There are enormous headgears, vibrant colours and soaring music on stage at the 61st Kerala School Kalolsavam in Kozhikode. Gods on stage Yakshagana Lord Krishna in conversation with Sathyabhama, Arjuna in Kurukshetra, Sita during vanavas and war-hungry asuras kept the audience entertained through a heady blend of dance and drama. Challenges As a fierce war-cry from the stage floats to …
January 04, 2023 10:24 pm | Updated January 08, 2023 05:43 pm IST - KOZHIKODE Mehdi Hassan’s Gulon mein rang bhare. On Wednesday afternoon, music lovers at the packed Town Hall listened in rapt attention when a young girl sang the ghazal. They made the ghazal one of the highlights of the second day of the 61st Kerala School Kalolsavam. …
Under the hot afternoon sun, the pandal at Vikram Maidan, the main venue of the Kerala School Kalolsavam here which can accommodate around 10,000 persons, is bursting at the seams. Oppana is a traditional song and dance performance popular among the Mappila community of Malabar. Traditional dance form Muneer, an Oppana trainer who is at the venue with five teams …
