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From Mumbai to Delhi, man on mission to spread message of religious unity

Wednesday 10 February '10

Dressed in white, with a wide smile playing on his face, he stands alone holding aloft a placard. Fifty-year-old Krishna Das is always in the heart of the rush-hour crowd, from Juhu Circle in Mumbai to the ITO crossing in Delhi.
Silent campaigner for love & religion

Wednesday 10 February '10

Dressed in white, a wide smile on his face, he stands alone holding aloft a placard. He’s always in the heart of the rush hour crowd, from Juhu Circle in Mumbai to ITO crossing in Delhi.
It’s the Time to Disco

Sunday 7 February '10

Thumbelina Rawat, the beauty queen of 2007, has her trousseau ready for this year’s fashion show. There are two new outfits — a pink polka number and a pink-and-white zig-zag bikini— a pair of delicate shoes to match, white clips to keeps her long hair in place and a special vial of Elizabeth Arden perfume.
Oedipus in Kolkata

Sunday 7 February '10

MK Raina, theatre director and actor, on how Shambu Mitra’s performance moved him towards plays
Faith Full

Tuesday 2 February '10

As the Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatre troupe from New Zealand prepares for their first India performance in many years, the stress is less on mock combat movements, and more on stylized skill.
Another Epic Journey

Wednesday 20 January '10

KN Panikkar, the grand old man of theatre, remains fascinated by ancient Indian mythology. From the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the plays of Kalidasa, he draws out vignettes of modern India.
L’Atlas Shrugs

Tuesday 19 January '10

A maze is a clever roadmap. Confounded? French graffiti artist L’Atlas lives up to his name as he finds meaning even in the madness of catacombs.
Rhythm Divine

Monday 18 January '10

On January 30 in Tel Aviv, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will render the first two chapters of the Bhagvad Gita through music conducted by Zubin Mehta.
Music of War & Peace

Monday 18 January '10

On January 30 in Tel Aviv, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will render the first two chapters of the Bhagvad Gita, with Zubin Mehta as the conductor.
Mandi House irregulars

Sunday 17 January '10

It looks so mundane that it’s hard to believe that Mandi House is all about fire. If you don’t burn, you don’t belong. You go out with the spark.
Riders of the Storm

Saturday 16 January '10

For more than 30 years, British playwright Peter Shaffer’s Equus has challenged directors and fascinated audiences in equal measure.
Play List

Thursday 14 January '10

It’s about three people from India —a woman, her husband and her mysterious uncle —who live in Linz, Austria. It’s about Indians trying to gain new identities in foreign countries.
This isn’t The Theatre of War

Monday 11 January '10

Last week is a long, long time ago in Kabul, which is when the last bomb explosion happened in the capital of Afghanistan.
Play it again

Sunday 10 January '10

There was never a silent era in theatre. The stage has always throbbed with sounds and songs and simulating actions.
Play List

Sunday 10 January '10

It’s about three people from India —a woman, her husband and her mysterious uncle —who live in Linz, Austria.
This isn’t The Theatre of War

Saturday 9 January '10

Last week is a long, long time ago in Kabul, which is when the last bomb explosion happened in the capital of Afghanistan. But members of Parwaz, a puppet theatre group from Kabul are wholly immersed in play rehearsals.
Play Zone

Tuesday 5 January '10

At the National School of Drama at Mandi House, the lines at the ticket counter are getting longer, the smiles broader.
Good Hearth

Sunday 3 January '10

A small but growing number of eco-conscious Indians is choosing to own homes made of mud
New Kids on the Block

Thursday 31 December '09

When a theatre group calls itself Mostly Harmless Inc, you know they want your attention. Ditto for another one called Free Parking Theatre Company.
Level field

Sunday 27 December '09

At the Amity Polo Cup at the Jaipur Polo Grounds recently, an exhibition match has just got over. As the teams gather before a packed gallery, one player draws curious looks. Carine Barbe...
Electro Complex

Tuesday 15 December '09

Music maniacs have a fun weekend coming up. Twenty-seven electronic music acts will meet in Delhi on December 19 and 20 as part of the Global Groove festival.
Discovery of India

Saturday 12 December '09

Visit India once and life, every westerner will tell you, will never be the same again. HR Britton spent five months in 1995.
Chinese Whispers

Friday 11 December '09

Critics have often referred to Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler as a female Hamlet, and like the Shakespearean tragedy, it is considered a classic on the world stage.
Discovery of India

Thursday 10 December '09

Visit India once and life, every westerner will tell you, will never be the same again. HR Britton spent five months in 1995.
People’s theatre

Sunday 6 December '09

A few weeks ago, a ramshackle night shelter in Fatehpuri in Old Delhi hosted an unlikely event—a theatre performance.
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