed by Kozhikode Kasaba police, was linked to a speech Pillai made in 2018 during a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha meeting, in which he expressed opposition to the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

71-year-old pursues computer dreams at Pathanamthitta ITI

New Indian Express

PATHANAMTHITTA: At a time when his peers are spending their days at home or with grandchildren, 71-year-old Parameshwaran Pillai has embarked on an inspiring journey by enrolling in a computer course. Pillai, a resident of Mannarassala near Haripad in Alappuzha district, joined the Computer Operating and Programming Assistant course at the Government ITI, Chenneerkkara, on 30th October. He works as …

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2 months ago

Kerala HC: Watching a woman or capturing image publicly not voyeurism

New Indian Express

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has ruled that taking photos of a woman standing in front of her house, without any attempt at secrecy, does not constitute voyeurism. The prosecution alleged that on May 3, 2022, while the woman was standing in front of her house, the first and second accused arrived in a car and took photographs of her …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Arif Khan Praises P S Sreedharan Pillai's Literary Legacy

New Indian Express

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan releases a book on P S Sreedharan Pillai. The book, titled 'Savyasachiaya Karmayogi', is a compilation of articles and personal notes written by various individuals about Sreedharan Pillai. The book highlights his exceptional skills and ability to build bridges and win people's hearts.

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2 months, 1 week ago

The History of a State Anthem: How a Tamil Drama Became the State Symbol

The Hindu

A controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu regarding the State anthem, with Governor R.N. Ravi and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at odds over the omission of specific lines from the traditional Tamil Nadu State anthem. The song, 'Manonmaneeyam', originally titled 'Neeradum Kadaludutha', was chosen as the national invocation song but was altered to omit the words 'Draavida Nal Thirunadum'. This sparked …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Is yoghurt in the morning as healthy as you think? These are the warning signs

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Nirmal Pillai interview: On his 40-minute film ‘Bata Boy and Crocs Girl’

Why music is crucial to the success of a Bharatanatyam performance?

Srikanth and Aswathy’s well-crafted ‘Paraaparame’

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

With Trudeau Busy, Yukon Lobbies Don Jr. Over Bear-Meat Snacks

Fortune and fraud: The spectacular life and death of biscuit king Rajan Pillai

‘In Hinduism, no matter how much you try to regiment, there are still elements of fluidity’

Words of worth

Proposal for ban on film reviews: Threat to freedom of expression or desperation?

Young nagaswaram and thavil artistes have turned the spotlight on these instruments

How Colonial Rule and Christianity Transformed Modern Hinduism - Interview with Manu Pillai

Kalasagaram Festival Kicks Off with Sanjay Subramanyam’s Concert

Manu Pillai’s Gods, Guns & Missionaries Reviews Hindu Identity’s Colonial Origins

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 18 – November 24, 2024

Unpacking a shifting identity

Hindus felt pressed to stress their Hinduness: Author Manu S Pillai

Kerala HC Quashes Case Against Goa Governor Sreedharan Pillai Over Remarks On Women's Entry At Sabarimala, Says Speech Wasn't Made In Public

Manu S. Pillai takes readers across four tumultuous centuries of colonial India in his new book Gods, Guns and Missionaries

Kerala High Court quashes case against Goa Governor over Sabarimala remarks

71-year-old pursues computer dreams at Pathanamthitta ITI

Kerala HC: Watching a woman or capturing image publicly not voyeurism

Arif Khan Praises P S Sreedharan Pillai's Literary Legacy

The History of a State Anthem: How a Tamil Drama Became the State Symbol

Is yoghurt in the morning as healthy as you think? These are the warning signs